Financing a Fossil Fuel-Free Future

Wed, May 19 2021
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Virtual

Climate Wednesdays environment Virtual Programming


The corporate world is feeling pressure to stop financing fossil fuel projects and start measuring the impact of climate change on the bottom line. How much of this is real and how much is hype? How can we get business to finally leave fossil fuels behind and redirect its immense financial power toward solving the climate crisis?

This workshop will take place online via Zoom. Please RSVP to receive the Zoom link prior to the event. It will also be livestreamed on YouTube here.

This program will be recorded and shared later on YouTube. All participants who register and join this program will be recorded. Your image will be seen if you leave your camera on, if you ask a question your voice will be heard, and your name may be visible. 

Panelists:

Nina Chen, director of sustainability and climate initiatives, New York State Department of Financial Services

Alexis Goldstein, senior policy analyst, Americans for Financial Reform

Tom Sanzillo, director of financial analysis, IEEFA (Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis)

Moderator:

Katy Lederer has written about climate change and energy for a range of publications, including The New Yorker online, The New York Times Sunday Business section, and n+1.

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The corporate world is feeling pressure to stop financing fossil fuel projects and start measuring the impact of climate change on the bottom line. How much of this is real and how much is hype? How can we get business to finally leave fossil fuels behind and redirect its immense financial power toward solving the climate crisis?

This workshop will take place online via Zoom. Please RSVP to receive the Zoom link prior to the event. It will also be livestreamed on YouTube here.

This program will be recorded and shared later on YouTube. All participants who register and join this program will be recorded. Your image will be seen if you leave your camera on, if you ask a question your voice will be heard, and your name may be visible. 

Panelists:

Nina Chen, director of sustainability and climate initiatives, New York State Department of Financial Services

Alexis Goldstein, senior policy analyst, Americans for Financial Reform

Tom Sanzillo, director of financial analysis, IEEFA (Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis)

Moderator:

Katy Lederer has written about climate change and energy for a range of publications, including The New Yorker online, The New York Times Sunday Business section, and n+1.

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