Virtual Conference on Low-Carbon Finance and the Sustainable Development Goals

On 12-14 August 2020, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is hosting a virtual conference on Low-Carbon Finance and the Sustainable Development Goals.

This virtual conference will feature research that examines impediments to low-carbon finance such as the lack of unified criteria for investment that advances climate-related SDGs and limited understanding of the fundamentals of low-carbon finance. It will also address common questions about low-carbon finance, including the difference between green and traditional bonds, the extent to which green bond issuance reduces emissions, and policies needed to encourage investment that promotes climate-related SDGs.

Objectives

• Explore the role of low-carbon finance and investment in promoting climate-related SDGs
• Assess challenges to low-carbon finance growth and policies for addressing them

Participants

• Policy makers, think tank researchers, academics, and post-graduate students

Output

• Enhanced understanding of low-carbon finance and its importance for promoting climate-related SDGs
• Improved policy dialogue and research on related issues
• Papers featured during the virtual conference will be considered for publication in a special issue of the journal Finance Research Letters on low-carbon finance and the SDGs