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It’s Time to step up and speed up climate action. Today marks 100 days until #ClimateWeekNYC. In that time we’ll bring in-depth interviews with the businesses driving #climatesolutions, thought leadership from our own experts, and a sneak peek of the speakers in New York. With this year set to be bigger than ever, make sure you don’t miss out. Join the conversation: September 22-29

It's Time to announce our first line-up of speakers for #ClimateWeekNYC. Organized by our team at Climate Group, Climate Week NYC is the event that brings together those at the very top of business and politics, with communities, artists and activists, united in driving climate action by this year’s battle cry: It’s Time. You’ll hear from: ⭕ Benoit BAZIN, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Saint-Gobain  ⭕ Ezgi Barcenas, Chief Sustainability Officer, L'Oréal  ⭕ Hon Philip E. Davis, Prime Minister of the Bahamas  ⭕ Judith Wiese, Chief People and Sustainability Officer, Siemens AG  ⭕ Kamal Kishore, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Head of United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)  ⭕ Lorena Dellagiovanna, Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer, Hitachi  ⭕ Patricia Scotland, The Commonwealth Secretary-General  ⭕ Professor Celeste Saulo, Secretary General, WMO  ⭕ Sarah Kapnick, Chief Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  ⭕ Sherry Madera, CEO, CDP  ⭕ Stephanie Abrams, Meteorologist, The Weather Channel  ⭕ Tim Lenton, Chair in Climate Change and Earth System Science, University of Exeter  Are you planning to attend? Let us know below.

Our #ClimateWeekNYC events program calendar is now live! Head over to our website to stay updated on the growing list of events and activations happening throughout the week. https://lnkd.in/g9gRj3b7

It's been a strong week at Climate Group especially as we spotlight Environmental Justice in the lead-up to #ClimateWeekNYC. Check out all our news and updates:   ⭕ Laura Clarke OBE from ClientEarth spoke with our India Executive Director, Divya Sharma, about environmental justice and her aspirations for Climate Week NYC: https://lnkd.in/eJ2pj5sg ⭕ Diamond Spratling, MPH, Founder & Executive Director of Girl Plus Environment, discussed how her organization empowers marginalized communities: https://lnkd.in/eSZhmGAF ⭕Natalia Greene from Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN) tells us about the landmark victory in the fight for the rights of the Machángara River in Ecuador and her plans for #ClimateWeekNYC: https://lnkd.in/ebtduirr ⭕ Climate Group North America and #SteelZero hosted a White House Roundtable on Clean Steel and Aluminum for Clean Vehicles. We convened senior leaders from across the automotive, steel, and aluminum industries to identify barriers to procurement and development of lower-emission metals. We brainstormed solutions to these challenges and how to forge a path forward to implementation.

Join us this Thursday, 18 July, for a Spanish-language forum on best practice in livestock and sustainable agriculture: https://lnkd.in/eteb7YgN  The #Under2Coalition has been working with regional governments in Peru through the Alliance for Regenerative Ranching in the Peruvian Amazon (AGRAP) 🌳🐄 to incentivize and promote sustainable livestock farming with a regenerative approach to reduce its ecological🌱🌎 impact. Now we're using what we've learnt to build the technical capacity and fundamental knowledge of state and regional governments in the #Under2Coalition and #AGRAP Coalition for Sustainable Production on the transparency of livestock production chains. 🌳🐄 We will hear from the Bolivian Sustainable Meat Roundtable, Edward Moreno and GANSO Ganadería Sostenible, Jhon F. Gutiérrez Solis and Laura Milena Agudelo about the importance of traceability in meat production and of monitoring deforestation to promote sustainable agriculture and ranching in Latin America. Please register here: https://lnkd.in/eteb7YgN  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estamos trabajando con los gobiernos regionales en Perú a través de la Alianza por una Ganadería Regenerativa en la Amazonia Peruana (AGRAP) 🌳🐄 para incentivar y promover la ganadería sostenible con enfoque regenerativo y reducir su impacto ecológico🌱🌎 🚩Extendemos una invitación a la red para participar en el 🌐 “Intercambio virtual de mejores prácticas en trazabilidad para la ganadería y agricultura sostenible” 🌐 de este próximo jueves 18 de julio a las 9:00 Bogotá/Lima.🚩   El foro busca fomentar la capacidad técnica y conocimiento fundamental de los oficiales de los gobiernos regionales miembros de #CoaliciónUnder2 y de #AGRAP Coalición por una Producción Sostenible sobre la transparencia de las cadenas productivas de ganadería. 🌳🐄   Se presentarán sistemas de trazabilidad que permiten conocer el origen de la carne en las etapas de producción para la transparencia en la información y el fomento de la confianza y seguridad del consumidor. ¡Tendremos una muestra en vivo! Escucharemos de la #MesaBolivianadeCarneSostenible, Edward Moreno y GANSO Ganadería Sostenible, Jhon F. Gutiérrez Solis y Laura Milena Agudelo sobre trazabilidad más allá de los aspectos de inocuidad: ¡sobre la importancia de monitorear los impactos en la deforestación y uso del suelo para promover la agricultura y ganadería sostenible de Perú y América Latina.   Por favor regístrese aquí: https://lnkd.in/eteb7YgN

Today marks 10 weeks until #ClimateWeekNYC! This year's theme, 'It's Time,' emphasizes the urgency of the task at hand. In the lead-up, we're showcasing incredible work in key areas, starting with environmental justice this week. Watch this space as we share some highlights of inspiring organizations making an impact.

#ClimateWeekNYC Headline Partner PwC joined our summer reception celebrating 20 years of Climate Group as part of #LCAW. Their expert, Rob Turner, emphasizes the need to act now on energy demand. Watch now: https://lnkd.in/eF6PuQAQ

Great to see our #SteelZero member SKF Group putting their commitment into practice and achieve real progress in tackling steel emissions in their products. Finding solutions and working together with supplier voestalpine Wire Technology is the collaboration we need to see replicated. By all businesses, and across all supply chains.

Today, alongside #Under2Coalition we've launched a new #ZEVCommunity zero emission trucking report, setting out key areas of focus for subnational governments to promote the switch to #zeroemission heavy trucks. The report recommends: 🚚 Setting clear phase out dates for petrol and diesel engines - 2030 for polluting buses and 2040 for trucks. 🚛 Working with businesses, like pioneering companies involved in our #EV100plus initiative. 🚍 Engaging and working closely with utilities companies to accelerate the deployment of charging infrastructure, map future energy demand and streamline the planning and permitting process. Trucks are a significant contributor to air pollution, representing just 4% of all vehicles on the road globally but accounting for 40% of all road transport emissions and a third of total transport fuel use - it's vital we tackle these emissions fast. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gDwrs2me

Ladakh, located in India’s north, is a fragile ecosystem. Dr. Ajaz Hussain has been a State Climate Fellow there. He shares his experience in the third video of our series with State Climate Fellows. He’s worked with the Power Development Department on #renewable energy projects in local communities to meet Ladakh’s energy needs from #renewables. He’s also created heatmaps to identify wetlands, peatlands and lakes, which could serve as carbon sinks. Watch the video below. Our State Climate Fellowship is a unique programme in India where we’re matching young, skilled professionals with subnational governments to support their #climate plans. They’re putting their expertise to use on some hard climate problems. Watch the first and second videos we released on the experiences of our Fellows in Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Tripura: https://lnkd.in/gaXPpiJZ Know more about the Fellowship: https://lnkd.in/dmRTj4Ud Divya Sharma Rana Pujari Shikha Dhawan Avantika S. Kashish Badar