SCHEDULE OF VIRTUAL US LEADERS SUMMIT ON CLIMATE DURING DAY ON 22 APRIL 21

USPA NEWS - The US Leaders Climate Summit,launched b the US President Joe Biden, will be held virtually, by video conference, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hosted by the White House, on 22-23 April 2021. We publish Day 1 of the Schedule.
Day 1
8:00 a.m.““Session 1: Raising Our Climate Ambition
11:45 a.m.““Session 2: Investing in Climate Solutions
12:45 p.m.““Session 3: Breakout Sessions, Round 1
2:00 p.m.““Session 3: Breakout Sessions, Round 2
Day 2
8:00 a.m.““Session 4: Unleashing Climate Innovation
9:15 a.m.““Session 5: The Economic Opportunities of Climate Action
All times EDT and approximateҬSpeakers not listed in speaking order
DAY 1““APRIL 22
President Biden and Vice President Harris will open the inaugural session of the Summit. This session will underscore the urgent need for the world´s major economies to strengthen their climate ambition by the time of COP 26 to keep the goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius within reach.  It will provide an opportunity for leaders to highlight the climate-related challenges their countries face and the efforts they are undertaking, and to announce new steps to strengthen climate ambition. 

DAY 1““APRIL 22 SESSION 1 : 8: 00a.m RAISING OUR CLIMATE AMBITION-------------------------------------------------------------------------- President Biden and Vice President Harris will open the inaugural session of the Summit. This session will underscore the urgent need for the world´s major economies to strengthen their climate ambition by the time of COP 26 to keep the goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius within reach.  It will provide an opportunity for leaders to highlight the climate-related challenges their countries face and the efforts they are undertaking, and to announce new steps to strengthen climate ambition.    U.S. PARTICIPANTS:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken  Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry  LEADERS:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres  Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Antigua and Barbuda  President Alberto Fernandez, Argentina   Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Australia    Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh  Prime Minister Lotay Tshering, Bhutan  President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada    President Sebastián Piñera, Chile  President Xi Jinping, People´s Republic of China   President Iván Duque Márquez, Colombia   President Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission  President Emmanuel Macron, France   President Ali Bongo Ondimba, Gabon   Chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany   Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India   President Joko Widodo, Indonesia    Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Italy   Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Japan   President David Kabua, Republic of the Marshall Islands  President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexico    President Moon Jae-in, Republic of Korea    President Vladimir Putin, The Russian Federation     King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia   President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa    President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan, Turkey  Prime Minister Boris Johnson, United Kingdom 

SESSION 2 : 11:45 a.m INVESTING IN CLIMATE SOLUTIONS---------------------------------------------------------------------- This session will highlight the urgent need to scale up climate finance; efforts to increase public finance for mitigation and adaptation in developing countries; and efforts to shift trillions of dollars of private investment to finance the transition to net zero by 2050. U.S. PARTICIPANTS:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry National Economic Council Director Brian Deese LEADERS:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- President Félix Tshisekedi, Democratic Republic of the Congo President Charles Michel, European Council Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Jamaica Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand SPEAKERS:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank Oliver Bäte, CEO, Allianz Jane Fraser, CEO, Citigroup Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Marcie Frost, CEO, CalPERS Yannick Glemarec, Executive Director, Green Climate Fund David Malpass, Group President, World Bank Group Brian Moynihan, Chairman and CEO, Bank of America; Chair, International Business Council; Co Chair, Sustainable Markets Initiative DAY 1 FEATURED SPEAKERS:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pope Francis Carolina Schmidt, Environment Minister, Chile; President, 25th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 25) Alok Sharma MP, United Kingdom; President, 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) Xiye Bastida, Fridays for Future

SESSION 3 ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE : 12:45 p.m BREAKOUT SESSIONS ROUND 1-------------------------------- This session will highlight the climate adaptation and resilience challenges faced by all countries, especially those most vulnerable to climate impacts, and cutting-edge approaches to“¯strengthening“¯resilience“¯in the face of climate change“¯and climate variability. U.S. PARTICIPANTS:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas SPEAKERS:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Attorney-General and Minister for Economy, Public Enterprises, Civil Service, Communications, Fiji Eamon Ryan, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport, Ireland Aziz Rabbah, Minister of Energy, Mines and Environment, Morocco Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, Netherlands Malik Amin Aslam, Federal Minister of Climate Change, Pakistan João Pedro Matos Fernandes, Minister for the Environment and Climate Action, Portugal Abdullah Subai, Minister of Municipality and Environment, Qatar Jeanne d´Arc Mujawamariya, Minister of Environment, Rwanda Varawut Silpa-archa, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand CLIMATE ACTION AT ALL LEVELS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This session will highlight the critical efforts of subnational and non-state actors (cities, states/regions, and indigenous groups) that are contributing to green recovery and working closely with national governments to advance climate ambition and resilience on the ground. U.S. PARTICIPANTS: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan SPEAKERS: Sinéia B. do Vale, Member, Indigenous Council of Roraima, Brazil Mayor LaToya Cantrell, New Orleans Mayor Anne Hidalgo, Paris, France Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, President of the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad Governor Yuriko Koike, Tokyo, Japan Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico Fawn Sharp, President, National Congress of American Indians Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico City, Mexico

SESSION 3 : 2: 00 p.m BREAKOUT SESSIONS, ROUND 2----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This session will highlight the global security challenges “¯posed by “¯climate change, the impact on “¯the“¯military and readiness, “¯and efforts underway to address the “¯threat multipliers to energy, economic, and national security. U.S. PARTICIPANTS:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations SPEAKERS:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ben Wallace MP, Secretary of State for Defense, United Kingdom Kishi Nobuo, Minister of Defense, Japan Monica Juma, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Defense, Kenya Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General, NATO Carlos G. Dominguez III, Secretary of Finance, The Philippines Jumaah Enad, Minister of Defense, Iraq Margarita Robles Fernández, Minister of Defense, Spain NATURE BASED-SOLUTIONS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This session will highlight the critical role of nature-based solutions in reducing emissions and strengthening climate resilience, including efforts to reduce deforestation and the loss of wetlands, restore marine and terrestrial ecosystems, and promote sustainable agricultural practices. U.S. PARTICIPANTS:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland SPEAKERS:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Canada Andrea Meza, Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica Lee White, Minister of Water, Forests, the Seas, and Environment, Gabon Luhut B. Pandjaitan, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Indonesia Gabriel Quijandría, Minister of the Environment, Peru Flavien P. Joubert, Minister for Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment, Seychelles Tuntiak Katan, General Coordinator, Global Alliance of Territorial Communities Archana Soreng, Member, Youth Advisory Group on Climate to the U.N. Secretary General; Kharia Tribe, Sundergarh, India Source: Stae.gov