COP 29

Updated Thursday 21 November 2024

This page is the main repository of information for RINGOS for COP29.  Please check this page regularly as more details will be added here as they become available.  

 Last minute updates (ie meeting location change or new meeting added and occurring in the next few hours) will be communicated via RINGO COP29 WhatsApp Group. Click here if you want to join the RINGO COP29 WhatsApp Group (note: you will be able to receive our messages, but not to post messages yourself).

As you are preparing to attend COP29, we encourage you to take advantage of the pre-COP webinars that RINGO prepared in conjunction with Second Nature and UC3. 

Key Information for RINGOs

RINGO Constituency Coordination Meetings

Friday 22 November RINGO will meet at 0900 in Meeting Room 21

Ringo will meet each morning at 0900 in Blue Zone Area B Side event Room number 6

RINGO will meet each morning at 0900 in Side Event Room number 6. These daily meetings are intended to provide a platform of discussion about the ongoing negotiations, as well as facilitate networking and provide the opportunity to share research results.  Constituency meetings are not posted on the daily schedule after the first day, but the date, time, and location remain the same unless otherwise indicated.

During daily coordination meetings, RINGO features daily updates on the negotiations as well as an opportunity for community building.  We invite guest experts to provide more detail on negation topics.  Our COP 29 schedule is (subject to change):

  • Week 2
  • Monday 18 November
    • Welcome to week 2 and orientation
  • Tuesday 19 November
    • Ladislaus Chang’a, IPCC Vice-Chair
  • Wednesday 20 November
  • Thursday 21 November
    • mini presentation – Lisa Levin, Ocean issues – Presentation
  • Friday 22 November
  • Week 1
  • Monday 11 November
    • Welcome to Week 1 and Introduction
  • Tuesday 12 November
  • Wednesday 13 November –
    • mini presentation – Shikha Bhasin, ​​Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) and lead of Technology Thematic Group – Presentation
  • Thursday 14 November
    • mini presentation – Pam Pearson, International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI) and lead of Cryosphere Thematic Group – Presentation
  • Friday 15 November
    • mini presentation – Eda Kosma, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) on finance and lead of finance thematic group – Presentation
  • Saturday 16 November
    • mini presentation – Emilie Beauchamp, Adaptation Thematic Group – Presentation
  • Sunday 17 November
    • No Meeting, rest day

Grand Reserva Links

Registration (Getting your badge)

Registration desk opening hours:
Monday, 4 November to Sunday, 10 November: 08:00 – 18:00 hrs
Monday, 11 November to Tuesday, 12 November: 06:30 – 20:00 hrs
Wednesday, 13 November to Saturday, 16 November: 08:00 – 19:00 hrs
Sunday, 17 November: The conference premises, including registration, are closed.
Monday, 18 November: 06:30 – 19:00 hrs
Tuesday, 19 November to Friday, 22 November: 08:00 – 19:00 hrs

COP29 Maps (Transit, Green and Blue Zone)

Transportation around Baku update as of 11 October: There are free buses from the airport to key points in the city, shown on the interactive transport map https://transportmap.cop29.az/ Public transport can be used with the COP badge, no need for a special transport card.

COP buses will shuttle to the venue from 15 hubs in the city. At this point they are scheduled to run only 7 am until 10 pm. Metro will run at least until 1 am, potentially 2 am. From metro station Koroghlu shuttle buses (6 am to 11 pm) will go to North entrance and Green Zone.

Virtual Platform

Frequently asked questions for Virtual Only Registration can be found here.

You can find the login for the virtual platform at this link.

Briefings with observer organizations:

  • Joint SBI and SBSTA Chairs dialogue with observer organizations – Notes
    • Thursday, 14 November, 10:00-11:00
    • Location: Meeting Room 5 (updated)
    • Questions for RINGO to ask the SB chairs? Use this form.
  • COP President’s townhall with observers
    • Friday, 15 November, 13:00 – 14:30
    • location: tbc
  • ES townhall with observers
    • Tuesday, 19 November, 13:00 – 14:30
    • location: Meeting Room 26
  • High-Level Champions townhall with observer organizations
    • Tuesday, 19 November, 17:30 – 18:30
    • location: Meeting Room 7

Tickets for negotiation meetings or limited access meetings

If tickets to events are required, they will be managed and given out at the daily RINGO coordinating meeting.

Meeting notes from constituency members

It is impossible to be everywhere at COP or to even be there at all!  To support one another, RINGO members are often willing to share notes from meetings they attend.  Please email notes that you are able to contribute to melissa@ringofocalpoint.org. Meeting notes will be posted on the COP 29 notes page as they become available.

Side Events and Exhibits

Note: Because of the large number of side events and exhibits organized by our members, we are unable to promote individual side events on this page.  Please see the UNFCCC side events webpage for a schedule of side events and the UNFCCC exhibits page for a list of exhibits.

Side Events Webcast Page: Side Events will be broadcast live at the time and date indicated (CET), and are available to view on demand for a limited time after the event.

Pavilion Schedules

Many thanks to Alice Soewito, a graduate student at Harvard University who has created this platform for COP29 that includes over 600 events, 15+ pavilions, and all official UNFCCC side events. Alice has shared she would love for it to be a resource that benefits the entire community.