The Entertainment and Culture for Climate Action alliance originated in late 2020 when the UN Office of the President of the General Assembly connected members of the film & television industry with the UNFCCC to begin conversations to create the first sectoral climate initiative for film and television. A Convening Team was formed in early 2021 and leaders from various stakeholder groups within the industry were engaged to kickstart the initiative’s development. Throughout 2022-23, working groups were established among the general assembly membership to shape the direction of the initiative’s framework, governance and outreach/inclusion approach.
In 2022, ECCA was officially broadened to encompass other creative sectors. Over the years of this initiative’s design and capacity building, the ECCA Convening team played a pivotal role in launching ECCA in collaboration with the UNFCCC. The Convening team and Working Group co-chairs formed the Founding Steering Committee. Together they conducted outreach across the globe and engaged the growing ECCA membership who all played an important role in driving consensus around the initiative’s goals, while the working groups progressed the action.
Members of the Founding ECCA Steering Committee include Roxy Erickson (2023-2024), Gunjan Nanda (2023-2024), Emellie O’Brien (2020-2024), Samuel Rubin (2021-2024), Nevina Satta (2023-2024), Susannah Tantemsapya (2021-2024), and Hunter Vaughan (2021-2024). Their contribution to ECCA’s development is much appreciated, as is the work of working group co-chairs who contributed to ECCA framework, governance and global outreach: Bassam Alassad, Grace Banda, Stephanie Dawson, Roxy Erickson, Clara George, Zena Harris, Smiely Khurana, Joy Montgomery, and Nevina Satta.
Further information on ECCA’s pillars of activity can be found on the following pages:
