Climate Compatible Growth at COP

Three CCG-organized side events in the UNFCCC Blue Zone, with proposals selected from among hundreds of competitors. These included events on accelerating development of national knowledge ecosystems, supporting transition pathways for fossil fuel producing LMICs, and mobilizing investment in Zambia. 

A major milestone for CCG was the launch of Uganda’s Energy Transition Plan, which commits the country to reach net zero by 2065. This was the result of a partnership between CCG and IEA, in which CCG provided the open-source software and capacity-building efforts that allowed Ugandan government planners to play a driving role in the technical analysis and development of the plan.

Members of our team were invited to participate as chairs or panellists at more than 20 Blue Zone side events organized by other partner institutions, including ADB, ETC, IAEA, IRENA, LDC Negotiators, UNEP and UNFCCC among others. 

Climate Parliament co-organized – with the European Climate Foundation – a two-day Investment Dialogue Forum on Green Grids, which attracted significant participation from MPs from around the world and led to a statement signed by 22 MPs committing to greater climate ambition and action. 

CCG organized 20 off-site side events, including CCG days on the Transport Sector and Data-to-Deal. The CCG Transport Day – co-organized with ADB, HVT, SLOCAT and WRI – was particularly well-attended and attracted sponsorship from the UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of UNECE, and senior participation from GIZ as part of the run-up to the Hamburg Sustainability Conference in June 2024. 

Over 50 bilateral meetings were held with heads of IRENA, SEforAll, World Energy Council, and senior leaders in AfDB, ASDB, IEA, WB, WRI. 

We also launched the Electricity Transition Playbook, and two significant new research papers, one on the role of cross-border interconnectors in the global energy transition, and one on the economic predicament of fossil fuel producing LMICs