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Climate High-Level Champions
The Climate High-Level Champions (HLCs) are UN-affiliated leaders focused on mobilizing climate action across sectors like business and finance. They act as a bridge between governments and civil society to support the Paris Agreement.
Overview
What Climate High-Level Champions does
What Climate High-Level Champions is
The Climate High-Level Champions (HLCs) are UN-affiliated leaders focused on mobilizing climate action across sectors like business and finance. They act as a bridge between governments and civil society to support the Paris Agreement.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2015
- Approximate age
- About 11 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 10, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Climate High-Level Champions as a community
Community overview
The Climate High-Level Champions (HLCs) is an organization that works with businesses, investors, and community leaders to enhance climate action. They focus on ensuring that commitments to climate initiatives translate into effective solutions that benefit current and future generations. The organization is aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement and aims to mobilize ambition and action across various sectors.
Community focus
The Climate High-Level Champions invest in and promote initiatives that accelerate climate action across multiple sectors, including energy, nature, finance, and urban development. Their efforts are geared towards enhancing emission reductions, climate adaptation, and the transition to sustainable economies. They engage with civil society, businesses, and governments to drive collective action and implement solutions.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Corporate Innovators
- Benefits
- network-access
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Sectors
- Climate & Sustainability
- Regions
- Global
Community activity
Events and activity
The Climate High-Level Champions participate in various events, including the COP (Conference of the Parties), an annual conference where climate negotiations take place, Climate Weeks focused on climate action and collaboration among stakeholders, and Regional Events aimed at addressing climate issues specific to certain areas.
Notable members
Samed Ağırbaş - Climate High-Level Champion, COP31; Dan Ioschpe - Climate High-Level Champion, COP30.
Common questions
What to know about Climate High-Level Champions
Upseed classifies Climate High-Level Champions under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 10, 2026
Known limits
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