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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 Spain Pavilion. True to our style, ⭐ spotlights our recommended events.
Website: https://cop30.spainpavilion.es/
Location: Spain Pavilion, Blue Zone Belém, Brazil
Dates: Monday, November 10 – Thursday, November 21, 2025
Tuesday, November 11
• 10:00–11:00 | The mobilisation generation: How young people are leading climate justice and accountability
• 11:30–13:00 | Policy matters: From pledges to delivery – A decade after Paris report launch of the taskforce on net zero policy
• 14:00–15:00 | The energy trilemma in the European Union and Latin America: access to energy, affordable prices and decarbonisation
• 16:00–17:00 | From droughts to heatwaves to wildfires: Mediterranean regions teaming up for climate resilience
• 17:00–18:00 | Human rights and climate action: what more can business and corporations do?
• 18:30–19:15 | Decarbonisation models between different business sectors
Wednesday, November 12
• 10:00–11:00 | Managing change: Operative tools and plans for addressing climate change on cultural heritage
• 11:30–12:30 | Challenges for environmental protection in democracies: The struggles of environmental human rights defenders
• 13:00–14:00 | From Madrid to Belém: Advancing Water Resilience through the 2025 High-Level Leaders Compact
• 14:30–15:30 | Keep building resilient urban energy systems
• 16:00–17:00 | The role of partnerships with Indigenous peoples in the fight against climate change
• 17:30–18:30 | 10 years since the Paris agreement: Turning corporate climate ambition into action
Thursday, November 13
• 10:00–11:00 | Partnership for climate action: AECID’s Impact Through UNDP Climate Promise
• 11:30–12:30 | Legal and governance innovations for ambitious just transitions: Learning from design & implementation
• 13:00–14:00 | Aligning corporate advocacy with climate ambition
• 14:30–15:30 | Scalable solutions for methane reduction in the agricultural sector
• 16:00–17:00 | Tripling renewables by 2030: Unlocking Latin America’s clean energy leadership for global energy security, regional integration and local benefits
• 17:30–18:30 | Health and climate change: Building climate-resilient and sustainable health systems
• 18:30–19:30 | Indigenous youth at COP30: a voice that must be heard
Friday, November 14
• 10:00–11:00 | Security VS climate? Towards a new understanding of energy security in the world of the polycrisis
• 11:30–12:30 | Making transition plans work: Policy pathways for credible net zero finance
• 13:00–14:00 | One year after Draghi report: Tracking progress towards a genuine European energy union
• 14:30–15:30 | Advancing climate resilient development in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lessons learned from the adaptation fund portfolio and new financing windows
• 16:00–17:00 | A just transition as a key to a successful energy transition. Best practices and lessons for the future
• 17:30–18:30 | From ambition to implementation: Non-state actors getting real about decarbonization
Saturday, November 15
• 09:30–11:00 | Policy matters: A decade after Paris – How policy is shaping non-state actors’ transitions to net zero
• 11:30–12:30 | Striking the right balance: De-risking clean tech supply chains while safeguarding global cooperation
• 13:00–14:00 | Accelerating the green industry agenda: Spain, Latin America, and the path to NDC implementation
• 14:30–15:30 | Energy sector transformation. Stepping up ambition in the face of geopolitical volatility. High-level dialogue between industry leaders and policymakers
• 16:00–17:00 | The economics of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean 2025. Climate action as a response to development traps
• 17:30–18:30 | Industrial decarbonisation
Monday, November 17
• 10:00–11:00 | Governing forest transitions: Aligning national and global action
• 11:30–12:30 | Enhancing forest resilience for forest-based mitigation
• 13:00–14:00 | Next generation purposeful climate knowledge: The equinox process bridging science and policy for urgent climate action
• 14:30–15:30 | The Mediterranean climate hotspot: Mechanisms to advance climate change mitigation from science and practice
• 16:00–17:00 | Strategic ecosystems, a mission initiative, to combat biodiversity loss & increase climate resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean
• 17:30–18:30 | Climate infodemic and transparency: Towards new narratives that mobilise in favour of the ecological transition
Tuesday, November 18
• 10:00–11:00 | Beyond tokenism: Institutionalizing meaningful youth participation
• 11:30–12:30 | Build (back) to adapt and transform
• 13:00–14:00 | Climate action in Ibero-America: Twenty years of the Ibero-American metwork of climate change offices
• 14:30–15:30 | From pledges to people: Delivering resilience that works
• 16:00–17:00 | Advancing nature business ambition
• 17:30–18:30 | Climate guardians – Climate action through education and the right to change the future
Wednesday, November 19
• 10:00–11:00 | Transforming food systems for a more resilient and sustainable world
• 11:30–12:30 | From scenarios to Action: Spanish and European cooperation and climate science for evidence-based adaptation in Latin America
• 13:00–14:00 | Common solution to diverse fire crises
• 14:30–15:30 | 10th year review of the Paris agreement: The role of science and international diplomacy to up ambition
• 17:30–18:30 | Global water resilience in Mediterranean climatic regions
Thursday, November 20
• 10:00–11:00 | Regenerative agri-food systems as climate solutions: Unlocking regenerative pathways for global goals
• 11:30–12:30 | Digital mutirão: A pact from civil society as an anchor for changing times
• 13:00–14:00 | Women leaders for climate action: Gender, territory and resilience in Latin America
• 14:30–15:30 | Truth matters: From rumor to resilience by preventing misinformation in climate change response
• 16:00–17:00 | Advancing climate action in tourism through collaboration and regeneration
• 17:30–18:30 | Letters of hope: Ten years since the Paris agreement
