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As referenced on p17 , the major events industry initiative for Net Zero Carbon Events launched in September . It was designed to connect the events industry globally to the rapidly growing movement towards net zero by 2050 . This initiative is hosted by the Joint Meetings Industry Council ( JMIC ). The objective is to have a pledge ready for COP26 in November 2021 , when world leaders will meet in Glasgow , Scotland , to present how their countries will achieve the 50 % reduction in GHG emissions by 2030 in order to deliver on the Paris Agreement . In advance of this meeting , for profit and non-profit organisations from across all sectors are setting forth their own pathways towards this goal , and the ultimate goal of net zero by 2050 . Through this initiative , JMIC aims to link all stakeholders in the corporate , professional , academic and destination communities worldwide that have also committed to engagement in what is one of the biggest collective challenges we all face today . It also invites those that have not done so yet , to join . The Net Zero Carbon Events initiative aims to bring together a wide range of industry stakeholders , to jointly communicate our industry ’ s commitment to tackling climate change and driving towards net zero by 2050 . It also aims to develop common methodologies for measuring the industry ’ s direct , indirect and supply
The journey to Net Zero
EN editorial : the events industry is embarking upon a journey to Net Zero Carbon Events
chain emissions ; construct an industry-wide roadmap towards net zero by 2050 and emissions reductions by 2030 in line with the Paris Agreement , with support and guidance on key issues . Foster collaboration with suppliers and customers to ensure alignment and common approaches and establish common mechanisms for reporting progress and sharing best practice . The new initiative arises from the work of an organising task force initiated by JMIC members UFI , AIPC and ICCA joined by representatives of Emerald Expositions ( US ), Freeman ( US ), HKCEC ( China ), Informa ( UK ), Javits Center ( US ), MCI ( Switzerland ), Messe München ( Germany ), RX ( UK ) and Scottish Event Campus ( UK ). It was born from a discussion with the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change ( UNFCCC ) secretariat — which is also supporting the initiative . All interested parties are invited to join this journey at www . netzerocarbonevents . org . The aim is to grow this initiative that represents the events industry as a whole and provide a collaborative commitment all can act on . Anbu Varathan , UFI president , adds : “ UFI is committed to driving and supporting sustainable development among our global membership and the exhibition industry at large . This collaborative and inclusive initiative that covers the whole events industry is a new important step and we look forward to identifying the commitments required for the reduction and neutralisation of event related GHG emissions .
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