Climate Bonds Initiative

The world can’t build a green economy without a foundation of green cement. It’s the second most used substance on Earth, only after water, and if global cement manufacturing were a country, it would be the third-largest emitter on the planet. That’s why decarbonising the cement industry is one of the highest priorities in the fight against catastrophic climate change. This week, we talk to Transition Programme Policy Analyst Fabio Passaro about how sustainable finance markets and global policymakers can facilitate the cement industry’s transition to a net zero future.

The fight against climate change is an uphill battle, and we need all the help we can get. This week on Ready, Set, Transition, we look at how policymakers can tilt the playing field in the planet’s favor to facilitate a rapid, credible transition to net zero. Listen as Bridget Boulle and Maiko Morishito discuss how Japan, the EU, and countries around the world are using ambitious policy changes to speed, steer, and simplify the global transition. 

Today we’re talking Taxonomy with Climate Bonds' Matteo Bigoni. As the green bond market is growing in prominence, work was needed to level the playing field. Enter the Taxonomy team, working to assist nations to develop their own frameworks whilst combatting greenwashing.

The question is no longer why or whether the global economy needs to swiftly move towards a low carbon, climate adapted, sustainable model, but rather how to urgently finance and operationalise the required transition. 

In this session we discuss a range of tools for driving a successful transition to a low-carbon economy, including: 

In 2021 the Biden Climate Summit saw the bulk of the world’s developed economies commit to ambitious 2030 carbon emission targets. The increasing support for climate action policies worldwide presents vast opportunities as we transition our economies.

This session provides a platform to discuss the increasing support for climate action policies worldwide and the potential for innovative solutions to drive the transition towards a low-carbon economy.

Speakers

Opening the Climate Bonds Connect 2023 Conference in New York, some welcoming remarks from Climate Bonds Initiative CEO Sean Kidney.

Joining us in the Cafe this week, Dr. Aneil Tripathy, an economic and climate anthropologist, Impact Fellow in the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium (MCSC) and Academic Research Consultant at Climate Bonds.

We chat about his experience of the New York Connect Conference, the schools of thought around Climate Finance and his love of gardening!

Join Climate Bonds for a new series exploring the challenges and opportunities presented by the global transition, and learn how investment in credible, ambitious decarbonisation efforts can help reach a net zero future. Climate Bonds CEO Sean Kidney and Head of Transition Programmes Rachel Hemingway share their insights into how investors and industries can push the world along the road to a green future.