Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero
Insights
Recommendations and Guidance on Financial Institution Net-zero Transition Plans
Mark Carney’s “Making Money Matter for Climate Action ” Keynote
Keynote was delivered by Mark Carney at the Southbank Centre on 10 July 2023 as part of ‘Planet Summer’, a season of events responding to the climate emergency.
Ravi Menon’s Remarks for the Inaugural GFANZ APAC Summit
Read “From Coal to Clean: Managed Phaseout in the Asia-Pacific,” Remarks by Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore, and Chairman, GFANZ APAC Network Advisory Board, at the GFANZ APAC Summit Opening on June 5, 2023.
Mary Schapiro’s Remarks for the Inaugural GFANZ APAC Summit
Read Mary Schapiro’s remarks from the inaugural GFANZ APAC summit, which focused on the network’s progress and global work for 2023.
Spotlight: Venture Climate Alliance, Interview with Alexandra Harbour
Last month, the Venture Climate Alliance (VCA) launched with approval from Race to Zero, constituting as a new sector-specific alliance under GFANZ. Following the launch, GFANZ caught up with Alexandra Harbour, founder and chair of the VCA and a principal at Prelude Ventures, to talk about what’s next in their work towards net zero.
Alliance Member Spotlight: NatWest Group, Interview with CEO Alison Rose
Last month, NatWest Group released its initial Climate Transition Plan based on the GFANZ transition planning framework and Recommendations. Following the release, GFANZ sat down with NatWest CEO Alison Rose to talk about NatWest’s net-zero transition plan and what’s next in their work towards net zero.
Mary Schapiro’s “Harnessing the Power of the Finance Sector to Advance the Net-Zero Transition” remarks at the Ceres Global Summit
GFANZ Vice Chair Mary Schapiro’s opening keynote at Ceres Global on Friday, March 24, 2023, called on every business, including financial institutions, to create net-zero transition plans to manage the risks and opportunities of climate change.
Mark Carney’s “The Unbearable Lightness of Beings” Speech at COP15 Finance and Biodiversity Day
Former GFANZ Co-Chair Mark Carney delivers a keynote at COP15 Finance and Biodiversity Day in Montreal, on December 13, 2022, discussing how our actions are changing our Earth’s climate and destroying its biodiversity.
Building the commitments, markets, and tools to finance the global net zero transition
GFANZ Co-Chair Mark Carney explains how GFANZ is promoting climate ambition, action, and accountability in the financial sector for COP27 and beyond during COP27 Finance Day.
South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan
GFANZ is highly supportive of the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET IP) issued by the South African government to support delivery on its updated Nationally Determined Contribution. Under the strong leadership and commitment of the South African government, the JET IP sets out an ambitious but credible approach to a Just Energy Transition in South Africa, with a phase-down of coal power and ramp up of renewable energy, and investment in the net-zero aligned jobs and industries of the future.
Mark Carney’s ‘Climate Finance in a Polycrisis Era’ Opening Keynote at COP27 Finance Day
Former GFANZ Co-Chair Mark Carney delivers the opening keynote at COP27 Finance Day, discussing how private sector finance will be essential to deliver the trillions of dollars needed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. Read the speech below.