SOUTHERN TRANSITIONS AT COP31.
The Southern Transitions team will be participating in COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye from 9-20 November. Our engagement will include technical support to the South African delegation and the African Group of Negotiators. We will also be speaking across various pavilions in the Blue Zone, bringing a Global South perspective to just transitions, green industrialisation and international cooperation for climate action.
ST AT COP31 // WEEK 1
WHERE TO FIND US
CROSS REGIONAL LEARNING ON JUST TRANSITION: A WHOLE ECONOMY APPROACH, IMPACTS AND PATHWAYS
10 NOV // 13:00–14:00 // Just Transition Pavilion
BEYOND EXTRACTION: CRITICAL MINERALS, GREEN INDUSTRIALISATION AND JUST TRANSITIONS
11 NOV // 11:00–12:00 // World Green Economy Organisation Pavilion
RENEWABLE-POWERED AFRICAN INDUSTRIALISATION THROUGH RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND METHANE REDUCTION
11 NOV // 15:00–16:00 // Namibian Pavilion
FROM MEGAWATTS TO MARKETS: SUBNATIONAL PATHWAYS FOR SCALING THE SOLAR TRANSITION
12 NOV // 15:00-16:00 // International Solar Alliance Pavilion
CLEAN TRADE AND THE GLOBAL SOUTH IN AN AGE OF CARBON BORDERS
13 NOV // 10:15-11:15 // Ethiopian Pavilion
UNLOCKING THE GREEN STEEL TRANSITION: THE ROLE OF TRADE, DEMAND AND INDUSTRIAL POLICY
13 NOV // 16:30-17:30 // Asia Climate Solutions Pavilion
YOUTH ENERGY AND FUTURE SKILLS: BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CLIMATE LEADERS
14 NOV // 09:30–11:00 // Italian Pavilion
BUILDING A REGIONAL JUST STEEL TRANSITION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: FROM VISION TO IMPLEMENTATION
14 NOV // 10:00–11:00 // South African Pavilion
FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO COP31: YOUTH AT THE CORE OF CLIMATE ACTION
14 NOV // 13:30–15:00 // Italian Pavilion
ST AT COP31 // WEEK 2
WHERE TO FIND US
FROM COP31 TO COP32: ADVANCING WHOLE-OF-ECONOMY AND WHOLE-OF-SOCIETY JUST TRANSITIONS IN AFRICA
16 NOV // 09:00–10:00 // Ethiopian Pavilion
FROM POTENTIAL TO REALITY: EXPLORING THE OFFSHORE WIND OPPORTUNITY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
16 NOV // 11:00–12:00 // World Green Economy Organisation Pavilion
ACCELERATING DECARBONIZATION TO DRIVE DOWN GLOBAL DEMAND FOR OIL AND GAS
16 NOV // 14:00–15:30 // All In Pavilion
DELIVERING OFFSHORE WIND AT SCALE: AMBITION, ACTION AND OCEAN STEWARDSHIP
17 NOV // 10:30–11:30 // Global Renewables Hub
PRACTICAL PATHWAYS AND PRIORITIES FOR A JUST ENERGY TRANSITION IN A CHANGING WORLD
18 NOV // 10:30–11:30 // IRENA Pavilion
BUILDING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE FOR 35% ELECTRIFICATION
18 NOV // 16:35–17:20 // Children and Youth Pavilion