{"id":12921,"date":"2016-01-21t21:30:41","date_gmt":"2016-01-21t21:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/debrief-on-paris-working-toward-a-better-climate-together\/"},"modified":"2023-03-07t19:39:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07t19:39:43","slug":"debrief-on-paris-working-toward-a-better-climate-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/debrief-on-paris-working-toward-a-better-climate-together\/","title":{"rendered":"debrief on paris: working toward a better climate, together"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201can unprecedented gathering of political will\u201d is what made december\u2019s climate change agreement in paris a success, according to united nations conference on climate change (cop21) attendee and planet forward salon guest speaker elliot diringer, the executive vice president of the center for climate and energy solutions.<\/p>\n

he and other cop21 attendees, including fellow guest speaker des moines, iowa, mayor frank cownie, gathered on jan. 19 to debrief at holland & knight\u2019s washington, d.c., offices.<\/p>\n

diringer said the delegates drew on lessons and experiences of the past 20 years, and represented a \u201chybrid approach\u201d to the problem, drawing on national and local governments and well as \u201cnon-state actors.\u201d while he hesitated to call the agreement \u201chistoric,\u201d as time will tell, he did say the signatories  \u201cemerged with a genuine sense of accomplishment.\u201d<\/p>\n

the first planet forward salon of the year focused on the agreement\u2019s next steps: how will it affect us and the future of our cities, worldwide?<\/p>\n

diringer pointed out three major takeaways that he felt would affect both cities and local governments.<\/p>\n

first, the agreement establishes a \u201cmultilateral structure\u201d to taking on climate change.<\/p>\n

\u201cthe major factor that will drive the overall process is a new level of transparency,\u201d he said, through data, evaluation and meetings every five years. this will instill a greater confidence that everyone is pitching in their fair share. he referred to this as a \u201ccycle of ambition,\u201d which will drive processes and accomplishments \u2014 because agreements aren\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n

second, \u201ccop21 resulted in a commitment for a \u2018nationally determined contribution\u2019\u201d that will drive countries to put policies into place that will help them achieve their goals.<\/p>\n

third, is the signal that the success at cop21 clearly sent, worldwide.<\/p>\n

\u201cit is a signal, a message, that these targets are now accepted, agreed upon and should drive decision-making,\u201d he said. the question now, diringer said, is \u201cdoes it affect how prepared we are to act? and how will it shape politics from a national level to city councils?\u201d<\/p>\n

as someone leading on the local level \u2014 and a signatory on the 2014 compact of mayors<\/a> \u2014 mayor cownie reinforced the goals and ambitions he has stated for des moines. the city\u2019s aiming for a 25% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 and 50% by 2050 \u2014 though cownie said he\u2019s \u201choping to be net zero by 2050.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cwe have to do something,\u201d cownie said. \u201cand we\u2019ve got to respond right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

cownie also addressed concerns over the politicization of the terms \u201csustainability\u201d and \u201cclimate change.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cone of my fears is, at the local level, we try to operate as nonpartisan,\u201d said cownie, a democrat. but what happens when we elect the next president, or our next mayor \u2014 and their vision doesn’t align with the efforts of the current leader, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cas voters, we need to elect those who will support these (environmental) initiatives,\u201d cownie said.<\/p>\n

public discourse is also conducted with that nonpartisan angle. \u201cit\u2019s an education process; i talk about our local initiatives,\u201d he said. \u201ci don\u2019t use \u2018sustainability\u2019 exactly,\u201d but climate events, such as floods, and water quality are things that will get people to listen, cownie said.<\/p>\n

\u201cit\u2019s interesting how we need to run away from the issue to run toward it,\u201d said frank sesno, the chief executive for planet forward and director of george washington university\u2019s school of media and public affairs, referring to how the use of particular language needs to be limited in order to achieve positive environmental outcomes.<\/p>\n

while several other issues were discussed at this salon, the representatives agreed that one of the biggest takeaways from cop21 was that environmental concerns should be handled from the bottom-up rather than top-down. this means that these concerns should be initially addressed by local citizens and governments, rather than the federal government.<\/p>\n

the paris agreement was a major moment, diringer said. \u201cit is a huge step forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

but \u201cwe need to stop making this a partisan issue and do what we need to do. especially for young people,\u201d said beth viola, the board chair at planet forward and senior policy advisor at holland & knight. \u201cit\u2019s up to you guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

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planet forward staff contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n

(mayor frank <\/span>cownie of des moines, iowa, speaks at the salon on tuesday, jan. 19. fellow guest speaker <\/span>elliot diringer, the executive vice president of the center for climate and energy solutions, sits on cownie’s right. \/ photo by devin greene)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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