This year, the summit has a wait list of more than 100 people as the world awakens to the threats of climate change and the effects of carbon-cutting policies on today’s energy industries. 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. 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.