Yesterday saw over 500 global investors meet at the United Nations headquarters in New York City , the first major meeting since COP21 in December , to discuss plans to pay for a global clean energy transition . They , 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 . "All of that is going to decide the quality of the energy and the global economy for the next 35 years, and hence the quality of life for everyone else for hundreds of years," she said in her opening remarks. The meeting included discussions on various topics such as , decarbonising investment portfolios , climate change , 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 meeting since COP21 in December , to discuss plans to pay for a global clean energy transition . They , 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 change , including carbon pricing , and how to increase investment in clean energy technologies .