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www.unepfi.org July 2010
The Copenhagen Agreement and Finance Issues- What are the Implications for Business?
The Private Sector’s Role in Climate Change
Who We Are
What We Do
UNEP FI develops global standards, guidelines and best practice approaches to sustainability for financial institutions worldwide
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative
UNEP FI is a unique public-private partnership between UNEP and the global financial sector
Over 180 banks, insurers, asset managers and pension funds comprise the partnership with UNEP.
July 2010
Structure of presentation
1. What the world – in a climate change context - wants from: the private sector generally the private financial services sector and capital markets in
particular
2. What is it that investors and financial institutions want?
3. How can policy - particularly at the international level - move investors and lenders to do what the world wants from them?
3. How can policy - particularly at the international level - move investors and lenders to do what the world wants from them, in developing countries?
1. What the world – in a climate change context - wants from:
the private sector -
Source: UNEP SEFI, 2009
The technology innovation continuum:
85%
1. What the world – in a climate change context - wants from:
lenders and investors
2 °C, 450 ppm
$ 530 billion
Global new Investment in Sustainable Energy, USD billions
The technology innovation continuum:
2. What is it that investors and financial institutions want?
The institutional investment value chain
Fiduciary duty
Risk + return
3. How can policy - particularly at the international level - move investors and lenders to do what the world wants from them?
1. Risk down or Return up
2. Long-term reliability
4. Special risks in the developing world – special solutions as suggested by UNEP Finance Initiative
3. How can policy - particularly at the international level - move investors and lenders to do what the world wants from them?
Why do we need an international deal?
• The need for scale in light of competitiveness and political issues at domestic level
• Environmental credibility by avoiding leakage
What do we have now at international level?
• BINDING TARGETS (5.2% of aggregate Annex-1 emissions) but too little and many countries not on track
• INCENTIVE MECHANISMS in place but insufficient
•LONG-TERM RELIABILITY?
2012.