COP30 is set to be a landmark event in the global fight against climate change, coinciding with the 10-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement and the five-year countdown to the 2030 interim deadline for achieving climate goals by 2050. Serving as a crucial platform for establishing a roadmap to 2030, COP30 will also shine a spotlight on the Amazon rainforest, which is home to 60% of the world's largest intact forest and plays a vital role in global biodiversity and climate regulation.
As the climate crisis accelerates and geopolitical complexities emerge, KPMG is working to prepare a thoughtful program and presence that can help businesses better understand their nature- and climate-related risks as we work together to tackle climate change. Every business has a part to play and we want to help with this critical endeavor in any way we can.
Climate Change and Decarbonization Leader, Global Head of Renewable Energy
KPMG in Ireland
At KPMG firms, our climate leaders are focused on the client issues that matter most, and we plan to carry these through everything we do at COP30 this year.
With the goal to educate and inspire, and seize opportunities presented by the transition to a more sustainable future, our focus remains on:
KPMG is working to prepare a thoughtful program and presence at COP30 that can help businesses better understand their nature- and climate-related risks.
With a number of events currently in progress, two events that KPMG will be hosting include:
Is AI the positive catalyst to drive climate action and the energy transition?
In this session, leaders from the energy industry, technology sector and investment community will explore the hypothesis that AI is a positive catalyst for climate action and the energy transition. This session aims to reframe the discussion by examining the positive climate potential of AI in both reducing emissions and accelerating systemic change.
KPMG bootcamp on transition planning: Enabling corporate and systemic mitigation and adaptation
Through a panel discussion to jump start the conversation, participants will dive into the practical and strategic levels that support credible and actionable transition planning. Across a number of revolving breakout sessions, participants will focus on value protection and creation, financing mitigation and adaptation strategies, consumers of transition plans, integrating nature and circularity, and the role of corporates in enabling systemic change.
