COP29: Who will finance climate action?
The Swedish Institute of International Affairs organized a COP29 webinar!
This year's climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, looks to become a "financial COP" as climate financing will be a central focus for negotiations. But what parties should actually carry the responsibility for financing climate action and how much financial aid is needed to create a just transition remains contentious. COP29 is also shadowed by heightened geopolitical tensions and an American presidential election result that could be highly implactful for the future of global cooperation and diplomacy for combating the climate crisis. Therefore, with help by experts in key regions including the US, India, China, South Africa and the EU, we looked deeper into these issues and discussed the biggest challenges and possibilities for COP29.
Participants
Niklas Bremberg, Senior Research Fellow, Europe Programme and Programme for Global Politics and Security, UI
Görrel Esplund, Editor, Landguiden and Utrikesmagasinet
Helena Löfgren, Analyst, Swedish National China Centre at UI
Henrik Chetan Aspengren, Senior Analyst and Project Leader, Asia Programme, UI
Stacy Vandeveer, Professor, the University of Massachusetts Boston
Moderators: Gunilla Reischl, Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Programme for Global Politics and Security at UI and, Naghmeh Nasiritousi, Senior Research Fellow at the Programme for Global Politics and Security at UI.