Date: 08 & 09 June 2021

Time: 09.00 – 10.15 AM & 10.30 AM - 12.30 PM BST (London-time)

Venue: Online

Registration: register here via Zoom

Cities delivering climate action – COP26 and beyond

Cities are critical to delivering on the Paris Agreement. With COP26 fast approaching,  it is critical to explore how cities can lead the transition to a low carbon and climate resilient economy. We will hear from mayors, private sector experts and thought-leaders about the work they are doing to address the gravest challenge we face: the climate emergency.

This year’s EBRD Green Cities annual conference will further explore this theme, focusing on the role cities and the private sector play in accelerating climate action.  The two-day virtual event (8-9 June) will feature discussions and exchanges between mayors, Green Cities Officers, and private sector partners from across the EBRD regions.

Register here

The EBRD Green Cities Annual Conference 2021 is supported by the Green Climate Fund.

Keynote and welcome

Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency

Harry Boyd-Carpenter, Managing Director, Green Economy & Climate Action Group, EBRD

Panellists

Doncho Barbalov, Deputy Mayor for Finance and Healthcare, Sofia, Bulgaria

Andria Basilaia, Deputy Mayor of Tbilisi, Georgia

Ann Cairns, Executive Vice Chair, Mastercard

Sumiyabazar Dolgorsuren, Governor of the Capital City and Mayor of Ulaanbaatar  

Nisreen Elsaim, Chair of the UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change

Shams El Din Abdel Ghaffar, Managing Director, EV Division, Infinity

Justyna Glusman, Deputy Mayor of Warsaw - Director and Coordinator for Sustainable Development, Warsaw City hall, Poland

Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv and Head of Kyiv City State Administration, Ukraine

Petre Shilegov, Mayor of the City of Skopje, North Macedonia

Tunç Soyer, Mayor, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality

Dr Jerry Velasquez, Director, Division of Mitigation and Adaptation, Green Climate Fund

Erion Veliaj, Mayor of Tirana, Albania

Mansur Yavaş, Mayor of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality, Turkey

Joined by a panel of experts from EBRD

PROGRAMME

DAY 1 (8 JUNE)

09.00 – 09.20: WELCOME AND KEYNOTE

09.20 – 10.15: PANEL DISCUSSION: HOW CITIES CAN DELIVER CLIMATE ACTION

10.30– 12.30: MAYORS ROUNDTABLE MEETINGS: CONVERSATIONS WITH GREEN CITY MAYORS

DAY 2 (09 JUNE)

09.00 – 11.00: GREEN CITIES OFFICERS NETWORK: SMART SOLUTIONS [CLOSED SESSION]