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2023 ESG and Sustainable Finance Outlook | APAC Edition
2023-02-06 02:00 - 05:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual Event
Join Moody’s for a live panel discussion where Moody’s experts will discuss key ESG trends to watch in 2023 and their credit implications, as well as critical factors shaping global sustainable debt markets.

What are the major ESG trends that will shape credit quality globally and in APAC in 2023 and beyond?
Which sovereigns and sectors in APAC will be most affected by cost-of-living concerns?
What trends are shaping APAC sustainable bond issuance in 2023?

Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit 2023
2023-02-05 07:30 - 2023-02-07 19:00 | Virtual Event
The Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit, hosted by Second Nature and the Intentional Endowments Network, is the premier annual gathering of higher education leaders committed to addressing inequality and the climate crisis. The 2023 Climate Leadership Summit will be the first in-person Summit since the pandemic. We recognize that returning our higher education institutions to “normal” is an inadequate response to the grand challenges facing our global society. At the 2023 Summit, we will engage in dialogue and action planning to further college and university climate, equity, and sustainability goals, focusing on implementation, updating commitments, goal-setting processes, and institutional leadership.

High-level Forest and Climate Resilience Forum for Liberia
2023-02-02 08:00 - 2023-02-03 20:00 | Virtual Event
The Government of Liberia with the support of the Kingdom of Norway and the World Bank is organizing a high-level Forest and Climate Resilience Forum, on February 2-3, 2023. The purpose of this Forum is to catalyze renewed commitments and strengthen partnerships in sustainable forest management as a key strategy supporting Liberia’s Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD).
The Forum will provide a platform for high-level stakeholders to discuss key areas of progress, challenges, and next steps in the forest sector, using local and regional examples. It will highlight and showcase Liberia’s progress in forest and climate resilience policy, and tangible successes on the ground in relation to sustainable forest management, community forestry, conservation forestry, among others. The Forum will also explore lessons learnt from other parts of the world and regionally regarding sustainable forest management, to inform future development of the sector in Liberia. This will ultimately provide possibilities for next steps in advancing forestry together with livelihoods, agriculture, climate resilience, and infrastructure.
The President of Liberia, His Excellency Dr. George Manneh Weah will address the opening session of the Forum. Others addressing the opening are Mr. Hans Brattskar, Special Envoy on Climate and Forest, Kingdom of Norway, and Mr. Ousmane Diagana, World Bank Vice President for Western and Central Africa. Other co-conveners of the event are USAID-Liberia, UNDP, The Swedish Embassy, The European Union, and the Government of the United Kingdom through its Embassy in Liberia.
The Forum will bring together about 200 participants and will feature high-level regional and international Ministers and Directors spearheading forest management in their respective countries. The platform will set the stage for community leaders, global experts on forests, economic development, and climate change, private sector leaders, and development partners to share success stories about the benefits and opportunities the forest sector can offer to the overall economic development of Liberia.
The main objective of the Forest and Climate Resilience Forum is to catalyze partnerships and renew political commitments and broad interest at the highest level in sustainable forest management as a key strategy supporting the Liberia’s PAPD. The Forum presents an opportunity to take stock of policies and interventions, deepen understanding of forests’ multi-sector roles, and generate ideas towards meeting Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs) from COP26, and to reconfirm commitments to work with partners and share knowledge in the context of natural resources management driven by comprehensive and scientific approaches to achieve sustainability in shared objectives.

The G in ESG & Decoding Investment-Grade ESG Data
2023-02-02 01:00 - 02:00 | Virtual Event
The ‘Governance’ pillar involves decision-making governance considerations and the risks and opportunities associated with corporate governance practices. While considered an underdog in the current ESG landscape, Governance sets the stage for top-down policies in your organization that affect E and S execution and performance at every level of your enterprise.
Stakeholders eyeing your Governance metrics will assess disclosures like diversity and inclusion in your boardroom, whether you’re meeting primary duties like regulatory compliance, accounting, and auditing, whether your policies are beneficial to your stakeholders, and how you compensate your CEOs and top executives.
In Part 4 of our Comprehensive ESG Masterclass webinar series, we’ll look at the governance metrics material to your organization, how these are structured across frameworks including the BRSR, GRI, SASB, and more and how you can use digital tools to collect and report accurate and reliable governance data.

2023 ESG and Sustainable Finance Outlook | Amer/EMEA Edition
2023-01-31 10:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
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Join Moody’s for a live panel discussion where Moody’s experts will discuss key ESG trends to watch in 2023 and their credit implications, as well as critical factors shaping global sustainable debt markets.

How will growing focus on the implementation of decarbonization plans amid higher execution risks for green investments impact corporate credit?

Which sectors will be most affected by ongoing cost of living concerns?

What will be the key drivers of sustainable bond volumes against the backdrop of a challenging macro environment?

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A Deep Dive into the SBTi Maritime Guidance
2023-01-31 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual Event
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Companies in the maritime transport sector have the opportunity and a responsibility to scale up their climate actions in line with science to accelerate the decarbonization of the global economy, and help the world reach net-zero by 2040.

That is why, in December 2022, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) released new guidance tailored to the unique context of this industry, for businesses to align their emissions reduction targets with 1.5°C climate scenarios – the Science Based Target Setting Guidance for the Maritime Transport Sector.

Register and join us on January 31, 2023, for a deep dive webinar to learn more about the relevance of setting science-based targets for shipping industry companies, how to use the target setting tool, working examples, and address frequently asked questions.

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North American Sustainability & Responsibility Summit 2023
2023-01-30 10:00 - 2023-02-01 17:00 | Hyatt Regency Lost Pines, Austin TX, 575 Hyatt Lost Pines Rd, Cedar Creek, Texas, 78612, United States
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Every business needs to understand and work to improve its environmental impact. The green initiatives and pilot projects of yesteryear have evolved into company-wide standard operating procedures. It is more important than ever for Sustainability leaders to meet and share their ideas and experiences to help one another do what they do best. The North American Sustainability & Responsibility Summit will bring together a “who’s who” of industry experts and service and solution providers from across North America to network, benchmark, learn, and share the real-world solutions to universal challenges that face every Sustainability and Environmental Health & Safety professional in their working lives.

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ESG, Climate, and Credit - Risks and Opportunities
2023-01-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
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In an effort to help support a sustainable and climate-resilient economy, banks and credit unions are accelerating their efforts to take both Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), and climate-related risks into account when making credit decisions.

Join this Moody’s Analytics webinar to learn about ESG and climate-related risks and opportunities for financial institutions, and their impact on credit assessment. We’ll discuss how ESG and climate-related factors can be integrated into credit models to better inform your decision-making and projections for a borrower’s creditworthiness. We’ll also cover ESG assessment methodologies, ESG metrics in the probability of default, loss given default, and expected loss, along with ESG regulatory developments, trends, and market practices, before wrapping up with a Q&A.

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ESG and Climate Trends Watch 2023
2023-01-26 11:00 - 18:00 | Virtual Event
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Join our experts as they take a closer look at the key themes from MSCI’s annual report on ESG and Climate trends.

Against a backdrop of a war in Europe, inflation, energy markets in turmoil, political uncertainty and an unending stream of climate-induced disasters, MSCI’s ESG and Climate Trends to Watch for 2023 takes a closer look at some of the major developments and how they might shape the investment environment and impact the challenges and opportunities for companies.

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9th Annual Sustainable Investing Conference – “ESG Now & Beyond”
2023-01-25 12:30 - 18:35 | Virtual Event
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CFANY Sustainable Investing Group would like to restart the annual in-person sustainable investing conference with a half day program focused on 3-4 panels to discuss “ESG now and beyond” … we will discuss regulatory changes, data requirements and potential for an ESG buyside panel on their outlook

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Beyond ESG with key sustainability trends in 2023
2023-01-25 10:00 - 17:00 | Virtual Event
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As the new year unfolds, we explore key sustainability trends impacting progress toward both near- and long-term sustainability goals.

Join S&P Global Sustainable1 for the next episode in our Beyond ESG webinar series to hear from specialists from across S&P Global on:

How water scarcity, biodiversity loss, and climate goals may factor into priorities

How developing sustainability disclosure standards could impact both investors and companies

How shifting workforce expectations may influence sustainable employment practices amid recessionary risks

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Finance Science-Based Targets: Progress, Best Practice and Next Steps
2023-01-24 03:00 - 10:00 | Virtual Event
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Join the SBTi Finance team and a selection of leading international financial institutions (FIs) for an update on science-based targets in the financial sector.

The team will present progress so far, including an overview of the more than 50 validated science-based targets for FIs. Institution-specific information will be showcased, with examples of best practice from NatWest Group, one of the world’s largest banks, a leading asset manager and a globally recognized private equity firm.

The SBTi team will then provide details of its current work with a focus on net-zero for FIs and a review of the near-term criteria and the development of new target-setting methods for insurance underwriting and other additional asset classes.

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ESF MENA 2023 – Middle East Energy & Sustainability Forum
2023-01-22 08:00 - 2023-01-24 17:15 | Virtual Event
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Global energy dynamics and the growing momentum for the energy transition is putting the Middle East region, traditionally heavily reliant on hydrocarbons, under increased pressure. There are many opportunities for the region to thrive in the era of the energy transition with its natural geology and abundance of low cost and low carbon resources. Today success is no longer just measured on safe and profitable operations, but also the delivery of energy and operational efficiency whilst demonstrating a commitment to ESG and maximising in-country value and circularity.

As the region looks to diversify, ESF MENA will support the collaborations, discussions, and development of a sustainable energy future in which the Middle East’s downstream industry continues to play a leading role.

Present the latest technologies being deployed to decarbonise operations, carbon base line assets, and conserve energy

Discuss the most opportune pathways for the region in its journey to net zero

Explore routes to increased flexibility and (product slate) diversification to accommodate bio-based and hydrogen generated feedstocks

Explore the value proposition and commercialisation status of the latest plastics conversion technologies and the tangible steps needed for large scale implementation

Prepare the industry for tomorrow through market outlooks, future fuel predictions and transition preparation

Discuss the latest projects and technologies championing the production of low and zero carbon hydrogen essential for the deep decarbonisation of the downstream industry

Position the industry to take the leading role in a net zero future through market outlooks, future fuel predictions and transition preparation

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2023 MSCI Implied Temperature Rise (ITR) Model Consultation
2023-01-19 10:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
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On January 11 2023, MSCI ESG Research will kick off its first MSCI Implied Temperature Rise (ITR) consultation. The consultation provides clients with an opportunity to provide feedback on proposed enhancements to this key climate alignment model launched in September 2021.

Join us for a virtual event on January 19 where we will walk through the proposed changes. Investor clients are invited to review the consultation document and provide feedback in an online survey by February 10 2023.

This consultation will focus on five key model enhancements:

Switch to 1.5°C, granular, transparent pathways

Change in modeling time horizon from 2070 to 2050

Target credibility assessment

Budget rollover (including market-share adjustment and subtracted realized emissions)

Use of reported scope 3 data where appropriate

What will be the key drivers of sustainable bond volumes against the backdrop of a challenging macro environment?

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Transforming Global Supply Chains: The Road to Resilience and Sustainability
2023-01-17 10:00 - 14:00 | Davos, Switzerland
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In a world characterised by disruption and unprecedented change, supply-chain and procurement strategies are in a period of upheaval. Companies face a multiplying set of risks, including conflict, inflation, climate change, shifting regulations and shortages of labour and materials. Today’s supply chains must be robust, not just efficient.

Businesses are reassessing their entire value chain and must decide where to invest to increase resilience. This includes reducing financial risk, building capabilities closer to consumer markets and maintaining multiple sourcing options in case of disruption. Meanwhile, sustainability is a bigger priority for businesses, in line with regulation, reputational risk, corporate social responsibility goals and, ultimately, competitive advantage. Although supply-chain and scope 3 emissions can account for up to 90% of a company’s total, many organisations are already struggling to meet their direct emissions targets. Where do they start as they try to transform their supply chains?

Join chief executives and board leaders for a roundtable discussion, programmed by Economist Impact and supported by GEP, to address pressing questions including:

What global trends will have the biggest impact on supply chains in the near-to mid-term?

How can businesses embed resilience into their supply chains–what’s working and what isn’t?

Where should companies focus immediate efforts to reduce scope 3 emissions?

How can companies leverage global supply chain advantages while decreasing exposure to risk?

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Second meeting of the UNEP Working Group on Nitrogen
2023-01-17 07:00 - 09:00 | Virtual Event
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The UNEP Working Group on Nitrogen was established to facilitate the implementation of resolutions 4/14 and 5/2 on “Sustainable nitrogen management”. The second meeting of the working group will be held online on 17 January 2023.

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The Responsible Business Roadmap #WEF23
2023-01-16 23:30 - 2023-01-17 01:30 | Davos & Virtual, Wipro house, Promenade 74, Davos, Switzerland
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It’s a pivotal time for the world. A looming recession, political instabilities, and the increasing effects of climate change are threatening an already fragile global economy. How businesses, big and small, respond to these common challenges will shape our future. CEO’s are already working on solutions. These solutions must serve multiple stakeholders.

On January 16, we will convene global CEOs who will share their experience leading large global conglomerates into an uncertain future. What will business resilience look like in 2030? What technological advancements and progressive people-policy adaptations are they working on to prepare for what is to come?

Join us as C-Suite executives and Bloomberg journalists discuss a roadmap for responsible business.

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World Economic Forum 2023
2023-01-16 08:00 - 2023-01-20 18:00 | Davos, Switzerland
Cooperation in a Fragmented World

Under the theme ‘Cooperation in a Fragmented World’, the Annual Meeting 2023 will bring together more than 2,500 leaders from government, business and civil society, at a pivotal time for the world.

The Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have triggered significant transformations. Unless systemic risks are addressed, the promise of a “decade of action” may become a decade of uncertainty and fragility. Davos 2023 will provide an important platform to drive forward-looking solutions and address the most pressing global challenges through public-private cooperation.

The world today is at a critical inflection point. The sheer number of ongoing crises calls for bold collective action.

The Annual Meeting will convene leaders from government, business, and civil society to address the state of the world and discuss priorities for the year ahead.

It will provide a platform to engage in constructive, forward-looking dialogues and help find solutions through public-private cooperation.

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Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2023
2023-01-14 10:00 - 2023-01-19 14:00 | Virtual Event
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Held under the patronage of UAE President HH Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ADSW will contribute to setting sustainability agenda ahead of COP28, the Emirates Climate Conference.

Under theme of ‘United on Climate Action Toward COP28,’ ADSW 2023 will demonstrate UAE leadership’s commitment to practical, inclusive climate action

ADSW will convene global sustainability decision makers and key stakeholders for impactful dialogue ahead of critical Global Stocktake that will take place at COP28<

ADSW 2023 will also feature inaugural Green Hydrogen Summit

Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2023, the global initiative championed by the UAE and its clean energy powerhouse Masdar to accelerate sustainable development, will feature a series of high-level sessions focused on the key priorities for sustainable development ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), to be held in the UAE from November 30-December 12.

The fifteenth edition of the annual event will be held under the patronage of UAE President HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan who has championed sustainability as a key pillar of the UAE’s economic and social progress and prosperity.

ADSW, taking place from January 14 to 19, under the theme of ‘United on Climate Action Toward COP28,’ will convene heads of state, policymakers, industry leaders, investors, youth, and entrepreneurs, for a series of impactful dialogues on the transition to a net-zero future. Key stakeholders will discuss priorities for the global climate agenda at COP28, the need for all stakeholders across society to be engaged and included, and how to leverage the assessments from the first Global Stocktake of the Paris Agreement to accelerate climate progress at COP28 and beyond.

H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Special Envoy for Climate Change, and Chairman of Masdar, said, “For over 15 years, ADSW has reinforced the UAE’s commitment to addressing global challenges as a responsible leader driving climate action and sustainable economic development. ADSW 2023 will help shape the sustainability agenda and drive momentum toward COP28 in the UAE by convening the global community and facilitating meaningful dialogue to foster consensus, groundbreaking partnerships and innovative solutions.

“The world needs a just and inclusive energy transition that supports the needs of developing nations while ensuring a more sustainable future for us all. ADSW can serve as an ideal platform to accelerate the adoption of clean technologies and put partnerships together that can take them to scale around the world, leaving no one behind.”

ADSW 2023 will feature for the first time a Green Hydrogen Summit, hosted by Masdar’s green hydrogen business, highlighting its potential to decarbonize key industries – helping countries to achieve their net-zero objectives.

Earlier this month, Masdar formally announced a new shareholding structure and the launch of its green hydrogen business – forming a clean energy powerhouse that will spearhead global decarbonization efforts. Masdar is now one of the largest clean energy companies of its kind and is well-positioned to lead the industry on a global scale, strengthening the UAE’s role as an energy leader.

The first international sustainability gathering of the year, ADSW 2023 will drive discussion and debate around climate action in the run-up to COP28. The ADSW Summit, hosted by Masdar and taking place on January 16, will focus on a wide range of critical topics including Food and Water Security, Energy Access, Industrial Decarbonization, Health, and Climate Adaptation.

ADSW 2023 will also seek to engage youth in climate action, with its Youth for Sustainability platform holding the Y4S Hub, which aims to attract 3,000 young people. ADSW 2023 will also feature the annual forum for Masdar’s Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER) platform, giving women a greater voice in the sustainability debate.

As in previous years, ADSW 2023 will also feature partner-led events and opportunities for international engagement on sustainability-related topics, including the International Renewable Energy Agency’s IRENA Assembly, the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum, the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum, and the World Future Energy Summit.

The 2023 ADSW will also mark the 15th anniversary of the Zayed Sustainability Prize – the UAE’s pioneering global award for recognizing excellence in sustainability. With 96 winners across its categories of Health, Food, Energy, Water, and Global High Schools, the Prize has positively impacted the lives of over 378 million people around the world, including in Vietnam, Nepal, Sudan, Ethiopia, Maldives and Tuvalu.

Over the years, the Prize has provided communities across the world with access to quality education, clean food and water, quality healthcare, energy, jobs, and improved community safety.

With small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) making up roughly 90 percent of businesses worldwide, ADSW 2023 will welcome over 70 SMEs and start-ups across several sectors, including Masdar City’s global initiative Innovate, which will showcase groundbreaking international technologies.

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The S in ESG
2023-01-06 01:00 - 02:30 | Virtual Event
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Social metrics are an important indicator of ESG performance. In Part 3 of our Comprehensive ESG Masterclass series, our ESG experts will take a closer look at the ‘Social’ pillar in ESG and explore the social factors that can affect a company’s ESG performance – from the gender composition of your workforce to the health and safety implications of your product and human rights practices across your supply chain.

However, not all inputs for social metrics can be quantified and data under the social pillar needs to be compiled from across multiple enterprise-wide sources. Join us as we explore how you can identify the social metrics material to your organization, set KPIs to evaluate social performance, and leverage digital tools to seamlessly connect diverse sources of social data in your organization and bring them onto a single enterprise-wide platform.

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Panel Discussion - How do we Decarbonise Shipping?
2022-12-20 13:30 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
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Since COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, the topic of Climate change has been high on the agenda. Within the marine industry the efforts to reduce the impact on the climate from our industry via Greenhouse Gas emissions and other pollutants has been pushed and lead by the International Maritime Organisation, who held their second symposium of Alternative Low and Zero Carbon Fuels for Shipping on the 21st of October.

Our varied panel of local Marine industry experts will lead the conversation with a wide range of viewpoints from Engineering and the developing technologies to the Maritime regulatory Frameworks, Port infrastructure and Alternative Marine Fuels.

The aim of the session is to hold an engaging technical discussion around the challenges to the Scottish Marine community, and what we can do as part of the global Green Transition. This will take the format of a moderated discussion, and attendees get the opportunity to ask questions and contribute to the debate.

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Asking the big question: does ESG investing enhance returns?
2022-12-19 11:30 - 12:30 | Virtual Event
ESG has been much in the news of late, both with interest and skepticism. Beyond the need to properly define ESG and the spectrum of various approaches available to investors interested in sustainability, the key question that everyone wants to answer is whether such investing can enhance returns and how its impact can be quantified. Join us as Whitney Sweeney, Sustainability Investment Director, speaks with Duncan Lamont, Head of Strategic Research, and Margot Von Aesch, Head of Sustainable Investment Management, to discuss what academic research and observation tells us about how ESG investing affects returns, to explore whether sustainable companies trade on more expensive valuations, and to consider how this may create opportunities going forward.

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Carbon Markets after COP27: Emerging, Growing and Maturing?
2022-12-19 11:00 - 11:45 | Virtual Event
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The COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh proved that digital technologies can enhance carbon markets and be a valuable agent for change. For example, the Climate Warehouse is a World Bank initiative that aims to build an end-to-end digital ecosystem for carbon markets: based on blockchain technology. Consequently, there is an increasing consensus between the potential convergence of the voluntary carbon market and the carbon market set out by Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

Article 6 of the Paris Agreement would standardize legislation enabling countries to achieve their national climate targets by buying carbon offset credits. Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are a crucial feature of the Paris agreement and were one of the hot topics at this year’s COP27. NDCs are a type of pledge: they represent the climate actions that countries will take to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The hope is that international rules backed by the entire world could attract large private capital flows to carbon-reducing projects.

Altogether, the voluntary carbon market experienced some ups and downs this year. There is still a lot to be done to reach mainstream utilization. Together with experts from the ECOTA, we will elaborate on the main developments of the VCM this year, outcomes of COP27 and any hurdles to scale carbon markets. In this context, our panelists will also discuss potential trends and carbon market developments in 2023.

What have been the main developments of the voluntary carbon market in 2022?

What is the impact of COP27 on the voluntary carbon market?

How will the voluntary carbon market grow in 2023?

Can blockchain technology provide a foundation for scaling the voluntary carbon market and carbon market mechanisms under the Paris Agreement?

Can the compliance and voluntary carbon markets evolve together in order to scale truly global carbon markets?

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The UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration: Cities Challenge
2022-12-14 12:20 - 14:30 | Virtual Event
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Stay Ahead of the Economic Impacts of Climate Change
2022-12-14 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual Event
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The long-term economic impacts of climate change have been top of mind for much of the world in recent years, and regulators in the U.S. are taking notice. To better prepare banks and other financial stakeholders to manage these risks, Moody’s Analytics has now incorporated climate change into its state and metro area economic forecasts and will soon publish first-of-its-kind regional climate change scenarios that cover hundreds of variables across the U.S.

This webinar will discuss the importance of accounting for climate change in long-term projections, converting key risk factors into regional forecasts, and critical insights on how climate change can affect various parts of the U.S.

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Greening the Blue Report 2022 Launch
2022-12-14 08:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Event
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What: The 2022 edition of the Report reveals the UN system accelerated efforts on environmental governance and environmental training in 2021. It highlights the 2021 environmental impacts of 307,000 personnel in 53 reporting entities across Headquarters, field offices and operations on the ground. It is composed of the 2021 data highlights, which are based on UN system-wide results, as well as more dynamic individual entity information that is provided by the Report’s data tables and entity-specific webpages.

In alignment with the Strategy for Sustainability Management in the United Nations 2020-2030, Phase I: Environmental Sustainability in the Area of Management, the Reportprovides UN system-wide and entity-level data on environmental impact areas: greenhouse gas emissions, climate neutrality, waste, air pollution, water and wastewater, and biodiversity. As well as management functions: environmental governance, procurement, and human resources.

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Sustainable Africa: Investment, Innovation, and the Future of Global Trade
2022-12-14 08:00 - 09:45 | Virtual Event
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One of the great economic challenges across Africa and the Global South has been how to leverage natural resources and human capital toward widespread industrialization, entrepreneurship, and job creation. As emerging markets worldwide enter a new era of hyper-industrialization driven by advanced technologies and a focus on sustainability, countries like Namibia are now positioned to advance key sectors like Energy, Mining, and Agriculture higher up the value chain. What is required from investors and international business leaders to reshape global supply chains towards sustainability goals and support the transition to technologies such as batteries and hydrogen? How is the Namibian government creating policy frameworks to encourage foreign investment into these sectors and beyond? And what do investors from the US and across the world need to understand about the potential for the African continent to deliver significant value across emerging sectors of the global economy and help scale these innovations around the world?

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Greener cities, cooler planet, healthier people: unleashing the power of urban nature
2022-12-13 13:15 - 14:45 | Virtual Event
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City life is becoming the default human experience. While being engines for development, exchange and opportunity, cities and their expected growth are also exacerbating some of the world’s most serious environmental challenges, including rising temperatures, biodiversity loss and land use change. Cities will have to handle increasing climate risks: by 2050, 1.6 billion city residents will face extreme heat and by 2100, cities around the world could warm by 4°C on average, exposing the growing urban population to conditions that will damage human health, productivity, and quality of life.

To make peace with nature and beat the rising heat, we need to design and redesign our urban environments with nature in mind. The good news is that protecting and restoring natural ecosystems can help improve quality of life in cities. Nature-based solutions can provide natural cooling, better air and water quality, and healthier communities, but the benefits and ecosystem services that biodiversity provides need to be better understood and leveraged to increase implementation and bring about change at a local and global level.

This session will focus on the role of nature as an adaptation tool, and how national and local governments can provide access to cooling while mitigating climate risks and supporting biodiversity. The discussion will enable exchanges between global experts, countries and cities on the opportunities to catalyze restoration in the framework of urban planning. It will include announcements on cities’ commitments to the Nature for Cool Cities Challenge, and on global collaboration in the framework of the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration. A dedicated exchange will take place on nature financing, and on the latest efforts to track urban nature investments.

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COP15 - Call for Financing Nature for Sustainable Cities and Regions
2022-12-10 11:30 - 12:00 | Virtual Event
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Cities are on the frontline of managing the direct socio-economic impacts of climate change and ecosystem loss. Today, 4.4 billion people live in cities, and 1.4 billion of these people already face high climate risks.

Restoring and protecting nature is fundamental to addressing the impacts of climate change, bringing multiple benefits not only to ecosystems but also to the health and well-being of urban citizens and the economy. Urban nature-based solutions are both critical and feasible steps that cities can initiate right now to contribute to global biodiversity goals and increase resilience to local environmental risks.

But to unleash the power of nature in cities, investments need to grow rapidly. In this press conference, champion Mayors from around the world will deliver a call for increased financing for nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based approaches in cities and regions, on behalf of 15 champion cities. A new UNEP project to support them will be announced.

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COVID-19 and the Water Sector
2022-12-09 08:00 - 09:00 | Virtual Event
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COVID-19 and the Water Sector is a technical report and result of a project implemented jointly by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the water sector with a focus on wastewater.

This report analyzes and describes ways in which the pandemic has affected the water sector, and how wastewater has the potential to act as a sentinel to detect the still ongoing and future pandemics. In addition, the report presents examples and case studies from around the world.

This report helps policymakers, governments, and potential donors to better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the water sector, how to address the current gaps, and trigger future action, especially on monitoring and surveillance of wastewater.

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