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
- Friday 1 Dec
- Saturday 2 Dec
- Sunday 3 Dec
- Monday 4 Dec
- Tuesday 5 Dec
- Wednesday 6 Dec
- Thursday 7 Dec
- Friday 8 Dec
- Saturday 9 Dec
- Sunday 10 Dec
- Monday 11 Dec
- Tuesday 12 Dec
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
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