The United Nations Global Climate Action Awards are spearheaded by UN Climate Change’s Momentum for Change initiative and showcase some of the most practical and replicable examples of what people across the globe are doing to address climate change.
In 2020, thirteen game-changing initiatives from more than twenty countries have been announced as the winners of the prestigious UN Global Climate Action Awards. These climate solutions fall within the Award’s three focus areas: Women for Results, Climate Neutral Now and Financing for Climate Friendly Investment.
Each of these award-winning projects will be recognised at the series of the online events and awards ceremony. The series of the online events are convened as part of the UNFCCC Climate Change Dialogues and awards ceremony will be organised on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement.
The UN Global Climate Action Awards operates in partnership with the World Economic Forum Global Project on Climate Change, Climate Neutral Now, and UNFCCC Gender Action Plan.
Schedule of Events
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Thursday
26 November
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19:45 – 20.45 CET
WOMEN FOR RESULTS: Showcasing Women’s Leadership on Climate Change
This online event will be part of gender-related programming to show how women are leading the way on climate action worldwide. This event is in conjunction with a Gender and Climate Change discussion at the UNFCCC Climate Dialogues, which will be held immediately prior to the Women for Results event. It will showcase the five winning projects of the 2020 UN Global Climate Action Awards under the Women for Results focus area, including a moderated discussion on how to advance women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in tackling climate change and how to promote gender-responsive climate policy.
The following award-winning projects will present their climate solutions:
- Elemental Excelerator | Global: The first organization to apply a technology accelerator model to addressing climate change, investing in startups with the potential to decarbonize economies.
- Nature-Based Solutions to Increase Urban Adaptability| Thailand: A landscape architect who is building innovative landscape solutions, making Bangkok more resilient to climate change.
- Health In Harmony | Indonesia, Madagascar, Brazil: An organization that reverses deforestation by meeting the health & economic needs of local communities through women-led innovation.
- Bioplanet Programme | Brazil: A Brazilian company that has found a technological way to reuse residual kitchen fats to produce biodiesel.
- RISE2030 | Lebanon: A community-led initiative that launched the first all-women solar team in Lebanon to challenge the gender stereotypes in the male-dominated construction sector.
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Tuesday
01 December
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17:00 – 18.00 CET
Climate Neutral Now Special Event
Organized by the UN Climate Change’s Momentum for Change initiative, in collaboration with the secretariat’s Climate Neutral Now initiative, this 60-minute online event will recognize efforts by those that are achieving real results in transitioning to climate neutrality. This event will showcase the four winning projects of the 2020 UN Global Climate Action Awards, under the Climate Neutral Now focus area.
The following award-winning projects will present their climate solutions:
- Interface | Global: A pioneering flooring-manufacturer that is transforming its business to have zero negative impact on the planet.
- Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort| Aruba: The Caribbean's first – and only – hotel to achieve carbon neutral certification, and now working to go carbon negative.
- Signify| Global: A major multi-national lighting company that has reduced its carbon footprint by more than 70% and has transformed all of its global markets to carbon neutrality.
- Dallas Fort Worth International Airport| United States of America: The first carbon neutral airport in North America, now implementing a Renewable Natural Gas Initiative.
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Wednesday
02 December
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17:00 – 18.00 CET
Financing for Climate Friendly Investment Special Event
Organized by the UN Climate Change’s Momentum for Change initiative, in partnership with the World Economic Forum Global Project on Climate Change, this 60-minute online event will recognize how innovation is playing a key role in unlocking financial resources, resulting in greater institutional capacity to fund activities that promote low-carbon growth and highly resilient communities. This event will showcase the four winning projects of the 2020 UN Global Climate Action Awards, under the Financing for Climate Friendly Investment focus area.
The following award-winning projects will present their climate solutions:
- Payments for Environmental Services Program| Costa Rica: A financial mechanism that promotes forest ecosystem conservation – the first of its type in the country and the region.
- The Luxembourg Green Exchange| Luxembourg: The world's first platform fully dedicated to green bonds, now expanded to include social and sustainability bonds as well as SRI funds.
- Global Himalayan Expedition| India: One of the world’s first organizations using the force of tourism coupled with technology to bring solar energy to remote communities.
- C40 Cities Finance Facility| Global: A facility that enables cities in developing and emerging economies to develop finance-ready projects that address climate change
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Friday
11 December
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14:00 – 15.00 CET
2020 UN Global Climate Action Award Ceremony
A special online award ceremony to celebrate and recognize the 13 winners of the 2020 UN Global Climate Action Awards on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement.
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