Latest Events

WEF 2023: Climate Solutions in a Critical Decade

The Global Carbon Budget 2022 report showed that global carbon emissions remain at record levels. If current emissions levels persist, there is now a 50% chance that global warming of 1.5°C will be exceeded in just nine years.

Time: 15.00 -16.00

WEF 2023: Responsible Business Education as the New Norm

Business schools have an extraordinary opportunity and obligation to reflect on their own practices and ensure they educate socially responsible leaders. They are coming under growing pressure from students, employers and faculty alike to enhance their focus on responsible business education in their teaching, research and operations.

Time: 15.00 -17.30

How to Use Climate Science to Drive Your Net Zero Strategy

New Global Carbon Budget (GCB) projections – recently released at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt – showcase not only how much progress has been made in the past year to reduce CO2 emissions, but also how many years of “carbon budget” we have left.

Time: 13.00 -14.00

Positive Tipping Points in Practice: What next?

An Open Space session to explore positive tipping points in more depth.

Time: 18.30 -20.30

Positive Tipping Points in Practice: Doughnut Economics

What are the positive tipping points for the widespread adoption of Doughnut Economics? How can we create and trigger them?

Time: 18.30 -20.30

Positive Tipping Points in Practice: Climate-Positive Business

What are the tipping points for businesses to become climate positive? How can we create and trigger them?

Time: 16.00 -17.30

Global Carbon Budget 2022: Announcement Session at the World Climate Summit

As world leaders meet at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, the Global Carbon Project will reveal the latest trends in global carbon emissions and the ramifications for reaching our global climate goals.

Park Regency, Sharm El-Sheikh, COP27

16:00 Egypt time (14:00 GMT)

Time: 16.00 -17.00

IPCC AR6 conclusions on water security and launch of the Expanded Water Tracker for National Climate Planning

At this event, a new global partnership will set out how every country can prepare for water security issues such as droughts and floods.

Room Hatshepsut

16:45 Egypt time (14:45 GMT)

Time: 16.45 -18.15

2022 Global Carbon Budget: Results & Implications for Rainforest Nations & the Paris Agreement

Coalition for Rainforest Nations (CfRN) pavilion, COP27

11:00 Egypt time (09:00 GMT)

Time: 11.00 -12.00

2022 Global Carbon Project Carbon Budget, Scaling Solutions, and the Role of Agriculture

In the midst of a global food crisis and ongoing deforestation, this event will highlight cutting-edge research and solutions for food and agricultural systems including release of the 2022 Global Carbon Project budget, adaptation, mitigation and finance and disadvantaged communities.

Room Osiris, COP27

16:45 Egypt time (14:45 GMT)

Time: 16.45 -18.15

Global Carbon Budget 2022 Launch, UN Press Conference

As world leaders meet at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, the Global Carbon Project will reveal the latest trends in global carbon emissions and the ramifications for reaching our global climate goals.

Press Conference Room – Luxor Taba Area, COP27

09:00 Egypt time (07:00 GMT)

Time: 09.00 -10.00

‘Reading for Change’: We Still Have Chance

Polylingual reading of 12 stories for 12 days of COP and their translations by UG and PG students

Maketank Exeter

Time: 17.30 -18.30