Green Finance: What can regulatory frameworks accomplish?
UBC Political Science and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ottawa present the second and final webinar in our series on green finance and climate policy in Canada and Germany.
Glasgow created high hopes for Green Finance. Sharm El-Sheikh confronted Green Finance with critical questions. A High-Level Expert Group under the leadership of Canada’s former environment minister Catherine McKenna stated that companies could not claim to be net zero while they continue to build or invest in new fossil fuel assets, and decarbonization plans must not support new coal, oil and gas supplies.’ Discussions about green hushing and greenwashing alluded that private actors from the industry and finance use their interpretation of regulations regarding green bonds and ESG investments. Our experts from Canada and Europe will discuss how to make private businesses comply to regulatory frameworks and how regulations can be designed to deliver value for the transition to net-zero societies.
Moderator: Dr. Kurt Huebner
Opening Remarks: Sabine Sparwassser
Panelists:
Lucia Alessi
Annica Cochu
Nikolai Badenhoop
Sebastian Mack
Marla Orenstein