COP28

RCREEE Pavilion Opening Ceremony

Developing a scalable and transferable pipeline of investable projects

This round table event aims to inspire both the NZUP and UTM community with already available and scalable innovative approaches in technology, resilience, governance, finance, investment and society in an integrated, accessible and holistic manner. The session aims to bring together urban challenge owners with solution providers from public, private, finance, and investment community to break down barriers on scaling urban investments and solutions.

KPMG – Scaling Climate Finance and building capacities to address climate change driven vulnerabilities’

Our stellar panel will deliberate upon key challenges and responses for a climate compatible development option. This panel will also shed light on how fast-tracking policies can attract relevant and appropriate green finance to countries. It will also highlight the impact of climate disasters on food security, businesses, livelihoods, etc. and the level of finance required to address identified vulnerabilities and augmenting recipient readiness.

Striving to ensuring resilience in renewable energy infrastructure (co-hosted with the International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure)

During this industry panel, specialists will explore financing, investment, and technical challenges, as well as innovations at both the asset and system-wide infrastructure levels.

Green transition for the cement industry

This panel will comprise of industry leaders who would draw attention towards latest technology, policy and circularity levers that can support the green transition towards low carbon cement plants across the world. It will also discuss Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi) in the cement sector, and how it provides a realistic pathway for cement companies to transition to a net zero world. The panel will also discuss value creation opportunities for investments in the sector.

Energy transition in emerging markets – Imperatives for early retirement of coal power plants

This panel comprising of utility, regulator, developer, and lenders will share the blueprint of effecting a successful ETM by best aligning the strategic objectives of all as the countries, territories and jurisdictions chart the pathways to meet their climate commitments.

This event transcends typical discussions, focusing on the Just Transition agenda to help ensure the energy transformation honors the workforce and communities it impacts. Join the discussion to gain insights into the global tapestry of challenges and triumphs, outline actionable strategies, and learn how you can play a pivotal role in this equitable energy revolution.

KPMG ESG Academy Showcase

This session will guide you through the foundation-level curriculum, which is designed for practitioners who want to dive into pressing ESG issues. Delivered as a collaboration and technology integration between KPMG, the global organization, and Microsoft, the ESG Academy is ready to be implemented and accessible through your preferred system. Additional details are available at www.kpmgESGacademy.com

To address the pressing urgency with deep decarbonization of such sectors, this panel will highlight existing and emerging technologies that can be leveraged through alliances, collaborations, policy, and regulatory levers.

Overview
Desalination is a very energy intensive process, often using energy supply from fossil fuel sources. Until now, most desalination plants have been in regions with high availability and low costs of energy. Renewable energy-powered desalination could be a key enabler for continued growth, especially in those countries that rely on desalinated water for sustaining local communities and productive uses such as irrigation. The clean energy transition is an opportunity for many Arab countries to build sustainable energy and water systems, with the support of the international community, especially to attract the necessary investments.