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11/29/23, 2:40 PM Fugro to Advance Ocean Science & Ocean Climate Action Agenda at COP28 - Emissions Measuring

Fugro to Advance Ocean Science &

Ocean Climate Action Agenda at

COP28

Source: www.gulfoilandgas.com 11/22/2023, Location: Middle East

Fugro is proud to join a consortium of prominent ocean science organisations as a partner of the Ocean Pavilion
at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai, UAE. Convened under the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), COP28 will take place from 30 November to 12 December. The event
will bring together delegates from around the globe, including heads of state and leaders in research, policy and
business, to build consensus and advance climate action commitments outlined in the Paris Agreement.

The Ocean Pavilion is now in its second year at COP and will once again be located in the ‘Blue Zone’, a
designated area for UNFCCC formal negotiations, panel discussions and speaking events. Co-led by the Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego,
the Ocean Pavilion serves as a focal point for conference delegates to exchange ideas on harnessing ocean
science and solutions to address the climate crisis, all while underscoring the ocean’s critical role in climate
regulation.

Though Fugro participated in Ocean Pavilion activities during COP27, this is their first year as a partner
organisation. This increased commitment is in line with Fugro’s industry-leading support of global ocean science
initiatives like the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (Ocean Decade) and The
Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project (Seabed 2030). It also fits with their membership in corporate
sustainability programmes such as the United Nations Global Compact Ocean Stewardship Coalition.

Key engagements in the Ocean Pavilion
Fugro will participate in and lead several Ocean Pavilion sessions aimed at advancing ocean science and
stewardship to support a healthy planet and ocean. Fugro CEO Mark Heine will lead these efforts, providing
private-sector leadership on ocean-climate topics, informed through the company’s membership in the Ocean
Decade Alliance and partnership with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO

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