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Climate and Nature

The Earth is getting hotter, the ice is melting, the oceans are rising, and they're filling up with plastic. We're losing species, building up greenhouse gases, and running out of time as climate-related disasters like floods and heatwaves disrupt lives and displace communities. Over 3.5 half billion people are highly vulnerable to climate impact. And yet 'sustainability' is now being applied to every area of human activity -- energy, food, clothing, travel, cities -- you name it. But even if everything was 100% sustainable there'd still be work to do to repair the damage. And how should we accelerate climate action, manage a shift away from fossil fuels and ensure the world doesn't go hungry in a newly challenging geopolitical and economic environment? This is a critical leadership challenge.

In this context, it's crucial for businesses, governments, and civil society to work together to find common solutions and take decisive action. Through its Centres, the World Economic Forum integrates public-private efforts to achieve greater impact.

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Staying on Course for Nature Action

Speakers: Patrick Odier, Elizabeth Mrema, Kjerstin Braathen, Carlos Eduardo Correa Escaf, Wiebe Draijer
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Unlocking Carbon Markets

Speakers: Bahlil Lahadalia, Bill Winters, David G. Victor, Suzanne DiBianca, Alok Sharma, M. Sanjayan
45m
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Returning Nature to Cities

Speakers: Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Mauricio Rodas, Sheela Patel, Ivan Duque, Mike Haigh
45m
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Blue Foods for a Sustainable Future

Speakers: Magdalena Skipper, Gustavo Manrique, Elizabeth Cousens, Jim Leape, Jane Nelson
45m
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Embracing Climate Adaptation Action

Speakers: Bart De Smet, sameh shoukry, Sheldon Whitehouse, Alok Sharma, M. Sanjayan, Emily Shuckburgh
1h
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A Wake-Up Call from Nature

Speakers: Vivianne Heijnen, Magdalena Skipper, Marco Lambertini, David Dao, Stéphane Bancel, Isabella Eckerle
1h30m
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Climate Transition in Emerging Economies

Speakers: Paddy Padmanathan, Mahmoud Mohieldin, Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Bronwyn Nielsen, Mmamoloko Kubayi, Bahlil Lahadalia
45m
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Press Conference: Speeding up on the road to net-zero

Speakers: Catherine MacGregor, Jeremy Jurgens, Fatih Birol, John F. Kerry, Frans Timmermans
30m
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Safeguarding Our Planet and People

Speakers: Elizabeth Wathuti, Xie Zhenhua, John F. Kerry, Børge Brende, Geraldine Matchett, Marc Benioff
1h
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Accelerating Corporate Investment in Nature

Speakers: Jim Andrew, Ani Dasgupta, Sir Andrew Steer, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Kahea Pacheco
45m
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Energy Security and the European Green Deal

Speakers: Anna Borg, Gitanas Nausėda, Pedro Sánchez, Ester Baiget, Frans Timmermans, Francine Lacqua
1h
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The Entrepreneur Revolution: A global movement to accelerate progress on the SDGs

Speakers: Alem Tedeneke, Gim Huay Neo, William Kwende, Marc Benioff
30m
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Unlocking the Potential of Blue Carbon

Speakers: Aron Cramer, Katherine Garrett-Cox, Douglas McCauley, Carlos Eduardo Correa Escaf
45m
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Shaping the Integrated Energy Future

Speakers: Elena Cherney, Ignacio S. Galán, Mads Nipper, Elizabeth Gaines, Andy Brown
45m
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Building Resilient Food and Land-Use Systems

Speakers: David MacLennan, Ibrahim Thiaw, Erin Fitzgerald, Steve Sedgwick
45m
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Investing Responsibly in Sustainable Governance

Speakers: Jo Taylor, Ngaire Woods, Johan H. Andresen, Jane Nelson, Inderpreet Sawhney
45m
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A Fresh Water Future

Speakers: James Quincey, Elizabeth Wathuti, Mark Rutte, Poul Due Jensen, Karen Harris, Tharman Shanmugaratnam
1h
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Turning Words into Action

Speakers: Helena Gualinga, Vanessa Nakate, Taylor Hawkins, Jeremy Antoine Raguain, Ilona Szabó de Carvalho
1h30m
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Food Systems in Crisis: A Roadmap for Action

Speakers: Clare Akamanzi, David Rhodes, Hanneke Faber, Rajiv Shah, Theo De Jager
45m
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A New Pathway for the Amazon Basin

Speakers: Ivan Duque, Ani Dasgupta, Ricardo Hausmann, Mario Mesquita, Dina Ercilia Boluarte, Gustavo Montezano
1h
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Climate Action Starts at Home

Speakers: Teresa Ribera, Helena Leurent, Alejandro René Daly Rivero, Rebecca Marmot, Shireen El Khatib
45m
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Press Conference: First Movers Coalition Announce Expansion

Speakers: Gim Huay Neo, Bill Gates, John F. Kerry, Ruth Porat, Brad Smith, Mikael Damberg, Marc Benioff
30m
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The Path to Decarbonizing Aviation

Speakers: Enrico Giovannini, María Mendiluce, Martha Hall Findlay, Dev Sanyal, Dieter Vranckx
45m
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Investing in Climate Change Adaptation in Fragile Contexts

Speakers: Alan Belfield, Tjada McKenna, Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Elizabeth Hausler
45m
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A Nuclear Option?

Speakers: Anna Moskwa, Rafael Mariano Grossi, Stefano Buono, Dmitry Zhdannikov
30m
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Press Conference: The New Economics of Water - Launch of Global Commission

Speakers: Alem Tedeneke
30m
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Turning up the Heat on Greenwashing

Speakers: Ronald Wuijster, Al Gore, Somini Sengupta, Andrew Forrest
45m
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Staying on Course for Climate Action

Speakers: Vanessa Nakate, Anish Shah, Richard Quest, Christoph Schweizer, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Jesper Brodin
1h
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Redefining Food Systems with Emerging Technologies

Speakers: Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Svein Tore Holsether, Rahul Kanwal, Ishmael Sunga, Leanne Geale
45m
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Addressing the Drivers of Eco-anxiety

Speakers: Inna Modja, David Dao, Elizabeth Wathuti, Warren Jude Fernandez, Kahea Pacheco
45m
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