COP21 Day 5 – Focus on Private Finance
The role of private investments in driving the low-carbon transition further and faster analysed by key government and business experts
The role of private investments in driving the low-carbon transition further and faster analysed by key government and business experts
Concrete solutions for climate change are coming from the buildings industry – and all actors are working together to achieve bold results
Dealing with the “elephant in the room” – emissions from the transport sector – can be done, and concrete solutions already exist.
Prevention, resilience and adaptation are key to support communities in facing the devastating effects of climate change
Tackling deforestation, implementing restoration and conservation policies are key to curb greenhouse gas emissions and protect international communities
Among the several initiatives announced at COP21, the Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme aims at strengthening the resilience of 8 million smallholders in developing countries and sequester 80 million tons of GHG emissions by 2034
The hope was that COP21 opening day would be memorable – and it certainly was. Three major declarations took place within hours, signaling an ever-strenghtening public-private strategy to face the climate change challenge.
A panel discussion at the BSR Conference 2015 with Edward Cameron, Nigel Topping, Hannah Jones and Joel Makower on the role that business can play in shaping a low-carbon future.
Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC, talks about the growing momentum for climate actions in the private sector
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