Ipieca on site activity at COP28

As a non-lobby organization, Ipieca’s role is to listen to negotiations and to provide technical inputs and industry feedback on the issues under discussion when requested to do so.

During COP events we make use of our UNFCCC observer status to hold our own side events - including official side events when selected by the UNFCCC - to support debate on relevant topics. We also take part in events held by governments and other organizations and host meetings in the conference side-lines.

Confirmed Ipieca events

UNFCCC official side events

Business leadership on the Global Stocktake: catalyzing investment while prioritizing a just transition

• Organizers: Ipieca, US Chamber of Commerce, US Council for International Business, International Organization of Employers, Confederation of Indian Industry, Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales
• Ipieca moderator: Isabel Miranda, Sustainability and Social Performance Director
• Date/location: 5 December, SE Room 8

Multi-sector collaboration: accelerating action on methane and delivering the Global Methane Pledge

• Organizers: International Gas Union, Clean Resource Innovation Network
• Ipieca panellist: Ulrike Schopp, Chief of Staff
• Date/location: 6 December, SE Room 4

The 2023 IMO GHG Strategy: defining the global level playing field for shipping decarbonization

• Organizers: International Maritime Organization, International Renewable Energy Agency, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• Ipieca panellist: Christophe Pouts, Fuels and Products Working Group Chair
• Date/location: 9 December, SE Room 4

Ipieca side events

Partnerships for progress: how a just transition drives sustainable energy and the SDGs

• Organizer: Ipieca
• Ipieca moderator: Isabel Miranda, Sustainability and Social Performance Director
• Panellists:
  • Wan Sayuti Wan Hussin, PETRONAS
  • Valerie Marcel, New Producers Group
  • Vicky Sins, World Benchmarking Alliance
  • Alexandra Rogan, Council for Inclusive Capitalism
• Date/location: 4 December, IETA BusinessHub

Near zero methane emissions: realistic or optimistic?

• Organizers: Ipieca, Oil & Gas Climate Initiative, PETRONAS co-led event
• Moderator: Lorena Perez Bajo, Climate Director
• Panellists:
  • Brad Crabtree, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy - Fossil Energy and Carbon Management
  • Mark Brownstein, Senior Vice President of Energy Transition, Environmental Defense Fund
  • Santiago Martinez Ochoa, Head of Sustainability and Decarbonization, Ecopetrol
  • Justine Roure, Deputy Vise President, Strategy & Policy, Oil and Gas Climate Initiative
• Date/location: 4 December, Malaysia Pavilion

Net zero in action: showcasing decarbonization technologies

• Organizers: Ipieca
• Welcome: Brian Sullivan, Executive Director, Ipieca
• Keynote: Robert Stavins, A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development, Harvard Kennedy School
• Moderator: Charbel Moussa, Partner Decarbonization and Climate Risk, KPMG
• Panellists:
  • Irene Rummelhoff, Executive Vice President, Marketing, Midstream & Processing (MMP), Equinor
  • Vijay Swarup, Senior Director, Climate Strategy & Technology, ExxonMobil
  • Anibor Kragha, Executive Secretary, African Refiners and Distributors Association
  • Steve Kelly, President and General Manager, 1PointFive International
  • Hoesung Lee, President, Carbon Free Alliance (former IPCC chair)
• Date/location: 5 December, IETA BusinessHub

Events hosted by other organizations with Ipieca participation

Roundtable: collaborating to reduce methane emissions from the energy industry

• Organizers: Equinor
• Ipieca panellist: Lorena Perez Bajo, Climate Director
• Date/location: 2 December, Norweigan Pavillion

Just energy transition in the Global South: challenges and perspectives of developing countries

• Organizers: Petrobas
• Ipieca panellist: Isabel Miranda, Sustainability and Social Performance Director
• Date/location: 2 December, Brazilian Pavillion

Challenges and opportunities for the oil and gas industry in the energy transition

• Organizers: Ecopetrol
• Ipieca panellist: Isabel Miranda, Sustainability and Social Performance Director
• Date/location: 4 December, Colombian Pavillion