U.S. Center COP27 Schedule
Egypt hosted the 27th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, from November 6 to November 18, 2022. Learn more about the venue as well as the Egypt presidency program on their website.
All U.S. Center events were live-streamed on the U.S Center at COP27 homepage and the U.S. Center YouTube channel . Find the U.S. Center at COP27 playlist . All times listed are local time to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
Week 1 (November 7-12)
Monday, November 7: Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit
Tuesday, November 8 : Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit
Time (EET)
Event
10:30-3:00pm
Implementation Plus: An All-of-Society Approach to Meeting U.S. Climate Goals
– 10:30am Keynote Address
– 11:00am Implementing Climate Solutions for All of America
– 12:00pm Nature Based Solutions for Climate, Society, and Biodiversity
– 1:00pm Implementation-PLUS: Partnerships for Global Climate Solutions
– 2:00pm Investing in Our Future
4:00-5:00pm
Innovative instruments for Scaling Climate Adaptation Finance
Wednesday, November 9 : Finance Day
Time (EET)
Event
9:00-10:00am
The Role of Green Hydrogen in Africa’s Energy Transition
10:30-11:30am
Private Sector Investment in Global Clean Energy Infrastructure: Unlocking Markets through the Clean Energy Demand Initiative
11:30am-12:30pm
Open Exhibit
12:30-1:30pm
Accelerating the Clean Energy Transition in Developing Countries
1:30-2:30
Financing a Green Future: Leveraging Public and Private Sectors in support of climate infrastructure and decarbonization efforts
2:30-3:00pm
Open Exhibit
3:30-4:00pm
Climate Conversations
4:00-4:30pm
NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Satellite view of how humans are changing the Earth, Dr. Kate Calvin
4:30-5:00pm
NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Satellite view of Earth’s oceans, Dr. Tahani Amer
5:00-5:30pm
Open Exhibit
5:30pm-6:30pm
Innovative Financing to Meet Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Needs
Thursday, November 10 : Science Day and Youth and Future Generations Day
Time (EET)
Event
9:00-10:00am
Educating the Next Generation of Climate Leaders
10:30-11:30am
Climate Entrepreneurs Solution Pitch Competition
11:30am-12:30pm
Open Exhibit
12:30-1:00pm
NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Introduction overview of NASA Earth Science, Dr. Kate Calvin
1:00-1:30pm
Climate Conversations
1:30-2:30pm
PREPAREing for Change: A Whole-of-Government Approach to Global Food and Water Security
3:00-4:00pm
STRONG MEDICINE: U.S. Progress in Enhancing Health System Sustainability and Resilience at Home and Abroad
4:00-4:30pm
Open Exhibit
4:30-5:00pm
NASA Hyperwall Presentation: The GLOBE Program: Engaging Youth and Citizen Scientists in Understanding our Environment, Dr. Tahani Amer
5:00-5:30pm
Open Exhibit
5:30-6:30pm
Reducing Emissions from Cooking to Achieve Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Goals
Friday, November 11 : Decarbonization Day
Time (EET)
Event
9:00-10:00am
Fast-Action Mitigation to Slow Warming in this Decisive Decade
10:30-11:30am
U.S. Senators Discuss: Congressional Support for Climate Action
11:30am-12:30pm
Open Exhibit
12:30-1:00pm
NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Carbon in the Earth’s atmosphere, Dr. Kate Calvin
1:00-1:30pm
Climate Conversations
1:30-2:30pm
How Public-Private Partnerships are decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors
3:00-4:00pm
A Recharged U.S. Climate & Energy Landscape: Galvanizing Business Solutions for Net-Zero
4:00-5:00pm
Conservative Solutions to Global Climate Challenges: A Robust U.S. Energy, Climate and Conservation Agenda
5:00-6:00pm
TBD
Saturday, November 12 : Adaptation and Agriculture Day
Time (EET)
Event
9:00-10:00am
PREPARE: Adaptation Call to Action to the Private Sector
10:30-11:30am
AIM for Climate: Investing in a Food Secure Future
11:30am-12:30pm
The Power of Procurement: Greening Supply Chains through Climate Risk Disclosure
12:30-1:00pm
NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Fires in a changing world, Dr. Tahani Amer
1:00pm-1:30pm
Climate Conversations
1:30-2:30pm
Advanced Nuclear: Zero Emissions Solutions for Ukraine and the EU
3:00-4:00pm
USDA: Partnerships for Climate-Smart Agriculture
4:00-4:30pm
Open Exhibit
4:30-5:00pm
NASA Hyperwall Presentation: A global view of agriculture, Dr. Kate Calvin
5:00-5:30pm
Open Exhibit
5:30-6:30pm
Global Fertilizer Challenge: Announcing New Funding for Fertilizer Efficiency and Soil Health
Week 2 (November 14-18)
Monday, November 14 : Gender Day, Water Day
Time (EET)
Event
9:00-10:00am
Getting to Zero-Deforestation by 2030
10:30-11:30am
Fragility, Conflict, and Climate Change: A New Strategy to Build Sustained Peace
11:30am-12:30pm
Open Exhibit
12:30-1:00pm
NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Viewing Earth’s global water cycle from space, Dr. Michael Falkowski
1:00pm-1:30pm
Climate Conversations
1:30-2:30pm
Our Climate Future is Female: A Progress Report on Implementing U.S. Efforts to Advance Women and Girls’ Climate Action
3:00-4:00pm
Island and International Partnerships for a Net-Zero and Climate Resilient Future
4:00-4:30pm
Open Exhibit
4:30-5:00pm
NASA Hyperwall Presentation: A satellite view of life in the ocean, Dr. Laura Lorenzoni
5:00-5:30pm
Open Exhibit
5:30-6:30pm
U.S. Investment in Egypt’s Green Growth
Tuesday, November 15 : Ace and Civil Society Day, Energy Day
Time (EET)
Event
9:00-10:00am
Indigenous Knowledge in Global Climate Science, Policy, and Action
10:30-11:30am
Translating Ambition into Ocean and Climate Action: Perspectives from the Ocean Panel
11:30am-12:30pm
Open Exhibit
12:30-1:00pm
NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Revealing urban pollution patterns from a bird’s eye view, Dr. Michael Falkowski
1:00pm-1:30pm
Climate Conversations
1:30-2:30pm
Net Zero World – Accelerating Global Energy System Decarbonization
3:00-4:00pm
Subnational Efforts in the Spotlight
4:00-4:30pm
Open Exhibit
4:30-5:00pm
NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Atmospheric Aerosols – their human and natural sources, Dr. Laura Lorenzoni
5:00-5:30pm
Open Exhibit
5:30-6:30pm
U.S. Energy Earthshots: Decadal Goals to Power the Clean Energy Transition
Wednesday, November 16 : Biodiversity Day
Time (EET)
Event
9:00-10:00am
Breaking through Climate Deadlock with Clean Energy Legislation: Accelerating Nationwide Demonstration and Deployment
10:30-11:30am
Harnessing Carbon Markets for Indigenous-led Initiatives and Local Benefits
11:30am-12:30pm
Open Exhibit
12:30-1:00pm
NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Connections between fire, weather, and climate, Dr. Michael Falkowski
1:00pm-1:30pm
Climate Conversations
1:30-2:30pm
A Wave of Ambition for Ocean and Climate Action
3:00-4:00pm
Building a Multistakeholder Mechanism with Indigenous Peoples to Implement the Forest Tenure Pledge of $1.7 Billion
4:00-4:30pm
Open Exhibit
4:30-5:00pm
NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Space and aircraft based views of biodiversity on land and in water, Dr. Laura Lorenzoni
5:00-5:30pm
Open Exhibit
5:30-6:30pm
Accelerating the Path to Paris-Aligned Maritime GHG Emissions by 2050 through Cross Value Chain Collaboration
Thursday, November 17 : Solutions Day
Time (EET)
Event
9:00-10:00am
Climate Action Everywhere: Multi-level Governance to Deliver for America
10:30-11:30am
Leading by Example: Net-Zero Government Operations
11:30am-12:30pm
Open Exhibit
12:30-1:00pm
NASA Hyperwall Presentation: New climate for a better tomorrow: Earth energy, heat, and water in a changing climate, Dr. Michael Falkowski
1:00pm-1:30pm
Climate Conversations
1:30-2:30pm
PREPARE’d to Adapt Through Early Warning For All
3:00-3:30pm
Open Exhibit
3:30pm-4:30pm
Building a Climate Smart Network
4:30-5:00pm
NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Science to inform solutions for a healthy planet
5:00-5:30pm
Open Exhibit
5:30-6:30pm
Simulating Climate and Equity Futures with En-ROADS