Announcing the Kickoff Meeting of TMG’s TIME TO ACT Climate Action Movement- Overcoming the COVID-19 Crisis and Accelerating Climate Actions for the Future –
2021.02.08
The world is currently facing two major crises, the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is promoting the sustainable recovery of a healthy society in addition to climate change measures.
Now is the time to act. Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko hosts an online conference “Sustainable Recovery: TIME TO ACT - Overcoming the COVID-19 Crisis and Accelerating Climate Actions for the Future-” to launch a worldwide movement to speed up climate action from Tokyo.
At the conference, the heads of major cities and leaders from various fields will gather to present their “actions needed immediately” from the perspective of sustainable recovery.
We look forward to your participation.
1 Event name
Sustainable Recovery: TIME TO ACT
Overcoming the COVID-19 Crisis and Accelerating Climate Actions for the Future
2 Date and time
Wednesday, February 17, 2021, from 9:00pm to 10:00pm (Japan Standard Time)
Check your timezone in the link below
https://www.timeanddate.com/wo
3 Method of Hosting
Online conference (scheduled for live broadcast)
4 How to view
Via the address below
https://www.time-to-act.metro.
5 Program
・Opening Remarks
・Introduction of Tokyo’s efforts
・Presentation from each speaker
・Joint message for the “TIME TO ACT”
6 Speakers (as of February 5, 2021) (alphabetical order)
Michael R. BLOOMBERG (Founder, Bloomberg LP & Bloomberg Philanthropies・108th Mayor of New York City)
Eric GARCETTI (Mayor of Los Angels・Chair of C40 Cities)
Anne HIDALGO (Mayor of Paris)
Philipp HILDEBRAND (Vice Chairman, BlackRock)
David ROCKEFELLER, Jr. (Director, Rockefeller Capital Management)
Susan ROCKEFELLER (Founder, Musingsmag.com)
Nigel TOPPING (COP26 High-Level Climate Action Champion, UK)
ISHII Naoko (Executive Vice President, The University of Tokyo・Professor at Institute for Future Initiatives・Director, Center for Global Commons)
KAWAGUCHI Mariko (Specially Appointed Professor, Rikkyo University・Executive Advisor to CEO, Fuji Oil Holdings Inc.)
TAKENAKA Heizo (Professor Emeritus, Keio University・Former Minister of state)
YOSHITAKA Mari (Principal Sustainability Strategist, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd.)
・Facilitator
UCHIDA Togo (Executive Director, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, Japan Office)
7 Audience
This event is open to the public
(Japanese/English simultaneous translation will be available)
8 Further information
https://www.time-to-act.metro.
9 Supporting Partners
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40)
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
［Contacts］
Environmental Policy Section, General Affairs Division, Bureau of Environment
Email: S0000721@section.metro.tokyo.j