INNOVATE4CLIMATE (I4C) 2022: ACHIEVING A RESILIENT AND LOW-CARBON FUTURE - CONNECTING CLIMATE FINANCE, CLIMATE INVESTMENT AND CLIMATE MARKETS

May 5, 2022

Co-hosted by IETA & the World Bank

Join us for this special 'Teaser' event to find out what this virtual edition of I4C has in store for you. Now in its 6th year, hosted by the World Bank Group, with support of the Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, and German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, I4C is a platform for dialogue between the public and private sectors, showcasing opportunities and innovations for low-carbon, resilient development, and fostering an exchange of knowledge to promote investments in proven transformative climate-smart solutions.

With a focus on solutions to meet climate and development goals, this edition will highlight the importance of the interplay of climate and development in economic progress, driving innovative financing solutions and policy shifts. The event will showcase business and government leadership in carbon pricing that drives decarbonization efforts to achieve net zero emissions, as well as how to leverage the potential of voluntary carbon markets around the world.

RECORDING

Welcome Address & Facilitator: Dirk Forrister, President & CEO – International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)

Opening Remarks: Venkata Ramana Putti, Program Manager, Climate and Carbon Finance – The World Bank 

Host Governments & UN Addresses

• Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Spain
  
• Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany
  
• UNFCCC
  

Roundtable Conversation            

Moderator: Katie Sullivan, Managing Director – International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)

Speakers:

• Toby Janson-Smith, Chief Program Development and Innovation Officer – Verra
  
• Kavita Ahluwalia, Vice-President & Head of Global Positioning – Uniper
  
• Mark Lewis, Head of Climate Research – Andurand Capital Management
  
• Stefano De Clara, Head of Secretariat – International  Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP)