{"id":1941,"date":"2020-06-19T11:59:38","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T09:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcch.com\/?p=1941"},"modified":"2020-06-19T12:06:08","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T10:06:08","slug":"race-to-zero-carbon-commitments-and-actions-to-reduce-carbon-emission-july-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcch.com\/?p=1941","title":{"rendered":"Race to Zero Carbon &#8211; Commitments and actions to reduce carbon emission \/ July 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Dear Members,<\/p>\n<p>Please find below the details for the Race to Zero Carbon event organised by the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary and the British Embassy, in cooperation with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.<br \/> This event&#8217;s primary goal is to drive companies to commit to faster and more ambitious GHG emission reductions and to announce their commitments reducing the impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n<p><span>The Race to Zero Carbon event promotes the post-pandemic economic recovery as a sustainable one and build momentum around\u00a0the shift to a decarbonised economy ahead of\u00a0<\/span><strong><span>COP26<\/span><\/strong><span>, where governments and companies must strengthen their contributions to the Paris Agreement.<br \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"1000\" height=\"1208\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 87px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 112px; height: 87px;\">10:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 872px; height: 87px;\">Opening remarks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 239px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 112px; height: 239px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 872px; height: 239px;\">\n<p><strong>Attila CHIK\u00c1N Jr.<\/strong>, president, BCSDH; CEO, ALTEO Group<\/p>\n<p><strong>Iain LINDSAY\u00a0<\/strong>OBE, British Ambassador to Hungary<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ren\u00e9 van HELL,<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Ambassador of the Netherlands to Hungary<\/p>\n<p><strong>Klaus STREICHER,<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Deputy Head of Mission at the German Embassy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 135px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 112px; height: 135px;\">10:15<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 872px; height: 135px;\"><em>&#8220;Hungary set to achieve climate-neutrality by 2050&#8221;<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>&#8211;<strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Barbara BOTOS Dr.,<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Deputy secretary of state, State Secretary for Energy and Climate Policy, Ministry of Innovation and Technology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 135px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 112px; height: 135px;\">10:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 872px; height: 135px;\"><em>&#8220;How can we stop climate change?&#8221;<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>&#8211;<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>Diana \u00dcRGE-VORSATZ Prof. Dr.<\/strong>, Vice Chair of Working Group III of IPCC, Professor and Director at Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy, CEU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 423px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 112px; height: 423px;\">10:45<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 872px; height: 423px;\">\n<p>Companies\u2019 commitments<\/p>\n<p>Allianz Hung\u00e1ria Zrt. &#8211;<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>Alexander PROTSENKO<\/strong>, CEO<\/p>\n<p>Continental Hung\u00e1ria Kft. &#8211;<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>D\u00e1niel R\u00c1BAI<\/strong>, CEO<\/p>\n<p>Irota Ecolodge &#8211;<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>Lennard de KLERK<\/strong>, Owner<\/p>\n<p>Heineken S\u00f6rgy\u00e1rak Zrt. &#8211;<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>Geert SWAANENBURG<\/strong>, CEO<\/p>\n<p>Siemens Zrt. &#8211;<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>Dale\u00a0A. MARTIN<\/strong>, CEO<\/p>\n<p>TESCO-Global \u00c1ruh\u00e1zak Zrt. &#8211;<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>N\u00f3ra HEVESI<\/strong>, Head of Communications and Campaigns (tbc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q&amp;A<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 87px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 112px; height: 87px;\">11:25<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 872px; height: 87px;\">Closing remarks \u2013<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>Iren MARTA<\/strong>, Managing Director, BCSDH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><span>Information:<\/span><\/strong><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Venue: online, Microsoft Teams<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0(The link will be sent 2 days before the event.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The official language of the event is English without interpretation.<\/p>\n<p>Participation is free of charge, but registration is required.<\/p>\n<h4><span>You can register for the event <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bcsdh.hu\/registration-race-to-zero-carbon-virtual-event-2nd-july-2020-1000\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For further information please contact\u00a0<strong>Ivett Tak\u00e1cs at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ivett.takacs@bcsdh.hu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ivett.takacs@bcsdh.hu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Members, Please find below the details for the Race to Zero Carbon event organised by the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary and the British Embassy, in cooperation with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany. 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