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  • COP28, Expo City Dubai, Blue Zone, SE Room 1 (175 pax)

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This side event will identify the immediately actionable clean-tech solutions and responsible financing to transform the current fossil fuel-based economy to a decentralised renewable energy network, reducing GHG, improving energy security, and delivering energy equality to the vulnerable communities.
Lead applicant: The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology
Co-applicant: China Chamber of International Commerce
Co-applicant: Coastal Development Partnership
Co-applicant: University of Plymouth
Chair:
REA Chair
Speakers for discussion section 1:
  • Adam Pegg, Managing Director APAC, Lightsource bp (REA)
  • Professor Deborah Greaves OBE FREng , Director of the Centre for Decarbonisation and Offshore Renewable Energy, University of Plymouth (UoP)
  • Thomas Hirsch, Executive Director, Climate and Development Advice (CDP)
  • Jing Li, Member of Supervisory Board and Head of Carbon Management and Sustainability Department, JA Solar Technology co. (CCOIC)
Speakers for discussion section 2:
  • UK Trade speaker (REA)
  • Christophe Gaudin, Director, Marine Energy Research Australia (UoP)
  • Syed Jahangir Hasan Masum, Executive Director, Coastal Development Partnership (CDP)
  • Jan Clysner, VP Sustainability and Procurement APAC, Budweiser (CCOIC)
The event will be live-streamed on the COP28 Youtube Channel
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Our contribution to the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28)

COP28 takes place between 30 November and 12 December 2023 at the Expo City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Bringing together representatives from 198 parties across the world, to unite around tangible climate action and deliver realistic solutions, the aim to meet the Paris Agreement. This Agreement aims to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by 2100 and to adapt to the existing effects of climate change.

Learn more about the role we are playing during COP28

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