High-Level Event Livestream

Road to COP 30: Igniting Global Action on a Warming Planet

Thursday, December 12, 2024 From 17:15 to 18:30 (CET) Centre International de Conférences Genève - Room A
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The Closing Ceremony of 2024 Building Bridges will spotlight the four key mega trends of the week: climate finance, nature finance, impact portfolios, and financial inclusion, in alignment with COP30 in Brazil. This event is crucial for global climate action, particularly as Article 2.1c on financial flows and the bio-economy and sustainable trade will be key topics of discussion.

 

Speakers:

Emma Benameur

Head of Programming - Villars Institute

Xiye Bastida

Co-Founder & Executive Director - Re-Earth Initiative

Colin Butfield

Co-Founder and Director - Open Planet Studios

Dan Esty

Hillhouse Professor  - Yale University

Dr. Naoko Ishii

Professor and Director - Center for Global Commons (CGC) - University of Tokyo

Michael Baldinger

Chief Sustainability Officer - UBS

Ambassador Felix Wertli

Ambassador of the Environment - Head of International Affairs Division - Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)