COP, one of the largest and most significant international conferences on environmental issues, just occurred in November in Azerbaijan. In this episode, you will hear from three Inogen Alliance members who attended the event and have been heavily involved in the negotiations as they share their insights and learnings from this year's gathering. We hear from Dr. Amr Abdel-Aziz, Chairman at Integral Consult in Egypt, Ilkin Haji, Founder & Executive Director at Sustainera Solutions in Azerbaijan, and Hilton Lucio, CEO of Antea Brasil.

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Guest Quotes

“COP to me is really where the decision making process related to issues related to climate occur. And by that I mean the negotiations track under the COP always results in decisions that are to be implemented by all parties to the convention. And these decisions are in fact not only climate related, but it impacts development, it impacts economies.” -Amr

“This year's adoption of NCQG, I think it's a positive signal that hope is not lost yet. So with global cooperation, with multilateralism, we can overcome some critical obstacles.” - Ilkin

“It's not a coincidence that this is attracting more and more of the private sector. All my clients, with no exception, are concerned about climate change much more than they were, I don't know, 15, 10 years ago. And now they have tangible discussions that they can understand as well, hey, this is going to cost something. We're going to have to contribute with our business to reach the national contributions. So it's very translatable to my world, the private sector, the business sector.” - Hilton

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Time Stamps

(00:00) Introduction to COP

(01:21) Panel guest intros

(03:00) Key insights and observations from COP29

(08:11) The role of the private sector

(11:17) Challenges and successes in climate negotiations

(28:34) Side events and their impact

(39:45) Looking forward to COP30 in Brazil

(47:27) Key takeaways

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Rethinking EHS is brought to you by the Inogen Alliance. Inogen Alliance is a global network of environment, health, safety, sustainability and ESG consulting companies working together to provide one point of contact to guide multinational organizations to meet their global commitments locally. Visit http://www.inogenalliance.com/ to learn more.

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Links

Inogen’s COP 29 Roundtable Webinar: https://www.bigmarker.com/antea-group-usa/COP29-The-Way-Forward

Follow Phil on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phildillard/

Follow Ilkin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilkinhaji/

Follow Amr on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amr-osama-abdel-aziz-4448a228/

Follow Hilton on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hilton-lucio-7429367/

Explore Inogen Alliance's resources: https://www.inogenalliance.com/resources