The World Climate Summit 2017 in Bonn: World Climate is Partnering with Reed Expositions
Geschreven op 23-9-2010 - Erik van Erne. Geplaatst in Agenda, Klimaat
28 September 2017: Since 2010, World Climate Ltd has hosted World Climate Summit (WCS) during COP negotiations in order to present tangible business models and solutions-making opportunities for global leaders.
This year World Climate Ltd is partnering up with the leading events company, Reed Expositions, to co-produce the event where WCL provides content and stakeholder engagement at World Climate Summit & La Galerie by WE in Bonn, Germany from 14-16 November 2017 to ignite greater networks, solutions and ideas for a low-carbon world.
2 November 2015: World Climate is partnering with Sustainia, a leading global sustainability think tank, in coordinating the 6th annual World Climate Summit. Together, they will organise the most impactful conference and awards show during the UNFCCC COP 21, by bringing the top 100 sustainability solutions, and convening 500 business, finance, and government leaders and celebrities during a weekend of solutions for our climate.
The World Climate Summit 2015 and Sustainia will focus on providing the leading platform of solutions during COP 21, with the Road to Paris global campaign leading up to it. The World Climate Summit 2015 (#WCS15) will be held during the day on Sunday, December 6, in Paris, France, with the Sustainia Award show in the evening. Open Brief CEO’s 79 Internationale Bedrijven: Oproep Tot Concrete Actie Tegen Klimaatverandering
7 December 2010: Over the weekend, the first World Climate Summit was launched successfully convening more than 800 delegates and 140 business, finance, and government leaders such as President Calderon, Sir Richard Branson, Ted Turner, Lord Stern, Mary Robinson, Jose Maria Figueres, and UNFCCC Secretary General Christiana Figueres.
President Calderon said, “It is possible to tackle climate change and poverty with business, finance and governments.” At the World Climate Summit, Lord Stern said, “The new industrial revolution has begun, and thenbusiness world is leading this challenge.” Ted Turner said, “We are headed to catastrophe and if it was to all the people in this room (at the World Climate Summit), the problems will be solved.” Addressing the World Climate Summit, Sir Richard Branson said, “Climate change is the challenge of our generation and we have to tackle it with business and financiers.” Jose Maria Figueres said, “The war on climate change is too big to be left in the hands of government.” Mary Robinson said “There is a need at The World Climate Summit to understand the connections between business, finance and governments.”
In addition to more than 25 industry and finance panel discussions that came out of the World Climate Summit, many important announcements, initiatives and commitments were launched: The launch of the Gigaton Awards, the Oscars of low carbon industry where 6 outstanding companies reducing carbon emissions were rewarded: Reckitt Beckinser, Nike, 3M, Vodafone, GDF Suez, and Suzlon. OPIC will provide at least $300 million in financing for new private equity investment funds that could ultimately invest more than $1 billion in renewable resources projects in emerging market, representing one of the largest initiatives by the U.S. Government to support the international effort to mitigate climate change. The Carbon War Room announced the first ever universal energy index for the shipping industry. Avoided Deforestation Partners announced a fully approved Voluntary Carbon Standard methodology for avoided deforestation that will enable immediate flow of capital to projects that reduce deforestation rates. GreenTEK venture announced a $150m Mexico Fund dedicated to climate change mitigation in our host country. The Prince of Wales Leadership Group on Climate Change reminds us of true leadership, bringing business voices to government, with over 350 companies now signed on to the Cancun Communique, a powerful platform for business to together increase our impact.
The World Climate Initiative was launched and led by Casas GEO – a voluntary code of conduct for reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, integration of sustainability into core strategy, and leadership to drive change for global companies. SwissInso launched KRYSTALL, a new solar powered autonomous system that can bring clean water supply to the remotest regions of the world. Philips launched their ‘Livable Cities’ with local governments to provide energy efficiency and lighting in all cities around the world.
The World Climate Summit has also launched its 2011 programme, a set of high-level roundtables and summits in Brussels (EU), Xian/Beijing (China), New York/Washington (USA) and Durban (South Africa) for the COP17
23 September 2010: A group of organisations are teaming up to launch the first World Climate Summit, which will run in parallel to the UNFCCC COP 16 in Mexico this December. The summit on 4-5 December 2010, is a 10-year initiative which aims to bring together governments, businesses and financiers to accelerate plans to meet regional and global 2020 emissions reduction goals. The group of organisations include the UNEP Finance Initiative, the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, Carbon Disclosure Project, the Climate Group and ProMexico.
The most important and influential global industry, finance and government associations in the climate change sector, The UNEP Finance Initiative, The UN Global Compact, The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group, The Climate Group, The World Bank, Sir Richard Branson’s Carbon War Room, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, Carbon Disclosure Project, Bright Green, Club of Beijing, International Finance Corporation, and the support of the Mexican government’s international economic promotion agency, ProMexico have come together to launch the inaugural World Climate Summit, December 4-5, at The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, Mexico, in parallel to the UNFCCC COP 16.
World Climate Summit 2010 is the beginning of a new, open and collaborative global 10-year initiative dedicated to helping governments, businesses and financiers accelerate solutions to climate change. The World Climate Summit is bringing more than 300 leading companies, investors and government leaders to implement, scale and collaborate on bottom-up solutions to climate change to help reach regional and global 2020 targets.
“As world leaders drive towards a global agreement on climate change, investors in the world´s capital markets cannot afford to simply sit and wait. Investors and other financial
institutions are determined to work with policy-makers to catalyse new low carbon markets worth USD trillions. The World Climate Summit will bring finance, business and negotiators together to help make those future low carbon markets a reality.” Paul Clements-Hunt, Head, the UNEP Finance Initiative
“What is needed now is a stronger commitment to collectively support bottom-up efforts and to amplify the uptake of green solutions. The World Climate Summit is a platform where business can lead and inspire Governments to act to ultimately turn the tide on climate change.” George Kell, Executive Director, the UN Global Compact
Some key highlights of the World Climate Summit include: Convening, under the leadership of The UNEP Finance Initiative, the largest network of investors and financial intermediaries demanding climate change action ever assembled—representing more than $20 trillions of assets under management. Providing an unparalleled global media platform with CNN International, TIME, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, and Dow Jones. Some of the largest global companies in their industries: lighting, energy efficiency, housing, mining, retailing, car, infrastructure, and renewable energy sectors. Introducing new initiatives such as a new global index on carbon emissions, new funds, renewable energy projects, and a gala dinner celebrating the best cities, companies and leaders in the world.
“We have 10 years to scale and implement existing solutions such as energy efficiency globally. The World Climate Summit will help deliver that with businesses, financiers and governments.” Jens Nielsen & Michael Mathres, Founders, World Climate Summit
Cancun Climate Conference 2010: COP16 - Climate Change Actions: Seal the Deal - Hopenhagen - TckTckTck – Climate Action Communication Wave - Be that Change - Just Listen – You Turn the Earth - Raise Your Voice – Beat the Heat Now – Earth Hour – Vote Earth - Earth Song - BAD2009 – Save the Rainforrest – UN REDD – Nature + People = Solution – 350.org - COP15
Climate Change Movies: Facing the Floods - A Sea Change – The Antarctica Challenge - Global Warming Leonardo Dicaprio - The Burning Season - The Bottom Line - FRESH - Crude: The Real Price of Oil - THE SHIFT - The Fuel Film - DIRT! - Plastic Planet - The Age of Stupid - HOME - An Inconvenient Truth - Battle for Terra - One Peace at a Time - The Steam Experiment - Garbage Dreams and The Zaballeen - The Alberta Tar Sands: H2Oil - Running The Sahara
The Founding Partners of the World Climate Summit are TIME, CNN International, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal Europe, Dow Jones, The Prince of Wales Corporate Leaders Group, The Climate Group, UN Global Compact, Bright Green, United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), The World Bank, The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Club of Beijing, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, Sir Richard Branson’s Carbon War Room, and the support of the Mexican Governments Trade and Investment Promotion Agency ProMexico.
Media Partners are: TIME, a global multimedia brand that includes TIME magazine, the worlds largest weekly newsmagazine, with a domestic audience of 20 million and a global audience of 25 million; four worldwide editions of TIME magazine; TIME for Kids; and TIME.com, which draws over 9.2 million unique visitors a month (ComScore) and has over 2 million Twitter followers.
CNN, the worlds leading international news provider, has become synonymous with fast, accurate and impartial coverage since it went on air as the world’s first 24-hour news channel in 1980. CNNs branded networks and services across television, radio, mobile services and the Internet are available to more than one billion people in more than 200 countries and territories, and has global and local reach through 47 bureaux worldwide. CNN International’s commitment to breaking news remains its trademark, but it also broadcasts a range of feature and documentary programming tailored to the business and lifestyle needs of its audience, including business, sport, travel, and the environment.
The Wall Street Journal Europe is a daily English-language newspaper that covers global and regional business news for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Published by Dow Jones & Company, it forms part of the world’s leading business publication franchise, which includes The Wall Street Journal, The Wall Street Journal Asia, and The Wall Street Journal Online. Together, these publications have a total circulation of 3.8 million, reaching the world’s top business and political leaders. Blogs include New Europe covering Eastern and Central Europe; Iain Martin’s blog on U.K. Politics; The Source; and Real Time Brussels, offering rapid-fire analysis on key events through the European business day. Since The Wall Street Journal Europe established its Future Leadership Program, we have maintained a strong, ongoing commitment to excellence in education.
The Financial Times, one of the world’s leading business news organisations, is recognised internationally for its authority, integrity and accuracy. Providing essential news, comment, data and analysis for the global business community, the newspaper, printed at 23 print sites across the globe, has a daily circulation of 401,286 and over 2 million registered users and 126,281 digital subscribers. ).
E!Sharp is a bi-monthly magazine and website offering incisive but accessible analysis and commentary on European Union and global affairs. Published in Brussels since 2002, E!Sharp counts among its regular contributors top journalists from media such as the Financial Times, The Economist, Reuters, the BBC and Le Monde, as well as high-profile experts and commentators from the worlds of business, politics and think-tanks. Contrary to expectations, the economic crisis has not made climate change any less of a priority for the European Union. Beyond politics, the World Climate Summit takes the lead in bringing together those who have the technologies, those who want to invest, and those in need of solutions. E!Sharp is delighted to be the EU media partner at what will be this year’s key forum for industry, cities and leaders to share practical ideas for cutting emissions and for boosting the cleantech market.
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29 september 2010 om 03:04 | Permalink
The International Union of Railways (UIC) has joined the World Climate Summit as an Industry Partner.
UIC represents more than 200 members of railways and operators across 5 continents.
As such, this partnership entails co-promoting WCS to all their members, and speaking at the World Climate Summit.
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6 oktober 2010 om 19:57 | Permalink
Global Business Leaders Commit to a Low Carbon Future
Business leaders from global corporations have committed to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions across a wide range of sectors, including energy, communications, building and construction. The announcement was made at the conclusion of the UN-supported Business for the Environment (B4E) Summit, held in Mexico City from 4 to 5 October, ahead of the UN Climate Conference in Cancun next month.
Energy companies present agreed to work towards achieving a target of 100% renewable energy production by 2050. ICT companies agreed to reduce 7.6 Gigatons of CO2 emissions by 2020, while representatives of the building sector committed to reduce emissions by 40% in new buildings by 2020 and improve energy efficiency by up to 40% in existing buildings.
Business leaders called upon governments to advance international negotiations to ensure an ambitious outcome at the Cancun Climate talks (16th Conference of the Parties) which are being organised by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change later this year. Those gathered in Mexico City also stressed the need for a global ‘level playing field’ that would enable these commitments and foster green entrepreneurship among and across industry sectors. Companies acknowledged that entrepreneurial action to address climate change can play a critical role in stimulating a global economic recovery, creating new jobs and building more sustainable and resilient low-carbon societies.
UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner said, “Many businesses, including those at the B4E Summit, are signaling leadership and seizing the opportunities of the climate change challenge. Why? Because many see rising risks to profits from the impacts of rising greenhouse gases but also an opportunity to become far more resource efficient and innovative enterprises. Governments at the UN climate convention meeting in Cancun and beyond have a responsibility to support these aims and actions by signaling their determination to set the kinds of national and global policy frameworks able to accelerate and sustain these transformations.”
“Civil society and business can both take a role in speaking-up so that the right policy-frameworks are put in place as well as in communicating the solutions which are already available”, said James Leape, Director General of WWF-International. “We should all recognize that international negotiations on climate are not moving at the pace needed. This business summit, held immediately before Cancun, should stimulate all governments to act in order to unleash business potential to transform our economies”, he added. Source: UNEP
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7 oktober 2010 om 12:54 | Permalink
The Alliance to Save Energy, (ASE) has joined the World Climate Summit, as an Industry Partner.
As such, this partnership entails speaking at the event, and co-promoting WCS to their members in Washington and the US. Kateri Callahan, President, Alliance to Save Energy said, “The Alliance to Save Energy is pleased to partner with the World Climate Summit to engage the world’s top business leaders in the importance of energy efficiency within the climate change solutions dialogue. Our work in promoting energy efficiency has contributed significantly to lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, we are committed to advancing energy efficiency as the cheapest, quickest and cleanest means for tackling the global challenge of climate change, as well as creating a new, clean energy economy.”
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24 oktober 2010 om 06:09 | Permalink
Thomson Reuters joins the World Climate Summit as Media Partner
Thomson Reuters has joined the World Climate Summit as media partner. As such Thomson Reuters will promote and cover the World Climate Summit, with more services to be announced nearer the Summit
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24 oktober 2010 om 06:14 | Permalink
The Voluntary Carbon Standard joins the World Climate Summit
The Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) has joined the World Climate Summit, as an Industry Partner.
The VCS Program provides a robust, new global standard and program for approval of credible voluntary offsets. VCS offsets must be real (have happened), additional (beyond business-as-usual activities), measurable, permanent (not temporarily displace emissions), independently verified and unique (not used more than once to offset emissions).
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17 november 2010 om 15:16 | Permalink
Investor group representing over US$15 trillion calls for action on climate change
Investors responsible for the management of funds the size of US GDP call for policies to unlock the vast potential of low-carbon markets and avoid economic devastation caused by climate change
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17 november 2010 om 15:23 | Permalink
MLex becomes a Media Partner of the World Climate Summit
‘MLex is pleased to announce it is to be a Media Partner for the upcoming World Climate Summit 2010 in Cancun, Mexico.
MLex has been closely tracking the European Union’s strategic position with regards the International Treaty negotiations.
Providing up-to-the minute breaking news.
Analysis to keep you informed about how your business will be effected by European, global energy and climate change regulation’
MLex will provide invaluable information outreach to our sponsors and partners, so we are delighted to have them as a Media Partner.” Jens Nielsen & Michael Mathres, Founders, World Climate Summit
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17 november 2010 om 15:29 | Permalink
OECD joins the World Climate Summit as a Strategic Partner
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has become a Strategic Partner of the World Climate Summit.
“The OECD is participating in the World Climate Summit to promote dialogues
Dialogues between governments and business on ways to further support business contribution to climate change solutions, remove unnecessary obstacles to green investment and leverage private funding.“
OECD is at the forefront of driving global green growth with governments, financiers and businesses.
That is exactly what we are trying to achieve at the World Climate Summit.
So we are delighted to have OECD as a Strategic Partner.” Jens Nielsen & Michael Mathres, Founders, World Climate Summit
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22 november 2010 om 07:56 | Permalink
Video World Climate Summit
The World Climate Summit is the business and finance conference accelerating solutions to climate change during the UNFCCC COP 16, in Cancun, Mexico this December. This exclusive conference is a new open and collaborative platform where the most inspiring, influential and innovative business, finance, and government leaders convene to collaborate, implement, and scale solutions locally and globally, during the next 10 years.
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23 februari 2011 om 09:08 | Permalink
Bill McDonough, Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute - Hub Culture Interview at GGCS3
Bill McDonough, green architect and principal of McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC), talks to Hub Culture’s Stan Stalnaker at the GGCS3. McDonough and partner Dr. Michael Braungart co-founded the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute to bring about a large-scale transformation in the way we design and make all products.
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1 december 2015 om 13:45 | Permalink
The World Green Economy Summit (WGES) contributed to the The Lima-Paris Action Agenda (LPAA) handing over the Paris Solutions Agenda. The Paris Solutions Agenda details Dubai’s contributions to the global climate change agenda COP21.
The outlined commitments include:
• Develop the World Green Economy Summit and State of Green Economy Report as international knowledge sharing platforms
• Foster leading edge innovation, and to push the development of green technologies into scalable solutions and projects
• Support innovative financing solutions for the green economy, and to assemble international best practice for green finance at the World Green Economy Summit with the aim to accelerate the financing of green projects
• Foster the development of a regulatory framework, conducive for green economy
WGES is outcome driven, with the development of the Dubai Declaration 2015 and contributions to the Lima-Paris Action Agenda (LPAA) as key outcomes of WGES 2015 .
The Dubai Declaration 2015 – which has been built upon last year’s commitments – includes a number of new initiatives pertaining to the three focus areas of ‘Dubai the International Capital of the Green Economy’, Global Partnerships, and Green Finance. Highlights include the commitment to:
• Emphasise the importance of a regulatory framework to incentivize green economy initiatives, in alignment with the objectives of the Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy 2030
• Promote innovation and the involvement of youth towards green economy and climate change
• Encourage the development of the Public-Private Partnership Platform to facilitate matchmaking between relevant stakeholders
• Assemble international best practice for green finance
The Dubai Declaration is a strategic document that guides the development of WGES and other related initiatives, in alignment with Dubai’s national and international sustainability objectives.
Furthermore, WGES commits to developing its Public-Private Partnership Platform to facilitate matchmaking between cities, regions and utilities, solution providers and financial institutions to facilitate the implementation of solutions that combat climate change.
WGES is a key partner event and institutional partner to the World Climate Summit, taking place December 6, 2015 in Paris.
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2 december 2015 om 18:12 | Permalink
World Climate Ltd and the DEWA announce partnership for upcoming World Climate Summit
The World Climate Ltd today announced its partnership with the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) — one of the leading utilities companies in the world, for the upcoming World Climate Summit, the original business, finance and government leaders forum during the UNFCCC COP 21.
“Dubai has a strong commitment to green growth and sustainable development, which we have carried through by a number of mega-projects and green growth programmes” said H.E. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman, Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, MD & CEO of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). “We are proud that our Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park now produces the most competitive solar electricity in the world, and which will accommodate 3000 MW in 2030 besides R&D Centre, Innovaton Centre, and Academy; and that our Etihad Super-ESCO supports Dubai in becoming a leading example of innovative energy efficiency, not only regionally but globally also.”
With DEWA’s commitment to public-private partnerships to help drive the green economy, H.E. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer will speak in a panel focused on catalysing solutions for a sustainable future.
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3 december 2015 om 14:11 | Permalink
World Climate Ltd announces its’ Institutional Partners for the World Climate Summit 2015
The World Climate Summit is proud to announce its institutional partners for this years historic event during the UNFCCC COP21. They include: CDP, Earth to Paris, ICLEI, Prince of Wales Corporate Leaders Group, R20, UNDP, the World Green Economy Summit and the World Energy Council.
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5 december 2015 om 09:55 | Permalink
Sir Richard Branson, Ted Turner and more than 50 CEOs to lead day of Climate Solutions during COP21 at World Climate Summit
Sir Richard Branson, Ted Turner and more than 500 global entrepreneurs, innovators and CEOs will convene on Sunday 6 December, at the annual World Climate Summit and Sustainia Award Ceremony during COP21 in Paris.
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13 oktober 2017 om 14:26 | Permalink
Sustainable Innovation Forum 2017 alongside COP23 in Bonn
The largest business-focused event held during the annual Conference of Parties (COP), the Sustainable Innovation Forum 2017 heads to Bonn, Germany – the home of the UNFCCC.
Now in its 8th year, the event will gather 600+ of the most influential national and local policy makers, UN agencies, business leaders, investors and international NGOs to meet, share knowledge and lead by example towards the full achievement of the Paris Agreement’s ambitious climate goals.