2010 Investor Summit on Climate Risk

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The 2010 Investor Summit on Climate Risk was held on January 14, 2010, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City and was co-hosted by the UN Office for Partnerships, Ceres, and the UN Foundation.[1]

About

The purpose of the event was discussed in the final report on the summit:[2]

"Addressing climate change is crucial for ensuring future economic prosperity. Policies and investments focused on climate change will profoundly impact our ability to reduce carbon emissions and transition to a low-carbon global economy. To highlight the enormous opportunities of this transition and to assess the need for climate change policy, Ceres, the United Nations Office for Partnerships, and the United Nations Foundation co-hosted the fourth Investor Summit on Climate Risk at the United Nations on January 14, 2010.
The Summit brought together more than 520 financial, corporate, and investor leaders with more than $22 trillion in combined assets. Speakers from the

investment community, business, labor, and government highlighted the fact that private investment in climate change solutions is crucial for addressing the climate crisis and will not happen at the necessary scale without strong climate and energy policies that limit emissions and put a price on carbon."

Summit Conveners

The following were listed as conveners of the summit:[3]

Co-Hosts

United Nations Leaders

State Treasurers, State/City Comptrollers, Asset Owners, Labor Representatives

Financial Services Firms, Investor Associations and Other Leaders

Foundation Endowments

Program

The following is the schedule of events for the summit:[4]

9:00 am Welcoming Remarks

9:20am Climate Change and the Global Economy

9:50 am The Road from Copenhagen: Climate Policy Developments

  • Todd Stern, Special Envoy on Climate Change, U.S. Department of State

10:20 am Policies to Scale Up Investment in the Low-Carbon Economy

10:50 am Investment and Business Opportunities in the Low-Carbon Economy

12:00 pm Announcement of 2010 Investor Statement on Catalyzing Investment in a Low-Carbon Economy

1:00 pm Luncheon Plenary Session

2:30 pm Investment Opportunities in the Carbon-Constrained World

3:30 pm Capitalizing the New Energy Future: Opportunities for Job Creation

3:50 pm Financing the Low-Carbon Economy: The Role of Institutional Investors

5:00 pm Closing Remarks

5:20 pm Conclusions and Next Steps

Participating Organizations

The following organizations were listed as participating in the summit.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ UN: 2010 Investor Summit on Climate Risk - Final Report, April 27, 2010, page i (accessed on Nov. 19, 2010)
  2. ↑ UN: 2010 Investor Summit on Climate Risk - Final Report, April 27, 2010, page 1 (accessed on Nov. 19, 2010)
  3. ↑ UN: 2010 Investor Summit on Climate Risk - Final Report, April 27, 2010, page ii (accessed on Nov. 19, 2010)
  4. ↑ UN: 2010 Investor Summit on Climate Risk - Final Report, April 27, 2010, page 4 (accessed on Nov. 19, 2010)
  5. ↑ UN: 2010 Investor Summit on Climate Risk - Final Report, April 27, 2010, page 37 (accessed on Nov. 19, 2010)
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