Organized by the Global Climate Action Partnership

Location: Ferrara I

Objective

Join us for an immersive 120-minute session that will transform your understanding of just transition and transition risk in the journey to net zero. Dive deep into the principles of just transition as defined by Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and explore compelling examples of economic diversification and transition risk management. Discover how countries are designing innovative frameworks to harness the opportunities of just transition while avoiding its pitfalls. Get hands-on with real-world case studies, engage in dynamic discussions, and learn directly from peers who are leading successful just transition initiatives. This session is more than just a learning opportunity—it’s a chance to connect, share insights, and bring back actionable strategies that can be scaled up across the global network of GCAP members. Don’t miss out on this chance to be at the forefront of shaping a sustainable and inclusive future!

Expected Outcomes

• Hear from experts who work closely with historically marginalized communities, including women, youth, and Indigenous Peoples. The focus will be on how the global shift to renewable energy can inclusively support these groups throughout the process. Speakers will delve into the challenges and opportunities of developing equitable and inclusive programs and policies that facilitate this transition.
• Share their unique stories and contribute to a learning environment that promotes mutual respect and understanding. This session aims to deepen participants’ understanding of the complex social dynamics involved in a just energy transition and encourage reflection on how to incorporate these perspectives into their own work
• Discuss successful programs and policies they have encountered and consider their scalability to other contexts. Members will explore the necessary resources, peer collaborations, and international support needed to create impactful renewable energy programs in their own countries.
• Examine initial steps to ensure a just energy transition. The discussion will focus on practical tools, techniques, and strategies for implementing equitable interventions within their own contexts. Participants will leave with an actionable and concrete plan for beginning or continuing a just energy transition in their own countries.

Speakers & Moderators

• Mr. Peter Knaack, Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action, World Bank
• Mr. Mark Manning, Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action, World Bank
• Ms. Sangji Lee, Global Technical Specialist on NDCs, Green Economy, and Just Transition, UNDP
• Mr. VS Balasubramanian, Joint Director, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

**Spanish <-> English consecutive translation will be available.

Organized by the Global Climate Action Partnership

Location: Ferrara III

Objective

This session will focus on ensuring that energy transitions are equitable and inclusive, particularly for historically marginalized communities. We will hear from several community voices who will share their experiences navigating this complex environment and discuss how their approaches might be replicated or scaled in other areas. Participants will gain insights into how to support underrepresented communities, engage with locally-led solutions, and take effective first steps toward a just energy transition.  We invite you to join us for an essential and enlightening conversation about the social aspects of energy transition.

Expected Outcomes

• Hear from experts who work closely with historically marginalized communities, including women, youth, and Indigenous Peoples. The focus will be on how the global shift to renewable energy can inclusively support these groups throughout the process. Speakers will delve into the challenges and opportunities of developing equitable and inclusive programs and policies that facilitate this transition.
• Share their unique stories and contribute to a learning environment that promotes mutual respect and understanding. This session aims to deepen participants’ understanding of the complex social dynamics involved in a just energy transition and encourage reflection on how to incorporate these perspectives into their own work
• Discuss successful programs and policies they have encountered and consider their scalability to other contexts. Members will explore the necessary resources, peer collaborations, and international support needed to create impactful renewable energy programs in their own countries.
• Examine initial steps to ensure a just energy transition. The discussion will focus on practical tools, techniques, and strategies for implementing equitable interventions within their own contexts. Participants will leave with an actionable and concrete plan for beginning or continuing a just energy transition in their own countries.

Speakers & Moderators

• Carolina Isabel Gómez Agurto, Senior Professional, Strategic Planning and Sustainable Development Division, Ministry of Energy, Chile
• Nina Kolybashkina, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Lead, Climate Investment Funds
• Sebastian Habeger Pilla Quinchiguango, Fundación ECOS – Galapagos Young People
• William Wills, Technical Director, Centro Brasil no Clima
• Ana Maria Ramirez-Tovar, Consultant on Sustainability and Energy Transition, Colombia
• Isleany Angulo, Energy Expert, Member of the LAC Bioenergy Community of Practice, Colombia

**Spanish <-> English consecutive translation will be available.

Organized by World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Location: Scendere II

Objective

While governments and businesses set ambitious ZEV deployment targets, the variety of transportation use cases and related ZEV deployment market readiness is hindering sufficient flow of investments in the transition and posing challenges for a timely and equitable transition. Achieving global transport decarbonization targets necessitates fostering public-private collaboration that can clarify opportunities for realizing ambitious adoption roadmaps, ensuring equitable transition and enabling timely ZEV deployment backed by private sector leadership and finance

This event will convene governments, private sector representatives and financial institutions to outline priorities and opportunities for accelerating just and resilient Transport decarbonization in developing countries. Using the case example of Brazil, this session will serve as a springboard to shape the partnership to accelerate investments in ZEV and other transport decarbonization solutions that support developing countries in their NDC ambition.  

Expected outcomes

• Enhanced understanding of the opportunities to enhance public-private collaboration.
• Improved knowledge on viable public-private collaboration models to accelerate investments in transport decarbonization technologies and key considerations for ensuring equitable transition.  
• Gain insights into the support offered by the Zero-Emission Vehicle Transition Council (ZEVTC) to emerging and developing economies

Speakers & Moderators

• Antonio Espósito, General Coordinator of Urban Mobility Regulation, Ministry of Urban Planning, Brazil
• Angela Enriquez, Foreign Affairs Officer, Clean Energy, Office of Global Change at U.S Department of State
• Raju Goyal, Executive President, Chief Technical and Sustainability Officer, Aditya Birla Group (Ultratech)
• Gabriela Barbosa, Public Policy Manager, Uber
• Alexis Xavier Rodriguez, Regional Head of Energy Transition Execution – LAM, Maersk
• Priscila Rocha, Head of Sustainability, Volkswagen Truck & Bus Brazil
• Casey Weston, Senior Manager, Public Policy and Economic Graph, LinkedIn

Organized by the International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Location: Scendere III

Objective

This session will address the key elements needed to develop scalable and bankable electric bus programs to assist countries with meeting their transportation NDC goals. Participants will engage with the IFC’s electric bus toolkit to understand possible frameworks for electric bus programs. In small groups, they will dive into key themes needed to ensure the development of robust programs including regulations, structuring, contracting, financing, technology, and operations. The session will end by applying the framework to two cases: Chile and India.

Speakers

• Kartik Gopal, Senior Industry Specialist, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• Georgia Marmonti, Investment Officer, IFC
• Tais Fonseca De Medeiros, Transport Specialist, IBRD

Organized by the African Climate Action Partnership

Location: Adestra IV

Objective

The paddy rice sector is vital for global food supply, however has a significant contribution to GHG emissions. Climate-smart rice practices offer various opportunities in terms of strengthening climate resilience, contributing to methane mitigation and increasing yields and farmers’ income. This session will highlight some of the examples of best practice in paddy rice production and how they can address multiple stressors. Using an interactive game, this session will conclude by exploring some of the key entry points to integrating climate targets for the rice sector into national policies and plans.  

Expected outcomes

• Enhanced understanding on climate-smart practices and the co-benefits in terms of achieving sustainable development goals. 
• Improved capacity to identify key entry points and opportunities to leverage climate targets (articulated in NDCs and LT-LEDS) to drive improvements in national rice development plans and  rice value chains. 
• Identify opportunities to develop pathways to integrate rice-related targets into NDC and LT-LEDS.

Speakers and Moderators

• Sihle Matiwane, SouthSouthNorth, African Climate Action Partnership  
• Mara Grohs, Researcher, Instituto Rio Grandense do Arroz- IRGA, Brazil
• Elliott Dossou-Yovo, Associate Principal Scientist, AfricaRice, Cote d’ivoire
• Danièle RAMIARAMANANA, Organizing Partner, Women’s Major Group, Madagascar
• Lilan Dayananda, Managing Director, Alzian Agro Incorporation, Sri Lanka

Organized by the World Resources Institute (WRI)

Location: Scendere V

Objective

To understand whether a transition towards national net-zero targets is occurring in a just and equitable manner, it’s useful to establish a process for monitoring and evaluating progress towards intended outcomes. This session will discuss the benefits to tracking just transitions, highlight countries’ experiences integrating just transition into national climate policies and provide an overview of the ICAT Just Transitions Tracking Guide. During the session, attendees will gain hands-on experience designing some of the key elements involved in a just transition tracking system to understand how climate ambition can be enhanced while ensuring the pathway is inclusive, transparent, and developed for and by impacted stakeholders. Participants will leave with an understanding of the key steps involved in tracking a just transition, essential considerations for engaging with stakeholders and ideas for streamlining just transition tracking into existing national tracking systems.

Expected outcomes

• Understand the process and benefits of monitoring and evaluating a just transition to gauge whether the transition is occurring in a just and inclusive manner.
• Familiarize participants with the methodology outlined in the ICAT Just Transitions Tracking Guide so that participants can adapt and apply the methodology in their own contexts. By participating in highly interactive exercises, attendees will focus on and design some of the key elements of a just transition tracking system.
• Identify next steps for streamlining just transition tracking alongside national climate and development priorities
• Identify opportunities for further collaboration and peer to peer exchange focused on enhancing a nascent community of practice around monitoring and evaluating just transitions to share lessons learned and identify best practices.

Speakers & Moderators

• Felipe Gajardo León, Minister Assessor, Ministry of Environment, Chile 
• Ms. Miriam Garcia, Senior Climate Policy Manager, World Resources Institute- Brazil, 2050isNow IKI Project

**Spanish <-> English consecutive translation will be available.