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COP27 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

Two sessions at the Blue Zone on fair carbon markets and digital MRV, and an interview with Patricio Lombardi.

In November 2022, the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt hosted the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27), with a view to building on previous successes and paving the way for future ambition to effectively tackle the global challenge of climate change.

COP27 Sharm El-Sheikh Egypt 2022 sign on the avenue leading to the venue.
Plenary of the UN Climate Change Conference COP27.
Entrance arch to the COP27 venue in Sharm El-Sheikh.

Fair Carbon Markets Initiative, a South-South Voluntary Cooperation to Overcome the Climate Finance Barrier

IETA Business Hub (Blue Zone) · November 12th, 2022 · Adaptation Day

Environmental Markets Fairness Foundation co-organized a panel that led to a reflection on the reality of the regions most vulnerable to the effects of climate change from the perspective of the Global South, with the main goal of fostering transparency and integrity in carbon markets.

This session alongside federal and subnational governments, NGOs and the private sector, managed to put biodiversity, forests and communities that inhabit them, at the centre of the scene, to trigger a meaningful dialogue to promote a new path of transparency and fairness in the future of the carbon market.

Patricio Lombardi opening the Fair Carbon Markets Initiative panel at the IETA Business Hub, COP27.
Panellists Ousmane Fall Sarr, Karina Barrera, Mariano Fernández and Nathalie Flores during the session.
Audience at the Fair Carbon Markets Initiative session, IETA Business Hub, COP27.
Speakers of the Fair Carbon Markets Initiative panel after the session.

Digital MRV for enhanced Fairness in Climate Action

UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub Pavilion (Blue Zone) · November 17th, 2022 · Solutions Day

This session was hosted and organized by the UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub with the participation of prominent speakers like government officials, international organizations and private sector stakeholders.

We discussed how digital MRV can help enhance fairness in climate action and transparency, integrity and equity in the future of carbon markets.

Patricio Lombardi speaking at the Digital MRV session, UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub, COP27.
Audience at the Digital MRV session, UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub pavilion.
Open discussion during the Digital MRV session at COP27.
Speakers of the Digital MRV session at the UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub, COP27.

An interview with Patricio Lombardi at COP27

At the end of COP27, illuminem spoke with our Executive Director, Patricio Lombardi, the first Secretary of Climate Change in the Americas, to get his thoughts and key insights from the outcomes of the conference.

Watch the full interview

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