The time has finally arrived: the world’s largest climate change conference, COP30, begins this week in Brazil!
The REnew Pacific delegation will land in Belém soon, ready to share how Australia and its Pacific partners are powering climate resilience across the Blue Pacific.
It’s a particularly special time for us as we celebrate our first birthday. Launched at COP29 by Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon Chris Bowen MP, REnew Pacific is Australia’s AUD $75 million investment bringing off-grid renewable energy to some of the Pacific and Timor-Leste’s most remote communities.
Together with earlier Business Partnerships Platform (BPP) pilots, the program has already supported governments, businesses and communities across the region to deliver clean, reliable energy to more than 130 schools, health centres and community facilities, reaching over 230,000 people.
Next Monday 17 November, join us at the Australian Pavilion – in person or online – and hear from:
- Mohammed Angawi, Team Leader, REnew Pacific
- Dr Basil Leodoro, Director of HELPR-1 Operations, Respond Global
- Tapera Bird, General Manager, Superfly
- Dr Genevieve Nelson, Chief Executive Officer, KTF (Kokoda Track Foundation)
Together, they’ll share how Pacific communities and partners are turning the region’s unique challenges into opportunities: building clean, reliable energy systems that cut emissions, replace diesel and strengthen resilience across islands and generations.
Here are the details:
📅 Monday 17 November 2025
📍 Australian Pavilion, COP30 in Belém, Brazil
🕚 11.00 to 11.50am (BST – local time)
Joining online? You will be able to catch the livestream through DCCEEW’s YouTube channel – we’ll share the link when you register.
REnew Pacific is made possible through the Pacific Climate Infrastructure Financing Partnership (PCIFP), an AUD $350 million initiative delivered by the Australian Government’s Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) and implemented by Palladium.
