Today, Schneider Electric urged urgent action to achieve an equitable net-zero transition fueled by collaboration between the private and governmental sectors.
In a statement, Schneider Electric said it comes ahead of the COP27 United Nations Climate Change Conference, which will be held in Egypt from 6 to 18 November and will be attended by Gwenaelle Avice-Huet, Schneider Electric’s Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, and other senior Schneider Electric executives.
The event, which UN Secretary-General António Guterres called a “litmus test” for governments’ commitment to addressing the growing costs that climate change is imposing on the world’s most vulnerable nations, takes place against a backdrop of escalating climate-related catastrophes and a painfully disruptive global energy crisis.
Schneider Electric executives will participate in a number of panels at COP27 and meet with decision-makers from business, government, and civil society to offer advice on the sometimes still-underappreciated approaches and solutions that can help deliver the urgently required carbon-reduction action. The demand side of the energy equation and the combination of electrification and digitisation may play a significant role in quickening the energy transition, as detailed analysis from the Schneider Electric Sustainability Research Institute, for instance, is helping to highlight.
Schneider Electric Foundation is collaborating with numerous NGOs at COP27, including Art of Change 21, to engage young people in the fight against the climate problem. In keeping with this, Schneider Electric will also reveal its collaboration with RISE – Our World Heritage, a film and educational initiative to promote the effective fusion of technology and local sustainability action.
Schneider Electric, a well-known proponent of decarbonisation and sustainability, firmly believes that businesses must go above and beyond simply “doing business” to have a good long-term influence on the environment and society.
Schneider’s Access to Energy program, for example, is very relevant at the COP27 level because it provides inexpensive renewable energy solutions and education to rural and distant areas in Africa and beyond.
Schneider Electric’s Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer Gwenaelle Avice-Huet said the climate and energy issues, as well as the often-unequal economic suffering they cause worldwide, are just too significant for any of Schneider Electric to address alone.
“What we need is faster action, across all fronts, and across all facets and layers of business, government and society – a systemic and collaborative approach that spans both big-picture global initiatives and on-the-ground local action,” Avice-Huet stated.
