Digital Innovation.
Climate Impact.

Unlocking the decade of electrification: end-use transformation and digitalisation – insights from WETO 2026

Drawing on IRENA’s World Energy Transitions Outlook 2026, this session explores how renewables-based electrification can accelerate the transformation of buildings, transport and industry. It will also examine how digitalisation, AI and growing data-centre demand are reshaping electricity systems and implementation priorities under a 1.5°C pathway.

Low-Carbon Transformation and Green Digital International Cooperation for Canal Cities

Explores how digital technologies can support climate action and sustainable development in canal cities. Bringing together city representatives, international organisations, researchers and industry stakeholders, the session will share practical cases, facilitate cross-sector dialogue and announce cooperation outcomes to strengthen international partnerships and advance replicable approaches to low-carbon urban development.

Making AI Infrastructure Sustainable: From Energy and Water Visibility to Action

Explores how growing AI and data-centre demand affects energy, water and infrastructure performance, and how better visibility, analytics and tools such as Kyndryl Sustainability Advisor can turn sustainability data into operational action.

The Power of YouTube Creators & Storytelling for Global Action

Highlights how YouTube creators and participatory digital storytelling can make climate issues accessible, mobilise communities and translate awareness into practical climate action.

Building an AI-Ready and Cyber-Resilient Workforce for a Sustainable Future

Examines how AI and cybersecurity skills can strengthen workforce readiness, digital inclusion and long-term economic and community resilience, with practical examples of scalable skilling partnerships.

How AI is Enabling Community Resilience

Shows how AI-enabled forecasting and hyper-local data can support heat, flood and wildfire preparedness, and how cross-sector partnerships can turn early warnings into equitable community action.

Measuring climate impact of AI/digital solutions: The European Green Digital Coalition (EGDC)

Explores how digital transformation and AI can accelerate climate action across energy, industry and other sectors while managing their own environmental footprint. Drawing on the European Green Digital Coalition (EGDC)’s science-based methodology and real-world cases, the session examines how credible impact assessment, aligned policies and international cooperation can support investment, procurement and an integrated green and digital transition.

Delivering Adaptation in African LDCs: From Critical Infrastructure to Investment-Ready Climate Resilience

Explores how country-defined adaptation needs in African LDCs can be translated into financeable, implementation-ready infrastructure projects. The discussion connects distributed clean energy and storage, sustainable cooling and heat resilience, and digital climate intelligence and early-warning systems with institutional coordination, project preparation and climate finance.

Global Implementation Accelerator

Launched under the joint guidance of the COP30 and COP31 Presidencies, the Global Implementation Accelerator is a voluntary international initiative designed to accelerate the delivery of high-impact climate solutions and support countries in implementing their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs).

This high-level COP31 event will bring together ministers, international organisations and implementation partners to mark the operationalisation of the Accelerator and mobilise support for its first implementation cycle.

The session will present the Accelerator’s governance framework, announce its Steering Committee, Independent Group of Experts, Partner Network and Coordination Hub, and highlight opportunities for collaboration through voluntary Partner-Determined Contributions.

The discussion will focus on translating climate commitments into coordinated, scalable action, strengthening international cooperation and accelerating solutions capable of delivering transformative impact across mitigation and adaptation.

Sustainable AI Infrastructure for Climate Implementation: Clean Energy and Resilient Low Carbon Value Chains

Convened by GeSI, this dialogue explores how AI infrastructure can support climate action through clean energy, efficient cooling and resilient, low-carbon supply chains. Members and partners will share practical approaches and identify cooperation opportunities aligned with COP31 priorities.

Building Responsible Critical Mineral Value Chains for a Just Energy Transition

The transition to a low-carbon economy depends on resilient and responsible critical mineral supply chains. This session examines how governments, industry, financial institutions and civil society can collaborate to develop transparent governance frameworks, promote sustainable mining, safeguard human rights and local communities, foster circularity and recycling, and create shared value across the entire critical minerals ecosystem.

Sustainable AI for Climate Resilience

Explores how sustainable AI can strengthen climate resilience and sustainable development, focusing on sustainable AI data centres, computing–power coordination and AI-enabled greener living. Convened by Alibaba and its partners, the programme brings together government, academic, research and industry perspectives to showcase practical applications and advance cross-sector and international cooperation on AI for climate action.

ITU Antalya AI Pledge - High-level Green Digital Action Roundtable on AI

A high-level discussion of AI policy and green digital action. The ITU guide highlights this event alongside the Antalya AI Pledge; background on the pledge does not constitute a published detailed roundtable agenda.

From Science to Solutions: Green Technologies, Skills and the Net-Zero Transition

This session explores how universities and other institutions can translate climate research, education and green technologies into practical implementation. Drawing on experience in campus decarbonisation, low-carbon technologies and climate monitoring, it will examine how hands-on projects can build green skills, strengthen cross-sector collaboration and generate approaches that can be adapted and scaled beyond COP31.

23 High-Level Dialogue on Cities

A high-level dialogue bringing together governments, cities, industry, academia and UN organizations to explore how AI, digital twins and IoT can accelerate urban decarbonization, resource efficiency and climate resilience. The roundtable will focus on scalable solutions, measurable outcomes and international standards, concluding with the launch of the COP31 Global Call to Action for Smart, Resilient and Sustainable Cities.

Measuring climate impact of AI/digital solutions: Towards stronger synergies between the green and digital transitions

Explores how digital transformation and AI can accelerate climate action across energy, industry and other sectors while managing their own environmental footprint. Drawing on the European Green Digital Coalition (EGDC）’s science-based methodology and real-world cases, the session examines how credible impact assessment, aligned policies and international cooperation can support investment, procurement and an integrated green and digital transition.

Renewable Energy for AI: Green Data Centres for the Twin Transition

Discusses methods and standards for supplying renewable electricity to data centres and AI infrastructure. Also proposes exploring how digital solutions and AI can support the energy transition and the integration of renewables into power systems.

Who Leads What Comes Next? Youth, AI and the future of weather, climate and water information

This session examines how youth and AI will shape the future of weather, climate and water information, addressing technological change and youth participation.

Green Intelligence – can AI grow within planetary boundaries?

Examines how the rapid growth of AI can be aligned with planetary boundaries by addressing its rising demand for electricity, water and hardware. Convened by GeSI and Prosus, the session brings together stakeholders across the AI value chain to explore practical opportunities and shared challenges in developing and deploying more sustainable AI.

Official launch of the AI Climate Institute

Announced at COP30 in Belém, the AI Climate Institute is a joint initiative of Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and UNESCO, with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, aimed at strengthening capacities in developing countries to harness artificial intelligence for climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience.

United Nations Solutions Hub (UNSH): Digital Solutions for Climate Implementation

Explores how city demand, validated solutions, digital platforms, institutional coordination, finance and project preparation can form a coherent pathway from local needs to implementation and regional replication.

Youth Voices, Local Action: Engaging Communities in Climate Solutions

This session highlights how young people turn climate learning into action through initiatives from Monash Energy Club, Nord Anglia and Polar Hub. Through youth-led experiences, moderated discussion and expert reflections, it will explore how young organisers engage communities, overcome challenges and connect with cities and institutions to sustain and scale local climate action.

Building a Digital and Green Future: The Twin Transition in Action

Explores how policy, financing, infrastructure and partnerships can accelerate the scaling of digital green technologies across sectors. Bringing together business leaders, investors, policymakers and development partners, the session examines how these solutions can advance decarbonisation, green industrialisation and economic competitiveness while delivering measurable sustainability outcomes.