UNFCCC COP25: Measurement and attribution of climate contribution to financier

Introduced by Massamba Thioye, Manager of Regulatory Development Unit, UNFCCC and chaired by Kirsten Dunlop, CEO, EIT Climate-KIC, this COP25 panel discussion topic was: “To shift from incremental improvements to transformational changes in climate actions, financiers should be incentivized to conduct green investments. This requires the measurement and attribution of their scope 3 climate contribution, a complex task that raises several new and challenging issues."

Speakers were:

Nancy Saich, Climate Change Expert/Senior Adviser, EIB • Mike Knight, Senior Adviser, Carbon Tracker • Simon Messenger, Director, 2 Degrees Investing Initiative • Simon Connell, Head of Sustainability Strategy, Standard Chartered Bank • Dennis Pamlin, Senior Advisor, RISE Research Institute of Sweden