Climate Leaders talk at Davos World Economic Forum

Panel discussion on climate leadership at the World Economic Forum, […]

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January 24, 2019

Panel discussion on climate leadership at the World Economic Forum, January 24, 2019.

Speakers

Andy Serwer (Editor in Chief Yahoo Finance)
Mark Rutte (Prime Minister of the Netherlands)
Christian Mumenthaler (CEO Swiss Re)
Feike Sybesma (CEO Royal DSM)
Rachel Kyte (UN Sustainable Energy)
Ma Jun (Chairman China Green Finance)

According to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world has 12 years left to prevent catastrophic global warming. How can the world’s major economies use their combined market power to speed up climate-friendly development?

On the Forum Agenda:

  • Designing efficient carbon mechanisms and incentive schemes
  • Creating climate-friendly tax and subsidy regimes
  • Sharing financial risks to mobilize private climate finance

Source https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting/sessions/creating-new-coalitions-against-climate-change

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