What would an ambitious and achievable outcome at COP29 look like?

In this panel event, key climate thought leaders will reflect on the elements that will need to be carefully negotiated in order to form a successful and ambitious outcome at COP29, as well as key components to be taken forward towards COP30 in Brazil.

Discussion will cover the importance of a robust decision on climate finance through the new collective quantified goal (NCQG) and its impact on the 2025 update of country nationally determined contributions (NDCs), as well as taking forward the outcome of the first global stocktake.

Opening remarks will be delivered by:

• Ambassador André Aranha Corrêa do Lago, Secretary for Climate, Energy, and Environment of Brazil
• Yalchin Rafiyev, Lead Negotiator for the COP29 Presidency and Deputy Foreign Minister for the Republic of Azerbaijan.

This event will feature insights from a distinguished panel, including (in alphabetical order):

• H.E. Hana AlHashimi, chief climate negotiator for the United Arab Emirates and head of the office of the Special Envoy for Climate Change and COP28 President
• H.E. Liliam Chagas de Moura, Director for Climate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil
• Dr. Sandra Guzmán Luna, founder of the Climate Finance Group for Latin America and the Caribbean (GFLAC)
• H.E. Hajja Naseem, former Minister of State for Environment, Climate Change, and Technology of the Republic of Maldives
• Todd Stern, former Special Envoy for Climate Change of the United States

The conversation will be moderated by Kaveh Guilanpour, Vice President of International Strategies at C2ES.