Nordic climate dialogues on road to COP31

Time: Wednesday 21 October, 9:00 - 10:30 CET / 10.00 - 11.30 EST

Location: online via Teams

Language: English

Ahead of COP31, we will host our annual Road to COP webinar, bringing together lead climate negotiators and senior business representatives to discuss the priorities, expectations, and geopolitical context shaping this year's climate conference.

The webinar offers businesses a timely overview of the negotiations, creates space for dialogue between Nordic stakeholders and national representatives, and explores how Nordic and EU interests are reflected in the COP process.

Agenda:

10:00 – 10:05 Welcome and introduction

• Tuuli Kaskinen, CEO, CLC

10.05 - 10:30 The EU view on the COP31 negotiation agenda

• Dimitrios Zevgolis, one of the EU leads to the UNFCCC

10:30 – 10:50 Nordic negotiators in conversation: priorities, challenges and opportunities for COP31

• Marjo Nummelin, Head of the Finnish delegation to the UNFCCC

• Marianne Karlsen, Head of the Norwegian delegation to the UNFCCC

10:50– 11:20 Business perspectives: how companies are preparing for COP31

• Tomas Qvickström, Vice President, Corporate Sustainability, Fortum

• Sofia Svingby, Group Head of Sustainability, AFRY

• Marianne Tikkanen, Co-founder & Head of Programs, Puro.earth

11:20 – 11:25 Open discussion and audience questions

11:25 - 11:30 Closing remarks