Accelerating Green Finance for Post COVID-19 Recovery in Southeast Asia

This presentation discusses innovative green finance mechanisms that leverage public funds to catalyze private capital in accelerating green recovery strategies. COVID-19 will have severe negative impact on most SDGs and in order not to reverse the gains made in past years, it is critical to attract private capital from all sources to bridge massive financing gaps.

Nick Robins

Nick Robins has over 20 years of experience in the policy, research, and financial dimensions of sustainable development. He is a Professor in Practice–Sustainable Finance at the Grantham Research Institute at The London School of Economics and Political Science. He was Co-Director of the UNEP Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System from 2014 to 2018.

Green Building Development and Financing Green and Energy Efficient Buildings in China

This presentation provided a brief introduction to the work of the Wuppertal Institute, as well as an overview of green building development in the People's Republic of China. This includes the market growth and environmental impacts of the PRC's building sector, green building policy framework, and green building market. It also examined the investment gaps for green and energy-efficient buildings, drivers for private investment through green financing, and financing innovations for green building and energy efficiency.

Market Accelerator for Green Construction (MAGC) Using EDGE Online Tool

This presentation discussed the United Kingdom's international climate finance efforts, highlighting its Market Accelerator for Green Construction program in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The program provides technical assistance and concessional finance to drive financing and construction of more energy-efficient green buildings.

Katherine Foster

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Katherine Foster is CIO of the Sustainable Digital Finance Alliance a partnership between the UN Environment Program and Ant Financial Services Group, harnessing emerging technologies for sustainable finance. A former Canadian diplomat specialized in human security and climate, Katherine later became Innovation Lead then Business Development Lead for the EU’s Climate-KIC.