This event was held in the World Bank Group Pavilion at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. It focused on the catalytic role high integrity carbon markets can play in providing non-debt finance and leveraging private capital for climate action in developing countries. The panel discussed the challenges countries face in accessing markets and potential solutions.
Speakers:
Welcome Remarks and Moderator:
- Axel van Trotsenburg, Senior Managing Director, World Bank
Panel Discussion:
- HE Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister, Royal Government of Bhutan
- Damilola Ogunbiyi, CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All)
- Mark Kenber, Executive Director, Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI)
- John Melby, CEO, Xpansiv
Watch the recording: https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2024/11/11/raising-finance-for-climate-action-through-paris-aligned-high-integrity-carbon-markets
