7 December | London

The 6th edition of The Global Boardroom, the award-winning digital conference debating strategies for sustainable growth in a world of geopolitical and economic disruption is taking place on 7-9 December. Unrivalled in the quality and breadth of its agenda, The Global Boardroom brings leaders in business, policy and finance together with top FT journalists for three days of in-depth analysis and discussion.

Mark Campanale, Founder & Executive Chairman will be participating in the panel discussion COP27: A step forward or a missed opportunity?

Labelled “the implementation COP”, COP 27 in Egypt delivered an agreement on funding for “loss and damage” in vulnerable nations, and improved frameworks for carbon management. However, it arguably failed to keep alive the goal of reducing global warming to below 1.5C from pre-industrial times, as wording was watered down around the phasing down of coal and phasing out of fossil fuels.

To what extent did concerns over economic disruption dampen the need to accelerate global action? Did COP27 strike an effective balance between mitigation and adaptation priorities? What can be done to disincentivise countries from going to future COPs with unimproved nationally determined contributions (NDCs)? Is the COP process outdated and in need of complete overhaul?