Join the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) at COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Follow us and our partners along for a lineup of events throughout the two weeks, focused on city climate action. Below is a list of all the events that are organized or co-organized by GCoM that you can join in person or, in some cases, virtually as well! |
Please note that the time shown is in GST (Gulf Standard Time)
DECEMBER 1 – World Leaders Summit/
local Climate ambition summit
All Day | Local Climate Ambition Summit Blue Zone Follow the event live here |
DECEMBER 2 – World Leaders Summit/
Local Climate Ambition Summit
All Day | Local Climate Ambition Summit Blue Zone |
DECEMBER 3 – Health/Relief, Recovery
& Peace
10:00-12:00 | GCoM Board Meeting Closed door meeting |
11:00-12:30 | The Role of Subnational Authorities to Accelerate Climate ADB Pavilion (Blue Zone) |
December 4 – Finance/Trade/
Gender Equality/Accountability
11:30-12:30 | Cities on a Mission: unlocking net-zero, resilient future of urban transitions Multi-level Action and Urbanization Pavilion (Blue Zone) Follow the event live here |
December 5 – Energy, Industry, and
Just Transition
11:30-12:30 | Decentralised power: Cities rethinking the future of energy in Ukraine and beyond Virtual; EU Pavillion (Blue Zone) Follow the event live here |
12:00-13:30 | Localising energy: Cities and companies teaming up for the local energy transition EU Pavilion (Blue Zone) Follow the event live here |
14:30-15:30 | From commitment to delivery: Financing multilevel action Multi-level Action and Urbanisation Pavilion (Blue Zone) Follow the event live here |
17:00-18:00 | On a Mission to accelerate urban transitions through Innovation for Cities UNFCCC Pavilion (Blue Zone) Follow the event live here |
17:30- 18:30 | Catalyzing city climate action: Highlights from the Global Covenant of Mayors impact report and partners Multi-level Action and Urbanization Pavilion (Blue Zone) Follow the event here |
17:30-19:00 | Innovation Catalysts: Powering cities on a mission towards net zero Italian Pavilion (Blue Zone) Livestream link coming soon |
December 6 – Multilevel Action,
Urbanization & Built Environment/Transport
09:30-12:00 | The Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change Al-Ghafat Plenary (Blue Zone) Follow the Ministerial meeting here |
11:00-12:00 | Delivering on the urban transition: Multi-level partnerships and innovation responding to core human needs UNFCCC Pavilion (Blue Zone) Follow the event live here |
12:00-13:00 | The data cities need: Accelerating sustainability solutions with advanced data and AI UNFCC Global Innovation Hub Pavilion (Blue Zone) Follow the event live here. |
14:00-17:00 | Accelerating city climate action at speed and scale: An Innovate4Cities implementation showcase Terra (Green Zone) |
December 9 – Nature, Land Use & Oceans
16:00-17:00 | Powering progress: seizing the urban energy opportunity in times of crisis Multi-level Action and Urbanization Pavilion (Blue Zone) Follow the event live here |
December 10 – Food, Agriculture &
Water
15:30-17:00 | Breaking the silos: how the Gap Fund fosters cooperation along the project preparation cycle Benelux Pavilion (Blue Zone) Follow the event live here |
December 11 – Final Negotiations
14:30-16:00 | Building climate neutral and resilient cities: a journey to implementation EU Pavilion (Blue Zone) Follow the event live here |
16:30-17:30 | Local Climate Stocktake – The impact of the Global Covenant of Mayors Virtual; EU Pavilion Follow the event live here |
If you would like to learn more or help us in amplifying GCoM’s activity at COP28, you can use this toolkit here.