IHRB at COP29 – events and activities
IHRB will be participating in a series of engagements at COP29 in Baku. We look forward to working with partners and making new connections to advance the just transitions agenda across energy, finance, and food systems, and the built environment.
IHRB's team members attending COP29 are Haley St. Dennis, Giulio Ferrini, Tokelo Shai and John Morrison.
Browse the different events we're co-hosting and panels we're contributing to. If you have any questions or queries, please get in touch with the team.
All times listed below are in local time (UTC+4).
NDC Ambition and Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in a Just, Orderly and Equitable Manner
- When: 14 November 2024, 16:45-18:15 (UTC+4)
- Where: Side Event Room 3
- Co-hosts: IISD, New Climate Institute, Climate Analytics, IHRB
Through storytelling and high-level panel discussion, this event will showcase what leading countries are doing to ensure a just transition away from fossil fuels and the challenges they are facing. Civil society experts will discuss how to overcome those challenges and advance ambition more broadly through the next round of NDCs.
The Sufficiency Revolution: Ensuring a Just Transition through Indigenous Wisdom, Resilience and Human Rights
- When: 19 November 2024, 9:30-11:00 (UTC+4)
- Where: COP29 Buildings and Cooling Pavilion, Blue Zone, pavilion ICC - International Code Council, Number G10
- Co-hosts: Union Internationale des Architectes (UIA), IHRB, AIA, Climate Chance, BuildingToCOP
The event focuses on finding nuanced, context-specific solutions to the complex challenges facing the global built environment, such as climate change, social inequality, and economic pressures. It aims to address the overuse of resources in construction, the human rights implications of decarbonization, and the vulnerability of urban areas and cultural heritage to climate risks.
From Hard Hats to Great Jobs: Construction’s Path to a Greener, Fairer Future
- When: 20 November 2024, 10:00-11:00 (UTC+4)
- Where: ILO JT Pavilion
The construction sector is often overlooked in the global just transition discourse. Despite it contributing 37% of global emissions, decarbonisation efforts have been slow, partly due to long-standing labour shortages driven by poor working conditions and anti-migrant narratives. Using ILO, OACD and EU data, this session will discuss positive and negative examples of green initiatives like off-site construction, focusing on geographical job distribution, re-skilling, and working conditions.
Advancing a "Just" Business Role in Energy Transitions - Lessons from Emerging and Developing Economies
- When: 20 November 2024, 11:30 - 13:00 (UTC+4)
- Where: South Africa Pavilion at COP29: Pavilion E14 in the Bluezone
- Hosts: Institute for Human Rights and Business. NRI. BSP. B-Team and We Mean Business Coalition
Subnational Climate Action – A Civil Society Dialogue among China, Europe, and The U.S.
- When: 20 November 2024, 14:00-16:00 (UTC+4)
- Where: Biosphere 3 Pavilion, I14 Blue Zone
