Session Overview
Gupta, J. (2025). Chairperson of attendant of various WEF sessions, World Economic Forum, 20-24 January 2025, Davos
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Joyeeta Gupta, CLIFF PI, was invited to Davos and participated in 14 sessions within the Conference Centre, and in side-events, open and closed meetings. The highlight was the protest message at Arctic Base Camp about the inclusion of science at Davos: With Science we Win.
On climate change, Gupta participated in high level closed door meetings as well as in more open sessions; where the focus was on how we could convert negative messages into positive ones to convince people to take action.
At a multilateral session between science and business, the focus was on match making between like minded people. Gupta was match-made with a company focusing on redressing historical emissions.
Gupta also chaired a session at Kurdistan House focused on the dilemmas of leaving fossil fuel underground. See: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFFudVfNNDv/?igsh=MTRyZXFkM2s4dTdwZQ%3D%3D;
On meeting minimum energy needs Gupta was a panelist at a session where the opportunities and challenges of meeting these needs were discussed. See: https://www.weforum.org/open-forum/event_sessions/open-forum-powering-progress/
Gupta also spoke about the Global Constitution project and the role of nature. See https://www.weforum.org/open-forum/event_sessions/open-forum-making-the-case-for-nature/
On water, Gupta participated in many sessions. Most importantly she presented a keynote on No Business without Water twice at the open area outside the plenary hall. See https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2025/sessions/mapping-solutions-for-natural-habitats-482bc8190d/
At the end of the meeting, some stakeholders reflected on the environmental challenges facing the global community. Reflections were supported by an inspiring presentation by Yo-Yo Ma.