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Cities at the Heart of Climate Action and Just Transition

Date and time

Wednesday 14. May 2025 at 11:30 to Thursday 15. May 2025 at 12:30

Registration Deadline

Monday 12. May 2025 at 09:00

Location

Dalgas Have, Dalgas Have 15, 2000 Frederiksberg Dalgas Have
Dalgas Have 15
2000 Frederiksberg

Cities at the Heart of Climate Action and Just Transition

Event Description

Cities at the Heart of Climate Action and Just Transition

What is the path to sustainability for cities? How can urban development contribute to lowering CO2 emissions? How can infrastructure be planned to enable resilience and drive transformation? How does climate funding benefit citizens? How can technological innovations be implemented in a local context?

If you are trying to address one or more of the above-mentioned challenges, then here’s a symposium for you. With lead authors of the recent UN Global Report on Cities and Climate Action, we will address global challenges and then focus on their local relevance for municipalities.

The purpose of the symposium is to bring together researchers and local decision-makers to debate the results of the latest UN Global Report on Cities and Climate Action. We will review the latest research and examine how local actors are engaging in advancing societal changes, providing a local contextualization to the report. 

The symposium invites actors from academia, municipalities, and businesses who wish to understand and discuss climate-related challenges for cities and prospects for green and sustainable transformations.

The symposium will be delivered in a hybrid format, so you can attend online - but we would love to see you in person if possible.

Preliminary program: 

Day 1 - Symposium

May 14, 2025

Dalgas Have 15, 2000 Frederiksberg. 
Room DH.C.0.33
Copenhagen Business School

 

Time

Activity

11:30-12:15

Lunch

12:30-13:00

Registration and Networking

13:00-13:25

Welcome and Opening:

What discussions do we need to have about the future of cities?

Conference Opening, Maria Figueroa, Associate Professor, CBS.

Dr. Ben Arimah, Lead, Global Reports & Trends Unit, Knowledge & Innovation Branch, UN Habitat. 

Dr. Oliver Lah, Director of Research, Wuppertal Institute.

 

13:25-15:15

Insights from the UN Habitat, World Cities Report 2024: Cities as frontline actors and innovators addressing the climate crisis.

Panel of Report Authors from the World Cities Report and their topics:

  • Vanessa Castán Broto and Raymond Otieno: Just Transition for Cities and Climate
  • Laura Nascimento Jungman and Mary Mutinda: Climate Finance and Technology Innovation Cities
  • David Dodman: Infrastructure as a Catalyst for Resilience and Transformation
  • Matthijs van Oostrum and Mary Mutinda, Brief overview on how Key Case studies can inform solutions
Moderator: Oliver Lah
 
Audience questions and comments are welcomed at the end.

 

15:15-15:45

Coffee Break

15:45-16:45

Local Perspectives on Climate Actions.

Panel of representatives from municipalities and companies working with smart city initiatives and projects. Panel TBA.

Preliminary topics: 

  • What projects are successful and why?
  • Approaches to people centered climate action.
  • Financing local climate action.
  • Collaborations with global south.

16:45-17:05

Final Remarks: what’s the first step towards future transitions? Call to action for Business, academia, policymakers, and practitioners to collaborate on implementing the World Cities Report findings.

Anne Olhof, Director UNEP Copenhagen Climate Center

17:05-18:00

Networking and refreshments

 

Day 2 - Climate Dialogue

 

Note: Due to limited seating, registering for the symposium at CBS does not automatically register you for the climate dialogue at CONCITO. Please email, nf@concito.dk, to register. 

 

May 15, 2025

CONCITO, Læderstræde 20, 1201 København

 

Time

Activity

10:00-10:30

Arrival, networking and coffee

10:30-12:30

Climate dialogue with authors of the World Cities Report.

Panel TBA

Expert facilitators:

  • Nicolas Francart, Climate Analyst CONCITO
  • Anna Esbjørn, Programme Lead, CONCITO
  • David Dodman, General Director, Insitute for Housing and Urban Development, Erasmus University Rotterdam

The symposium is arranged by:

  • Maria Figueroa, Associate Professor, Copenhagen Business School
  • Oliver Lah, Director of Research, Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie
  • David Dodman, General Director, Institute for Housing and Urban Development, Erasmus University of Rotterdam
  • Nicolas Francart, Climate Analyst, CONCITO

 

Any questions or comments can be directed to Jens Riemer, jr.go@cbs.dk.

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Organizer Contact Information

Copenhagen Business School
Phone: +45 3815 3815
conferences@cbs.dk

Organizer Contact Information

Copenhagen Business School
Phone: +45 3815 3815
conferences@cbs.dk