OXFORD NET ZERO AT COP28

The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) is being held in the UAE from 30 November – 12 December. The Oxford Net Zero community is mobilising its collective expertise to help drive ambition. This page outlines events we are involved in, useful resources and our delegation at the conference.

EVENTS

FROM SCIENCE TO ACTION: OVERCOMING CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL PATHWAYS

16:30 – 17:30, German Pavilion, Blue Zone. Register / Livestream.

ONZ participants: Steve Smith

NATURE POSITIVE UNIVERSITIES, A GLOBAL SHOWCASE OF CAMPUS ACTIONS

12:00 – 13:00, Youth Hub, Green Zone

ONZ participants: Aline Soterroni

ACCELERATING CORPORATE CLIMATE ACTION THROUGH RECOGNITION AND ACCOUNTABILITY

12:30-13:00, We Don’t Have Time broadcasting studio, Blue Zone

ONZ participants: Tom Hale

The Future of Reducing Scope 3 Emissions

15:00 – 15:40, Swedish Pavilion, Blue Zone

ONZ participants: Kaya Axelsson

Defining and scaling climate solutions

12:30 – 13:00, We Don’t Have Time broadcasting studio

ONZ participants: Kaya Axelsson

chasing net zero emissions: why we need net zero and how to avoid common pitfalls

14:00 – 15:00, China Pavilion, Blue Zone

ONZ participants: Steve Smith, Alexis McGivern

How Small and Medium Enterprises can change the course of action in the Climate Fight

14:30 – 16:00, Women’s Pavilion, Green Zone

ONZ participants: Ingrid Sundvor, Myles Allen

 

WBCSD CLIMATE DRIVE

15:30 – 16:30, TBC

ONZ participants: Matilda Becker

Carbon Dioxide Removal: A Key Tool in the Climate Change Toolkit

15:30 – 16:20, Saudi Pavilion, Blue Zone

ONZ participants: Steve Smith

Pledges and Pipelines: Assessing Fossil Fuel phase-out plans within net zero targets

10:00 – 10:30, Press Conference Room 2, Zone B6 – Building 77

ONZ participants: Natasha Lutz, Steve Smith

GOVERNING THE NET ZERO TRANSITION: FROM A GROUNDSWELL OF VOLUNTARY ACTION TO GLOBAL GROUND RULES FOR THE ECONOMY

11:00 – 12:00, Women’s Pavilion, Green Zone. Register here.

ONZ participants: Kaya Axelsson, Tom Hale, Thom Wetzer

Scaling Durable Carbon Removals: Mapping Global Opportunities and Obligations

13:00-14:00, Finland Pavilion, Blue Zone

ONZ participants: Steve Smith

Launch of the Race to Zero Guiding Principles for Professional Servies Firms

16:00-17:30, Madinat Jumeirah Conference & Events Center

ONZ participants: Alexis McGivern

Dialogues: The Climate Action Economy / What can the Global North Learn from the Global South?

17:00 – 17:30, Swedish Pavilion, Blue Zone

ONZ participants: Kaya Axelsson

A COMMON CLIMATE? CAN PARTIES WORK TOGETHER IN AN AGE OF POLARISATION?

17:00 – 18:00, Parliamentary Pavilion, Blue Zone & online

ONZ participants: Tom Hale

Climate Action on TikTok

18:30 onwards, Extreme Hangout, Green Zone

ONZ participants: Kaya Axelsson, Matilda Becker, Alexis McGivern

ACCELERATING ACTION: PRIVATE SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY & REGULATION FOR NET-ZERO TRANSITION

18:30 – 20:00, Presidency Roundtable (Al Saih), Blue Zone

ONZ participants: Tom Hale

Unlocking Renewables Development in the Global South

9:00-10:00, SDG7 Pavilion

ONZ participants: Cameron Hepburn, Ingrid Sundvor

Climate Solutions and the Race to Zero

10:30-11:15, Climate Action Innovation Zone

ONZ participants: Kaya Axelsson

Policy Incentives for Zero Emissions

12:00-12:30, Studio 1 Arrivals Plaza, Blue Zone

ONZ participants:  Kaya Axelsson

O&G DECARBONIZATION ACCELERATION

13:00-14:15, Meeting Room 2, Blue Zone

ONZ participants:  Myles Allen

Value Creation Through Intergenerational Equity – Launch of the Sustainable Finance Youth Coalition

17:30-18:30, UNEP Pavilion

ONZ participants: George Carew-Jones

The building blocks to reaching net zero: focusing on the ecosystem needed to succeed

9:00 – 9:45, Swedish Pavilion, Blue Zone

ONZ participants: Kaya Axelsson

BERNE UNION CLIMATE WORKING GROUP

10:00 – 13:00, Four Seasons Hotel Dubai DIFC. More info.

ONZ participants: Tom Hale

Smith School COP28 Briefing

13:00 – 14:00 GST (UAE), 9:00 – 10:00 GMT (UK). Online. Register here.

ONZ participants: Alexis McGivern, Steve Smith, Injy Johnstone

What does ‘Net Zero emissions’ need to mean to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement?

18:30—20:00, SE Room 4, Blue Zone. Add to Google Calendar.

ONZ participants: Myles Allen, Ingrid Sundvor, Stuart Jenkins and Mirte Boot

Youth Climate Training showcase

18:30 – 19:30, Extreme Hangout, Green Zone

ONZ participants: Alexis McGivern

Day of rest.

capacity building for youth: how to ensure that young people can meaningfully intervene at cops and sbs

10:00 – 11:00, GAUC Pavilion, Blue Zone

ONZ participants: Alexis McGivern

Towards a Durable Net Zero: Safeguarding Stability and Energy Security for Future Generations

10:00 – 11:30, Ukraine Pavilion, Blue Zone. More info. Add to Google calendar.

ONZ participants: Ingrid Sundvor, Ievgeniia Kopytsia, Myles Allen, Mirte Boot

Ratcheting integrity of net zero commitments to unlock ambition loops and regain climate momentum

16:45 – 18:15, SE Room 3, Blue Zone

ONZ participants: Camilla Hyslop

Integrating Actions for Climate and Biodiversity: Opportunities and Potential

9:00 – 10:30, SDG Pavilion, Blue Zone

ONZ participants: Nathalie Seddon

THRIVING IN TANDEM WITH NATURE: ‘BALANCING HUMAN ACTIVITIES WITH DEVELOPMENT’

9:00 – 10:30, Pakistan Pavilion, Blue Zone

ONZ participants: Aline Soterroni

BANKING ON NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS: CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS TO SCALING NBS THROUGH PRIVATE INVESTMENT

15:30 – 16:30, WWF Pavilion, Blue Zone

ONZ participants: Nathalie Seddon

HELPING LANDSCAPES HELP THE CLIMATE 

9:00 – 11:00, Higher Education Pavilion, Zone B7, Building 90, Blue Zone

ONZ participants: Audrey Wagner, Aline Soterroni

perspectives on the role of universities in the unfccc just north & beyond: A pop-up university 

13:00 – 14:20, Thematic Arena One, Blue Zone, Pavilion Number TA1-130

ONZ participants: Alexis McGivern

INTEGRATING ACTIONS FOR CLIMATE AND BIODIVERSITY: OPPORTUNITIES AND POTENTIAL

13:00 – 13:45, UNEP Pavilion, Blue Zone

ONZ participants: Nathalie Seddon

Multi-stakeholder action through Corporate Climate Litigation and Intergenerational Climate Justice

18:30 – 20:00, SE Room 8, Blue Zone

ONZ participants: Alexis McGivern

NET ZERO TRACKER EXHIBIT STAND

Booth 45, Blue Zone

ONZ participants: Camilla Hyslop, Natasha Lutz

NET ZERO TRACKER EXHIBIT STAND

Booth 45, Blue Zone

ONZ participants: Camilla Hyslop, Natasha Lutz

We are currently updating this page as we receive more information. Please note that local time zone (GST / GMT+4) is used unless otherwise stated. 

RESOURCES

INTEGRITY MATTERS: UN HLEG REPORT

NET ZERO REGULATION STOCKTAKE REPORT 2023

NET ZERO STOCKTAKE 2023

The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal Report 2023

UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2023

WHO PAYS FOR NET ZERO? WHITE PAPER

OUR DELEGATION

MYLES ALLEN

DIRECTOR

 

Kaya Axelsson

RESEARCH FELLOW, HEAD OF POLICY AND PARTNERSHIPS

MATILDA BECKER

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER

 

MIRTE BOOT

ASSOCIATE

ABRAR CHAUDHURY

ASSOCIATE

THOMAS HALE

PROFESSOR OF GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY

 

CAMERON HEPBURN

PROFESSOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

 

CAMILLA HYSLOP

DATA CO-LEAD, NET ZERO TRACKER

STUART JENKINS

RESEARCH FELLOW ON NET ZERO FOR THE FOSSIL FUEL SECTOR

INJY JOHNSTONE

RESEARCHER IN NET-ZERO ALIGNED OFFSETTING

 

SELAM KIDANE ABEBE

SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW IN NET ZERO LAW

 

IEVGENIIA KOPYTSIA

ASSOCIATE

NATASHA LUTZ

DATA CO-LEAD, NET ZERO TRACKER

ALEXIS MCGIVERN

NET ZERO INTEGRITY MANAGER

JESSICA OMUKUTI

RESEARCH FELLOW ON INCLUSIVE NET ZERO

 

NICOLA RANGER

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

 

JULIANE REINECKE

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

NATHALIE SEDDON

PROFESSOR OF BIODIVERSITY

STEVE SMITH

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

 

ALINE SOTERRONI

RESEARCH FELLOW ON NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS

 

INGRID SUNDVOR

ASSOCIATE

THOM WETZER

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW AND FINANCE