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November 24 - November 30
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  • 24
    November 24, 2021
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  • 25
    November 25, 2021
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  • 26
    November 26, 2021
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  • 27
    November 27, 2021

    Circular Economy - The Journey Begins With Waste

    04:00 -06:30
    2021-11-27

    This inaugural webinar organised by LIFE Initiative For Environment (LIFE) will introduce the audiences to the principles of circular economy from a global perspective, the circular economy journey in Malaysia and its potential and impact beyond waste management.

    The webinar is open to the public and NGOs intended to serve communities by developing long-term environmental and sustainable development projects in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals 2030.

    When: Nov 27, 2021 (Sat) 10:00 AM Kuala Lumpur (04:00 AM CET)

    For more info and the agenda: https://www.circulareconomyclub.com/events/circular-economy-the-journey-begins-with-waste/

    Register in advance for this meeting:
    https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrc-yurTwjEtFLwkt5FMj6es0IN_8svDer

  • 28
    November 28, 2021
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  • 29
    November 29, 2021

    The Role of Municipalities in Promoting the Renovation Wave

    10:00 -11:00
    2021-11-29
    IURC Asia and Australasia

    Date & Time: 29th November (Mon), 10:00 – 11:00 am (CET) / 18:00-19:00 (JST)

    This webinar will be held as a “Thematic Track 5 (TT5) “ of ISAP2021 which is organised by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES).

    Website of ISAP2021：https://isap.iges.or.jp/2021/jp/index.html

    Registration：https://form.iges.or.jp/webapp/form/11205_zoq_402/index.do?_ga=2.97500191.1236293257.1635726388-1052567314.1597197804

    English-Japanese interpretation will be available via Zoom.

     

    For cities to meet the challenge of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050, one policy pillar is to promote
    a renovation wave in buildings, which the EU sees as a priority of its Green Deal. The EU is known for
    its holistic approach to buildings and under the post covid-19 era, new policy instruments are being
    introduced to help buildings decarbonise, integrate renewables, promote resource efficiency and
    circularity. Meanwhile, Japan’s Premier has declared that Japan would realise carbon-neutrality by
    2050, and a roadmap announced in June addresses building energy efficiency as a crucial
    component. Widespread decarbonisation of buildings is still a challenge, but we see more
    examples in both EU and Japan.

     

    TimeProgramme
    10:00 CET (18:00 JST)Opening Remarks and background to the webinar

    Prof. Hidefumi Imura, IURC Asia-Australasia, Key Expert for Japan

     

    Group Photo Session

     

    10:05 CET (18:05 JST)

     

    		Setting the scene: EU’s policy on “Renovation Wave” and the role of municipalities

    Dr. Paolo Bertoldi, Senior Expert, Joint Research Center of the

    EU Commission

     

    10:15 CET (18:15 JST)

     

    		City Panel

    ·        Mr. Jon Gastanares (Head) and Mr. Iker Mardaras Larrañaga (architect), Energy Efficiency Section, the City of Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain

    ·        Mr. Masayuki Fujita, Environmental Policy Department, Kyoto City Government, Japan

    ·        Ms. Brigitte Köhnlein, Deputy Head, Department of Federal, European and International Affairs, Ministry for Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg

     

    Moderator: Dr. Ryoko Nakano, IURC Asia & Australasia, Japan

     

    10:40 CET (18:40 JST)

     

    		Discussions

     

    10:55 CET (18:55 JST

     

    		Summary, next steps and closing remarks

    ·        Mr. Pablo Gandara, Team Leader, IURC Asia-Australasia

     

    11:00 CET (19:00 JST)

     

    		Closure of meeting

     

     

    Read the highlights here and watch the video and download the presentations here.

  • 30
    November 30, 2021

    Launch of EU-Australian Cities Cooperation

    08:00 -09:30
    2021-11-30

    In the context of the IURC project, the city coordinators for the selected European and Australian pilot cities are invited to join an online launch of the EU-Australian cities cooperation on Tuesday, 30 November 2021, at 08:00-09:30 CET / 18:00-19:30 Canberra time).

    Agenda

    Moderation: Prof. Bruce Wilson, EU Centre of Excellence, RMIT, Melbourne and IURC Australasia Helpdesk Coordinator

    • Welcoming by EUD: H.E. Dr. Michael Pulch, EU Ambassador to Australia (5 min)

    • Introduction to international city-to-city cooperation by Dr. Ronald Hall, Senior Advisor, DG REGIO, EU Commission (10 min)

    • Presentation round of the pilot cities (35 min)

    a. EU cities (Barcelona, Florence, Hamburg, Madrid) – 5 min each city
    b. Australian cities (Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne) – 5 min each city

    • Feedback from the IURC Project Team (10 min)

    a. Australia coordinator on the cities’ presentations: Prof. Bruce Wilson
    b. IURC Team Coordinator on pathways for cooperation: Pablo Gándara

    • Open discussion on possible topics of cooperation (20 min)

    • Next steps and closing: (10 min)