November 14, 2025 | Friday

10:30

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11:45

Heeding the best available climate science: What it takes to implement climate finance at the scale and speed required to limiting global warming to close to 1.5°C.

This session examines how to align climate finance with the carbon budget constraint, translating scientific evidence into actionable financial policy. It explores pathways to bridge the gap between climate science and implementation, ensuring that scientific warnings drive concrete, scalable, and accountable investment for real-world climate action.

Leading Institutes

  • PIK
  • Imperial College London

Speaker
Johan Rockström (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact), PhD
Frank Elderson (European Central Bank)
Sabine Mauderer Sabine Mauderer (Deutsche Bundesbank), PhD
Alissa Kleinnijenhuis (Columbia University / Imperial College London), PhD
Mahmoud Mohieldin (United Natitons), PhD
Bruce Usher (Columbia Bussiness School), PhD
Erik Berglof (Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank), PhD

Moderator
Moritz Baer (Forward Analytics, International Decarbonization Partnership), PhD