Satellite event: Sustainable tourism as a driver to achieving global climate neutrality. Topic EU side event to COP26= Sustainable mobility

Sustainable tourism as a driver to achieving global climate neutrality

Programme

Opening session -09:30- 11 :00

Moderator- Gianni Molinari, Chief Editor at Il Mattino of Napoli

National, local and macro regional representatives

Tommaso De Simone, President of the chamber of commerce of Caserta

Carlo Marino, Mayor of Caserta

Angelo Tortorelli, President of Mirabilia Network

Giorgio Mencaroni, Delegate tourism transition at Unioncamere Italy

Joze Tomas,President of the Forum of the Adriatic and Ionian Chambers of Commerce

EU institutions

Valentina Superti, Director DG GROW, European Commission -

Pina Picierno, Member of the European Parliament

11:00-11:45

Synergies among tourism projects financed by COSME programme 2014-2020–

Showcases TOURCOOP 2019 EU proposals (on site/ on line)

• ETGG2030 - Lund-Durlacher, Dagmar – Germany – online
• CENTOUR- Lorenza Natali, Italyv- on site
• Eco-Tandem-Marika Mazzi Boém – Italyv- on site
• SUSTOUR - Naut Kusters, The Netherlands- online
• TOURBAN - Berta Pérez, - Spain - online
• TouriSME - Michelle Perello – Spain- online

11:45 –coffee break

12 :30-13-30

EU online side event to COP 26 session (web streaming with DG Clima) -

Focusing on the topic of circular economy and tourism, sustainable transport, and biodiversity & protected areas.

Moderator, Cinzia De Marzo, EU Climate Pact Ambassador and EuCliPa Italy member

Panel -1 – Top down approach- Gordon Sillence, Travel Green Planet, Geoffrey Lipman, President SunXMalta, Oliver Hillel, Secretariat Conv Biodiversity/UNEP in Montreal

Panel 2- - Bottom up approach- Roberto Gambassi - Councilor for Mobility and Environment, Municipality of Poggibonsi, Claudio Torsellini and Cristiano Pellegrin, Province of Siena, Alberto Berti – Mobility Manager of the Metropolitan City of Florence

Panel 3 –European dimension- Vito Signati, Director of Mirabilia Network, Herbert Hamele, President of Ecotrans network, Giuseppe Riello, President of the chamber of commerce of Verona, Vice President of Unioncamere - Delegate for ecological transition, Italy

Closing session

Signature of Glasgow Declarationon Climate action in tourism, promoted by ONE PLANET network, in the framewok of sustainable tourism programme, to show up the public-private political and operational engagement to:

• Support the global commitment to at least halve emissions by 2030 and reach Net Zero as soon as possible before 2050.
• Deliver climate action plans within 12 months from becoming a signatory (or updating existing plans) and implementing them.
• Report publicly on an annual basis on progress against targets and actions.
• Align with 5 pathways: measure, decarbonize, regenerate, collaborate, finance.
• Work in a collaborative spirit, share good practices and solutions, and disseminate information

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