Investing in People and Planet

Honest Conversation on Climate

June 24, 2025
14:30–15:00 (Asia/Shanghai time zone)

About this session

A decade after the Paris Agreement, policies and politics have evolved but the associated risks from climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss remain. Although the narrative is shifting towards energy security, national and regional actors are still looking towards innovative solutions to climate challenges. How are government and business commitments shifting and what could change mean...
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Speakers

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Elizabeth Thurbon
Professor of International Political Economy; Director, Green Energy Statecraft Project
University of New South Wales
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Adam Tooze
Director, European Institute
Columbia University

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