LIVERPOOL NAMED WORLD’S FIRST “ACCELERATOR CITY”
UN Climate Change News, 24 September 2024 — The City of Liverpool has become the world’s first ‘Accelerator City’ for climate action, under UN Climate Change’s Entertainment and Culture for Climate Action (ECCA) programme.
The title comes in recognition of Liverpool’s impressive commitment to innovation and smart regulation to rapidly decarbonise the live music and TV/Film production sectors – both vital parts of the city’s economy – following several years of developmental work by ACT 1.5, an artist-led research and action effort, and climate scientists from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. To mark the launch of this initiative, the following key events and plans were also announced today:
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WANT TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING OF THE SCREEN SECTOR WORKFORCE ACROSS THE NORTH?
Screen Alliance North (a new BFI Skills Cluster, led by Liverpool Film Office, Screen Yorkshire, Screen Manchester and North East Screen) is recruiting for two full time roles, to deliver its aims to support development and training of the screen sector workforce across the North of England.
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