COP 29 | NDC Ambition and Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in a Just, Orderly, and Equitable Manner

The COP 28 global stocktake affirmed the need to transition away from fossil fuels. An important way to deliver on the COP 28 decision is through the next round (“third generation”) of national climate plans. These nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement are due for submission by February 10, 2025, with targets out to 2035.

Through storytelling and high-level panel discussion, this event will showcase what leading countries are doing to ensure a just transition away from fossil fuels and the challenges they are facing in doing so. Civil society experts will discuss how to overcome those challenges and advance ambition more broadly through the next round of NDCs.

Agenda

Just Transition Success Stories

Facilitator: Farooq Ullah, Senior Policy Advisor and Lead, Energy and Climate Governance, IISD

High-Level Panel Discussion

Chair: Patricia Fuller, President and CEO, IISD

Panelists:

Rachel Kyte, Special Representative for Climate, United Kingdom

Tina Stege, Climate Envoy, Marshall Islands

Riad Meddeb, Director, Sustainable Energy Hub, United Nations Development Programme

Mariana Panuncio-Feldman, Country Engagement Director, NDC Partnership

Technical Panel Discussion

Moderator: Farooq Ullah, Senior Policy Advisor and Lead, Energy and Climate Governance, IISD

Panellists:

Siân Bradley, Head, BOGA Secretariat

Arunabha Ghosh, Chief Executive Officer, CEEW

Fatima Eisam-Eldeen, Research Analyst, LINGO

Natalie Unterstell, President, Talanoa Institute

Neil Grant, Senior Climate and Energy Analyst, Climate Analytics

Niklas Höhne, Managing Director, NewClimate Institute

Audience Q&A

Photo credit: Jessica Meniere