Dialogue for Climate Action
CEOs from industries ranging from textiles to technology companies have pledged to scale-up efforts on climate action, by decreasing their carbon footprint, ensuring cleaner energy inputs and investing in new technologies. Global financial institutions have pledged hundreds of billions of investments over the next 15 years in clean energy and energy efficiency. How can these investments be catalyzed in emerging economies?
The role of dialogue between businesses, governments and civil society will be critical to encourage policies that are “investment grade” and that promote such climate-friendly actions. The challenge is how to engage industries and other actors in society to spur growth in climate efficient industries and improving sector competitiveness.
This global conference will discuss opportunities for climate action by the private sector and address the dialogue gap within the framework of COP21 to lead to greater alignment and cooperation with national goals for climate action.
The event will be held at Hofburg Conference Venue, Vienna, Austria and broadcast globally online.
Event Highlights:
- Hear from CEOs of leading companies and top policymakers about the main investment and financing opportunities resulting from the Paris agreement.
- Identify “investment grade” policy areas that will help generate growth and competitiveness in emerging economies.
- Define the principles of dialogue in cities, global supply chains, carbon markets and technologies that can help unlock these opportunities.
- The official launch of the World Bank Group’s latest flagship publication: A Greener Path to Competitiveness
