Yesterday saw over 500 global investors meet at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, the first major meet since COP21 in December, to discuss plans to pay for a global clean energy transition. The meeting was organized by the Climate Action Network (CAN) and brought together more than 50 of the world’s largest investors, including Goldman Sachs, BP, Shell, ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, BP Amoco, The meeting included discussions on various topics such as, decarbonising investment portfolios, climate policies, including carbon pricing, and how to increase investment in clean energy technologies.
Yesterday saw over 500 global investors meet at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, the first major meet since COP21 in December, to discuss plans to pay for a global clean energy transition. Investors, who together represent more than $22 trillion in financial assets, were told that the next five years were crucial for speeding up the rate of climate action. The meeting included discussions on various topics such as, decarbonising investment portfolios, climate policies, including carbon pricing, and how to increase investment in clean energy technologies.