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What is the US Climate Action Summit? Back for its third year, the US Climate Action Summit unites key leaders in business, politics and advocacy to drive US climate momentum during Earth Week. We're hosting an intimate yet innovative program that favours participation, progress and accountability. Our goal for the US Climate Action Summit is...
This webinar, organised by the Financial Times in partnership with JLL, will delve into the rising importance of social value in the development of a net-zero, healthy, and equitable built environment. It will look at the key challenges and tensions between short and long term priorities and how the ecosystem of stakeholders can align and...
Environmental Finance is delighted to announce that our hugely successful annual conference The Future of ESG Data is now launching an America edition, arriving in Washington on April 24 2023. Building on the enormous popularity of 2022’s London event, The Future of ESG Data conference is arriving in the US as a central source of discussion and learning for...
A preeminent gathering of climate champions meeting at the crossroads of sustainability, science and culture, the third annual Bloomberg Green Summit will highlight the solutions needed to address the planet's most pressing climate challenges.
Human activity has caused precipitous increases in greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, resulting in a one degree warming of average global surface temperatures over the past century. As the planet responds to rising emissions, extreme weather events are expected to become more frequent, distressing both natural and human systems. Researchers and practitioners need innovative analytical tools and data sources...
An estimated 11 million metric tons of plastic enters the ocean every year, making up over 85% of total marine waste. Plastic pollution is an accelerating global problem. An estimated 11 million metric tons of plastic enters the ocean every year, making up over 85% of total marine waste. This devastates ecosystems and impacts livelihoods....
The seventy-ninth session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will be held from 15 to 19 May 2023 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok. Guided by the theme “Accelerating climate action in Asia and the Pacific for sustainable development”, the annual session will be an opportunity to...
Central Asia is particularly vulnerable to the negative impacts of a rapidly changing climate—it is an arid, landlocked, snow-fed region with most of its water originating in glaciers of upstream mountains and neighboring countries that has a largely agrarian economy, aging infrastructure, and high population growth. Although the countries of the region – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz...
The agricultural sector in the Asia-Pacific region is suffering from a number of key constraints which are significantly worsening the vulnerability of agriculture to climate impacts in the region. Apart from being highly vulnerable to its impacts, agriculture is also an important contributor to climate change. Agricultural innovation for development of more efficient and sustainable technologies...
The side event aims to showcase concrete actions led by cities and local governments to accelerate the achievement of national net-zero goals and to discuss how city-led climate actions and national support could expedite the collective regional climate action in Asia and the Pacific. The event is co-organized by the Republic of Korea, Trilateral Cooperation...
Clarity in the low-carbon transition Owners and managers of assets, financial institutions and companies are committing to climate action amid a rapidly changing economic landscape. A banking crisis, war in Ukraine, trade tensions, tightening monetary policy and the increasing urgency to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions are driving the need for clarity on navigating the path...
The building sector is one of the major contributors of carbon emissions worldwide, accounting for more than a third of today's global CO2 emissions, and is growing at an exponential rate. It is estimated that between 2020 and 2050 the global floor area will increase by 75%, meaning CO2 emissions would rise dramatically if no decarbonization efforts...
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