Climate Compatible Growth at COP29
CCG has been active at COP since COP26 in Glasgow when we supported the UK Government’s activity there. We will once again be present this year at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan which runs from Monday, 11 November to Friday, 22 November 2024.
Our contribution to this year’s COP, focuses on the following themes, which will be covered through our events calendar and associated briefs.
Many of our discussions will feature the following three themes:
Supporting CCG’s work with The Catalyst Facility
A. Transport Sector Decarbonisation and Finance (Data-to-Deal)
B. Climate Finance
C. Capacity Building
D. Green Grids
E. Innovation and Local Entrepreneurship
Our plans for COP 29
We will disseminate work on climate start-ups and renewable energy entrepreneurship from the Global South through a Blue Zone event at the SE4All Pavilion. In transport, we will promote Data-to-Deal (D2D) thinking with the launch of the “D2D Transport in Asia” report in collaboration with ADB, followed by a side event with WRI and SLOCAT.
CCG will also showcase new MinFin case studies at a climate finance event, and contribute to a Green Grids Initiative (GGI)-led discussion on principles for financing power transmission lines.
CCG will be holding side events during COP. One of these will be focussed on Transport.
More details of each event are featured in our Calendar.
CCG at COP28
At COP 28, we implemented a comprehensive programme of side events with the aim of engaging in the global policy discussion, increasing awareness of CCG’s activities, and promoting dialogue with partner organisations.
If you would like to see the policy briefs from last year’s COP (COP28 in Dubai). See the link below:
Some of the highlights of the events programme were:
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
CCG is a £95m UK Aid-funded project which aims to support investment in sustainable energy and transport systems to meet development priorities in the Global South. The programme brings together some of the UK’s leading universities including UCL, Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College, the Open University, Strathclyde University and Loughborough University, with the Centre for Global Equality, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sustain 2030, and Climate Parliament. It is directed from the Centre for Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment, and Resilience (STEER), at Loughborough University. Our team includes experts in practical, applicable research in sustainable development and related topics.
FAQs
What is CCG?
CCG is a £95m UK Aid-funded project which aims to support investment in sustainable energy and transport systems to meet development priorities in the Global South. It is directed from the Centre for Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment, and Resilience (STEER), at Loughborough University. Our team includes experts in practical, applicable research in sustainable development and related topics.
Who is part of CCG?
The core members of CCG are: Loughborough University, UCL, Oxford University, Cambridge University, Imperial College, the Open University, the Centre for Global Equality, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sustain 2030, Climate Parliament and Strathclyde University.
Which countries does CCG operate in?
We are currently active in Kenya, Zambia, Ghana, Vietnam, Lao PDR and India. From 2025 we will also start to work with Nepal and Malawi. We are always interested to explore other potential collaborations with representatives of Low- to Middle-Income countries (LMICs).