The Net Zero Carbon Events Roadmap will be presented on 11 November – Decarbonisation Day, at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Photo Credit: Adobe/Naj
Meetings and events industry leaders will explain how they plan to
drastically reduce the sector's carbon emissions when they attend COP27
next month.
The Net Zero Carbon Events Roadmap will be presented on 11 November –
Decarbonisation Day, at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change
Conference (COP27), in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
The sustainability initiative, set up by the Joint Meetings Industry
Council (JMIC), will lay out a plan to help the business meetings and
events sector achieve net zero by 2050 at the latest.
Support for the initiative has grown from 21 organisations in 2021 to
409 today. As part of the pledge, each organisation has agreed to
publish its pathway to achieve net zero by 2050 at the latest, with an
interim target to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030.
The soon-to-be-launched Net Zero Carbon Events Roadmap will include a
comprehensive 80-page plan on how to implement action to achieve net
zero alongside a 20-page executive summary.
JMIC president, James Rees, said: “Globally, there is an urgent need
to accelerate the transition towards global net-zero emissions. The
events industry can and should play its part in helping to deliver the
goals of the Paris Agreement. That’s why the Net Zero Carbon Events
initiative was set up.
“The initiative has made a strong start and we are building momentum.
We’d welcome everyone not only to follow us on social media and to take
part in the meeting on 11 November but also to sign the Pledge and join
us.”
Rees added that registration is free of charge, but financial contributions are crucial to developing the campaign.
The organisations contributing financially to the campaign are:
Platinum Level - Freeman; Informa; Javits Center; Questex: RX and ufi;
Gold Level – Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center; ICCA; Messe
Munchen; Scottish Event Campus and SISO; Silver Level - ADNEC; Clarion
Events; Emerald; IMEX Group and Tarsus; Green Level – APIC; Glasgow
Convention Bureau; IAPC; MontECOlino; NBAA; Olympia London; OMEGA Group
and Stockholmsmassan.
Source: AMI