After months of anticipation, the time is here. The world’s foremost climate conference is kicking off in Dubai.
COP28 brings together world leaders, businesses, organizations, community decision-makers, academics, and activists for nearly two weeks of discussions centered around climate action in an effort to achieve our global community’s shared climate goals.
However, with an oil and gas corporate executive in the driver’s seat, many in the global community are concerned regarding the validity of this year’s COP proceedings– and rightfully so. As the world deals with a new era of climate disruption and chaos, the need for ambitious, innovative climate solutions has never been greater.
Climate solutions are a key focus of We Don’t Have Time’s latest broadcast series. We Don’t Have Time, a social network for everyone who wants to be a part of the solution to the climate crisis, is hosting a series of live broadcasts from December 1st through December 11th focused on highlighting a broad spectrum of climate solutions.
The Swedish social network will be broadcasting from COP28 in Dubai and from their studio in Stockholm. The COP28 Climate Hub is organized by We Don’t Have Time in collaboration with the UN Development Programme, Exponential Roadmap Initiative, the Race to Zero, the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, and more.
Hosting the climate-focused broadcasts are We Don’t Have Time’s Ingmar Rentzhog, Dr. Sweta Chakraborty, Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Andreas Magnusson, and Nick Nuttall.
Event attendees will have the opportunity to hear from a myriad of leading changemakers and solutionists about the various actionable solutions available to tackle the climate emergency. As with past summits, attendees will be able to interact through the app throughout the event. Attendees can submit questions for the speakers as well as share comments and ideas.
Program Highlights
- “Fast, Fair, and Forever: Accelerating the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels” featuring Tzeporah Berman, Chair of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty; Bill McKibben, Founder of Third Act; and Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s Minister of Climate Change.
- “Decarbonizing Aviation” featuring Christian Møller-Holst, CEO & Founder of Goodwings; Jan Melgaard, Executive Chairman of FPG Amentum Limited; Jonathan Wood, VP of Renewable Aviation at Neste; David Fellah, CEO of Manyone; Camila Altamira, CSR at Essential Energy Holding; Francine Lemos, Executive Director of Sistema B; and Johan Falk, CEO & Co-Founder of the Exponential Roadmap Initiative
- “The Environmental Impact of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine” featuring Lennard de Klerk, Lead author of the Initiative on GHG Accounting of War; Viktoriia Kyreieva, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine; Olesya Petrovych, Senior Expert on Biodiversity Protection at the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine; Dr. Olena Maslyukivska, Associate Professor at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy; Oleksii Riabchyn, COP28 negotiator from Ukraine and Former Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Protection; and Roman Shakhmatenko, UNDP Ukraine Team Leader on Energy and Environment Portfolio.
- “Defining, Qualifying, and Scaling Climate Solutions” featuring Johan Falk, CEO & Co-Founder of the Exponential Roadmap Initiative; Kaya Axelsson, Policy Engagement Fellow at Oxford Net Zero; Massamba Thioye, UNFCCC Global Innovation Hub Project Executive; and Emily Faint, Net Zero Policy Manager at the British Standards Institution
- “What’s Your Peace? Women Leading the Fight Against Climate Change and Complex Crises in Asia” featuring Rufa Cogoco-Guiam, Peacebuilder, transitional justice negotiator, civil society leader, and Associate Professor at Mindanao State University; Agata Walczak, UN Women Regional Gender and Climate Security Specialist; Kerstin Stendahl, Finland’s Special Envoy for Climate Change; and Karen Meijer, Climate Change and Risk Programme Senior Researcher at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
- “Climate Displacement” featuring Dr. Sweta Chakraborty, We Don’t Have Time CEO of North America; Sherri Goodman, Board Chair of the Center for Climate & Security; Amali Tower, Founder & Executive Director of Climate Refugees; Kunow Abdi, Country Director of Mercy Corps Kenya; and Nyombi Morris, Climate Activist and Founder of Earth Volunteers.
- “From Science to Policy – How to Bridge the Gap Between Knowledge and Action” featuring Sir David King, Chair & Founder of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group; Dr. Fatima Denton, Director of the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa; Dr. Arunabha Ghosh, CEO of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW); Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Founding Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose; and Professor Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.
For the full program and to register for free, please visit We Don’t Have Time.
