Tag: Climate Action

USA – 6 Words to Describe the US Pledge to Reduce Emissions 50-52% by 2030 (World Resources Institute)

Greg Carlock and Dan Lashof The first 100 days of U.S. President Biden’s administration saw a flurry of new action and commitments on climate. He quickly rejoined the...

Leaders Summit on Climate Offers Jolt of Momentum for Global Action (World Resources Institute)

Taryn Fransen, David Waskow, Joe Thwaites, Frances Seymour and Yamide Dagnet  The United States convened 40 world leaders at the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate to accelerate the global response to the...

Jobs and Technology Take Center Stage at Friday’s Summit, With Biden Pitching Climate Action as a Boon for the Economy (Inside Climate News)

James Bruggers, Georgina Gustin, Marianne Lavelle, Nicholas Kusnetz “We can do this,” Biden told the world leaders attending the virtual event. But it will be a heavy lift...

Earth Day 2021: A turning point for climate action (WEF)

Dominic Kailash Nath Waughray US President Biden committed the US to halve greenhouse gases by 2030 compared to 2005 at his Leaders Summit on Climate https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/earth-day-2021-biden-climate-summit-turning-point-for-climate-action/

A new generation of young people is putting the planet first. Here’s everything you need to know (WEF)

Florent Kaiser A new generation of young people and ecopreneurs known as Generation Restoration are putting the planet’s health first https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/generation-restoration-everything-you-need-to-know/

From local to global: A roadmap for US climate action (Chatham House)

Participants Chair: Rebecca Peters, Leland Foundation Association of Marshall Scholars Transatlantic Academy Fellow, Chatham House Panellists: Jainey Bavishi, Director, New York City Mayor’s Office of Resiliency Dr Nathaniel Keohane,...

(Europe) How the European Commission is underselling climate action (Euractiv)

Ursula Woodburn A blanket 10% rate of interest on borrowing is being assumed for the European Commission’s upcoming 2030 package of climate and energy laws....

(Climate Action) Building a Greener, Fairer Future: The Role of Girls’ Education in Climate Action (Chatham House)

Panellists including Malala Yousafzai and the Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP discuss the link between girls’ education, gender equality and climate change. https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/members-event/building-greener-fairer-future-role-girls-education-climate-action

(Climate Action/Gender Equality) Climate Action and Gender Equality: Can We Close One Gap Without the Other? (Chatham House)

Participants Introduction and Keynote: Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan, UK International Champion on Adaptation and Resilience for the COP26 Presidency and Minister of State (Minister for Business, Energy...

(Climate Action/Economic Growth) To support climate action, growth measures should count planetary damages (Vinod Thomas, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2021/01/25/to-support-climate-action-growth-measures-should-count-planetary-damages/

(USA) How can we implement education for climate action and climate justice? (Christina Kwauk, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2021/01/11/how-can-we-implement-education-for-climate-action-and-climate-justice/

A new green learning agenda: Approaches to quality education for climate action (Christina Kwauk and Olivia Casey, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/a-new-green-learning-agenda-approaches-to-quality-education-for-climate-action/

CLIMATE ACTION – Climate Hope Is Back (Jules Kortenhorst, Andreas Kuhlmann, Project-Syndicate)

After withstanding four years of official US efforts to sabotage progress on combating climate change, the world is entering a promising new era of...

GLOBAL EYE – How the institutional response to COVID-19 can prepare us for climate change (Giulio Boccaletti, World Economic Forum)

Political institutions' response to the pandemic could be a crucial dress-rehearsal for a transition to a different economic model in the face of...

NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand is about to declare a climate emergency – here’s what that means (Praveen Menon, Reuters, World Economic Forum)

The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, is putting forward a motion to declare a climate emergency on Wednesday. If passed, New...

GLOBAL EYE – Why addressing the aluminium industry’s carbon footprint is key to climate action (Renee Van Heusden, Morrison Harr, Mary Puleo, World Economic...

The aluminium industry must act now to meet global decarbonisation goals. It generates 2% of global human-caused emissions. 2020 could mark a turning...