A public-access show & tell covering the results of the Modernising Energy Data Access Discovery Phase will take place on Wednesday 15 July 12.55pm-14.30pm at https://ukri.zoom.us/j/96509458686Presentations will be from Siemens […]
Developing standards-based marketplaces for federated data-sharing Addressing the climate crisis requires us to combine data-driven innovation across domains of science, policy, finance and engineering: to optimise physical infrastructures we need […]
(left-to-right, from top): Kathryn Corrick; Jeremy Hindle; Ben Cotton; Kristian Steele; Katharine Stephens; Duncan Duffy, Gavin Starks [inset]; Srini Sundaram, Gea Mikic; Emma Thwaites; Cybele Wong; Stephanie Lopes; Andrea Gaglione; […]
Reference PDF download – UNEP Contribution to the Round Table 1B on Digital Public Goods Executive Summary This paper builds a case for a governance framework that will support the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New non-profit wins UKRI grant and partners with leading institutions to bridge the data gaps between finance and climate change. Davos, Switzerland: 22nd January 2020 – Global […]
If you are interested in participating or would like us to connect with your CEO, please contact Gea@IcebreakerOne.org An Innovation Agenda for Climate Resilience, Adaptation and Mitigation Through Data When: […]
1. Design for search to enable data discovery We currently don’t know what exists and can’t easily find things. We need organisations to publish open data descriptions of the data […]
“Make data-at-scale work harder to deliver innovative financing for a carbon-zero future” 4-min read It has been quite the year, ending on a high with the securing of a new […]
If you are attending, please do get in touch / say hello. Sun, 8th Dec: Development & Climate Days (the official UN side event) Icebreaker Gea Mikic will be speaking […]
Addressing the climate crisis requires us to combine innovation across finance, policy, our physical and data infrastructures. Physical vs data infrastructure It is easy to see our physical infrastructure—including energy, […]
“While these risks may form in full over time, they are becoming apparent now. Firms are enhancing their approaches to managing these risks, but face barriers to implementing the forward-looking, […]
After an 18-month industry consultation, we opened Icebreaker One at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York. Our focus is on bridging the gaps between finance, policy and climate […]
Below is an updated description of Icebreaker One based on the feedback we’ve had over the past four weeks. It includes more specifics about what Icebreaker One will do to […]
We launched our first provocation & discussion paper at the 2019 UN Disaster Risk Reduction Global Platform Example social media message, if you wish to share: The time for theory […]
There are 14 calendar days to go until we touch down in Geneva. Our provocation paper has had over 20 contributors, is now in draft form and is almost ready […]
“We need to change course now” Momentum is building across multiple fronts. Last week banks came with out a statement that they face $20tn ($20,000,000,000,000) of climate risk. “We call on […]
Workshop outcomes On Wednesday 10th April participants from insurance, risk modelling, disaster risk reduction, policy, investment and infrastructure held a workshop to unpack user stories and validate economic cases for […]
Supporters Last week we added supporters UN Environment and Arup. Please help us connect with organisations who’d like to join the discussion privately or publicly “Support the Icebreaker One discussion”. […]
We like deadlines: there are 42 days to go until the UNISDR Global Platform in Geneva, where we formally initiate the Icebreaker One discussion. Last week we: launched this icebreakerone.org website planned out a workshop […]
Within a week of launching we now have 56 people on this list. Thank you. Over the last week the working groups (below) have continued to define the scope and […]