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World Climate Summit

17-18 November 2024

Baku, Azerbaijan

The World Climate Summit programme focuses on convening high-level, cross-sector stakeholders to engage in the transition of the real economy to align with a resilient, net-zero future.

Key Agenda Points:

Scaling up industry transitions including hard-to-abate sectors
Fast tracking clean energy transitions
Accelerating net-zero transport systems
Facilitating nature-based solutions & climate smart food systems
Enhancing decarbonisation of infrastructure & built environment
Financing climate action

The Summit provides best practices and innovations across sectors essential to decarbonisation efforts addressing how non-government stakeholders can achieve transition pathways to deliver on climate action. The Summit further serves as a platform for front-running pledges, commitments and action plans aligned with the Paris Agreement’s objectives.

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This description was excerpted from worldclimatesummit.org

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