This World Environment Day, the Climate Group is delighted to announce the first wave of speakers at Climate Week NYC (September 20-26). Centered on the theme “Getting It Done”, The Hub Live will showcase a stellar lineup of global business and government leaders committed to a net zero pathway by 2050.
From September 21-23, the Climate Group will host The Hub Live, a series of 17 forums, discussions, and workshops that bring together the expertise and influence of the public and private sectors. Hosted through an interactive online digital platform, the events will shine a spotlight on the clean energy revolution, the future of buildings, heavy industries, electric vehicles, finance, and food.
The Hub Live speakers include Pia Heidenmark-Cook, Chief Sustainability Officer, Ingka Group (IKEA); Angela Hultberg, Road Transport Lead, COP26 Climate Champions; Korea Yang, Seung-Jo, Governor of Chungnam; and Monica Araya, Drive Electric campaigner, RouteZero partner and Distinguished Fellow at ClimateWorks Foundation.
We are past the moment of simply accelerating progress to Net Zero, today businesses and governments must scale the execution of global decarbonization. Climate Week NYC 2021 will be about how we bring the right levers together to enable action at speed and scale.