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MPGCA: Cities, Regions & Built Environment Day Action Event: Decarbonizing and adapting our Built Environment and Cities

Published in COP26 by UNFCCC on 11.11.2021 at 10:30

Type
Global Climate Action
Location
Action Room 1
Organizer
UNFCCC

10:30-10:33


Welcome by the Master of Ceremony Master of ceremony:

Cristina Gamboa, CEO, World Green Building Council



10:33-10:52


Opening panel:

Scene setter and anchor in Race to Zero, Race to Resilience and Human Settlements Pathway


Moderated by:

Master of ceremony - Cristina Gamboa, CEO, World Green Building Council


Speakers:

  • Ekrem Imamoglu, Mayor of Istanbul, Turkey
  • Romeu Zema, Governor of Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • Elizabeth Chege, Chair of Africa Regional Network at World Green Building Council



10:52-11:42


Panel discussion 1:

Creating a fairer future: Cities and regions enable the just transition to 1.5-degree living Interventions to focus on circular economy, building resilience, and fostering just transition in critical sectors.


Moderated by:

David Miller, Managing Director of International Diplomacy, C40


Speakers:

  • William Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh, USA, ICLEI USA board member
  • Minna Arve, Mayor of Turku, Finland, ICLEI Vice President
  • David Ige, Governor, State of Hawai’i, USA
  • Claudio Castro, Mayor of Renca, Chile
  • Abdellatif Mazouz, President of the Casablanca Settat Region, Morocco
  • Pamela Escobar Vargas, C40 Global Youth and Mayors Forum



11:42-12:57


Fireside chat 1:

Anticipating challenges for an equitable and resilient future


  • Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol, United Kingdom
  • Manisha Gulati, Senior Advisor, Coalition for Urban Transitions



11:57-12:52


Panel discussion 2:


Leading collaborative action in the Built Environment Focus on the contribution of the BE as a critical and necessary solution to climate action. Showcasing action-based, collaborative solutions from business leaders to demonstrate ambition in line with the HS Built Environment pathway.


Moderated by:

Roland Hunziker, Director of Cities and Built Environment, WBCSD 3


Speakers:

  • Diane Hoskins, Co-CEO Gensler
  • Lena Hok, Senior VP Sustainability Skanska (TBC)
  • Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Ltd
  • Andreas Berger, CEO Corporate Solutions SwissRE
  • Ayaan Adam, CEO Africa Finance Corporation Capital
  • Maria Ascension Baz Lorenzo, SACYR



12:52-13:07


Fireside chat 2:

Regional governments accelerate the global Race to Zero and Race to Resilience


Moderated by:

Nigel Topping, COP26 High-level Climate Action Champion


  • Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Aaditya Thackeray, Cabinet Minister of Environment & Climate Change, State of Maharashtra, India



13:07-13:15


Concluding remarks by the High-Level Climate Champion & event wrap-up