France Pavilion programme at COP30

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As one of the world’s most read platforms on sustainability, illuminem is proud to spotlight the key events shaping environmental sustainability and social responsibility, with a special focus on all the happenings at COP30. Drawing on insights from our network of 1,500+ Thought Leaders, we’re excited to present our insiders’ guides to the unmissable events in COP30 and its pavilions, the go-to resource for delegates at the defining climate summit of the year.

For the first time, we’re unveiling the full schedule of events at the France Pavilion. True to our style, ⭐ spotlights our recommended events.

Website: https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/rendez-vous/cop30-climat-mutirao-climatique/france-cop30 Location: France Pavilion, Blue Zone, Belém, Brazil
Dates: Monday, November 10 – Friday, November 21, 2025

Monday, November 10
• 14:00-15:30 | Building bridges - Connecting local communities and local governments for gender just climate and environmental action ⭐
• 16:00-17:30 | Water management and climate adaptation: the dual challenge of knowledge and cooperation

Tuesday, November 11
• 09:30-10:30 | Three basins, one vision: uniting major scientific projects to place forests and wetlands at the heart of climate and biodiversity solutions ⭐
• 11:00-12:30 | From local action to city diplomacy - Local governments on the front line of climate change
• 14:00-15:30 | Rivers in climate crisis: solutions for a sustainable future
• 16:00-17:30 | Building the cities of tomorrow: solutions for low-carbon and resilient urban development

Wednesday, November 12
• 09:30-11:00 | Beyond the metropolis: how green mobility ensures social inclusion and affordability for a just transition
• 11:30-13:00 | Building a sustainable future through the bioeconomy: connecting biodiversity, innovation, and traditional knowledge to local development
• 14:00-15:30 | Implementing the Chaillot Declaration: financing buildings and social infrastructure for decarbonization and adaptation ⭐
• 16:00-17:30 | From data to action: two concrete initiatives to restore tropical forests in the Amazon and the Congo basin ⭐

Thursday, November 13
• 09:30-10:30 | Low-carbon products and new models of care: accelerating sustainable healthcare
• 11:00-12:30 | Decarbonization of agricultural value chains: challenges and solutions
• 14:00-15:30 | CREWS: 10 years of early warning systems: results and looking ahead
• 16:00-17:30 | Agri-health nexus: cultivating sustainable futures for people, planet, and biodiversity
• 17:15-18:00 | Partnership in the perspective of launching an investment activity dedicated to climate transition and resilient infrastructures across Africa and Latin America

Friday, November 14
• 09:30-10:30 | International cooperation: from innovation to the implementation of the Paris Agreement – Focus on landfill methane reduction and improvement of national inventories ⭐
• 11:00-12:30 | Integrating climate, sufficiency, and nature for value chain and territorial resilience
• 14:00-15:30 | The twin engines of private capital for the transition: bankability and green-brown metrics?
• 16:00-17:30 | Optimising demand, decarbonising supply: driving the energy transition forward

Saturday, November 15
• 09:30-10:30 | Investing in virtuous social and environmental policies and financing the just transition: avenues for renewed cooperation
• 10:45-11:15 | Contribution compass: unveiling the true role of companies in the net zero
• 11:30-13:00 | The development of rail transport as a solution to the climate crisis
• 14:30-15:30 | 100% renewable energy low carbon electricity mix in 2027: the example of French Guiana
• 16:00-17:30 | Energy access and electrification in the Amazon and in French Guiana: a just transition for underserved communities

Monday, 17 November 17
• 09:30-10:30 | High-integrity principles: the key to future collaborations between biodiversity and carbon credits
• 11:00-12:30 | Towards the harmonization and pooling of Amazonian indicators for the management of cross-border terrestrial and maritime issues
• 14:00-15:00 | Finance for forests: from Paris to the Amazon – Bridging local mechanisms and global financial strategies
• 15:30-17:00 | From Nice to Belém - From Belém to New York: on the road to COP1 Ocean

Tuesday, November 18
• 09:30-11:00 | 10 years of the Paris Agreement: how to foster implementation? A perspective from science and business
• 14:00-15:30 | Living forest labs in tropical America: how autochthonous people, local and traditional communities defend, regenerate, and reinvent their forests
• 16:00-17:00 | Lungs for the planet: impactful solutions for preservation and development of the world's three main forest basins

Wednesday, November 19
• 09:30-11:00 | Understanding and combating climate misinformation: what tools do we have at our disposal?
• 11:30-12:30 | Building partnerships and solutions for deforestation-free value chains
• 14:00-15:30 | Cross-border cooperation for the protection of tropical forests of the Guiana shield: reconciling biodiversity, local sustainable development, and response to climate crisis
• 16:00-17:30 | Review and outlook for the international “4 per 1000” initiative and illustration of the importance of sustainable soil management in operationalizing synergies between climate, biodiversity, water, sustainable food, and health, using the example of drylands

Thursday, November 20
• 09:30-10:30 | Children and young people on the frontlines of climate change: voices, commitments, and action
• 14:00-15:30 | Group of friends of marine protected areas