IETA LIVE SERIES & US CLIMATE ACTION WEEK - ROWING IN THE SAME BOAT: HOW CARBON MARKETS AND CLIMATE FINANCE WORK TOGETHER TO DELIVER NET ZERO?

April 21, 2021

Co-hosted by IETA & CMIA, part of the US Climate Action Week

Finance is critical to accelerating the transition to a low-carbon, equitable and climate-resilient economy. While public sector flows are growing substantially, private flows still lag behind with only a small percentage of invested assets targeting the climate transition. Until recently, the main channels for private capital investment have been markets relying on carbon pricing and trading (e.g. EU ETS, WCI, China), and those relying on capital allocation based on designated “use of proceeds” (e.g. green bonds, loans). But now, we’re witnessing a surge of institutional investors and banks that have started to align activities with net zero and goals of the Paris Agreement. Bringing together a diverse panel of leading industry, market and finance experts, this event will map-out where carbon markets and climate finance intersect; unpack their critical and symbiotic relationship; and reveal how they can work together to decarbonize the world’s largest emitting sectors of the economy.

Presentation available HERE

Recording available HERE

Welcome & Opening Address:

Part 1: What has been the role of carbon pricing and markets in de-carbonising the highest emitting sectors? What other forms of climate finance have contributed thus far and what else is needed to get to net zero emissions?

Part 2: How do financial institutions price carbon and incorporate this into investment decision making?