Where to find CAP-A at COP28

Jack Kimani, Founding CEO of Climate Action Platform for Africa will share perspective on “Enhancing Fair Access to Critical Minerals for a Transition in Africa.” | 09:00am – 10:30am | Africa Pavilion

Description:
The main objective of the proposed side event is to raise awareness and foster dialogue on the opportunities and challenges of ensuring fair and transparent access to critical minerals for African countries in the context of the global energy transition. The event aims to identify best practices and policy recommendations for enhancing the sustainability and inclusiveness of mineral de

Jack Kimani, Founding CEO of Climate Action Platform for Africa will explore “How Can Africa Drive its Own Green Industrialisation Agenda.” | 07:30am – 09:00am | Venue TBC.

Description:
This event, bringing together leaders, policy makers, civil society organisations and experts from across Africa who can demonstrate how Africa’s unique conditions of renewable energy, mineral deposits and infrastructure experience can lead to rapid green industrialisation development.

James Mwangi, Founder and CEO of Africa Climate Ventures and Founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa will be moderating a panel on “Harnessing Natural Capital for Net-Zero” at the COP28 Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum. | 15:00pm – 16:30am | Theatre, BPCF Connect Conference Centre.

Description:
Natural Capital is vastly underestimated as a cost-effective and efficient way of decarbonising our planet. The session will discuss the challenges and solutions to establish a fair, transparent, and socially inclusive framework to invest in regions rich in natural capital. It will incorporate perspectives from major global carbon sinks within Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia, to learn from their experiences and develop a unified approach to preserving these essential natural global resources.

James Mwangi, Founder and CEO of Africa Climate Ventures and Founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa will be moderating a panel on the “African Investment Earthshot: An Integrated Approach to Investment, Trade and Policy” where Carlijn Nouwen, Co-Founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa will be a panelist. | 11:00am – 12:00pm | UAE House of Sustainability

Description:
This session will firmly make the case, backed by novel data and perspectives from political leaders, for African Green Industrial development to drive decarbonisation of global industrial production and consumption. This event recognises the need for a systemic and integrated approach in which policy makers, investors, and industrialists work together – and will hear from key actors in the ecosystem how they approach this transformation, and what partnerships are needed. As a hybrid event using LinkedIn Live, there will be ample time for panel and audience discussion to explore what it takes to get this right.

Jack Kimani, Founding CEO of Climate Action Platform for Africa will be moderating the “African Investment Earthshot: How to Make Africa Green Industrialisation Work to Decarbonise Global Production and Consumption Panel” where Carlijn Nouwen, Co-Founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa will be a panelist. | 12:00pm – 13:00pm | We Mean Business Pavilion.

Description:
This session will put the spotlight on the need for trade policy shifts and trade collaboration to realise Africa’s Green Industrial Potential for Africa and for the world. Starting with a keynote from a forward leaning African country and its commitment to an integrated approach to Climate Positive Growth (CPG), this session will deep dive into the need for policy and trade innovations to fully realise Africa’s potential, feeding into the policy discussions happening at COP and beyond.

Carlijn Nouwen, Co-Founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa will be speaking at the AEF-AUDA-NEPAD session on “Boosting Carbon Market Opportunities to Meet African Climate Finance Needs.” | 13:00pm – 14:00pm | Africa Pavilion.

Description:
This COP28 high-level side-event, taking place on ‘Finance Day’ will contribute to advancing a mutually beneficial vision and a set of common priorities for the two continents on carbon pricing and markets in preparation of 2024, a key year for EU-AU programming, and as the EU enters a new policy cycle and the AU enters the second decade of action of Agenda 2063.

James Mwangi, Founder and CEO of Africa Climate Ventures and Founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa will be speaking at The B Team Coffees for Courage on “The African Investment Earthshot.” | 10:00am – 11:30am | UAE House of Sustainability.

Description:
This session focuses on ‘A Cup of Courage: Aligning for a Just Transition and Clean Energy Future’ session. The intimate session will bring together people from across the Green Zone and the Blue Zone to engage in one common conversation with courage and humanity at the heart. Speakers and participants will sit in the ‘seat of courage’, to share their bold and vulnerable thoughts on the dilemmas we are facing and challenges that are in the way of us unlocking our bravery at scale.

Carlijn Nouwen, Co-Founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa will be attending the “Accelerating Implementation of High-Integrity Voluntary Carbon Markets Roundtable” as a senior representative. | 10:00am – 11:30am | Goals House.

Description:
The roundtable will bring together government, corporates, and civil society leaders shaping the new era of high-integrity VCMs. Mark Kenber (CEO of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative, VCMI) and Amy Merrill (COO of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon 3 Markets, ICVCM) will co-facilitate this discussion to collectively define what action is needed, and by who, to embed integrity rules and unlock VCMs which will significantly scale climate finance by COP30.

James Mwangi, Founder and CEO of Africa Climate Ventures and Founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa will be speaking at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum on “Remaking Trade for a Clean Energy Future” | 14:00pm – 14:45pm | The Energy Connect Pavilion.

Description:
Restructuring the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and international trade system to incentivise sustainable production and consumption has the potential to accelerate clean energy deployment. Panelists will discuss the findings of the Villars Framework for a Sustainable Trade System, the culmination of a multi-stakeholder project to develop a comprehensive, peoplecentered trade reform agenda that aligns with national climate action and reduces market barriers to trade in clean energy technologies.

Carlijn Nouwen, Co-Founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa will be speaking at the “Unpacking the African Climate Summit: Leveraging External Finance for Africa’s Green Industrialisation Session.” | 15:00pm – 16:30pm | CVF Pavilion.

Description:
The key objective of this event is to help establish specific actions that can translate commitments from ACS 2023 into investments in Africa’s green industrialisation. There will be a specific focus on green value chains and actions that leverage digital and technological tools such as the provision of data to help investors make informed decisions, the use of artificial intelligence to inform project pipelines, or the use of digital tools to improve business environments related to taxes, electronic payments or economic policies.

James Mwangi, Founder and CEO of Africa Climate Ventures and Founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa will speak on the “Ministerial Roundtable on Carbon Management: Essential Pillar to Keep 1.5C Alive” | 16:30 – 17:30 | Presidential Roundtable Space.

Description:
This high-level event will discuss the critical role of carbon management in keeping pathways for 1.5°C within reach. CoP Presidency and IEA will frame the discussion by outlining the role for carbon management as one of the four pillars for reaching net zero emissions globally. Ministers from Brazil, Kenya, Indonesia will highlight the Carbon Management Challenge as a driver of global ambition and activity, and national actions and leadership on carbon management their countries are already taking. The event will welcome new countries to join the Carbon Management Challenge, announce a new funding mechanism for carbon management in emerging economies, and conclude with a call to action.

Carlijn Nouwen, Co-Founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa will participate in an exploration of a Sierra Leone as a Case Study focused on “Energy Transition and Access in Africa Through Green and Rural Industrialisation.” | 10:00am – 11:00am | Sierra Leone Pavilion.

Description: This Ministerial level event builds from the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi in September, and the Sierra Leone Energy Dialogues in October 2023. The event will hear perspectives from Sierra Leone, which is embarking on an energy transition journey, and the experience of Kenya which is embarking on green industrialisation. They will be joined by leading voices from energy, philanthropy and investment who can share their learning and experience on the potential of these pathways.

James Mwangi, Founder and CEO of Africa Climate Ventures and Founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa will participate in The Changemakers Hub discussion on “Africa’s Role as a Changemaking Continent.” | 10:30am – 11:30am | ICD Brookfield Place 4.

Description:
Two changemakers in conversation with one another discussing Africa’s role as a changemaking continent. What its role is in creating a sustainable future, what needs to be done to accelerate investment at speed and scale and crucially how we do it justly. As you know, we like to focus on solutions, create a hopeful and positive narrative.

James Mwangi, Founder and CEO of Africa Climate Ventures and Founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa will be speaking on a panel on “Border Carbon Measures: Trade, Economic Development and Global Emissions.” | 12:00pm – 13:00pm | Trade House Pavilion

Description:
Driven by national climate goals to decarbonise the industrial sector, nations face a new reality where border carbon measures (BCMs) and similar national GHG border fees on imported goods are an evolving feature of global climate policy. The European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is in effect, and legislative discussions in Taiwan, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Brazil, and the United States are enriching these policy discussions. These policy discussions explore various GHG border fee design elements regarding included products and gases; approaches to carbon/GHG accounting; treatment of developing countries; international alliances or clubs; pricing or fee assignment metrics; self-reporting vs. government emissions data; WTO alignment; and other elements. These policies could have spillover impacts on global trade, the welfare of developing countries, and global emissions. This session will explore these elements across the current BCA and border fee discussions and evaluate the likely implications of policy design decisions.

Jack Kimani, Founding CEO of Climate Action Platform for Africa will convene a roundtable on “Small-Holder Farmers as Climate Entrepreneurs” in partnership with the CASH Coalition. | 14:50pm – 15:45am | We Mean Business Boardroom

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A roundtable discussion bringing together leading organisations working directly with small-holder farmers (SHFs), carbon buyers, policy experts, project developers, and the scientific community to discuss the value and viability of creating an “asset class” for small-holder farmer carbon credits. CAP-A will frame the discussion by sharing its proof-of-concept work spanning solar irrigation, enhanced rock weathering and regenerative agriculture, while CASH Coalition will share its vision for the CASH Carbon Portfolio. The roundtable will provide a forum to discuss key design considerations and provide the foundation for further collaboration to stand up a pilot SHF Carbon Portfolio in 2024.

James Mwangi, Founder and CEO of Africa Climate Ventures and Founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa will be speaking at the “One Acre Fund: Climate Insurance Session.” | 12:00pm – 13:00pm | Food Systems Pavilion

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Information is forthcoming.

James Mwangi, Founder and CEO of Africa Climate Ventures and Founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa will be speaking at the Three Cairns “Human Capital Initiative: Allied Talent Partners (ATP) Roundtable.” | 15:30pm – 17:00pm | Venue TBC

Description:
Information is forthcoming.

James Mwangi, Founder and CEO of Africa Climate Ventures and Founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa will participate in a DEVEX Twitter Show and will also share thoughts on “How Africa can Become a Hub for Climate Action.” | 15:14pm – 15:22pm | Warehouse Four, Arts District

Description:
Devex will again be on the ground in Dubai for COP 28 to host a series of live media interviews, conversations, and collaborative workshops. This year’s summit, Climate +, will bring together visionaries, change makers, and thought leaders from across the globe to explore the interconnected relationship between climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals. With 5 a focus on critical areas such as health, food, energy, and finance, Climate + aims to uncover solutions that drive climate action while promoting equitable, sustainable development.

James Mwangi, Founder and CEO of Africa Climate Ventures and Founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa will be moderating the “Waking a Sleeping Giant: Africa’s Massive CDR Potential Panel.” | 10:00am – 11:00am | Green Futures Pavilion

Description:
Africa is uniquely positioned to lead the world in CDR (and stands to benefit from doing so); and the world needs Africa to fulfil this potential if it is to come close to achieving global climate goals. This session will feature a keynote presentation from James Mwangi, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Sanjeev Khagram featuring leading voices from the tech, science, and policy worlds – unpacking Africa’s massive CDR potential, and the value it could create for both climate and African economies. The session will be live streamed by Arizona State University.

James Mwangi, Founder and CEO of Africa Climate Ventures and Founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa will be participating in the “Africa-Europe High-Level Policymaker Meeting on Carbon Markets.” | 10:30am – 12:00pm | EU Pavilion.

Description:
The meeting will aim to reunite key decision-makers and experts from Africa and Europe, and plot a route to on-going, bicontinental engagement in the realisation of Europe and Africa’s carbon markets agendas. The policymaker meeting will precede/follow a high-level visibility event on carbon markets, hosted at the EU Pavilion.

James Mwangi, Founder and CEO of Africa Climate Ventures and Founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa will be moderating the “What is the Road Ahead for an Interconnected Carbon Pricing System and CBAM Panel?” | 11:00am – 12:30pm | Bellona Pavilion

Description:
This event will highlight the challenges and opportunities for an interconnected system of CBAMs beyond, but interlinked with, the EU. The focus will be on how such a system could foster the production of green products all over the world, including but not limited to the Global South – positioning emerging and developing economies as providers of global climate solutions, not passive actors in the fight against climate change. It will explore how instruments such as CBAM can be designed to ensure fair and equitable market access and avoid policies that are explicitly or implicitly protectionist. Additionally, it will be explored how such system could aid an international Just Transition and how it can enable green or climate-positive growth, when low-emission countries with high renewable energy potential leapfrog to green manufacturing and realise inclusive and sustainable growth by decarbonising the world.

Carlijn Nouwen, Co-Founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa will be speaking at the Paris Peace Forum session on “Pathways to Sustainability: Post-Paris Summit Discussions on Responsible Finance.” | 13:30pm – 14:15pm | French Pavilion

Description:
The recent Paris Summit for a New Global Financial Pact reached a consensus calling for a critical increase and mobilisation of public and private financing. Our panel of experts from the private sector, NGOs focused on the green economy and committed young activists will continue the conversation on sustainable finance challenges started in Paris, analyse the synergies of global efforts within the new financial paradigm and share their visions for a greener future.

Carlijn Nouwen, Co-Founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa will be speaking at the AEF session on “Realising the Full Potential of Carbon Pricing and Markets.” | 15:30pm – 16:30pm | EU Pavilion

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The discussion intends to exchange experiences from all over the world to inform the many carbon pricing initiatives recently being undertaken in Africa.