Hear from AstraZeneca's Ben Norbury and Google's Kate Brandt explaining why their organisations have decided to join the 24/7 Carbon-Free Coalition pilot as Founding Partners - our latest initiative to drive decarbonisation of the electricity grid worldwide. Learn more here: www.climategroup.org/247 This clip was taken from a panel session organised by Climate Group at #ClimateWeekNYC. Watch the full session on our YouTube channel here: youtu.be/37dFH-J7r0E #247Coalition
Climate Group
Environmental Services
Working towards a world of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, with greater prosperity for all.
About us
Climate Group is an international nonprofit, launched in 2004, with offices in London, Amsterdam, Beijing, New Delhi, and New York. Our mission is to drive climate action, fast. Our goal is a world of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, with greater prosperity for all. We do this by forming powerful networks of business and government, unlocking the power of collective action and scale to move whole systems such as energy, transport, heavy industry and food to a cleaner future. Together, we’re helping to shift global markets and policies towards faster reductions in carbon emissions.
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http://www.climategroup.org
External link for Climate Group
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- London
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2004
Locations
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Primary
County Hall
London, SE1, GB
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Office
New York, NY 10016, US
Employees at Climate Group
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Trina Chattoraj Mallik
Board Member, Equitable Climate Solutions Strategist, Non Profit Executive, Corporate Social Responsibility Expert, Lobbyist
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Angela Barranco
Executive Director for North America at Climate Group
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Luc Bas
Climate & Nature Ambassador; supporting a just transition for all - Director CeRAC. Former European Regional Director IUCN
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Helen Clarkson
Chief Executive Officer at Climate Group
Updates
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"Subnational governments play a decisive role in creating solutions for more climate finance." We are delighted to be working with Stiftung Mercator GmbH on the Next Generation Budgets Project #Under2Coalition #GreenBudgets
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Hurricanes #Milton and #Helene have ravaged the Southeastern US. These storms, driven by warming oceans and changing atmospheric patterns, are becoming more powerful and more frequent. They’ll continue to destroy vital infrastructure and displace people, unless we do something about it. Hear more from Katharine Hayhoe. Together, we can take the climate action needed to mitigate and adapt. Find out more about the change we're demanding: https://lnkd.in/egsJhydE #Sevenactionsoneyear
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Today on FAO #WorldFoodDay, we're reflecting on the incredible conversations at #ClimateWeekNYC about the importance of prioritizing food for climate action. During our panel discussion... ⭕ Mateus Simões, Vice-Governor of Minas Gerais, announced that Minas Gerais' new food procurement strategy will be formally announced at COP29. ⭕ Deputy First Minister of Wales, Huw Irranca-Davies, shared Wales’ work in schools on championing low-carbon food. ⭕ Jessica Synkoski ,VP of Sustainability, Sodexo, spoke to the important of bringing "lower-carbon meals, including plant-based meals to our clients”. Moving forward, we're looking to further bridge the gaps between government procurement professionals and the private sector, and be the convenor and facilitator in shifting demand and diets in food supply chains globally. As we approach COP29, its crucial we continue putting food at the forefront of conversations. Check out our reflections from Climate Week NYC. https://lnkd.in/epbjbutd ⭕ After attending #ClimateWeekNYC, Preeti Srivastav, Group Head of Sustainability at Asahi Group Holdings, discusses the importance in uniting global leaders and inspiring collective action. She also shares how their presence underscores the company's commitment to ambitious climate goals, fostering innovation, and building strong collaborations. Read the article: https://lnkd.in/eV4TkTaD ⭕ In the latest thought leadership piece, Sunya Norman, SVP of ESG Strategy & Engagement at Salesforce, shares key takeaways from #ClimateWeekNYC and resources to help organizations on their AI journeys. Read the full article to learn how to develop a sustainable, trusted AI strategy : https://lnkd.in/efDfZjrQ
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One Year, Seven Actions - because the world is off track to reach its climate goals, we need concrete, real-world action by businesses and governments that will drive results in the next 12 months. "Because no national climate plans are credible if they rely on solutions that are years away from being scalable and effective. We need to work urgently with the technologies we have at our disposal now.", Helen Clarkson our CEO said in her opening speech at Climate Week NYC. While 2030 and 2050 are critical milestones, concrete action is vital now to address the emissions gap between what scientists say is needed to avoid disastrous climate change, and what governments and business are delivering. At Climate Group we’ve developed a Global To-Do list to drastically cut #emissions and put us on track. Seven ambitious actions with a role for every government and business, that they can start taking now: #OneYear7Actions. #Hurricainemilton #HurricaineHelene
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I am extremely proud to have worked with my lovely colleagues Nehmat Kaur Sophie Benger and Héloïse Chicou to write a policy brief for Think20 a G20 engagement group that brings together think tanks and research centres from G20 members and guest countries and organisations. I also wanted to thank Champa Patel for her guidance throughout the process. Our paper on how subnational governments can improve effectiveness of multilateral actions offers a glimpse to what would be possible when both diplomatic and financial resources are provided to leaders from across different levels of government. A hint - it benefits local people and the economy. Check out our work here: https://lnkd.in/d5mNnpQy #G20 #Think20 Climate Group Regions4 #multilevelaction #climateaction
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We're looking forward to BusinessGreen's Net Zero Festival in London next week! ⭕ Wednesday 23rd October 14:20 – 14:35: Our CEO Helen Clarkson will be speaking alongside Rachel Solomon Williams from Aldersgate Group on why some CEOs are wavering on climate action and what can be done about it. ⭕ Wednesday 23rd October 14:00 – 14:45: Ollie Wilson, Head of RE100 and Energy Operations, will take part in a session exploring the global rise of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) as a crucial strategy for companies aiming to achieve 100% renewable energy targets. Find out more about the incredible line-up of speakers and sessions on the website: https://lnkd.in/erZjNg-r #NetZeroFestival #SustainabilityLeaders #GreenFuture
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Ahead of COP29, we are delighted to announce our new climate finance and green budgeting project, Next Generation Budgets. #NextGenerationBudgets, funded by Stiftung Mercator and in partnership with the Government of North Rhine Westphalia, brings together eleven subnational governments from Europe and North America. Over the next 18 months, #NextGenerationBudgets will, 'green' annual state and regional budgets up to 551 billion USD combined through: ⭕ Technical training on green budgeting tools and techniques ⭕ A ‘Community of Practice’ to learn new ways to unlock climate finance Why do we need #greenbudgeting and more #climatefinance to reach net zero? Learn more about #NextGenerationBudgets: https://lnkd.in/dStUYU8v
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Concrete production is currently responsible for ~8% of global CO2 emissions, and with the equivalent of Paris being built every single week for the next 40 years, demand shows no signs of slowing down. To decarbonise this essential sector, urgent action is needed—and today, the UK Lower Carbon Concrete Group (LCCG) and #ConcreteZero have launched a ground-breaking scoping study that outlines the solutions to get us there. Long referred to as ‘hard-to-abate’, the solutions to decarbonise concrete are here, now. The report highlights: ⭕Immediate actions like reducing clinker content and increasing concrete efficiency to kickstart progress ⭕"Goldilocks pathways" that balance best practices with breakthrough technologies ⭕Promising solutions like near zero carbon Portland cement and clinker-free concretes that can help close the "carbon gap" in UK (and likely other countries’) concrete production by the 2030s. In the words of our Head of Industry Jen Carson: "The carbon gap is a stark reminder that good intentions alone won’t cut it—we need bold and coordinated action to drive the deep decarbonisation that’ll get the concrete sector to net zero by 2050." 📅 The time to act is now. Find out more about how to reduce emissions and reshape the concrete industry’s future here: https://ow.ly/tEjN50TJxwQ Bruce Martin Mike de Silva Pete Winslow Jim Hall Nia Bell Paul Astle Iva Munro David Cotton Ben Azoula-Victory Marta Dawydzik Natalie Bird Will Arnold Michał P. Drewniok Hisham Hafez Aurelia Hibbert John Ward
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Reflections from the incredible Freya Williams on this year's #ClimateWeekNYC
Sitting at the Opening Ceremony of #climateweeknyc this year was a moment of reflection for me - elation to be back after long years of absence owing to illness, joy at being surrounded by so many friends, clients and colleagues doing the work, optimism about the energy in the room - and a little deja vu. But also not. Because Climate Week this year was different. It was MASSIVE. The The Wall Street Journal reported 100k people in town, 900 events and a 200% increase in speaker applications to Climate Group over 2023 (thanks Lisa Manley for the stats) . I’ve read comments that we need to streamline the agenda, maybe split out climate week from UNGA. Some have complained speakers on the bigger stages were too guarded and risk averse in their comments vs prior years' bold commitments and goal announcements. Yes, sure. All valid. But a week out, I’m realizing my biggest takeaway is this: in this year of #ESG backlash, greenhushing and reported climate backtracking, this show of force really mattered. Showing up mattered. Proof of engagement mattered. CEOs (Andy Jassy), celebs (Matt Damon!), climate grand dames (Jane Goodall) and next gen leaders on stages mattered. The sheer volume of budgets, energy and time spent this week could have been deployed differently, sure, but to my mind, this bigger-than-ever Climate Week served as an assertive counterpoint to the ‘corporate climate action is stalling’ narrative. It sure didn’t look like it to me (I’ve been going to Climate Week for maybe 15 years so trust me when I tell you it was NOT always thus). So thank you to everyone who gave it their wisdom, time, energy, attention and presence. And thank you to everyone I managed to snap a selfie with, as well as the many I didn’t. You matter. You showing up mattered. I hope you’ve rested up, are getting rid of the Climate Week flu/Covid/shingles (ouch!) and are energized towards the enormous task ahead. Thanks so much for the warm welcome back 💚 I missed you all. (PS I need lessons on selfie-taking if anyone's game 😝) Ann Tracy Leslie Collins Blair Swedeen Vance Merolla Al Iannuzzi James Reeves Henry Hicks Hannah Phang Laura Hunter Tom Rivett-Carnac Eric Ostern Todd Cline Hunter Lovins Barclay Palmer Anna Robertson Emily Lindahl Louise Wilson Ryan Spies Gosia Plewako Kirsten Flanik John Osborn Rachel Schnorr Kara H. Hurst Parker Townley Rhys Thom Annabelle Stamm Ashley Settle Nick Ellis Dean Sanders Peter Bardell Marlo Tablante Jennifer Silberman Molly Conroy Kristina Kloberdanz Marissa (Pagnani) McGowan, Helen Clarkson Ezgi Barcenas
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