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OECD at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25)

2-13 December 2019
See timing below*
Madrid, Spain
Conference

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This year's COP25 on the theme "“Time for Action” under the presidency of Chile, focused on how to restrict the rise of global temperatures to below 1.5 ºC.

The OECD actively contributed to this important event through a series of side events, publications, and by taking part in a number of workshops, seminars and other events throughout the conference.

Find out about the full details of OECD participation through this page.

SPOTLIGHT

Jointly organised with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), this event discussed long-term, low-emission pathways and showed how mitigation interacts with the SDGs.

  • OECD speaker: Simon Buckle, Head of the Climate, Biodiversity and Water Division, Environment Directorate

Programme of OECD-organised side events

Tuesday 3 December

  • Local Climate Policies: Italian and International Experiences, Italian Ministry of Environment Pavillion, 13:00– 15h00
    OECD speaker: Walid Oueslati, Senior Economist, Environment Directorate

  • What makes a good carbon credit? Key issues for Article 6, CORSIA and the voluntary market, EU Pavilion, 18:30 
    OECD speaker: Jane Ellis, Senior Manager, Environment Directorate

Wednesday 4 December

  • Transport Mitigation Actions in Cities, Room 1 (Blue Zone), 16:45 – 18:15
    OECD speaker: Walid Oueslati, Senior Economist, Environment Directorate


Thursday 5 December

  • What is the Impact of Pricing Carbon on Competitiveness?, IETA side event, 13:30 –15:00
    OECD speaker: Jane Ellis, Senior Manager, Environment Directorate

Friday 6 December

  • Meeting the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals - A policy Coherence Challenge, EU Pavilion, Room Brussels, 18:30 – 20:00
    OECD speaker: Jens Sedemund, Team Leader, Development Co-operation Directorate

Saturday 7 December

  • More Ambitious Climate Actions for Low Carbon, Resilient and Inclusive Transport, ITF MP-GCA Transport Action event, 10:00 –13:00
    OECD Speaker: Rodolfo Lacy, Director, Environment Directorate

Monday 9 December

  • Addressing Access to Remedy and the Business and Human Rights Dimension of Climate Change, EU pavilion (Room Brussels), 10:30 – 12:00
    OECD Speaker: Cristina Tebar less, Head of the OECD Centre on Responsible Business Conduct 

  • Aligning Development Co-operation and Climate Action: The Only Way Forward, Pavilion of the International Development Finance Club, Hall 8 (in front of the Spain office), 12:30 – 13:30
    OECD Speakers: Masamichi Kono, Deputy Secretary-General and Jorge Moreira da Silva, Director, Development Co-operation Directorate

  • OECD-IDB side event: Transformative Climate Action - The Case of National Development Banks and Green Financial Systems, Pavilion of the Americas, 15:30 – 17:00
    OECD speaker: Jorge Moreira da Silva, Director, Development Co-operation Directorate

Tuesday 10 December

  • OECD-Germanwatch side event: Re-thinking Development Banking - Case Studies and Tools for Paris Alignment, Pavilion of the IDFC, 11:45 – 13:00
    OECD speaker: Özlem Taskin, Policy Officer, Development Co-operation Directorate

  • Global Climate Action and Responsible Business Conduct: What does it mean for business to act responsibly in the face of a climate crisis?, 15:00 – 16:30, Room Torres del Paine- IFEMA Feria de Madrid
    OECD Speaker: Masamichi Kono, Deputy Secretary-General 

  • 10th OECD High-Level Breakfast on Institutional Investors and the Low-Carbon Transition, Marriott Hotel - By invitation only

 

OECD participation in other COP25 events

Tuesday 3 December

  • Diving into the Oceans Finance Gap, Moana Blue Pavilion, 11:15 – 12:15pm
    OECD speaker: Takayoshi Kato, Policy Analyst, Development Co-operation Directorate 

  • IDFC Climate Facility – A Catalyst for Climate Finance, Kick-Off of the IDFC Climate Facility, IDFC Pavilion, 16:30 – 18:00 
    OECD speaker: Jens Sedemund, Team Leader, Development Co-operation Directorate

Wednesday 4 December

  • Coherence between Climate Change Adaptation Planning and Sendai Framework/ SDGs, SDG Pavilion, 11:30 – 12:45
    OECD speaker: Takayoshi Kato, Policy Analyst, Development Co-operation Directorate 

  • Talk Show on Unlocking Climate Finance to Support NDC Implementation In Indonesia, Indonesia Pavilion, IFEMA, 14:00-15:30
    OECD speaker: Simon Buckle, Head of the Climate, Biodiversity and Water Division, Environment Directorate

Thursday 5 December

  • Capacity building assessment, indicators and frameworks to improve transparency, Capacity-Building Hub, 10:15
    OECD speaker: Chiara Falduto, Consultant, Environment Directorate

Saturday 7 December

  • Comprehensive Risk Management: Progress and Implementation in Latin America, German Pavilion, 15:00– 17:00
    OECD speaker: Jens Sedemund, Team Leader, Development Co-operation Directorate


Sunday 8 December

  • World Climate Summit, Marriott Hotel, 13:30 –15:00
    OECD Speaker: Geraldine Ang, Policy Analyst, Environment Directorate

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Tuesday 10 December

  • Investing in New Frontiers through Blended Finance, GCF/GEF Pavilion, 13:15 – 14:45 
    OECD speaker: Jens Sedemund, Team Leader, Development Co-operation Directorate

  • Making Finance Work for Climate: the Role of Development Banks, IDFC Pavilion, 14:00 – 16:00
    OECD speaker: Jens Sedemund, Team Leader, Development Co-operation Directorate

  • CPLC Leaders’ Dialogue, UK Pavilion, 13:00 – 14:30
    OECD Speaker: Masamichi Kono, Deputy Secretary-General 

  • Sustainable Innovation Forum, Financing Climate Action Panel Discussion, Novotel Madrid Campo de las Naciones Hotel, 14:15 – 15:15 
    OECD speaker: Rodolfo Lacy, Director, Environment Directorate

  • Sustainable Innovation Forum, Natural Capital Governance Panel Discussion, Novotel Madrid Campo de las Naciones Hotel, 16:20–17:10
    OECD speaker: Simon Buckle, Head of the Climate, Biodiversity and Water Division, Environment Directorate

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Selected OECD publications on climate change

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