NETTING ZERO

Applying Covid-19’s Hard-Earned Lessons to Climate Change

July 9, 2020

This year, to combat coronavirus, companies adapted their production, governments poured money into technology, central banks permitted exceptional stimulus packages, and societies mobilized to shield the most vulnerable. Has this created the blueprint for combating climate change? How can legacy systems and businesses transform to scale solutions at this unique moment in history?

This year, Covid-19 has shown the world that transformative change can be enacted in response to grave existential threat. But action on climate change cannot wait until the current crisis is contained. As we continue to prepare for The New York Times Climate Hub at COP26, Netting Zero will pave the path for these seminal discussions. Bringing together leading New York Times climate journalists with experts from business, industry, the investment community, government, research and civil society, we’ll be examining specific sectors that could transform in order to meet the climate challenge of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2021, and how.  

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Press: nicole.taylor@nytimes.com and maria.case@nytimes.com
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Sponsorship: nytclimatehub@nytimes.com

Speakers

Andreas Ahrens
Andreas Ahrens
Head of Climate
Inter IKEA Group
Aya Chebbi
Aya Chebbi
Former African Union Envoy on Youth; Chair
Nala Feminist Collective
Christiana Figueres
Christiana Figueres
Co-Founder
Global Optimism
Hannah Fairfield
Hannah Fairfield
Climate Editor
The New York Times
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim
President
Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad
Johan Rockström
Johan Rockström
Director
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Katharine Wilkinson
Katharine Wilkinson
Climate Author, Strategist, Teacher and Co-Founder
The All We Can Save Project
Nigel Topping
Nigel Topping
U.K. High-Level Champion for Climate Action
COP26

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