Net Zero & Nature Positive Theatre (Keynote)
Fireside Chat: Collective Action in a Connected World
Day 2 : 14:05 – 14:30
As the UN’s High-Level Climate Action Champion for Cop 26, Nigel Topping’s role was to strengthen collaboration and drive change across all sectors and facilitate the conversation between businesses and governments. Join Nigel in this fireside chat as he discusses the collective action, collaboration, and innovation to address the scale and complexity of the climate crisis. He will highlight the importance of working across sectors, industries, and regions to mobilise action and create positive shift in our mindset. He will also discuss the importance or engaging and empowering individuals and communities to act on climate change.
Learnings
- How critical is it for us to work together as the business community to overcome the significant and real issues caused by climate change?
- What challenges are there pushing collaborations and what has been accomplished so far?
Post-event Actions
- Understand the urgency of the climate crisis and the necessity to collectively fight to overcome it.
- Develop an understanding on what tools or processes have been the most successful in strengthening collaborations across sectors.
Speakers
Christine Loh
Chief Development Strategist, Institute for the Environment
Christine Loh
Chief Development Strategist, Institute for the Environment
Christine Loh is Chief Development Strategist at Institute for the Environment at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Visiting Scholar at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, Center for Global Management. She serves on the boards of CDP Worldwide, Global Maritime Forum, New Forests Pty Limited, and Towngas Smart Energy. She is a published author of many academic and popular works; her latest book is on COVID-19 from a global governance perspective.
My Sustainability Goals for 2023:
To help inform the gap of knowledge between science, policy and finance with respect to sustainability.
Nigel Topping
UN High Level Climate Champion COP26
Nigel Topping
UN High Level Climate Champion COP26
Nigel Topping, CMG was appointed by the UK Prime Minister as UN Climate Change High Level Champion for COP26. In this role Nigel mobilized global private sector and local government to take bold action on climate change, launching the Race To Zero and Race To Resilience campaigns and, with Mark Carney, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero. Nigel is now a global advisor to governments, financial institutions and private companies on climate and industrial strategy
With thanks to
Cathay Pacific
As a Hong Kong-based airline with extensive global networks, Cathay Pacific is committed to adopting sustainable practices within our operations and along the value chain. Together with our people, customers and industry partners, we are leading the way for a sustainable and carbon neutral future.
Our sustainability goals for 2023:
- Continue to focus on quality, compliance and operational excellence to ensure our customers and our people are as safe as possible
- Devise short, mid and long term work plans to meet net zero carbon goals by 2050
- Engage in innovative projects related to single-use plastics and food waste reduction
- Prioritise employee safety and wellbeing while adapting to the changing business circumstances
- Support local communities where we serve
UN SDG goals that we align with:
- SDG 5 Gender Equality
- SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
- SDG 13 Climate Action
- SDG 14 Life below Water
- SDG 15 Life on Land
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