Singapore

2023

Enabling an equitable transition

September 28, 2023

Hybrid | ParkRoyal Collection Marina Bay

Synopsis

Amid inflationary pressures, recession fears, rising interest rates and the ongoing war in Ukraine, the global macroeconomic outlook is marked with uncertainty and high volatility. In developing Asia, this complicates the net zero transition — estimated by the Asian Investor Group on Climate Change to require US$37 trillion in investments over the next three decades to meet the Paris Agreement targets.

Ensuring that this transition is an equitable one has become a strategic priority on the international agenda, yet how this can be achieved in practical terms remains elusive. With many developing economies emerging from the global pandemic with constrained budgets and high capital costs, public coffers are critically insufficient to fund the energy transition. Governments are also grappling with priorities of poverty alleviation, supporting jobs and livelihoods, and energy security. Mobilising blended capital on a large scale from public, private and philanthropic sources will be key to addressing the financing gap required for this equitable transition.

What are some of the key mechanisms that will unlock capital for Asia’s just transition? What frameworks are needed to make transition finance an effective tool for hard-to-abate sectors? Will we see a revival of carbon markets and how can we mobilise philanthropic capital? Unlocking capital for sustainability 2023 will convene leaders and decision-makers across the government, financial institutions and civic society to explore the latest developments and pathways forward to enable an equitable transition.

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Agenda

8:30

Registration

9:00

Breakfast briefing - in partnership with Google

10:00

Welcome remarks

10:10

Opening keynote - Uniting for a sustainable future: Catalyzing climate innovation through AI and Partnerships

11:00

Opening plenary - Seeing Eye to Eye: A conversation with Asian regulators

11:50

Plenary #2 - Enabling an equitable transition

12:40

Networking lunch

14:15

Plenary debate: “This house believes that carbon credits can accelerate the energy transition in Asia.”

15:00

Plenary #3 - Financing innovation: Can climate tech live up to its promises?

15:45

Networking tea break

16:00

Special fireside chat - The role of the Board in the equitable transition

16:45

Closing plenary - Mobilising climate finance from the 4Ps: Public, private and philanthropic partnerships

14:00

Afternoon keynote by UNEP FI

17:30

Closing remarks and summary

18:00

Networking cocktails

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