Climate Summit of Local and Regional Leaders
Bonn, Germany
November 6-17, 2017
ICLEI USA Staff
Angie Fyfe, Executive Director
Mike Steinhoff, Tools and Technology Director
ICLEI USA Local Leaders Delegation
Mayor Frank Cownie; Des Moines, IA
Council Member Pam O’Connor, Santa Monica, CA
Mayor Ted Winterer; Santa Monica, CA
Mayor William Peduto, Pittsburgh, PA
Council Member Matthew Appelbaum, Boulder, CO
Council Member Sam Weaver, Boulder, CO
Commissioner Brigid Shea, Travis County, TX
Mayor Lionel Johnson, St. Gabriel, LA (with Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative)
Mayor Frank Klipsch, Davenport, IA (with Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative)
Mayr James Brainard, Carmel, IN (with WWF US)
ICLEI USA People’s Delegation
Rhiannon Gallagher, Wheat Ridge, CO
Justin Marquez, El Cerrito, CA
Bridget Tydor, New Orleans, LA
Guadalupe Daisy Romero, Hayward, CA
Scott Tess, Urbana, IL
Dyanna Jaye, Richmond, VA
ICLEI USA City Staff Delegation
Daniel A. Zarrilli, PE, Senior Director of Climate Policy and Programs and Chief Resilience Officer, City of New York (with 100 Resilient Cities)
Jerome Tinianow, Chief Sustainability Officer, Denver, CO (with Global Lead Cities Network, ICLEI Europe)
Oliver Kroner, Green Cincinnati Plan & Sustainability Coordinator, Cincinnati, OH (with Urban Transitions Alliance, ICLEI Global)
Grant Ervin, Chief Resilience Officer, Pittsburgh, PA (with Urban Transitions Alliance, ICLEI Global)
Oluwole Floy, Water Director, Buffalo, NY (with Urban Transitions Alliance, ICLEI Global)
Jairo Garcia, Director of Climate Policies & Renewables, Atlanta GA (with the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy)
John Seydel, Director of Sustainability, Atlanta, GA (with Emory University)
U.S. Dignitaries at ICLEI-hosted events
Former U.S. Vice President and Founder of Climate Reality Project Al Gore, (with Participant Media)
Former California Governor and founder of R20, Arnold Schwarzenegger
California Governor Jerry Brown
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe
Tom Steyer, activist and philanthropist
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkely (with 350.org)
Massachusetts State Senator Josh S. Cutler (with 350.org)
Observers: Bill Rogers and Michael Kasten, The Serendipity Foundation
Speaking Events arranged by ICLEI and partners
November 7
U.S. Peoples Delegation Press Conference
Dyanna Jaye, U.S. Peoples Delegate, Richmond, VA
November 9
COP23 ICLEI + RVR side event: Cities in Transition: Industrial Legacy for a Low Carbon Future
COP23 Bonn Zone, UNFCCC Meeting Room 6
William Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh, PA
100% Renewable Energy Panel with Renewable Cities
Pam O’Connor, Council Member of Santa Monica, CA
Urban Transitions Alliance event: Transition Stories: Industrial Legacy. Sustainable Future.
COP23 Bonn Zone, Cities and Regions Pavilion
Oliver Kroner, Green Cincinnati Plan & Sustainability Coordinator, Cincinnati, OH
Grant Ervin, Chief Resilience Officer Pittsburgh, PA
Oluwole Floy, Water Director, Buffalo, NY
U.S. People’s Delegation Speak Out hosted by 350.org
U.S. Climate Action Center
Rhiannon Galhagher; Wheat Ridge, CO
Justin Marquez; Oakland, CA
Daisy Romero; Hayward, CA
November 10
Global Lead Cities Network on Sustainable Procurement
COP23 Bonn Zone, Cities and Regions Pavilion
Jerome Tinianow; Chief Sustainability Officer Denver, CO
November 11
America’s Pledge Launch Event
Cities and Regions Pavilion
Scott Tess, U.S. Peoples Delegate, Urbana, IL
Climate Finance Panel
U.S. Climate Action Center, with CDP and Center for American Progress
Mayor Lionel Johnson, St Gabriel, LA
Mayor Frank Klipsch, Davenport, IA
Daniel A. Zarrilli, PE, Senior Director of Climate Policy and Programs and Chief Resilience Officer, City of New York
Carbon-Free Cities
U.S. Climate Action Center, with RMI
Angie Fyfe, Executive Director of ICLEI USA
Mayor Lionel Johnson, St Gabriel, LA
Mayor Frank Klipsch, Davenport, IA
U.S. People’s Delegation Town Hall with Elected Officials
U.S. Climate Action Center, with 350.org
Council Member Pam O’Connor, Santa Monica, CA
Mayor William Peduto, Pittsburgh, PA
Commissioner Brigid Shea, Travis County, TX
Mayor Lionel Johnson, St Gabriel, LA
Rhiannon Galhagher; Wheat Ridge, CO
Justin Marquez; Oakland, CA
Bridget Tydor; New Orleans, LA
Daisy Romero; Hayward, CA
Scott Tess; Urbana, IL
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkely (D-OH)
Massachusetts State Senator Josh
Moderator: Jerome Tinianow; Chief Sustainability Officer, Denver, CO
Screening of An Inconvenient Sequel (with Participant Media)
Bonn Art Museum
Former Vice President Al Gore, founder Climate Reality Project
Council Member Matt Appelbaum, Boulder, CO
Special Reception for U.S. Local Leaders hosted by Bonn Mayor and First Vice-President of ICLEI Ashok Sridharan
Bonn Art Museum
Special Guests: Al Gore and Arnold Schwarzenegger
November 12
Summit of Local and Regional Climate Leaders
COP 23 Bonn Zone: Room 8 and 6
Mayor Frank Cownie, Des Moines, IA
Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Founder of R20
California Governor Jerry Brown
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe
Activist and Philanthropist, Tom Steyer
November 13
Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy Day
Japan Pavilion
Council Member Sam Weaver, Boulder, CO
Transatlantic Cooperation
Mayor Frank Cownie, Des Moines, IA
Resilience Panel
Laura Kavanagh, ICLEI World Secretariat
Voices of American Communities: Local and Regional Climate Action Stories
COP23 Bonn Zone, Cities and Regions Pavilion
Bridget Tydor; New Orleans, LA
Dyanna Jade; Richmond, VA
Scott Tess; Urbana, IL
Analyzing Drivers of Change in Emissions Inventories and Localizing the Paris Agreement
COP23 Bonn Zone, Cities and Regions Pavilion
Mike Steinhoff, ICLEI USA
Documents Released
America’s Pledge Phase 1 Report
Mike Steinhoff, ICLEI USA tools and Technical Director, contributor
Mike Steinhoff, ICLEI USA tools and technical director, Kale Roberts, ICLEI USA Program Officer, and Angie Fyfe, ICLEI USA Executive Director, authors
Press Events and Coverage
UNFCCC. Digital Talks.
U.S. Peoples Delegate Dyanna Jaye
Press Q&A: Climate Action – Non-State Actors
Bridget Tydor; New Orleans, LA
Dan Zarrilli; Senior Director Climate Programs, Chief Resilience Officer New York
Frank Cownie; Mayor Des Moines, IA
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe
350.org. U.S. People’s Delegation at COP23. Author: Thanu Yakupitiyage. (Nov. 17, 2017)
Channel News Asia. UN climate talks wrap up as US stands firm on fossil fuels. (Nov. 17, 2017)
CityLab. What Post-Industrial Cities Can Learn From Each Other. Author: Linda Poon. (Nov. 13, 2017)
Deutsche Welle. World in Progress: Climate challenges and chances in Pittsburgh and Tshwane [Audio]. Producer/ host: Anke Rasper (Nov. 15, 2017)
ICLEI CityTalk blog. U.S. leaders and climate activists show the world We are Still In. Authors: ICLEI Global Communications Team. (Nov. 11, 20147)
Politico. Data transparency: The key to stopping climate change in its tracks. Author: Kasim Reed, Mayor of Atlanta, GA, and Mauricio Rodas Espinel, Mayor of the Metropolitan District of Quito. (Nov. 13, 2017)
Thomson Reuters Foundation. Cities and regions are key in shaping grand coalition on global climate action. Authors: Ashok Sridharan, mayor of Bonn, and William Peduto, mayor of Pittsburgh. (Nov. 2, 2017)
Thomson Reuters Foundation. From grey to green: smokestack cities power to bright future. Author: Astrid Zweynert. (Nov. 9, 2017)