Climate and Clean Air Conference 2025

The Climate and Clean Air Conference 2025 is set to take place from March 16–21, 2025, in Brasília, Brazil. This year’s theme, “Preparing for COP30: Tackling Super Pollutants to Avoid the Catastrophic Overshoot of 1.5°C,” highlights the urgent need for decisive action. The event will bring together country representatives, global experts, and changemakers, united with over 180 partners, to drive accelerated solutions for mitigating super pollutants and safeguarding our planet’s future.

This year, we will focus on NDCs 3.0 commitments as investment plans, hold a Science-Policy Dialogue on Super Pollutants, explore gender equity as a driver of action, and sectoral policies that can drive mitigation. Sharing experiences from action at home and demonstrating leadership – be it as GMP and Clean Air champion countries or driving a sectoral or regional topic or pathway – will help us bring a strong message to COP30.

Participants will engage in high-level dialogues with country representatives, top scientists, and civil society leaders to shape the future of the climate and clean air agenda with an emphasis on a just transition. They will also dive into breakout meetings centered on scientific assessments as well as on practical solutions and best practices in the CCAC’s six sectoral Hubs and connect with peers and partners to drive transformative action and impact.

Overview of Programme

16 March: CCAC National Consultants Training 

17 March: Pre-Conference - Market Place of Ideas and Invite-only meetings

18 March: Eye on Commitments 

• High-level Opening
• Panel - Enhancing inclusion of super pollutants into NDC 3.0: showcasing commitments and best practices for health, agriculture and climate 
• Sectoral Session: Agriculture 
• Sectoral Session: Heavy Duty Vehicles and Engines
• Sectoral Session: Waste  - New Initiatives in Organic Waste
• CCAC Clean Air Flagship Session 
• Invitation-only Board and SAP Meetings

19 March: Scaling Up Action

• Plenary: Prioritizing gender & women’s empowerment in Super Pollutant mitigation 
• Plenary: Advances in sectoral policy to advance Super Pollutant mitigation 
• Plenary: Science-Policy Dialogue - A “One Atmosphere” Approach

20 March: Momentum to COP30

• Plenary: Panel - What does it take to match finance to scale action on the ground? 
• Sectoral Session: Cooling 
• Fossil Fuel Regulation (FFRP) Session
• Sectoral Session: Household Energy - Coordination from G20 to COP30 - Roadmap for the Brazil G20 Presidency’s Clean Cooking Strategy 
• Sectoral Session: Household Energy - What countries can do (NDCs, Methodology for Carbon Credits/Article 6, procurement of clean fuels for schools, hospitals and other public institutions) 
• Private sector engagement   
• Close look at sectoral policies that can advance mitigation
• Choice to attend CCAC Hub meetings for Agriculture, Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Engines, Waste or SAP Economic Assessment update
• Scaling up action through the CCAC TEAP
• Closing Plenary: Leading the way to COP30 – Climate and clean air champions 

21 March: Site Visits and Science Finance Dialogue

• Science Finance Dialogue 
• Site Visit: Waste Management
• Site Visit: Air Quality Action
• Site Visit: Sustainable Agriculture

Mark your calendar and register through the link above. If you have any questions, please contact the CCAC Secretariat at secretariat [at] ccacoalition.org.  

Please note: your registration is not confirmed until you receive an official notification by the CCAC Secretariat.