Sentences with phrase «climate week»

With all the talk about climate this week, it's a good time to revisit what we do know about climate change.

David Tulauskas will be speaking during Climate Week NYC at The Climate Group's high - level networking event, «Scaling the Clean Economy: Using Better Energy Better», hosted by Baker & McKenzie on Tuesday, September 20.

Climate Action is delighted to announce the Sustainable Investment Forum 2017, held during Climate Week NYC in New York at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on 19 September 2017

The release of the study coincides with the start of Climate Week NYC in New York, a summit of business and government leaders to highlight global climate action.

«In 2017, when we went out to the market to look to purchase renewable energy for our facilities or to bring more renewable energy on - site, it was very challenging,» she says in a Climate TV interview filmed at Climate Week NYC in September, when the company joined RE100.

As diplomats and ministers at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly focus on advancing the Sustainable Development Goals, leaders from business, states and cities will participate in Climate Week NYC to demonstrate the resounding commitment to building a clean, resilient, inclusive global economy.

The annual get - together of governments, UN representatives, NGOs, business, media and celebrities convenes in New York for Climate Week beginning on 21 September.

Carbon Tracker is sponsoring the Sustainable Investment Forum taking place during New York Climate Week in September.

This week (October 9 - 16), twelve countries will host 30 World Climate Simulations for World Climate Week.

«I'm thrilled to be here in New York with Climate Week NYC with my fellow leaders of Québec, California and Hawaii,» says Governor Inslee.

While much of Climate Week NY °C focused on making sure all the leaders attending the UN Summit on Climate Change heard the growing grassroots movement demanding stronger action to preserve the climate, over at Brooklyn's Borough Hall, the Council on the Environment of New York City put on the Green Brooklyn, Green City fair and symposium.

One of the top headlines from Climate Week 2017 in September was that 10 companies were the first to commit to implementing the TCFD recommendations by working with the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CSDB), an international consortium of business and environmental NGOs that prepared a framework for implementing the climate disclosures within just three years.

Days before Climate Week NYC 2017 gets underway in New York City, The Estée Lauder Companies, Kellogg Company, DBS Bank Ltd and Clif Bar & Company have joined RE100 - the 100 % renewable power campaign for businesses, led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP.

The annual Climate Week this week has included more than 100 events.

The inaugural Climate Week saw the UK's best efforts to combat climate change showcased on a previously unseen scale.

This is the eleventh annual LACCF and the second time the event was held back - to - back with the workshop of the Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS)-- LAC platform, creating the largest climate event in the region: The 2017 Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week.

We founded and organize Climate Week NYC, the annual summit of high - level government and business leaders focused on driving the transition to a low carbon economy.

On May 14, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) will celebrate the start of School Climate Week.

4:00 PM — Comptroller Stringer hosts United Nations Climate Week Investor Panel and Reception.

«These studies are a wake - up call ahead of U.N. Climate Week — we must not only zero out CO2 emissions by 2050, but also rapidly limit superpollutants like HFCs and methane, and even undertake atmospheric carbon removal,» said Bledsoe, a former Clinton White House climate adviser.

The Rainforest Action Network (RAN), a climate advocacy group, said yesterday that Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of the West, through its parent company, BNP Paribas, are each sponsors of this week's Climate Week conference but still finance billions of dollars» worth of fossil fuel projects.

While there are too many Climate Week NYC highlights to capture all, here are just a few that come to mind now — and we hope you will share your favorite moments with us too (more on that below).

Over 3,000 events showcased the big and small ideas across the country: Manchester United held a staff bike ride, the Arcola Theatre in Hackney taught children how to make hydrogen powered cars, and stars such as Lily Cole and Gemma Arterton showed how fashion can be part of the solution to climate change by modelling a low carbon designer Climate Week T - shirt.

Use this selection of Climate Week resources and activities to help your pupils to understand how climate change is already affecting African countries and get involved using their website.

There are so many positive solutions already taking place across Britain and by providing a platform for these solutions and activities, Climate Week hopes that millions more people will be inspired to take action.

Climate Week offers schools, organisations and community groups an occasion to profile all the work that they are doing to tackle climate change.

Climate Week enables teachers to put a particular focus on the issue for one week of the year, and provides practical, educational and creative ways to engage students and pupils.

It's been a whirlwind Climate Week to be sure.

Climate Week just kicked off in New York City, and the Clinton Global Initiative begins tomorrow.

The event overlaps with a batch of related meetings in New York City, including Climate Week and the Clinton Global Initiative.

The co-chairs of the U.S. Climate Alliance - Governor Cuomo, Governor Jerry Brown of California, Governor Jay Inslee of Washington, along with former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry - spoke at a news conference in New York as part of Climate Week where they highlighted how states are stepping in to fill the void of climate action left by the federal government.

Following Climate Week NYC 2017 — which concluded in New York on Sunday - Dr. Klaus Schaefer, Chief Technology Officer, Covestro AG, blogs on the importance of pushing boundaries in the fight against climate change.

During Climate Week last September, six oil and gas companies announced the formation of a new industry coalition aimed at cutting methane.

Funny way to celebrate Climate Week this year, but there we are.)

And as Climate Week winds down, thousands of organizations around the world will continue the celebration of net - zero during World Green Building Week.

So, building on The Climate Group's work with RE100, and the World Green Building Council's major project Advancing Net Zero, we are highlighting the important role of buildings during the upcoming Climate Week NYC, taking place Sept. 18 - 24.

The ninth Climate Week NYC was launched by The Climate Group at a high - level Opening Ceremony on Monday which saw the launch of a global #ClimateOptimist campaign, aimed at changing the dominant narrative on climate change.

But across Climate Week NYC, September 18 - 24, 2017 we didn't dwell on the US federal government.

NEW YORK: The iconic Empire State Building in New York City is going green on Friday September 22 to mark Climate Week NYC 2017 and demonstrate support for global action on climate change.

I've just returned from my first Climate Week NYC as CEO of The Climate Group, which was hectic, exhilarating, and the source of a lot of renewed optimism and ambition for us as an organization.

The Asia Pacific Climate Week APCW 2018 in Singapore designed to advance regional climate action through the promotion of market - based actions, economic instruments and climate - aligned finance.

If you are planning a climate - related event in Africa, consider holding it on 2019 during the next Climate Week.

The Sustainable Investment Forum, held during Climate Week NYC on 19 September, will be gathering more than 300 representatives from the public and private sector, all looking to discuss ways to accelerate investment in low carbon innovation, and to create new partnerships to achieve the global climate goals.

Since RE100 was launched at Climate Week NYC 2014, the campaign has continued to gather momentum and is now being rolled out in India and China in addition to Europe and the US.

While World Climate Week is over, we encourage you to look for opportunities to run the World Climate Simulation when you can.