Financing the Future, The Global Climate Divest-Invest Summit in Cape Town 2019 | Financing the Future | 10 September 2019 | Two Oceans Aquarium, Dock Rd, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, 8002, South Africa
Venue
Two Oceans Aquarium
Two Oceans Aquarium, Dock Rd, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, 8002, South Africa
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| Event Date |
Tue Sep 10 SAST - Wed Sep 11 SAST (over 5 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Tue Sep 10 3:00am - Wed Sep 11 11:00am |
| Location |
Two Oceans Aquarium
Dock Rd, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, 8002, South Africa |
| Region | EMEA |
Details
Financing a fossil fuel-free future in which everyone has access to renewable energy – especially the 1 billion people living in energy poverty – is indispensable to solving the climate crisis. With little time left before we lock in irreversible climate impacts, mission-driven leaders are responding by taking action. Faith leaders, foundations, university administrators, health care organisations, and municipal governments are now all looking at how they can finance a just future.
The Global Climate Divest-Invest Summit in Cape Town will:
• Provide tools and resources to align capital with climate goals.
• Challenge the global community to leave fossil fuels in the ground.
• Underscore the urgent need for investments that help developing nations leapfrog dirty development and provide clean energy access.
• Set a vision for how we can finance the future.
• Enable partners from diverse regions and sectors to plan for action
Investors, with trillions in assets, have the power to move faster than governments and catalyze the transition to renewable, universally accessible energy by shifting capital out of the problems and into the solutions today.
Fossil fuel divestment and clean energy investment is more important than ever.
Who Should Attend
• Financial officers, directors, trustees or representatives of:
• Retirement funds, foundations, faith communities, NGOs, universities, and private schools with endowed funds.
• Civil society representatives and climate activists interested in financial activism
• Investment and asset managers and consultants
Speakers
2019 Speakers
Sarah Alexander
Sr. Advisor
Chinenye Anekwe
Gerry Arances
Chairman Dave Archambault
Nnimmo Bassey
Tim Buckley
Tracey Davies
Executive Director, Just Share
Joanne Etherton
John Fay
Jacynta Fuamatu
Vibhuti Garg
Shelagh Gastrow
Malcolm Gray
Friederike Hanisch
Tomás Insua
James Irlam
Katelyn Kriesel
Brenda Martin
Rachel Mash
Lidy Nacpil
Alderman Ian Neilson
Simon Nicholas
Martin Norman
Mariana Paoli
Julia Peck
Thomas Pringle
Kale Roberts
Grové Steyn
Jamison Drake Suter
Prof Mark Swilling
Coumba Toure
Dave Watson
Sponsors & Partners
2019 Partners
• African Climate
• Africa LEDS
• AMNESTY International
• APMDD
• Carbon Tracker
• Centre for Environmental Rights
• CIDSE
• Divest Invest
• Earthlife Africa
• Electric
• Fossil Free SA
• Fund our Future
• The Global Catholic Climate Movement
• Green Anglicans
• Green Faith
• Ground Work
• Hiphop Caucus
• HomeF
• ICLEI
• IEEFA
• Just Share
• Natural Justice
• Oil Change
• Operation Noah
• PACJA
• People and Planet
• Project 90
• R2P
• safcei
• Shine
• South South North
• Wallace Global Fund
• Womin
• 350
• 50 by 40