First Sacred Cities Investment meeting, London July 24-25
On July 24th and 25th in London, representatives of faith-based sacred city proposals totaling nearly a billion dollars discussed how their initiatives could be funded through the investment community’s growing commitment to ethical or “impact” investment. The event was organized by the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC), and co-hosted by R20 at The Wesley,
Read moreThe R20 Austrian World Summit kicks off!
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
Read moreArnold Schwarzenegger, the R20 Founding Chair, received the Legion of Honour after high-level environmental meetings in Paris
Paris, April 28th 2017 Former California Governor, and R20 Founding Chair, Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger, attended meetings in Paris last Friday with French President Mr. François Hollande, Mr. Laurent Fabius (President of the French Constitutional Council), and Ms. Anne Hidalgo (Mayor of Paris and Chair of C40 Cities). They shared their common vision for tackling climate
Read moreJoint Call to Scale-up Project Preparation Processes for Green Infrastructure Implementation through SOURCE
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
Read moreThe R20 MED extends its activities on two new wilayas of Algeria
Under the patronage of the Algerian Minister of Water and Environment Resources, the R20 MED team hosted study days on sustainable development and sustainable urban development. These were held on April 3rd at the wilaya of Béjaïa (East of the country) and on April 9th at the wilaya Mostaganem (West of the country). The purpose
Read moreR20, SIF and partners conduct Source training in South Africa
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
Read moreR20 Regions of Climate Action and PEMSEA Announce Partnership
R20 Regions of Climate Action and PEMSEA announce partnership to reduce pollution & facilitate low-carbon, blue economy investment in East Asia R20 Regions of Climate Action and Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) announced a new partnership this week to facilitate the scale up of investments at the intersection of
Read moreAustrian World Summit Inaugural Conference To Be Center Stage On June 20th in Vienna, Austria
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
Read moreBuilding Capacities in Public-Private Financing for Renewable Energies in West Africa
February 17, 2017 On February 16, 2017, the Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (GSEP) concluded a high-level capacity building conference in Dakar, Senegal on renewable energies and public-private financing targeting the West African region. The conference was a part of GSEP’s flagship capacity building series, Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) for Sustainable Electricity Development. Organized in partnership with
Read morePope Francis greets R20 Founding Chair, Arnold Schwarzenegger at General Audience
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
Read moreEgis and R20 sign partnership agreement for sustainable waste management
On Wednesday December 14th in Paris, an agreement was signed between Egis, an international consulting and engineering group and subsidiary of French Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC), and R20, an international non-profit organization working to develop waste management, renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. The signing took place in the
Read moreR20 and Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation announce first results of the 100 Climate Solutions Campaign as the first milestone for unlocking finance for sub-nationals
MARRAKESH, GENEVA and LOS ANGELES – 12 November, 2016 Following the entry into force of the UNFCCC Paris Agreement in November 2016, prior to COP 22, R20 Regions of Climate Action “R20” and Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation “LDF” presented the results of the 100 Climate Solutions Project Campaign launched in April 2016. These results were highlighted
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