Hybrid Event | Four Seasons Hotel, Singapore | 1400hrs - 1800hrs SGT (GMT+8)
Following the raised climate ambition achieved with the Glasgow Climate Pact last year, global attention is now turning to the effective implementation of headline pledges. For countries to meet their targets, practical policies and solutions need to be urgently implemented.
Cities, being the biggest carbon emitters, are at the heart of this climate action. Their transformation would determine the fate of the global economy. The latest IPCC report has declared the 21st century an urban one, defined by a massive increase in urban populations reaching 68 per cent by 2050 – with Asian and African cities seeing the biggest increases. The carbon emissions of cities have correspondingly been on the rise – reaching over 70 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Aggressive climate action can bring city emissions to net-zero by 2050 – but failing to act could see urban emissions double in that time, the IPCC report said.
Many cities are already taking action to combat climate change and its impacts, such as by using renewable energy sources and transitioning to cleaner industrial systems. But more needs to done and at a faster rate. What are the other implementation strategies that will accelerate change, so that cities can be more climate-resilient, resilient and inclusive?
Held in the week before COP27, the global climate change meeting hosted by Egypt this year, this year's edition of Cities: Possibilities forum will focus on the practical 'how' to fulfil net zero pledges, investigating what how cities can implement better, faster and more effective climate initiatives.
The 2023 edition of The Liveability Challenge, Asia’s largest sustainability solutions platform presented by Temasek Foundation, will also be launched at this event for the first time. Join us as we unveil the new themes for the sustainability innovations we are looking for in the year ahead.
Founder and Managing Director, Eco-Business
Chief Sustainability & Sustainable Investments Officer, CapitaLand Investment
Ambassador of Denmark to Singapore
Many cities around the world have announced emissions-cutting goals and set ambitious climate strategies. However, translating these goals into effective actions can be challenging, especially in developing, coal-dependent countries with limited resources and urgent developmental needs.
This session takes stock of the concrete steps that Asian countries have taken towards net-zero, as well as the gaps in implementation. It will also discuss the most effective ways of bridging these gaps so that cities can decarbonise across sectors such as energy, transport and infrastructure.
VP Group Sustainability, CapitaLand Investment
Head of the Centre for Climate Action in Cities, Cities Business Leader, Southeast Asia, Arup
Deputy Chief Executive, Technology, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Sustainability Officer, LTA
Director (Research), Centre for Liveable Cities
Director of Partnerships, Eco-Business
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Head of Programmes, Temasek Foundation
Delicious plant proteins, climate-friendly architecture, biodegradable plastics, alternative energy sources: The best minds across the world have been creating disruptive solutions to solve our biggest challenges. The question is — how do we scale these innovations so that they are widely adopted and generate the most impact?
From moving innovations from the research labs into commercial markets to funding strategies, we will convene leading minds to explore how to accelerate sustainability innovations for cities. The discussion will focus on innovations in the key themes of The Liveability Challenge 2023.
Director of Strategic Development, Asia Pacific, The Nature Conservancy
Partner, TRIREC
Head of Client Development, Nurasa
Founder and Managing Director, Eco-Business
Many cities around the world have announced emissions-cutting goals and set ambitious climate strategies. However, translating these goals into effective actions can be challenging, especially in developing, coal-dependent countries with limited resources and urgent developmental needs.
This session takes stock of the concrete steps that Asian countries have taken towards net-zero, as well as the gaps in implementation. It will also discuss the most effective ways of bridging these gaps so that cities can decarbonise across sectors such as energy, transport and infrastructure.
Tracks:
Delicious plant proteins, climate-friendly architecture, biodegradable plastics, alternative energy sources: The best minds across the world have been creating disruptive solutions to solve our biggest challenges. The question is — how do we scale these innovations so that they are widely adopted and generate the most impact?
From moving innovations from the research labs into commercial markets to funding strategies, we will convene leading minds to explore how to accelerate sustainability innovations for cities. The discussion will focus on innovations in the key themes of The Liveability Challenge 2023.
Temasek Foundation
Temasek Foundation International is a Singapore-based non-profit organisation under the philanthropic arm of the Singapore state sovereign fund Temasek Holdings. Temasek has established 17 endowments since 1974 focused on promoting social and cultural interaction, education, and aid for the disadvantaged in Asia.
It is under the financial oversight of Temasek Trust, the endowment trustee of Temasek Holdings. The other foundations under the trust's financial oversight include Temasek Foundation Cares, Temasek Foundation Connects, Temasek Foundation Nurtures, Temasek Foundation Innovates and Temasek Foundation Ecosperity.
As of 2016, over S$2 billion has been given to community initiatives covering a wide range of sectors and demographic groups locally and regionally, benefitting more than 300,000 people in Singapore and across Asia.
CapitaLand Group (CapitaLand) is one of Asia’s largest diversified real estate groups. Headquartered in Singapore, CapitaLand’s portfolio focuses on real estate investment management and real estate development, and spans across more than 260 cities in over 40 countries.
Within its ecosystem, CapitaLand has developed an integrated suite of investment management and operating capabilities that supports its real estate businesses and platforms in building core competencies across the real estate value chain. With this full stack of capabilities, CapitaLand can optimise the strategies of its listed real estate investment management business CapitaLand Investment (CLI), and its privately held property development arm CapitaLand Development (CLD), to drive competitive advantage for its businesses.
CapitaLand places sustainability at the core of what it does. As a responsible real estate company, CapitaLand contributes to the environmental and social well-being of the communities where it operates, as it delivers long-term economic value to its stakeholders.
CapitaLand
Set up in 2008 by the Ministry of National Development and the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, the Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC)’s mission is to distil, create and share knowledge on liveable and sustainable cities. CLC’s work spans four main areas—Research,Capability Development, Knowledge Platforms, andAdvisory. Through these activities, CLC hopes to provide urban leaders and practitioners with the knowledge and support needed to make our cities better.
Centre For Liveable Cities
C40 is a network of the world’s megacities committed to addressing climate change. C40 supports cities to collaborate effectively, share knowledge and drive meaningful, measurable and sustainable action on climate change.
Around the world, C40 Cities connects 94 of the world’s greatest cities to take bold climate action, leading the way towards a healthier and more sustainable future. Representing 700+ million citizens and one quarter of the global economy, mayors of the C40 cities are committed to delivering on the most ambitious goals of the Paris Agreement at the local level, as well as to cleaning the air we breathe.
C40 Cities
The Resilient Cities Network is the world’s leading urban resilience network. We bring together global knowledge, practice, partnerships, and funding to empower 100 member cities in 47 countries worldwide. Arm in arm with those member cities, we help them build a safer, more equitable, and sustainable future for all their residents. Our mission is to build safe and equitable cities for everyone, and to make this happen, over the past decade, we have supported our cities on the ground with solutions to build climate-resilient, circular and inclusive cities.
Find out more at www.resilientcitiesnetwork.org
Resilient Cities Network
The Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) enables sustainability across the building and construction value chain, championing capability development and innovative solutions that support industry transformation through our Membership, Certification and outreach programmes. The repository of proven green building solutions helps to enable green procurement in the industry, profiling leading and innovative solutions that go towards building a greener, healthier built environment. Together with a growing pool of industry-recognised Green Mark Accredited Professionals, SGBC addresses every touchpoint of the green building ecosystem.
For more information, visit www.sgbc.sg
Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC)
The Global Centre for Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development is a joint initiative by the Government of Singapore and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) which aims at identifying and co-creating technological solutions for sustainable development. The centre curates partnerships, identifies solutions and connects partners and innovations with UNDP’s Global Policy Network and development partners.
UNDP Global Centre for Technology
The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) catalyses the uptake of sustainable built environments for everyone, everywhere.
Transforming the building and construction sector across three strategic areas—climate action, health & wellbeing, and resources & circularity—we are a global action network of over 70 Green Building Councils around the world.
As members of the UN Global Compact, we work with businesses, organisations and governments to drive the ambitions of the Paris Agreement and UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Through a systems change approach, our network is leading the industry towards a net zero carbon, healthy, equitable and resilient built environment.
World Green Building Council (WorldGBC)
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network of more than 2500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development. Active in 125+ countries, we influence sustainability policy and drive local action for low emission, nature-based, equitable, resilient and circular development. Our Members and team of experts work together through peer exchange, partnerships and capacity building to create systemic change for urban sustainability.