Sustainable Finance

The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), chaired by Mark Carney, UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance, unites over 160 firms from the leading net zero initiatives across the financial system to accelerate the transition to net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest. One of the goals is to mobilise the trillions of dollars necessary to build a global zero emissions economy.

Last week, 43 of the world’s biggest banks launched Net-Zero Banking Alliance with a focus on delivering the banking sector’s ambition to align its climate commitments with the Paris Agreement goals. Would they help stop financing climate change?

Significant worldwide momentum currently exists for investors and banks to set net-zero targets and publish comprehensive climate action plans. Ceres CEO Mindy Lubber sat down with U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and other special guests to discuss how we can accelerate finance towards net zero.

Significant worldwide momentum currently exists for investors and banks to set net-zero targets and publish comprehensive climate action plans. Ceres CEO Mindy Lubber sat down with U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and other special guests to discuss how we can accelerate finance towards net zero.

Post-COVID-19, low-carbon future requires transitions in infrastructure, energy, transport, and food systems, people around the world gathered virtually during this year’s World Bank and IMF meetings to discuss how private sector finance can play a key role. The World Bank’s President Malpass, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, and Macquarie Group CEO Shemara Wikramanayake had unique insights to share on the topic.

Why is it so important to know how green a bond is? The EIB's climate podcast green finance episode explains this is crucial to the fight against climate change.

Science is back in the US! Time to start implementing the new US NDC and International Climate Finance Plan!
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