World Climate Forum ASIA
October 28th, 2021 (During the Ecosperity Week 28 Sep (Tue) - 1 Oct (Fri) 2021)
World Climate Forum Asia (WCF Asia) 2020 brought together key partners in exploring new opportunities in the fast growing Asia Pacific market. The Forum focused on ways the public and private sector can innovate, collaborate and scale local and international solutions to navigate Asia's transition to a clean economy. The key drivers highlighted across sessions were finance, policy, innovation and partnerships.
Keynotes & Sessions,
October 14th, 2020, World Climate Forum ASIA
12 Years of Cross-Sector Collaboration at
World Climate Summit
- The Investment COP
12 Years of Cross-Sector Collaboration at
World Climate Summit
- The Investment COP
12 Years of Cross-Sector Collaboration at
World Climate Summit
- The Investment COP
Carbon Markets - Helping Countries Raise Ambition Ahead of COP26
Dr. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana / Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP
Biodiversity and Natural Capital
Marco Lambertini / Director General / WWF International
Capturing Investment Opportunities in the Clean Energy Revolution - Navigating Asia’s Transition
Rebecca Mikula-Wright / Executive Director / AIGCC (moderator) Suvojoy Sengupta / Partner / McKinsey & Company
Dr. Yongping Zhai / Chief of Energy Sector Group, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department / Asian Development Bank
Tom Howes / Head of Energy and Environment / IEA
Building Sustainability - Strengthening the Case for Climate Resilient Infrastructure
Cristina Gamboa / CEO / World Green Building Council (moderator)
Allen Ge / President of HVAC and Transport businesses, Asia Pacific / Trane Technologies
Subbu Kanakasabapathy / Regional Managing Director, South East Asia / Jacobs
Catalyzing the Post-Pandemic Recovery - Pathways to Sustainable Value Creation
Justin Wu / Managing Director and Head of Asia-Pacific / BloombergNEF (moderator)
Juliette Macresy / Executive Director – Issuer Business / Vigeo Eiris
Shalini Singh / Chief Corporate Communications & Sustainability / Tata Power
Tony Cripps / CEO / HSBC Singapore
Keynotes and Sessions
September 24, 2020
World Climate Forum NORTH AMERICA
Alongside Climate Week NYC & the UN General Assembly
Green Recovery & Adaptation
Patricia Fuller / Canada's Ambassador for Climate Change
World Climate Forum NORTH AMERICA 2020 series
Green Recovery & Adaptation
Dr. Ernest Moniz / CEO / Energy Futures Initiative and EJM Associates. Former United States Secretary of Energy (2013 - 2017)
World Climate Forum NORTH AMERICA 2020 series
Decarbonizing the Energy Matrix - Unlocking Finance Opportunities and Accelerating Clean Energy Solutions for a Sustainable Energy Future
Peter Rothstein / President / NECEC
Miranda Ballentine / CEO / REBA
Rudy Wynter / President and COO, Transmission, Generation and Energy Procurement / National Grid US
Alfred Griffin / President / New York Green Bank
World Climate Forum NORTH AMERICA 2020 series
Transformative Mobility - Investing in the Post-Carbon Future of Transportation
Nick Albanese / Head of Intelligent Mobility / Bloomberg NEF
Drew Kodjak / Executive Director / International Council on Green Transportation
Colleen Quinn / Founder and Director / EMobility Advisors
Ellen Greenberg / Deputy Director for Sustainability / California Department of Transportation
World Climate Forum NORTH AMERICA 2020 series
World Climate Forum ASIA
14th October, 2020 (Available On Demand Now)
World Climate Forum Asia (WCF Asia) 2020 brought together key partners in exploring new opportunities in the fast growing Asia Pacific market. The Forum focused on ways the public and private sector can innovate, collaborate and scale local and international solutions to navigate Asia's transition to a clean economy. The key drivers highlighted across sessions were finance, policy, innovation and partnerships.
Keynotes & Sessions,
October 14th, 2020, World Climate Forum ASIA
Carbon Markets - Helping Countries Raise Ambition Ahead of COP26
Dr. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana / Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP
Biodiversity and Natural Capital
Marco Lambertini / Director General / WWF International
Capturing Investment Opportunities in the Clean Energy Revolution - Navigating Asia’s Transition
Rebecca Mikula-Wright / Executive Director / AIGCC (moderator) Suvojoy Sengupta / Partner / McKinsey & Company
Dr. Yongping Zhai / Chief of Energy Sector Group, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department / Asian Development Bank
Tom Howes / Head of Energy and Environment / IEA
Building Sustainability - Strengthening the Case for Climate Resilient Infrastructure
Cristina Gamboa / CEO / World Green Building Council (moderator)
Allen Ge / President of HVAC and Transport businesses, Asia Pacific / Trane Technologies
Subbu Kanakasabapathy / Regional Managing Director, South East Asia / Jacobs
Catalyzing the Post-Pandemic Recovery - Pathways to Sustainable Value Creation
Justin Wu / Managing Director and Head of Asia-Pacific / BloombergNEF (moderator)
Juliette Macresy / Executive Director – Issuer Business / Vigeo Eiris
Shalini Singh / Chief Corporate Communications & Sustainability / Tata Power
Tony Cripps / CEO / HSBC Singapore
Leading Low-Carbon Solutions Across Asia-Pacific
World Climate Forum Asia aimed to catalyze regional climate action from this high growth continent and contribute to the global agenda at World Climate Summit 2021 during COP26 in Glasgow and beyond. World Climate Forum Asia aimed to support the mobilisation of local and international efforts and leverage green financial and economic models for the net-zero transition. High-level discussions prioritised scalable public and private sector strategies on growing carbon markets, clean energy transition, and nature-based solutions.
Key Themes at World Climate Forum Asia
Climate Finance - Capturing Investment Opportunities for the Net-Zero Transition and Green Economic Recovery
Carbon Markets - Helping Asia Raise Ambition ahead of COP26
Adaptation & Resilience - Prioritising Action Areas for COP26 and 2030 Agenda
Biodiversity and Natural Capital
Circular Economies to Tackle Climate Change
Sustainable and Climate Resilient Infrastructure
Objectives
World Climate Forum Asia gathered senior policymakers and key public and private actors from around the world for action-oriented discussions on advancing net-zero targets, with a focus on Asia and the Pacific regions.
Format
Its engaging digital format combined dynamic keynotes and interactive panel discussions, delivered through webinars and podcasts produced to the highest standard via live and on-demand.
In its inaugural edition, a select number of key stakeholders were invited to participate in each of the action-oriented World Climate Forums.
These include institutional investors, financiers, policymakers and government leaders, technology and project developers, renowned academics, and representatives of non-governmental organisations.
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