The PRI will be attending New York Climate Week (22-29 September), COP 16 (21 October - 1 November) in Cali, Colombia and COP29 (11–22 November) in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Read on for an overview of our objectives and relevant events so far. Please also let us know if you plan to attend any of these events by filling in this form. Completing this will help us tailor our content and events to match your needs and help us connect you with relevant opportunities.
What is PRI hoping to achieve in the “Road to COP30”?
The road to UNFCCC COP30 (to be hosted in Brazil, November 2025) is a critical window of opportunity for both state and non-state actors to raise their ambition to achieve a global transition to net zero. Unlocking policy and regulatory barriers is essential for investors seeking to implement their climate commitments, as part of their core fiduciary duty.
The UNFCCC COP30 represents a significant milestone, as it is when countries must update their national climate action plans (NDCs) to mitigate emissions. Being hosted in Brazil, there is also an opportunity to more strongly focus on the importance of nature and land use as part of climate action.
The PRI has three key objectives in the lead up to COP30.
To support:
- An enabling policy environment for responsible investment.
- Investor ambition on net zero, nature and climate adaptation.
- Regional action where climate and nature events take place.
New York Climate Week 2024 | 22-29 September | New York, USA
This regional climate week provides a platform for over 600 events across New York City. It brings together heads of government, climate leaders, action takers, and innovators from the world of business, government, politics, tech, academia, and civil society and is co-ordinated by the Climate Group in partnership with the United Nations General Assembly.
UN Biodiversity Conference COP16 | 21 October - 1 November | Cali, Colombia
COP16 is the first Biodiversity COP since the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework in December 2022 (also called “The Biodiversity Plan”). COP16 will be focused on implementation, with governments reviewing their own National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and negotiating the monitoring framework for the Biodiversity Plan.
UN Climate Conference COP29 | 21 November | Baku, Azerbaijan
COP29 is a significant opportunity to advance ambition in the next set of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which are due before COP30. Held this year in Azerbaijan, the focus for COP29 is likely to be around unlocking policy action and financial flows alike – core strategic pillars for the PRI’s work.
Tell us if you plan to attend
To help support our signatories with networking, speaking and collaboration opportunities, please let us know if you plan to attend these events in person by completing the following form so we can keep you updated with relevant information.
Events to look out for:
This section includes details of key events we are tracking so far and will be updated as plans evolve.
New York Climate Week 2024
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UN Private Sector Forum (September 23): Building on the 2023 SDG Summit, this year’s UN Private Sector Forum explores pressing issues and policy barriers impacting sustainability today—and opportunities for tomorrow—including SDG acceleration; geopolitical disruption; sustainable finance; and digital transformation.
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Upland Group: Fall 2024 Advancing Stakeholder Capitalism Forum (September 23): The standing forum is designed for leaders of non-profit organizations with companies and investors as members to participate in working sessions around critical shared challenges.
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Sustainable Investment Forum North America 2024 (September 24): This year the Forum will convene 500 qualified institutional investors and financial leaders, to continue fostering dialogue, partnerships, and collaboration to advance sustainable investment practices in the region and for the globe.
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Clarifying the Transition (September 25): Organised by S&P Global Sustainable 1 at the Nest Climate Campus, PRI will participate in the Increasing Capital Allocation to the Transition panel.
UN Biodiversity Conference COP16
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Latin American and the Caribbean Finance and Biodiversity Day (October 26): This event, created by and for Latin America and the Caribbean, enriches global discussions with regional insights and solution in protecting nature and financing biodiversity initiatives, convening a diversity of stakeholders.
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CBD Finance and Biodiversity Day (October 28): This event aims to foster meaningful engagement among CEOs, Finance Ministers, and other leaders in biodiversity and finance, providing a platform for high-level debate and collaboration on meeting society’s nature goals.
More information, including additional events, will be shared closer to the conference dates. The agenda of the official “Blue Zone” is available.
UN Climate Conference COP29
- The COP29 Presidency’s key pillars to “enhance ambition” by prioritising further commitment to national emissions reduction plans, and to “enable action” by facilitating the flow of finance to climate-positive solutions, are fundamentally aligned with the PRI’s own strategic pillars.
- The PRI team will be on the ground advocating on behalf of our signatories for ambitious policy action which contributes to an enabling environment for investor action.
- Finance day has been confirmed for 14 November. Find more information on the agenda and thematics.
- The Taskforce on Net Zero Policy, supported by the PRI in a secretariat capacity, is preparing a landmark report for presentation to the UN Secretary General at COP29. This report will take stock of current practice on net zero policy formation across select territories.
