Aligning finance with climate policy goals: Is disclosure effective to inform robust assessments and drive decarbonisation?
Oct 15, 2024 | 1:40 PM - 2:50 PMConference Room CC15 & Online
Oct 15, 2024 | 1:40 PM - 2:50 PM
Conference Room CC15 & Online
Climate ambition has ramped up in the financial sector, but data and knowledge gaps remain to understand the extent to which such ambitions are turned into impactful actions. A range of complementary metrics are needed to assess the credibility of net-zero commitments and transition plans. At the same time, more data on real-economy decarbonisation impacts allow further analyses of effectiveness in aligning finance with climate goals. Against this backdrop, this session will bring together senior-level policy makers and market participants to discuss progress in regulatory and voluntary guidance on climate-related disclosure and assessments, the extent to which such efforts are generating the information needed to conduct robust assessments, and whether they result in actual GHG reductions. The session will then reflect on what combination of further policies and actions are needed to contribute to making finance consistent with climate policy goals.
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