COP29 Azerbaijan
November 12, 2024
A full house for bold climate action: On November 12th, the WLOC network hosted a packed flagship event at the We Mean Business Coalition Pavilion to discuss women’s leadership for transformative climate action. Speakers included Sherry Madera of CDP, Jacqueline Novogratz of Acumen, Shameela Soobramoney of National Business Initiative, Sophia Suganuma of Climate Cardinals and Kerry Constabile of Amazon.
Over 100 climate leaders in politics, business, and civil society signed the Women Leading on Climate Advocacy Letter calling for strong climate plans from world leaders that:
Deliver 1.5 aligned national climate plans (NDCs)
Accelerate action to triple renewables, double energy efficiency and ultimately phase out fossil fuels, and halt and reverse deforestation
Mobilize catalytic public climate finance to attract private investment, especially in the Global South.
The Letter was presented to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres who expressed his full support and pledged to help amplify WLOC efforts going forward.