More Action! If there is one key message to remember this year’s R20 AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT by, it is this one. On May 28, more than 150 speakers from over 30 countries, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, climate activist Greta Thunberg and UN Secretary-General António Guterres, took the stage at the

Solutions already shaping the zero-carbon city. On December 6th, in the Framework of COP24 in Katowice (Poland), winners of the 2018 Green Solutions Awards were revealed during a ceremony that gathered nearly 200 industry professionals from all around the world. Organized by the Construction21 network, the Green Solutions Awards highlights pioneering projects and showcases relevant

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chair of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute and R20, partnered with the Prime Minister of Fiji and COP23 President Frank Bainimarama to convene a meeting that brought together key actors and thought leaders. The meeting focused on the impact of sub-national financial systems and explored how joint public/private financing can support low-carbon and climate

The R20 Austrian World Summit held in Vienna on May 15th, 2018 gathered high-ranking officials, decision-makers, businesses, investors and climate experts dedicated to showcase, promote and implement the Paris Climate Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. With the objective of building bridges between key stakeholders and a focus on sharing ideas, skills and

Fully operational since Q4 of 2017, our Pre-Investment Facilities (PIFs) are currently performing various feasibility studies for Waste valorization, Renewable Energy and LED street lighting infrastructure projects in Africa. Key components of the R20 Value Chain, Pre-Investment Facilities (PIFs) are innovative financial mechanism established in partnership with corporate partners to help project developers perform feasibility

Arnold Schwarzenegger was at the One Planet Summit in Paris to celebrate the two-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement. Aside from his notorious selfie with French President, Emmanuel Macron, Schwarzenegger had an important message about the power of cities and regions to deliver on the Paris Agreement. “Do not worry about the United States dropping

On the eve of the One Planet Summit, Arnold Schwarzenegger arrived on a green bicycle at the Paris City Hall where he joined Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris and Chair of C40, to demonstrate the health benefits of climate and air pollution policies for cities and regions. Together, they presented the findings of a new

On November 12, hundreds of local and regional leaders from around the world gathered at COP23, in Bonn, to demonstrate the power and potential of cities and regions to deliver on the goals of the Paris Agreement and keep the global temperature rise well below 2°C. This is the moment to take what we know

On November 14, during the World Climate Summit, held in Bonn in light of COP23, R20 and EGIS, under their common initiative, the Waste Project Facilitator (WPF), have signed Letters of Intent with project developers in Mali and Ivory Coast. Within this agreement, the WPF will facilitate the feasibility studies for 3 municipal waste infrastructure

On September 27th, the R20 Foundation, the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg, and The Renewable Energy Hamburg Cluster (EEHH) have signed a memorandum of cooperation to facilitate wind infrastructure projects in emerging countries. The signature ceremony was held in the Hamburg Elbphilarmonie, in the presence of Dr. Rolf Boesinger, State Secretary of Hamburg Ministry

The R20 Austrian World Summit kicked off this morning in the Hofburg in Vienna. The R20 Founding Chair, Arnold Schwarzenegger greeted participants before the plenary started. The event is bringing together leading politicians, businesses, civil society & NGOs, start-ups, representatives of regions and cities as well as scientists and experts to develop and discuss solutions

The Sustainable Infrastructure Foundation (SIF) held its 2017 annual meeting in Washington D.C. on April 19th, hosted by the World Bank, bringing together Development Banks, and leaders of international sub-national government networks such as AER, FMDV, ICLEI, ORU-Fogar & R20. The agenda focused on the launching of Source (a global scale software that supports the preparation

On April 3rd and 4th, R20 and its partners conducted a training workshop for well-prepared infrastructure projects, hosted by the City of Tshwane. The workshop focused on Source, a Project preparation software for public sector users to prepare projects in a consistent and standardized format that has been fully endorsed by the major Multilateral Development

SAVE THE DATE – June 20, 2017 We invite you to the AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT – a hub for sharing best practice examples of green infrastructure projects that help businesses and policy makers implement the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and meet the global climate protection goals set by the United Nations Framework Convention

Wednesday, January 25th 2017 Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger met with His Holiness Pope Francis after the general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. Mr Schwarzenegger thanked and congratulated Pope Francis for the Laudato Si’ Encyclical Letter on the Environment published May 24th 2015. Mr. Schwarzenegger presented to Pope Francis the environmental and energy efficiency legacy achieved