A Decade After Paris: Accelerating Progress Towards Net-Zero
The event was organised by ECGI as part of a multi-year project on Responsible Capitalism. Building on the success of the inaugural summit held in October 2022 and hosted by BNP Paribas Fortis in Brussels, the summit aims to review the progress made in the ten years following the landmark Paris Agreement of 2015.
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Hosted by the French Embassy in Berlin
Location:
Embassy of France, Pariser Platz 5, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Programme
Registration (Members Only)
Opening Remarks
Speaker(s)
Panel 1: Decarbonization in the Financial Sector
Moderator
Coffee Break
Panel 2: Carbon Emissions Allowance Markets (Voluntary and Regulated)
Moderator
Market Design for the Environment
Panelist(s)
Lunch
Registration (Public Sessions)
Policy Keynote
Speaker(s)
Academic Keynote
Speaker(s)
Coffee Break
Panel 1: The Role of Finance
Moderator
Panelist(s)
Panel 2: Transition Pathways
Moderator
Panelist(s)
Closing Keynote
Speaker(s)
Concluding Remarks
Speaker(s)
Cocktail Reception
Speakers
Marco Becht
Gallery
This event is part of a project that has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 885552).
Keynote | Laurent Fabius
Laurent Fabius was President of the COP21 “Paris Agreement” that brought together 195 countries to sign the first universal agreement in the history of climate negotiations. He is the current President of the Constitutional Council of France and Former Prime Minister of France.
Keynote | Robert Engle
Professor Robert Engle is a Nobel Laureate (Economics) (2003) and Emeritus Professor of Finance at NYU Stern School of Business. His research on how climate change impacts financial markets through creating stress tests and reviewing current strategies is critical for effective risk management in the face of climate-related challenges.
Policy Keynote | Jennifer Morgan
Jennifer Morgan is the State Secretary and Special Envoy for International Climate Action at the Federal Foreign Office. She held various leadership positions, including Director of the Global Climate Campaign of WWF International and Director of the Climate Program of the think tank World Resources Institute (WRI).
A Decade After Paris
The 2024 ECGI Responsible Capitalism Summit marks a pivotal moment as we approach a decade since the historic Paris Agreement. Visit our resources page for the event to revisit some of the important milestones.
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A Decade After Paris:
Accelerating Progress Towards Net-Zero
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