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PROGRAM OF EVENTS N OV 1 — N OV 1 2 , 2 02 1
U.S. CENTER
NOV 1
GLASGOW 2021
WORLD LEADERS
SUMMIT
GMT
1:00-1:30 pm LAUNCHING THE DECISIVE
DECADE OF CLIMATE ACTION
The White House &
U.S. Department of State
2:30-4:00 pm AMERICA IS ALL IN:
A SOCIETY-WIDE MOBILIZATION
TO MEET U.S. CLIMATE GOALS
America is All In Coalition
4:00-5:00 pm THE ECONOMIC CASE FOR INVESTING
IN CLIMATE ACTION: HOW COUNTRIES
ARE LEVERAGING CLIMATE AMBITION
TO BUILD BACK BETTER
The White House &
U.S. Department of State
6:00-7:00 pm CLIMATE SCIENCE LEADING THE WAY
THE
The White House O�ce of Science
and Technology Policy
DECISIVE DECADE
FOR CLIMATE
ACTION 3U.S. CENTER
NOV 2 NOV 3
GLASGOW 2021
WORLD LEADERS FINANCE
SUMMIT GMT
GMT 10:00-11:00 am LEAF COALITION: SIGNIFICANT STRIDES
TOWARDS TROPICAL FOREST
11:00-11:15 am NASA HYPERWALL PRESENTATION: CONSERVATION AT SCALE
INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW OF NASA
U.S. Department of State & Emergent
EARTH SCIENCE
Forest Finance Accelerator
11:30 am-12:30 pm EQUITABLE DEEP DECARBONIZATION: 11:00-11:15 pm NASA HYPERWALL PRESENTATION:
A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSING THE APPLICATIONS OF SATELLITE
HISTORIC JUSTICE40 INITIATIVE OBSERVATIONS TO THE GLOBAL
U.S. Department of Energy ECONOMY
1:00-2:00 pm OUR OCEAN, OUR PEOPLE, 11:30 am-12:30 pm MOBILIZING CAPITAL FOR CLIMATE
OUR PROSPERITY FINANCE IN DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
Oce of the Special Presidential
U.S. International Development
Envoy for Climate
Finance Corporation
3:00-4:00 pm ADVANCING ADAPTATION AT HOME AND 1:30-2:30 pm U.S. EFFORTS TO CONSERVE GLOBAL
IN VULNERABLE COUNTRIES: U.S. FORESTS AND OTHER CRITICAL
ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE PRIORITIES CARBON SINKS
The White House & Oce of the U.S. Department of State
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
3:00-4:00 pm CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND 2.0:
4:00-4:15 pm NASA HYPERWALL PRESENTATION: INNOVATIVE FINANCING FOR IMPACT
WHAT’S CAUSING RECENT CLIMATE U.S. Department of Treasury
TRENDS
4:00-4:15 pm NASA HYPERWALL PRESENTATION:
4:30-5:30 pm TECH FOR NET- ZERO SATELLITE VIEW OF THE BLUE ECONOMY
Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE)
& US Council for International Business (USCIB) 4:30-5:30 pm GROWING ECONOMIES BY REDUCING
EMISSIONS:’ CLIMATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
6:00-7:00 pm AMBITION BEYOND COP26 FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT’(CEED)’
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions U.S. Department of State
6:00-7:00 pm NET-ZERO WORLD INITIATIVE LAUNCH:
ACCELERATING GLOBAL ENERGY SYSTEM
DECARBONIZATION
U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department
of State, National Renewable Energy Lab
5U.S. CENTER
NOV 4 NOV 5
GLASGOW 2021
ENERGY YO U T H + P U B L I C
GMT
EMPOWERMENT
10:00-11:00 am THE NEXT WAVE OF CLIMATE SOLUTIONS: GMT
ACCELERATING INNOVATION NOW TO SCALE
UP IN THE ‘30S & ‘40S" 10:00-11:00 am LIFE-AR COMPACT: STRENGTHENING
Breakthrough Energy, Information Technology & AMBITION AND COOPERATION
Innovation Foundation (ITIF), Third Way BETWEEN LDCS AND THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
11:00-11:15 am NASA HYPERWALL PRESENTATION: CARBON O−ce of the Special Presidential
IN THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE Envoy for Climate
11:30 am-12:30 pm UNLOCKING GRIDS TO DECARBONIZE POWER
11:00-11:15 am NASA HYPERWALL PRESENTATION:
SYSTEMS GLOBALLY WITH THE G-PST
THE GLOBE PROGRAM
CONSORTIUM
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
11:30 am-12:30 pm ELEVATING INDIGENOUS YOUTH
1:30-2:30 pm EXPANDING GLOBAL WIND AMBITION IN U.S. Department of the Interior
PURSUIT OF A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY
U.S. Department of the Interior 1:30-2:30 pm GOING NEGATIVE ON CARBON
U.S. Department of Energy
3:00-4:00 pm CLIMATE AND HEALTH EQUITY: ADVANCING
CLEAN ENERGY ACCESS TO HOUSEHOLDS 3:00-4:00 pm CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE AND
U.S. Agency for International Development & FORESTRY: A VISION FOR THE FUTURE
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Department of Agriculture
4:00-4:15 pm U.S.-ROMANIA SMALL MODULAR NUCLEAR
REACTOR SIGNING CEREMONY 4:00-4:15 pm NASA HYPERWALL PRESENTATION:
U.S. Department of Energy STUDENT AIRBORNE SCIENCE
ACTIVATION FOR UNDER-REPRESENTED
4:30-5:30 pm THE CLEAN ENERGY DEMAND INITIATIVE: AND UNDER-SERVED LEARNERS
CATALYZING PRIVATE SECTOR RENEWABLE
ENERGY INVESTMENT IN LEADING ECONOMIES 4:30-5:30 pm AMERICA’S ELECTRIC COMPANIES:
U.S. Department of State AIMING FOR NET-ZERO
5:30-5:45 pm NASA HYPERWALL PRESENTATION: Edison Electric Institute
REVEALING URBAN POLLUTION PATTERNS
FROM A BIRD’S EYE VIEW 6:00-7:00 pm OUR SHARED FUTURE: LIFE ON A
SUSTAINABLE PLANET
6:00-7:00 pm CLEAN ENERGY MINISTERIAL AND MISSION Smithsonian Institute
INNOVATION: DELIVERING ON CLEAN ENERGY
FOR THE CLIMATE
U.S. Department of Energy
7U.S. CENTER
NOV 6 NOV 8
GLASGOW 2021
N AT U R E A D A P TAT I O N , L O S S
GMT
& DAMAGE
10:00-11:00 am SAVING NATURE TO SAVE OURSELVES GMT
U.S. Department of the Interior &
10:00-11:00 am POWER-UP: FACTORING RESILIENCE INTO
U.S. Agency for International Development TRANSITIONING ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
U.S. Agency for International Development
11:00-11:15 am NASA HYPERWALL PRESENTATION:
GREENLAND’S MELTING IN CONTEXT
11:00-11:15 am NASA HYPERWALL PRESENTATION:
11:30 am-12:30 pm OCEAN & CLIMATE AMBITION: FIRES IN A WARMING WORLD
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON MPAS,
BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE 11:30 am-12:30 pm PARTNERSHIPS FOR ISLAND RESILIENCE:
National Oceanic and SHARING SOLUTIONS IN THE GREAT
Atmospheric Administration OCEAN STATES
U.S. Department of State & National Oceanic
1:30-2:30 pm INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE: AGRICULTURE and Atmospheric Administration
INNOVATION MISSION FOR CLIMATE
U.S. Department of Agriculture 1:30-2:30 pm ADAPTATION: FROM PLANNING TO ACTION
& O†ce of the Special Presidential NAP Global Network
Envoy for Climate Change
3:00-4:00 pm CLIMATE SERVICES FOR DECISION MAKERS
3:00-4:00 pm CONGRESS’ ROLE IN ENHANCING U.S. National Oceanic and
CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AND AMBITION Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Congress
4:00-4:15 pm NASA HYPERWALL PRESENTATION:
4:00-4:05 pm SILVACARBON FILM SCREENING - CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND DISEASE
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OUTBREAKS
U.S. Forest Service
4:30-5:30 pm HEALTHIER LIVES ON A HEALTHIER
4:30-5:30 pm OUR CLIMATE FUTURE IS FEMALE: WOMEN PLANET: LINKING CLIMATE CHANGE
AND GIRLS LEADING CLIMATE ACTION AND HEALTH EQUITY
U.S. Agency for International Development U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services
5:30-5:45 pm NASA HYPERWALL PRESENTATION:
OCEAN ECOLOGY 6:00-7:00 pm ADAPTING TO THRIVE: U.S. ACTION
ON GLOBAL CLIMATE ADAPTATION
6:00-7:00 pm A NATURAL RESPONSE TO CLIMATE
U.S. Agency for International Development
CHANGE: INTEGRATING NATURE-BASED
SOLUTIONS INTO NDCS
World Wildlife Fund 9U.S. CENTER
NOV 9 NOV 10
GLASGOW 2021
GENDER, SCIENCE TRANSPORT
& I N N O VAT I O N GMT
GMT 10:00-11:00 am BUILDING A BETTER BATTERY
U.S. Department of Energy
10:00-11:00 am FURTHER, FASTER, TOGETHER:
A STATE-FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP FOR A 11:00-11:15 am NASA HYPERWALL PRESENTATION:
NET-ZERO FUTURE
HOW DO WE KNOW FOR SURE ABOUT
U.S. Climate Alliance
ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS?
11:00-11:15 am NASA HYPERWALL PRESENTATION: ASK AERONET!
SATELLITE AND OCEAN DATE REVEAL
11:30 am-12:30 pm H2 TWIN CITIES - CONNECTING
` MARKED INCREASE IN EARTH’S
COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD
HEATING RATE
TO DEPLOY CLEAN HYDROGEN
11:30 am-12:30 pm ACCELERATING EQUITABLE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
ACTION THROUGH GLOBAL SUPPORT FOR U.S. Department of Energy
STARTUP INNOVATION
1:30-2:30 pm COMING BACK GREENER:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory CLEAN TRANSPORTATION
& The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator U.S. Department of Transportation
1:30-2:30 pm SECURING THE CLIMATE BENEFITS OF THE 3:00-4:00 pm DECARBONIZING TRANSPORTATION
GLOBAL HFC PHASEDOWN: PREVENTING IN EMERGING ECONOMIES
ILLEGAL TRADE IN HFCS U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Agency for International
Development, National Renewable
3:00-4:00 pm SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY'S ROLE IN Energy Laboratory
GETTING US TO NET-ZERO EMISSIONS
White House O•ce of Science & 4:00-4:15 pm NASA HYPERWALL PRESENTATION:
Technology Policy NEW CLIMATE FOR A BETTER(?)
TOMORROW: EARTH ENERGY, HEAT,
4:00-4:15 pm NASA HYPERWALL PRESENTATION: AND WATER IN A CHANGING CLIMATE
OUR RAPIDLY CHANGING ARCTIC
4:30-5:30 pm LEADING THE WAY TO THE
4:30-5:30 pm OBSERVING OUR PLANET FUTURE OF FLIGHT
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance
National Oceanic and Atmospheric (SABA)
Administration, U.S. Geological Survey
6:00-7:00 pm BUSINESS LEADERS: A CALL
6:00-7:00 pm BUILDING BETTER TOGETHER: TO CLIMATE ACTION
PARTNERSHIPS TO ADVANCE CLIMATE Glasgow is Our Business
RESILIENCE
11
National Oceanic & Atmospheric AdministrationU.S. CENTER
NOV 11 NOV 12
GLASGOW 2021
CITIES, REGIONS & CLOSE
B U I LT E N V I R O N M E N T
GMT
GMT
10:00-11:00 am A CHANGING ARCTIC: THE U.S.’
10:00-11:00 am CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: CONTRIBUTIONS TO ARCTIC RESEARCH,
YOUTH LEADING THE WAY IN THE U.S. APPLICATIONS, AND DECISION SUPPORT
AND AROUND THE WORLD National Aeronautics and
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Space Administration
11:00-11:15 am NASA HYPERWALL PRESENTATION: CFCS
REGULATION FOR OZONE RECOVERY AND 11:00-11:15 am NASA HYPERWALL PRESENTATION:
A HEALTHY PLANET THE EVER-CHANGING CO2 SOURCES
AND SINKS SEEN FROM SPACE
11:30 am-12:30 pm LEADERSHIP EVERYWHERE: CLIMATE
LEADERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY COMES
FROM ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CLIMATE SMART INFRASTRUCTURE:
U.S. Department of Transportation BUILDING BACK BETTER AND
CATALYZING GREEN GROWTH
1:30-2:30 pm GLOBAL NETWORK ENABLES CLIMATE U.S. Trade and Development Agency
CHANGE RESILIENCE BY CONNECTING
SPACE TO VILLAGE
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
& U.S. Agency for International Development
3:00-4:00 pm THE ROLE OF CITIES IN DRIVING AN
AMBITIOUS CLIMATE AGENDA
Climate Mayors
4:00-4:15 pm NASA HYPERWALL PRESENTATION:
CONNECTIONS BETWEEN FIRE, WEATHER,
AND CLIMATE
4:30-5:30 pm JUSTICE AND EQUITY AT THE CENTER:
INNOVATIVE HOUSING POLICY TO BUILD A
MORE SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY FOR ALL
U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
13NOV 1 NOV 2
McCarthy will host a ministerial and prepare major initiatives
level discussion on how investing to announce at the Our Ocean
in climate action can spur Conference on February 16 and 17
WORLD LEADERS equitable economic growth. WORLD LEADERS in Palau.
SUMMIT Panel participants will share SUMMIT
stories and lessons learned from Advancing Adaptation At Home
the government to government and in Vulnerable Countries:
perspective on how investing U.S. Adaptation and Resilience
Launching the Decisive in climate ambition has grown Equitable Deep Decarbonization:
Decade of Climate Action economies around the world. A Roundtable Discussing the Priorities
The White House & U.S. Historic Justice40 Initiative The White House & Ofce of the
Department of State U.S. Department of Energy Special Presidential Envoy for
Climate Science Climate
Welcoming the world Leading the Way Achieving net-zero emissions
back to the U.S. Center - a The White House Ofce of Science economy-wide by 2050 will White House National Climate
showcase of U.S. eforts to raise & Technology Policy provide an unprecedented Advisor, Gina McCarthy, and
ambition and action to tackle the
Climate change represents an opportunity to create new jobs Special Presidential Envoy for
climate crisis at home and abroad.
existential threat that requires across multiple economic sectors Climate, John Kerry, will discuss
bold and urgent action. The and help to realize the Biden the importance of advancing
America Is All In: A Society-wide United States is committed Administration’s intersecting efective climate adaptation and
Mobilization to Meet U.S. to continued investments in priorities on climate, equity, and resilience eforts and share U.S.
Climate Goals scientifc research and enhanced the economy. This roundtable priorities, policies, and initiatives
America is All In Coalition international collaboration that focuses on the Justice40 to implement adaptation and
The United States is back in the will allow society to understand, Initiative, a cornerstone of resilience strategies domestically
Paris Agreement and ready to respond, and adapt to climate the Administration’s climate and in vulnerable countries
go far beyond its ambition. U.S. change. This session will highlight strategy that commits 40% of and communities around the
cities and counties, states and perspectives from U.S. experts the benefts of Federal climate world, as articulated in the U.S.’s
tribal nations, businesses and on how advances in science are and clean energy spending to Adaptation Communication.
investors, faith groups, colleges informing our collective response disadvantaged communities.
and universities, and institutions to climate change. Participants will include senior
Administration ofcials and Tech for Net-Zero
of faith, health, and culture Business Council for Sustainable
have built a solid framework of members of civil society.
Energy (BCSE) & US Council for
support which the U.S. federal International Business (USCIB)
government can rely on to Our Ocean, Our People,
strengthen and implement its Our Prosperity Leading U.S. companies will
climate targets. They’re also Ofce of the Special Presidential dive into the global challenge
here at COP in full force to Envoy for Climate of achieving net zero by 2050
stand shoulder to shoulder with and explore how technologies
the federal government and The ocean sustains all life on across sectors can make
international counterparts. The this planet, yet the health of signifcant gains toward this
next decade is critical, which is the ocean is under threat from goal in this critical decade for
why it will take all of us - working the impacts of greenhouse gas climate action. Coordination
together - to keep 1.5 degrees pollution and other anthropogenic across sectors, investment
Celsius within reach. stressors. At the same time, the in innovation, deployment of
ocean is a source of sustainable existing technology solutions and
solutions that can help us public-private partnership are
The Economic Case for Investing address the climate crisis. This
in Climate Action: How countries all essential tools to achieve this
armchair discussion featuring long-term global target.
are leveraging climate ambition Special Presidential Envoy for
to build back better Climate John Kerry and President
The White House & U.S. Surangel S. Whipps, Jr. will launch Ambition Beyond COP26
Department of State a 90-day challenge for countries Center for Climate and Energy
and non-state actors to carry Solutions (C2ES)
National Climate Advisor Gina forward the momentum of COP26 This long-awaited conference is
15NOV 3
an opportunity for countries to fnance -- and key challenges to
deliver timely commitments that fnancing -- in emerging markets.
take us further toward achieving U.S. Eforts to Conserve Global
the Paris Agreement’s goals, but Finance Forests and Other Critical
we already know that we will Carbon Sinks
still be far of track by the end U.S. Department of State
of COP26. This side event will LEAF Coalition: Signifcant
focus on the Paris Agreement’s Strides towards Tropical Forest Join us for a high-level event to
global stocktake (GST) process, Conservation at Scale highlight major new United States
the success of which depends on U.S. Department of State & announcements on support for
attention to urgency, opportunity, Emergent Forest Finance global eforts to conserve and
and near-term scalable action, Accelerator restore forests and other natural
including through enhanced ecosystems, including those that
NDCs and their efective Participants in the Lowering serve as critical carbon sinks
implementation, as well as wider Emissions by Accelerating Forest
collective enhanced action. C2ES fnance (LEAF) Coalition will Clean Technology Fund 2.0:
and EDF will further announce the announce signifcant advances Innovative Financing for Impact
launch of our GST project, which in implementing a new model U.S. Department of Treasury
in 2022 and 2023 will help shape of public-private support for
and support the GST by ensuring tropical forests, highlighting U.S. Department of Treasury will
a strong focus on opportunities to developments since the $1 host an event with international
scale up climate ambition in line billion call for proposals was partners to highlight an innovative
with the Paris Agreement’s long- announced in April 2021. The fnancing model that would
term goals. LEAF Coalition aims to raise support clean technology
global climate ambition and investments in developing
contribute to halting tropical countries. Treasury will also
and subtropical deforestation outline eforts to help developing
and forest degradation by 2030. economies transition away from
It is a voluntary global coalition coal.
bringing together companies and
governments to provide fnance
Growing Economies by
for tropical and subtropical forest
Reducing Emissions: Climate
protection at a scale not seen
Entrepreneurship for Economic
before. Development (CEED)
U.S. Department of State
Mobilizing Capital for Climate Entrepreneurs from around the
Finance in Developing world working on scalable climate
Economies solutions will join U.S. business
U.S. International Development and government leaders to
Finance Corporation launch Climate Entrepreneurship
for Economic Development
Developing economies face (CEED), a new State Department
an annual multi-trillion dollar initiative. Through partnerships
fnancing gap for climate with the private sector, CEED
mitigation, adaptation, and connects climate entrepreneurs
resilience. The Development with peer thought partners,
Finance Corporation is embarking industry mentors, and partnership
on a set of commitments to opportunities needed to scale
mobilize climate fnance from innovative climate solutions
the private sector for economic and drive economic growth in
mobility and investment in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin
developing economies. The America.
program will explore strategies in
17Net Zero World Initiative Launch:
NOV 4
energy grids, collaboration and
Accelerating Global Energy technical assistance, building
System Decarbonization a robust workforce, and much
U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Energy more.
Department of State, National
Renewable Energy Laboratory
The Next Wave of Climate Expanding Global Wind
The United States of America Solutions: Accelerating Ambition in Pursuit of a Clean
together with partner Innovation Now to Scale Up in Energy Economy
governments, the philanthropic the ‘30s & ‘40s U.S. Department of the Interior
community and business leaders Breakthrough Energy, Information
will be launching the Net Zero Technology & Innovation U.S. Secretary of the Interior
World Initiative, aimed at Foundation (ITIF), Third Way Deb Haaland will be joined
accelerating the transition to by international colleagues to
net zero, resilient and inclusive Getting to net-zero by 2050 showcase US and international
energy systems. This whole- will require multiple waves of commitments toward a global
of-government initiative will solutions to be deployed at global challenge for accelerating
harness expertise from national scale. As the current wave crests ofshore wind development
laboratories and federal in the 2020s, governments and to reduce carbon emissions,
agencies to enable clean energy businesses need to be building promote economic growth in the
transformations in partner the next one, and the one after clean energy sector and keep 1.5
countries, at national and sub- that, to address emissions degrees of global warming within
national levels. Join us for the challenges that are hard or reach.
launch to hear from U.S. Secretary impossible to abate today. Join
of Energy Jennifer Granholm, us to hear a diverse set of
U.S Special Presidential Envoy Climate and Health Equity:
perspectives on the priorities
for Climate John Kerry, and Advancing Clean Energy Access
and modalities for a decade of
several leaders from partner to Households
ambitious action to accelerate
governments, foundations, and U.S. Agency for International
innovation, which must unfold in
private sector institutions. Development, U.S. Environmental
the 2020s to unlock decades of
Protection Agency
opportunity to follow.
This event, hosted by USAID
Unlocking Grids to Decarbonize and USEPA, will announce
Power Systems Globally with the US commitments and involve
G-PST Consortium a thoughtful discussion on
National Renewable Energy strategies to advance clean
Laboratory energy access to households
domestically and abroad to
The G-PST Consortium is reduce energy poverty while
accelerating innovations and reducing harmful emissions.
adoption of world class solutions Experts will focus on how to
to transition to zero emission deploy a range of cooking and
power systems in all regions of heating appliances and utility-
the world. This event will bring based and of-grid systems that
together high-level ministers and support improved health equity
energy sector leadership from the and quality of life.
U.S., U.K., and Denmark (TBC), as
well as several system operator
CEOs, to discuss tangible results
achieved through the G-PST
Consortium since the launch in
April 2021 including - innovative
research to reach 100% renewable
19NOV 5
U.S.-Romania Small Modular key accomplishments of several is afecting their communities
Nuclear Reactor Signing CEM and MI workstreams as well around the globe and
Ceremony as highlight important future work recommend actions they would
U.S. Department of Energy under the new phases of both Youth + Public like world leaders to undertake
organizations: MI 2.0 and CEM Empowerment to achieve our international
DOE Secretary Granholm 3.0. Chilean Minister of Energy climate commitments for future
will be joined by Romanian Juan Carlos Jobet, as host of the generations.
Minister Popescu and private CEM and MI ministerial meetings
sector partners to share a new in 2021, will hand of the 2022 LIFE-AR Compact: Strengthening
project that will help Romania ministerial hosting duties to Ambition and Cooperation
between LDCs and the Going Negative on Carbon
accelerate the clean energy U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer U.S. Department of Energy
transition through deployment of Granholm. Secretary Granholm International Community
small modular nuclear reactors. will announce the location of the Ofce of the Special Presidential
Envoy for Climate To avoid catastrophic climate
The new technology will be 2022 CEM and MI ministerials. change, we must achieve net
a centerpiece of Romania’s zero emissions by 2050 – that
decarbonization eforts and Despite being the most vulnerable
to climate impacts, the LDCs cannot be possible without
contributions to the Paris negative emissions solutions
Agreement’s climate goals. have set out an ambitious target
to “be on climate-resilient as a complement to aggressive
development pathways by 2030 mitigation actions. This two-part
and deliver net-zero emissions by event will focus on the innovation
The Clean Energy Demand and collaboration led by the
Initiative: Catalyzing Private 2050 to ensure our societies and
ecosystems thrive”. Achieving United States and its partners to
Sector Renewable Energy drive innovative technological
Investment in Leading this ambitious target will require
partnership on both sides. The solutions to removing carbon. At
Economies this event, Secretary Granholm
U.S. Department of State LDCs are therefore, inviting the
international community to join will announce both a new
them in support of a shared LDC domestic Carbon Negative Energy
Private sector and country Earthshot and an international
leaders will come together to Vision to strengthen development
cooperation and climate Mission Innovation research
discuss demand for renewables Mission on Carbon
to complement broader sectoral action, for a more efective and
ambitious response to the triple Dioxide Removal.
investment and options for
corporate renewable procurement crises of climate change, nature
in countries with large industrial, degradation and poverty. This
Climate Smart Agriculture and
manufacturing, and technology event presents an opportunity
Forestry: A Vision for the Future
centers. The discussion will for LDCs and the international
U.S. Department of Agriculture
highlight private sector renewable community to share progress
energy investment goals and on the LDC Vision and for
USDA’s Climate Smart Agriculture
policy options. governments to join the LIFE-AR
and Forestry strategy leverages
Partnership Compact in support
USDA tools and authorities and
of a shared LDC Vision, open to
describes additional actions
Clean Energy Ministerial and all.
to drive emissions reductions,
Mission Innovation: Delivering on increase forest carbon
Clean Energy for the Climate sequestration, decarbonize rural
U.S. Department of Energy Elevating Indigenous Youth
U.S. Department of the Interior electricity generation, invest in
renewable fuels production, and
The members of Mission increase agriculture and forest
Innovation (MI) and the Clean U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Deb Haaland will host a virtual resilience to climate impacts.
Energy Ministerial (CEM) are Secretary Vilsack will give an
working to deliver on their climate question and answer session
with Indigenous youth about the overview of the U.S. strategy to
ambition through accelerating position farmers, ranchers, and
the innovation and deployment impacts of climate change on the
rising generation. Participants forest landowners as part of
of clean energy technologies the solution to climate change
worldwide. This event will present will share how climate change
and discuss the new Climate
21NOV 6
Smart Agriculture and Forestry The event will showcase the
Partnership Initiative. The Partnership’s progress to date
stakeholder panel discussion and provide a brief introduction
will focus on opportunities to Nature to current and future activities.
leverage climate-friendly supply Government agencies, national
chains to connect producers to representatives, and other
consumers demanding climate- Saving Nature to Save Ourselves interested parties can learn
smart products. U.S. Department of the Interior, about how to become a member,
U.S. Agency for International benefts to members, national
Development case studies, and upcoming
America’s Electric Companies:
events through thematic
Aiming for Net Zero
U.S. Secretary of the Interior presentations by high profle
Edison Electric Institute
Deb Haaland and Administrator speakers from the countries and
of the United States Agency organizations represented by the
This event will highlight actions by
for International Development Partnership (Chile, UK, France,
U.S. electric companies to quickly
Samantha Power will discuss U.S., and Costa Rica).
decarbonize the power sector
and achieve net-zero. CEOs from the impact of meaningful
fve of America’s investor-owned engagement of Indigenous
peoples and local communities on Investing in Our Future:
electric companies will outline Agriculture Innovation Mission
how the industry is working with the development of nature-based
solutions to climate change. The for Climate
the Administration and Congress U.S. Department of Agriculture &
to develop federal policies that two leaders will highlight U.S.
domestic and international eforts Ofce of the Special Presidential
will accelerate the clean energy Envoy for Climate Change
transition and help address to conserve biodiversity, including
climate change. The event also President Biden’s America the
Beautiful initiative, a decade-long Launching at COP26, the
will focus on the key role that Agriculture Innovation Mission
clean, efcient electricity plays challenge to pursue a locally led
and voluntary, nationwide efort for Climate (AIM for Climate /
in achieving net-zero emissions AIM4C) is a joint initiative created
economy-wide, including reducing to conserve, connect, and restore
30 percent of our lands and by the United States and the
emissions from transportation and United Arab Emirates. AIM for
driving reductions in the natural waters by 2030.
Climate seeks to drive more
gas supply chain. rapid and transformative climate
Ocean & Climate Ambition: action in the agricultural sector,
International Partnership on empowering agriculture to be
Our Shared Future: Life
MPAs, Biodiversity and part of the solution to address
on a Sustainable Planet
Climate Change the climate crisis, build resilience
Smithsonian Institute
National Oceanic and to its impacts, and create co-
Atmospheric Administration benefts of climate action. AIM
Through a series of short
for Climate participants intend
talks and panel discussions,
This event will highlight current to signifcantly increase and
participants will hear from
U.S. and international eforts to accelerate investment in, and
Smithsonian leadership and
address climate change impacts other support for, climate-smart
scholars about plans to advance
through marine protected agriculture and food systems
a new signature initiative looking
areas (MPAs). Coinciding with innovation over fve years (2021 –
holistically at global crises – such
the launch of the International 2025).
as climate change, biodiversity
loss, inequities, and global Partnership on MPAs, Biodiversity,
pandemics. Creative solutions for and Climate Change, of which
NOAA’s Ofce of National Congress’ Role in Enhancing
people and nature will be inspired U.S. Climate Leadership and
by a bridge between science and Marine Sanctuaries is a founding
member, the event will showcase Ambition
culture through collaborations U.S. Congress
with domestic and international the scope of this international
partners. partnership.
A Conversation with U.S. Senators
23NOV 8
and U.S. Representatives on A Natural Response to Climate Adaptation: From
Congress’ role in enhancing U.S. Change: Integrating Nature- Planning to Action
climate action and ambition. Based Solutions into NDCs NAP Global Network
World Wildlife Fund Adaptation, Loss &
SilvaCarbon Film Screening - Damage This event will highlight
Panelists will discuss the need for the importance of National
Celebrating 10 Years
countries to incorporate quality Adaptation Plans in building
U.S. Forest Service
nature-based solutions (NBS) and climate resilience at scale. It bring
natural climate solutions (NCS) Power-up: Factoring Resilience together donors and developing
Over the past decade, the into Transitioning Energy
into their NDCs, to both reduce countries to discuss progress and
U.S. Government interagency Infrastructure
emissions and build resilience. needs, as well as announcements
SilvaCarbon program has been U.S. Agency for International
The discussion will highlight what of new funding for the NAP Global
at the forefront of global eforts Development
certain countries have already Network to increase support
to address climate change by
done and what more others, developing countries in achieving
supporting developing countries Countries around the world are
including the US, can be doing their adaptation goals.
to generate and use improved transitioning to cleaner sources of
to implement and achieve their
information related to forest and energy and simultaneously facing
climate commitments by investing
terrestrial carbon. This short flm the impacts of climate change Climate Services for
in nature.
features diverse perspectives in a variety of ways. This session Decision Makers
from SilvaCarbon partners around will bring together policy makers National Oceanic and
the world on the importance to discuss the urgent need for Atmospheric Administration
of forest carbon monitoring adoption of national policies that
for tracking and ultimately incorporate disaster and climate This roundtable discussion
reducing deforestation; the risks into energy infrastructure will highlight challenges, best
crucial role that direct, sustained investment decisions. practices, and lessons learned
technical cooperation plays in when developing climate-related
achieving international climate tools and services in partnership
change goals; and some of the Partnerships for Island with communities and other end-
key successes and challenges Resilience: Sharing Solutions in users. The panel discussion will be
encountered through ten years of the Great Ocean States an opportunity to showcase USG
SilvaCarbon collaboration. U.S. Department of State, National climate tools, services, programs,
Oceanic and Atmospheric and approaches, such as NOAA’s
Administration US Climate Resilience Toolkit,
Our Climate Future Is Female: Climate Equity Roundtables,
Women and Girls Leading Island nations are among the Regional Climate Service Centers,
Climate Action most vulnerable to climate and the Regional Integrated
U.S. Agency for International change, but they are also at the Sciences and Assessments (RISA)
Development forefront of eforts to adapt and program. This could also serve
develop pathways to climate as an opportunity to annouce
Climate change is sexist, but our resilience and sustainable that NOAA’s Regional Integrated
response to it can’t be. Around development. The United States Sciences and Assessments
the world - from rural villages to is working closely with many of (RISA) program is aiming to
the halls of parliament - women these islands to address island- invest $50 million for nine new
are leading the way in designing identifed needs, and foster 5-year RISA team awards to
solutions to mitigate and adapt great ocean state leadership in conduct innovative research on
to the impacts of climate change. combating the climate crisis and climate adaptation and ongoing
This session will bring together promoting resilience in ways that engagement with a range of
leaders giving voice to the refect their unique cultures. communities across multiple
gendered impacts of the climate socioeconomic sectors in order to
crisis and highlighting how they build local and regional capacity
are taking action to empower to plan for climate change Topics
women and girls as leaders in the could include: building climate
fght against climate change. tools/services with an equity
and inclusion lens, iterative tool
25NOV 9
and service development, and Securing the Climate Benefts
fostering strong connections of the Global HFC Phasedown:
between national and local action. Preventing Illegal Trade in HFCs
Gender, Science & U.S. Environmental
Innovation Protection Agency
Healthier Lives on a Healthier
Planet: Linking Climate Change
and Health Equity Phasing down the production
U.S. Department of Health and Further, Faster, Together: A and consumption of climate-
Human Services State-Federal Partnership for a damaging hydrofuorocarbons
Net-Zero Future (HFCs) is an important part of our
U.S. Climate Alliance global response to the climate
This session will provide an
crisis, and could avoid up to 0.5°
update on new activities related
Celsius of warming by 2100.
to climate change and health The United States is back and our Although many countries are
equity across the US government. bold new climate goals are both implementing a phase down of
Hosted by the new Ofce of achievable and durable because HFCs, including the United States,
Climate Change and Health the Biden Administration and these eforts must be supported
Equity within the Department of states across America have joined by a robust enforcement and
Health and Human Services, the forces and are moving forward compliance regime to ensure that
event will feature presentations together. Join top Administration illegal trade does not undermine
on community health resilience, ofcials and governors from the expected climate benefts
climate action co-benefts that the U.S. Climate Alliance for of these programs. Hosted by
can reduce health disparities, and a discussion on how the U.S. U.S. EPA, this event will highlight
health sector decarbonization can secure a net-zero future, international eforts to ensure
and resilience. It will also safeguard public health, and rigorous compliance with and
feature updates on a new all-of- drive economic growth across enforcement of HFC phasedown
government approach to health multiple industries through a programs, and opportunities
resilience to extreme heat. strong, sustained state-federal for international cooperation to
partnership. prevent illegal trade in HFCs.
Adapting to Thrive: U.S. Action
on Global Climate Adaptation Accelerating Equitable Climate Science and Technology’s Role in
U.S. Agency for International Action Through Global Support Getting Us to Net-Zero Emissions
Development for Startup Innovation White House Ofce of Science
National Renewable Energy and Technology Policy
Climate change is threatening Laboratory and the Los Angeles
the lives and livelihoods of Cleantech Incubator To reach net-zero-emissions by
millions of people worldwide. 2050, we’ll want to draw on the
As the world works to slow Representatives from NREL, LACI, full creativity and capabilities
emissions, developing countries and their partners will share plans of science and technology to
urgently need support to reduce and examples to create a global develop, deliver, and deploy
the impacts of climate change network of cleantech incubators solutions—including zero-carbon
on vulnerable communities. as well as an innovation fund energy and infrastructure that
This event will feature USAID to help cities invite and scale can address the energy needs
Administrator Samantha equitable climate innovation. LACI of all countries. Dr. Eric Lander,
Power, US Special Presidential will announce their LA Cleantech President Biden’s Science Advisor
Envoy on Climate John Kerry, City Pilot Innovation Fund and and Director of the White House
a NOAA or NASA principal, NREL and partners will launch Ofce of Science and Technology
Ministerial level representatives a global clean energy incubator Policy, will host a panel of experts
from the Vulnerable 20, and network and assistance program. to explore the strategic steps
representatives from civil society necessary to turn ambition into
to discuss the United States’ reality. Panelists and participants
role in supporting global climate will discuss the range of eforts
adaptation. needed, as well as how countries
27NOV 10
can cooperate to develop inclusion, particularly at the city
National Science and Technology and municipality level.
Roadmaps to undergird national
commitments to achieve a net- Transport
zero-emissions world. Coming Back Greener:
Clean Transportation
U.S. Department of Transportation
Observing Our Planet Building a Better Battery|
National Aeronautics and Space U.S. Department of Energy The pandemic changed the
Administration, National Oceanic way the world moves, and as
and Atmospheric Administration, The United States and European we build back better now is the
U.S. Geological Survey Union will announce the Building time to take critical actions to
Resilient Battery Ecosystem reduce emissions across the
This session will describe the at the COP 26 event to bring transportation sector. The U.S.
current status and plans within the European Battery Alliance is on the cusp of a generational
the US to observe our Earth, and US Battery Partnership investment that would help make
including quantifying its evolution together to strengthen supply our transportation network less
and the resulting physical, chain resilience for lithium- polluting, more resilient and
chemical, biological, and societal ion batteries, which are key to more equitable, all while creating
impacts from climate change, transportation electrifcation good-paying jobs for workers.
as well as providing information and decarbonization of the This event will explore these
about the forcings and processes transportation sector. The 100- investments and other ways the
that drive climate change,. It day supply chain reviews under U.S. is approaching greening its
will also emphasize how the US Executive Order 14017 make clear transportation system.
government inclusively works the need to work with America’s
with a full range of domestic allies and partners to strengthen
and international partners to our collective supply chain Decarbonizing Transportation in
share data and facilitate its use resilience. Emerging Economies
in informing decisions made to U.S. Environmental Protection
anticipate and respond to our Agency, U.S. Agency for
changing global environment. H2 Twin Cities - Connecting International Development, and
communities around the world to National Renewable Energy
deploy clean hydrogen solutions Laboratory
Building Better Together: U.S. Department of Energy
Partnerships to Advance Climate Decarbonizing transportation is
Resilience Connecting communities around
essential for achieving a net-zero
National Oceanic and the world to deploy clean
future, but the implementation
Atmospheric Administration hydrogen solutions. Advances in
roadmap is not always clear.
hydrogen energy present some
Partnerships are the key to the USAID, EPA and NREL will
of the greatest opportunities
efective delivery of timely and lay out a vision for a “whole
for decarbonizing hard to abate
relevant climate science and of government” approach to
industrial sectors and heavy-
services. This event will highlight decarbonizing the transportation
duty transportation. The United
examples of innovative U.S. sector globally. This will include
States recently launched the
public-private partnerships, where lessons on domestic regulatory
Hydrogen Energy Earthshot to
the benefts could be global in and non-regulatory strategies to
accelerate domestic investment
reach. This moderated panel reducing emissions from vehicles,
and innovation, and with our
discussion will focus on the role as well as implications for the
international partners at COP 26
of targeted climate information power sector, infrastructure
we will launch a new program
to inform infrastructure resiliency, planning, fnance, air quality and
– H2 Twin Cities – designed
that is, how the design and urban governance. The event
to foster global collaboration
construction of infrastructure will culminate in a discussion
on deployment of innovative
needs to be informed by an amongst a panel of feld-based
hydrogen technology with a focus
understanding of future weather transportation experts on the
on environmental justice and
and climate conditions. successes and challenges for
29NOV 11
emerging economies on the route Global Network Enables Climate
to decarbonizing transportation Change Resilience by Connecting
systems. Space to Village
Cities, Regions & Built National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, U.S. Agency for
Leading the Way to the Environment International Development
Future of Flight
Sustainable Aviation Buyers A joint initiative of NASA,
Alliance (SABA) USAID, and leading geospatial
Climate and Environmental organizations in Asia, Africa, and
If you few to Glasgow, join the Justice: Youth Leading the Way Latin America, SERVIR partners
Sustainable Aviation Buyers in the U.S. and Around the World with countries in these regions
Alliance (SABA) to learn how U.S. Environmental Protection to address critical challenges in
you can play your part in Agency climate change, food security,
decarbonizing the future of water and related disasters,
fight. SABA is uniting top airlines This event and conversation land use, and air quality. Using
and customers on a mission to would engage youth leaders satellite data and geospatial
advance investment in and uptake on the specifc work that EPA technology, SERVIR co-develops
of sustainable aviation fuels does within the U.S. government innovative solutions through
(SAF). Our panel discussion will to combat climate change a network of regional hubs to
unveil major new announcements and advance environmental improve resilience and sustainable
and updates about SABA’s justice. Administrator Regan resource management at local,
expanding work to ensure that would share his personal story national, and regional scales. This
businesses, organizations and and hope to inspire and develop session will showcase country-
even individuals can invest in a new, diverse generation of driven co-developed climate
high-integrity SAF to meet their environmental leaders, and show adaptation services and their
climate goals. environmental professional impact.
careers as a viable, meaningful
career option.
Business Leaders: A Call to The Role of Cities in Driving an
Climate Action Ambitious Climate Agenda
Glasgow is Our Business Leadership everywhere: Climate Climate Mayors
leadership and responsibility
Leading companies see comes from all levels of The panel will focus on the
strong climate action as both government leadership of cities in taking
an urgent imperative and an U.S. Department of Transportation climate action to date; the
unparalleled opportunity for more importance of local-federal
sustainable prosperity. CEOs partnerships in expanding and
and top executives representing Over the last decade, much of
amplifying these eforts; and the
companies and business groups the creativity and innovation
contribution of local action to the
from around the world will on climate and transport has
broader global agenda.
underscore the actions they are been driven by the subnational
taking to achieve the goals of the level. Climate leadership and
Paris Agreement and their call to responsibility should be a priority Justice and Equity at the Center:
governments to enact the policies for all levels of government. This Innovative Housing Policy to
needed to accelerate the net-zero panel will explore opportunities Build a More Sustainable Society
transition in this decisive decade. to foster continued climate for All
innovations that are both U.S. Department of Housing and
collaborative and scalable. Urban Development
A conversation with U.S.
Department of Housing and
Urban Development’s leadership
on how the United States is
31NOV 12
centering environmental justice and partnership building
and equity in innovative housing activities.
and housing fnance policy to
reduce emissions, adapt to Close
climate change, and build a strong
and more sustainable society.
A Changing Arctic: The U.S.’
Contributions to Arctic Research,
Applications, and Decision
Support
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
A series of talks and visual
animations targeted for the
general public to demonstrate
how US data, models, and
science enable Arctic monitoring,
understanding, and predictions
with implications for global
climate change. Especially
animations of satellite-derived
variables or animations from
climate models illustrate Arctic
processes, connections, and
changes in a way that are
otherwise difcult to explain.
Climate Smart Infrastructure:
Building Back Better and
Catalyzing Green Growth
U.S. Trade and Development
Agency
President Biden launched
USTDA’s Global Partnership for
Climate-Smart Infrastructure
during April’s Leaders Summit
on Climate. This roundtable,
hosted by USTDA Acting Director
Vinai Thammalapally, will
spotlight how the Partnership is
achieving its objective of helping
countries transition to net-zero
economies by connecting U.S.
industry to clean energy and
transportation infrastructure
projects in emerging markets.
Participants will include emerging
market project sponsors and U.S.
companies that are tackling the
climate crisis through USTDA’s
project preparation assistance
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