NETTING ZERO

Transforming the Financial System for a Zero-Carbon Future

December 1, 2020

Traditionally, investors have had one duty – to make the greatest possible return on capital for their shareholders. It’s an outdated model that’s brought us to the brink of climate disaster, and we need a new way of understanding value and returns that looks beyond the short-term and drives resources towards scalable solutions. There are trillions of dollars in so-called ‘green’ funds, but how do we fundamentally redesign financial markets to make responsible, climate-focused investing the rule rather than the exception?

Speakers:

  • Chris Flavelle, Climate Correspondent, New York Times
  • Nigel Topping, High level climate champion for COP 26
  • Adityadeb Mukherjee, Head, Climate Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Standard Chartered Bank
  • Sagarika Chatterjee, Director of Climate Change, Principles for Responsible Investment
  • Jennifer Wu, Global Head of Sustainable Investing, JP Morgan Asset Management
  • Mindy Lubber, C.E.O. and President, CERES
  • Eli Kasargod-Staub, Executive Director, Majority Action
  • Marilyn Waite, Programme officer in Environment at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

This year, Covid-19 has shown the world that transformative change can be enacted in response to grave existential threat. But action on climate change cannot wait until the current crisis is contained. As we continue to prepare for The New York Times Climate Hub at COP26, Netting Zero will pave the path for these seminal discussions. Bringing together leading New York Times climate journalists with experts from business, industry, the investment community, government, research and civil society, we’ll be examining specific sectors that could transform in order to meet the climate challenge of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2021, and how.  

For all other inquiries, reach out to:
Press: nicole.taylor@nytimes.com and maria.case@nytimes.com
Speaker requests: nytclimate@nytimes.com
Sponsorship: nytclimatehub@nytimes.com

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