Wednesday, Oct 21, 2020

Innovative Ways to Address Climate Change and the Sustainability Agenda in the Face of COVID-19

Toronto Centre's Virtual Executive Panel at the IMF-World Bank Virtual Annual Meetings, 2020.

The panel explores:

• Fundamental similarities between pandemics and climate risk.
• Steps that could be taken to align the immediate pandemic responses with the imperatives of sustainability.
• How to leverage tools such as blended finance to advance climate smart financing.
• The opportunities for the financial sector to contribute towards climate change goals.
• The innovative ways for regulatory and supervisory authorities to address climate change-related risks and meet the SDGs.
• How to promote financial market and product innovations such as green bonds and market-based financing of green infrastructure initiatives.