Welcome to the Nordic Pavilion

Area C, P90

TUESDAY
November 8
→​ Opening Day 

WEDNESDAY
November 9
→​ Finance Day 

THURSDAY
November 10
→​ Science & Youth 

FRIDAY
November 11
→​ Decarbonisation 

SATURDAY
November 12
→​ Adaption & Agriculture 

MONDAY
November 14
→ Water & Gender 

TUESDAY
November 15
→​ Energy and ACE 

WEDNESDAY
November 16
→​ Biodiversity

THURSDAY
November 17
→​ Solutions

Youth

Don’t miss the youth-led events in the Nordic pavilion.

Youth movements around the world are pushing for political leaders to take the climate crisis seriously.

They refer to scientific facts and make their own lives an example that a sustainable lifestyle is possible. They are informed, resolute, and constructive.

The youth movement is becoming a decisive force for pushing countries around the world to limit climate change - and young people are demanding a seat at the negotiating table. 

All the Nordic Region’s climate and environment ministers are travelling to this year’s climate negotiations, COP27, with youth representatives in their delegations. 

This year, Nordic co-operation is providing a platform for Nordic youth organisations to engage in debate and dialogue at COP27.

They’ll take the stage and set the agenda at the Nordic pavilion during eight events, and participate in many more. They’re challenging the Nordic countries to phase out oil and gas, to support an international ecocide law, to formalise youth influence on climate policy, and to tighten their policy for biodiversity.
 

Don’t miss the youth-led events in the Nordic pavilion (Area C, P90), which you can find here:  

November 8

→ Moving beyond oil and gas – which strategies do we need 

→ Ecocide Law now! 

→ HOPE - Break down the barriers
 

November 10

→ The power of youth climate councils
 

November 14 

→ Mobilising action for a just transition 

→ Reception hosted by Estonian Youth
 

November 15 

→ Meaningful inclusion of Youth in decision making processes
 

November 16

→ Put Biodiversity on the Political Agenda
 

November 17

→ REFLECTIONS - Break down the barriers 

It’s important for us as Nordic young people to be present at COP27, as this is where world leaders will meet to talk about how to combat climate change. Unfortunately, the green transition is going far too slowly, and we young people need to be present and hold world leaders to account in their obligation to act for our and future generations.” 

– Nadia Gullestrup

Breathe with Me

“Breathe with Me” is an international art project by Danish artist Jeppe Hein that will bring the whole world together through a simple, universal act: A breath. In addition to its focus on the community between people worldwide, the project also aims to raise awareness about clean air, the climate and our planet.  

Life begins with an inhale and ends with an exhale. In-between we all breathe and live different lives. And yet, each breath keeps us together, connected, sharing the same air.

– Jeppe Hein

November 12

Food systems trans|formation for climate action

Changes in our food systems are crucial to limit global warming, and important to include in the upcoming climate negations at COP 27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Therefore, we will transform the Nordic Pavilion into a Nordic Food Systems Pavilion on 12 November.

The day will bring together policy makers, experts and scientists to discuss solutions to a sustainable transition of the global food system for climate action. No matter how you look at it, all pathways to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees or 2.0 degrees are dependent on changes in the food system. 

This is why the Nordic Council of Ministers will transform the Nordic Pavilion to a Nordic Food Systems Pavilion on 12 November at COP 27 so we can bring food production, agriculture and diets to the front and centre of climate action. 

Don’t miss the food related events in the Nordic pavilion (Area C, P90), which you can find here:  

→ Food systems transformation

→ Sustainable diets for climate action

→ Food systems facing changes

→ Reception and dialogue around climate-smart food systems

The day is hosted by the Nordic Council of Ministers together with CONCITO, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, WeEffect, UNEP and Nordic Council of Ministers office in Latvia.

Everyday at 09.30-10.00 (EET) at the Nordic Pavilion Area C, P90

Start your mornings with us! 

The Nordics 2050: What could the future look like?

NOVEMBER 8

November 8

Opening day 

The first day of the Nordic Pavilion (Area C, P90) starts off with an interesting conversation between Danish Youth Delegate Nadia Gullestrup Christensen​ and Professor Johan Rockström on what the future of the Nordics could look like. Later we will talk about the role art play in countering climate change, a discussion that is linked to the vernissage of Jeppe Hein’s “Breath with me” that adorns the pavilion this year. November 8 also invites you to follow three different events led by youth. The day will end with a reception hosted by the Nordic Council of Ministers.  

→ Watch the livestream

PROGRAMME

→ November 8 
→ November 9
→ November 10 
→ November 11 
→ November 12  
→ November 14
→ November 15
→ November 16
→ November 17

TIME 9.30-10.15 (EET)

→ The Nordics 2050

Start your mornings with us! Join our conversation with director Johan Rockström and Youth Delegate Nadia Gullestrup Christensen. 

Nordic Council of Ministers

TIME 12.00-13.00 (EET)

→​ Climate Technology Progress

How do we enhance climate technology development and transfer?

UNEP

TIME 13.45-14.15 (EET)

→ Art and Climate

What role does art play in countering climate change?

Nordic Council of Ministers

TIME 14.30-15.30 (EET)

→ COP27 - What's it all about? 

A conversation with Kajsa Fernström Nåtby, Swedish negotiator for Loss and Damage

Nordic Council of Ministers

TIME 16.00-17.00 (EET)

→ Ecocide Law now! 

We need an international law against ecocide. How can we push for accountability in the Nordic Region? 

The National Council of Swedish Youth Organisations (LSU)

TIME 17.30-19.30 (EET)

→ Official opening of the Nordic Pavilion

Nordic co-operation

TIME 17.50-18.15 (EET)

→ HOPE - Break down the barriers

Young people’s hopes for influence and results at COP27 

Nordic Council of Ministers

November 8 09.30-10.15 (EET) Area C, P90

The Nordics 2050

What could the future look like?

Nordic Council of Ministers

How will we build, eat, cook, invest and live if we are to meet the 1.5-degree target? What changes need to be made and how will they impact our everyday lives?  Every action that limits global heating can reduce the suffering endured by people from climate impacts. Drastic emission reduction is necessary, and every fraction of a degree counts.

The future starts with the decisions we make today, so join us as we draw up the lines of life in the world of tomorrow. 

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Johan Rockström
Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Professor in Earth System Science at the University of Potsdam

SPEAKER

Nadia Gullestrup Christensen​ 
Danish Youth Delegate to the UN for Climate and Environment
EU Youth Delegate to the UN

MODERATOR

André Jamholt 
Senior Advisor
Nordic Council of Ministers

November 8 12.00-13.00 (EET) Area C, P90

Climate Technology Progress

How do we enhance the development and transfer of climate technology?

UNEP

The development and transfer of technology is complex, non-linear and depends on many contextual factors. Several challenges often prevail, hindering the development and transfer of technology, resulting in the deficient development and transfer of technologies via traditional market mechanisms. This includes the country-specific circumstances that encompass existing market and technological conditions, institutions, resources and practices, which can be subject to changes in response to government actions. This event will present a novel effort that brings together scientists and practitioners, to take stock of where we’re at and discuss how to move forwards in establishing the conditions that enable the development and transfer of climate technology.

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Elisabeth Gilmore, Carleton University

SPEAKER

Christopher Kabah, Environmental Protection Agency Liberia 

SPEAKER 

Deborah Ley, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN ECLAC) 

SPEAKER

Samba Fall, Enda Energie, Senegal 

SPEAKER

Marie Gad, Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) 

November 8 13.45-14.15 (EET) Area C, P90

Art and Climate

Nordic Council of Ministers

What role does art play in countering climate change? A growing number of artists are using their work to tackle this issue and challenge their audiences to reflect on different climate issues. In this discussion, we'll look at how art can be a way to inspire and perhaps push people to get involved in the climate debate. 

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Anna Gran
Senior Adviser, Coordinator
Nordic Climate and Air Pollution group 

SPEAKER

Claire Aichholzer
Jeppe Hein Studios 

SPEAKER

Tobias Grut
Brand Manager
Nordic Council of Ministers 

November 8 14.30-15.00 (EET) Area C, P90

COP27 – What’s it all about?​ 

A conversation with Kajsa Fernström Nåtby, Swedish negotiator for Loss and Damage. 

SPEAKER

Kajsa Fernström Nåtby
Swedish negotiator for Loss and Damage
Head Of Section at Regeringskansliet, Miljödepartementet​

SPEAKER

Christoffer Nelson
Deputy head of Swedish delegation to COP27

November 8 16.00-17.00 (EET) Area C, P90

Ecocide Law now! 

We need an international law against ecocide. How can we push for accountability in the Nordic Region? 

The National Council of Swedish Youth Organisations (LSU)

We’re in the midst of a climate emergency and governments and institutions are not reacting to this reality. We need transformative policies and actions to ensure a sustainable future for all. The Nordic countries must see COP27 as an opportunity to demonstrate radical steps towards global climate justice.

The position of global and Nordic young people is clear: We want to see a systemic change and an Ecocide Law.

Join us for a panel discussion on this important issue that demonstrates how we as young people are making sure we hold the Nordic Region to account when it comes to showing leadership and ensuring a better future for our generation.

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Maija Kuivalainen
Finnish Youth Delegate

SPEAKER

Maximo Mazzocco
UNDP Global Youth Ambassador
Founder Eco House Global
LAC Youth Network co-coordinator

SPEAKER

Marcus Taulborg
Norwegian Youth Delegate

SPEAKER

Ghaamid Abdulbasat
Co-founder, Tanzanian Youth Biodiversity Network
National Geographic Explorer 

MODERATOR 

Amanda Björksell 
Youth delegate (LSU) to the Swedish delegation  
LSU 

November 8 17.30-19.30 (EET) Area C, P90

Official opening of the Nordic Pavilion
 

Reception & Vernissage

Opening remarks by the Norwegian Minister for Climate and the Environment, Mr. Espen Barth Eide

17.50-18.15: HOPE –  Break down the barriers 
A youth panel will share their hopes for the negotiations

18.30-18.40: Opening of ‘Breathe With Me’  and digital presentation by artist Jeppe Hein

Snacks and mingling 

November 8 17.50-18.15 (EET) Area C, P90

HOPE  – Break down the barriers

Young people’s hopes for influence and results at COP27 

Nordic Council of Ministers

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Matilde Angeltveit
Norwegian Youth Delegate to the UNFCCC 

SPEAKER

Olumide Idowu 
Climate Youth Negotiator Programme and co-founder
International Climate Change Development Initiative (ICCDI Africa) 

SPEAKER

Elise Sydendal 
Climate Activist and Member of
Danish Youth Climate Council 

NOVEMBER 9

Finance Day 

Finance is a key factor for the implementation of climate actions – the reshaping and development of societies requires big spending. During Finance Day at the Nordic Pavilion (Area C, P90), we’ll discuss the transition towards stepping up investment in climate solutions and how funding specific fields can improve climate adaption. We’ll also discuss pressing issues such as the war in Ukraine and how societies can build back greener following crises and war.

→ Watch the livestream

PROGRAMME

→ November 8 
→ November 9
→ November 10 
→ November 11 
→ November 12  
→ November 14
→ November 15
→ November 16
→ November 17

TIME 9.30-10.00 (EET)

→ The Nordics 2050

Start your mornings with us! How can we accelerate the change with climate finance and market mechanisms?

Nordic Council of Ministers

TIME 10.30-11.30 (EET)

→ Climate Investments for Emerging and Developing Markets

Climate Investment Coalition and the Nordic Council of Ministers

TIME 12.00-13.00 (EET)

→ Delivering at scale on climate investments in developing countries

USAID, Norad, SIDA, Convergence, and the ministries of foreign affairs of Denmark, Finland and Iceland

TIME 13.15-14.15 (EET)

→ World Energy Outlook 

The key choices, consequences and contingencies that lie ahead in the path of the clean energy transition. 

International Energy Agency & Nordic Energy Research

TIME 14.30-15.45 (EET)

→ Building back greener and better in Ukraine

Nefco

TIME 16.00-17.00 (EET)

→ In anticipation of a greener spring 

The war in Ukraine is emphasising the need for new renewable energy capacity and energy security, but how fast can we move? 

Nordic Investment Bank (NIB)

TIME 18.00-18.45 (EET)

→ Closing the basic observation gap 

How better weather forecasts and climate data can support adaptation initiatives and provide socio-economic benefits in the least developed countries.

Nordic Development Fund 
Co-organiser: WMO, UNDP, UNEP

TIME 19.15-20:30 (EET)

→ Nordic Finance Reception

Wrapping up the Finance Day

November 9 09.30-10.00 (EET) Area C, P90

The Nordics 2050

How can we accelerate the change with climate finance and market mechanisms?

Nordic Council of Ministers

The needed transformation is depending on a change in how we think, create and invest in new projects and change of the existing. How can purpose investments from the private sector and voluntary compensation be new ways to accelerate the change?

The future starts with the decisions we make today, so join us as we draw up the lines of life in the world of tomorrow. 

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Jon Johnsen 
CEO for the pensionfund PKA 

SPEAKER

Hanna-Mari Ahonen 
Senior Consultant
Perspectives Climate Research 

MODERATOR

André Jamholt 
Senior Advisor
Nordic Council of Ministers

November 9 10.30-11.30 (EET) Area C, P90

Climate Invest|​ments for Emerging and Deve|loping Markets

At COP26 we saw the Nordic and UK pension fund announcement of USD 130 billion to be invested in climate solutions by 2030. Join us for a follow-up one year on.  

Climate Investment Coalition and Nordic Council of Ministers

This event will follow on from the announcement at COP26 and present investor action and recommendations to support increased investments in climate solutions in emerging markets and developing economies. The announcement is supported by the Climate Investment Coalition in collaboration with the Nordic Council of Ministers.

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Kent Damsgaard 
CEO 
Insurance and Pension Denmark 

SPEAKER

Heidi Finskas 
Vice President Corporate Responsibility 
KLP

SPEAKER

Jon Johnsen
CEO 
PKA 

SPEAKER

Jan Erik Saugestad
CEO
Storebrand Asset Management

SPEAKER

Natalie Mangondo
Finance Youth Fellow
Climate Champions 

SPEAKER

Peter Damgaard Jensen 
Co-Chair 
Climate Investment Coalition 

SPEAKER

Helena Hagberg
Head of Sustainability
Skandia

SPEAKER

Joe Tyndall
Director, Environment Directorate
OECD

MODERATOR

Niina Aagaard
Head of Communications
Nordic Council of Ministers

November 9 11.45-13.00 (EET) Area C, P90

Delivering at scale on climate invest|ments in deve|loping countries​

USAID, Norad, SIDA, Convergence, and the ministries of foreign affairs of Denmark, Finland and Iceland

SPEAKER

Anne Beathe Tvinnereim 
Norwegian Minister of International Development 

SPEAKER

Joan Larrea
Convergence 
CEO 

SPEAKER

Marc-Andre Blanchard 
CDPQ 

PANEL  

Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo 
Kenya Ministry of Environment 

PANEL  

Gillian Caldwell
Chief Climate Officer 
USAI 

MODERATOR 

Stig Traavik 
Director Department for Climate and Environment
Norad 

November 9 13.15-14.15 (EET) Area C, P90

World Energy Outlook 

The key choices, consequences and contingencies that lie ahead in the path of the clean energy transition

International Energy Agency & Nordic Energy Research  

SPEAKER

Dr Fatih Birol
Executive Director
IEA 

SPEAKER

H.E. Ms. Ruth Nankabirwassentamu
Minister of Energy and Mineral Development
Uganda

SPEAKER

H.E. Mr. Tarek El-Molla
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resource
Egypt

SPEAKER

H.E. Ms. Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu
Minister of Energy and Mineral

MODERATOR

Christophe McGlade
Head of Energy Supply Unit, IEA

November 9 14.30-15.45 (EET) Area C, P90

​Building back greener and better in Ukraine

Nefco

Severe damage has been caused to people, infrastructure and the environment in Ukraine, and the illegal and unprovoked war will have a long-lasting adverse effect on the climate, biodiversity and food security. Although no one knows when the war will end, we must start working on the reconstruction. Both short-term and long-term action is needed, and there is also an opportunity to modernise Ukraine and help the country towards a carbon-neutral future. What is known about the environmental impact at this stage? How can we ensure a sustainable recovery? How do we channel financing to appropriate measures? What role can Ukrainian municipalities play to speed up and enhance the building back of their communities? 

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Keynote by Igor Korkhovyi
Deputy Minister for Communities and Territorial Development of Ukraine

SPEAKER

Bohdan Vykhor
CEO, WWF Ukraine

SPEAKER

Yevheniia Zasiadko
Head of Climate Department, Center for Environmental Initiatives “Ecoaction”: The need for a green recovery

SPEAKER

Trond Moe
Managing Director, Nefco

SPEAKER

Francis Malige
Managing Director Financial Institutions, EBRD

MODERATOR

Pasi Rinne
Senior Advisor to Nefco

November 9 16.00-17.00 (EET) Area C, P90

In antici|pation of a greener spring

The war in Ukraine is emphasising the need for new renewable energy capacity and energy security, but how fast can we move?  

Nordic Investment Bank

Are we risking the green transition by investing in short-term energy security? How fast we can transition to clean and renewable energy, and what are the realistic scenarios – both short and long term? Join us for a significant debate on one of the most pressing issues right now: energy security.

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Bjarni Benediktsson  
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs  
Government of Iceland, Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action 

SPEAKER 

Christopher McGlade
Head of Energy Supply Unit  
International Energy Agency  
 

SPEAKER 
  
André Küüsvek  
President and CEO  
Nordic Investment Bank  

SPEAKER 
  
Nadia Gullestrup Christensen
Chair, Student  
Danish Youth Climate Council  
 

MODERATOR

Jukka Ahonen
Head of Communication
Nordic Investment Bank

November 9 18.00-18.45 (EET) Area C, P90

Innovative funding to close gaps in weather and climate data

How better weather forecasts and climate data can support adaptation initiatives and provide socio-economic benefits in the least developed countries

Nordic Development Fund 
Co-organiser: WMO, UNDP, UNEP

Welcome remarks by 
Henrik Franklin
SOFF Steering Committee co-chair  

Opening remarks by 
Petteri Taalas 
WMO Secretary-General 

Kristalina Georgieva 
International Monetary Fund Managing Director 

Inger Andersen 
UNEP Executive Director 

Florence Rabier 
Director General European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) 

Florian Pappenberger 
ECMWF Deputy Director General  

Nirivololona Raholijao 
Director General Meteo Madagascar  

Usha Rao-Monari 
UNDP Associate Administrator 

H.E. Mr. Demetrio do Amaral de Carvalho 
Secretary of State for the Environment (SSE), Timor Leste 

Lesley Ndlovu 
CEO Africa Risk Capacity 

Simon Coveney
Ireland Minister of Foreign Affairs 

Anne Beate Tvinnereim
Norway Minister of International Development 

Selwin Hart
UN Special Adviser to the Secretary 
General on Climate Action and Just Transition 

November 9 19.15-20:30 (EET) Area C, P90

Nordic Finance Reception

Wrapping up the Finance Day

NOVEMBER 10

Science & Youth 

Although the climate movement is being led globally by young people, they’re often overlooked in the political arena. The Nordic Pavilion (Area C, P90) wants to include young people in a meaningful way, which is why they’re a cornerstone of our two-week programme. On 10 November, we’ll raise important issues concerning, amongst other things, the meaningful and institutionalised engagement of young people when drafting climate policies.   

→ Watch the livestream

PROGRAMME

→ November 8 
→ November 9
→ November 10 
→ November 11 
→ November 12  
→ November 14
→ November 15
→ November 16
→ November 17

TIME 09.30-10.00 (EET)

→ The Nordics 2050

Start your mornings with us! How can we reimagine our cities for a regenerative transformation?

Nordic Council of Ministers
Co-organisers: BLOXHUB and Copenhagen Institute of Future Studies

TIME 10.30-11.30 (EET)

→ The road to carbon neutral cities

– Experiences from Nordic countries and around the world

UNEP Copenhagen Climate Center & BLOXHUB 

TIME 12.00-13.00 (EET)

→ The power of youth climate councils

Youth climate councils are springing up to play a key role in the fight against climate change. Should more countries follow troop?

The Youth Climate Council Global Alliance
Co-organiser: The Body Shop

TIME 13.15-13.45 (EET)

→ Daily briefing

Get the latest update from the negotiations at the UN Climate Conference in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt. 

Nordic Council of Ministers

TIME 14.00-14.20 (EET)

→Breathe with me 

Come and paint the stroke of your breath

TIME 14.30-15.40 (EET)

→ Climate solutions and energy access in rural area

Developing agricultural sector and improving food security in Africa

Nefco and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland

TIME 16.00-17.00 (EET)

→ Nordic rural voices in the global change

Sønderborg Kommune

TIME 17.30-21.00 (EET)

→ How to build energy-resilient cities

We’re in the midst of the worst energy crisis in decades.

Impact the Future

November 10 09.30-10.00 (EET) Area C, P90

The Nordics 2050

How can we reimagine our cities for a regenerative transformation?

Main organiser: Nordic Council of Ministers
Co-organisers: BLOXHUB and Copenhagen Institute of Future Studies

This morning session will discuss how we can reimagine our cities for a regenerative transformation. To regenerate means not only to do less harm, but to become a positive force that restore, renew and regrow. In this talk, will explore how we can create a regenerative world that works within the planetary boundaries. How do we create a future where humankind, nature and our cities can all thrive and flourish?

The future starts with the decisions we make today, so join us as we draw up the lines of life in the world of tomorrow. 

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Nikolaj Sveistrup 
Copenhagen Institute of Future Studies

SPEAKER

Jo da Silva 
Sustainable director 
ARUP 

MODERATOR

André Jamholt 
Senior Advisor
Nordic Council of Ministers

November 10 10.30-11.30 (EET) Area C, P90

The road to carbon neutral cities 

– Experiences from Nordic countries and around the world

SPEAKER

Ms. Margie McCarthy
Director of Research and Policy Insights
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

SPEAKER 

Mr. Torben Klitgaard, CEO, BLOXHUB – Copenhagen (Join online) 

SPEAKER 

Mr. Morten Wierod, Global President Electrification and Member of ABB Executive Committee, Sweden

SPEAKER

Ms. Amira Hossam Ismail
Associate minister for sustainable development affairs
Coordinator of national initiative of ‘be an ambassador for sustainable developments’ for Egyptian youth

MODERATOR

Mr. Zhuolun Chen, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Center

November 10 12.00-13.00 (EET) Area C, P90

The power of youth climate councils

Youth climate councils are springing up to play a key role in the fight against climate change. Should more countries follow troop?

The Youth Climate Council Global Alliance
Co-organiser: The Body Shop

The institutionalised involvement of young people must be central in a transition that has deep ties to the future they are bound to live in. In countries like Denmark, the Netherlands, Brazil and Ghana, youth climate councils are springing up to play a key role in the fight against climate change. But how does the meaningful and institutionalised engagement of young people in the drafting of climate policy actually look? Is it time for the other Nordic countries to follow the examples of Denmark and Ghana and establish youth climate councils? And what is the stance of the political and private sectors on youth involvement? Join us for a session on the meaningful involvement of young people with voices from multiple perspectives.

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Elise Sydendal 
Member of the Danish Youth Climate Council and Climate Activist 
Danish Youth Climate Council and the Youth Climate Council Global Alliance 

SPEAKER 

Joshua Amponsem 
Climate Lead 
Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth

SPEAKER  

Alice Mazzola 
Global Head of Activism 
The Body Shop

MODERATOR

Margaret Impraim 
Capacity Building and Education Officer 
Youth Climate Council Ghana 

November 10 13.15-13.45 (EET) Area C, P90

Daily briefing

Get the latest update from the negotiations at the UN Climate Conference in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt. 

Nordic Council of Ministers

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Mattias Frumerie
Head of Delegation to UNFCCC 
Swedish Ministry of Environment

SPEAKER 

Bianca Centeno
Peruvian Youth Delegate

November 10 14.00-14.20 (EET) Area C, P90

Breathe with me 

Nordic Council of Ministers  

November 10 14.30-15.40 (EET) Area C, P90

Climate solutions and energy access in rural areas​

Developing the agricultural sector and improving food security in Africa

Nefco and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland

OPENING WORDS

Anne Beathe Tvinnereim
Minister of International Development, Norway

KEYNOTE SPEECH

Amy Duchelle
Senior Forestry Officer at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

SPEAKER

Joshua Kabugo
Digital and Energy finance Specialist
United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

SPEAKER

Mukabanji Mutanuka
Head of Business Development
ENGIE Energy Access

MODERATOR

Ash Sharma
Vice President
Nefco

November 10 16.00-17.00 (EET) Area C, P90

Nordic rural voices in the global change

To secure a successful, balanced and just green transition it is important to focus on the transition
of villages and rural areas. We will focus on the villages; special challenges and opportunities and ensure the right balance between top-down and bottom-up driven development.

Sønderborg Kommune

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Lisabeth Iversen
Public Sector PhD cand. at Aho
 

SPEAKER

Erik Lauritzer
Mayor of the Municipality of Sønderborg​

SPEAKER

Kirsten Dunlop
CEO, Climate-KIC

SPEAKER

Marcus Taulborg
UN Youth Delegate Organisation
Danish Youth Council

November 10 17.30-21.00 (EET) Area C, P90

How to build energy-resilient cities

We’re in the midst of the worst energy crisis in decades.

Impact the Future

Energy prices are skyrocketing, and many countries and cities are asking themselves not if, but when they will run out of resources. The war in Ukraine and a global scarcity of resources has resulted in a situation where security issues are intertwined with climate and energy policies. How do we navigate this situation without resorting to fossil fuels? How do we build energy-resilient cities?

Programme:

17.30-17.45: Introduction to the Impact the Future and today’s event at COP27

17.45-18.15: Case studies: Local Solutions to a Global Challenge

18.15-19.00: Panel discussion: Energy Resilience in Cities' demands for Responsible Leadership 

19.00-19.10: Live performance for COP27 participants

19.10-19.50: Reflections & Outro for COP27 participants

20.00-21.00: Networking & Drinks for COP27 participants

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen 
Vice President & Head of Public Affairs
Danfoss

SPEAKER

Casper Kirketerp-Møller
CEO 
Clever

SPEAKER

Anthony Abbotts
Director Group Public Affairs & Sustainability
ROCKWOOL

SPEAKER

Jeb Brugmann 
Resilient Cities Catalyst

SPEAKER

Ilsabe von Campenhausen 
BmW Foundation

SPEAKER

Kerstin von Aretin 
Program Lead 
RISE Cities 

SPEAKER

Raffaela Grimm
Program Manager  
RISE Cities 

SPEAKER

Sissel Hansen
Head of Program and Speakers
Impact the Future

NOVEMBER 11 

Decarbon|isation 

In the past year alone, we’ve seen a third of Pakistan flooded, Europe’s hottest summer in 500 years, and the whole of Cuba in blackout. The world needs to move towards a carbon-neutral future, but how do we ensure that decarbonisation is just and effective? Decarbonisation is not restricted merely to one sector of society. Given the breadth of the transition towards a carbon-neutral future, action and solutions are needed in every field and sector of society. On 11 November, we’ll highlight case studies and possible solutions to the most pressing issues. Area C, P90

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PROGRAMME

→ November 8 
→ November 9
→ November 10 
→ November 11 
→ November 12  
→ November 14
→ November 15
→ November 16
→ November 17

TIME 9.30-10.00 (EET)

→ The Nordics 2050

Start your mornings with us! Multiple issues, one solution – Clean cooking

Nordic Council of Ministers
Co-organiser: Nefco

TIME 10.15-11.45 (EET)

→ The benefits of Article 6 implementation

Get a Nordic perspective on best practice of the implementation of the Article 6 mechanism and how it can help to raise the bar and support sustainable development.  

Nefco, Swedish Energy Agency and UNEP CCC

TIME 12.00-13.00 (EET)

→ Scaling Carbon Capture and Storage

A Nordic Perspective on how Carbon Capture can be Deployed at Scale

Main organiser: Ørsted
Co-organisers: Aker Carbon Capture Norway, Carbfix, Iceland, Nordic Energy Research 

TIME 13.15-13.45 (EET)

→ Daily briefing 

Get the latest update from the negotiations at the UN Climate Conference in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt.  

Nordic Council of Ministers

TIME 14.00-14.20 (EET)

→Breathe with me 

Come and paint the stroke of your breath

TIME 14.30-15.30 (EET)

→ Dare to share – your future depends on it!

Digitalisation and the sharing of data are not the future - they’re already here.   

Nordic Council of Ministers 

TIME 16.00-17.00 (EET)

→ New ways to protect the world’s rainforests

How public-private partnerships can tackle deforestation.

NICFI, FAO, Emergent, Conservation International, Global Alliance of Territorial Communities

TIME 17.00-19.00 (EET)

→ Reception

Marking the progress of the LEAF Coalition in efforts to mobilise funding to reduce deforestation.

LEAF Coalition

November 11 9.30-10.00 (EET) Area C, P90

The Nordics 2050

Multiple issues, one solution – Clean cooking  

Nordic Council of Ministers
Co-organisers: Nefco

How do we improve women and children's health by decreasing exposure to black carbon, reduce carbon emissions, prevent deforestation and promote gender equality by empowering women? It's all about clean cooking.

Over 4 billion people globally and almost 900 million people in Sub-Saharan African countries lack access to modern and clean cooking solutions.

The future starts with the decisions we make today, so join us as we draw up the lines of life in the world of tomorrow. 

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SPEAKER

Ash Sharma 
Vice President, Nefco
Head of the Modern Cooking Facility for Africa

SPEAKER

Sophie Odupoy
Group Head of Public Affairs
KOKO Networks

SPEAKER

Mattias Frumerie
Swedish Head of Delegation to UNFCCC

MODERATOR

André Jamholt 
Senior Advisor
Nordic Council of Ministers

November 11 10.15-11.45 (EET) Area C, P90

The benefits of Article 6 implement|ation  

Get a Nordic perspective on best practice of the implementation of the Article 6 mechanism and how it can help to raise the bar and support sustainable development

Nefco, Swedish Energy Agency, UNEP-CCC and Wuppertal institute

SPEAKER

Sandra Lindström
Head of International Climate Cooperation
Swedish Energy Agency (SEA)

SPEAKER

Devesh Mani Tripathi
Director General of the Department of Forests and Soil Conservation at the Ministry of Forests and Environment (MoFE), Nepal 

SPEAKER

Ingvild Solvang
Department Director and Head of Climate Action and Inclusive Development Unit at Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

SPEAKER

Karen Olsen
Senior Researcher at UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre (UNEP-CCC)

SPEAKER

Thomas Forth
Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Change, Germany

SPEAKER

Christof Arens
Senior Researcher at Wuppertal institute

MODERATOR

Ash Sharma
Vice president
Nefco

OPENING WORDS

Niklas Hagelberg
Senior Programme Management Officer, Global Coordinator, Climate Change at UN Environment Programme

November 11 12.00-13.00 (EET) Area C, P90

Scaling Carbon Capture and Storage

A Nordic Perspective on how Carbon Capture can be Deployed at Scale

Main organiser: Ørsted
Co-organisers: Aker Carbon Capture Norway, Carbfix, Iceland, Nordic Energy Research 

Large-scale carbon capture and storage is needed if we’re to achieve our climate goals. Panellists including global leaders from across the CCS value chain will share their perspectives on how the technologies can be scaled up to address global climate challenges, what barriers remain and how they can be overcome.

Together we will explore the unique Nordic capabilities and technologies that are available, proven, and ready to be scaled up at a global level.

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SPEAKER
 
Valborg Lundegaard 
Chief Executive Officer 
Aker Carbon Capture

SPEAKER 

Edda Aradóttir 
CEO
Carbfix

SPEAKER 
  
Randi Skytte  
Senior Manager
Ørsted Bioenergy 

MODERATOR 

Kevin Johnsen 
Senior adviser
Nordic Energy Research

 November 11 13.15-13.45 (EET) Area C, P90

Daily briefing 

Get the latest update from the negotiations at the UN Climate Conference in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt.  

Nordic Council of Ministers 

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SPEAKER

Marianne Karlsen
Chair of the SBI

November 11 14.00-14.20 (EET) Area C, P90

Breathe with me 

Nordic Council of Ministers

 November 11 14.30-15.30 (EET) Area C, P90

Dare to share – your future depends on it!

Digitalisation and the sharing of data are not the future – they’re already here.  

Nordic Council of Ministers 

SPEAKER
  
Njål Tengs-Hagir  
Director of business development 
Norwegian Mapping Authority 

SPEAKER
 
Kimberly Mathisen  
CEO of HUB Ocean
Centre for the fourth industrial revolution 

SPEAKER

Anna Celsing 
Sustainability manager 
Alfa Laval

MODERATOR

André Jamholt 
Senior Advisor
Nordic Council of Ministers

November 11 16.00-17.00 (EET) Area C, P90

New ways to protect the world’s rain|​forests

How public-private partnerships can tackle deforestation.

NICFI, FAO, Emergent, Conservation International, Global Alliance of Territorial Communities 

It is impossible for the world to meet the 1.5-degree climate warming limit without ending tropical deforestation. This event will shed light on Nordic-led collaborations that are tackling deforestation at scale and bolstering the many climate benefits that forests provide.

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MODERATOR

Amy Duchelle  
Senior Forestry Officer and Team Leader of Forests and Climate   
FAO

SPEAKER 
  
Eron Bloomgarden  
CEO and Founder  
Emergent (Administrative coordinator of the LEAF Coalition) 

SPEAKER   

Roselyn Fosuah Adjei  
Director, Climate Change National REDD+ Focal Point  
Forestry Commission of Ghana

SPEAKER 

Juan Carlos Jintiach 
Coordinator of International Economic Cooperation and Autonomous Indigenous Development for COICA 

November 11 17.00-19.00 (EET) Area C, P90

Reception

Marking the progress of the LEAF Coalition in efforts to mobilise funding to reduce deforestation  

LEAF Coalition

NOVEMBER 12

Adaption & Agriculture 

How do we adapt to a changing world? And how do we make sure that we don’t leave anyone behind? Adaption and agriculture are closely linked, since a changing climate has a direct impact on the crops we grow and the biodiversity we need to live. Are we currently moving towards a future where food is grown in a sustainable and regenerative way? Can agriculture actually be a climate solution rather than climate burden? These and many more questions will be discussed on 12 November. Area C, P90

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PROGRAMME

→ November 8 
→ November 9
→ November 10 
→ November 11 
→ November 12  
→ November 14
→ November 15
→ November 16
→ November 17

TIME 9.30-10.00 (EET)

→ Insights from the UNEP Adaptation Gap Report

UNEP

TIME 10.30-11.30 (EET)

→ Making headway on loss and damage

How to scale up action related to loss and damage

DanChurchAid in cooperation with Diis, SEI and NMC

TIME 12.00-13.00 (EET)

→ How can we build Nothing? 

Breaking down barriers to sustainable and climate-friendly buildings for the future.

SUSTAINORDIC

TIME 13.15-13.45 (EET)

→ Daily briefing 

Get the latest update from the negotiations at the UN Climate Conference in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt.  

Nordic Council of Ministers

TIME 14.00-14.30 (EET)

→ Food systems transformation

Why we need to accelerate the transformation and how to do it. 

CONCITO

TIME 14.45-15.40 (EET)

→ Sustainable diets for climate action

A high-level panel about climate-smart dietary recommendations and behavioural change

Nordic Council of Ministers

TIME 16.00-17.00 (EET)

→ Food systems facing changes

The untapped potential

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, Nordic Council of Ministers, WeEffect

TIME 17.00-19.00 (EET)

→ Future thinking for climate-smart food systems

Enjoy food and join the conversation around climate-smart food systems 

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, Nordic Council of Ministers’ office in Latvia, Nordic Council of Ministers 

November 12 9.30-10.00 (EET) Area C, P90

Insights from the UNEP Adaptation Gap Report

UNEP

The Adaptation Gap Reports provide scientific assessments of the global progress in adaptation planning, finance, and implementation in relation to what is perceived to be needed in order to address growing climate risks and to inform international climate change discussions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The report’s title: “Too Little, Too Slow” points to the conclusion of the report that not enough climate adaptation is happening and that progress to increase investments and action in adaptation is too slow.

The session will present the key findings of the Adaptation Gap Report 2022 considering, where possible, Nordic perspectives.

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PRESENTER

Henry Neufeldt
Head of Section, Impact Assessment and Adaptation Analysis​

November 12 10.30-11.30 (EET) Area C, P90

Making headway on loss and damage

How to scale up action related to loss and damage 

DanChurchAid in co-operation with DIIS, SEI and the Nordic Council of Ministers 

What are the key issues in making progress on loss and damage? A new research paper from DIIS and SEI, commissioned by the Nordic Council of Ministers, points at a number of topics related to policy, research and practice which must be addressed in order to scale up action related to loss and damage. At the event, stakeholders and observers will reflect on the conclusions of the research paper. 

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MODERATOR

Mattias Söderberg
Chief Advisor 
DanChurchAid (DCA) Denmark 

SPEAKER 

Zoha Shawoo
Associate Scientist 
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), USA 

SPEAKER 

Kajsa Fernström Nåtby
Negotiator 
Sweden 

SPEAKER 

Mr Anil Pokhrel
Executive Chief 
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), Nepal 

SPEAKER 

Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim
Climate Activist and expert in climate adaptation for indigenous people
Chad  

SPEAKER

Karin Poulsen
Head of Department for Green Diplomacy and Climate, Denmark

November 12 12.00-13.00 (EET) Area C, P90

How can we build Nothing?

Breaking down barriers to sustainable and climate-friendly buildings for the future.

SUSTAINORDIC
Co-organiser: Nordic Sustainble Construction

The construction sector is one of the big global GHG emitters. Our built environment is responsible for 40% of global carbon emissions. A global transition to net-zero requires the industry to radically reduce its emissions.  

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SPEAKER

Audrey Nugent 
Director of Global Advocacy 
World Green Building Council

SPEAKER

Kurt Emil Eriksen
Senior Policy Advisor
PA, VELUX GROUP

SPEAKER

Kirsten Dunlop
CEO, Climate-KIC

November 12 13.15-13.45 (EET) Area C, P90

Daily briefing 

Get the latest update from the negotiations at the UN Climate Conference in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt.  

Nordic Council of Ministers 

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Marianne Karlsen
Chair of the SBI

MODERATOR

Marie Karlberg
Senior Adviser
Nordic Council of Ministers

November 12 14.00-14.30 (EET) Area C, P90

Food systems trans|formation

Why we need to accelerate the transformation and how to do it 

CONCITO
Co-organiser: UNEP

A presentation of the award-winning carbon footprint tool ‘the big climate database’ designed to bring about change, together with key findings from UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report showcasing why the transformation of food systems is vital for the future of our planet.   

The big climate database: https://denstoreklimadatabase.dk/en

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SPEAKER

Anne Olhoff 
International Senior Advisor  
CONCITO 

SPEAKER

Simone Højte 
Climate Analyst  
CONCITO

SPEAKER

Aline Mosnier 
Scientific Director of the FABLE Consortium 
SDSN (Sustainable Development Solutions Network) 

SPEAKER 

Peter Rønn-Petersen 
Director    
Meyers  

MODERATOR

Jarl Krausing 
Deputy CEO & International Director 
CONCITO 

November 12 14.45-15.40 (EET) Area C, P90

Sustainable diets for climate action

A high-level panel about climate-smart dietary recommendations and behavioural change

Nordic Council of Ministers 

What we eat and how we produce food is not only causing untold damage to our environment and climate, it is also harming our health. Our diets are a key component in the climate action we need to take. Furthermore, our diets need to be given a central role at COP27. Ahead of the release of the new sustainability edition of the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations, this event will provide a discussion on hot topics relating to sustainable and healthy diets, behavioural change and a just transition for the health of ourselves and our planet.  

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KEYNOTE
 
Rune Blomhoff 
Project Leader, Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 
University of Oslo 

SPEAKER  

Brent Loken
PhD, Global Food Lead Scientist for WWF

SPEAKER   

Elena Villalobos Prats
Techincal Officer, Health and Climate Change
Department of Public Healths, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health

SPEAKER

Pekka Kosonen
Ambassador of Finland to the Arab Republic of Egypt

MODERATOR

Katy Harris 
Senior Policy Fellow 
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) 

November 12 16.00-17.00 (EET) Area C, P90

Food systems facing changes

Unlocking the untapped potential to ensure resilience, sustainability and justice  

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, Nordic Council of Ministers, WeEffect

The pathways to achieve our climate goals hold massive untapped potential for our food systems. This event will discuss new innovations and cross-disciplinary climate solutions that can create the resilient, sustainable, and just food system we need. What do tomorrow’s climate-smart food systems look like? And what role does climate funding play in making such systems a reality?   

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PART 1 (16:00 – 16:30) 

KEYNOTE

Zinersio Zithoye 
Advocacy and Coordination Officer  
Mozambique Civil Society Organisations Platform on Climate Change 

PANEL

Marcus Svedberg 
Chief Economist 
Folksam 

PANEL

Dr Jyotsna Puri 
Associate Vice-President 
Strategy and Knowledge Department (SKD), IFAD 

PART 2 (16:30 – 17:00) 

KEYNOTE 

Jarno Tuominen
PhD 
University of Turku 

PANEL 

Hanna Kekkonen 
Research Scientist 
Natural Resources Institute Finland 

PANEL 

Hem Raj Bhattarai 
Research Scientist (Postdoc) 
Natural Resources Institute Finland 

PANEL 
 
Annalea Lohila
Associate professor  
Finnish Meteorological Institute and University of Helsinki 

November 12 17.00-19.00 (EET) Area C, P90

Future thinking for climate-smart food systems  

Enjoy food and join the conversation around climate-smart food systems  

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, Nordic Council of Ministers’ office in Latvia, Nordic Council of Ministers 

OPENING SPEAKER

Pekka Kosonen 
Ambassador of Finland to Egypt 

MODERATOR

Katy Harris 
Senior Policy Fellow 
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) 

NOVEMBER 14

Water & Gender 

Although climate change affects everyone is society, some people are affected more than others. Those who are already the most vulnerable and marginalised are shoulder the greatest impact. Women are more vulnerable to climate change than men since they represent the majority in poverty and, proportionally, they are more dependent on threatened natural resources. Globally, women have poorer access to resources such as land, credit, education and training, which diminishes their ability to adapt successfully to climate change. During the gender and water day at the Nordic Pavilion, we’ll discuss issues connected to this as well as other important issues such as disability inclusion in climate action and just transitions across generations and countries. Area C, P90 

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PROGRAMME

→ November 8 
→ November 9
→ November 10 
→ November 11 
→ November 12  
→ November 14
→ November 15
→ November 16
→ November 17

TIME 9.30-10.00 (EET)

→ The Nordics 2050

Start your mornings with us! Arctic societies in transition.

Nordic Council of Ministers

TIME 10.30-11.30 (EET)

→ Disability rights – disability inclusion in climate action

Main organiser: Fingo – Finnish development NGOs
Co-organisers: Abilis Foundation, Fida International, Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission

TIME 12.00-13.00 (EET)

→ Mobilising action for a just transition 

The role of partnerships across generations and borders in the just transition

Danish Youth Delegates
Co-organiser: Danish Youth Climate Council

TIME 13.15-13.45 (EET)

→ Daily briefing

Get the latest update from the negotiations at the UN Climate Conference in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt. 

Nordic Council of Ministers

TIME 14.00-14.20 (EET)

→Breathe with me 

Come and paint the stroke of your breath

TIME 14.30-15.30 (EET)

→ Placing gender equality at the heart of green jobs

Transforming the world of work.

Nordic Council of Ministers

TIME 16.00-17.00 (EET)

→ Mind the gap - Gender Equality, Female entrepreneurship and the green transition 

Can we reach the Sustainable Development Goals without equality in the energy and environment sectors?

Nordic Energy Research

TIME 17.30-19.00 (EET)

→ Spreading Hope & Empowering Action 

Youth engagement in climate change mitigation and green economy

Baltic and Nordic Youth

November 14 09.30-10.00 (EET) Area C, P90

The Nordics 2050

What could the future look like? Arctic societies in transition.

Nordic Council of Ministers

The Arctic has warmed three times quicker than the planet as a whole. The effects of climate change are visible already today. How can Arctic societies be agents of change in the green transition? How do the Arctic societies adapt to climate change and what pathways are possible for sparsely inhabited areas with vast distances and a harsh climate? What could Artic societies look like in 2050?

The future starts with the decisions we make today, so join us as we draw up the lines of life in the world of tomorrow. 

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Avijâja Jepsen
Special Adviser to Naalakkersuisut – Greenland Government

SPEAKER

Ola Elvestuen
Member of the Norwegian Parliament 
Member of the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment

SPEAKER

Sara Olsvig
International Chair, Inuit Circumpolar Council

MODERATOR

André Jamholt 
Senior Advisor
Nordic Council of Ministers

November 14 10.30-11.30 (EET) Area C, P90

Disability rights – disability inclusion in climate action

This event presents research and practice-based knowledge about inclusive climate adaptation and how to foster the agency of persons with disabilities, with a specific focus on gender, as inspired by Nordic welfare models.

Fingo – Finnish development NGOs
Co-organisers: Abilis Foundation, Fida International and Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission

The rights of persons with disabilities are disproportionately violated by climate crises. Persons with disabilities, especially women and children with disabilities, are side-lined in climate policy and implementation, particularly in developing countries.

‘Climate vulnerability’ manifests through, and because of, structural economic, social, and political inequalities. The status quo can and must be changed and the principle of ‘nothing about us without us’ respected.

Thus, when planning climate action, intersectional discrimination needs be considered: women with disabilities face heightened marginalisation as the combined impact of disability and gender discrimination compounds physical and social barriers.

At the same, scientific evidence suggests that persons with disabilities are equipped with knowledge of their own vulnerabilities and the localized solutions of how their coping with climate crises should be strengthened. However, due to persisting systematic discrimination, they face multiple barriers to participate, to share their lived experience of climate risks.

Nordic countries have built a brand of being inclusive societies. This event asks how the agency of persons with disabilities can be enhanced in climate policy and especially climate financed action in the Global South. What fruitful practices and concrete examples exist that can build momentum and lead transformational change towards inclusion?

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SPEAKER

Ms. Elham Youssefian
Inclusive Humanitarian Action and Disaster Risk Reduction Advisor
International Disability Alliance

Elham Youssefian is the Inclusive Humanitarian Action and Disaster Risk Reduction senior Advisor in the International Disability Alliance (IDA) since 2019. Elham is responsible for leading and coordinating the implementation of IDA’s strategy to promote and support the effective enforcement of disability-inclusive DRR and climate action. Elham is co-chairing the Disability-Inclusive Working Group of the Global Action on Disability (GLAD Network).

SPEAKER

Ms Hanna Sarkkinen
Minister of Social Affairs and Health of Finland
Ministry for Social Affairs and Health of Finland

Hanna Sarkkinen is Finland’s Minister of Social Affairs and Health. The Minister deals with matters related to disability benefits and labour protection, parental allowances and child benefits, pharmaceutical services, insurance markets, (general) housing allowances, unemployment security, pension security.

Sarkkinen represents the left alliance in Sanna Marin’s coalition government. Marin’s government aims to make Finland the world’s first fossil-free welfare state.

Sarkkinen is a second-term Member of Parliament from Oulu who was elected to Parliament in 2015. In Parliament, Sarkkinen has served on the Commerce Committee, the Social Affairs and Health Committee and the Grand Committee, which also handles EU affairs. She held senior positions in her party from 2013 to 2019, first as Chair of the Party Council and later as Deputy Chair of the Party.

Sarkkinen’s political thinking is guided by social and economic justice, equality between people, and ecological sustainability. Important political priorities for the Minister include mitigating poverty, reforming the social security system, reducing unemployment, safeguarding fair working conditions, strengthening mental health and wellbeing, and taking sustainable development into account in all political decision-making.

SPEAKER

Mr Mikko Ollikainen
Head
Adaptation Fund

Mikko Ollikainen is the Head of the Adaptation Fund. He leads the Fund’s secretariat located in Washington, D.C.

Mikko has over 20 years of experience in climate change and other global environmental issues. Before taking office as the Manager in 2017, he served as a lead adaptation expert of the Fund since 2009, playing a key role in building the Adaptation Fund’s portfolio of concrete adaptation projects which currently consists of 142 projects and programmes, including 37 that are nationally implemented. He also led the development and implementation of the Fund’s medium-term strategy, which sets out the Fund’s ambitious vision of accelerating adaptation action, innovation, and learning and sharing.

Prior to joining the Adaptation Fund, Mikko worked as a technical specialist with the World Bank on nature-based climate change mitigation and forest conservation projects in Africa and Indonesia. He previously also worked for five years in East and Southeast Asia on global and local environmental and development issues, with development finance institution, academia and the private sector.

Mikko holds MSc degree in Ecology and Biodiversity Research from the University of Turku, Finland, and a postgraduate diploma in International Trade from the University of Tampere, Finland. 

MODERATOR

Jason Boberg
Co founder
SustainedAbility Disability and Climate Network

Jason Boberg is a proudly disabled climate and disability rights expert.
co-founder of the SustainedAbility Disability & Climate Network. Since COP 23 he has led the campaigning for a formal Disability Constituency and a Disability Climate Action Plan, within the UNFCCC.

November 14 12.00-13.00 (EET) Area C, P90

Mobilising action for a just transition 

The role of partnerships across generations and countries in the just transition.

Danish Youth Delegates
Co-organiser: Danish Youth Climate Council

To tackle the climate crisis a transformation of our society is required. This transformation can if done wisely, create a better society with well-paid green jobs, better air quality, and more nature. That said, there is a risk of losing parts of society in the process if we do not ensure that people working in polluting industries get re-educated and that all young people can get the skills that enable them to have sustainable careers. This panel seeks to discuss how to implement a just transition and rethink our current system.

This side event seeks to discuss lessons learned about just transition across countries. In addition, the focus will be on finding solutions and finding new paths to create a just transition on the way to COP28.

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

José Manuel Medina Checa
Enterprise Development and Job Creation Specialist, ILO

 SPEAKER
 
Helen Watts
Senior Director of Global Partnerships 
Student Energy 

SPEAKER

Anne Højer Simonsen
Deputy chief executive, Danish Industry Organisation

MODERATOR

Nadia Gullestrup Christensen 
Youth delegate to the UN 
Danish Youth Council 

November 14 13.15-13.45 (EET) Area C, P90

Daily briefing 

Get the latest update from the negotiations at the UN Climate Conference in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt.  

Nordic Council of Ministers 

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Henrik Eriksen Hallgrim
Norwegian Chief Climate Negotiator
Ministry of Climate and Environment of Norway

MODERATOR

Marie Karlberg
Senior Adviser
Nordic Council of Ministers

November 14 14.00-14.20 (EET) Area C, P90

Breathe with me 

Nordic Council of Ministers

November 14 14.30-15.30 (EET) Area C, P90

Placing gender equality at the heart of green jobs  

Transforming the world of work 

Nordic Council of Ministers

The green transition offers an opportunity to transform the world of work. We understand green jobs as climate-friendly products and services. What would happen if we viewed jobs in care sectors, not just as socially sustainable, but also as valuable green jobs?

→ Watch the livestream

MODERATOR

Chika Oduah 
Award-winning journalist and moderator 
 

PANEL

Emma Holten
Feminist Activist
Denmark 

PANEL

Emanuela Pozzan
Senior Gender Specialist
ILO 

PANEL

Montserrat Mir
Special Advisor, Just Transition Centre & ITUC

SPEAKER

Emil Fannikke Kiær
Deputy Director General
Confederation of Danish Industry

SPEAKER

Tadashi Matsumoto
Head of Unit, Sustainable Development and Global Relations, OECD

November 14 16.00-17.00 (EET) Area C, P90

Mind the gap – Gender Equality, Female entrepreneurship, and the Green Transition

Can we reach the Sustainable Development Goals without equality in the energy and environment sectors?

The Nordic countries are often ranked as among the most gender-equal in the world. However, gaps remain - especially in the energy sector. In this session, we will hear the stories of two exceptional female entrepreneurs from the Baltics and their journeys towards success in a fairly male-dominated arena, how a project seeking to empower women in the Gambia believes renewable energy has not only benefitted the women themselves, but the whole society, and gain insights on equality in the Nordic energy and environment sector, and steps to make it more balanced. 

Join the discussion on equality, entrepreneurship and inclusion in climate actions, and the just transition across generations and countries. Is a just transition possible when everyone is not included? 

Nordic Energy Research

MODERATOR

Marton Leander Vølstad
Adviser, Nordic Energy Research

SPEAKER

Heidi Solba
President and Head of Global Network
Let’s Do It World

SPEAKER

Anna-Greta Tsahkna
CEO at Timbeter

SPEAKER

Malang Sambou Manneh
Chairman of Mbolo Association, Gambia

SPEAKER

Svandís Svavarsdóttir
Icelandic Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries

PANELIST

Marte Rusten
Principal Consultant, Environmental risk and preparedness, DNV

PANELIST

Selma Skov Høye
Sustainability Director, Aker Horizons

PANELIST

Astrid Bratli
Adviser, Nordic Energy Research, Pilot of Nordic Energy Equality Network

November 14 17.30-19.00 (EET) Area C, P90

Spreading Hope and Empowering Action

Empowering climate action: Youth engagement in climate change mitigation and green economy.

Baltic and Nordic Youth

To inspire young and adult listeners to climate action, Estonian Youth is holding a reception, where ideas and thoughts on how to transfer best practices both from Let’s Do It World with World Cleanup Day and Negavatt with its initiatives to various of countries, in order to move together towards a green business environment with involvement of young people, are presented. Event inspires and shares experiences, how to include and support youth  in  social movements, governance and innovation in order to create practical outcomes in the context of global environmental and climate change issues. 

MODERATOR

Helen Sulg
Head of Partnerships and Developments 
Environmental Investment Centre
Estonia

PANEL

Heidi Solba
Founder, President and Head of Global Network
Let’s Do It World/World Cleanup Day

PANEL

Cecilia Andersson
Solid waste and mobility,
Programme manager officer
UN-Habitat 

PANEL

Ahmed Fathy
Founder and CEO
Youth Love Egypt Foundation and also Let’s Do It Egypt leader in Let’s Do It World

PANEL

Hanah Lahe
Estonian Youth Council

PANEL

Akseli Rouvari
Youth Delegate for COP27
Finland

NOVEMBER 15

Energy & ACE 

At the heart of the climate change challenges we face is the issue of energy. Our current energy consumption habits and dependence on fossil fuels are having an adverse effect on the climate, and globally energy represents by far the most impactful source of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. On 15 November, the Nordic Pavilion (Area C, P90) will host events that present ideas for better futures, and that highlight the importance of collaboration on energy and of taking responsibility for our consumption.

→ Watch the livestream

PROGRAMME

→ November 8 
→ November 9
→ November 10 
→ November 11 
→ November 12  
→ November 14
→ November 15
→ November 16
→ November 17

TIME 9.30-10.00 (EET)

→ The Nordics 2050

Start your mornings with us! Young people from the Nordics demand climate action.

Changemaker Norway 

TIME 10.30-11.30 (EET)

→The many colours of hydrogen

A magic potion for deep decarbonisation?

Nordic Energy Research
Co-organiser: IEA/Mission Innovation

TIME 12.00-13.00 (EET)

→ Energy co-operation around the Baltic Sea

Nordic Energy Research and International Energy Agency (IEA)

TIME 13.15-13.45 (EET)

→ Daily briefing 

Get the latest update from the negotiations at the UN Climate Conference in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt.  

Nordic Council of Ministers 

TIME 13.45-14.45 (EET)

→ Taking a strategic view on climate change

How to advance green growth while managing transboundary climate risks.

Confederation of Finnish Industries & Stockholm Environmental Institute

TIME 13:15-14.45 (EET)

→ Nordic & African Leaders: Why Gender is Key to the Green Transition 

Official side event taking place in Room 4/Khufu

Nordic Council of Ministers

TIME 15.30-17.00 (EET)

→ Reception (RVSP only)

Networking for Gender-Equal Climate Action – following the official side event “Nordic & African Leaders: Why gender is key in the green transition.”  

Nordic Council of Ministers, African Union, UN Women’s Generation Equality Action Coalition 4:Feminist Action for Climate Justice

TIME 18.30-19.30 (EET)

→ Meaningful inclusion of children and youth in decision making processes

The Norwegian Children and Youth Council (LNU)

November 15 09.30-10.00 (EET) Area C, P90

The Nordics 2050

The future we want! The demands of Nordic young people for Nordic climate action

Changemaker Norway

Start your day with a look into the future. Today representatives from Nordic youth organisations will submit their demands for climate action to Nordic politicians. 

The future starts with the decisions we make today, so join us as we draw up the lines of life in the world of tomorrow. 

→ Watch the livestream

MODERATOR

Naja Amanda Lynge Møretrø
Leader of Changemaker Norway

SPEAKER

Finnur Ricart Andrason
Icelandic youth delegate

SPEAKER

Mette Susgaard
The GreenYouth Movement Denmark

SPEAKER

Akseli Rouvari
Finnish National Youth Council, Allianssi

SPEAKER

Björn Fondén
PUSH Sweden

SPEAKER

Espen Barth Eide
Norway's Minister of Climate and Environment

SPEAKER

Hanna Sarkkinen
Finnish Minister of Social Affairs and Health 

SPEAKER

Daniel Westlén
State Secretary to Minister for Climate and the Environment

November 15 10.30-11.30 (EET) Area C, P90

The many colours of hydrogen

A magic potion for deep decarbonisation?

Nordic Energy Research
Co-organiser: IEA/Mission Innovation

Hydrogen, ammonia and e-fuels are portrayed as a magic potion to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors like steel, cement, fertilizers and transport – is this wishful thinking? Which types and volumes of hydrogen will be needed, and when? 

→ Watch the livestream

KEYNOTE TALK

Albert Cheung
Head of Global Analysis
Bloomberg NEF

KEYNOTE TALK

Stephen Wheeler
Managing Director, SSE Renewables

VIDEO GREETING

Catherine Sheridan
COO, EIH2

PANELIST

Ingeborg Graabak
Senior Research Scientist, SINTEF

PANELIST

Therese Hermann
Director for Global Public Affairs, Topsoe

PANELIST

Kristoffer Dahlberg
CFO Asset Management, Aker Horizons

MODERATOR

Paal Frisvold
EU Climate Pact Ambassador

November 15 12.00-13.00 (EET) Area C, P90

Energy co-operation around the Baltic Sea​

Nordic Energy Research and International Energy Agency (IEA)

The Nordic and Baltic states positioned along the Baltic Sea have seen spiralling energy prices and an increased risk to energy security. What can be done to secure long-term energy security and carbon neutrality? How can Baltic-Nordic cooperation foster faster action? And what role does research play in achieving these long-term goals?

The event will investigate cross-border cooperation, discussing how integration and interdependence of energy systems in the region can strengthen energy security while also achieving carbon neutrality. Being in the forefront of the ongoing energy price crisis perspectives from the Baltic States could teach valuable lessons to the rest of the Nordic Region.

→ Watch the livestream

MODERATOR

Kevin Johnsen 
Senior adviser
Nordic Energy Research

SPEAKER

Peter Markussen 
Senior Director
Energinet 

SPEAKER

Izabela Surwill
DIIS, Postdoc Global security and worldviews 

SPEAKER

Veronika Slakaityte
DIIS, Research Assistant, Global security and worldviews

SPEAKER

Kädi Ristkok
Head of climate department in the Ministry of the Environment Estonia

November 15 13.15-13.45 (EET) Area C, P90

Daily briefing 

Get the latest update from the negotiations at the UN Climate Conference in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt.  

Nordic Council of Ministers 

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Marjo Nummelin
Head of Finnish delegation to the UNFCCC
Finnish Ministry of the Environment

SPEAKER

Danas Augutis
Vice-Minister of Environment, Lithuania

MODERATOR

Marie Karlberg
Senior Adviser
Nordic Council of Ministers

November 15 13.45-14.45 (EET) Area C, P90

Taking a strategic view on climate change

How to advance green growth while managing transboundary climate risks 

Confederation of Finnish Industries & Stockholm Environmental Institute

Industries and governments have worked together in the Nordic Region to set ambitious climate targets and used them as a mechanism to boost innovation in green solutions, thus serving as a stepping stone for creating green exports. The Nordic countries are widely considered front-runners when it comes to climate action, but they have yet to effectively address the climate risks they are exposed to through trade. Collaboration within the Nordic Region and with international trading partners in overcoming the challenges resulting from cross-border and cascading climate risk is another industrial strategy challenge, but how can these be combined into a more holistic strategic approach to jointly address climate change mitigation and adaptation? 

SPEAKER

Ms. Terhi Lehtonen
State Secretary
Ministry of the Environment of Finland

SPEAKER

Janne Peljo
Chief Policy Advisor at Confederation of Finnish Industries 

SPEAKER

Frida Lager 
Research Associate at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) 

SPEAKER

Mr. Per Anker-Nilssen
Senior Advisor
Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO)

SPEAKER

Ms. Emma Modéer Wiking
Global Head of International Sustainable Business
Business Sweden

SPEAKER

Ms. Johanna Pirinen
SVP Head of Sustainability, Division Wood Products
Stora Enso

MODERATOR

Ms. Tuuli Kaskinen
CEO
Climate Leadership Coalition

November 15 13.15-14.45 (EET)

Nordic & African Leaders: Why Gender is Key to the Green Transition 

Official side event taking place in Room 4/Khufu at 13:15-14:45

Nordic Council of Ministers

African countries realised early on that climate and gender equality policies must be closely linked. Although the Nordic countries are considered to be among the most gender-equal in the world, their national climate policies have, until recently, been gender-blind.

The green transition will cover every part of society, requiring leadership that ensures gender equality in every area, from agriculture to higher education, and from transport to fishery.

Come and hear leaders from the African Union and the Nordic Region discuss what a gender-equal green transition might look like. 

Join us for an important discussion between leaders from two regions!

Speakers: 

• H.E. Espen Barth Eide, Minister of Climate and Environment, Government of Norway and Chair of the Nordic Council of Ministers

• H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, AU Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy & Sustainable Environment, African Union

• H.E. Hanna Sarkkinen, Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Government of Finland

• Hon. Roselinda Soipan Tuya, Cabinet Secretary for the Environment and Forestry, Kenya (tbc)

• H.E. Sima Sami Bahous, Executive Director, UN Women

The discussion will be moderated by Chika Oduah, journalist and moderator with Moderate The Panel

November 15 15.30-17.00 (EET)

Reception (RSVP only)

Networking for Gender-Equal Climate Action - following the official side event: Nordic & African Leaders: Why gender is key in the green transition.

Nordic Council of Ministers, Generation Equality by UN Women, African Union 

Guest speakers

• Hanna Sarkkinen, Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Finland

• Maria Reyes, Mexican Climate Justice Advocate with Fridays for Future MAPA

 Moderator

•  Chika Oduah, award-winning journalist and moderator with Moderate The Panel

November 15 18.30-19.30 (EET) Area C, P90

Meaningful inclusion of children and youth in decision making processes

The Norwegian Children and Youth Council (LNU)

Children and youth are important actors in staking out the way forward for a fair and green transition. But young people and children are underrepresented in decision making, their participation is often just symbolic.

→ Watch the livestream

MODERATOR

Matilde Angeltveit
UN Youth Delegate
Norway

SPEAKER

Penelope Lea
Unicef
Norway

SPEAKER

Olivia Moe-Jordan
The childrens climate panel
Norway

NOVEMBER 16

Biodiversity

The planet’s biodiversity is diminishing. Biodiversity affects our food, medicine and environmental wellbeing. On 16 November, the Nordic Pavilion (Area C, P90) will host events that look at human co-existence with the rest of nature. What are nature-based solutions and what can we do to implement them in society today?  

→ Watch the livestream

PROGRAMME

→ November 8 
→ November 9
→ November 10 
→ November 11 
→ November 12  
→ November 14
→ November 15
→ November 16
→ November 17

TIME 9.00-9.30 (EET)

→ The Nordics 2050

Start your mornings with us! How can we secure just transition?

Nordic Council 

TIME 9.45-10.30 (EET)

→ Message from science - urgent action is needed 

Do parliamentarians consider the message from science when adopting climate policies?

Nordic Council 

TIME 10.45-11.30 (EET)

→ The triple planetary crisis – connecting the dots! 

What are the solutions to complex problems?

Nordic Council 

TIME 12.00-13.00 (EET)

→ Put Biodiversity on the Political Agenda

Climate issues, a part of the biodiversity crisis. It’s time we work together.  

Nordic Youth Biodiversity Network 

TIME 13.15-13.45 (EET)

→ Daily briefing 

Get the latest update from the negotiations at the UN Climate Conference in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt.  

Nordic Council of Ministers 

TIME 14.30-15.30 (EET)

→ Co-existence with nature

Nature-based solutions for the climate and biodiversity crises

Nordic Working Group for Biodiversity, NBM, Nordic Vision 2030 project on Nature-based solutions, Nordic Energy Research, VELUX 

TIME 16.15-17.00 (EET)

→ Tackling the dual relationship between climate change and biodiversity  

Can two pressing issues be addressed properly at the same time?   

Nordic Council 

TIME 17.00-17.45 (EET)

→ The critical role of parliamentarians in holding governments accountable for the climate policies 

Can governments deliver consistent climate policies?

Nordic Council 

TIME 18.30-19.30 (EET)

→ Nordic Reception 

Nordic Council

TIME 20.00 (EET)

→ Movie screening: Into the Ice

Nordic Council of Ministers & Embassy of Denmark in Egypt

November 16 09.00-09.30 (EET) Area C, P90

The Nordics 2050

How can we secure just transition?

Nordic Council 

Times are changing! Are these changes moving humanity towards a more sustainable and just world? Or are we on headed towards the further destruction of the biodiversity and natural resources that are so important for peace and prosperity?

What will be the legacy that the current generation of politicians will leave for future generations, our young people today? Do parliamentarians have the courage to make the decisions that are needed to pave the way for behavioural change? These are just some of the questions that Nordic young people and Nordic MPs will discuss.

The future starts with the decisions we make today, so join us as we draw up the lines of life in the world of tomorrow. 

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Nikolai Astrup
Member of the Norwegian parliament

SPEAKER

Axel Eriksson
Swedish Youth Delegate in the UNFCCC

SPEAKER

Matilde Angeltveit
UN Youth Delegate Norway

MODERATOR

André H. Jamholt
Senior Adviser, Nordic Council of Ministers

November 16 9.45-10.30 (EET) Area C, P90

Message from science – urgent action is needed 

Do parliamentarians consider the message from science when adopting climate policies?

Nordic Council 

According to the report United in Science 2022 (WMO, 13 September 2022), the ambition of new mitigation pledges for 2030 needs to be four times greater to limit global warming to 2°C and seven times greater to be on track to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Emissions are still on an upward trend. Billions of people are exposed to the impact on the climate. Without ambitious action, the physical and socioeconomic impact of climate change will be devastating. The message from science is clear – urgent action is needed to mitigate emissions and adapt to our changing climate. How do young people understand this message from science and what do they expect from parliamentarians? 

→ Watch the livestream

TOUR DE TABLE WITH PARLIAMENTARIANS

Mr. Himanshu Gulati
Member of Parliament, Norway
Member of the Nordic Council

Marianne Sivertsen Næss
Member of Parliament, Norway

Ola Elvestuen
Member of Parliament, Norway
Member of the Nordic Council

Kjell-Arne Ottosson
Member of Parliament, Sweden 

Axel Eriksson
Swedish Youth Delegate in the UNFCCC

Logi Einarsson
Member of Parliament, Iceland

Vilhjálmur Árnason
Member of parliament, Iceland

Steffi Meisl
Education and media representative of Young Environmentalists Iceland (Ungir Umhverfissinar) 

Tinna Hallgrímsdóttir
Chairperson,Young Environmentalists Iceland and a member of the Icelandic Climate Council

MODERATOR

Bryndis Haraldsdottir
Member of Parliament, Iceland
Member of the Nordic Council 

KEY LISTENER

Lars Haltbrekken
Member of Parliament, Norway

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Finnur Ricart Andrason
UN Youth Delegate on Climate Change, Iceland

November 16 10.45-11.30 (EET) Area C, P90

The triple planetary crisis – connecting the dots! 

What are the solutions to complex problems?

Nordic Council 

The triple planetary crisis refers to the three main interlinked issues that humanity currently faces: climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. Each of these issues has its own causes and effects, and each issue needs to be resolved if we are to have a viable future on this planet. Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns that in the long run will completely alter the ecosystems that support life on the planet, including human life. According to UNEP, air pollution is the primary cause of disease and premature death in the world, with more than seven million people dying prematurely each year due to pollution. Biodiversity is the basis for life on our planet. Its loss will impact food supplies and access to clean water – without biodiversity, humans have no future.

→ Watch the livestream

TOUR DE TABLE WITH PARLIAMENTARIANS

Himanshu Gulati
Member of Parliament, Norway
Member of the Nordic Council

Une Bastholm
Member of Parliament, Norway

Bryndis Haraldsdottir
Member of Parliament, Iceland
Member of the Nordic Council 

Kjell-Arne Ottosson
Member of Parliament, Sweden 

Terje Halleland
Member of Parliament, Norway

Nikolai Astrup
Member of Parliament, Norway

Emma Kari
Member of Parliament, Finland

Berþór Ólason
Member of parliament, Iceland

Gísli Rafn Ólafsson
Member of parliament, Iceland

Steffi Meisl
Education and media representative of Young Environmentalists Iceland (Ungir Umhverfissinar) 

Emma Norehn
Member of parliament, Sweden (tbc)

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Maarten Kappelle
Head, World Adaptation Science Programme (WASP), UNEP

KEY LISTENER

Tinna Hallgrímsdóttir
Chair of Young Environmentalists Iceland and member of the Icelandic Climate Council

MODERATOR

Ola Elvestuen
Member of Parliament, Norway
Chair of the Committee for Sustainable Nordic Region, Nordic Council

November 16 12.00-13.00 (EET) Area C, P90

Put Biodiversity on the Political Agenda

Climate issues, a part of the biodiversity crisis. It’s time we work together.

Nordic Youth Biodiversity Network 
Co-organiser: Global Youth Biodiversity Network

3,000 Nordic young people have drafted a Position Paper with 19 action points for saving biodiversity. How can we work to achieve these points and intertwine our work with measures to mitigate climate change?  

→ Watch the livestream

MODERATOR

Marcus Taulborg
Danish Youth Delegate on Climate and Biodiversity

SPEAKER

Axel Eriksson
Swedish Youth Delegate on Climate

PANELIST

Ola Elverstuen
Norwegian politician, national Minister of Climate and the Environment 2018 - 2020

PANELIST

Nadia Gullestrup Christensen​
Danish Youth Delegate to the UN for Climate and Environment EU Youth Delegate to the UN

PANELIST

Basile van Havre
Director General for the Biodiversity Policy and Partnerships Directorate

PANELIST

Ghaamid Abdulbasat
Member of the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN), Coordinator in the Tanzania local chapter

 November 16 13.15-13.45 (EET) Area C, P90

Daily briefing 

Get the latest update from the negotiations at the UN Climate Conference in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt.  

Nordic Council of Ministers 

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Ms Cris-Tiina Pärn
Estonian leading negotiator on technology topics

MODERATOR

Marie Karlberg
Senior Adviser
Nordic Council of Ministers

November 16 14.00-14.20 (EET) Area C, P90

Breathe with me 

Nordic Council of Ministers

November 16 14.30-15.30 (EET) Area C, P90

Co-existence with nature

Nature-based solutions for the climate and biodiversity crises

Nordic Working Group for Biodiversity, NBM, Nordic Vision 2030 project on Nature-based solutions, Nordic Energy Research, VELUX

→ Watch the livestream

OPENING REMARKS

Magnus Rasmussen
Minister of Environment
Industry and Trade of the Faroe Islands

SPEAKER

Marte Rusten
Principal Consultant Environmental Risk and Preparedness
DNV Group

SPEAKER

Leonard Sandin
Research Manager
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, NINA

MODERATOR

Nadia Gullestrup Christensen
Chair at the Danish Youth Climate Council, Danish and EU Youth Delegate of the UN

SPEAKER

Jamie Rusby
Global Sustainability Director
VELUX Group

SPEAKER

Rachel Asante
Programme Manager Climate Change Team in Centre for Economy and Finance
International Union for Conservation of Nature

November 16 16.15-17.00 (EET) Area C, P90

Tackling the dual relation|ship between climate change and bio|​diversity

Can two pressing issues be addressed properly at the same time?   

Nordic Council 

Climate change and biodiversity loss are two of the most pressing issues of the Anthropocene.  The two issues are closely related, and both are negatively affected by human activity. Resolving climate change requires a resolution to biodiversity loss, and vice versa. This interactive relationship appears not to have been properly recognised according to a recent report from the IPBES-IPCC workshop. In practice, they are largely addressed in their own domains. The report concludes that ignoring the relationship between climate change and biodiversity loss is causing non-optimal solutions for both climate change mitigation and adaption, and for biodiversity protection. How do we progress from science to policy making and action where the two issues are integrated?

→ Watch the livestream

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Basile van Havre
co-chair of the CBD Working Group on post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Carlos Manuel Rodriguez
CEO, Global Environment Facility (GEF)

SPEAKER

Marton Leander Vølstad
Nordic Energy Research

SPEAKER

Aled Dilwyn Fisher
Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature

SPEAKER

Bryndís Haraldsdóttir
Member of Parliament, Iceland
Member of the Nordic Council

SPEAKER

Jens Nielsen
CEO
World Climate Foundation

MODERATOR

Audur Önnu Magnúsdóttir
Secretary General, Landvernd
Icelandic Environment Association

November 16 17.00-17.45 (EET) Area C, P90

The critical role of parlia|mentarians in holding govern|ments accountable for their climate policies

Can governments deliver consistent climate policies?

Nordic Council 

The UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2022 finds that governments are planning to produce more than twice the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than is consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C. This gap has remained largely unchanged since the first such analysis was published in 2019. Fossil fuels account for more than 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90% of all carbon dioxide emissions. From this perspective, the oversupply of fossil fuels is integral to tackling climate change. This fact raises the question of whether governments should be under an obligation to make their fossil fuel production plans more transparent and integrated with their climate policies.

→ Watch the livestream

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Richard Folland
Climate Tracker Initiative 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Anna Olhoff
CONCITO

SPEAKER

Karin Lexén
General Secretary, The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (NGO)

SPEAKER

Himanshu Gulati
MP Norway, member of the Nordic Council 

SPEAKER

Emma Nohrén
Member of Parliament, Sweden

THREE-TAKEAWAYS

Nadia Gullestrup Christensen
Danish Youth Delegate

November 16 18.30-19.30 (EET) Area C, P90

Nordic reception 

Nordic Council

November 16 20.00 (EET) Area C, P90

Movie screening: Into the Ice

Nordic Council of Ministers and Embassy of Denmark in Egypt

Join us on a cinematic adventure on the Greenland ice sheet with three of the world’s leading glaciologists in search of what the ice can tell us about our climate, our past and our possible future. “Into the Ice” is a cinematic adventure on an epic scale with far-reaching implications for how we perceive climate change, and with a very human insight into the fundamental curiosity that drives the world’s best scientists.  

NOVEMBER 17

Solutions

After two weeks of debates, presentations and workshops, it’s time for reflection. What have we learnt? Were our expectations met? How do we proceed from here? On 17 November, we’ll host a discussion on how we can push for change in companies, while a youth panel will take the floor and reflect on the negotiations to date and the next steps that they’d like to see leading up to COP28. Area C, P90

→ Watch the livestream

PROGRAMME

→ November 8 
→ November 9
→ November 10 
→ November 11 
→ November 12  
→ November 14
→ November 15
→ November 16
→ November 17

TIME 9.30-10.00 (EET)

→ The Nordics 2050

Start your mornings with us! The way forward from COP27

Nordic Council of Ministers

TIME 10.30-11.30 (EET)

→ SBTi targets – turning ambition into action

Moving from commitments to tangible solutions in scope 3

VELUX A/S
Co-organiser: HEMPEL, Carbon Trust

TIME 12.00-13.30 (EET)

→ REFLECTIONS - Break down the barriers 

Young people’s reflections on influence & results at COP27

Nordic Council of Ministers

November 17 09.30-10.00 (EET) Area C, P90

The Nordics 2050

What could the future look like? The way forward from COP27

Nordic Council of Ministers

We came to COP27 with the sense of urgency. We know that science tells us we are already running out of time. Technological fixes is not enough. We need systemic change within every sector. The pandemic showed us that we can respond rapidly to crisis. So can we use this ability to change the climate crisis? 

Our future starts with the decisions we make today, so what kind of decisions can we hope will come out of COP27? 

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Hans Bruyninckx
Executive Director
European Environment Agency

SPEAKER

Markku Ollikainen
Professor emeritus
Research Director, Department of Economics and Management, University of Helsinki
Chair of the Finnish Climate Panel 2020–2023

SPEAKER

Espen Barth Eide
Norway's Minister of Climate and Environment

SPEAKER

Matilde Angeltveit
UN Youth Delegate Norway

MODERATOR

André H. Jamholt
Senior Adviser, Nordic Council of Ministers

November 17 10.30-11.30 (EET) Area C, P90

SBTi targets – turning ambition into action

Moving from commitments to tangible solutions in scope 3

VELUX A/S
Co-organiser: HEMPEL, Carbon Trust

This event will discuss solutions that enable industries across all sectors to meet the targets set in the Paris Agreement. How can companies across industries move beyond target setting and achieve their SBTi-targets (Science Based Targets initiative) especially when reducing the indirect emissions that occur in their value chain, also known as scope 3 emissions?

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Pauline Op de Beeck  
Head of Sales, Europe 
Carbon Trust

SPEAKER

Jamie Rusby
Group Sustainability Director 
VELUX A/S 

SPEAKER

Martin Wiese 
Vice President and Head of Sustainability & Government Affairs 
Hempel A/S 

MODERATOR

Nadia Gullestrup Christensen
Chair at the Danish Youth Climate Council, Danish and EU Youth Delegate of the UN

November 17 12.00-13.30 (EET) Area C, P90

REFLECTIONS – Break down the barriers 

Young people’s reflections on influence and results at COP27

Nordic Council of Ministers

At the closure of COP27, we build upon the discussions from the event Break down the barriers: Young people’s hopes for influence & results at COP27 and invite our panellists to give an assessment of COP27 based on their own initial hopes for the conference. We discuss both youth inclusion as well as youth views on the outcomes of the negotiations, before turning to look at what the desired next steps are in the lead up to COP28.

→ Watch the livestream

SPEAKER

Alicia Maldonado
Climate Youth Negotiator Programme

SPEAKER

Elise Sydendal
Climate Activist and Member of Danish Youth Climate Council

SPEAKER

Finnur Ricart Andrason
Icelandic Youth Delegate to the UNFCCC

SPEAKER

Matilde Angeltveit
Norwegian Youth Delegate to the UNFCCC

SPEAKER

Máximo Mazzocco
UNDP Youth Global Ambassador and Eco House Global Founder

SPEAKER

Serena Bashal
UK Youth Climate Coalition

For more information about the Nordic Pavilion please visit:

→ www.norden.org/en/cop27

About the Nordic co-operation

Nordic co-operation is one of the world’s most extensive forms of regional collaboration, involving Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland.

Nordic co-operation has firm traditions in politics, the economy, and culture. It plays an important role in European and international collaboration, and aims at creating a strong Nordic community in a strong Europe.

Nordic co-operation seeks to safeguard Nordic and regional interests and principles in the global community. Shared Nordic values help the region solidify its position as one of the world’s most innovative and competitive.

Nordic Council of Ministers
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