While trust in our governing institutions is at an all-time low, #democracy as an idea still resonates strongly. The call must be to reinvigorate democracy, says Laurence Tubiana in the OECD - OCDE. As part of the discussion on exploring new frontiers for #CitizenParticipation in the policy cycle, Tubiana writes about the need to reshape climate governance through democratic innovation. “We cannot just defend our current democratic institutions as if the status quo is all we can expect and hope for. They are clearly struggling to manage the complex climate challenge in ways that are responsive to the needs and interests of their citizens. As well as finding ways to improve the functioning of electoral democracy, we need imaginative approaches to further enhance how power is allocated across society and how public preferences are expressed and translated into laws and policies.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/dyepAjjr
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De European Climate Foundation (ECF) is een groot filantropisch initiatief om de klimaatcrisis te helpen aanpakken door de ontwikkeling van een koolstofneutrale maatschappij te bevorderen op nationaal, Europees en internationale niveau. Wij steunen meer dan 700 partnerorganisaties bij het uitvoeren van activiteiten die een dringend en ambitieus beleid promoten om de doelstellingen van het Parijsakkoord te ondersteunen, bij te dragen tot het publieke debat over de klimaatactie en om een maatschappelijk verantwoorde transitie te helpen bewerkstellingen naar een koolstofneutrale economie en een duurzame maatschappij in Europa en daarbuiten.
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🎥 We’ve started to work with the movie industry to achieve a more varied and encompassing representation of the climate crisis on screens and develop the imaginaries that could help advance climate action. In these efforts, in September we were at La Rochelle Festival de la Fiction, where our partner Nouvelle Séquence organised a unique conference. Key stakeholders from the movie industry in France - including France Televisions, Netflix France, Arte and ARCOM - called on #screenwriters to integrate more climate and environment into their stories. They also trained 47 screenwriters on climate and environmental topics through workshops by La Fresque du Climat and 2tonnes. We also attended the Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival with ‘New narratives: the climate lens in cinema’, a first-of-its-kind roundtable about how contemporary #cinema addresses the climate crisis, not just as an apocalyptic backdrop, but as a central element shaping stories and characters. Find out more ➡ https://lnkd.in/dPsY_-Ce
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🌍 At the Berlin Global Dialogue this week, the German government launched the next phase of the Green Guarantee Group (GGG) to unlock private capital for green investments. We're proud to support this crucial initiative, with ECF Executive Director Morgan Després as head of the GGG Secretariat. Despite a rise in global #GreenFinance, over 90% of green investments continue to flow toward developed economies, leaving emerging markets and developing economies underfunded. The group seeks to address this imbalance, by focusing on guarantees as a way to unlock private sector investment and accelerate #SustainableDevelopment. Learn more ➡ https://lnkd.in/eaP3Gd83 #BGD2024
Today, the German government officially launched the next phase of the Green Guarantee Group (GGG) to unlock private capital for green investments at #BGD2024. Lars-Hendrik Röller, who was recently appointed chair of the GGG, was joined in a conversation by Jennifer Morgan, Martin Ewald, Laurence Tubiana, and Morgan Després. The GGG is an initiative by the Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office) Germany and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action that is supported by the European Climate Foundation, Climate Policy Initiative, and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. The group brings together leaders from business, government, academia, and civil society to promote Green Guarantees through knowledge exchange, policy development, and impact-driven projects.
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🗓 Today in Berlin: last chance to sign up for the Global Solutions Initiative event on financing the SDGs, featuring Morgan Després, our Executive Director of International Climate Finance. Learn more ➡ https://lnkd.in/dm8zb_z9
🗣️ LAST CALL: Join us in Berlin for our upcoming event: From Words to Action: Urgent Solutions for Financing SDGs. 💡 Conceived as a workshop, the discussion will illuminate how we can fulfill SDG commitments and make progress by 2030, before it is too late. 📢 Featuring Morgan Després, Executive Director of International Climate Finance at the European Climate Foundation, the event is targeted towards representatives from the climate, finance and policy sectors. The discussion will be followed by networking. Please note this is an in-person event only. 📅 Date: September 30, 2024 🕔 Time: 17:00 - 20:00 (CEST) 🚪 Doors open at 16:45 (CEST) 📌 Location: BASECAMP Berlin 📌 Reserve your spot to attend: https://lnkd.in/dm8zb_z9 Please contact us at events@global-solutions-initiative.org with questions. European Climate Foundation Amy Pradell Silva Levonian Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH European Council on Foreign Relations DBU Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt Bayer Oxfam Deutschland PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research German Marshall Fund of the United States Centre for Sustainability - Hertie School Jacques Delors Centre Germanwatch e.V. E3G Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office) Germany Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action PwC Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Robert Bosch Stiftung William and Flora Hewlett Foundation #SDGs #ClimateAction #Financing #GlobalSolutions
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How can we reinvent the #COP process to be a real catalyst for #ClimateAction? Hear from our CEO Laurence Tubiana, Sandrine Dixson-Declève and Philippa Nuttall in the The Club of Rome podcast ➡ https://lnkd.in/emq2dKS7
#PODCAST: It's time to overhaul the #COP process if we want real #climateaction. Laurence Tubiana, CEO of the European Climate Foundation and key architect of the #ParisAgreement joins Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Co-president of The Club of Rome and Philippa Nuttall, to explore the radical rethink needed to transform the COP into a living, evolving climate governance system that can match the urgency of the climate crisis. In this episode they discuss the need to reinvent the COP process to be a true catalyst for transformative action and call for bold, systemic change and a comprehensive reform of climate governance to ensure effective implementation of the Paris Agreement. 🎧 Listen to the episode: https://ow.ly/JCPW50TwS39 ➡️ Find out more about our call for COP reform: https://ow.ly/XM2r50TwS38
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🌍 This week, with the support of the Government of Brazil, Iswe Foundation and partners launched a Global Citizens’ Assembly for People and Planet to amplify the voice of humanity at #COP30 and beyond. On this occasion, our CEO Laurence Tubiana and Ana Toni, Climate Minister, Brazil make the case for a global, permanent climate assembly in Project Syndicate. Most people care deeply about addressing the climate crisis: in a survey conducted across 18 G20 countries, 71% of respondents agreed that major action is needed immediately. But trust in government action is lacking, with only 39% believing that their own government will act effectively. One way to address this gap is to allow #CitizensParticipation in the elaboration and implementation of climate policies and measures designed by governments. Instead of having climate policies imposed by technocrats from above, governments should embrace approaches that combine “top-down” with “bottom-up” methods, with the latter bringing together ordinary people who are tasked with shaping a shared vision of the future. Read more ➡ https://lnkd.in/epHV6a4F #ClimateWeek
The Case for a Global Climate Assembly | by Laurence Tubiana & Ana Toni - Project Syndicate
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Climate philanthropy must be political without being partisan, writes our CEO Laurence Tubiana in Alliance magazine. Climate action is increasingly prominent in elections worldwide. But it is also becoming more divisive. Concerns over potential costs entailed by the net zero transition are fuelling a backlash among some constituencies, leading certain countries and regions to scale back or abandon climate policies. In doing so, they risk missing out on the significant economic and broader benefits of the global shift to clean energy. The obstacles to stopping climate change are no longer “physical, they are political”. This reality pulls philanthropies into the political sphere—not to drive a partisan agenda, but to advocate for climate policies that are fair and inclusive. We cannot view this crisis as merely a technical issue solvable with technology and economic incentives alone. For the transition to be politically sustainable, it must be people-focused and equitable. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eqJaU7Sg #ClimatePhilanthropy #ClimateAction
All philanthropy is political – whether we like it or not - Alliance magazine
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Later this week, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will head to New York for talks at the UN. Our Executive Director Joss Garman, who is there for #ClimateWeek, explains in The Guardian how Starmer can secure a climate legacy, and reshape European politics on the issue. Farmers’ protests in France and the Netherlands, among other issues, have knocked the confidence of European political leaders that environmental progress can be delivered in a way that works for people and enjoys democratic support. But hugely popular climate policies from Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, and Ed Miliband offer the chance to reshape European climate politics and confound these sceptics. Showing climate delivery can be done fairly, effectively, affordably and with strong public support would be an extraordinary legacy for Starmer. It would build on Britain’s relatively strong record of having halved its climate footprint already, and it would offer hope amid the gloom. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ezZHGpqS
No more sticking-plaster solutions: Britain’s green agenda is on solid ground | Joss Garman
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We're proud to share that our CEO Laurence Tubiana has been recognised as one of Forbes' Sustainability Leaders. For the first time, Forbes is highlighting 50 entrepreneurs, scientists, funders, policymakers and activists who are leading the charge to combat the climate crisis. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eG3aifYJ
Introducing the 2024 #ForbesSustainabilityLeaders list For the first time, Forbes is highlighting 50 superstar entrepreneurs, scientists, funders, policymakers and activists who are leading the charge to combat the climate crisis with real, tangible impact. The 50 honorees recognized as Forbes inaugural Sustainability Leaders span industries and disciplines while all demonstrating exceptional ambition, innovation, and recent, tangible impact that is both scalable and sustainable. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eAqWdXMV
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We’re delighted that our partner Carbon Brief has been recognised as specialist website of the year by Press Gazette’s Future of Media Awards 2024. The judges said: “This site punches above its weight reporting on a hugely important niche. It produces agenda-setting data journalism amplifying their important stories.” Founded in 2010, Carbon Brief covers climate science, energy and policy, specialising in clear, data-driven articles to improve the understanding of climate change. We’re proud to support Carbon Brief in its work to depolarise the media discourse with nuanced content that dispels false narratives and establishes data-driven ones in their place. Over a relatively short lifespan, Carbon Brief has won international recognition for its high-quality journalism. It reliably provides calm, reasoned, authoritative analysis of the fast-moving science and policy landscape of climate change. Learn more ➡ https://lnkd.in/eptXUPe6 More on Carbon Brief ➡ https://lnkd.in/eBRDdkd
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