Schedule and Events - United States Department of State

U.S. Center COP27 Schedule

Egypt hosted the 27th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, from November 6 to November 18, 2022. Learn more about the venue as well as the Egypt presidency program on their website.

All U.S. Center events were live-streamed on the U.S Center at COP27 homepage and the U.S. Center YouTube channel . Find the U.S. Center at COP27 playlist . All times listed are local time to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

Monday, November 7: Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit
- U.S. Center is closed.

**Tuesday, November 8 : Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit**
Time (EET)	Event
10:30-3:00pm	Implementation Plus: An All-of-Society Approach to Meeting U.S. Climate Goals – 10:30am Keynote Address – 11:00am Implementing Climate Solutions for All of America – 12:00pm Nature Based Solutions for Climate, Society, and Biodiversity – 1:00pm Implementation-PLUS: Partnerships for Global Climate Solutions – 2:00pm Investing in Our Future
4:00-5:00pm	Innovative instruments for Scaling Climate Adaptation Finance

**Wednesday, November 9 : Finance Day**
Time (EET)	Event
9:00-10:00am	The Role of Green Hydrogen in Africa’s Energy Transition
10:30-11:30am	Private Sector Investment in Global Clean Energy Infrastructure: Unlocking Markets through the Clean Energy Demand Initiative
11:30am-12:30pm	Open Exhibit
12:30-1:30pm	Accelerating the Clean Energy Transition in Developing Countries
1:30-2:30	Financing a Green Future: Leveraging Public and Private Sectors in support of climate infrastructure and decarbonization efforts
2:30-3:00pm	Open Exhibit
3:30-4:00pm	Climate Conversations
4:00-4:30pm	NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Satellite view of how humans are changing the Earth, Dr. Kate Calvin
4:30-5:00pm	NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Satellite view of Earth’s oceans, Dr. Tahani Amer
5:00-5:30pm	Open Exhibit
5:30pm-6:30pm	Innovative Financing to Meet Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Needs

**Thursday, November 10 : Science Day and Youth and Future Generations Day**
Time (EET)	Event
9:00-10:00am	Educating the Next Generation of Climate Leaders
10:30-11:30am	Climate Entrepreneurs Solution Pitch Competition
11:30am-12:30pm	Open Exhibit
12:30-1:00pm	NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Introduction overview of NASA Earth Science, Dr. Kate Calvin
1:00-1:30pm	Climate Conversations
1:30-2:30pm	PREPAREing for Change: A Whole-of-Government Approach to Global Food and Water Security
3:00-4:00pm	STRONG MEDICINE: U.S. Progress in Enhancing Health System Sustainability and Resilience at Home and Abroad
4:00-4:30pm	Open Exhibit
4:30-5:00pm	NASA Hyperwall Presentation: The GLOBE Program: Engaging Youth and Citizen Scientists in Understanding our Environment, Dr. Tahani Amer
5:00-5:30pm	Open Exhibit
5:30-6:30pm	Reducing Emissions from Cooking to Achieve Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Goals

**Friday, November 11 : Decarbonization Day**
Time (EET)	Event
9:00-10:00am	Fast-Action Mitigation to Slow Warming in this Decisive Decade
10:30-11:30am	U.S. Senators Discuss: Congressional Support for Climate Action
11:30am-12:30pm	Open Exhibit
12:30-1:00pm	NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Carbon in the Earth’s atmosphere, Dr. Kate Calvin
1:00-1:30pm	Climate Conversations
1:30-2:30pm	How Public-Private Partnerships are decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors
3:00-4:00pm	A Recharged U.S. Climate & Energy Landscape: Galvanizing Business Solutions for Net-Zero
4:00-5:00pm	Conservative Solutions to Global Climate Challenges: A Robust U.S. Energy, Climate and Conservation Agenda
5:00-6:00pm	TBD

**Saturday, November 12 : Adaptation and Agriculture Day**
Time (EET)	Event
9:00-10:00am	PREPARE: Adaptation Call to Action to the Private Sector
10:30-11:30am	AIM for Climate: Investing in a Food Secure Future
11:30am-12:30pm	The Power of Procurement: Greening Supply Chains through Climate Risk Disclosure
12:30-1:00pm	NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Fires in a changing world, Dr. Tahani Amer
1:00pm-1:30pm	Climate Conversations
1:30-2:30pm	Advanced Nuclear: Zero Emissions Solutions for Ukraine and the EU
3:00-4:00pm	USDA: Partnerships for Climate-Smart Agriculture
4:00-4:30pm	Open Exhibit
4:30-5:00pm	NASA Hyperwall Presentation: A global view of agriculture, Dr. Kate Calvin
5:00-5:30pm	Open Exhibit
5:30-6:30pm	Global Fertilizer Challenge: Announcing New Funding for Fertilizer Efficiency and Soil Health

**Monday, November 14 : Gender Day, Water Day**
Time (EET)	Event
9:00-10:00am	Getting to Zero-Deforestation by 2030
10:30-11:30am	Fragility, Conflict, and Climate Change: A New Strategy to Build Sustained Peace
11:30am-12:30pm	Open Exhibit
12:30-1:00pm	NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Viewing Earth’s global water cycle from space, Dr. Michael Falkowski
1:00pm-1:30pm	Climate Conversations
1:30-2:30pm	Our Climate Future is Female: A Progress Report on Implementing U.S. Efforts to Advance Women and Girls’ Climate Action
3:00-4:00pm	Island and International Partnerships for a Net-Zero and Climate Resilient Future
4:00-4:30pm	Open Exhibit
4:30-5:00pm	NASA Hyperwall Presentation: A satellite view of life in the ocean, Dr. Laura Lorenzoni
5:00-5:30pm	Open Exhibit
5:30-6:30pm	U.S. Investment in Egypt’s Green Growth

**Tuesday, November 15 : Ace and Civil Society Day, Energy Day**
Time (EET)	Event
9:00-10:00am	Indigenous Knowledge in Global Climate Science, Policy, and Action
10:30-11:30am	Translating Ambition into Ocean and Climate Action: Perspectives from the Ocean Panel
11:30am-12:30pm	Open Exhibit
12:30-1:00pm	NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Revealing urban pollution patterns from a bird’s eye view, Dr. Michael Falkowski
1:00pm-1:30pm	Climate Conversations
1:30-2:30pm	Net Zero World – Accelerating Global Energy System Decarbonization
3:00-4:00pm	Subnational Efforts in the Spotlight
4:00-4:30pm	Open Exhibit
4:30-5:00pm	NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Atmospheric Aerosols – their human and natural sources, Dr. Laura Lorenzoni
5:00-5:30pm	Open Exhibit
5:30-6:30pm	U.S. Energy Earthshots: Decadal Goals to Power the Clean Energy Transition

**Wednesday, November 16 : Biodiversity Day**
Time (EET)	Event
9:00-10:00am	Breaking through Climate Deadlock with Clean Energy Legislation: Accelerating Nationwide Demonstration and Deployment
10:30-11:30am	Harnessing Carbon Markets for Indigenous-led Initiatives and Local Benefits
11:30am-12:30pm	Open Exhibit
12:30-1:00pm	NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Connections between fire, weather, and climate, Dr. Michael Falkowski
1:00pm-1:30pm	Climate Conversations
1:30-2:30pm	A Wave of Ambition for Ocean and Climate Action
3:00-4:00pm	Building a Multistakeholder Mechanism with Indigenous Peoples to Implement the Forest Tenure Pledge of $1.7 Billion
4:00-4:30pm	Open Exhibit
4:30-5:00pm	NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Space and aircraft based views of biodiversity on land and in water, Dr. Laura Lorenzoni
5:00-5:30pm	Open Exhibit
5:30-6:30pm	Accelerating the Path to Paris-Aligned Maritime GHG Emissions by 2050 through Cross Value Chain Collaboration

**Thursday, November 17 : Solutions Day**
Time (EET)	Event
9:00-10:00am	Climate Action Everywhere: Multi-level Governance to Deliver for America
10:30-11:30am	Leading by Example: Net-Zero Government Operations
11:30am-12:30pm	Open Exhibit
12:30-1:00pm	NASA Hyperwall Presentation: New climate for a better tomorrow: Earth energy, heat, and water in a changing climate, Dr. Michael Falkowski
1:00pm-1:30pm	Climate Conversations
1:30-2:30pm	PREPARE’d to Adapt Through Early Warning For All
3:00-3:30pm	Open Exhibit
3:30pm-4:30pm	Building a Climate Smart Network
4:30-5:00pm	NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Science to inform solutions for a healthy planet
5:00-5:30pm	Open Exhibit
5:30-6:30pm	Simulating Climate and Equity Futures with En-ROADS