We are pleased to announce that the World Biogas Association will be attending COP29, between 12 November – 20 November.
Join the side events below to hear from Charlotte Morton OBE, our Chief Executive, Dr Pradeep Monga, Senior Advisor and Policy Director and Giulia Ceccarelli, Head of External Affairs at WBA.
WBA COP29 Side Event, co-hosted with ISWA
Join us at COP29, where World Biogas Association (WBA) and International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) will be hosting a side event: Unlocking the potential for financing methane mitigation from solid waste for the NDCs and beyond
Venue: Side Event Room 9, Area B, Blue Zone
Confirmed speakers include: Martina Otto, Head of Secretariat, Climate and Clean Air Coalition; Anja Schwetje, Scientific Officer, German Environment Agency / ISWA; Jonathan Banks, Global Director, Clean Air Task Force/ LOW Methane Partnership; Janek Vähk, Zero Pollution Manager, Zero Waste Europe, and Charlotte Morton OBE, Chief Executive, WBA. The event will be moderated by Dr Pradeep Monga, Senior Advisor and Policy Director, WBA.
This event aligns with COP29’s key agenda item on ’Methane Reduction from Organic Waste’. The session will contribute to the anticipated COP29 Declaration, which will aim to accelerate waste sector commitments aligned with the 1.5°C target, including quantifiable methane reduction targets in national climate policies.
Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) will open the event with a keynote on the importance and urgency of the Global Methane Pledge.
WBA’s Charlotte Morton OBE will discuss the financing gap for methane action on solid waste and the potential solutions to tackle it, and will present WBA and ISWA’s G20 Policy Paper Unlocking the Potential for Scaling up Financing of Methane Mitigation from Solid Waste
For more information about the side event of COP29, please contact Giulia Ceccarelli, Head of External Affairs, WBA (gceccarelli@worldbiogasassociation.org; +44 7551005377)
Agenda
16:45 – 16:50
Moderator: Dr Pradeep Monga, WBA
Welcome and Introductions
16:50 – 17:00
Martina Otto, CCAC
“No Time to Waste: The Global Methane Pledge Imperative”
17:00 – 17:10
Anja Schwetje, German Environment Agency/ ISWA
“Methane Mitigation and Waste Management: Financing Components and Challenges”
17:10 – 17:20
Charlotte Morton OBE, WBA
Presenting WBA and ISWA’s G20 Policy Paper Unlocking the Potential for Scaling up Financing of Methane Mitigation from Solid Waste.
17:20 – 17:30
Green Climate Fund
17:30 – 17:40
Jonathan Banks, Clean Air Task Force/ LOW Methane Partnership
“Barriers and Solutions for Methane Finance for the Waste Sector”
17:40 – 17:50
Janek Vahk, Zero Waste Europe
“Leveraging the EU ETS and EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Waste Management Funding”
17:50 – 18:15
Panel Discussion & Q&A with the audience
COP29 Venue
11 – 22 November 2024
Baku Stadium
Baku
Azerbaijan
WBA Key Position Papers
WBA has published two key position papers on solid waste management through the G20 Policy Hub, the T20.
These briefs highlight the increasing recognition of biogas technology as a critical tool in the transition to a low-carbon economy. The papers address reducing food waste and scaling up methane mitigation, with the goal of shaping global policy and advancing sustainable waste management practices.
Charlotte Morton OBE will be discussing the Unlocking the Potential for Scaling up Financing of Methane Mitigation from Solid Waste policy paper at the WBA and ISWA side event on 13 November, 16:45 – 18:15 (AZT).
Hear from WBA at COP29 Side Events
12 November, 14:00 – 15:30
Zero Waste Europe Side Event:
“Economic Strategies for Reducing Landfill Methane Emissions Globally”
Charlotte Morton OBE will be presenting on the economics of biogas from waste and the WBA #MakingBiogasHappen Programme.
Venue: Methane pavilion, Blue Zone
13 November, 10:00 – 11:00
Itaipu Side Event:
“The Virtuous Cycle of Biogas in Agri-Food Systems”
Charlotte Morton OBE will participate in the panel discussion alongside Luiz Fernando Ferreira Delazari, Legal Director at Itaipu Binacional; André Corrêa do Lago, Secretary of Climate, Energy, and Environment at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Clóvis Zapata, Country Representative for UNIDO; and Maria João Rolim, Honorary Advisor to the Women in Biogas Network.
Venue: Brazil Pavilion, Blue Zone
13 November, 10:30 – 12:30
ISWA Side Event:
“How should we reflect the waste sector in climate mitigation and adaptation?”
Charlotte Morton OBE will join as a panellist.
Venue: ISWA’s Waste Pavilion, Green Zone
15 November, 14:00 – 15:30
Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA) Roundtable:
Charlotte Morton OBE to represent WBA.
Venue: GBA Pavilion, Blue Zone
15 November, 14:00 – 15:30
WBA and GAIA side event:
“Waste methane abatement through energy recovery: North-South discussions on energy access and efficiency of various technologies”
Giulia Ceccarelli, WBA, will moderate the event and Charlotte Morton OBE will present the potential of the global biogas industry to support methane and energy targets, and the #MakingBiogasHappen programme.
Venue: Methane Pavilion, Blue Zone
16 November, 15:30 – 16:00
We Don’t Have Time Side Event:
“Landfills and Waste” (Day 6, Science, Technology, Innovation & Digitalization)
WBA Chief Executive Charlotte Morton OBE joined this panel hosted by We Don’t Have Time to address the urgent need to reduce methane emissions from landfills and waste sites. Charlotte called on world leaders to include recycling and organic waste treatment in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) with a commitment to deliver by 2030, emphasising immediate action.
The panel, featuring experts from GAIA, Climate Policy Initiative, and Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, explored innovative solutions to cut methane emissions and promote sustainable waste management.
Watch the session (starting at 11:57)
Venue: Media Center (Zone D) of the COP29 Blue Zone, Baku Stadium
18 November, 10:00 – 12:30
WBA side event:
“Making Biogas Happen by 2030”
The panel will feature Charlotte Morton OBE, Chief Executive of the World Biogas Association (WBA), Dr Pradeep Monga, Senior Advisor and Policy Director at WBA, Henrique Bezerra, Regional Lead for Latin America at the Global Methane Hub, Marisa Maia de Barros, Undersecretary of Energy and Mining at the São Paulo State Department for the Environment, Infrastructure, and Logistics, and Anja Schwetje, Scientific Officer at the German Environment Agency/ISWA.
Venue: ISWA’s Waste Pavilion, Green Zone
19 November, 16:45 – 18:18
Launch of the NDC 3.0 Navigator:
“A Deeper Dive on Methane Reduction in Food Systems”
Dr Pradeep Monga, Senior Advisor and Policy Director at the World Biogas Association (WBA), will speak.
Venue: Side Event Room 7, Blue Zone
19 November, 13:52 – 14:37
Children & Youth Pavilion Side Event:
“Organic Waste to Clean Energy: Reducing Methane for a Greener Future”
Charlotte Morton OBE will be joining the panel.
Venue: Children & Youth Pavilion, Blue Zone
