Thursday, 11 Nov 2021, 8.00 – 9.00 GMT, IPCC /Science Pavilion, COP26 Venue.
At this event we discussed how financial decision-makers can align finance with sustainable development and help to accelerate the transition to a net-zero, climate resilient economies, based on the latest scientific findings and policy developments.
For a summary of the circle of trust presented by Jean-Charles Hourcade, read this short overview.
Agenda:
| Description | Speaker |
| Welcome & moderation | Andrzej Błachowicz, Managing Director at Climate Strategies |
| Key lessons from “Scaling up climate finance in the context of Covid-19 A science-based call for financial decision-makers” | Heleen de Coninck, Professor of Socio-Technical Innovation and Climate Change at Eindhoven University of Technology, IPCC author |
| Bridging the climate friendly investment gap: from basic principles to the GCF experience | Yannick Glemarec, Executive Director at Green Climate Fund |
| Building the “Circle of trust” | Jean-Charles Hourcade, Research Director Emeritus at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), IPCC author |
| Reactions | Amal-Lee Amin, Director Climate Strategy at CDC Group plc and Senior Advisor to the COP26 Presidency Michael Grubb, Professor of International Energy and Climate Change Policy at University College London, IPCC author |
| Q&A session |