The Race to Zero Emissions for Local Government

Event date: April 15, 2021

The Race to Zero Emissions For Local Government

April 15th, 5:00 – 6:30 BST| 6:00 – 7:30 CEST

*Version française ci-dessous/ deutsche Version unten / versione italiana sotto*

This global webinar is for leaders of local communities interested in pledging or updating a net zero climate target as part of the UN-backed Race to Zero emissions campaign to raise global ambition ahead of the Conference of Parties in Glasgow in November.

This webinar will feature members of the Race to Zero Cities Campaign, with representatives from ICLEI, C40 the and Global Covenant of Mayors and the University of Oxford.

Log in details will be announced here and by email to those who sign up close to the date of the event.

This event will have translators in German, French and Italian.

Register here.

Speakers include:

  • Fiona Macklin | Race to Zero Campaign Coordinator, Climate Champions
  • Councilmember Tom Hayes | Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Green Transport and Zero Carbon Oxford at Oxford City Council
  • Kate Cullen | Net Zero Researcher, UC Berkeley and University of Oxford
  • Dr. Shannon McDaniel | Director of Data Strategy, Global Covenant of Mayors
  • Joshua Alpert | Director of Special Projects, C40 cities Climate Leadership Group\
  • Cesar Carreño-Chasin | Head of Climate Data, ICLEI

German:

Dieses globale Webinar richtet sich an kommunale Behörden, die daran interessiert sind, ein Netto-Null-Klimaziel als Teil der von den Vereinten Nationen unterstützten Race to Zero Emissions-Kampagne zu setzen oder zu aktualisieren. Dies auch, um im Vorfeld der Vertragsstaatenkonferenz in Glasgow im November den Druck zu erhöhen.

An diesem Webinar nehmen Mitglieder*innen der „Race to Zero Cities“-Kampagne sowie Vertreter*innen von ICLEI, C40 und dem “Global Covenant of Mayors” sowie der Universität Oxford teil. Dolmetscher*innen sorgen für eine Simultanübersetzung vom Englischen ins Deutsche, Französische und Italienische.

Zeitnah vor der Veranstaltung werden hier und per E-Mail genauere Zugangsinformationen zum Event bekannt gegeben für diejenigen die sich zum Webinar anmelden.

French:

Rejoignez-nous pour une discussion sur la façon dont les villes et les communes peuvent établir des plans climatiques significatifs et rejoindre la course mondiale à l’émission zéro.

À propos de cet événement.

Ce webinaire mondial s’adresse aux autorités locales intéressées par l’engagement ou la mise à jour d’un objectif climatique net zéro dans le cadre de la campagne “Race to Zero” soutenue par les Nations unies, afin de relever le niveau d’ambition mondial avant la Conférence des Parties à Glasgow en novembre.

Ce webinaire réunira des membres de la campagne Race to Zero Cities, des représentants de l’ICLEI, du C40, de la Convention mondiale des maires et de l’Université d’Oxford.

A l’approche de l’événement, les détails de connexion seront annoncés ici et par e-mail à ceux qui s’inscrivent.

Italian:

Partecipate a una discussione su come le città et i comune possono stabilire piani climatici significativi e unirsi alla corsa globale verso emissioni zero.

Informazioni su questo evento.

Questo webinar globale è per i responsabili delle comunità locali interessate a impegnarsi o ad aggiornare un obiettivo climatico netto zero come parte della campagna « Race to Zero Emission » sostenuta dalle Nazioni Unite per aumentare l’ambizione globale prima della Conferenza delle Parti a Glasgow in novembre.

Questo webinar includeranno rappresentanti della campagna « Race to Zero Cities », di ICLEI, C40 e Global Covenant of Mayors e l’Università di Oxford.

Vicino alla data dell’evento, i dettagli di accesso saranno annunciati qui e via e-mail a tutti quelli che si iscrivono.

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At this event we are collecting information on local officials’ climate policy preferences and concerns. No personal data is collected but by continuing, your anonymous response may be included as part of our data on climate targets and interests. Oxford Net Zero may also send you follow up emails after the event with relevant information on climate research for local leaders. Please see our privacy policy at netzeroclimate.org/privacy-policy/.

Lors de cet événement, nous recueillons des informations sur les préférences et les préoccupations des politiciens locaux concernant la politique climatique. Aucune donnée personnelle n’est collectée à cette occasion, mais si vous continuez, votre réponse anonyme pourra être incluse dans nos données sur les objectifs et les intérêts en matière de climat.

Oxford Net Zero peut également vous envoyer des e-mails de suivi après l’événement avec des informations pertinentes sur la recherche climatique pour les autorités locales. Veuillez consulter notre politique de confidentialité sur netzeroclimate.org/privacy-policy/. ***

Im Rahmen dieser Veranstaltung sammeln wir Informationen über die klimapolitischen Präferenzen und Anliegen der lokalen Politiker*innen. Es werden keine persönlichen Daten gesammelt, aber wenn sie weiter klicken, kann Ihre anonymisierte Antwort als Teil unserer Daten über Klimaziele und Interessen aufgenommen werden.

Oxford Net Zero kann Ihnen nach der Veranstaltung auch Follow-up-E-Mails mit relevanten Informationen zur Klimaforschung für lokale Führungskräfte schicken. Bitte lesen Sie unsere Datenschutzrichtlinien unter netzeroclimate.org/privacy-policy/.

In occasione di questo evento stiamo raccogliendo informazioni sulle preferenze e le preoccupazioni dei funzionari locali in materia di politica climatica. Nessun dato personale viene raccolto, ma continuando la risposta anonima può essere inclusa come parte dei nostri dati sugli obiettivi e gli interessi climatici.

Oxford Net Zero può anche inviarti email di follow-up dopo l’evento con informazioni rilevanti sulla ricerca sul clima per i leader locali. Si prega di consultare la nostra politica sulla privacy su netzeroclimate.org/privacy-policy/. ***

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