Clean Cooking Alliance and Partners Bring Clean Cooking to COP28
The Clean Cooking Alliance and partners will be in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for COP28, participating in a range of meetings and events to ensure that clean cooking is included in this critical global climate summit. While not exhaustive, a schedule of expected clean cooking-related events is below; it will be continuously updated as details become available.
If you have a clean cooking-related event you would like added to the calendar, please email info@cleancooking.org.
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, November 29: Student Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi
- 14:00–14:45 GST: Fueling Clean Cooking (Location: New York University, Abu Dhabi Conference Center)
- 16:00–16:45 GST: Challenges in sub-Saharan Africa (Location: New York University, Abu Dhabi Conference Center)
Friday, December 1:
- 11:00–12:00 GST: Report Launch: Toward Africa’s Sustainable Cities – Why Clean Cooking Matters (Location: SDG Pavilion, Blue Zone)
- 11:30–13:00 GST: Accelerating Access to Clean Cooking: The Imperatives (Location: Kenya Pavilion)
Saturday, December 2:
- 10:30–12:00 GST: Launch of the African Women Clean Cooking Support Programme (Location: Blue Zone)
Sunday, December 3:
- 10:30–11:00 GST: Energy Compacts: Somalia’s Clean Cooking Commitment (Location: SDG 7 Global South Pavilion, Blue Zone)
- 11:30–12:30 GST: First Movers Spotlight: Sierra Leone (Location: SDG 7 Global South Pavilion, Blue Zone)
- 13:30–14:00 GST: Newsmaker Session – Investing in Clean Cooking for Africa to Meet SDG 7 (Location: SDG 7 Global South Pavilion, Blue Zone)
- 15:30–16:30 GST: Clean Cooking as a Catalyst for a Sustainable Food System (Location: Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas Pavilion, Blue Zone)
- 15:30 GST: Prospect of Clean Cooking to Reduce GHG Emission and Indoor Air Pollution in Bangladesh (Location: Bangladesh Pavilion)
- 16:00–17:00 GST: Getting on Course: The State of Cooking Energy Access in Schools and Opportunities for Action (Location: SDG7 Global South Pavilion, Blue Zone)
Monday, December 4:
- 11:30–12:30 GST: First Movers Country Spotlight – Nigeria: Valuable Lessons Learned from the Energy Transition in Africa’s Largest Economy (Location: SDG 7 Global South Pavilion, Blue Zone)
- 11:30–13:00 GST: Displaced People Taking Action on Loss and Damage: Local Solutions on Climate Frontlines (Location: Blue Zone SE Room 3)
- 13:00–14:00 GST: A Conversation on Clean Cooking (Location: Ghana Pavilion, Blue Zone)
- 13:15–14:45 GST: Addressing Loss and Damage from Climate Change: Perspectives and Solutions from the Humanitarian Sector (Location: Blue Zone SE Room 2)
- 17:00–17:45 GST: Next-Generation Clean Cooking Solutions (Location: Nordic Pavilion, Blue Zone)
Tuesday, December 5:
- 9:00–10:00 GST: The Role of Women in Driving a Just Energy Transition (Location: UK Pavilion, Blue Zone B3: Building 35)
- 10:30–11:30 GST: The Role of Tanzania’s Natural Gas Transition (Location: Tanzania Pavilion, Blue Zone, Building #86, Expo City)
- 11:30–12:30 GST: Electrifying Cooking: A Just Journey Toward Net-Zero (Location: Blue Zone, Al Waha Theatre)
- 12:00–13:30 GST: Energy Transition Changemakers Energy Efficiency Showcase (Location: DP World Level 2 Multipurpose room, Green Zone, Expo 2020)
- 12:30–13:30 GST: Fueling the Future: Financing Clean Cooking and Renewable Energy Solutions in Rural Areas (Location: Tanzania Pavilion, Blue Zone, Building #86, Expo City)
- 12:45–13:50 GST: Strides in Clean Cooking: Showcasing Partnerships (Location: OPEC Fund Pavilion, Blue Zone, B6 #69)
- 14:00–15:00 GST: Whose Just Transition? (Location: Higher Education Pavilion, Blue Zone)
- 14:30–15:30 GST: EY Sustainable Innovation Roundtable: Ensuring an Inclusive Global Energy Transition Through Access to Finance and Capacity Building (Location: Climate Action Innovation Zone, Madinat Jumeirah)
- 15:00–15:45 GST: LPG for Clean Cooking (Location: KSA Pavilion)
- 15:30–16:30 GST: LPG Transition (Location: Tanzania Pavilion, Blue Zone, Building #86, Expo City)
- 16:00–17:30 GST: Accelerating Electric Cooking to Scale Up in Nepal: Global Learnings from the MECS Programme (Location: Nepal Pavilion)
- 17:30–18:30 GST: Energy Transition Changemakers Energy Efficiency Ceremony (Location: DP World Level 2 Multipurpose room, Green Zone, Expo 2020)
- 18:00–19:00 GST: A Call for Action: Universal Clean Cooking Access in Africa (Location: Africa Pavilion, Blue Zone)
- 18:15–19:00 GST: Achieving Universal Access by 2030 and Net-Zero Emissions by 2050: A Global Roadmap for Just and Inclusive Clean Cooking Transition (Location: SDG Pavilion, Blue Zone)
Wednesday, December 6:
- 9:30–10:45 GST: Unlocking Climate and Health Wins with Clean Cooking (Location: WHO Pavilion, Blue Zone)
- 11:30–12:30 GST: Visionary Leadership for the Transition to Clean Technology (Location: Faith Pavilion, Blue Zone, Section T2)
- 15:00–16:00 GST: African Conservation and Clean Cooking Collective Roundtable (by invitation only)
- 15:00–16:30 GST: Innovation and Partnerships Breakout Session (Location: Rotary Pavilion)
- 16:00–17:00 GST: The Role of Clean Cooking in Combating Climate Change (Location: ICC Pavilion, Blue Zone)
Friday, December 8:
- 11:30–12:30 GST: Clean Cooking Session (Location: UNFCCC Pavilion, Blue Zone)
- 16:00–17:00 GST: Achieving eCooking Ambition: Finance, Supply Chains, and Political Commitment (Location: SDG7 Global South Pavilion, Blue Zone)
Saturday, December 9:
- 15:00–16:30 GST: Climate Solutions, Climate Action, and Solar Cookers: Implementing Cross-Cutting Solutions (Location: SE Room 4)
- 15:30–15:40 GST: Clean Cooking & Nature Talk (Location: Nature Hub Pavilion, Blue Zone)
Monday, December 11:
- 10:45–11:45 GST: Mythbusting with CEET Engineers: Clean Hydrogen, Clean Transportation, and Clean Cooking Alignment and Misalignment with the SDGs (Location: SDG Pavilion, Blue Zone)
- 13:15–14:45 GST: Article 6: New Developments in Mobilizing Carbon Finance to Accelerate the Energy Transition (Location: Blue Zone, SE Room 7)
- 15:00–16:30 GST: Solar Cooking: A Gender Just Clean Cooking Climate Solution (Location: Women and Gender Constituency Pavilion, Blue Zone)
Tuesday, December 12:
- 13:00–14:30 GST: Solar Cooking – A Pathway to Emissions Prevention and Climate Crisis Mitigation (Location: Cryosphere Pavilion, Blue Zone)
