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“The New Collective Quantified Goal will be the make-or-break issue for the success of COP29.”

The UNFCCC Climate Change Conference (COP29), is taking place in Baku (Azerbaijan) from 11 to 22 November 2024. A CIDSE delegation is present, consisting of Secretariat staff and representatives of the following member organisations: CAFOD (England & Wales), Fastenaktion (Switzerland), KOO (Austria), Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns (USA), Misereor (Germany), SCIAF (Scotland) and Trócaire (Ireland). They will join partners and allies from the Global South and the Global North to urge world leaders to take bold decisions on ambitious, equitable and long-term financing for climate action, including mitigation, adaptation and loss & damage. These will enable all people and communities to respond to the growing impacts of climate change and to transition to socially-just renewable energy systems, particularly in this critical decade.


CIDSE will work closely with other Catholic actors such as Caritas Internationalis and the Network for Catholic Climate and Environment Actors to make the Catholic voice heard at COP29. Following last year’s inaugural edition at the COP28 in Dubai, the interfaith movement will also be present at the second edition of the Faith Pavilion, a dedicated platform for faith-based organisations and religious institutions that aims to bring in moral and ethical perspectives into global climate discussions and inspire collective action.

The COP29 Presidency’s top negotiating priority will be to agree a fair and ambitious New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance (NCQG) adequate to the climate urgency and scale of the problem, considering the needs and priorities of developing country Parties. As global political divisions deepen and temperatures and natural disasters continue to rise, this year’s COP is more important than ever to close the gaps needed to keep global warming below 1.5°C and to address the divisions between the Global South and the Global North that emerged at the Bonn climate negotiations last June.

OUR ADVOCACY PRIORITIES

– New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance 
– Follow-up on the Global Stocktake (GST) outcome and phase-out of all fossil fuels
– Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) ambition
– Full operationalisation of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage
– Food Systems and Agriculture

PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES

MON 11 November
Official side event: “NDCs for climate justice: using the first GST for greater transparency and ambition“, 16:45–18:15 local time, Blue Zone, Room SIDE EVENT 6. Co-organised by CIDSE, Misereor and Fastenaktion.


WED 13 November
Official Side Event: “Beyond Material Loss: Exploring Non-Economic Impacts of Climate Change through Faith-Based Perspectives”, 10:30-12:00 local time, Blue zone, Faith Pavilion. Co-organised by the Lutheran World Federation, Brahma Kumaris, Dominicans for Justice and Peace, Franciscans International, World Council of Churches, ELCA, AACC-CETA. Livestream and recording.


THU 14 November
– Official side event “Inclusive climate justice for all”, 10:30-12:00 local time, Blue zone, Faith Pavilion. Co-organised by SCIAF and CBM.


– Official Side Event: “Just Transition for All: What to do if Green Extractivism is challenging the Just Transition?” 14:30-15:30 local time, Blue Zone, Just Transition Pavilion. Co-organised by CIDSE, Misereor, ILO.


FRI 15 November
– Official Side Event: “Non-Economic Climate Impacts: Faith-based Insights for a Loss and Damage Fund” 11:30-13:00 local time, Blue Zone, Room SIDE EVENT 5. Co-organised by the Lutheran World Federation, All Africa Conference of Churches, Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, Dominicans for Justice and Peace, Franciscans International and World Council of Churches.

– Official side event: Launch of Civil Society Equity Review report “Fair Shares, Finance, Transformation – Fair Shares Assessment, Equitable Fossil Fuel Phase Out, and Public Finance for a Just Global Climate Stabilization”, 15:00-16:30 local time, Blue Zone, Room SIDE EVENT 9.

SAT 16 November
– Official Side Event: “Resilient Food Futures: Agroecology & Climate Finance for ambitious NDCs 3.0”, 11:30-13:00 local time, Blue Zone, Room SIDE EVENT 1. Co-organised by Biovision, ADB, WWF, AFSA, Agroecology Coalition, IPES-Food, SAFE.


– Official side event: “From Policy to Practice: How faith actors can support locally led adaptation“, 16:45-18:15 local time, Blue Zone, Room SIDE EVENT 6. Co-organised by ELCA, Maryknoll Sisters, Buddhist Tzu Chi, Episcopal Church USA, WCRP, IPL6.

– Official side event: “A moral perspective on climate finance: Addressing ecological debt in a time of loss and damage“, 18:30-20:00 local time, Blue Zone, Room SIDE EVENT 1. Co-organised by Caritas Internationalis, CRS, SCIAF, Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers.


– Live event: “From Prayer to Power”, 19:00 – 19:45 local time, livestreamed event. Organised by the Brahma Kumaris Environment Initiative. CIDSE Secretary General Josianne Gauthier will will participate in a panel discussion with Maureen Goodman, Programme Director Brahma Kumaris (UK) and Kenneth Nana, Executive Director, AbibiNsroma Foundation (Ghana). Watch the recording at this link.


TUE 19 November
-Official side event: “Direct grants to local organisations, community groups and individuals: proven solutions to loss & damage” 14:00-15:30 local time, Blue Zone, Saleemul Huq Action Research Exchange Hub, Pavilion E06. Co-organised by ICCCAD, GiveDirectly, Trócaire and SCIAF


-Official side event: “Human rights, Intergovernmental solidarity and community action in a changing climate landscape” 18:30-20:00 local time, Blue Zone, Room SIDE EVENT4. Co-organised by CYNESA, DYDF and Light House.

THU 21 November
Official side event: “Faith and Justice in Ecological Transition” 16:45-18:15 local time, Blue Zone, Room SIDE EVENT 6. Co-organised by the Congregation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, International Young Catholic Students, Laudato Si’ Movement, Society of Catholic Medical Missionaries, UNANIMA International and VIVAT International

RESOURCES

From CIDSE

From our Members

From Allies and Partners

Videos
Misereor petition campaign “Keine Energie auf Kosten der Ärmsten!“ (No energy at the expense of the poorest!)


ON-SITE CONTACTS
– Lydia Machaka, Climate justice & Energy Officer (machaka(at)cidse.org)
– Annia Klein, Communications Officer (klein(at)cidse.org)
– Winnie Nalubowa, Climate Justice Volunteer (nalubowa(at)cidse.org)


Photos: COP29 2024 / Credit: CIDSE

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