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Mandated and other events
Second global dialogue and the second investment-focused event under the Sharm el-Sheikh mitigation ambition and implementation work programme
15 - 17 Oct. 2023
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
15-16 October, 2nd Global Dialogue: Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and 17 October, 2nd Investment-focused event: Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC)
Mitigation
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Mandated and other events
Second global dialogue and the second investment-focused event under the Sharm el-Sheikh mitigation ambition and implementation work programme
15 - 17 Oct. 2023
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
15-16 October, 2nd Global Dialogue: Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and 17 October, 2nd Investment-focused event: Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC)
Mitigation
English
Related Information
Agenda and Information Note - Second Global Dialogue and Investment-focused Event

Annotated Agenda: Second Global Dialogue and Investment-focused Event under the Sharm el-Sheikh mitigation ambition and implementation work programme

Information note on the second global dialogue and investment focused event under the Sharm el-Sheikh Mitigation Ambition and Implementation Work Programme

Non-paper on transport by the co-chairs of the work programme
Non-paper on transport by the co-chairs of the work programme
Reports

Annual report on the global dialogue under the Sharm el-Sheikh mitigation ambition and implementation work programme. Report by the secretariat
 

Report on the second global dialogue under the Sharm el Sheikh mitigation ambition and implementation work programme. Report by the co-chairs of the work programme
 

Report on the first global dialogue under the Sharm el-Sheikh mitigation ambition and implementation work programme. Report by the co-chairs of the work programme

 

Notification to Parties and observer States, UN/IGOs and NGOs

MESSAGE TO PARTIES - Invitation to the second global dialogue and the second investment-focused event under the Sharm el-Sheikh mitigation ambition and implementation work programme

MESSAGE TO ADMITTED NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS - Invitation to the second global dialogue and the second investment-focused event under the Sharm el-Sheikh mitigation ambition and implementation work programme

MESSAGE TO UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATIONS AND ADMITTED INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS - The second global dialogue and the second investment-focused event under the Sharm el-Sheikh mitigation ambition and implementation work programme

Received Submissions

In accordance with Decision 4/CMA.4, para 14, we would like to remind Parties, observers, and other non-Party stakeholders to submit their views on opportunities, best practices, actionable solutions, challenges and barriers relevant to the topic via the submission portal four weeks before the dialogue (5 May 2023).

Submissions received can be viewed here. 

Logistical information

Information for participants (A-Z) - Second global dialogue and the second investment-focused event under the Sharm el-Sheikh mitigation ambition and implementation work programme

Related links

First Global Dialogue and Investment-focused Event, 3-5 June 2023

Mitigation Work Programme main page

Pitch Hub Project Proposal Template

Pitch Hub Project Proposal Template

The annual report on the global dialogue under the Sharm el-Sheikh mitigation ambition and implementation work programme is now available HERE.

For further reports, please click the info box ‘Reports’ on the right side.

 

Background

In November 2021, by Decision 1/CMA3, para. 27, Parties established a work programme to urgently scale up mitigation ambition and implementation in this critical decade in a manner that complements the global stocktake. 

In November 2022, by Decision 4/CMA.4, Parties agreed Mitigation work programme to: 

  • start immediately after the COP27/CMA4 and continue until its eighth session (2026), with a view to adopting a decision on the continuation of the work programme at that session
  • be carried out under the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA) 
  • be implemented under the guidance of the two co-chairs appointed every two years by the Chairs of the SBSTA and SBI 
  • hold at least two global dialogues every year and investment-focused events 
     

Second global dialogue and investment-focused event

The second global dialogue and investment-focused event (Decision 4/CMA.4, para 8 and 11) under the Sharm el-Sheikh Mitigation Ambition and Implementation Work Programme (MWP) took place from 15 to 17 October, 2023 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 

Pursuant to the same decision, the co-chairs of the work programme have selected the topics to be discussed at each dialogue in 2023, which will focus on accelerating just energy transition, including by:  

  • Implementing policies and measures with a global overview and country-specific experience; 
  • Addressing financial, technological and capacity-building needs in this area, such as through international cooperation, including with non-Party stakeholders, and provision of support to developing countries; 
  • Promoting sustainable development and understanding socioeconomic effects. 

In particular, the second global dialogue addressed the theme of accelerating just energy transition in transport systems. Following the structure of the first global dialogue, participants discussed opportunities and actionable solutions, as well as barriers and challenges, in the transport sector. 

Below is the list of subtopics for discussion: 

   (a) Deploying and shifting to collective and non-motorized modes of transport (rail, urban public transit, cycling, etc.); 

   (b) Energy and resource efficiency in the transport sector (design improvements, circular economy and material changes, vehicle vintage, carpooling, etc.); 

   (c) Electrification of vehicles (infrastructure, batteries and minerals); 

   (d) Shifting to low- or zero-carbon fuels (hydrogen, biofuels, biogas, compressed natural gas).

 

 

Presentations Global Dialogue (15-16 October 2023) 

GD Day 1 - 15 October GD Day 2 - 16 October

Deploying and shifting to collective and non-motorized modes of transport (rail, urban public transit, cycling, etc.)

Philip Turner, Head of Sustainable Development, International Association of Public Transport (UITP)

Barriers, challenges, and financing issues to energy transition in the transport sector

Binyam Reja, Global Practice Manager, Transport Global Unit, World Bank Group 

Deploying & Shifting to Collective & Non-motorized Transport Modes

Amanda Ngabirano, Professor, University of Makerere, Uganda, Ex-vice president of World Cycling Alliance

Financing Just Energy Transitions in Transport: Barriers and Challenge

Celine Tan, Professor, University of Warwick, UK

How to halve transport emissions by 2030 through exponential scaling of solutions

Johan Falk, CEO, Exponential Roadmap Initiative

Technology and capacity challenges to Just Energy Transition in the Transport Sector

Mareer Mohamed Hunsy, Climate Change Expert, Technology Executive Committee (TEC)

Resource efficiency in the transport sector

Karla Cervantes Barron, Research Associate in Climate Compatible Growth, Department of Engineering, University of
Cambridge

Introduction to barriers, challenges, and financing issues to Just Energy Transition in the Transport Sector: Technology and Capacity Challenges

Roland Roesch, Director of Innovation and Technology Centre, IRENA 

Accelerating Just Energy Transition in Transport Systems

Anvita Arora, Program Director, Transport & Infrastructure, King
Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)

Barriers and challenges around addressing sustainable development and socioeconomic impacts

John Mark Mwanika, Program Officer - Amalgamated Transport and General Workers Union (ATGWU), Chair of Urban Transport Committee, Gig Economy Working Group and Co-Chair Sustainable Transport Working Group - International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), Team Member - Global Labour Institute (GLI)

Global EV Outlook 2023

Elizabeth Connelly, Lead Global EV Outlook, International Energy
Agency (IEA)

Barriers and challenges around policies and measures

Maruxa Cardama, Secretary General, SLOCAT

Accelerating Energy Transition: Overview - shifting to low- or zero-carbon fuels

Gurbuz Gonul, Director, Country Engagement and Partnerships, IRENA

Barriers and Challenges around Policies and Measures

Mahua Acharya, Former CEO, Convergence Energy Services Limited India (CESL India)

Role of e-fuels in enabling a resilient mobility transition

Amer Ahmad Amer, Transport Chief Technologist, Research and Development Center, ARAMCO

  
 
Presentations Investment Focused Event (17 October 2023) - Session I 

Session I: Opening session

2nd Global Dialogue and 2nd Investment-focused Event under the Sharm el-Sheikh Mitigation ambition and Implementation Work Programme

H.E. Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion, COP 27 Presidency, Egypt

NDC PARTNERSHIP and the MWP: Foster Private Sector Financing for NDCs

Romeo Bertolini, Deputy Director of Country Engagement, NDC Partnership Support Unit

Accelerating innovation and investment in Low-Emission Transport

Devindranauth Bissoon, Senior Infrastructure Specialist, Green Climate Fund

Unlocking Accessible EV Finance

Clay Stranger, Managing Director, Carbon Free Mobility Program, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

Transforming Transit in South Africa - How formalizing informal transit operations can support sector decarbonization

Edward Beukes, Senior Urban Transport Specialist, World Bank

India EV Leasing & Financing Platform ("Futuro")

Abhishek Poddar, India Country Head, Macquarie Group

Energy Transition in Transport Sector Successful Case Study Bogota - TRANSMILENIO

Susana Milena Ricaurte Farfan, Advisor, Ministry of Transport, Colombia
 
Presentations Investment Focused Event (17 October 2023) - Session II

Session II: Pitch hub: from concept to finance: preparation and planning 

Electro Mobility of Costa Rica’s Great Metro Area

Costa Rica, IRENA

Rural Electrification with mini-grids

Rwanda, NDC Partnership

Promotion of Electric Motorcycles in Uganda with focus on the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA)

Uganda, NDC Partnership

Lusaka Renewable Energy Project

Zambia, NDC Partnership

RE Southeast Suriname as part of the NAMA

Suriname

Pay-As-You-Drive battery financing business electrifying bus transport

Kenya, Regional Platforms for Climate Projects

De-risking Facility for Energy Performance Contracting in Mauritius

Mauritius

Decarbonizing the public bus sector resulting in reduction of CO2emissions in the transportation sector through introduction of electric buses

Fiji, Regional Platforms for Climate Projects
 
Presentation for panel discussion Investment Focused Event (17 October 2023) - Session III

Session III: Addressing structural barriers to clean energy investment

Investment Enablers in Emerging Markets

Martin Nagell, Director of M&A, Masdar
 
Presentations Investment Focused Event (17 October 2023) - Session IV

Session IV: Regional opportunities for mobilizing investment

Opportunities for Energy Transition in the African Transport Sector

Focus on Africa and MENA: Abimbola Olufore Wycliffe, Head, Investment and Technology Promotion Office, UNIDO

Regional Opportunities for mobilizing investment for low-carbon transport

Focus on Asia: Kishlaya Misra, Senior Investment Officer, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

Sharm el-Sheikh Mitigation Ambition and Implementation Work Programme

Focus on Latin America and Caribbean: Mr. Jorge Abrache, Vice President for Private Sector, Development Bank of Latin America (CAF)

Sharm el-Sheikh Mitigation Ambition and Implementation Work Programme in 2023 - Regional opportunities – West and Eastern Europe and other States

Focus on eastern and western European and other States: Nancy Saich, Chief Climate Change Expert, European Investment Bank (EIB)
 
Webcast Links 
MWP Global Dialogue Day 1 - 15 October 2023
Room Link
Opening (Plenary) and BOG 1: Room Atrium  Webcast Link
BOG 2: Room Auditorium  Webcast Link
BOG 3: Room Amphitheatre  Webcast Link
BOG 4: Room Classroom  Webcast Link
MWP Global Dialogue Day 2 - 16 October 2023
Room Link
Opening Day 2: Room Atrium (Plenary) Webcast Link
BOG 1 - Room Atrium Webcast Link
BOG 2 - Room Auditorium  Webcast Link
BOG 3 - Room Amphitheatre Webcast Link
BOG 4 - Room Classroom  Webcast Link
Closing: Room Atrium (Plenary) Webcast Link
 
MWP Investment Focused Event - 17 October 2023

Plenary - Morning session | Pitch Hub 1 | Plenary - Afternoon session

Room 12 Hall 4

 Webcast Link

Pitch Hub 2
Room 4 Hall 2

 Webcast Link