Chennai, June 2 (KNN) The Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), under its Sustainable Chennai Forum is organising a session on “Role of cities in combating climate change” on 5 June 2023.

The event will be held virtually on the occasion of World Environment Day.

Cities are key contributors to climate change, as urban activities are major sources of greenhouse gas emissions.

S. Anantha Krishnan, Secretary General, Urban Economic Forum, Toronto is the speaker of the session.

He will talk about how major cities across the globe approach this issue and what Chennai can try to emulate.

Statistics show that cities are responsible for 75 per cent of global CO2 emissions.

The session is free and open to all with registration at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIuc--urzosGNecF3adxSl7PvafO1Cybhhi or contact 044 -24349452.  (KNN Bureau)