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Climate Ambassadors at (COP29)
At the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) held in Baku, Azerbaijan, the "Climate Ambassadors" observers, led by Ambassador Mostafa El-Sherbiny, emerged as one of the largest participating delegations, comprising 23 observer ambassadors. The delegation made outstanding contributions by organizing three major forums in the Paris Agreement conference halls, alongside various activities aimed at raising environmental awareness and building capacities in the Arab region.
Main Forums:
Sustainability and Carbon Footprint Forum (November 19, 2024, Hall 27):
This forum focused on the importance of sustainability and reducing carbon footprints, highlighting the role of individuals and communities in achieving these goals.
Innovation and Green Buildings Forum (November 20, 2024, Hall 27):
The forum addressed the significance of innovation in achieving decarbonization goals, with an emphasis on green buildings as a fundamental concept. It featured panel discussions and presentations by global experts in sustainable construction and climate innovation, offering practical and actionable solutions to support the Paris Agreement’s objectives and reduce global warming.
Climate Justice and New Quantitative Finance Goal Forum (November 22, 2024, Hall 22):
This forum shed light on the importance of climate justice and ensuring sufficient financing for developing countries to tackle climate challenges.
Accompanying Activities:
In addition to the forums, the initiative organized events dedicated to children under the title "Young Climate Ambassador" and another event for people with special abilities focused on climate change, reflecting the initiative's commitment to engaging all segments of society in climate efforts.
Media Campaign and Youth Demonstrations:
The initiative launched a large-scale media campaign in collaboration with African youth, aiming to advocate for the approval of the new quantitative finance goal. The campaign included peaceful demonstrations and awareness-raising events to emphasize the importance of climate financing.
Role of Youth and Women:
The "Climate Ambassadors" initiative strongly believes in the vital role of youth and women in driving positive change. Through its programs, the initiative seeks to empower young people and women to become leaders in carbon reduction awareness and capacity-building efforts across the Arab world.
These efforts stand as a testament to the global leadership role played by the "Climate Ambassadors" initiative, under the stewardship of Ambassador Mostafa El-Sherbiny, in addressing climate challenges and promoting sustainability.
About Ambassador Mostafa Sherbiny:
Ambassador Mostafa Sherbiny is an internationally renowned expert in climate change and sustainability and an Egyptian thought leader with a significant impact on advancing sustainable development regionally and globally. He is distinguished by his pioneering role in capacity building, preparing carbon footprint and sustainability reports for major corporations to help them reduce carbon emissions and comply with the European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
Awards and Recognition:
Recipient of the Best Climate Adaptation Expert in Africa Award in 2022.
Honored by the United Nations for his contributions to climate adaptation and sustainability.
Appointed European Climate Pact Ambassador for Egypt by the European Commission in 2022.
Key Roles and Initiatives:
Chairman of the Initiative for Carbon Footprint Auditors and Climate Risk Experts at the United Nations, which focuses on developing professional competencies in climate risk assessment and sustainability.
Founder of the first Arab program to grant professional licenses for carbon footprint auditors, marking a significant milestone in empowering Arab professionals in this critical field.
Prepares carbon footprint and sustainability reports for major corporations to help them align with international environmental standards like EU CBAM, enhancing their global competitiveness.
Achievements and Positions:
Secretary-General of the International Federation of Sustainable Development Experts in the United Kingdom.
Chair of the Carbon Footprint and Sustainability Chair at ALECSO (the Arab League Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization).
member of capacity-building in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and an official observer of the Paris Agreement.
Contributions to Capacity Building:
Played a key role in building Arab capacities in carbon reduction and climate adaptation through specialized training programs.
Focuses on enabling companies and institutions in the region to adopt effective sustainability practices and reduce their carbon footprints.
Promotes awareness of compliance with European market standards through accurate environmental reporting.
An Inspirational Vision:
Ambassador Mostafa Sherbiny is a symbol of environmental leadership in the Arab world, striving to empower individuals and institutions to be active partners in achieving sustainable development goals. He is committed to reducing carbon emissions and creating a sustainable environment for future generations.
He authored a scientific encyclopedia, considered the first and primary reference on greenhouse gas emissions in the Arab world. Ambassador El-Sherbiny also works to empower youth and women while supporting vulnerable communities to confront climate challenges effectively.
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This Ambassador have proved the love of positive climate impact the way to go it encouraging, he has involved the Arab world they are truly equipped and developed Involving the children our next generation need to be positively equipped on green energy, sustainability renewable energy they will practice to love a clean healthy environment. Youth and women they are always involved in the community and environment in many ways, they use energy, there in farms, recycle waste and waste management. Egypt being a developed country and does a lot of farming,they involve energy, weather, natural resources, there environment is friendly well equipped they need to be empowered more about green energy Climate Ambassador should be made possible in all continents and countries.