Faster, Further and more Fairly: Systemic Approaches to Urban Transformation
Featuring: Climate-KIC, The Club of Rome, Metabolic, Pyxera Global, Dark Matter Labs,
Session Description :
Transforming cities and regions is at the forefront of climate action, as cities are responsible for 70% of global emissions and will house 80% of the human population. The future of human civilization depends on how effectively cities can adapt to the challenges of climate change and a growing global population.
This event showcases large-scale urban transformation initiatives from the Systemic Climate Action Collaborative across North America, Latin America, and Europe. These initiatives aim for comprehensive city transformation to reduce emissions and drive structural change. Success relies on the integration of multiple solutions, collaboration among key stakeholders (city governments, industry partners, and local communities), and challenging traditional assumptions about urban development.
Key strategies include coordinated efforts, spatial planning, holistic systems change, and decoupling urban growth from raw material and resource use. Introducing circular economic models, new financing forms, and sustained momentum are critical. Cities can integrate equity, decarbonization, and economic development to prioritize citizens’ lives and the natural environment over excess and waste.
Initiatives highlighted include the Circular City Coalition, EU Cities Mission (NetZeroCities), the Circular Supply Chain Coalition, and City Catalyst. The Circular City Coalition received a Fast Company 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards Honorable Mention and a Clinton Global Initiative Commitment. The EU Cities Mission supports accelerated decarbonization of 100+ cities to achieve net-zero by 2030, aiming for a just and sustainable transition that other European cities can quickly follow.
Join this interactive discussion on impactful urban transformation through systems change, leveraging a decarbonized and equitable circular economy, and addressing opportunities, barriers, and capabilities needed to reduce competition, reuse resources, and engage community intelligence.
About the Systemic Climate Action Collaborative
The Systemic Climate Action Collaborative is a groundbreaking initiative uniting 15 diverse partners working across six continents, with a cumulative global track record of over 250 years. We are bringing together leading foundations, philanthropists, corporations, public institutions, and more. We are determined to create a paradigm shift, moving beyond siloed climate efforts ensuring that the scale and coordination of our action meets the urgency and pervasiveness of the crisis by aligning our ambitions, coordinating our efforts, exchanging learnings and information, and pooling resources.
For more information, please visit https://www.thecollaborative.world/