Planning for a Future Beyond 1.5°C

Monday, 15 January, 2024, 12:00-14:00 CET

The World Meteorological Organisation estimates that there is a 66 % chance of global temperatures breaching the crucial 1.5°C threshold for at least a year, potentially as early as 2026. Working with business and legislators at COP28, NatureFinance highlighted the need to double down on minimising the rise in global temperatures, and simultaneously initiate unconventional measures to unlock radical innovation in the face of a world beyond 1.5°C.

Are existing business models, investment portfolios, and policies resilient in a post-1.5°C world? Where are the greatest points of vulnerability, and what are the barriers to radical change? How can actions and solutions developed for a post -1.5°C world prioritize and promote equity?

Moderated by Isobel Cohen, Principal, NatureFinance

With

Stephanie Betts, Global Climate Execution Team, Head of Alliances, Coalitions and Reporting, Aon

Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Co-President, Club of Rome

Mafalda Duarte, Executive Director, the Green Climate Fund

André Hoffmann, Vice-Chair, Roche and Co-founder, InTent

Naoko Ishii, Director, Centre for Global Commons, University of Tokyo, Japan

Leslie Johnston, CEO, Laudes Foundation

Marco Lambertini, Convenor, the Nature Positive Initiative, Special Envoy WWF International

Chris Luebkeman, Head, Strategic Foresight Hub, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Marie-Laure Schaufelberger, Head of ESG and Stewardship, the Pictet Group, Switzerland

Vian Sharif, Founder, NatureAlpha and Head of Sustainability, FNZ Group, UK

Simon Zadek, Co-CEO, NatureFinance

Sandrine Dixson-Declève, President, Club of Rome