Global Climate Finance Centre (GCFC) Annual Meeting
Held during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

The Global Climate Finance Centre (GCFC) Annual Meeting takes place during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) and serves as a high-level convening point for global leaders across finance, policy, energy, and innovation. The meeting is designed to accelerate the flow of capital toward climate solutions—transforming global climate commitments, including those advanced at COP28, into deployable, real-world investments.

Hosted across key financial and institutional venues including Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), the GCFC Annual Meeting has become a cornerstone of ADSW’s finance and policy agenda. Recent editions, including the January 2025 meeting, brought together more than 300 senior stakeholders—investors, policymakers, innovators, regulators, and financial institutions—to align capital with climate outcomes at scale.

Purpose and Strategic Focus

The GCFC Annual Meeting is explicitly designed to bridge the gap between climate ambition and climate finance execution. Its core objective is to mobilize both public and private capital toward sustainable, bankable projects that support the global energy transition, particularly in emerging and high-growth markets.

Central to the program is positioning the UAE as a global climate finance hub, capable of convening international capital, structuring innovative financial mechanisms, and enabling cross-border public-private collaboration.

Key Themes

Recent GCFC Annual Meetings have been structured around action-oriented themes such as “Climate Meets Capital”and “Progress in Action,” reflecting a deliberate shift from pledges to implementation. Core thematic areas include:

• Scaling climate and transition finance beyond pilot projects

• Mobilizing private capital alongside sovereign and multilateral funding

• Advancing green finance instruments, including green bonds, blended finance, and carbon pricing

• Leveraging AI and data-driven tools to improve transparency, risk assessment, and climate asset evaluation

• Aligning financial systems with net-zero and energy transition pathways

What to Expect

Based on recent GCFC Annual Meetings, participants can expect:

• High-level dialogues on translating COP outcomes into scalable, investable finance—particularly for emerging and developing markets

• Showcases of innovation, including AI-enabled climate finance tools and data platforms supporting better capital allocation

• Strategic briefings on upcoming initiatives, priorities, and frameworks for accelerating energy transition investments

• Action-oriented collaboration, connecting investors, governments, and solution providers around tangible financing pathways

Looking Ahead

Looking forward, the GCFC Annual Meeting aims to “manufacture climate finance at scale”—moving beyond individual transactions toward systemic solutions that reshape how climate capital is structured, deployed, and measured. Future sessions are expected to build on this momentum, reinforcing Abu Dhabi’s role as a convening center for global climate finance leadership and execution.

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