Events with NewClimate Institute participation
Affiliate event: Under2 coalition general assembly [invitation only]
NewClimate Institute and its partners presented the results of the Global climate action from cities, regions and businesses report at the annual General Assembly of the Under2 Coalition.
NewClimate Institute and its partners presented the results of the Global climate action from cities, regions and businesses report at the annual General Assembly of the Under2 Coalition.
This meeting, which required invitation, was there to discuss and agree on the priorities of the Under2 Coalition over the following 12 months.
Wednesday 12 September
10h00 – 15h30
San Francisco
10h00 – 15h30
San Francisco
Cities4climate: The future is us [invitation only]
Co-hosted by C40 Cities, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy and the City of San Francisco, Cities4Climate: The Future is Us brought together mayors, business leaders, changemakers, entrepreneurs and climate experts from around the world to showcase the innovative ways cities are cleaning the air we breathe and building healthier, more resilient communities.
Co-hosted by C40 Cities, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy and the City of San Francisco, Cities4Climate: The Future is Us brought together mayors, business leaders, changemakers, entrepreneurs and climate experts from around the world to showcase the innovative ways cities are cleaning the air we breathe and building healthier, more resilient communities.
At the event, Patti Harris, CEO of Bloomberg Philanthropies, presented the results of the Climate Opportunity-Report.
Wednesday 12 September
13h00 – 16h30
San Francisco City Hall
13h00 – 16h30
San Francisco City Hall
Affiliate event: Assessing the impact of tangible climate action of states, regions, cities businesses and investors and its future potential
NewClimate Institute and its partners presented the results of the Global climate action from cities, regions and businesses report at the “Assessing the impact of tangible climate action of states, regions, cities businesses and investors and its future potential” event.
NewClimate Institute and its partners presented the results of the Global climate action from cities, regions and businesses report at the “Assessing the impact of tangible climate action of states, regions, cities businesses and investors and its future potential” event.
Thursday 13 September
13h00 – 17h00
Marriot Marquis
13h00 – 17h00
Marriot Marquis
Affiliate event: Decarbonisation: A checklist for healthy energy systems [registration required]
The Climate Action Tracker, an established scientific assessment of global climate action, outlines the necessary actions and policy measures to accelerate the Paris Agreement’s implementation, focussing on a key area of the summit: Healthy Energy Systems. We highlighted the opportunities in bending the curve of emissions based on our research and experiences from selected states, regions, cities and company representatives. Please register here.
Speakers: Prof. Dr. Niklas Höhne (NewClimate Institute), Jasmin Cantzler (ClimateAnalytics), Markus Hagemann (NewClimate Institute), Yvonne Deng (Ecofys, a Navigant company).
The Climate Action Tracker, an established scientific assessment of global climate action, outlines the necessary actions and policy measures to accelerate the Paris Agreement’s implementation, focussing on a key area of the summit: Healthy Energy Systems. We highlighted the opportunities in bending the curve of emissions based on our research and experiences from selected states, regions, cities and company representatives. Please register here.
Speakers: Prof. Dr. Niklas Höhne (NewClimate Institute), Jasmin Cantzler (ClimateAnalytics), Markus Hagemann (NewClimate Institute), Yvonne Deng (Ecofys, a Navigant company).
Paul Wheelhouse (Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands The Scottish Government), Tim Ash-Vie (Director, Unter 2 Coalition), Maria Mendiluce (Managing Director, World Business Council For Sustainable Development), Kevin Austin (Deputy Executive Director, C40), Seth Monteith (Program Manager, Advisory & Research, ClimateWorks Foundation).
Thursday 13 September
16h00 – 17h45
ClimateWorks Foundation,
San Francisco
16h00 – 17h45
ClimateWorks Foundation,
San Francisco
Publications related to the Global Climate Action Summit 2018
Bridging the emissions gap – The role of non-state and subnational actors Sep 2018
This publication is a pre-release version of a chapter in the UN Environment Emissions Gap Report 2018. It provides an assessment of the role and potential impact of mitigation actions by non-state and subnational actors such as cities, states, regions, companies, investors and foundations.
Climate Opportunity: More Jobs, Better Health, Liveable Cities Sep 2018
The Climate Opportunity project investigates the economic, social and environmental benefits for climate change mitigation action in cities. Enhanced policies and measures for residential building retrofits, bus networks and district-scale renewable energy can generate millions of jobs, save billions of dollars for households, and prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths related to ambient air pollution worldwide. A comprehensive report as well as an online-dashboard were published in September 2018.
Global climate action from cities, regions and businesses Aug 2018
This report is the most comprehensive assessment of these non-state actor commitments to reduce greenhouse gases to date. Key results show that action by cities, states, regions and business can go a long way towards meeting the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, but their actions alone are not enough to hold global temperature increase to well-below 2°C and work towards limiting it to 1.5° C.