Connect4Climate is excited to again partner with Earth Day Network for the 2nd annual Climate Education Week, April 18-22 2016.
Over the past two years, the World Bank’s flagship climate change report series Turn Down the Heat and its complementary free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) have helped bring important climate related issues to policy makers and concerned citizens, reaching nearly 39,000 people in more than 180 countries worldwide.
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Now, with the adoption of the Paris Agreement at COP 21, we are ready to launch a new and exciting MOOC: “From Climate Science to Action – Turn Down the Heat Series”. The MOOC is delivered in association with the World Bank’s Open Learning Campus – the one stop shop for development learning. This interactive course focuses on region-specific impacts and opportunities for climate action in the context of the Paris Agreement. With an overview of the submitted National Determined Contributions (NDCs), it lays out implementation challenges and opportunities of the Paris Agreement.
Join the Massive Open Online Course: “From Climate Science to Action – Turn Down the Heat Series”.
Break Free is a call to action, a worldwide movement, that intends to push governments and fossil fuels industry to fight against carbon pollution and climate change. 350.org created this movement also as a platform so people and organizations around the world can take action and fight for a clean energy future.
High-profile meetings, events and multiple activities will be held across New York City during the Climate Week, 19-25 September 2016. Climate Week NYC brings together influential global figures - and new voices - from the worlds of business, government and society who are leading the low carbon transition. Events on 19th September 2016 will take place at The Times Center - New York Times Building.
Since 1975 Deuville American Film Festival presents a selection of hundreds of cinematographic works from United States: from Hollywood productions to independent cinema. Each year, the Festival pays tribute to several film actores, directors, producers, screenwriters, etc. The 42nd Deauville American Film Festival takes place in Deauville, from 2-11 September 2016.
For more information about the Festival visit: http://www.festival-deauville.com/DEV/index.php?pid=22.
The 43rd session will be the first plenary session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) during 2016 and will be presided over by the newly-elected IPCC Chair, Hoesung Lee. The main agenda items of this session will be the follow-up to the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP-21) and the themes for Special Reports during the 6th Assessment Report (AR6) cycle. This year, the IPCC will take place at the United Nations Office in Nairobi, Kenya, 11-13 April 2016.
