Communication - Culture and The Sustainable Development Goals
CLIMATEXPO How Will Future Universal Exhibitions Help Tackle Climate Change

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Let's Get Angry About Climate Change

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Connect4Climate supports Rovio, Earth Day Network and other partners to challenge Angry Birds players of the world to champion the environment and fight climate change in Champions for Earth, a weeklong tournament on Angry Birds Friends.

Lets Talk Climate eDiscussion on April 8

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Over a billion people are poised to commemorate the 45th anniversary of Earth Day (April 22nd). This is a critical time for promoting action on climate change, with world leaders scheduled to meet in Paris in December to adopt a binding and historic treaty on climate change.

Join us for ‘LOCAL CLIMATE, GLOBAL CHANGE: Development Communication in a social media landscape’

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Connect4Climate invites you to a CSO Forum discussion during the annual World Bank Spring Meetings.

Friday, April 20
MC C1-100 | 2:30 - 4:00 PM

Social media has flattened the information landscape, allowing more communities to have access to information and increasingly more voices to be heard, especially youth from the global South.

The Business Case for Saving the Planet
Connect4Climate and Alcantara Sustainability Panels at Milan Design Week

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Thank You for a great week!

Please watch the full discussions online below

 

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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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<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>

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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.

Hosted by the World Bank Group and supported by Italy’s Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Connect4Climate (C4C) is a global partnership for a livable planet that connects, creates, and communicates to build long-lasting change for future generations.

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