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Add to Preferred SourcesTech giants, groundbreaking start-ups, top policy experts, leading scientists and civil society will be brought to Canberra to participate in an influential new platform created by the United Nations Science Policy-Business-Forum on the Environment to facilitate the transition to a green technology future.
More than 100 influential delegates representing various key industries – energy, transport, tech, finance, space etc. – will come together over the course of two consecutive events organised by the Forum. They are to take place in the context of GEO Week 2019 Ministerial Summit organised by the Group on Earth Observation (GEO) Ministerial Summit and Geoscience Australia.
Through in-depth participatory dialogue those taking part will review and map the future direction of green-tech and digital ecosystems, focusing on innovative financing, sustainable public procurement, resource efficiency, data sharing policies, Artificial Intelligence, Earth Observation, Machine Learning and nature-based solutions.
The aim of the discussions is to come up with practical ways forward to tackle some of the greatest environmental challenges of our time, from climate change to air pollution to biodiversity loss.
With increased coverage of environmental issues and a wave of climate change protests and activism sweeping the planet this year, society is demanding action on these issues from political and business leaders. In response, the Forum is to play a leading role in facilitating innovative solutions from across sectors for transitioning to a greener economy.
VENUE:
Canberra, Australia
4 – 8 November 2019
Original source: UN-SPBF
Published on 01 November 2019