10 – 21 November 2025

10 – 15 November | Exhibition space #47
During the first week of event, COP30 participants came to visit us at our stand, where we presented our network, municipal climate action throughout Europe and our partnership with indigenous peoples throughout Amazonia towards climate justice!
The exhibit was made possible in cooperation with Climate Alliance Austria and Climate Alliance Italy.

11 November at 14:00 | Blue zone
Every year, Climate Alliance’s awareness-raising campaign for kindergarten and school children finishes off at the UN Climate Summit with the presentation of all the footprints collected by kids across Europe in the name of climate protection and sustainability. This year, the children’s efforts and hopes were presented twice. This preliminary presentation in the run up to the final presentation with UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary, Noura Hamladji, featured Climate Alliance President Andreas Wolter and youth delegates.

11 November from 16:30 to 17:30 | German Pavilion
Local governments play a pivotal role in ensuring climate action is both effective and fair and municipal programmes must balance emission reductions with social inclusion to avoid deepening inequalities or losing public support. This session explored how cities are anchoring climate action in community needs and which national and international frameworks are needed to support just and inclusive local climate policies.
This side event was made possible in cooperation with ICLEI.

11 November from 16:30 to 17:15 (20:30 to 21:15 CET) | online
Throughout COP30, the We Don’t Have Time platform ran a series of broadcasts via their Climate Hub. Climate Alliance’s Executive Director, Thomas Brose, was among those featured on this first episode of Energy Efficiency First – a series on how EU leaders, cities, and innovators are showing the way to a more energy-efficient future, how to collaborate on climate, and how to seize the opportunities as we transition to net zero.
The broadcasts were commissioned by the EU’s Directorate General of Energy (DG ENER).

13 November from 16:45 to 18:15 | Room 5
In this official side event, representatives of indigenous and other communities will share their experiences confronting extractive frontiers and low-carbon technologies. Hear their perspectives on addressing false solutions and promoting just climate initiatives to drive a community-led energy transition rooted in deep relationships to land and ecosystems.
This side event was made possible in cooperation with American Anthropological Association, Climate Alliance Austria, Climate Alliance Italy, German Institute of Development and Sustainability, Institute of Development Studies and INFOE.

17 November at 14:00 | Blue zone
This final presentation of Climate Alliance’s Green Footprint campaign marks the highpoint of this awareness-raising campaign for kindergarten and school children. Here, the efforts of kids from across Europe will be handed over symbolically to UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary, Noura Hamladji.
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19 November from 18:30 to 20:00 | Room 8
While indigenous peoples lack access to climate finance, REDD+ and carbon markets are being promoted without their free, prior, and informed consent as dictated by the UN’s own Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This side event exposed green colonialism, instead championing indigenous-led protections and non-market finance.
This side event was made possible in cooperation with Planète Amazone, Action Solidarité Tiers Monde (ASTM/Climate Alliance Luxembourg) and Global Justice Ecology Project.