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Your daily must-read during the UN climate change summit in Paris | COP21 Day #2
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On the first day of COP21, the likes of Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg launched the Breakthrough Energy Coalition. The Independent reports that they promise to “invest early, invest broadly, invest boldly, invest wisely and invest together”. The coalition says the “poorest parts of the world require an aggressive global program for zero-emission energy innovation”.
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Yesterday was speech day at the UN climate summit. President Obama joined European leaders like Angela Merkel and François Hollande in calling for climate action. He concluded his speech by telling world leaders to "get to work." But the Guardian reports that supporting teams were worried that the lengthy speeches wouldn't leave enough time for meetings between world leaders.
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Although Washington and Brussels both want a deal in Paris, Politico reports they clash on the fundamentals. But experts and diplomats tracking the US-EU climate talks agree that it’s a much stronger, more collaborative relationship now than it was in the past and Politico highlights that Obama has made “particularly big climate overtures” in recent months.
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Following yesterday’s “theatrics” with speakers like president Barack Obama, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin taking the stage, negotiators will be dispatched to work on resolving individual issues, reports Climate Home. As the real work starts, how do negotiators ride out the two-week roller-coaster? "It’s a punishing task enabled by adrenaline and caffeine."
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Scroll Down for Social Media Highlights
 Scroll down for COP21 social media highlights, including a message from space. Today's Daily Planet also brings you insider tips from Le Bourget where the negotiations are taking place, our poll of the day about the role of business in solving climate change as well an overview of climate innovation events in Paris and a flashback to how we made it to Paris. Not a subscriber yet? Subscribe today!
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Insider Tips from the Summit in Le Bourget
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The Daily Planet's latest insider tips, brought to you by Climate-KIC's observers at the COP21 negotiations.
- Make a daily plan: There at least 30 events to choose from at any time in Le Bourget. And that’s aside from the negotiations and the UN's official side events. Here’s a link that will help you plan ahead.
- India Pavilion: Have you checked out their water installation? It looks great, go see it in Le Bourget or check out this clip. If you stop by, see if you can find out how you can help India transition to a zero carbon economy.
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- Food & Drink: There are water points scattered around the site, use your water bottle. Otherwise there is only bottled water and soft drinks -- and of course wine, we are in France after all! Get your lunch early It’s get very busy at lunchtime – make sure to get your food early or stock up.
- Also happening this week: An international UNESCO conference on water, megacities and global change in central Paris. Climate-KIC’s innovation director will deliver a keynote today.
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Top 3 policy event tips:
- Interested in a ‘reality check’ of yesterday’s speeches? Go see the UNFCCC’s release of their report on national commitments today at 18:30.
- The US Center (For our European readers: the equivalent of the EU Pavilion) will host a discussion at 17:45 on whether international trade agreements support scaling up climate action.
- Although today is officially focused on forests and agriculture, there are a number of interesting climate finance discussions here (PDF) and here.
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Business Attitudes: Poll of the Day
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A major survey will be released on Thursday 3 December. Over the last few months, Europe's C-suite business leaders were asked about their attitudes towards climate change — and the role of radical innovation.
As we await the results (you can attend the announcements if you're in Paris), we invite Daily Planet readers to take a stab at predicting some of the outcomes.
Yesterday's poll: Thanks for taking part! 58 per cent of you expect most business leaders do not see lots of scope to respond to climate change with innovative technologies and ways of working. Stay tuned to see if this is true.
Today's question: Do most business leaders believe there are opportunities to reduce costs by responding to climate change, for example through energy efficiency?
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Climate Innovation at COP21
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In central Paris on Wednesday 2 December from 12:30 until 14:00.
High-level roundtable discussion during COP21 in Paris about Nordic collaboration and co-learning for the strategic climate challenges facing our urban environments.
More info >>
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In central Paris on Thursday 3 December from 14:00 until 15:30.
At this event, the much anticipated 2015 survey on European business attitudes towards climate action “Sparking an innovation step change” will be released.
Almost fully booked: Register today
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"Good morning, world": This is how UN climate chief Christiana Figueres kicked off COP21 on Twitter. "We must, we can, we will," she said.
"Good morning, world. At #COP21 entrance welcoming heads of state. We must, we can, we will" she tweeted.
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United Nations thank Twitter: The United Nations climate change secretariat (UNFCCC) took to Twitter yesterday to thank, Twitter.
"Thank you @twitter for the new emojis to mark the beginning of the UN Climate Conference in Paris. #COP21," their tweet reads.
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From Space with Love: International Space Station commander Scott Kelly shared his thoughts on COP21 from space with a snapshot of his view of Earth.
"From space we are privileged to see the beauty of Earth but also our impact on it's environment. #COP21 #YearInSpace" he said.
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Juncker meets Younger: An EU commission spokesperson tweeted this photo of commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and Canada's youthful prime minister Justin Trudeau yesterday.
"@JunckerEU and @eucopresident meet PM of Canada @JustinTrudeau at #COP21," tweeted Anna-Kaisa Itkonen.
Juncker has said it is Europe's priority to adopt an ambitious, robust and binding deal. Yesterday, Trudeau told the COP21 summit that Canada is "here to help."
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Daily #JourneyToParis Flashback
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#JourneyToParis:
We have arrived!
 Following a virtual journey that started in June, we have arrived in Paris and now keep you up to date with daily reports from COP21.
Find out how we got here by checking out our Journey to Paris, which took us across 27 countries. We put a spotlight on innovators who are already creating solutions across Europe.
We have an unprecedented opportunity to create a prosperous zero carbon future, driven by innovation, jobs, and investment. Climate-KIC is seizing that opportunity for Europe by connecting both public and private sectors with climate change-focused education, research and innovation. Join us!
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Get in touch
 Drop the Daily Planet newsroom a line if you have any questions or tips!
Contact our editors — based in Paris and London during COP21 — on Twitter or send us an email at media@climate-kic.org.
Connect with Climate-KIC's COP21 observers at the official UN site in Le Bourget: Tweet @krptndr or email andrea.karpati@climate-kic.org.
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EDITORIAL: Executive Editor: Angela Howarth | Editor in Chief: Peter Koekoek | Editor, Events: Kelsey Hunter | Editor, Social Media: Molly Redmond | Reporter, Le Bourget: Andrea Karpati
PUBLISHER: Climate-KIC, the EU's main climate innovation initiative © 2015 Climate-KIC
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