Programme

Transitioning to clean electricity as the backbone of the energy system represents the cleanest and most efficient way to decarbonise. Massive deployment of clean power and electrification, enabled by grids, is one of the most important strategies in our race towards net zero. Globally we are looking at 4 times increase in generation capacity and a 3-fold increase in transfer capacity as the share of electrification in our energy system goes from 20% up to over 50% by 2050.This transformational change is achievable, but the sense of urgency must be realized by all. The solutions needed to accelerate clean energy transitions will require collaboration on all fronts. As the transport, buildings and industry sectors decarbonize, the interdependencies between these sectors and the power sector increase. Stakeholders from these sectors need to speak each other’s language to find new ways to break down silos and accelerate the energy transition. Different stakeholder groups from countries across the world must also leverage the opportunity to learn from each other, creating new business opportunities and faster pathways to net zero.Moving a resilient energy transition forward will entail replicating, scaling, and speeding up collaboration models. Panelists at this session will share opportunities, challenges and examples related to successfully collaborating across sectors, geographies, and stakeholders.

To achieve 2030 reduction targets, we must significantly cut our everyday overconsumption, adapting behaviors and lifestyles to mitigate the impacts of climate change. The Sustainable Consumption Index (SCI) by Doconomy and Mastercard facilitates collective reduction efforts by providing indicative figures and interactive simulations for a low-carbon shift in Sweden's consumer footprint. Join the launch to explore data-driven insights and discuss strategies for unlocking our reduction potential and fostering sustainable practices.

Cities contribute 70 percent of global greenhouse-gas emissions. As a consequence, cities play a key role in driving the green transition. What distinguishes cities that are leading the green transition? How do city forerunners implement actions with the scale, scope and speed needed to reach the goals set by the Paris Agreement? And how have they enabled stakeholder and citizen inclusion as part of the process? During this session, we welcome representatives from cities leading the green transition along with green city networks to discuss these questions and what can be learned from successful examples. 

Climate change stands as one of the foremost challenges of our era, and the urgency to act is paramount. In our pursuit of the 1.5°C target, we must harness every available avenue and rally private investment and financing. In the operationalization of the Article 6 in relation to corporates’ voluntary claims, the chosen design and specified rules could have a significant implication on how much private capital that will be available.  

Calculating scope 3 emissions with consistency and scientific rigor is crucial to reach net zero. But businesses are being held back. Listen how leaders in the field are tackling the value chain to drive effective reductions, secure benefits for their business and win the net zero race. 

Export credits are instrumental in expediting the green transition by providing crucial financial support for sustainable projects and initiatives. However, it's imperative that these credits are allocated to the right kind of projects, prioritizing those that have been thoroughly assessed and align with environmentally responsible practices. Join us in a panel discussion to explore the role of export credits in the green transition.

As countries strive to achieve ambitious energy and climate goals, particularly through the integration of large volumes of renewables, grid interconnections become increasingly important. Today, interconnections linking different power systems within and between countries and regions allow electricity to flow according to patterns of supply and demand, while simultaneously enhancing system reliability, security, and resilience. In fact, increasing interconnection capacity is now becoming crucial as we focus on maximising the penetration of variable renewables globally. Europe has set the benchmark when it comes to interconnectors, being the world’s largest interconnected grid with more than 400 interconnectors and, according to ENTSO-E, 40 more planned by 2030. However, other regions are also progressing. The SIEPAC (Central American Electrical Interconnection System) project links the power grids of six Central American nations since 2013. Meanwhile, ASEAN countries created the ASEAN Power Grid programme in 1997 and the ASEAN Interconnection Masterplan Study has identified numerous benefits from increased interconnectivity.During this discussion, panelists will share lessons learned and experiences from developing major interconnection projects to accelerate the integration of renewables across geographies.

In the battle against climate change, the imperative to remove carbon from the atmosphere has never been more urgent and the capital markets will play an important role in accelerating the deployment of carbon removal technologies and initiatives across the globe to ensure we have sufficient capacity by 2050. By participating in this panel discussion, you will gain valuable insights into how capital markets can become powerful catalysts for financing the scale-up of carbon removals. We will also discuss the carbon market’s actions to accelerate up-scaling of the carbon removal market, with a focus on financing decarbonization and responsible leadership across the ecosystem.  Together, we can help combat climate change and protect our planet for future generations. 

In this panel, speakers will address the power of large companies and banks to influence the transition towards net-zero, and how science-based and accurate carbon calculations enables them to take control of their value chain emissions while creating long-term resilience and growth for their business. 

It has been 8 years since Paris, with 7 years to go to 2030. In the urgent race to combat climate change and achieve global sustainability goals, the intersection of capital markets and corporate sustainability has never been more critical or important.  Join us for a thought-provoking panel discussion where industry experts and leaders will explore how capital markets can play a pivotal role in supporting corporates and provide the necessary financial resources to accelerate corporate efforts toward achieving net-zero emissions on their journey to a net-zero future. 

Doconomy & ClimateView presents "Dialogues: The Climate Action Economy", a session exploring how finance, cities, and consumers can collaboratively drive progress toward a climate action economy. Thought leaders and experts in finance, sustainability, and data-driven solutions will discuss the intersection of climate action, financial wellbeing, and systemic change at COP28. Join the conversation to learn how responsible financial practices, data-driven insights, and behavioral science can contribute to addressing climate change while fostering economic stability and transitions to net zero in smart cities.

The transition to clean energy hinges on clean energy technology supply chains and this is becoming increasingly relevant when it comes to longer gestation infrastructure development like power grids. As the energy transition accelerates globally and the share of electricity in the energy system increases from 20% to over 50% by 2050, we are looking at a four times increase in generation capacity and a three-fold increase in transfer capacity across our grids.  When it comes to power grids, there are increasing concerns if supply chains could cope with the massive needs to address capacity and complexity across the value chain, from critical minerals and components like semiconductors to key products like transformers, switchgear, high voltage cables and HVDC equipment. The IEA estimates that USD $1.2 trillion of cumulative investment would be required to bring enough manufacturing capacity online by 2030 for the world to stay on track to meet its climate and energy goals. Announced investments still only cover around 60% of the total investment needed. It is also increasingly evident that while approaches such as re-shoring and friend-shoring are being considered global supply chains would be essential for success if we are to address scale and speed.During this session, panelists will discuss current clean energy supply chain challenges, potential solutions and wider considerations such as national, regional and global industrial strategies as well as incentives and stimuli to spur investments and help accelerate the energy transition.

As the world grapples with the dire consequences of climate change, the imperative for transitioning to clean energy sources has become increasingly apparent. This presentation delves into the critical reasons why the adoption of clean energy is not just an option but an urgent necessity for the planet's sustainable future. Additionally, it will provide a global outlook and stocktake over the diverse conditions and challenges faced by different regions worldwide in the ongoing energy transition.  

To speed up industry transition and bridge the gaps to meet the Paris agreement’s goals, we need to set a clear, global framework to unlock the necessary deployment of clean energy technologies. Clean energy is the backbone of the transition to net-zero. New production capacity but also more transmission grids are necessary. What are the challenges and recommendations to get there?  

A seminar at the forefront of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS). The EU and many private sector companies will rely on permanent carbon removals to meet their net-zero targets. Given the growing importance of these permanent removals, several key initiatives are moving forward within the EU, including the establishment of a framework for carbon credits and the development of a strategy for industrial carbon management. The seminar will shed light on the increasing demand for carbon removal credits, discuss how permanent removals can support the achievement of net-zero targets, increase your knowledge of BECCS and place the technology in a larger European context.  

The industry has to decarbonize if we are to reach the goals of the Paris agreement. Research, innovation and deployment of new technologies are necessary. Resilient and sustainable value-chains, a willingness to share risk and look for new business cases are key. The First Movers Coalition is one platform that match suppliers and customers. This seminar will explain how decarbonisation in value-chains is already happening today and how creating concrete demands and goals is a key for success.  

Tidal energy is predictable and has the potential to balance the global energy system, complementing the intermittency of wind and solar. Minesto’s ocean energy kites are demonstrated in the Faroe Islands, a nation with one of the most ambitious transition schemes in the world, aiming to become 100% renewable by 2030. The technology is also applicable along Norway’s coastline. A cooperation between Sweden, Faroe Islands, Denmark and Norway could realize a new industry of ocean energy,and be a lighthouse project for ocean economies around the world. Minesto invites for a dialogue on how such cooperation could be reality, proposing a 200 MW buildout roadmap of tidal energy kite parks underwater.  

Meet Northvolt CEO Peter Carlsson as he presents the new technology and it’s possibilities for an intensified electrification and expansion of fossil-free energy on a global level. 

Representing 92% of global GDP, over 90 countries around the world have now announced net zero targets. There are no single or simple solutions to putting the world on a path which limits temperature rises to 1.5C above pre-industrialised levels, a crucial target to avoiding a climate catastrophe. However, a sustainable, secure and more equitable future energy system with netzero emissions will be essential and this future energy system must be based on continuous innovation, not only of technologies but also innovation of business models, financing, policy and regulatory approaches.
According to BloombergNEF New Energy Outlook 2023, the world needs to spend a total of $8.3 trillion on renewable energy deployment from 2023 - 2030 to align with a global net-zero trajectory by 2050. This unprecedented growth in renewables deployment requires innovative approaches to partnerships, business models and policies.We have most of the technologies needed to meet our short and medium term energy targets, but deployment of these technologies at speed and scale calls for new types of clean energy policies
and regulations based on coordinated and forward looking approaches. It also requires new business models based on broader societal, environmental, economic and energy system value, as
well as new innovative approaches to financing. All of this will be facilitated by the next generation of ambitious multi-stakeholder collaborations.
During this session, panelists will discuss how to evolve the focus on innovation beyond technology and towards business models, policies and regulations and financing, to accelerate the deployment of renewables and reduce emissions. They will also explore how to build new partnerships to accelerate these new types of innovations.

The course of the car industry from today until 2030 will play a key role in staying within the 1.5-degree limit of global warming. But the path we’re on will not get us to where we need to go. To get back on track, we need a roadmap. This is why Polestar created the Pathway Report, together with Rivian and Kearney.