As COP27 approaches, Schneider Electric urges collective, systemic action for a fair energy transition
02 November 2022 - 9:00AM
- Schneider executives
invited to advise on ways to solve energy and climate crises
- Schneider Electric
Foundation on the ground to support initiatives to get young people
more involved in climate action
Rueil-Malmaison (France),
November
1, 2022 –
Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of
energy management and automation, today called for accelerated
action for an equitable transition to net-zero, driven by
collaborative action across the private and public sectors.
The company’s call to action comes in the run-up
to the COP27 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt on
6-18 November, which Gwenaelle Avice-Huet, Schneider Electric’s
Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, and other senior
Schneider Electric executives will attend.
Described by
UN Secretary-General António Guterres as a “litmus
test” of how serious governments are about the growing toll that
climate change is taking on the most vulnerable countries, the
event takes place against a backdrop of mounting climate-linked
disasters and a painfully disruptive global energy crisis.
During COP27, Schneider Electric executives will
participate in a series of panels and meet decisionmakers across
business, government and civil society, to help advise on of the
sometimes still-underappreciated solutions and approaches that can
help deliver urgently needed carbon-reduction action. In-depth
analysis from the Schneider Electric Sustainability Research
Institute, for example, is helping to underline the big role that
the demand-side of the energy equation, and the combination of
electrification and digitization can play in accelerating the
energy transition.
Also at COP27, the Schneider Electric Foundation
is partnering with various NGOs – including Art of Change 21 – to
get young people actively involved in combating the climate crisis.
In this spirit, Schneider Electric will also be announcing its
partnership with RISE – Our World Heritage, a documentary and
educational project to promote the impactful combination of
technology and local action for sustainability.
A widely-recognized champion of decarbonization
and sustainability, Schneider Electric is a big believer in the
need for companies to go beyond just “doing business”, and to work
with multiple stakeholders and partner to generate a positive
long-term impact on the planet and society.
Schneider’s Access to Energy program, for
example, is particularly relevant at the COP27 setting, as it
brings affordable renewable power solutions and education to rural
and remote communities in emerging countries in Africa and
elsewhere.
“The climate and energy crises, and the often-unequal economic
pain they’re inflicting around the globe, are far too big for any
of us to tackle alone,” said
Gwenaelle Avice-Huet,
Schneider Electric’s Chief Strategy and Sustainability
Officer. “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.”
About Schneider Electric
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sustainability for all. We call this Life Is
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