Official United Nations UNFCCC Green Economics Institute Official UN Side event(s) at COP30
Document draft text output from COP 30 as of the Thursday week 2 :
https://unfccc.int/documents/654375
The Green Economics Institute will have an official UNFCCC research delegation at Belem COP30 and in addition is it delighted to announce that it has also bid for and won -an official side event and an official exhibition stand there too.
(On Saturday in the middle of COP30 there was a huge demonstration by indigenous groups asking to have their legal rights to their own lands and to remove the 12% of oil lobbyists at COP and to demand some action from COP.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy40z22qqwwo)
Our Official Side Event Information is here:
Official Side Event COP 30
United Nations Climate Conference, Belem
Wednesday 12th November 2025 11.30-13.00 Room 7. Belem, Para, Amazonia, Brazil
Theme of the Event
Tick tock the climate clock! Flicking the financial architecture switch to keep under 1.5 degrees.
Updating financial entity mandates so they can enable the Paris Climate Goals of 1.5C. Beyond decarbonization, a fair & just transition is at the heart of climate finance. Create a wonderful future together in a world free from fear. Implementing the spirit of the ground breaking Paris Agreement
Introductory Session 15 minutes
Co Chairs: Hansa Muckherjee University of Oxford, and Matthaeus Assef Brazil Deforestation Specialist and Lucy Kagendo Mbae, Green Dimensions Network, Kenya
Opening remarks Lucy Kagendo Mbae
Introduction and rationale by Lead Partner- Miriam Kennet, Green Economics Institute, On line speaker
Session 1:Deforestation and the significance of what is happening in the Amazon 30 minutes
Speakers: Safa Daud, UCL and Goldsmiths, Deforestation Specialist(UK), Matteus Assef (UN and Brazil) Deforestation Specialist, Speaker from the Carbon Budgets Project, Exeter University, Professor Graciela Chichilnisky, (Argentina and USA), On line speaker: Mauro Reyes Deforestation specialist, Mauro Reyes, Socrates Lab Data Science and Deforestation specialist (Colombia), On line speaker: Fahad Haider, Renewable Energy Engineer, (Australia),
Session 2: The constraining influences of Finance and its foundational institutional architecture preventing the Paris Agreement Implementation happening 30 minutes
Speakers: Professor Mimura Mitsuhiro (Japan), Government spokesperson from (Jamaica) Mr. Omar Alcock, Principal Director (Acting), Climate Change Division at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Lucy Kagendo Mbae, Green Dimensions Network, (Kenya), Eric Ngueguim (Cameroun), Bodil Valero former MEP, (Sweden and Catalonia).
Session 3 On line speakers: 10 minutes
On line speakers: Aissatou Ba Linnarz ( Germany and Senegal), Professor Ethisham Abassi
( Morocco and India),
Q and A and discussion and comments 5 minutes.
Floor Manger Neal McDonough
Possible on line speakers during the event: Miriam Kennet, Mauro Reyes, Fahad Haider, ,Aissatou Ba Linnarz, Professor Ehtisham Abassi
Speakers may be subject to change.
| Partners for this side event: Lead applicant: Green Economics Institute (GEI), by Ms. Miriam Kennet. Co-applicant: Afrobarometer (AB), by Ms. Runyararo Rose Munetsi. Co-applicant: Jamaica, by Ms. Eleanor Terrelonge. Co-applicant: Saint Kitts and Nevis, by Mx. Colincia Levine. Co-applicant: STUF United Fund, Inc. (STUF), by Ms. wan yu haung. Co-applicant: Tianda Institute, by Mr. Haipeng Liu. Co-applicant: University of Niigata Prefecture (UNP), by Ms. Enkhbayar Shagdar. |
Contact:
info@greeneconomicsinstitute.org.uk +44 7990 590463
Official Green Economics Institute Exhibition Stand the United Nations at COP30
Tick Tock, The Climate Clock! Flicking the financial Architecture Switch to 1.5 degrees. Exhibit Booth 9 Week 2
𝟭𝟳–𝟮𝟬 𝗡𝗼𝘃 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (𝗪𝟮, 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟯𝟬)
| Tick tock the climate clock! Flicking the financial architecture switch to keep under 1.5 degrees. Updating financial entity mandates so they can enable the Paris Climate Goals of 1.5C. Beyond decarbonization, a fair & just transition is at the heart of climate finance. |
Partners for this Exhibition Stand
Ms. Miriam Kennet Lead Partner: and Manager of the Exhibition Stand, G.P. in Belem
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Africa Youths International Development Foundation (AFYIDEF)
Mr. Tunji John Asaolu
African Coalition for Sustainable Energy and Access (ACSEA)
Mr. Eugene Nforngwa
Community Links and Human Empowerment Initiative (CLHEI)
Ms. Helen Dennsi Teghtegh
On the Exhibition Stand -Professor Planksatt from the University of Joss.
Universal Versatile Society (UV Society)
Ms. Xinyue (Cataleya) Han
On the exhibition stand: Faizal Haidar Renewable Energy Engineer
Contact us: info@greeneconomicsinstitute.org.uk
www.geiconferences.org, www.geiclimate.org, www.greeneconomicsinstitute.org.uk
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Tick tock the climate clock! Flicking the financial architecture switch to keep under 1.5 degrees.
Updating financial entity mandates so they can enable the Paris Climate Goals of 1.5C. Beyond decarbonization, a fair & just transition is at the heart of climate finance
Energy, Industry and Just Transition
Climate finance; Education,training,public awareness&capacity build; Just transition
Partners:
Lead applicant: Green Economics Institute (GEI), by Ms. Miriam Kennet.
Co-applicant: Government of Jamaica
Co-applicant: Government of St Kitts and Nevis
Co-applicant: Afrobarometer
Co -applicant Stuf Ltd
Co -applicant: Prefecture of Niigata Japan Dr Shagbar Pan Asia Smart Renewables Energy Network (Mongolia and Japan)
Co -applicant:Tianda Institute
Speakers:
For Lead Partner The Green Economics Institute:
Miriam Kennet Founder and Director, Alumni Mansfield College, University of Oxford, Founder and Editor The International Journal of Green Economics.
Professor Ana Nacavaite (Oxford Fellow)
Merem Tahar, ( Indigenous Women of Chad),
Matteus Assef Government of Brazil delegation (Brazil)
Fellippe Solar Expert (Brazil)tbc
Hansa Muckherjee (UK Oxford)
Sala Daoud (UCL London UK) ( tbc)
Lucy Kagendo (Kenya)
Professor Graciela Chichilnisky (UK and Argentina)
Co-applicant: University of Niigata Prefecture (UNP),
Professor Mimito (Japan)
Co-applicant: STUF United Fund, Inc. (STUF),tbc
Co-applicant: Tianda Institute, Lu Haipeng
United Nations Invitation Letters
Please note this is an official United Nations Event and therefore all participants will need an official invitation document from the UN .
Ends.
Official United Nations UNFCCC Side Event- and Green Economics Institute Official UN Side event(s)
| Scheduled | Title / theme / speakers | Thematic categories | Activities | Status | Attachments | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:30-13:00 Room: Side Event Room 7 | Tic toc the climate clock! Flicking the financial architecture switch to keep under 1.5 degrees. Updating financial entity mandates so they can enable the Paris Climate Goals of 1.5C. Beyond decarbonization, a fair & just transition is at the heart of climate finance. Speakers: Miriam Kennet, Christina Beng, Professor Graciela Chichilnsiky and several others from the partnerships to be confirmed shortly- watch this space for more information | Integrated and holistic approaches Climate finance ; Just transition; Science and assessment | Confirmed | ||||
| Lead applicant: Green Economics Institute (GEI), by Ms. Miriam Kennet. Co-applicant: Afrobarometer (AB),Co-applicant: Jamaica Government Co-applicant: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Government. Co-applicant: STUF United Fund, Inc. (STUF), Co-applicant: Tianda Institute, Co-applicant: University of Niigata Prefecture (UNP), | |||||||
Official United Nations UNFCCC Exhibition Stand- and Green Economics Institute Official UN Exhibition Stands)
Exhibit(s) Week 2
Official United Nations Green Economics Institute Exhibit
Tick tock the climate clock! Flicking the financial architecture switch to keep under 1.5 degrees. Updating financial entity mandates so they can enable the Paris Climate Goals of 1.5C. Beyond decarbonization, a fair & just transition is at the heart of climate finance.
Energy, Industry and Just Transition
Climate finance; Education,training,public awareness&capacity build; Just transition
Lead applicant: Green Economics Institute (GEI), by Ms. Miriam Kennet. On the exhibition stand for The Green Economics Institute, Dr Aaron Sternisky. Sala Daoud, Hansa Muckherjee, and others
Co-applicant: Africa Youths International Development Foundation (AFYIDEF),
Co-applicant: African Coalition for Sustainable Energy and Access (ACSEA),
Co-applicant: Community Links and Human Empowerment Initiative (CLHEI), .
Co-applicant: Universal Versatile Society (UV Society),
| Scheduled | Theme | Thematic categories | Activities | Status | Attachments | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| week 2 | Tic toc the climate clock! Flicking the financial architecture switch to keep under 1.5 degrees. Updating financial entity mandates so they can enable the Paris Climate Goals of 1.5C. Beyond decarbonization, a fair & just transition is at the heart of climate finance. | Energy, Industry and Just Transition Climate finance; Education,training,public awareness&capacity build; Just transition | Confirmed | |||
| Lead applicant: Green Economics Institute (GEI), by Ms. Miriam Kennet. Co-applicant: Africa Youths International Development Foundation (AFYIDEF),Co-applicant: African Coalition for Sustainable Energy and Access (ACSEA), Co-applicant: Community Links and Human Empowerment Initiative (CLHEI), . Co-applicant: Universal Versatile Society (UV Society), | ||||||
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