To raise awareness about climate change
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Connect4Climate recognize extraordinary individuals who are making a positive and bold contribution to raising awareness and driving action on climate change at the local and global level.

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<h2><strong>Lord David Puttnam, Film Producer</strong></h2>

<p>[video:https://vimeo.com/139144698]</p&gt;

<h2><strong>Atom Egoyan, Filmmaker</strong></h2>

<p>[video:https://vimeo.com/139146662]</p&gt;

<h2><strong>Filmmakers: Bernardo Bertolucci, Pablo Trapero, Wim Wenders, Marc Forster, Bob Rafelson, and Fernando Meirelles</strong></h2>

<p>[video:https://vimeo.com/138504498]</p&gt;

<h2><strong>Climate Change Experts: Gavin Schmidt, Keving Anderson, Erik Conway, and Erick Fernandes</strong></h2>

<p>[video:https://vimeo.com/123352984]</p&gt;

<h2><strong>Rokia Traore, Malian Singer - songwriter</strong></h2>

<p>[video:https://vimeo.com/100912201]</p&gt;

<h2>Rachel Kyte, former&nbsp;Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change</h2>

<p>[video:https://vimeo.com/106751566]</p&gt;

<h2>Miguel Ángel Zotto, Argentinian Tango Dancer</h2>

<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W-CivcsPNY]</p&gt;

<h2>Liya Kibede, International Supermodel &amp; Actress</h2>

<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is77Wx38oNo]</p&gt;

<h2>Livia Firth, Founder of the Green Carpet Challenge</h2>

<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wJDri4OVpw]</p&gt;

<h2>Danny Huston, Actor &amp; Director</h2>

<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQwj3hF7lK0]</p&gt;

<h2>Taliana Vargas, Actress</h2>

<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6MSYM30Vpc]</p&gt;

<h2>Forest Whitaker, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador</h2>

<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W75LebWVVsk]</p&gt;

To inspire change
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What difference can one group, one company, or one individual make in the massive battle to stop our climate from changing? Brilliant ideas and solutions come from every corner of the planet, and work in ways that will surprise and amaze you.

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Poetry is the Energy of Dreams
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<p>Building Energy used solar energy to power the National Mall in Washington D.C for the first time in its history, thanks to its partnership with Connect4Climate. Building Energy, an Italian independent power producer from renewable sources, took part in the Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day, and significantly contributed to the reduction of the event’s CO2 emissions.</p>

<p>[video:https://vimeo.com/133995957]</p&gt;

Athletes bring climate change to the global stage.
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Athletes and sports professionals have an up close and personal relationship with the climate-they are, quite literally, in it all the time. To train or to compete, skiers and snowboarders need snow. Bicyclists and soccer players need good weather.

Knowledge4Climate Action: Proceedings and Recommendations from Be The Movement, An International Workshop

 

Connect4Climate and the University of Warsaw co-hosted Be the Movement, an international workshop addressing the means of expanding and strengthening the global climate change movement during the November 2013 United Nations-sponsored climate change talks (UNFCCC COP19) in the Polish capital. The workshop was an inspiring gathering of climate change activists, youth and concerned professionals.

Action4Climate Winners

[video:https://vimeo.com/109855524?byline=0]

 

Hundreds of youth sent in their climate change films from more than 70 countries around the world. After taking on the difficult task of selecting only a handful of these powerful stories, the Action4Climate jury has reached its final decision and selected the award-winning films.

Learn more about the competition on Action4Climate.

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Alcantara/Connect4Climate Dialogues: Re-think, Re-design, Re-new
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Connect4Climate partnered with carbon-neutral Italian private sector company Alcantara to open a 300-square meter pavilion space at the Temporary Museum for New Design during Milan Design Week (April 9-14, 2013). From April 9th to 12th, 2013, Connect4Climate and Alcantara co-hosted the Alcantara Dialogues/Connect4Climate: Re-Think, Re-Design, Re-New – a series of panel discussions on sustainability featuring high-profile innovators from the worlds of design, architecture, fashion, CSR, global advocacy, entertainment, and the arts (full program below).

As World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has said, “To deliver bold solutions on climate change, we need to listen to and engage broader and more diverse audiences.” These discussions did just that – by stimulating new conversations with influencers from a wide variety of disciplines and creating a greater understanding of how sustainable design and business practices can impact and change behavior to mitigate climate change.

Internationally-renowned architect and art director Giulio Cappellini designed theConnect4Climate/Alcantara pavilion using carbon-neutral Alcantara materials to create a sensory experience that will also feature a C4C exhibition on climate change issues and action for the more than 300,000 visitors during Milan Design Week.

Alcantara’s CEO and Chairman, Andrea Boragno, said, “We view sustainability as an opportunity, not a cost. Given our shared objectives and values, partnering with the World Bank's Connect4Climate is a natural step for Alcantara - not only because of our long-standing commitment to carbon neutrality, but also because of our desire to provide a platform for meaningful dialogues which will spur people to re-think, re-design, and re-new.”

All events will take place at:

Temporary Museum for New Design
Superstudio Più, Via Tortona 27
Milan, Italy

Browse the programme below or download it.

Connect4Climate is a World Bank Group Multi-Donor Trust Fund powered by Italy’s Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development that drives climate action through advocacy, partnerships, and creative communications.

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