GLASGOW: Beat the Heat
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Photographer
Campaign photo
Cool cities for a cooler planet
Information
Dates
03.11.2021
Time
12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Location
SEC Centre, Hall 4
Exhibition Way
Glasgow
G3 8YW
United Kingdom
Type
Event
As temperatures rise, cities around the world need to create strategies to cool down, reduce GHG emissions and safeguard vulnerable populations. This session will showcase tools and solutions cities can use to tackle urban heat in sustainable and comprehensive ways, to protect the people and the planet alike.
Moderator
- Andy Deacon, Acting Managing Director, Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy
Speakers
- Tomas Anker Christensen, Ambassador for Climate Change, Denmark
- Jules Kortenhorst, Chief Executive Officer, RMI
- H.E. Yvonne Denise Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone
Organizer: United Nations Environment Programme; Cool Coalition with Clean Cooling Collaborative; Rocky Mountain Institute; Mission Innovation; Global Covenant of Mayors
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