Sport focussed sessions during COP28
We continue to see sport events being present at the COP each year and we have collated the events that are happening, so you can keep track of everything and plan your schedule.
Keep checking back for updates, or if we’re missing anything – let us know by emailing [email protected]
EVENTS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
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💙 BLUE ZONE (Accreditation needed)
⏰ 30 November – 12 December
📍 Blue Zone Exhibition
⚡️Envision Racing Recover-E Car
👀 IN PERSON
🔗 More info: FIA Formula E World Champions Envision Racing has announced it will be the only sports team to exhibit and highlight the power of sport to world leaders within the UNFCCC’s ‘Blue Zone’ at COP 28. The team will be exhibiting its Recover E car, the world’s first full-sized, driveable Formula E car, made entirely of electronic waste, as well as showcasing the sport of Formula E more widely and its power to influence climate change. https://envision-racing.com/road-to-cop28-formula-e-champions-envision-racing-announced-as-only-sports-team-to-showcase-power-of-sport-in-the-blue-zone/
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💙 BLUE ZONE (Accreditation needed)
⏰ 30th November @ 4:30 – 5:30pm
📍 German Climate pavilion
⚡️ Sports20 Network Launch
👀 IN PERSON & ONLINE
🔗 More info: Panellists: Luisa Neubauer, Climate Justice Activist and Author; Nike Lorenz, Captain of the German National Hockey Team; and Eckart von Hirschhausen, Healthy Earth, Healthy People Foundation
🔗 Livestream link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwOOa1Xr25o
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💙 BLUE ZONE (Accreditation needed)
⏰ 30th November @ 7:00 – 8:00pm
📍 WWF Panda Hub
⚡️ Sports20 Network Launch
👀 IN PERSON & ONLINE
🔗 More info: In the WWF Panda Hub we present an international network from all 6 continents through the representatives: Aileen McManamon, Green Sports Alliance, Canada/USA, Brian Wesaala, Football Foundation for Africa, Kenya, Claire Poole, Sport Positive, UK, Danilo Malafaia, Associação Jadir Taekwondo, Brazil, Eliud Kipchoge, Olympic gold medalist, former world record holder marathon, Kenya, Haruki Sawada, Green Sports Alliance, Japan, Jadir Figuera, Associação Jadir Taekwondo, Brazil, John Odeyo, Kisumu County Football Association, Kenya, Nike Lorenz, captain of the German national hockey team, Samuel Inkoom, former Ghana national football player, Dr. Sheila Nguyen, former Executive Director of the Sports Environment Alliance and Sustainability Manager 2023 FIFA Women’s Worldcup, Jamie Farndale, captain of the national Scottish rugby team (to be confirmed).
🔗 Recording link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wyn6slTwvIs&t=2s
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🇦🇪 DUBAI
⏰ 6 December @ 8:30 – 10:30am
📍Goals House, Concrete, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai
⚡️Halftime Talk: Strategies and Tactics for Raising the Bar on Sport and Climate Action
👀 IN PERSON ONLY
🔗 Website and more info: We’re at Halftime for the Global Goals and we need to change tack to navigate a route towards a greener, fairer and better world. There’s no time for pontification, grandstanding or showboating, the Race for the Future is on, and we need to move FAST. Join SailGP, ROCKWOOL and Project Everyone for a 60-minute sprint to move the needle on how sports engage with their own ecosystem – business, science, cities and athletes – to create a positive impact on climate and the natural world. This will be a moderated roundtable discussion with a curated group from across sport, business, government, academic and more – please come prepared to share and input your thoughts. https://www.goalshouse.com/houses/cop28
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💚 GREEN ZONE
⏰ 6th December @ 10:00 – 11:30am
📍Green Zone Main Stage – Al Forsan Park
⚡️ Shaping a Just Transition to a Net-Zero Road Transport Future
👀 IN PERSON ONLY
🔗 Website and more info: It is easy to forget that despite the huge increase in EV distribution, the technology which powers them is relatively new, and still evolving, and as is often the case, the world of motorsport is helping drive changes away from the racetrack. The FIA session with leaders from the world of motorsport and mobility will deep dive into some key challenges and opportunities within the transport sector, focusing on the role of sports in influencing and inspiring the development and adoption of zero emission technologies. It will also provide concrete examples from Mobility Clubs, UN organisations and academia on how to ensure an efficient and inclusive transition towards sustainable mobility matched with the right regulatory context.
Speakers:
- Moderator: David Garrido, Presenter, Sky Sports
- Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President, FIA
- Felipe Calderon, Former President, Mexico
- Frank Menchaca, President, SAE Sustainable Mobility Solutions
- Barbara Silva, Social Responsibility Manager, FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile)
- Aiba Takao, Manager of Environmental Affairs and Engineering Management Div, Toyota Motor Corporation
- James Turner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, King Abdullah University – University of Science and Technology
- Lucas di Grassi, Formula E Champion
- Asuka Ito, Sustainable Mobility Manager, FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile)
- Ian Jack – Vice President Public Affairs, CAA (Canadian Automobile Association)
- Rob de Jong – Head, Sustainable Mobility Unit, Industry and Economy Division, UNEP
- Dr Dieter Nirschl, Managing Director, ADAC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club)
- Saif Al Noaimi, CEO, Ethara
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💚 GREEN ZONE
⏰ 6th December @ 11:30am – 12:30pm
📍Green Zone Main Stage
⚡️ Formula E’s Race Against Climate Change
👀 IN PERSON
🔗 Website and more info: During Formula E’s session, moderated by Sky Sports’ David Garrido, you’ll hear how the all-electric motorsport championship continues to be a pioneer within motorsport, technology and sustainability, providing fans with spectacular racing and teams and partners with a world-leading test bed to develop cutting-edge sustainable solutions.
Speakers:
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- Jeff Dodds – CEO, Formula E
- Ian James – Team Principal, NEOM McLaren Formula E Racing Team, Team Principal
- Sylvain Filippi – Managing Director and CTO, Envision Racing Formula E
- Mike Umiker – Managing Director, Energy Efficiency Movement
- Fathi Tlatli, President Global Sector Auto-Mobility at DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation,DHL
- UNICEF spokesperson, Global Partnership Team
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💚 GREEN ZONE
⏰ 6th December @ 3:00 – 3:45pm
📍Extreme Hangout – Al Forsan Park
⚡️ The Planet Is Our Playground
👀 IN PERSON AND ONLINE
🔗 Website and more info: Join us for this engaging and enlightening conversation between five fabulous sport and adventure enthusiasts! They will explore the links between the planetary health and human health, expanding on the joy our planet brings us, even at a cellular level. Without a healthy planet not only our lives, but our emotional wellbeing, will be impacted. With this established, we will ask, how can we protect our happiness and wonder during, despite and in the mission to ease our climate crisis? With speakers Jess Rogers, Rishi Jain, Jo Aleh, Al Gosling and Anthony Middleton
🔗 https://www.extremehangout.org/cop28-day-4
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💚 GREEN ZONE
⏰ 7th December @ 10:30 – 11:30am
📍Extreme Hangout – Al Forsan Park
⚡️ The Future of Sport
👀 IN PERSON AND ONLINE
🔗 Website and more info: Inspired by the recent Sports Positive Summit, this session will ask questions such as: What does the future of sport look like on the path we are on? Why does it look like this? Most importantly, what should it look like and how can we get there? We envisage some lively debate and with some truly awesome sports personalities so this will not be a panel to miss! With speakers, David Garrido, Fiona Morgan, Rishi Jain, Sean Morris, Omar Samra and Lucas di Grassi
🔗 https://www.extremehangout.org/cop28-day-5
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🇦🇪 DUBAI
⏰ 7th November @ 11:00 -20:00
📍Dubai Supercool Mobility Center in the DMCC
⚡️ Future Mobility Hub: Sustainability in Sports Day
👀 IN PERSON
🔗 Website and more info: Embark on a thrilling odyssey at the Sustainability in Sports Day, at the Future Mobility Hub! Immerse yourself in the heartbeat of sustainability as industry titans Formula E, Extreme E, e1, and FIM Explorer headline the EV sports revolution. Champions across disciplines, now climate change ambassadors, share their riveting stories, unveiling their responsibilities to the next generation. Explore the playbook for a sustainable future, dissecting legislation, venues, logistics, and the trajectory of motorsports. Elevate your experience with special guests from the Indigenous World Games in Brazil, adding a global dimension to the dialogue. Brace for impact as this summit catapults you into the forefront of a sporting world where vision meets action for a sustainable tomorrow
🔗 https://www.supercool.center/events/future-mobility-hub/agenda (click day 7)
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💙 BLUE ZONE (Accreditation needed)
⏰ 8th December @ 3:00 – 4:30pm
📍Action Arena 1 (Al Hur)
⚡️ UN Sports for Climate Action ,
👀 IN PERSON AND ONLINE (Final link TBC: https://unfccc.int/cop28/virtual)
🔗 Website and more info: Five years ago, the Sports for Climate Action Framework was launched at COP24 in Katowice. The framework had two main objectives: to provide a clear path for the global sports community to combat climate change and to use sports as a tool to create awareness and drive action among global citizens. This marked a significant step towards integrating sports into the global climate change response. Five years later, the global sporting community’s commitment to this framework remains unwavering. As we celebrate our 5th anniversary, the message of the framework remains crystal clear: sports have the potential to champion the crucial battle against climate change.
🔗 Watch recording: https://unfccc.int/event/the-power-of-sport-for-climate-action
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🇦🇪 DUBAI
⏰ 9 – 10th December
📍 Dubai Waterfront
⚡️ Dubai SailGP
👀 IN PERSON AND BROADCAST
🔗 Website and more info: https://sailgp.com/races/season-4/dubai-sail-grand-prix/overview/
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