COP29: In Solidarity for a Green World

COP29 will mark the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), an international summit where governments and stakeholders convene to assess progress and negotiate plans to address the climate crisis. Taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November 2024, COP29—often referred to as the “Finance COP”—is anticipated to be a pivotal opportunity for global climate action, focusing on enabling initiatives through finance and bridging the 1.5 degrees Celsius gap to 2030.

GenZero members who will be at COP29 include:

Frederick Teo, CEO of GenZero
Anshari Rahman, Director of Policy & Analytics
Michelle Tan, Director of Corporate Affairs & Communications
Rui Huang, Vice President of Investments
Deanna Gan, Assistant Vice President of Corporate Affairs & Communications

If you would like to meet up with our team, do drop us a meeting request at https://genzero.co/contact-us/

 

COP29 Baku, Azerbaijan

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12 November 2024
1:00PM – 1:15PM5:00PM – 5:15PM

Singapore Pavilion

(Blue Zone)

Carbon Markets | Finance Day
Opening remarks

Featured Speaker

Frederick Teo
CEO
GenZero

12 November 2024
1:15PM – 2:30PM5:15PM – 6:30PM

Singapore Pavilion

(Blue Zone)

Carbon Markets | Finance Day
Panel discussion

Catalysing Finance for Climate Solutions: How can Carbon Markets Help

Carbon markets channel catalytic capital towards impactful solutions for climate action, thereby helping to plug the climate finance gap. However, they are facing multiple headwinds from demand and supply side.

This panel will bring together speakers across the carbon value chain to discuss the strategies required to scale up finance through carbon markets.

Featured Speakers

Choo Oi-Yee
CEO
Climate Impact X

 

Chris Leeds
Head of Carbon Markets Development
Standard Chartered Bank

 

Patricia Zurita
Chief Strategy Officer
Conservation International

 

Anshari Rahman (Moderator)
Policy & Analytics Director
GenZero

12 November 2024
3:00PM – 4:15PM7:00PM – 8:15PM

Singapore Pavilion (Blue Zone)

Carbon Markets | Finance Day
Panel discussion

Article 6 in Focus: How do we move forward?

The breakdown of negotiations at COP28 over Article 6 guidance left many eager to see progress. While COP28 yielded no definitive outcome, progress on bilateral agreements signalled continued optimism.

This year, can COP29 reverse the tide? Where did COP28 leave us, and has there been progress on Article 6 since then? How can Article 6 co-exist with or even strengthen, the voluntary carbon market?

Featured Speakers

Benedict Chia
Director General (Climate Change)
National Climate Change Secretariat, Strategy Group
Prime Minister’s Office​, Singapore

 

Federico Di Credico
Interim CEO
CAD Trust

 

Dirk Forrister
CEO and President
IETA​

 

Mandy Rambharos
CEO
Verra​

 

Anshari Rahman (Moderator)
Policy & Analytics Director
GenZero

13 November 2024
10:00AM – 10:45AM2:00PM – 2:45PM

Singapore Pavilion (Blue Zone)

Carbon Markets | Youth Day
Fireside chat (10:00AM - 10:35AM)

Hard Truths: Navigating Sustainability and Climate

Keynote address (10:35AM - 10:45AM)

Looking Forward to COP30

There are few who have been in the thick of climate discussions from the first COP back in 1995. This fireside chat aims to dive into the hard truths and revelations arising from navigating the complexities of the landscape over the past few decades, and what we can look forward to heading towards COP30.

Featured Speakers

Fireside chat

Steve Howard
Vice Chairman, Sustainability
Temasek

 

Clare Shakya
Global Managing Director of Climate
The Nature Conservancy

 

Frederick Teo (Moderator)
CEO
GenZero

 

Keynote address

Eduardo Taveira
Amazonas State Secretary for the Environment
Secretary of the Environment of Amazonas (Portuguese: Secretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente do Amazonas), abbreviated SEMA

13 November 2024
11:00AM – 12:15PM3:00PM – 4:15PM

Singapore Pavilion (Blue Zone)

Carbon Markets | Youth Day
Panel discussion

Governance and Guardrails: The future of regulatory oversight for carbon markets

The path to harmonised carbon market regulations may be long, but robust oversight remains essential for the continued enhancement and effectiveness of the voluntary carbon market.

However, what constitutes good regulatory oversight? How should leaders and regulators strike a balance between too much regulation to stifle growth and too little to incentivise action?

Featured Speakers

Benedict Chia
Director General (Climate Change)
National Climate Change Secretariat, Strategy Group
Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore

 

Scott O’Malia
CEO
ISDA

 

Claire O’Neill
Board Chair
Climate Impact X

 

Frederick Teo
CEO
GenZero

 

Hugh Salway (Moderator)
Senior Director for Market Development and Partnerships
Gold Standard

14 November 2024
4:00PM – 4:05PM8:00PM – 8:05PM

WWF Pavilion
(Zone E of the
Blue Zone)

Carbon Finance Summit
Welcome

Featured Speakers

Manuel Pulgar-Vidal
Global Climate and Energy Lead
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

14 November 2024
4:05PM – 4:15PM8:05PM – 8:15PM

WWF Pavilion
(Zone E of the
Blue Zone)

Carbon Finance Summit
Opening Keynote

Featured Speakers

Ravi Menon
Ambassador for Climate Action and Senior Adviser
National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS)
Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore

14 November 2024
4:15PM – 5:00PM8:15PM – 9:00PM

WWF Pavilion
(Zone E of the
Blue Zone)

Carbon Finance Summit
Fireside chat

The Need for and Challenges of Carbon Finance

In this fireside chat, veterans of climate action will discuss the need for credible financial mechanisms, such as carbon markets, bankable nature solutions, and nature bonds to address interconnected challenges, build climate resilience, and deliver benefits for people, nature, and climate in an effective and enduring way.

Featured Speakers

Tuuli Kaskinen
CEO
Climate Leadership Coalition

 

Manuel Pulgar-Vidal
Global Leader, Climate & Energy
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

 

Amy Merrill (Moderator)
CEO
Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM)

14 November 2024
5:15PM – 6:00PM9:15PM – 10:00PM

WWF Pavilion
(Zone E of the
Blue Zone)

Carbon Finance Summit
Panel discussion

What High-quality and High-integrity Nature-based Solutions for Climate Mitigation look like

There remains an urgent need to scale up financing for nature protection and restoration. Despite demand in carbon markets for nature-based activities, financing for carbon outcomes alone is not sufficient in addressing the drivers of nature loss, protecting at-risk ecosystems or driving transformative and sustainable change. This Panel discusses how a break away from the siloed approach of NBS financing can scale up the effectiveness of carbon finance to NbS, balancing and managing synergies for the climate, biodiversity and people.

Featured Speakers

Peter Bakker
President and CEO
WBCSD

 

Josefina Braña Varela
Vice President and Deputy Lead Forests
WWF

 

Juan Carlos Jintiach
Executive Secretary
Global Alliance of Territorial Communities (GATC)

 

Margaret Kim
CEO
Gold Standard

 

Rui Huang (Moderator)
Vice President of Investments
GenZero

15 November 2024
11:30AM – 12:30PM3:30PM – 4:30PM

IETA Pavilion
(Blue Zone)

Panel discussion

Advancing Carbon Market Integrity for People and the Planet

Join us for a dynamic discussion that unites public and private sector leaders and non-state actors, to explore the future of high-integrity carbon markets and their role in driving climate action. We’ll discuss how ambitious climate goals, investor confidence, evolving policy frameworks, and impactful partnerships are shaping compliance and voluntary markets while ensuring their benefits for people and the planet. 

Featured Speakers

Yana Garcia
Secretary for Environmental Protection
California Environmental Protection Agency

 

Lord Alok Sharma
Member of House of Lords
Government of the United Kingdom

 

Frederick Teo
CEO
GenZero

 

Patricia Zurita
Chief Strategy Officer
Conservation International

 

Dirk Forrister (Moderator)
President and CEO
IETA

18 November 2024
10:30AM – 11:30AM2:30PM – 3:30PM

Malaysia Pavilion
(Blue Zone)

Panel discussion

Forum on ASEAN Common Carbon Framework

Featured Speakers

Yoshan Fazri
Global Head of Sustainable Finance & Investment, Rabobank Climate Fund (AGCO Finance) | Head of the IDCTA (Indonesia Carbon Trading Association) Representative Office for Europe

Gloyta Nathalang
Senior Executive Vice President, Sustainability Management and Corporate Communications, Bangchak Corporation | Chair, Thailand Carbon Market Club

Natalia Rialucky
Founder & CEO
Fairatmos | ASEAN Alliance on Carbon Market

Dr Renard Siew
Group Head of Corporate Sustainability at Yinson Holdings | President of the Malaysia Carbon Market Association

Frederick Teo
CEO
GenZero

Janet Hallows (Moderator)
Director, Climate Programs & Nature-Based Climate Solutions
Carbon Market Institute

19 November 2024
3:00PM – 3:55PM7:00PM – 7:55PM

WWF Pavilion
(Zone E of the
Blue Zone)

Carbon Finance Summit
Panel discussion

Role of Regulation in Carbon Markets

This panel highlights how well-designed compliance market mechanisms can complement the voluntary markets, and drive emissions reduction and removal activities through carbon pricing. It will also explore whether and how regulation can build trust, stability, and integrity to underpin the voluntary carbon market.

Featured Speakers

John Adrian Narag
Director
Department of Finance, Philippines

 

Fam Wee Wei
Director, Climate Change & Sustainability
Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore

 

Aloísio Melo
Director of the Adaptation and Mitigation Department of the Climate Change Secretariat
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Brazil

 

Frederick Teo
CEO
GenZero

 

Rueban Manokara (Moderator)
Global Lead, Carbon Finance and Markets Taskforce,
WWF

19 November 2024
3:55PM – 4:15PM7:55PM – 8:15PM

WWF Pavilion
(Zone E of the
Blue Zone)

Carbon Finance Summit
Sharing

Corporate Responsibility and the Role of Carbon Markets

Featured Speakers

Niklas Höhne
CEO
New Climate Institute

 

 

19 November 2024
4:15PM – 5:00PM8:15PM – 9:00PM

WWF Pavilion
(Zone E of the
Blue Zone)

Carbon Finance Summit
Panel discussion

Corporate Responsibility and the Role of Carbon Markets

Corporate climate action is a critical part of global climate action. At the same time, in the fast-growing climate space, guidance on corporate climate responsibility, including on the role of carbon markets, is being continually refined. This panel explores current opportunities and challenges for companies seeking to implement climate action in a credible and science-based way, and to clarify guidance on the role of carbon finance within this.

Featured Speakers

Anshari Rahman
Policy & Analytics Director
GenZero

 

Anastasia T. Marceau
Global Managing Director, Climate and Environment
Accenture

 

Tracy Wyman
Chief Impact Officer
SBTi

 

Naoyuki Yamagishi (Moderator)
Head of Climate and Energy
WWF-Japan

20 November 2024
10:00AM – 11:30AM2:00PM – 3:30PM

Singapore Pavilion (Blue Zone)

Cities and Aviation Day
Panel discussion

Scaling up Sustainable Aviation Fuel

The use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is a critical pathway for the decarbonisation of aviation and is expected to contribute about two thirds of the carbon emissions reduction needed to achieve net zero by 2050. This Panel will discuss the current global and regional outlook for SAF, including actions taken and key challenges in the scale-up of SAF.

Featured Speakers

Jane Hupe
Envoy of the ICAO Secretary General
International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)

 

Marie Owens Thomsen
Senior Vice President Sustainability & Chief Economist
International Air Transport Association (IATA)

 

Frederick Teo
CEO
GenZero

 

Daniel Ng (Moderator)
Chief Sustainability Officer
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS)

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Hard Truths: Navigating Sustainability and Climate

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Governance and Guardrails: The Future of Regulatory Oversight for Carbon Markets

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The Need for and Challenges of Carbon Finance

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