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Events on Monday Sep 20
The White Roof Project
(All day) | The Bowery Mission -Open to the Public227 BoweryNY, NY, 10002
New York City is considered an Urban Heat Island. That means it has an enormous amount of dark surfaces that trap heat, like rooftops, and make it up to 27°F hotter than suburbs. This causes a number of problems: for one, cooling down the buildings wastes a massive amount of energy. There is a simple solution: Painting roofs with energy saving white reflective paint.
The White Roof Project will be painting the roof of the Bowery Mission on September 18th through the 20th. That's over 10,000 square feet so we're going to need a lot of help! If you'd like to volunteer for one of our painting parties just go to www.whiteroofproject.com/volunteer-now. Enter your name and email address and we'll be in touch. It's that easy!
If you can't make it but you'd still like to help out, you can donate to the project at www.whiteroofproject.com/adopt-a-roof. All proceeds go towards painting white roofs.
This event is proudly partnered with the Sierra Club, NYC Coolroofs, The Bowery Mission, and White Tops NYC.
NYC °CoolRoofs - Bronx House
(All day) | Bronx House -Open to the Public990 Pelham Parkway SouthNY, NY, 10461
NYC °CoolRoofs is an exciting collaboration between NYC Service, the NYC Department of Buildings and the Community Environmental Center to promote and facilitate the cooling of New York City’s rooftops. Applying a reflective surface to a roof helps reduce cooling costs, cut energy usage and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Join us as we coat 1 million square feet of rooftop to make a greener, greater New York!
For more information, visit http://www.nyc.gov/coolroofs
Social Good Summit
(All day) | 92nd Street Y -Invite OnlyLexington Avenue at 92nd StreetNY, NY, 10128On September 20, as global leaders head to New York for United Nations Week – including a historic summit on global issues known as the “Millennium Development Goals” (MDGs) and the annual General Assembly – Mashable, 92nd Street Y and UN Foundation will bring together leaders from the digital industry, policy and media worlds for a groundbreaking Social Good Summit focused on how technology and social networks can play a leading role in addressing the world’s most intractable problems.
Speakers will participate in person and via Skype video calls. As a media partner, CNN.com will be live-streaming select parts of the event.
Carbon Disclosure Project's Global Forum: Climate innovations deliver commercial opportunities
9:00am - 11:30am | Bank of America Tower -Invite OnlyOne Bryant ParkNew York, NY, 10036
CDP’s Global Forum, the inaugural event for Climate Week NY˚C, reveals how the largest global and US companies are managing carbon in 2010 and preparing for the new low carbon economy.
Bringing together a high-profile audience of leaders in finance, business and government, as well as international media, the CDP Global Forum will also take a look at the significant potential for climate innovations to deliver commercial opportunities. With the launch of CDP’s Global 500 and S&P 500 reports, this event brings the latest insight into business performance on this vital issue.
For more information, visit http://www.cdproject.net, http://www.twitter.com/CDProject
TEDxChange
11:00am | The Paley Center for Media, -Invite Only25 W 52nd Street,NY, NY, 10019
Co-hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and TED on the 10th anniversary of the Millenium Development Goals, TEDxChange will bring together thought leaders from around the globe representing government, media, business, and philanthropy. It will offer an opportunity to reflect not only on the accomplishments of the past decade, but on what we can do to ensure the health and well-being of future generations.
TEDxChange will feature talks by foundation co-chair Melinda French Gates, international women's and children's rights advocate Graca Machel, Thai health and rural development champion Mechai Viravaidya, and others with unique perspectives on the world's issues. TED's Chris Anderson will moderate.
While New York will be the epicenter of activity, TEDxChange will have a global audience and impact. To date, 74 TEDx groups in over 30 countries have committed to hosting local events and participating remotely through a live webcast of TEDxChange. For more information about the webcast, visit www.tedxchange.org.
Climate Week NY˚C Opening Ceremony
1:00pm - 2:00pm | Undisclosed Location - NYC -Invite Only
For the second straight year, global business leaders and policymakers representing some of the world’s most influential companies, cities, states, regions and nations will convene at the Climate Week NY°C Opening Ceremony. This year, these leaders will discuss how – with innovative policy and finance mechanisms – we can unlock the huge potential of a low carbon future.
A high-profile, hour-long media event, the Climate Week NY°C Opening Ceremony will demonstrate to an audience of 300+ business and government leaders, thought-leaders and international media that not only is the Clean Revolution possible – it’s already underway.
This year the Opening Ceremony will bring together an unrivalled cast of world leaders on climate policy and finance from government, business and civil society.
Confirmed Speakers
- Steve Howard, CEO, The Climate Group
- Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
- Dr. Han Seung-soo, Former Prime Minister of the republic of Korea and the Chair of board of Directors, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
- His Serene Highness, Prince Albert II of Monaco
- Jean Charest, Premier, Quebec
- Andrew Steer, Special Envoy for Climate Change, World Bank
- George Soros, Chairman, Soros Fund Management, LLC
- Matthias Weber, Group Management Board, Swiss Re
- Paul Dickinson, CEO, Carbon Disclosure Project
- Kelly Rigg, Director, TckTckTck
Hosted by: The Climate GroupVulnerable Maldives
1:00pm - 2:30pm | Burke Auditorium, Kroon Hall, New Haven -Open to the Public
A conversation and reception about climate change and its effects on a sinking nation with HE Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan Manik, Vice President of the Republic of Maldives. Accompanied by "Vulnerable," a photography exhibition: rising seas and a changing climate are erasing an age-old culture and beautiful coral atolls.
This event is sponsored by the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and the Government of Maldives.
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PLEASE NOTE: This event is taking place in New Haven. The address is the following – Burke Auditorium, Kroon Hall, 195 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511
For more information, visit http://environment.yale.edu/
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PLEASE NOTE: This event is taking place in New Haven. The address is the following – Burke Auditorium, Kroon Hall, 195 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511
Risk & Resiliency: Risk Transfer & Adaptation in Developing Economies
2:30pm - 4:00pm | Undisclosed Location - NYC -Invite Only
The first event following the launch of Climate Week 2010 will focus on climate adaptation with Swiss Re and The Climate Group proudly hosting this important discussion.
Climate change is already happening and the decisions we take in adapting to the situation will have a major impact on the continued growth and development of developing economies.
Reducing carbon emissions is essential, but alone it is insufficient to meet the challenges of climate change.The current and potential impacts of severe weather will force society to increase its resilience through both physical and financial means.
Developing countries face the greatest challenges with the least means at their disposal. Helping them to adapt involves far more than purely doing the right thing and will require a strategy driven by both business and political actions.
How can we achieve this goal? What are the roles of the public and private sectors?
Keynote Speaker
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Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Welcoming Remarks
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Walter Bell, Chairman Swiss Re America Holding Corp, Swiss Re
Panelists
- Andrew Steer, Special Envoy on Climate Change, World Bank
- Ray Offenheiser, President, Oxfam America
- Veerle Vandeweerd, Director of Environment & Energy Group, Bureau for Development Policy, UNDP
- Matthias Weber, Group Management Board, Swiss Re
- Mark Kenber, Deputy CEO, The Climate Group
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Rajiv Shah, Administrator, U.S. Agency of International Development*
Moderator
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Milo Pearson, Chairman, Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility
*invited
Agenda- Registration: 2:00pm - 2:30pm
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Program begins: 2:30pm
Format
This event will feature a high-level panel discussion led by leaders from the policy, business and international organization arenas. Specifically, panelists will consider fundamental questions relating to climate adaptation and the way forward including:
- Can the developing world adapt successfully to climate change?
- What is the role of the public private partnership model in tackling climate adaptation and how can it contribute to the Millennium Development Goals?
- Is funding the only issue?
- What is the role of risk transfer as a component of an adaptation strategy and can it deliver on both the micro and macro levels?
- Can developing country adaptation be tackled on a commercial basis?
- Does the industrialized world stand to gain from reducing climate risk in the developing world?
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How can we actually move the needle?
For more information on Swiss Re, visit http://www.swissre.com/rethinking/climate/
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Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
EV20 Roundtable
3:00pm - 5:00pm | Undisclosed Location - NYC -Invite Only
This electric vehicle roundtable will follow on from the announcement of the EV20 Coalition and its founding members at the Opening Ceremony. EV20 is an initiative to speed up the global deployment of plug-in electric vehicles.
The EV20 initiative is convened by The Climate Group, and the initiative’s Honorary Chairman is HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco. The EV coalition will include a core group of 20 EV leaders – businesses and governments committed to transforming the market for electric vehicles by 2020 – and a wider network of like-minded partners.
Over the next three years the EV20 will focus on activities designed to speed up market transformation by 2020, with a particular focus on vehicle fleets, financial mechanisms and government policies.
Discussions will include:
- How can EV20 members and other partners work together to mobilize electric vehicles in commercial fleets?
- How can EV20 members work together to create and support national and state policy frameworks in support of market transformation, especially in the run up to COP16 in Cancun?
- How can EV20 members and financial institutions work together to create and support clear strategies for financing EV infrastructure and batteries?
- Are there other areas the group would like the EV20 to address?
Sponsored by: The Climate GroupBiodiversity, Ecosystems and Climate Change: Scaling Up Local Solutions to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
6:00pm - 9:30pm | American Museum of Natural History -Invite OnlyWest 77th Street And Central Park WestNY, NY, 10024
The United Nations Development Programme is holding a high-level event in support of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Summit.
Agenda
6:00pm – Policy Forum (Kaufmann Theatre)
Moderated by Andrew Revkin, Prize Winning Reporter & Author, New York Times Dot Earth and Pace University
- Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
- Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
- Wangari Maathai *, Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Founder, Green Belt Movement
- Erik Solheim, Minister of Environment and Development, Norway
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Pavan Sukhdev, Director, The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)
7:00pm – Reception (Hall of Northwest Coast Indians)
- Gisele Bündchen, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador
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Ted Turner, Chairman, United Nations Foundation
7:45pm – Evening Program and Dinner (Milstein Hall of Ocean Life)
Featuring the Equator Prize 2010 Awards Ceremony and Announcement of the Global Partnership on Community-Based Adaptation
- Ban Ki-moon *, United Nations Secretary General
- Helen Clark, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
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Gro Harlem Brundtland, United Nations Special Envoy on Climate Change
- Edward Norton, United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for for Biodiversity
- Ellen V. Futter, President, American Museum of Natural History
- Ángel Gurría, Secretary General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Director General, International Union for Conservation of Nature (ICUN)
- Dirk Niebel, Federal Minister of Economic Co-operation and Development, Germany
- Peter Seligmann, Chairman and CEO, Conservation International
- Mark Tercek, President and CEO, The Nature Conservancy
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Philippe Cousteau, CEO, EarthEcho International
* invited
This event is by invitation only.
A panel discussion: "A Cap-and-Trade for US-based GHG Emitters is the Optimum Option"
6:00pm - 9:00pm | -Open to the Public305 7th Avenue, 17th FloorNY, NY, 10001
Please join us for a panel discussion on a cap-and-trade system and impending EPA regulation. While it is unclear when legislation will pass, it is almost certain that greenhouse gases will be regulated in the US in one form or another. Without clear action from the US Congress, the EPA is mandated to regulate greenhouse gases. The industry remains cautious and concerned with the consequences of relying on a top-down approach instead of market forces.
The panel will focus on the future of the cap-and-trade and potential consequences for industries affected. Panelists will also debate on what it means for the EPA to be the agency implementing and executing greenhouse gas regulation in the US.
Panelists include:
- Michael Gerrard is a world-renowned expert and most prolific writer on environmental law in the U.S. Michael Gerrard has an almost unique ability to bridge the public interest and corporate worlds. His law practice has largely involved helping large corporations and real estate developers comply with, and in many cases surpass, the requirements of the environmental laws. He is currently the Director for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School.
- Rena Gelb heads operations and leads strategic development of Carbon Credit Capital. Rena manages investment and carbon finance activities, oversees the company's growth domestically and internationally, and works closely with in-house professionals and international partners.
- Senior executives from power and financial industries are to be confirmed.
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The panel will be moderated by Mary Rose Brusewitz who is a partner at Strasburger & Price, LLP law firm focusing on Corporate and Securities, International, Energy and Climate Change and Sustainable Energy areas. Mary Rose concentrates her practice on Latin American transactions, most recently in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Colombia among others, representing major Latin American companies as well as U.S., European, and Asian entities doing business in Latin America and elsewhere. Mary Rose regularly works in the area of renewable energy and assists clients in registering, selling and otherwise monetizing carbon credits.
For more information, visit www.carboncreditcapital.com and register online here.
