In the run-up to the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021, the Forum is fostering public-private partnerships to take bold action on the escalating climate crisis.
As part of the race to net-zero, the Forum’s Climate Action Platform is helping businesses, governments, and NGOs accelerate and scale ambition and partnerships needed to drive a sustainable and inclusive future.
How to protect biodiversity, implement natural climate solutions and finance the transition to net-zero are just some of the important issues at stake. And while momentum is building, the commitment and action gap is still significant. The Climate Action Platform will feature innovative solutions that will help close the gap this decade.
Urban Transformation
COP26: London, Buenos Aires, Singapore are tackling pollution, congestion and climate change
Can efforts to reduce greenhouse gases also help improve the air we breathe? Three major cities explain how they are cutting emissions from road transport.
Climate Action
A guide to all the groups, pledges, acronyms and alliances at COP26
The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) and The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) are just two of the many groups at COP26.
Geographies in Depth
Why Europe’s ‘climate moon-shot’ needs the private sector as co-pilot
Here's how the private sector can play a central role in co-piloting the European Green Deal, the EU's ambitious plan to become climate neutral by 2050.
How construction innovations are enabling the transition to a circular economy
The construction sector's emissions account for about 40% of global GHG emissions. These industry innovations show how construction can be made circular.
Nature and Biodiversity
COP26: Climate change and nature loss - the world's twin challenges, on Radio Davos
Every six seconds, an area of tropical forest the size of a football pitch is destroyed. How can we reverse nature loss and its impact on climate change?
Climate Action
Why energy efficiency is the unsung hero of the fight against climate change
Double glazing and optimized air-con systems aren’t as sexy as 100-metre wind turbines and EVs – but the impact of energy efficiency could be immense.
Nature and Biodiversity
Tackling air pollution can accelerate climate action – here's how
The Alliance for Clean Air is bringing together businesses to reduce their air pollution and champion clean air with employees, customers and communities.
Leadership
COP26: How Jane Goodall advocates for change - and why hope is a call to action
Jane Goodall, the world's best-known living primatologist, explains how she advocates for change and shares a key message from her latest book - that hope is a tool for progress.
Nature and Biodiversity
COP26: The Great Melt - tales from the front lines of climate change
As COP26 opens, Radio Davos hears from a journalist who has covered many climate summits and reported from remote corners of the world on global warming.
Climate Action
Companies need to back up their climate ambitions with action and assurance – here’s how
The private sector must take the lead in reducing emissions, say the CEOs of Philips and KPMG. We need a common, global set of sustainability standards.
Climate Action
Climate change can shrink a nation's GDP: Here's why that matters
Climate change can have a huge impact on a nation. A close look at Central America shows rising temperatures are already wreaking on lives and livelihoods. Better engagement with climate ...
Climate Action
Namibia's energy transition: Moving from policy to climate action
Namibia considers its contribution to the fight against climate change a ‘strategic bet’ and has pledged to reduce its emissions by 91% over the next five years.