COP31: A shift from ambition to delivery

COP31 will be held in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9 to 20 November 2026. Alfa Laval's solutions address some of the most critical challenges on the global climate agenda: accelerating energy efficiency, scaling biosolutions and resilient food systems, and building the digital infrastructure the transition depends on, all while reducing the pressure on resources.

The solutions exist, and we have the industrial technology to deploy them at scale, that is how climate commitments become climate outcomes. At COP31, Alfa Laval will join policymakers, industry leaders, and implementation partners to discuss how to move from ambition to delivery.

Agenda - tune in to Alfa Laval's engagements

Date	Time (TRT +3)	Agenda	Link
10 Nov	09:00-10:00	Business and Industry Constituency - BINGO Anna Celsing takes part in her role as Vice President ICC Global Environment & Energy Commission
10 Nov	11:00-12:00	Resilient and climate-smart food systems: "How do we position the Critical Middle of food systems as a key lever for food security and climate resilience?“ Panel during the official inauguration of the Swedish Pavilion, with Anna Celsing	Swedish Pavillion
10 Nov	14.00-17.40	Action summit: Transitioning Energy, Industry & Transport (ETI) Panel and broadcast with Anna Hall
10 Nov	18:00	Global Renewable Alliance (GRA) Closed event and panel with Anna Celsing
10 Nov	18:30-19:30	Showcasing clean and resilience technologies in practice Panel with Anna Hall in the EU Pavilion
11 Nov	09:30-11:00	Climate adaptation in practice: A leadership exchange Closed roundtable with Anna Hall Host: Siemens
11 Nov	12:00-16:00	Making NDCs Investable: Scaling Circular Solutions For Climate-resilient Value Chains Panel and roundtable in the Swedish Pavilion, with Anna Hall and Karin Forsberg	Programme: Swedish Pavilion
11 Nov		Leaders summit COP31 Attended by Anna Celsing	COP31 programme
11 Nov	17:00-18:00	Sustainable Business COP Focus: Resilience cities, with Anna Celsing
11 Nov	16:00-20:00	SKF Executive Sustainability Forum Panel, where SKF is welcomed to the Energy Efficiency Movement, attended by Anna Hall, Thomas Møller, Karin Forsberg and colleagues from Alfa Laval Türkiye, Serdan, Sengun Ahmet Kavakcioglu, Berk Korucu
12 Nov	09:00-10:00	Making Near-Zero Steel the Market Choice SSAB, roundtable with Anna Celsing	Swedish Pavilion
12 Nov	10:00 -12:00	Advancing Energy Efficiency Investments in the age of Electrification, Swedish Pavilion, and the closed high-level roundtable: Advancing Energy-Efficiency Investment Organizers: Energy Efficiency Movement with Anna Hall and Thomas Møller in the Swedish Pavilion	Swedish Pavilion
12 Nov	13:00- 14:00	Powering the transition - Electrification at scale COP31 presidency, Closed event with Anna Celsing
12 Nov	15:45-16:45	Leveraging standards and finance for energy efficiency Standards Pavilion, Blue Zone, Organizers: IEC, Energy Efficiency Movement, panel with Anna Hall
12 Nov	17:00-19:00	Near zero steel Organizer: Outokumpu, Finland Pavilion, panel with Anna Celsing	Finland Pavilion
13 Nov	13:45-14:30	Food Systems Summit: Enabling Policy, Finance and Solutions for the Critical Middle Panel with Sammy Hulpiau	Swedish Pavilion
13 Nov	15:00-16:00	Food Systems Summit: From Recognition to Collective Action on the Critical Middle, Closed event and roundtable with Sammy Hulpiau	Swedish Pavilion
13 Nov	20:00	Electrification Needs Energy Efficiency This event will be recorded 12 Nov 15.00 and broadcasted 13 Nov 18.00 CET, We Don't Have Time with Thomas Møller	We Don't Have Time Broadcast

Present at COP31

Anna Celsing

Head of Group Sustainability and Vice President ICC Global Environment & Energy Commission

Thomas Møller

President of the Energy Division

Sammy Hulpiau

President of the Food & Pharma Division

Anna Hall

Public Affairs Manager, Energy Division

Karin Forsberg

Head of Strategic Partnerships, Energy Division

Accelerating energy efficiency as an enabler for electrification

Recovering excess heat from data centers

The data center industry is predicted to grow at a very high pace the coming years due to AI and digitalization. The industry is a big consumer of electricity, where 90% of the energy ends up as waste heat. The reuse of excess heat can significantly impact carbon emissions, energy security and energy affordability.

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Energy efficiency to decarbonize industry

50% of today’s potential for energy savings comes from the industrial sector according to IEA, and increased energy efficiency could account for more than ⅓ of emission reduction in the next 25 years. Alfa Laval and ABB has founded Energy Efficiency Movement, a non-profit association with the aim to accelerate energy efficiency in the broad industry.

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Air lubrication for improved vessel efficiency

As the shipping industry works to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in line with IMO requirements, the role of energy-saving technologies is becoming increasingly important. Air lubrication has the potential to provide benefits beyond fuel and emissions reduction. Research indicates that the bubble layer generated beneath the hull can significantly attenuate the transmission of ship-generated noise into the marine environment.

In action: OceanGlide- Air lubrication system

Enabling a new fuel landscape

Defossilization with renewable fuels and chemicals

Global plastic use is expected to double from 550 to 1,150 million tons per year by 2050, with most plastics still fossil-based. Currently, only about 8% are bio-based and 4% recycled, while waste sorting and recycling remain difficult. Plastic pollution is widespread, entering food chains and posing serious risks. By 2050, all plastics must be non-fossil, requiring biobased plastics to grow more than fivefold. PHA, a biodegradable, circular polymer, can replace conventional plastics like PE and PP across many applications.

Recovering biofuels from food waste

Advances in technology have opened up a new market, turning waste oils and fats into high-quality feedstock for the biofuel industry. UK-based BioteCH4 uses cutting-edge decanter separation technology to tap into a brand-new revenue stream – turning waste oils and fats into high-quality feedstock for the biofuel industry.

Fuel pathways supporting decarbonization in shipping

The future of shipping is not a choice between conventional and alternative fuels. It is about navigating a multi-fuel future as alternative fuels become more widely available. Currently, 85 percent of newly ordered vessels operate on conventional fuels. However, the number of vessels operating on alternative fuels continues to grow (DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight platform).

New fuel pathways can help reduce CO₂ emissions and support the maritime industry’s progress towards net-zero targets. These pathways are reshaping vessel design, onboard systems and fuel infrastructure.

Scaling biosolutions and resilient food systems

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Driving advances in food production

Feeding a growing world population with a minimized environmental and social impact will require a systematic transformation of the global food system. The United Nations estimates we'll need 70% more food by 2050, yet our current food systems are responsible for a third of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and impact ecosystems, land, and water resources.

Driving plant-based protein processing

Growing public awareness of the health and environmental benefits of plant protein is causing a major shift in the protein market. The industry can play a vital part in bridging the protein gap, which is being put under increasing pressure by a growing world population heading for 9.8 billion by 2050 (UN, 2024).

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Delivering technology for the next-gen revolution

Next-generation food is set to play a key role in the battle to sustainably produce the 70% extra food needed to feed the world by 2050 (UN). New ways of applying biomass and precision fermentation processes are key to radically changing the environmental impact of food production.

In action: Nurturing innovation for the next food revolution in Singapore

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