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#All4TheGreen: A new alliance among institutions, NGOs, and the private sector

A new alliance among institutions, associations, NGOs, private sector firms and corporations has been officially announced this Monday, 29th, 2017, to foster the sustainable development of a circular economy in total respect of the environment. Through the #All4TheGreen initiative, spearheaded by the World Bank Group's Connect4Climate and the Italian Ministry of Environment, over 70 events will take place in Bologna from June 5-12th on the lead up to the G7 Environment.

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This Monday's launch in Rome was a very high profile conference chaired by the Italian Ministry of the Environment Gian Luca Galletti and the President of the Environmental Commission of the House of Representatives, Ermete Realacci. Among the panelists and speakers were Rossella Muroni, President Legambiente; Donatella Bianchi, President WWF Italy; Fabrizio Zago, CEO of Building Energy; Angelo Trocchia, President and CEO of Unilever Italy; Paolo Quaini, Director of the EDISON's Energetic Services Division; Giovanni Milani, Director of ENI's Health, Safety, Environment & Quality Division.

Over 90 journalists were in attendance and covered the event.

#ALL4THEGREEN announced in Rome on May 29th, 2017.

With #All4TheGreen Bologna will become per one week the world capital of the environment. Italy is a superpower of biodiversity and it is our key interest to foster a reconversion of the productive process in a sustainable way to protect the Earth's resources.

Gian Luca Galletti, Minister of the Environment

Gian Luca Galletti, Minister of the Environment

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G7: Bologna Capitale Mondiale dell’Ambiente

Una grande manifestazione su ambiente e sviluppo sostenibile diffusa su tutto il territorio della città. Bologna dal 5 al 12 giugno diventa capitale mondiale dell’Ambiente con #All4TheGreen, un “contenitore” di 70 eventi aperti alla massima partecipazione del pubblico per preparare, introdurre e “sensibilizzare” il G7 Ambiente 2017, la riunione intergovernativa tra i paesi più industrializzati della Terra che si terrà nella città emiliana il 11 e 12 giugno. Istituzioni nazionali ed enti locali, università, associazioni e imprese partecipano all’organizzazione di questo fitto programma di iniziative incentrate sulla tutela ambientale e sull’economia circolare.

Alla presentazione ufficiale del palinsesto degli eventi, oggi a Bologna, sono intervenuti: Gian Luca Galletti, Ministro dell’Ambiente; Stefano Bonaccini, Presidente Regione Emilia Romagna; Virginio Merola, Sindaco di Bologna; Francesco Ubertini, Rettore dell’Università di Bologna; Gian Luca Farinelli, Direttore della Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna; Giuseppina Gualtieri, Presidente e Amministratore DelegatoTper SpA; Enrico Postacchini, Presidente Aeroporto Marconi di Bologna; Claudio Galli, Senior Advisor Herambiente; Giancarlo Tonelli, Direttore Generale Confcommercio Ascom Bologna; Fabrizio Zago, Amministratore delegato Building Energy; Luca Brivio, Responsabile Comunicazione CONAI; i rappresentanti di Connect4Climate di Banca Mondiale.

Minister Gian Luca Galletti presents #ALL4THEGREEN in Bologna, Italy.

Gian Luca Galletti, Ministro dell'Ambiente: "Questo G7 Ambiente è aperto a tutti, perché l'ambiente è patrimonio di tutti". Foto Crediti: Riccardo Savi/Connect4Climate

"Abbiamo immaginato questa settimana di grande mobilitazione in città - spiega il Ministro Galletti – come un’occasione unica di conoscenza e consapevolezza comune. Ci attende un G7 Ambiente con molte importanti questioni aperte e passi in avanti da compiere: ciò che deve essere chiaro è questo processo decisionale non è estraneo alla società, ma tutti ne siamo protagonisti a pari livello. Istituzioni e grandi aziende, associazioni ambientaliste, operatori e mondo dell’università, hanno scelto di unirsi in #All4TheGreen per un obiettivo che è necessariamente comune: la cura dell’Ambiente, non solo come luogo della conservazione, ma come leva di una nuova crescita economica. Da bolognese – conclude Galletti - credo che questo sia anche un passaggio fondamentale per la mia città: perché oggi ha davvero le basi per caratterizzarsi come il luogo dell’innovazione ambientale”.

All4TheGreen presented this Wednesday, May 31st, 2017, in Bologna

La presentazione di #All4TheGreen a Bologna è stata trasmessa dal vivo (Connect4Climate Twitter). Foto Crediti: Giulia Camilla Braga/Connect4Climate

"Ospitare il G7 Ambiente – dichiara il Sindaco Merola - consentirà a Bologna di spiegare al mondo quello che sta facendo in tema ambientale, a partire dal fatto che la nostra città è stata scelta recentemente per ospitare il Data Center del Centro europeo per le previsioni meteorologiche a medio termine. Con l'obiettivo di rilanciare l'impegno collettivo sul fronte della mitigazione e dell'adattamento, nello scorso mese di marzo abbiamo lanciato una Call to Action dal titolo 'Collabora a Bologna Città Resiliente', i risultati saranno esposti in una mostra che accompagnerà gli eventi del G7 e resterà aperta tutta l'estate presso Urban Center. Tra gli appuntamenti segnalo la giornata di discussione che abbiamo organizzato assieme ad ANCI per arrivare alla firma della 'Carta di Bologna per l'Ambiente. Le Città metropolitane per lo sviluppo sostenibile', un documento che impegna le maggiori città del nostro paese nel raggiungimento di importanti obiettivi di qualità ambientale".

Gian Luca Farinelli, Director of Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna, presents the screenings that will take place in Piazza Maggiore and Cinema Lumiere during #All4TheGreen. Photo Credits: Giulia Camilla Braga/Connect4Climate

Gian Luca Farinelli, direttore della Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna, presenta le proiezioni che avranno luogo in Piazza Maggiore e Cinema Lumiere durante #All4TheGreen. Foto Crediti: Giulia Camilla Braga/Connect4Climate

“In Emilia-Romagna – spiega il Presidente Bonaccini - abbiamo messo il rispetto dell’ambiente e un modello di crescita sostenibile al centro della nostra azione politica. Abbiamo aperto la legislatura approvando la legge sull’economia circolare, varando poi quattro atti di programmazione – il Piano regionale rifiuti, quello energetico, quello sulla qualità dell’aria e quello sulla forestazione – che fissano obiettivi che vanno oltre quelli stabiliti dalla Ue e che porteranno al progressivo azzeramento delle discariche e alla riduzione degli inceneritori, a investire 250 milioni di euro nella green economy, nel risparmio energetico e nelle fonti rinnovabili, ad avere meno traffico nelle città, rinnovando i mezzi del trasporto pubblico locale e promuovendo la mobilità elettrica, ad avere sistemi di produzione innovativi in agricoltura e a valorizzare il patrimonio boschivo. Aggiungo la scelta del consumo di suolo a saldo zero fissato nella legge regionale sull’urbanistica che approveremo entro l’autunno. Ospitare il G7 Ambiente nella nostra regione, a Bologna, conferma a maggior ragione il ruolo centrale dell’Emilia-Romagna su questi temi, sancito anche dalla recente scelta di Bologna quale sede del Data center del Centro europeo per le previsioni meteorologiche a medio termine (ECMWF). Risultati possibili attraverso il lavoro comune fra istituzioni, la stessa sinergia che ci porterà a firmare proprio in occasione del G7 Ambiente un importantissimo accordo con il Governo e le altre tre Regioni del bacino padano – Piemonte, Lombardia e Veneto - per il contrasto all’inquinamento”.

#All4TheGreen è un insieme di attività e progetti sostenuto dal programma di partnership globale Connect4Climate di Banca Mondiale con il supporto del Ministero dell’Ambiente, sotto gli auspici della Presidenza italiana del G7.

Molte le aziende che hanno aderito all’appello per lo sviluppo sostenibile di #All4TheGreen fornendo un contributo e un impegno diretto: Eni, Building Energy, Terna, Novamont, Edison, Unilever, Gruppo Hera, Alcantara, Ascom, Conai con Ricrea, CiAl, Comieco, Rilegno, Corepla, Coreve.

Insieme a loro, tutte le principali realtà del territorio: Comune di Bologna, Regione Emilia Romagna, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Città Metropolitana di Bologna, Sustenaible Development Goals, Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna, Bologna Welcome, Aeroporto Guglielmo Marconi di Bologna, TPER - Trasporto Passeggeri Emilia-Romagna e Città Metropolitana di Bologna con Edizioni Ambiente.

Ha partecipato attivamente alla manifestazione anche il mondo dell’associazionismo ambientalista con storiche realtà come Earth Day Italia, Legambiente, WWF Italia.

Contatti: ufficiostampa@all4thegreen.it

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Bologna is about to become the capital of the Environment with #All4TheGreen: over 70 events will be open to the public from June 5 to 12. This series of activities will pave the way to the Environment Ministerial Meeting, scheduled for June 11-12. The entire city - institutions, universities, and businesses - will be involved over the week, in events dedicated to the protection of the environment, to sustainable development and to the circular economy.

At the official presentation of the All4TheGreen event schedule, on May 31st, in Bologna, the following participated: Gian Luca Galletti, Minister of the Environment; Stefano Bonaccini, President of Emilia-Romagna Region; Virginio Merola, Mayor of Bologna; Francesco Ubertini, Rector of the University of Bologna; Gian Luca Farinelli, Director of Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna; Giuseppina Gualtieri, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tper SpA; Enrico Postacchini, President of Marconi Airport in Bologna; Claudio Galli, Senior Advisor Herambiente; Giancarlo Tonelli, General Manager Confcommercio Ascom Bologna; Fabrizio Zago, Managing Director, Building Energy; Luca Brivio, Communications Manager, CONAI; and representatives of Connect4Climate of the World Bank.

Gian Luca Galletti, Minister of the Environment: "G7 Environment is open to all because the environment is the heritage of everyone." Photo Credits: Riccardo Savi/Connect4Climate

"We have imagined this week of great mobilization in the city as a unique opportunity for common knowledge and awareness," said Minister Galletti. "There is a G7 Environment with many important issues open and moving forward: what needs to be clear is that this decision-making process is not alien to the society, but all of us are at the same level. Institutions and large companies, environmental associations, operators and the university world have chosen to join #All4TheGreen for a goal that is necessarily common: care of the environment, not only as a place of conservation but as a lever of new economic growth. From Bologne - Galletti concludes - I believe this is also a fundamental step for my city: because today it really has the basis for characterizing itself as the place of environmental innovation."

The presentation of # All4TheGreen in Bologna was live-tweeted on the Connect4Climate's Twitter account. Photo Credits: Giulia Camilla Braga/Connect4Climate

Mayor Merola announced: "Hosting the G7 Environment will allow Bologna to explain to the world what it is doing in the environmental sphere, starting from the fact that our city was recently chosen to host the Data Center of the European Center for Weather Forecasts In the medium term, with the aim of relaunching collective commitment on the mitigation and adaptation front. In March we launched a Call to Action entitled 'Collaborate in Bologna Resilient City', the results will be displayed in an exhibition that will accompany the events of the G7 and will remain open all summer at Urban Center. Among the appointments, I highlight the day of discussion we organized together with ANCI to arrive at the signing of the 'Bologna Charter for the Environment. Sustainable Development,' a document that engages major cities in our country in achieving important environmental quality objectives."

Gian Luca Farinelli, director of Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna, presents the screenings that will take place in Piazza Maggiore and Cinema Lumiere during #All4TheGreen. Photo Credits: Giulia Camilla Braga/Connect4Climate

President Bonaccini explained: "In Emilia-Romagna, we have put the respect for the environment and a model of sustainable growth at the center of our political action. We have opened the legislature by approving the Circular Economy Act, launching four programming acts - the Regional Waste Plan, the Energy Framework, the one on Air Quality and the Forestry Plan - setting targets that go beyond those set by the EU and will lead to the progressive landing of landfills and the reduction of incinerators; to invest 250 million euros in green economy; energy saving and renewable sources; less traffic in cities; renewing the means of local public transport and promoting electric mobility to have innovative production systems in agriculture; and to enhance the forestry heritage. I add the choice of the zero-zero soil consumption set in the regional law on urban planning we approve by the fall. Hosting the G7 Ambiente in our region, Bologna, confirms the central role of Emilia-Romagna on these issues, as well as the recent choice of Bologna as the center of the European Center for Middle-Sea Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Possible results through joint work between the institutions, the same synergy that will lead us to sign on the occasion of the G7 Ambiente a very important agreement with the Government and the other three Regions of the Padano Basin - Piedmont, Lombardy and Veneto - for the fight against pollution."

#All4TheGreen is a set of activities and projects backed by World Bank's global partnership program Connect4Climate with the support of the Ministry of the Environment, under the auspices of the Italian Presidency of the G7.

Many companies that have joined the call for the sustainable development of #All4TheGreen providing a direct contribution and commitment: Eni, Building Energy, Terna, Novamont, Edison, Unilever, Gruppo Hera; Alcantara; Ascom; Conai with Ricrea, CiAl, Comieco, Rilegno, Corepla, Coreve.

Together with them, all the main realities of the territory: Comune di Bologna, Regione Emilia-Romagna, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Città Metropolitana di Bologna, Sustainable Development Goals, Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna, Bologna Welcome, Guglielmo Marconi di Bologna Airport, TPER - Trasporto Passeggeri Emilia-Romagna and Città Metropolitana di Bologna with Edizioni Ambiente.

The event also involved the world of environmentalist association with historical realities such as Earth Day Italia, Legambiente, WWF Italia.

Contact: ufficiostampa@all4thegreen.it

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Highlights of Innovate4Climate Digital Media Zone in Barcelona

Launched in 2017, Innovate4Climate has become the place where finance, markets, and technology meet to accelerate climate action.

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Max Edkins, Climate Change Expert, Connect4Climate, World Bank Group, launched the Digital Media Zone during a reception with a screening of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sacc_x-XB1Y&list=PL9R0MYGYsvksX-YI2…; target="_blank">Film4Climate Videos</a> to celebrate climate action from every corner of the world. Then Inka Vogt & Fabian Beveridge, Climate Ambassadors Momentum for Change & Climate Neutral Now, UNFCCC, shared more about their two-wheels adventure. Inka and Fabian have been cycling across Europe and have interviewed various projects involved in making a difference in our climate. You can follow their challenge on their Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/europeonfourwheels/" target="_blank">Europe on Four Wheels</a>. Later, Dani Tinez, Graphic Designer, Animator, Filmmaker & Video Editor, talked more about why he decided to participate in the <a href="http://www.film4climate.net" target="_blank">Film4Climate Global Video Competition</a>. <a href="http://www.connect4climate.org/article/dani-martinez-jay-carter-cole-if…; target="_blank">Dani and his partner Jay-Carter Cole</a> ended up winning the <a href="https://www.connect4climate.org" target="_blank">Film4Climate Put a Price on Carbon Pollution Award (PSA)</a>.

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<div>After watching "Your Choice," James Close, Director, Climate Change, World Bank Group, took over the Digital Media Zone stage to give an inspirational keynote followed by an engaging introduction of Mootral and Zaluvida by its President Michael Mathres.</div>

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Day 1: May 24th, 2017

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May 24th marked the start of the 20+ Facebook Live sessions at the Digital Media Zone at Innovate4Climate. We invite you now to recap the main interviews of the first day:

<img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/BeTheMovement2.png" style="font-size: 13.008px; width: 10px; height: 16px;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/BeTheMovement2.png" style="font-size: 13.008px; width: 10px; height: 16px;">  How can we accelerate Climate Action? <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnARoome" target="_blank">John Roome</a>, Senior Director for Climate Change, <a href="http://worldbank.org" target="_blank">World Bank</a>, shared some useful insights. This Facebook Live session was conducted by <a href="http://blogs.worldbank.org/team/mehreen-arshad-sheikh" target="_blank">Mehreen Sheikh</a>, World Bank Group.

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<img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/BeTheMovement2.png" style="font-size: 13.008px; width: 10px; height: 16px;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/BeTheMovement2.png" style="font-size: 13.008px; width: 10px; height: 16px;">  <a href="https://twitter.com/bertrandpiccard" target="_blank">Bertrand Piccard</a>, Initiator, Chairman and Pilot, <a href="http://www.solarimpulse.com/" target="_blank">Solar Impulse</a>, made history in energy and clean tech flying <a href="https://www.connect4climate.org/article/crossing-atlantic-completely-em…; target="_blank">Solar Impulse</a>. Piccard flew from New York City to Sevilla, Spain, in a solar aircraft, completely emission-free, without the use of a single drop of fuel. Recap this interview conducted by <a href="http://blogs.worldbank.org/team/max-thabiso-edkins" target="_blank">Max Edkins</a>, Connect4Climate, and get inspired!

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<img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/BeTheMovement2.png" style="font-size: 13.008px; width: 10px; height: 16px;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/BeTheMovement2.png" style="font-size: 13.008px; width: 10px; height: 16px;">  <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alzbeta-klein-cfa" target="_blank">Alzbeta Klein</a>, Director and Global Head, Climate Business, <a href="http://www.ifc.org/" target="_blank">International Finance Corporation (IFC)</a> talked about climate business with <a href="https://www.google.pt/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=w…; target="_blank">Christoph Jungfleisch </a>Group Credit Executive/Head of Credit of <a href="http://www.plugintheworld.com/mobisol/">Mobisol</a><a href="http://www.plugintheworld.com/mobisol/" target="_blank"> Group</a> about Mobisol's plans to scale it up by 2020.

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<img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/BeTheMovement2.png" style="font-size: 13.008px; width: 10px; height: 16px;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/BeTheMovement2.png" style="font-size: 13.008px; width: 10px; height: 16px;">  How can we help countries turn climate plans into action? <a href="https://twitter.com/andrewsteerwri" target="_blank">Andrew Steer</a>, CEO, <a href="http://www.wri.org/" target="_blank">World Resources Institute</a>, answered to this question in a Facebook Live session moderated by <a href="http://blogs.worldbank.org/team/max-thabiso-edkins" target="_blank">Max Edkins</a>, Connect4Climate.

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Watch all Facebook Live session on the Connect4Climate's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/Connect4Climate/videos/?ref=page_internal&q…; target="_blank">Facebook</a> account or on the Connect4Climate's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9R0MYGYsvks6p22eWUc3Fm1Hd0n8xxa…; target="_blank">Youtube Channel</a>.

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Day 2: May 25th, 2017

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May 25th, day 2 of the Digital Media Zone, continued with the flow of Facebook Live sessions with attendees to the Innovate4Climate conference, private sector representatives, and civil society leaders.

<img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/BeTheMovement2.png" style="height: 16px; width: 10px;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/BeTheMovement2.png" style="height: 16px; width: 10px;">  <a href="https://twitter.com/@Marcene_b" target="_blank">Marcene Broadwater</a>, Global Head of Strategy and Business Development,<a href="http://ifc.org" target="_blank"> International Finance Corporation</a>, discussed with <a href="http://blogs.worldbank.org/team/max-thabiso-edkins" target="_blank">Max Edkins</a>, Connect4Climate, about green buildings, low carbon economy and more.

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<img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/BeTheMovement2.png" style="height: 16px; width: 10px;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/BeTheMovement2.png" style="height: 16px; width: 10px;">  Curious about clean energy and low-carbon economies? Recap this interview to <a href="https://twitter.com/AssaadRazzouk" target="_blank">Assaad Razzouk</a>, CEO, <a href="http://www.sindicatum.com/" target="_blank">Sindicatum.com</a> on a Facebook Live session conducted by <a href="http://blogs.worldbank.org/team/mehreen-arshad-sheikh" target="_blank">Mehreen A. Sheikh</a>, World Bank Group

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<img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/BeTheMovement2.png" style="height: 16px; width: 10px;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/BeTheMovement2.png" style="height: 16px; width: 10px;">  What investments are needed to advance Climate Action? <a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenceTubiana" target="_blank">Laurence Tubiana</a>, CEO, <a href="https://europeanclimate.org/" target="_blank">European Climate Foundation,</a> told us more about this issue in this Facebook Live session conducted by <a href="http://blogs.worldbank.org/team/max-thabiso-edkins" target="_blank">Max Edkins</a>, Connect4Climate, live-streamed to the Connect4Climate Facebook page.

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<img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/BeTheMovement2.png" style="font-size: 13.008px; width: 10px; height: 16px;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/BeTheMovement2.png" style="font-size: 13.008px; width: 10px; height: 16px;">  <a href="https://twitter.com/MLiebreich" target="_blank">Michael Liebreich</a>, Founder and Chairman of the Advisory Board <a href="https://about.bnef.com/" target="_blank">Bloomberg New Energy Finance</a> discussed energy transition and opportunities for low-carbon economies. Recap the interview mediated by <a href="http://blogs.worldbank.org/team/max-thabiso-edkins" target="_blank">Max Edkins</a>, Connect4Climate.

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<img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/BeTheMovement2.png" style="font-size: 13.008px; width: 10px; height: 16px;"> <img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/BeTheMovement2.png" style="font-size: 13.008px; width: 10px; height: 16px;">  Have you heard about <a href="http://blockchain-revolution.com/" target="_blank">Blockchain Revolution</a>? <a href="https://twitter.com/alextapscott" target="_blank">Alex Tapscott</a>, Co-Author, How the Technology Behind Bitcoin Is Changing Money, Business, and the World discussed with <a href="http://blogs.worldbank.org/team/mehreen-arshad-sheikh" target="_blank">Mehreen A. Sheikh</a>, World Bank Group, how it is changing the world.

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Watch all Facebook Live session on the Connect4Climate's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/Connect4Climate/videos/?ref=page_internal&q…; target="_blank">Facebook</a> account or on the Connect4Climate's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9R0MYGYsvks6p22eWUc3Fm1Hd0n8xxa…; target="_blank">Youtube Channel</a>.

#All4TheGreen announcement in Rome

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With #All4TheGreen, the ecology-development alliance is born - a great alliance between institutions, associations, and companies to promote sustainable development and make environmental protection a real factor for growth.

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"Carbon pricing is the silver bullet to solve climate change"

“This is the issue of our times. Climate change is the biggest issue.” The filmmaker, Kaia Rose, stresses the importance of discussing this global matter on a Connect4Climate Facebook Live Q&A on Thursday, May 11th, with Eric Mann.

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Recap the Facebook Live Q&A

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Facebook Live with filmmakers of "Climate Countdown: Carbon Pricing"

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Is carbon pricing an effective solution to solve climate change? Connect4Climate and partners invite you for a Facebook live Q&A with Kaia Rose and Eric Mann, filmmakers of “Climate Countdown: Carbon Pricing”, the Film4Climate Global Video Competition’s short-film winner of the Put A Price On Carbon Pollution Award.

Photo4Climate Contest: Are you #All4theGreen?

In the lead-up to the #All4TheGreen G7 Environment Week in Bologna - a week dedicated to discussing and celebrating the environment during the G7 Summit, this u

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Special Blue Prize

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Connect4Climate, in partnership with the High-Level Panel on Water, announces the #All4TheGreen Photo4Climate Contest Special Blue Prize. We are awarding a special Blue Prize for the best photo of anything related to water in your life. It could be clean water, dirty water, lack of water; how water insecurity can lead to fragility and violence; how the lack of running water and sanitation leads to disease and stunting. How too much or too little water leads to environmental disasters and suffering. How do you value water?

“If the photographer is interested in the people in front of his lens, and if he is compassionate, it’s already a lot. The instrument is not the camera but the photographer.” — Eve Arnold

<h2>Prize</h2>

A trip to New York City for the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly (<a href="http://sdg.iisd.org/events/72nd-session-of-the-un-general-assembly-unga…; target="_blank">UNGA</a>), September 2017. Winner to be announced June 8th, World Oceans Day. [DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 6th; THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON JUNE 8th]

<h2>About the High-Level Panel on Water</h2>

The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim convened a <a href="https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/HLPWater" target="_blank">High-Level Panel on Water (HLPW)</a> in January 2016. One of its objectives is to develop a set of shared principles to motivate and encourage governments, business, and civil society to consider water’s multiple values and to guide the transparent incorporation of these values into decision-making

We need to accelerate a change in the way people use and manage water! The HLPW aims to provide the leadership required to champion a comprehensive, inclusive, and collaborative way of developing and managing water resources, and improving water and sanitation related services. The members of the panel are of Heads of State from Australia, Bangladesh, Hungary.

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Jury

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Leigh Vogel, Photographer

Leigh Vogel is a photographer based in Washington, D.C. and on assignment in the US and abroad, photographing news, sports, destination travel, and portraits for agencies and clients including The Associated Press, Getty Images, UPI, Brandywine Valley, and for Connect4Climate. Serving as the President of the Women Photojournalists of Washington, Leigh's personal work consists of human rights and animal rights imagery and is the Photography Fellow at Georgetown University's Center for Social Impact Communication.

Reza Deghati, Photographer

<div>Reza Deghati was born in Tabriz, Iran, of Azerbaijani origin. Over the last three decades, many of Reza’s photographs have been on the covers of National Geographic Magazine, with much more featured in major international publications. He is also the author of seventeen books, including War+Peace, the first in a series entitled Masters of Photography by National Geographic, and most recently, Sindhbad, Reza's adaptation of the seven journeys of this mystical character from the classic tale, A Thousand and One Nights. Childhood Promise is the story of discovery, narrated by three people, about a promise made by Reza to his son, Delazad. In 2001, he founded Aina (Persian for The Mirror), an international non-profit organization dedicated to educating and empowering Afghan women and children through the media. National Geographic awarded him the title of National Geographic Fellow. In 2006 and in 2008, Reza became a senior fellow of the Ashoka Foundation, and in May 2009, received the Honorary Degree of Doctor Honoris Causa from the American University of Paris (AUP) for his achievements in journalism and humanitarianism. In October 2009, he received the Lucie Award for Achievement in Documentary from the New York-based Lucie Foundation and in May 2010, in New York, the Infinity Award of ICP (International Center of Photography) honoured Reza for his latest report on Afghanistan; “Once upon a time, the Russian Empire”, in Photojournalism category. Reza is currently planning a new photography project with residents of the Sicilian suburb of Librino, as well as another major project in Burkina Faso. Reza's photographs have been exhibited in major cities throughout the world, and he has been the recipient of numerous humanitarian and photographic awards.</div>

Daniel Rodrigues, Photographer

Portuguese born in Compiègne, France, in 1987, <a href="https://www.danielrodriguesphoto.com/" target="_blank">Daniel Rodrigues</a> lives in Portugal, near Porto, since he is 10 years old. Daniel Rodrigues became a professional photographer after the passage by the Portuguese Institute of Photography (2010). His career started in the Portuguese newspaper, Correio da Manhã, and he also worked in Global Imagens agency, responsible for photographs in newspapers as Jornal de Notícias, Diário de Notícias and O Jogo. He is an award-winning photographer who in 2013 won the first place in the World Press Photo, Daily Life category, in 2015 the third place as Photographer of the Year in POYi, in 2017 a third place as Photographer of the Year in NPPA - Best of Photojournalism and among many other awards. The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Helsingin Sanomat, Die Welt, Daily Mail, CNN, BBC, Folha de São Paulo, Courrier Internacional, Expresso, Visão Magazine, among others, are where he already has published photos. Daniel is currently based in Portugal. He works as a freelance photographer all around the world and a contributor photographer for the New York Times since May 2015.

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Buscamos las mejores fotos de nuestro planeta (Spanish version)

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Previo a la Semana del Medio Ambiente #All4TheGreen G7 en Bolonia, Italia, un espacio dedicado a discutir y celebrar el medio ambiente durante la Cumbre del G7, el próximo mes de junio, Connect4Climate invita a todos los apasionados por el planeta, a compartir las fotografías más sorprendentes como una declaración y celebración de Nuestra Casa.

El concurso #All4TheGreen Photo4Climate invita a las personas a usar sus cámaras como un instrumento de cambio, como una herramienta para explorar la belleza e importancia de nuestro planeta, desde un paisaje, un nacimiento de agua, un bosque local, un océano, un lugar de herencia cultural o un ambiente de ciudad. Las fotografías deben servir como un mensaje visual para concienciar sobre los problemas ambientales y el cambio climático, fomentar la acción y también proponer soluciones potenciales para proteger esos lugares.

Los participantes deben enviar sus piezas visuales compartiéndolas en sus cuentas de Instagram usando el hashtag #All4TheGreen. Agregando una descripción sobre lo que se ve, dónde fue tomada la foto, y qué significado tiene.

¿Por qué es importante para ti para el desarrollo verde?

¿Cuál es tu compromiso con el medio ambiente?

¿Qué es #All4TheGreen?

El concurso estará abierto hasta el 31 de mayo y los finalistas serán anunciados el 5 de junio durante el Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente. Además, serán exhibidos durante la Semana por el Medio Ambiente #All4TheGreen en Bolonia, Italia del 5 al 12 de junio. La foto ganadora recibirá reconocimiento en todos los eventos de Connect4Climate, y será promocionada en las plataformas de Connect4Climate. [FECHA LÍMITE EXTENDIDA HASTA EL 6 DE JUNIO. EL VENCEDOR SERÁ ANUNCIADO EN EL 8 DE JUNIO]

<h3>Cómo Participar</h3>

1. Sigue @Connect4Climate en Instagram

2. Toma una foto relacionada con el tema (All4TheGreen) y compártela en Instagram. La foto debe ser original y de tu autoría. Las fotos serán usadas bajo las políticas de Instagram.

3. En el encabezado describe qué ves, dónde fue tomada la foto y qué significa para ti.

4. Usa el hashtag #All4TheGreen

5. No olvides tener tu cuenta como “pública”.