November 16: America Is All In Action Center
The America Is All In Action Center’s final day programming will include a look ahead to U.S. congressional policy in 2025 and beyond, a discussion on the U.S. Department of Defense's climate strategy, and a panel of the top women leading the climate space.
Scroll down below to learn more about Saturday's programming.
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You can find the America Is All In Action Center at G28 in the Blue Zone.
America Is All In Delegation Town Hall With U.S. Department of Treasury
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Baku
12:00 AM - 12:45 AM ET
Please note that this event will not be live streamed.
This is an in-person opportunity in the Blue Zone of COP29. Final attendance will be based on capacity limits and ensuring an equitable balance of participants across different constituencies. Participants will receive a confirmation email prior to Saturday, November 16. Please fill out this form to confirm interest.
12:00 AM - 12:45 AM ET
Please note that this event will not be live streamed.
This is an in-person opportunity in the Blue Zone of COP29. Final attendance will be based on capacity limits and ensuring an equitable balance of participants across different constituencies. Participants will receive a confirmation email prior to Saturday, November 16. Please fill out this form to confirm interest.
America Is All In coalition members are invited to a town hall discussion with Ethan Zindler, Climate Counselor to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and Bella Tonkonogy, Senior Advisor in the Treasury Climate Hub. This session offers a unique opportunity for mayors, state officials, corporate partners, university leaders, healthcare officials, and nonprofit partners to engage directly with federal representatives. Participants will discuss the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), challenges in accessing financing and tax benefits, and insights into how the IRA benefits environmental justice communities. This is a crucial chance to collaborate and advance climate action across sectors, including discussions on IRA implementation, hurdles faced, and missed opportunities for accessing funding and tax incentives.
America Is All In coalition members are invited to a town hall discussion with Ethan Zindler, Climate Counselor to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and Bella Tonkonogy, Senior Advisor in the Treasury Climate Hub. This session offers a unique opportunity for mayors, state officials, corporate partners, university leaders, healthcare officials, and nonprofit partners to engage directly with federal representatives. Participants will discuss the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), challenges in accessing financing and tax benefits, and insights into how the IRA benefits environmental justice communities. This is a crucial chance to collaborate and advance climate action across sectors, including discussions on IRA implementation, hurdles faced, and missed opportunities for accessing funding and tax incentives.
U.S. Senators on the Future of Climate Legislation
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Baku
1:00 AM - 2:00 AM ET
Co-hosted by World Wildlife Fund
1:00 AM - 2:00 AM ET
Co-hosted by World Wildlife Fund
This session offers a view into how the U.S. Congress will advance smart policy options to advance U.S. climate leadership in 2025 and beyond. Join Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Edward Markey for this pertinent conversation taking place not long after the U.S. election.
- Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island
- Senator Edward Markey, Massachusetts
- Marcene Mitchell, Senior Vice President of Climate Change, WWF
This session offers a view into how the U.S. Congress will advance smart policy options to advance U.S. climate leadership in 2025 and beyond. Join Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Edward Markey for this pertinent conversation taking place not long after the U.S. election.
- Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island
- Senator Edward Markey, Massachusetts
- Marcene Mitchell, Senior Vice President of Climate Change, WWF
Meeting Mission through Efficiency, Clean Energy, and Healthier Air
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Baku
2:30 AM - 3:30 AM ET
Co-hosted by U.S. Green Building Council
2:30 AM - 3:30 AM ET
Co-hosted by U.S. Green Building Council
This event is a fireside chat with Honorable Brendan Owens, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment and DOD's Chief Sustainability Officer. The Hon. Owens is leading the decarbonization and renewable energy deployment of DOD facilities and buildings. The discussion will in particular highlight the DOD's work on energy security, building resilience in local defense communities, the approach to clean energy on installations, and how DOD is working to support service members and families through improved quality housing.. The focus will be on holding US DOD as a model for other countries; emphasizing the importance of this work with mission; and highlighting collaboration across sectors.
Featuring:
- Liz Beardsley, Senior Policy Counsel, U.S. Green Building Council
- Honorable Brendan Owens, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment and DOD Chief Sustainability Officer
This event is a fireside chat with Honorable Brendan Owens, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment and DOD's Chief Sustainability Officer. The Hon. Owens is leading the decarbonization and renewable energy deployment of DOD facilities and buildings. The discussion will in particular highlight the DOD's work on energy security, building resilience in local defense communities, the approach to clean energy on installations, and how DOD is working to support service members and families through improved quality housing.. The focus will be on holding US DOD as a model for other countries; emphasizing the importance of this work with mission; and highlighting collaboration across sectors.
Featuring:
- Liz Beardsley, Senior Policy Counsel, U.S. Green Building Council
- Honorable Brendan Owens, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment and DOD Chief Sustainability Officer
Climate Action as the Fourth Mission of Higher Education
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Baku
4:00 AM - 5:00 AM ET
Co-hosted by Second Nature
4:00 AM - 5:00 AM ET
Co-hosted by Second Nature
Climate solutions provide an important opportunity for higher education to fully embrace four missions of research, teaching, social benefit, and co-creation. Climate change provides an important test case for understanding how well the multi-mission theory is working in practice. This panel will share perspectives on how US higher education is partnering with institutions in Canada and Mexico to accelerate climate action across topics and borders based on these four missions.
Featuring:
- Paola Visconte Arizpe, Director of Sustainable Development and Engagement, Tec de Monterrey
- Carol Liao, Associate Professor & UBC Sauder Distinguished Fellow Co-Director, UBC Centre for Climate Justice
- Tim Carter, President, Second Nature
- Elan Kyser, Student, Ohio State University
Climate solutions provide an important opportunity for higher education to fully embrace four missions of research, teaching, social benefit, and co-creation. Climate change provides an important test case for understanding how well the multi-mission theory is working in practice. This panel will share perspectives on how US higher education is partnering with institutions in Canada and Mexico to accelerate climate action across topics and borders based on these four missions.
Featuring:
- Paola Visconte Arizpe, Director of Sustainable Development and Engagement, Tec de Monterrey
- Carol Liao, Associate Professor & UBC Sauder Distinguished Fellow Co-Director, UBC Centre for Climate Justice
- Tim Carter, President, Second Nature
- Elan Kyser, Student, Ohio State University
Trailblazers, Changemakers, and Innovators: Women Climate Leaders from the U.S. Climate Alliance and America Is All In
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Baku
5:30 AM - 6:30 AM ET
Co-hosted by U.S. Climate Alliance and America Is All In
5:30 AM - 6:30 AM ET
Co-hosted by U.S. Climate Alliance and America Is All In
Women in America’s climate-leading states, cities, businesses, and institutions are advancing cutting-edge climate action and solutions and accelerating the transition to a net-zero future. For a third year running, join top female leaders representing the U.S. Climate Alliance and America Is All In for a discussion on how they got their start, the unique perspectives they bring, challenges they face in their roles, their top climate and clean energy priorities, opportunities for collaboration, and much, much more.
Featuring:
- Marcene Mitchell, Senior Vice President of Climate Change, WWF
- Melisa Logan, Mayor, Blytheville, AR
- Serena McIlwain, Maryland Secretary of the Environment
- Michelle Patron, General Manager, Sustainability, Microsoft
- Taryn Finnessey, Managing Director, U.S. Climate Alliance
Women in America’s climate-leading states, cities, businesses, and institutions are advancing cutting-edge climate action and solutions and accelerating the transition to a net-zero future. For a third year running, join top female leaders representing the U.S. Climate Alliance and America Is All In for a discussion on how they got their start, the unique perspectives they bring, challenges they face in their roles, their top climate and clean energy priorities, opportunities for collaboration, and much, much more.
Featuring:
- Marcene Mitchell, Senior Vice President of Climate Change, WWF
- Melisa Logan, Mayor, Blytheville, AR
- Serena McIlwain, Maryland Secretary of the Environment
- Michelle Patron, General Manager, Sustainability, Microsoft
- Taryn Finnessey, Managing Director, U.S. Climate Alliance
