A new key biodiversity platform for cross sectoral collaboration
For its inaugural launch, World Biodiversity Summit will help define what world leaders and the private sector in biodiversity and climate action need to do in the medium and long term to achieve sustainable development and hinder further biodiversity loss, focusing on partnerships and investment mechanisms as levers of progress. World Biodiversity Summit is a platform for responding to accelerating biodiversity loss, by using the Paris Agreement as a framework to learn from, promoting relevant solutions, innovations, and leadership networks, strengthening nature restoration and conservation. Nature-based solutions will be highlighted, from specificecosystems to global possibilities.
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Session 1A
Investing in Energy Infrastructure: Achieving the Clean Energy Transition at Affordable Costs
10:30-
11:15
Financing clean energy infrastructure is crucial for a sustainable future. From electricity production, involving non-traditional energy sources like hydrogen, to the development of entire supply chains, including transmission, distribution, and storage systems. This session examined the gaps, risks, rewards, and strategies from venture phase to growth and deployment on recommendations for future pathways across innovation and investment in clean energy investments.
Dharshan Wignarajah (Moderator)
Director, Climate Policy Initiative
Rajesh Kedia
Director of Banking and Investments, UK Infrastructure Bank
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Jenn-Hui Tan
Global Head of Stewardship and Sustainable Investing, Fidelity International
Anita George
Member of Advisory Council for Finance, International Solar Alliance
Pavina Adunratanasee
Smart Solutions Manager - Emerging Technology Lead, Iberdrola