Visionary Bertrand Piccard Headlines the Global Climate Action Summit Superheroes Event, with 21 Other Luminaries, Leaders, and Innovators from 12 Different Countries
San Francisco, CA—August 31, 2018—Visionary maverick and inventor Bertrand Piccard, the force behind the first solar airplane to circle the globe using only solar power, will present the Keynote Address at the symposia “Superheroes for Sustainable and 100% Renewable Energy: Global Strategies for Decision-Makers,” a Global Climate Action Summit Affiliate Event on September 11 at the Center for Impact at the California College of the Arts.
This watershed day-long convening of many of the best minds in renewable and sustainable energy policy and solutions complements Governor Jerry Brown’s Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, imagining a 100% renewable energy future that will enable achievement of global climate goals under the Paris Agreement. A select group of high-level leaders, global experts, policy makers, strategists, and technologists from twenty-one internationally renowned organizations, all working collectively at the cutting edge of climate change, will convene to highlight strategies, tactics, and technologies needed by corporate, public, and private decision-makers to succeed. Participating panelists hail from organizations based in Switzerland, France, Germany, Denmark, Austria, the Netherlands, China, Costa Rica, Lebanon, New Delhi, Australia, and the United States.
Also featured for the Closing Address is the Honorable Mayor Steve Skadron of Aspen, Colorado, who spearheaded the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Toolkit. This groundbreaking invention captured 24 years of city climate action work to identify best practices into a toolkit designed for governments to tailor strategies to their specific needs.
If you will be in San Francisco for the Global Climate Action Summit, please join us on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, from 9:00am-6:30pm for this event. The event will be livestreamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/
Participant Panelist Organizations:
REN21 | Global100%Re | REEEP | CANInt'l | The Center for Impact at CCA | ISES | World BioEnergy Association | Stone Edge Farm Microgrid | Olivine, Inc.| Solar Impulse | Sierra Club| Australian Capital Territory | World Climate LTD | Nivela | BMU | R20 | ICLEI | eMotorWerks | CEEW | National Fuel Cell Research Center | Advanced Power & Energy Program @ UC Irvine | Heila Technologies, | atelier ten | DSM
Facebook Live Stream on September 11, 2018 from 9am-5:30pm at:
About the Global Climate Action Summit
The 2018 Global Climate Action Summit will bring people together from around the world to showcase climate action and inspire deeper commitments from national governments, and one another, in support of the Paris Agreement. It will be a moment to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of states, regions, cities, companies, investors and citizens with respect to climate action. It will also be a launchpad for deeper worldwide commitments and accelerated action from countries—supported by all sectors of society—that can put the globe on track to prevent dangerous climate change and realize the historic Paris Agreement.
About The Center for Impact at California College of the Arts
The Center for Impact leverages the passion, creativity, and ingenuity of artists and designers to generate groundbreaking approaches and solutions in the field of sustainability and social impact through the lens of art & design. It is an incubator for artists, designers, and scholars, who collaborate with internationally renowned faculty and a rich landscape of community and technology partners working at the intersection of creativity and social and environmental innovation. Given the unique setting in the San Francisco Bay Area—the hub of global innovation—the Center is like no other, inspiring artists, designers, and inventors to research, create and innovate with the potential to shape the world around them.
For more information on the Center for Impact at CCA, visit: center.cca.edu
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JD Beltran
jbeltran@cca.edu | 510.594.3767 | center.cca.edu
Director, Center for IMPACT at CCA
Associate Faculty
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