06 May 2021
SDG Forum Series - Green Museums and the Paris Agreement
Co-organised by the Hong Kong Green Building Council and the Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change, the SDG Forum Series – Green Museums and the Paris Agreement will be held on 6 May 2021 (Thursday).
Museums, as trusted institutions, play an increasingly important role as conscience of our society and have the duty to communicate climate change with the public. The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. It was adopted by 196 Parties at the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) in Paris, in 2015. Its goal is to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius. The COP 26 is scheduled to take place in November 2021 in the UK. In response to the Paris Agreement, museums all over the world have made tremendous achievements in organising exhibitions, raising public awareness and engaging the community in fostering sustainability. The next question for museums is ‘How are museums, as a sector, to contribute towards collective impacts to address the global climate crisis?’
Renowned speakers from the US, Australia and Hong Kong will share their experiences and achievements in greening museums, enhancing sustainable operations and advancing climate change education. The forum also serves as an important step to build a community of green museums which act locally and ideate globally.
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| Event Detail | |
|---|---|
| Event Name: | SDG Forum Series - Green Museums and the Paris Agreement |
| Presented By: |
Ms Cecilia LAM, Ir Dr Cary CHAN, JP, Ms Joyce LEE, Ms Zehra AHMED, Ir Dr Vincent CHENG |
| Date: | 06 May 2021 |
| Time: | 9:30 am - 11:30 am (HKT) |
| Venue: |
This CPD event will be conducted in the form of webinar via Zoom. |
| Capacity: | 600 |
| Credits: |
2 CPD hours will be automatically uploaded to attendees' BEAM Pro/ BEAM Affiliate Individual Accounts. |
| Contact Phone: | 39948818 |
| Contact Email: | rpe@hkgbc.org.hk |
| Programme: |
Welcome Address Ms Cecilia LAM Director, Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change Chief Sustainability Officer, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Opening Speech Ir Dr Cary CHAN, JP Executive Director, Hong Kong Green Building Council Invited Speeches Ms Joyce LEE President, IndigoJLD Green + Health Incoming Chair, American Alliance of Museums Environment and Climate Network Topic: Green museums and the Paris Agreement Ms Zehra AHMED Sustainability and Access Projects Coordinator, Australian Museum Topic: Carbon Neutral Museums, The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and how we can all build a sustainable future for 2030 Ir Dr Vincent CHENG Director, Hong Kong Green Building Council Arup Fellow, Director of Sustainability, Arup Topic: Green design and operation for museums in Asia Moderator: Prof. Thomas CHUNG Associate Professor, School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language: | English |
