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The TOGETAIR 2024 conference was held on April 22 and 23. The two-day event brought together experts from various fields and provided a space for the exchange of opinions and views. What topics did the speakers discuss and how exactly did the conference proceed?
TOGETAIR 2024 climate summit – organizer, location and date of event
TOGETAIR, as they describe themselves, is a platform for agreement, exchange of ideas and cooperation to protect the environment, achieve climate neutrality and support the Sustainable Development Goals. Often the initiative is supported by Polish and foreign entities, including local governments, government institutions, scientific and business representatives, the media and NGOs. The event is mainly aimed at encouraging leaders from various industries to lend their voices to the forum and propose their changes, as well as allowing experts to spread their knowledge and experience.
The Clean Air Foundation and the Positive Ideas Foundation are responsible for organizing the event. The reason why we are the largest environmental event in the country is that we cover all topics related to ecology – the most urgent, most difficult to achieve, such as energy independence or the transformation of our energy industry, to soft topics that affect each of us – issues of air quality, waste, of which we produce a lot, electronics, but also the quality of water and its resources. – This is what Agata Smieja, President of the Clean Air Foundation and Organizer of the TOGETAIR Climate Summit, said about the climate summit.
This year’s edition was the fifth in a row and was located in Warsaw, specifically in Varso Place, the tallest building not only in Poland, but also in the European Union. As every year, the date of the conference fell on International Earth Day, which is April 22-23. A total of 32 debates were scheduled and ran from 9:00 a.m. to 5:25 p.m. each day. As always, the event was carried out in a hybrid-stationary and online format, in three TV studios.
This year’s edition of the event
The conference received honorary patronages from a total of 6 government institutions, including the Ministry of Climate and Environment and the Ministry of Development and Technology. The official launch of TOGETAIR 2024 was attended by Mark Brzezinski, Ambassador of the United States, and Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament. The conference served as a prelude to an intense two-day discourse on climate change and its challenges. TOGETAIR 2024 aims to build a sustainable future through innovation, collaboration and responsibility, addressing debates on three stages: Climate Care, Business Connect and Future Cooperation.
I believe that Europe can do even more if we continue to work together,” Roberta Metsola said at this year’s edition.
Discussions under three programs
- Climate Care
This part of the TOGETAIR 2024 Climate Summit focused on developing appropriate solutions in the face of dynamic changes by global warming and building strategies in environmental policy, with the support of innovative methods and new technologies. In addition, topics such as decarbonization, air quality, water resources, the importance of biodiversity, and sustainable construction were addressed. The experts also touched on a number of issues, including the future of the Polish economy in the context of CO2 reduction, climate neutrality, the Polish atom, the EU’s NextGenerationEU fund and changes in the construction industry.
- Business Connect
On this stage, experts covered topics including. with the responsibility of businesses towards activities that affect the environment, energy markets or financing sustainable development and the role of process automation. Speakers also discussed the smart city perspective, the issue of resources, access to critical raw materials and its impact on the economy, public health and climate-neutral services and construction.
- Future Cooperation
The third scene focused mainly on the use of innovative technologies
and solutions to climate change. Experts also discussed the role of global innovation in future efforts for the planet. Discussions focused on technologies supporting ESG, hydrogen, RES and changes in the investment model,
With plans towards the environment and climate. The conference, as part of this scene, also provided an opportunity for representatives of the agricultural industry to speak. To this end, there is a panel entitled What are the farmers fighting for? New Green Deal in agriculture and food processing?, which created a favorable environment for a heated discussion and exchange of views on regulation on the part of the European Union.
The event was attended by representatives of different backgrounds and experts from completely different fields, however, the organizers of TOGETAIR, as with each edition, had one main goal – to work together for the benefit of the environment. Especially now, it is important to discuss and seek solutions together in the face of the growing consequences of climate change.
Therefore, we decided to cover the event with media patronage.
We were pleased to become a part of the TOGETAIR Climate Summit and are looking forward to the next steps from the organizers.
