8th OECD Forum on Green Finance and Investment

High-Level Plenary: Thinking beyond COP26: Transforming finance for people and planet

Oct 11, 2021 | 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Description

This High-Level Plenary will seek to spur a discussion on the key steps needed to cut global emissions in half by 2030 and how private sector COP26 ambitions and announcements fit with this vision. This session will gather a wide range of stakeholders from the public and private sector to discuss policies and solutions to make the financial system work for the people and planet and to sustain a truly sustainable and low-emission recovery.

Presented by

Paul Bodnar

BlackRock

Global Head, Sustainable Investing

Sharan Burrow

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

General Secretary

Thierry Déau

Chief Executive Officer, Meridiam

President, Finance for Tomorrow

Ma Jun

Chairman of China Green Finance Committee

President of Beijing Institute of Finance and Sustainability and Co-chair of the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group

John Kerry

United States

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate

Margaret Kuhlow

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

Global Finance Practice Leader

Hugh Wheelan

Responsible Investor, part of PEI Media

Co-founder and Joint Managing Director

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Forum opening : Welcoming remarks and keynotes

Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan

Vice Minister for International Affairs

Mathias Cormann

Secretary-General

Responsible Investor, part of PEI Media

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10:25 am - 11:55 am

Opening Plenary: Outlook on green finance and the low-carbon transition on the eve of COP26

Ingrid Barnsley

Deputy Director, Environment Directorate

Masyita Crystallin

Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance

Minister of Economy and Finance

Financial Times

Moral Money Editor

Laurence Tubiana

European Climate Foundation

Chief Executive Officer

UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)