Climate Impact Forum 28.10.2021 (διαδικτυακά)

 

How can universities accelerate the global transition to net zero?

28 October 2021

 

The inaugural Climate Impact Forum will be held virtually on 28 October 2021, hosted in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme.

Higher education has a critical role to play in helping solve the multi-dimensional and urgent challenges facing humanity to both mitigate and adapt to climate change.

Register for free and contribute your experience as we reset the strategic agenda for the defining challenge of our times.

 

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WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA?

 

The Climate Impact Forum will bring together government ministers, education leaders, industry investors and leading youth voices in a range of presentations, discussions, and workshops.

Take a look below to see a few of the wide-ranging sessions on offer.

 

University presidents' panel

with (from top left to bottom right) Denise Carvalho, rector, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, head of the higher education unit, European Commission; Zamzam Ibrahim, vice-president, European Students' Union; Santa Ono, president and vice-chancellor, The University of British Columbia; Mamokgethi Phakeng, vice-chancellor, University of Cape Town; Lisa Roberts, chief executive and vice-chancellor, University of Exeter; 
Eklabya Sharma, vice-chancellor, TERI School of Advanced Studies; Bin Yang, provost and vice-president, Tsinghua University.

 

Pathway to net zero: The impact of clean energy research

Ruzhu Wang (right), vice-dean of the energy institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, joins our panel of experts to discuss current energy research including country-level trends and cross-sector collaboration trends.

 

Racing to zero for universities and colleges

Featuring a panel including Gonzalo Muñoz (left), high-level climate champion of Chile, UN Climate Change COP25, presenting the achievements of higher education institutes that have joined the UN Environment Programme's Race to Zero.

 

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