Last year, the Caucus spoke to international climate leaders about the sustainable efforts that Chicago region communities are taking. Tomorrow, the Caucus will speak again to an international audience and give an update on the region’s climate planning work.
The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus will be speaking on a panel tomorrow with fellow regional climate leaders from Ostrobothnia, Finland, and the ABC Region of São Paulo, Brazil. The panelists will discuss how cities and regions are paving the way to climate neutrality by 2050. The Caucus will talk about the Chicago regional climate planning effort that started a year ago and is being completed now with the creation of a guiding document. Caucus representatives who will speak include City of Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns, Chairman of the Caucus’ Environment Committee and Energy Subcommittee, and Director of Environmental Initiatives Edith Makra.
Join the webinar tomorrow from 9:15-10:15 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST) by registering here: https://bit.ly/3qiAeIG
Registration Guidance
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Did you participate in the IUC city-to-city pairing program? Describe your experience in one word. No
Event Host and Background
The event is the fourth City-to-City event hosted by the International Urban Cooperation IUC program, which aims to bring together cities to share solutions to common problems. It is part of a long-term strategy by the European Union to foster sustainable urban development in cooperation with both the public and private sectors. Funded by the European Union, the International Urban Cooperation (IUC) program activities support the achievement of bipartisan policy objectives and major international agreements on urban development and climate change, such as the Urban Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Paris Agreement.
The IUC has encouraged and supported the Caucus’ first climate action plan for the Chicago region, which is coming soon.
