“TAP Time” sessions at the Cities & Regions Pavilion showcase the most promising projects from the Transformative Actions Program (TAP). The TAP aims to raise global climate ambitions by accelerating local and regional climate action. A session on Climate Awareness and Education on 4 December featured presentations from Kyoto, Manchester and and Rio de Janeiro.
“TAP Time” sessions at the Cities & Regions Pavilion showcase the most promising projects from the Transformative Actions Program (TAP). Today’s France TAP Time session featured presentations from Célia Blauel, Deputy Mayor of Paris; Stéphane Troussel, President of the Seine-Saint-Denis Departmental Council; and Damien Carême, Mayor of Grande-Synthe. The projects all focused on housing renovation
“TAP Time” sessions at the Cities & Regions Pavilion showcase the most promising projects from the Transformative Actions Program (TAP). The Brazil “TAP Time” session on Thursday, 3 December featured presentations from Mayor Marcio Lacerda of Belo Horizonte, representing Itu, Mayor Antonio Luiz Carvalho accompanied by Rodrigo Ventre, Executive Director of EPPO, Project Coordinator Helio Machado
On Thursday, 3 December 2015 at the Cities & Regions Pavilion, the City of Oslo and KS, the Association of Norwegian Local and Regional Authorities, hosted a session entitled “Transformative Change in Transport Systems” that explored the transition to zero-emissions communities through transformations of transport systems and smart urban planning. Nick Godfrey, Head of Policy
On 3 December, the Cities & Regions Pavilion hosted Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, USA, for a TAP Talk on the possibilities for a fossil fuel-free future. Professor Sachs was joined by Mayor Karin Wanngård of Stockholm, Sweden and Mayor Monica Fein
“TAP Time” sessions at the Cities & Regions Pavilion showcase the most promising projects from the Transformative Actions Program (TAP). Today during the European TAP time, the cities of Bristol (UK), Reykjavik (Iceland) and Malmö (Sweden) gave us different and innovative ways to envision and implement solutions for low-carbon and resilient cities. The session began
Winners of the prestigious European Green Capital award convened at a session at the Cities & Regions Pavilion – TAP2015 at COP21 on Tuesday, 1 December. Entitled “European Green Capitals: The Winners Debate”, the session gave representatives of previous and current winning cities – Stockholm (2011), Hamburg (2012), Copenhagen (2013), Nantes (2014), Bristol (2015), and
As a co-host of the Cities & Regions Pavilion – TAP2015, Bristol, the UK’s first European Green Capital, is demonstrating its outstanding commitment and leadership in local sustainability initiatives that raise global climate change ambitions. George Ferguson, Mayor of Bristol, explained: “The Pavilion will bring together voices of cities and local government networks from across
Post by Future Cities Catapult In the UK, at least 60% of journeys in cities and towns are under five kilometers, and too many short urban journeys are in cars. With the number of vehicles on the road expected to increase dramatically over the coming years in line with population and economic growth, reducing traffic gridlock
As a key partner of the Cities & Regions Pavilion – TAP2015, Siemens will host a session on Tuesday 8 December from 11.00 to 12.30 in the Agora Hall. Entitled “Accelerating Low-Carbon Development in Emerging Cities through City-Business Cooperation”, the session will convene global business leaders and mayors to discuss low-carbon investments and the potential
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