COP29-IEA High-Level Energy Transition Dialogue

The COP29 Presidency and International Energy Agency (IEA) are convening the fourth in a series of high-level energy transition dialogues ahead of the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November. The dialogues – held in close partnership with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat – aim to continue building international consensus around pathways to drive energy sector emissions to net zero and limit global warming to 1.5 °C. They are a continuation of the successful series co-chaired last year by the IEA and the United Arab Emirates’ COP28 Presidency.

The fourth dialogue focused on COP29 will take place in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, during the gathering of G20 energy ministers. Co-chaired by IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol and Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov, it will focus on actions countries can take to swiftly translate the energy commitments they made at COP28 into concrete policies, including through their next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. The IEA's recent report, From Taking Stock to Taking Action: How to implement the COP28 energy goals, will provide a key framework for the discussion.

Participants are set to include Brazil's Minister of Mines and Energy Alexandre Silveira, who is hosting the event, as well as African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy Amani Abou-Zeid, Australia's Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen, Germany's State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Anja Hajduck, Portugal's Secretary of State for Energy Maria João Pereira, Tanzania Presidential Climate Envoy Richard Muyungi and United Kingdom Minister for International Energy and Climate Kerry McCarthy.