100. Financing The Race to Zero!

Published: May 6, 2021, 2:47 a.m.

Welcome to the third episode of our Race To Zero series!

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In this episode, we show you the money. Finance is an absolutely crucial factor in accelerating our world towards a Net-Zero future, and with less than 9 years left to halve our global emissions and current investments and markets spiraling towards catastrophic risk, it\u2019s going to take every financial lever we have to shift the global economy to a sustainable, equitable, and just system.

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On topics of investment, divestment, engagement, and tropical carbon pricing, you\u2019ll hear from:

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Mark Carney, UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance and Prime Minister Johnson\u2019s Finance Adviser for COP26\xa0

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Amal-Lee Amin, Director of Climate Change at CDC and Senior Advisor to the UK COP26 Unit\xa0

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Thomas Di Napoli, New York State Comptroller\xa0

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Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility

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Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF

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And of course our good friend,

Nigel Topping, High Level Climate Action Champion for COP26

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The race is on! Buckle up and hit play.

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Christiana + Tom\u2019s book \u2018The Future We Choose\u2019 is available now!

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Thank you to our guests this week!\xa0

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Mark Carney\xa0

UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance and Prime Minister Johnson\u2019s Finance Adviser for COP26\xa0

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Amal-Lee Amin

Director of Climate Change at CDC and Senior Advisor to the UK COP26 Unit\xa0

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CDC

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Thomas Di Napoli\xa0

New York State Comptroller

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Kristalina Georgieva\xa0

Managing Director, IMF

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The IMF

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Carlos Manuel Rodriguez

CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility

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The GEF

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Nigel Topping
High Level Climate Action Champion for COP26

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Race to Zero

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COP26 - UN Climate Change Conference

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Keep up with Christiana Figueres here:

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