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Ocean Conservancy at COP30

COP30 in Belém, Brazil (November 10–21, 2025), the ocean will take center stage as a pillar of global climate action. The ocean is our planet’s first line of defense and greatest source of resilience. It absorbs heat, stores carbon, and powers new frontiers of clean energy. As political ambition wavers and finance lags, the global ocean community is mobilizing a powerful coalition of governments, investors, Indigenous Peoples, scientists, and civil society to transform commitments into action. Building on the momentum from Baku’s “Finance COP,” this year’s climate summit will be where ambition meets implementation in linking finance, policy, and partnerships to accelerate ocean climate action. Ocean Conservancy will be there with a bold, science-driven agenda to ensure the ocean is at the heart of global climate ambition and delivers real solutions for people and the planet.

Our key objectives at COP30 are to champion the ocean as a climate solution by:

  • Advancing the Blue NDC Challenge by supporting countries to weave ocean climate solutions into their national climate plans (NDCs).
  • Accelerating clean ocean energy by convening the Ocean Renewable Energy Breakthrough Hub with partners as a global platform to drive responsible offshore wind and other ocean renewables that power communities and protect nature.
  • Unlocking ocean finance by working to establish a Blue Finance Window within the UNFCCC climate finance architecture to direct major climate funding toward ocean-climate solutions at scale.
  • Convening the Friends of Ocean and Climate, a coalition dedicated to bringing ocean-based climate action to the forefront of the UNFCCC and highlighting the crucial role sustainable ocean-climate solutions play in achieving global climate goals.

Through these efforts, Ocean Conservancy aims to make COP30 in Belém the “Ocean Implementation COP”—where finance, policy, and science converge to power a resilient, inclusive, and nature-positive blue future.

Ocean Conservancy’s Delegation

  • Anna-Marie Laura, Senior Director, Climate Policy>/li>
  • Shamini Selvaratnam, Director, International Climate and Clean Energy
  • Whitney Berry, Associate Director, Climate Policy

COP30 Event Tracking

*All times are in Belem local time

[Side-event] Measuring What Matters: Advancing Ocean Metrics for a Nature- and People-Positive Energy Transition

  • 13 November 2025 Belém, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM, Ocean Pavillion, COP 30 Blue Zone
  • Organized by: Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Global Initiative for Nature, Grids and Renewable (GINGR)
  • Ocean Conservancy Speaking – Shamini Selvaratnam

*November 14–15 Thematic Day*: Energy, Industry, Transport, Trade, Finance, Carbon markets, and Non-CO₂ gases; supporting the global push to triple renewable energy, double energy efficiency, and transition away from fossil fuels in a just, orderly, and equitable manner.

[Side-event] COP30 Ocean Pavilion Event-Research for sustainable ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (Added to COP30 Cal)

  • 14 November 2025 Belém, 13:00 – 14:00 CET
  • Coordinator: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (Germany) Maike Nicolai, Abstract
  • Ocean Conservancy Speaking (Anna-Marie)

[Presidency Roundtable] Ocean Renewable Energy Breakthrough PAS Closed-Door Meeting (Added to COP30 Cal) ( Added to COP30 Cal)

  • 14 November 2025 Time 5pm – 6pm
  • Ocean Conservancy Hosting and Speaking (Shamini)

[Side-event] Global Offshore Wind Stocktake (Added to COP30 Cal)

  • 15 November 2025 10:00 – 11:30, Global Renewables Hub, COP30 Blue Zone.
  • Organized by Global Offshore Wind Alliance
  • Ocean Conservancy Speaking (Shamini)

[Side Event] Ambition and collective action “Mutirão”: The Role of Regional Collaboration in the Scaling of Offshore Wind in the LATAM

  • 15 November 2025 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM , Colombia Pavillion, COP 30 Blue Zone
  • Organized by the Government of Colombia and Global Offshore Wind Alliance
  • Ocean Conservancy Speaking – Shamini Selvaratnam

[Official Side-event] Bridging Plans to Finance for Energy Transitions through the Global Coalition for Energy Planning (Added to COP30 Cal)  

  • 15 November 2025 6:30 – 8:00, Side Event Room 7, Blue Zone
  • Organized by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Centre for Science and Environment, Ocean Conservancy, Brazilian Ministry of Energy and Mines
  • Ocean Conservancy Speaking and co-hosting (Shamini)

*November 17–18 Thematic Day: Forests, Oceans, and Biodiversity, while spotlighting Indigenous peoples, Local and traditional communities, Children and Youth, and Small and medium entrepreneurs, showcasing inclusive, grounded, and nature-aligned solutions.

[Side-event] Power with Purpose: Delivering Nature-Positive Offshore Wind

  • 17 November 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM, Global Renewables Hub, COP 30 Blue Zone
  • Organized by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Ocean Conservancy
  • Ocean Conservancy Speaking and co-hosting (Shamini)

*[Ministerial] From Ambition to Implementation: Delivering Ocean Commitments (Blue NDC Challenge) (Added to COP30 Cal)

  • Tuesday 18 November, 10.30-12.00, SE Room 2
  • Organized by Brazilian Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Government of France, Ocean & Climate Platform (OCP), Ocean Conservancy (OC), World Resources Institute (WRI), NDC Partnership, WWF-Brazil
  • Concept note
  • Ocean Conservancy co-hosting and moderating (Anna-Marie)

*[Showcase event] Keeping the Paris Spirit Alive: Global Cooperation and Partnerships for Ocean-Climate Action ( Added to COP30 Cal)

  • Tuesday 18 November,12.30 PM to 1.30 PM, Thematic hub
  • Co-Hosted by Blue Azores Initiative, Blue Nature Alliance, High-level Climate Champions, Ilhas do Rio, IUCN, Mission Blue, Ocean & Climate Platform, Ocean Conservancy, Ocean Resilience & Climate Alliance, World Resources Institute, WWF-Brasil
  • Concept note
  • Ocean Conservancy co-hosting and moderating (Anna-Marie)

[Side-event] Making Waves from Belem to COP31: Accelerating Ocean-Climate Action (Added to COP30 Cal)

  • Tuesday 18 November, 16.15-17.15, Brazil Pavilion
  • Led by Brazil’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
  • With the support of the High Level Climate Champions, Ocean & Climate Platform, Ocean Conservancy, WWF-Brazil
  • Concept note
  • Ocean Conservancy co-hosting and speaking (Anna-Marie)

[Side-event] The Blue NDC Challenge: Scaling Ocean Solutions in the Next Climate Decade (Added to COP30 Cal)

  • Wednesday 19 November, 16.30-17.30, Ocean Pavilion
  • Led by World Resources Institute
  • With the support of Ocean Conservancy, Ocean & Climate Platform, Oceans5
  • Concept note
  • Ocean Conservancy speaking (Anna-Marie & Whitney)
  • NDC Tracker Report release event