Summit: Cities Taking Rapid Climate Action Now

November 3 Update: tickets will be available at the door. Tune in online on youtube.

As the impacts of climate change accelerate, cities must urgently move from declaring climate emergencies to taking climate action. Cities will play a pivotal role in mitigating catastrophic climate change. This Summit will bring together urban climate action leaders on the sidelines of COP26 to learn about cities taking rapid climate action now and explore what more municipalities and local governments can do to accelerate climate action.

Join us for a series of panel discussions and participatory problem-solving sessions in which we will hear from cities that have effectively moved from planning to implementation, as well as urban climate action experts from Sustainability Solutions Group and beyond. We will explore transformational moves, as well as creative and scalable solutions, including carbon budgets, rapid multi-building retrofits, and clean air zones. We will learn about what is effective and working, and discuss how to create an accelerated response to climate change at the local level.

A detailed schedule and list of speakers is available on our website.

Between sessions we will break for coffee and snacks, and a vegetarian lunch will be served.

A reception will commence at 5:00pm and will feature special musical guest Tenzin Choegyal, a Tibetan/Australian artist, composer, activist, musical director and cultural ambassador, and a keynote speech by Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org.

You can sign up for just the reception portion of the event here.

Panelists include:

• Andrea Fernandez, Director of Climate Planning, Finance, and Partnerships, C40
• Stephen Arnold, Head of Clean Air Zone, Birmingham City Council
• Jack Skillen, Placeshaping Director, Team London Bridge
• Ben Knowles, CEO of Pedal Me
• Marianne Heaslip, Associate Principal, URBED
• Michael McLaughlin, Digital Lead, HACT
• Yuill Herbert, Principal, SSG
• Dirk Vansintjan, President, European Federation of Citizen Energy Co-operatives, REScoop.eu
• Jonathan Atkinson, Co-founder, Carbon Co-op
• Sal Wilson, Stokey Energy

All attendees must provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test taken within 48 hours of the event.