An Evening with David Miller

An Evening with David Miller
"Community Climate Action in an Era of Disasters and Misinformation"

While more communities are experiencing extreme weather and algorithms and AI are super-charging social and political division and misinformation, cities and communities around the world are showing that powerful climate action is happening.

Join David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and the former Mayor of Toronto, where he will talk about what cities around the world are doing to respond to the climate crisis, and how climate champions should respond to this current era of misinformation and disbelief.

Doors Open: 6:30 PM
Program: 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM

Complimentary snacks. Please note the bar is cashless and accepts card payment only. 

This event is pay what you can. Donation is appreciated.

Hosted by the Urban Climate Alliance, a network made of:
Toronto Environmental Alliance, Ecology Ottawa, Environment Hamilton, and Citizens Environment Alliance of Southwestern Ontario

About David Miller

David Miller is the Managing Director of the C40 Centre.

Mr. Miller was Mayor of Toronto from 2003 to 2010 and served as Chair of C40 Cities from 2008 until 2010. Under his leadership, Toronto became widely admired internationally for its environmental leadership, economic strength and social integration. He is a leading advocate for the creation of sustainable urban economies.

Mr. Miller has held a variety of public and private positions and served as Future of Cities Global Fellow at Polytechnic Institute of New York University from 2011 to 2014. He has an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Waterloo in Environmental Studies and an Honorary Doctor of Laws from York University. He is the author of ‘Solved, how the great cities of the world are fixing the climate crisis‘, (University of Toronto Press).

David Miller is a Harvard-trained economist and professionally is a lawyer. He and his wife, lawyer Jill Arthur, are the parents of two children.

Venue Accessibility

The venue is wheelchair accessible. The building’s front entrance has six steps, and its accessible entrance is located on the east side of the building. The room is on the first floor and there is one accessible/all-gender washroom on the same floor. There are more gendered washroom facilities in the basement accessible by stairs. The event will have chairs set up theatre style for the speech portion.

If you need to secure a seat or have any accessibility needs, please inform us on your registration.

Funders & Partners

This event is made possible by the generous support of the Echo Foundation.
Thank you to our collaborator, Toronto Climate Observatory.