Guidehouse and COP27

COP27 is bringing countries together to accelerate action toward the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and is guided by principles building on agreements, decisions, pledges, and commitments from RIO 1992 to Glasgow 2021.

Seeking to accelerate global climate action through emissions reduction, scaled-up adaptation efforts, and enhanced flows of appropriate finance, COP27 recognizes that 'just transition' remains a priority for developing countries worldwide.

Guidehouse will be represented at COP27 by a highly experienced team of climate, finance, and energy experts helping accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change with expertise in the MENA region and across energy and climate topics such as infrastructure, hydrogen, energy efficiency, building decarbonization, renewables, supply chain, and sustainable cooling. 

Guidehouse will participate in the following events at COP27: 

• Katja Eisbrenner, director, will speak on the SLoCT panel "How Can Companies Work Together to Drive Faster Progress on Value Chain Emissions?" on November 7 from 1:30-2:15 pm EET on the Climate Action Stage. Other panelists include Mars, McCormick's Michael Okoroafor, and The Coca-Cola Company's Ben Jordan.
• Dr. Corinna Klessmann, director, and Matthias Schimmel, associate director, will speak on the "Role of Hydrogen in MENA Region Energy Transition and the Potential for Cooperation with Europe" online session on November 8 from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. EET.
• Madeline Schneider, managing consultant, will speak on "Financing a Net-Zero Built Environment" on November 9 at 3-5:45 p.m. EET.
• Katja Eisbrenner will speak on "Just Climate Transition" on November 9 at 5:30-6:30 p.m. EET. 
• Eslam Mahdy, managing consultant, will speak on "National Best Practices and Lessons Learned on District Cooling Deployment" on November 11 from 9-10 a.m. EET in the RCREEE pavilion. 
• Eslam Mahdy will speak on the "Banking for Net Zero: Practical Tools for Emerging Financial Institutions to Accelerate Decarbonization" on November 11 from 2:15 - 4 p.m. EET.
• Katja Dinges, associate director, will speak on "District Cooling: A Low Carbon Solution to Cool Cities" on November 11 at 1-2:30 p.m. EET in the RCREEE pavilion. 
• Katja Dinges will speak on "Deploying a Broad Portfolio of Technology Solutions to Advance Energy Transition & Decarbonization" on November 12 from 6:30 - 8 p.m. EET in the E5 pavilion.
• Matthias Schimmel, Henrik Schult, senior consultant, and John Niedergesäß, consultant, will speak on "Scaling Up the Hydrogen Economy Through International Partnerships" on November 14 from 12 - 12:45 p.m. EET in the UAE pavilion.
• Moritz Schäfer, associate director, will speak on "Delivering on Glasgow’s Commitments: Towards an Inclusive and Just Transition" on November 14 from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. EET in the European Commission pavilion.
• Matthias Schimmel, Henrik Schult, and John Niedergesäß will speak on "Enhancing MENA-EU Partnership to Achieve the Climate Targets" on November 15 from 3 - 4:30 p.m. EET in the IRENA pavilion.
• Nesen Surmeli, associate director, will speak on "Catalyzing the Sustainable Cooling Shift - Doubling Climate Benefits" on November 15 from 2 - 3 p.m. EET in the IsDB pavilion.
• Jan Vrins, partner and segment leader, and Moritz Schäfer will speak on "Linking Ambitious Renewable Energy Development and Efficient Sector Coupling in the MENA Region," moderated by Katja Eisbrenner on November 15 from 5 - 6:30 p.m. EET in the MDB pavilion.
• Nesen Surmeli will speak on "After Kigali Amendment’ – Towards a National Cooling Plan in Türkiye" on November 15 from 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. EET.
• Matthias Schimmel, Henrik Schult, and John Niedergesäß will speak on "Enabling Energy Savings in Buildings – Sharing Best Practices" on November 15 from 12 - 12:45 p.m. EET in the UAE pavilion.