Be positioned as an integral partner in the low carbon economy transition! Benefit from prominent branding at World Climate Summit - The Investment COP. Corporate, institutional, and media partnerships are available.
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James Butler / james@wclimate.com / +44 78 78 74 23 45
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Be positioned as an integral partner in the low carbon economy transition! Benefit from prominent branding at World Climate Summit - The Investment COP. Corporate, institutional, and media partnerships are available.
Contact us for more information:
James Butler / james@wclimate.com / +44 78 78 74 23 45
Bardha Kushutani / bardha@wclimate.com / +45 31 14 15 99
Be positioned as an integral partner in the low carbon economy transition! Benefit from prominent branding at World Climate Summit - The Investment COP. Corporate, institutional, and media partnerships are available.
Contact us for more information:
James Butler / james@wclimate.com / +44 78 78 74 23 45
Bardha Kushutani / bardha@wclimate.com / +45 31 14 15 99
Be positioned as an integral partner in the low carbon economy transition! Benefit from prominent branding at World Climate Summit - The Investment COP. Corporate, institutional, and media partnerships are available.
Contact us for more information:
James Butler / james@wclimate.com / +44 78 78 74 23 45
Bardha Kushutani / bardha@wclimate.com / +45 31 14 15 99
Programme - Coming Soon
For the past 14 years, World Climate Summit - The Investment COP, has successfully enabled cross-sector collaboration between key stakeholders, alongside the UN climate negotiations. During this time, the Summit has become a vital platform to accelerate a green transition to a net-zero world by 2050. For more than a decade, we have developed the strongest top-level decision-maker network in the world focused on climate change, including ongoing business with high-level organisations.
Past Events
Sharm el-Sheikh 2022
At COP27, hosted by the Egyptian Government, World Climate Summit 2022 came back with its strongest programme yet through two distinct tracks on climate solutions and climate finance. By highlighting concrete implementation plans, roadmaps and successful coalition-building efforts that can lead to a net-zero future, the Summit convened +1000 key stakeholders and reached 850+ digital attendees actioning climate innovation and solutions. Participants benefitted from excellent networking opportunities overseeing the Red Sea and exploring the latest trends through inspiring panel discussions, keynote addresses, fireside chats and workshops.
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Glasgow 2021
World Climate Summit - The Investment COP 2021 returned at COP26 in Glasgow. The event continued the success of the last 11 years and brought together high-level climate stakeholders from the
private sector, financial institutions, governments, NGOs and media.
Through a two-day in-person event along with a fully digital experience, World Climate Summit reached a
global audience and connected public and private sector leaders. This international convening provided a platform for strengthening impactful partnerships and cross-sectoral coalitions that spurred ambitious climate investments and solutions to reach 2030 targets and net-zero transitions.
Madrid 2019
The 10th Anniversary of the World Climate Summit - The Investment COP brought together over 1,000 attendees, 80 speakers, and 50 partners from 95 countries for a day of action-oriented climate discussions. Delegates from 95 countries participated, engaging with key topics across business and investment-driven solutions to climate change.
IDB Invest, ENGIE Energía Chile, and the Climate Investment Fund's (CIF) Clean Technology Fund signed a deal to generate economic benefits by shortening the timeframe for decarbonisation in Chile and World Climate Ltd (now World Climate Foundation), announced its commitment to ten more years of World Climate Summits as part of the Decade to Deliver on Climate Action.
Katowice 2018
World Climate Summit 2018 introduced the first Investment COP, where the World Bank announced a commitment of USD $200 billion for climate action from 2021-25 and highlighted how this will further support low-carbon, climate-resilient investments.
Denmark and Poland agreed to collaborate on renewable energy implementation.
U.S. Governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado announced the launch of the Colorado Clean Energy Fund.
The UNDP shared how NDCs, with support from UNDP and partners, including the World Bank and private investors, can be turned into action plans and bankable projects.
Bonn 2017
The Climate Investment Platform, an open-source platform to mobilise investment for climate and sustainable development was founded by UNDP, World Climate Ltd (now World Climate Foundation), R20 Regions of Climate Action and ICLEI to accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy.
R20 Regions of Climate Action and BlueOrchard Finance combined strengths to foster low-carbon and climate-resilient infrastructure projects in emerging markets.
Warsaw 2013
World Climate Ltd (now World Climate Foundation) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) collaborated to provide a complementary series of business activities over two days: World Climate Summit was held on Day One and the WBCSD Business Day took place on Day Two. Warsaw marked the halfway point from the decisions in Durban to Paris in 2015, when the Paris Agreement would be adopted.
Doha 2012
World Climate Summit 2012 provided a platform for discussion of green solutions with Ministers and CEOs from all over the world. It focused on the overarching theme of accelerating solutions to climate change, with a specific focus on Qatar, the Middle East and the region's relations to the rest of the world.
Cancun 2010
The inaugural World Climate Summit in Cancun convened global leaders across business and government to identify new collaborative pathways for a prosperous green economy.Over 150 expert speakers contributed to the constructive discussions, including Sir Richard Branson, Ted Turner, then Mexican President Felipe Calderon, and Lord Nicholas Stern.