Advancing Climate Resilience Through Safety, Collaboration, and Standards
As the world accelerates the clean-energy transition, UL Standards & Engagement will once again partner with ISO and IEC to showcase how science-based safety standards are essential to climate resilience and a sustainable future. Together, we’re demonstrating that climate is safety — because resilient systems start with trusted, safe technologies.
Belém, Brazil
Room Location:
Standards Pavilion
Blue Zone
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Why is ULSE is at COP30?
At UL Standards & Engagement, safety and sustainability go hand in hand. Our standards translate scientific insight into technical frameworks that help policymakers, manufacturers, and innovators address climate risks — from battery fires and energy-storage safety to resilient infrastructure and circular-materials design.
Building on a 130-year legacy that began with the electrification of modern life, ULSE continues to expand its work across rechargeable devices, renewable energy, sustainability, and digital innovation. By aligning with global partners and engaging new voices in standards development, we help ensure that the technologies powering progress are reliable, equitable, and safe.
Our Focus at COP30
- Safe Clean Energy Transitions: Standards supporting safe electrification, renewable integration, and grid resilience.
- Circularity & Sustainability: UL 3600-series standards that measure circular-economy performance and corporate sustainability.
- Global Collaboration & Trust: Strengthening partnerships with ISO and IEC to align international safety and sustainability frameworks.
Agenda
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
1 p.m. – 2 p.m. : Networking Session
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Standards Pavilion
Blue Zone
about this session
ULSE will host a networking session for pavilion visitors.
Thursday, November 13, 2025
12 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. : Networking Session
12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Standards Pavilion
Blue Zone
about this session
ULSE will host a networking session for pavilion visitors.
Get Involved
Interested in joining us at COP31? We are already looking for panelists and speakers for our sessions. If interested, please email Sarah Shields (Sarah.Shields@ul.org), director of communications & outreach.
International standards depend on expert participation. ULSE invites stakeholders from every sector to contribute to the development of safety, sustainability, and circularity standards that advance global climate goals. Learn more.
Our KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
Sonya Bird
Vice President of International Standards
UL Standards & Engagement
Caitlin D’Onofrio
Senior Manager of the Sustainability Standards Program
UL Standards & Engagement
Sarah Shields
Director of Communications and Outreach
UL Standards & Engagement
Standards in Action
Here are just a few examples of how ULSE standards are helping make the transition safer, more sustainable, and globally trusted.
Battery Safety: See how standards reduce fire risk in lithium-ion batteries across design, use and reuse.
Circular Economy Metrics (UL 3600): A measurable framework for tracking circularity and linking it to sustainability and safety.
Clean Energy Safety: See how standards reduce fire risk in lithium-ion batteries across design, use and reuse
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