Cape Town Conversation 2023 | Plenary Session | Financing a Just Transition: Balancing Climate Action and Green Development
This plenary session delves into the heart of green development, treading the path of financial strategies essential for a just transition. It underscores the pivotal role of financial sectors in aligning climate action with the broader goals of sustainable and inclusive growth, centred around the core values of green development. Drawing from the Paris Agreement's commitment to a just transition, this session aims to explore practical financial strategies that ensure an equitable shift towards a green economy, encompassing both climate-related and social outcomes. With a spotlight on global endeavours, underscoring international collaborations and the mobilisation of substantial financial resources to support transitioning economies, this session will also focus on the role of investors and banks in the just transition, alongside their ongoing efforts to design financial tools, develop performance metrics, and identify policy reforms essential for mobilising finance towards a just transition.
Speakers:
Abla Abdel-Latif, Executive Director and Director of Research, The Egyptian Centre for Economic Studies
Lucy Corkin, Business Strategist, RMB, FirstRand
Igor Makarov, Head, School of World Economy, HSE University
Heungchong Kim, Distinguished Professor, College of International Relations, Korea University
Moderator:
Nilanjan Ghosh, Director, Centre for New Economic Diplomacy, Observer Research Foundation and Director, Think20 India Secretariat
Thabo Mbeki Foundation
