COP29 Climate

The issue of financing will be at the heart of the negotiations, with the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) due to be decided in 2025. The objectives of tripling renewable energy capacity, doubling the rate of improvement in energy efficiency and a transition away from fossil fuels will also be closely monitored, with countries expected to incorporate these directions into their renewed national contributions. Other key decisions expected include the governance and resources of the Loss and Damage fund, as well as adaptation indicators and progress towards the Global Goal on Adaptation. In 2025, Parties must submit new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans. This will also be the time to monitor how countries are incorporating the lessons learned from the first Global Stocktake into their next NDCs, and for countries to decide on the modalities for the 2nd GST.
More information on the event here.

Climate Chance is taking part in COP29 , as it has in previous editions.

For this COP, our advocacy will focus primarily on the challenges of adapting to climate change, based on the advocacy document from our last Europe Summit held in Liège in February, the Liège Declaration, on adapting to climate change in Europe.

On this occasion, the Observatory will publish a new analysis note on the issues at stake at COP29 Climate. Several analysis notes of the Observatory are available, including one on the role of sub-national governments in adaptation in Europe. A new publication on adaptation is planned for 2025.

COP29 will also be an opportunity to pursue the recommendations for the implementation of the Yaoundé Roadmap for Sustainable Habitat in Africa.

Official UNFCCC side-event: Sub-national multi-actor adaptation action to inform National Adaptation Plans (NAPs).

• Side-event UNFCCC

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Co-organised by

Adaptation gaps are reported yearly in the integration of NAPs and sub-national adaptation plans due to vertical coordination and limited involvement of key decision-makers. The panel explores bottom-up integration solutions focusing on indicators, locally-led actions, decision-maker involvement and standardization.

Side-event Buildings and Cooling Pavillion

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Yves-Laurent Sapoval, Member of Climate Chance and Ministerial delegate for sustainable cities, Urban Envoy, France took part in the Buildings and Cooling Pavillion side-event, in the round table on “Resilience, heritage and just transition in the built environment”, alongside the International Union of Architects, BuildingToCOp, the Institute for Human Right & Business and AIA.

Pitch: 

The event focuses on finding nuanced, context-specific solutions to the complex challenges facing the global built environment, such as climate change, social inequality, and economic pressures. It addresses resource overuse in construction,, the human rights implications of decarbonization, and the vulnerability of urban areas and cultural heritage to climate risks.

Central to these solutions is the integration of indigenous knowledge, emphasizing its value in creating resilient, low-impact, and community-driven approaches. The event also promotes the concept of sufficiency—using just enough resources to meet needs sustainably—and upholds human rights as a foundation for equitable, inclusive design.

By promoting global and regional collaboration between Global North and South architects, sufficiency experts, policymakers, and local communities, the event delivers tailored strategies for climate-resilient urban development, innovative policy recommendations, and a catalogue of tools that reflect a commitment to sustainability, sufficiency, and social justice, ensuring that climate adaptation efforts uplift vulnerable communities while protecting the environment.