December Events Blog: From COP28 to Mexico to Japan. Stay connected with us!

 

 

 

Here is our monthly schedule of events!  

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COP28 (Dubai): December 1, 08:00 (GST) | California Insurance Commissioner Event - 'Frontloading equity in financing coastal resilience' – Speaker  

Ocean Pavilion, Blue Zone   

  

COP28 (Dubai): December 2, 14:00 (GST) | Rwanda Finance Limited (RFL) - Rwanda Green Taxonomy Showcase – Speaker  

Rwanda Pavilion   

  

COP28 (Dubai)December 3, 11:30 (GST) | Fundacion Biodiversidad (F.S.P.) Panel: 'Fostering Adaptation to Climate Change' – Speaker  

Spain Pavilion, Blue Zone 

  

COP28 (Dubai): December 3, 13:15 (GST) | International Climate Dialogue (ICD) and the Taiwan Climate Partnership (TCP) Side Event - 'Green Finance' – Speaker  

A3-205, Thematic Arenas 3, Opportunity, Blue Zone 

  

COP28 (Dubai): December 3, 11:30 (GST) | S&P Global - ‘Financing the Transition – Market Supports for Transformation' – Speaker 

Climate Innovation Zone, Madinat Jumeirah Dubai  

  

COP28 (Dubai): December 4, 11:30 (GST) | UNDRR Event on taxonomies – Speaker  

Iraq Pavilion   

 

COP28 (Dubai): December 4, 13:00 (GST) | India Pavilion Side Event – Mobilizing Climate Finance for Low Carbon Development – Speaker  

India Pavilion, Blue Zone 

  

COP28 (Dubai): December 4, 14:00 (GST) | FAIRR Initiative - 'Climate-Finance-Food Nexus: Navigating the Climate Risks and Opportunities' – Speaker 

Food4Climate Pavillion, Blue Zone 

  

COP28 (Dubai): December 4, 15:00 (GST) | British Standards Institute (BSI) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) - Roundtable: 'Sustainable Targets and Net-Zero targets - The Role of Standards' – Speaker  

ISO Standards Cafe, Blue Zone, Opportunity District, Thematic Arena 3   

  

COP28 (Dubai): December 4, 16:30 (GST) | Emirates NBD Capital -   'Embracing green capital markets' – Speaker 

Climate Finance Hub Stage, Green Zone  

  

COP28 (Dubai): December 4, 17:30 (GST) | NDB Seminar - Private Capital Mobilisation for Emerging Markets and Developing Countries (EDMCs) – Speaker 

joint MDBs Pavilion  

   

Virtual / Japan: December 5, 17:00 (JST) | CFA Society Japan Webinar - 'Addressing the Challenges of Financed Emissions – Position Paper and Initiatives of the Transition Finance' – Speaker 

  

COP28 (Dubai) [Live Recording]: December 5, 18:00 (GST) | EU Side Event - 'How governments can take advantage of the green bonds market for a just green transition' – Speaker 

DU RTG Studio, Brussels Channel 2/ COP EU pavilion 

  

Virtual / China:  December 6 | China SIF annual conference – Speaker 

*co-organised by Climate Bonds and Syntao Green Finance  

 

COP28 (Dubai): December 6, 11:30 (GST) | Bloomberg Investing Climate Intelligence Seminar - 'How investors push climate action' – Speaker  

Jumeriah Towers Hotel   

  

COP28 (Dubai): December 6, 14:00 (GST) | World Bank Event -  Unlocking the Potential of Railways through Climate Finance' – Speaker 

World Bank PavillionBlue Zone  

  

Virtual / Jakarta December 7, 10:00 (WIT) | Mandiri Sustainability Forum (MSF) - Shaping a Sustainable Financial Sector: Issues & Challenges' – Speaker  

*Hosted by Bank Mandiri  

  

COP28 (Dubai): December 7, 12:15 (GST) | Bain Event - 'Unlocking Climate Transition Finance' – Speaker 

Global Goals Room / Climate Action Innovation Zone - Madinat Jumeriah Conference Centre 

  

COP28 (Dubai): December 7, 16:00 (GST) | World Climate Summit – The Investment COP - 'Six Years to Succeed: Advancing Policy, Innovation and Investments to Meet 2030 Targets – Moderator  

Conrad Dubai  

  

Virtual: December 7, 15:30 (CET) | International Secondary Mortgage Market Association (ISMMA) Webinar - Taxonomy and EPBD – Speaker

   

COP28 (Dubai): December 8, 14:35 (GST) | GFG Alliance, World Climate Summit Side Event – 'Unlocking the Opportunity in ‘hard-to-abate’ sectors' – Speaker  

Conrad Dubai   

  

COP28 (Dubai): December 9, 11:00 (GST) | ADB Event - 'Innovative Finance for Nature-based Solutions' - 'Scaling up Nature Bonds' – Speaker 

ADB Pavillion, Blue Zone  

  

COP28 (Dubai): December 9, 16:00 (GST) | Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) – Accelerating transition finance for climate action – Speaker  

Australia Pavilion 

 

COP28 (Dubai): December 8, 10:00 (GST) | Classification Mechanisms for Sustainable Economic Activities around the World – Speaker  

Bellona Pavilion, Blue Zone 

 

BrusselsDecember 12 | Platform useability committee (SG1) Meeting  

  

Virtual: December 12 | EU Plenary meeting of Platform on Sustainable Finance 

  

Virtual: December 12, 14:00 (GMT) | Climate Bonds Initiative, Hydrogen Criteria Launch Webinar – Speaker  

  

Virtual / Mexico City: December 14, 13:30 (CST) | UNEP capacity building output - Thematic Debt Instruments and Climate Change – Speaker  

 

London: December 15, 08:00 (GMT) | Climate Bonds Initiative and ESG Book - Post COP 28 Event Debrief - Unpacking relevant takeaway from COP18 for FIs – Speaker  

*Organised by ESG Book and Climate Bonds  

 


 

 

Climate Bonds Initiative COP28 Session: December 1, 15:00 (GST) | Catalysing Investments in Resilience – Trailblazing Investors and Pioneering Bond Issuers – Moderator  

*In partnership with AIIB 

AIIB Pavilion, Blue Zone 

 

COP28 (Dubai): December 2, 14:00 (GST) | Pioneering Evidence-Based Finance Instruments for Food Systems Transformation – Speaker   

Food and Agriculture Pavilion of the CGIAR, FAO, IFAD, Rockefeller Foundation  

 


 

 

COP28 (Dubai): December 8, 10:00 (GST) | Classification Mechanisms for Sustainable Economic Activities around the World – Speaker  

Bellona Pavilion, Blue Zone  

 


 

 

COP28 (Dubai): December 4, 15:00 (GST) | Scaling blended Finance Mechanisms for Financing Just Transition in Emerging Economies – Speaker 

IEEFA at Expo City Dubai Green Zone  

 


 

 

COP28 (Dubai): December 3, 10:00 (GST) | Launch of New Study Assessing the Critical Role of Inter-Connection to Support a Paris-Aligned Energy Transition – Speaker  

Kinsale Meeting Room, Voco Bonnington Dubai, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Cluster J 
 

COP28 (Dubai): December 4, 13:00 (GST) | UNFCCC Side Event – Sustainable Energy Development –  from Control of Energy Consumption & Energy Consumption Intensity to Control of Carbon Emissions & Carbon Emissions Intensity – Speaker  

China Pavilion, Blue Zone

 


 

 

COP28 (Dubai): December 4, 16:00 (GST) | Barriers to investing in EM and mobilizing debt markets for a Just Transition – Speaker  

Sustainable Energy for All Pavilion, Blue Zone  

 

COP28 (Dubai): December 6, 14:00 (GST) | Turbocharging EMDEs’ Energy Transition by Addressing Local Currency Risk in Green Bonds – Speaker  

IRENA Pavilion, Blue Zone 

 


 

 

COP28 (Dubai): December 6, 13:30 (GST) | Advancing Energy Equity Transition, Amplifying Enterprise and Market Leadership, Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation – Speaker  

China Pavilion EXPO 2020 

 


 

 

  

 

 

 

Virtual Photos and Recordings Now Available: Climate Bonds' Global Conference! 

 

Photos

Relive the moments and memories! The event photos are now available on Flickr. Dive into the visual highlights that captured the essence of our inspiring conference. 

 

Recordings

Missed a session during the Conference Day or want to revisit the valuable insights? You can now access the Conference Day recordings on our YouTube channel or on Whova. It's the perfect opportunity to catch up on any content you might have missed. 

 


 

More events to come in January     

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Climate Bonds.