September 12, 2018 (All day) to September 14, 2018 (All day)
San Francisco, CA
United States
The Global Climate Action Summit will bring leaders and people together from around the world to “Take Ambition to the Next Level.” It will be a moment to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of states, regions, cities, companies, investors, and citizens concerning climate action.
It will also be a launchpad for deeper worldwide commitments and accelerated action from countries—supported by all sectors of society—that can put the globe on track to prevent dangerous climate change and realize the historic Paris Agreement.
The decarbonization of the global economy is in sight. Transformational changes are happening across the world and all sectors as a result of technological innovation, new and creative policies and political will at all levels.
States and regions, cities, businesses, and investors are leading the charge in pushing down global emissions by 2020, setting the stage to reach net zero emissions by midcentury.
At the heart of the Paris Climate Change Agreement is the commitment by national governments to review their progress and rachet up the ambition of national climate action plans, known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
The Global Climate Action Summit, happening midway between Paris 2015 and 2020, is timed to provide the confidence to governments to ‘step up’ and trigger this next level of ambition sooner rather than later.
The momentum we generate this year must lead to bending the curve of emissions down by 2020—science advises us that this gives the world the best opportunity to prevent the worst effects of climate change. 2018, therefore, must be the beginning of a new phase of action and ambition on climate change.
The Summit will underscore the urgency of the threat of climate change by mobilizing the voices and experience of real people, in real communities already facing real and stark threats. It will challenge and channel the energy and idealism of people everywhere to step up and overcome it.
At the Summit, international and local leaders from states, regions, cities, businesses, investors, and civil society—known as “non-party stakeholders/non-state actors”—will be joined by national government leaders, scientists, students, nonprofits, and others in a new wave of mobilization.
They will be sharing what they have achieved to date and committing to doing more to usher in the era of decarbonization, more significantlevels of sustainability, and prosperity for the many rather than the few.
These actors will also celebrate a range of new climate commitments under five key areas: Healthy Energy Systems, Inclusive Economic Growth, Sustainable Communities, Land and Ocean Stewardship and Transformative Climate Investments.
The confidence, enthusiasm, and support generated by this wave of action now and through 2019, will encourage national governments leaders to trigger the necessary domestic processes ahead of 2020 while also triggering more states and regions, cities, businesses and investors to ‘step up’ further action themselves.
Banner and thumbnail photo credits to Global Climate Action Summit
Step up, World: September 13 – 14, 2018
Live from the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California Step Up, World is the official broadcast show for the Global Climate Action Summit.
Airing from the Summit’s livestream and streaming on Facebook by multiple partner organizations, Step Up, World will bring the Summit to the world and the world to the Summit through an energetic live program that combines news, high-level interviews, and commentary. This will include original curated segments featuring major events taking place across San Francisco and across the planet that capture the excitement of the international climate action movement that the Summit embodies.
The Step Up, World studio will showcase discussions and announcements of the Global Climate Action Summit. Also, hear from some of the world’s biggest voices for climate action. There’s no time to waste – it’s time for ambition. It’s time for action. It’s time to Step Up, World!
Thursday, September 13
8:45–9:00 am PT / 11:45 am–12:00 pm ET 12:00 pm–1:00 pm PT / 3:00–4:00 pm ET Friday, September 14 10:30–11:00 am PT / 1:30–2:00 pm PT 1:00–2:00 pm PT / 4:00–5:00 pm PT
