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A collection of events for UNEP Finance Initiative.

21 May 2018 EE Global, UN City, Copenhagen (Denmark)

Financing for efficient buildings: Learning from G20 and GlobalABC

In order to realise the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the energy transition, the global building stock needs to be made zero emission, efficient and resilient. As the world adds the equivalent of the floor space of the city of Paris in new construction every week, there is an urgent challenge to bring together those who finance this large amount of new construction with the policy-makers who can enable new construction finance to evolve towards zero emissions.

15 May 2018 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Shaping the sustainable insurance agenda in Latin America

The Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) were launched during the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro—two decades after the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio—also known as the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. This May, we’re going back to Rio for another pioneering event—the first PSI regional market event for Latin America.

15 May 2018 Santiago de Chile

PROYECTA SOLAR CHILE LATAM 2018

The annual event PROYECTA SOLAR CHILE LATAM 2018 will be held on May 15th at the Intercontinental Hotel in Santiago de Chile. The Chilean Association of Solar Energy (ACESOL) holds this Latin American Gremial Meeting for Solar Development every year and the entire solar sector meets with guests from a different country each year.

15 May 2018 Webinar

Webinar: Learn more about the first guidance to help the banking industry adopt the TCFD Recommendations

Sixteen banks working in collaboration with UNEP FI, risk and investment management experts, and leading scientists have recently published a jointly developed methodology that will enable banks to be more transparent about their exposure to climate-related risks and opportunities, in line with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Join this webinar to hear more about the methodology for scenario-based assessment of risks and opportunities from the transition to a low-carbon economy.

9-10 May 2018 MAURITIUS

Workshop on Green Bonds in Mauritius

UN Environment’s Finance Initiative and Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) have joined forces to deliver a Green Bonds Training Programme to promote the development of greener and more inclusive growth in Mauritius.

17 April 2018 Santiago de Chile

Chilean Chapter of the “Council of Women in Energy & Environmental Leadership (CWEEL)”

The first meeting of the Chilean Chapter of the Council on Women in Energy & Environmental Leadership (CWEEL for its acronym in English) took place in Santiago de Chile recently where, through working groups, a "roadmap" was generated for the coming years in terms of gender equity in energy and environment. Carolina López from UNEP FI participated.