Climate Action

Watch an inspiring speech of Iceland President Grimsson about their journey to 100% renewable! Recorded during COP21's biggest business side event, The Sustainable Innovation Forum www.cop21paris.org

Many private sector companies now include voluntary offsetting strategies within CSR objectives, with We Mean Business involving an additional 47 companies in such action. To date, the voluntary carbon market has facilitated investment of $379 million, locking 76 million metric tonnes of greenhouse gases (GHGs) out of the atmosphere. Momentum behind carbon pricing has also been building at a national level, with more than 30 countries and regions choosing to implement mandatory carbon market mechanisms. This includes the EU Emission Trading Scheme and US based Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and California Cap-and-Trade Program. As these schemes expand globally to cover more sectors and geographies, there is increasing recognition that businesses need to align voluntary actions on climate action with the requirements of compliance carbon markets. Discussion points - How can organisations best develop strategies to effectively engage in evolving carbon markets? - Which policies are most likely to impact private sector decisions around carbon pricing? - How can project financiers and technology developers work with businesses to meet commitments around carbon reduction? Panel - Wayne Sharpe, Chairman and Founder, Carbon Trade Exchange - Megan Flynn, Head of Environment and Carbon Strategy, Qantas - Bianca Sylvester, Consultant, Climate and Carbon Finance Unit, World Bank - Moderator: Anna Watson, Head of Production, Climate Action

TO SKIP THE INTRO GO STRAIGHT AT 3:30 Watch the podcast on Accelerating Sustainable Transport in Cities. With the global transportation system contributing between 20- 25% of all CO2 emissions, electric vehicles (EVs) offer a powerful and increasingly popular solution for sustainable urban mobility, with the European market growing by 37% in 2014 to bring global EV deployment to 740,000 vehicles. This exciting webinar brought together experts from Climate Action, BMW Group, the OECD and the Government of Barcelona to focus on overcoming the challenges of sustainable transport integration.