• Join EY at Climate Week NYC

    Join EY at Climate Week NYC

  • Tuesday, September 24 – Thursday, September 26, 2024
    Ernst & Young LLP, One Manhattan West, New York, NY

    Progress on climate is at a critical crossroads. As companies grapple with the evolving business landscape, including sustainability disclosure regulation and geopolitical headwinds, we examine why the business imperative for climate action has never been clearer.  

    Climate Week NYC is a pivotal moment for reflection, it can help convene, inform and drive collaboration between public and private sectors to accelerate investment, integration and equity agendas.
     
    The EY series of events will focus on topics central to the issues of climate transition and transformation that all business leaders must consider, including biodiversity, risk management, decarbonization, financing the transition, disclosures and social justice.    
     
    Please RSVP to join one or more of our insightful panel discussions. All events will be held at One Manhattan West.

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  • Propelling nature positive: steps toward action and shared value creation beyond reporting

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    Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
    Time:     8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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    More than 320 organizations announced their position as early adopters following the finalization of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures framework last year. While this signifies progress on nature and biodiversity loss, we know there is much more to do as we take stock ahead of COP16.

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    • At Climate Week NYC 2024, we are convening a panel of subject-matter resources representing facets of nature-positive solutions, from finance to technology. Our panel will explore the actions needed to move beyond tracking and reporting and into shared value opportunities that protect and restore the critical ecosystem services on which we rely.

      Our panelists will address the topics top of mind for those on the nature-positive journey, including:

      • Overcoming data and transparency challenges to drive meaningful action and disclosures
      • Communicating the compounding challenge of climate risk and the fundamental risk of nature loss
      • Developing and financing nature-positive solutions that drive sequestration
      • Engaging diverse stakeholders and activating external advisory boards
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    • Strategic climate risk management: a new lens to value protection

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      Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
      Time: 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
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      The impact of climate change is becoming increasingly evident, with physical risks intensifying and organizations under pressure to decarbonize and strengthen their climate resilience. Management and boards are increasingly concerned about climate risks due to regulations, investor demand and a growing awareness of vulnerabilities in supply chains and business models. Climate is a critical risk driver, like any other, that must be integrated into enterprise risk management (ERM) systems with appropriate processes and controls.

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    • Understanding and managing these risks is critical for corporations themselves. These risks serve as the foundation for insurers and investors, who ultimately shoulder them. There is a shared need for robust data and modeling so that the sophisticated risk assessments required by the financial sector are based on firm foundations. For investors, this means not only understanding downside risk, but also where corporations face opportunities arising from changing physical or market conditions.

      In this panel discussion, we bring together corporate, insurance and investment leaders to share insights on how they identify, evaluate and manage climate-related risks. They will offer perspectives on integrating climate resilience into ERM systems and how they use these insights to drive value. Topics will include:

      • How companies are identifying, assessing and responding to climate-related risks and their associated risk responses
      • Approaches to integrating climate risk into market strategies, investments and decision-making processes
      • Engagement strategies with stakeholders (e.g., investors, customers, regulators) on climate resilience and addressing climate change
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    • Emission impossible: advanced decarbonization strategies for Scope 1 emissions

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      Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
      Time: 12:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
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      Scope 1 emissions pose a major challenge in achieving both interim and long-term net-zero targets for all sectors, especially high-emitting companies with intense thermal processes in their operations or value chain. There are many exciting innovations in electrification, hydrogen, renewable natural gas and other technologies that show promise in achieving the success, pace and scale of solar and wind. Join our panel discussion to hear how leading companies are overcoming the operational and financial challenges of developing and adopting these technologies on their path to net zero.

    • NEW: Scaling Climate Tech

      Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
      Time: 2:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
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      In a race, speed matters. Whether we stay below 1.5 degrees of global warming of overshoot 3 will depend on the deployment rate of novel climate technologies. Indeed, over 75% of executives state that their organizations will not achieve sustainability goals without leveraging innovative climate tech in some form.

      But what are some of the most exciting solutions in the climate tech space? What do we need from the ecosystem to enable these solutions to scale? And how do we foster stronger collaboration between climate ventures, funds, and corporates to further enable the required growth? In this panel, we will discuss how we can help accelerate the deployment of climate tech innovation to achieve net-zero by 2050.

    • Blended finance: public and private funding for climate action

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      Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
      Time:       5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
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      As we move toward the critical milestone of 2030, net-zero commitments are rapidly increasing with pressure to funnel capital efficiently toward solutions that cut emissions and capture carbon. However, the urgency and complexity of the climate crisis require innovative financing mechanisms to swiftly scale these initiatives. Government policies also play a critical role, with tax policy increasingly being used by governments to incentivize domestic and foreign investment in clean and renewable energy technologies.

      While financial markets are playing more of an active role in addressing climate change, combining public and private capital can provide impactful advantages by reducing investment risk and crowding in more diverse funding from a variety of sources. Risk-sharing through public-private partnerships or inventive instruments such as debt- or equity-based financing schemes can maximize the impact of limited funding.

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    • This event will explore the concept of blended finance as a powerful tool in powering the climate transition — leveraging the strengths of public, private and multilateral investors. Speakers will discuss frontier-blended financing schemes that highlight the collaboration required across sectors for capital mobilization to foster greater sustainability and resilience on a global scale. The panel will also explore the role of tax incentives, grants, loans and other government subsidies in financing the transition.

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    • Just Transition: shaping an inclusive future in the race to net zero

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      Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024
      Time:       8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
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      The Just Transition, a crucial element within both voluntary and regulatory sustainability frameworks, advocates for a fair transition to a low-carbon economy that safeguards vulnerable workers, communities and regions. It emphasizes creating decent livelihoods for those most affected by industrial changes and tackles broader issues of inequality and social injustice, including the rights of Indigenous peoples, the empowerment of women and intergenerational equity. In our panel, we will discuss how leading companies are actively incorporating these Just Transition principles into their climate strategies to drive positive social change.

    • Clearing the air: innovating for transparency and quality in voluntary carbon markets

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      Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024
      Time: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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      Carbon markets are at a critical juncture. Companies are increasingly looking to them as vital means of meeting their climate goals as part of transition planning. However, they are being met with public skepticism about the credibility of offsets, uncertainty about supply and open questions regarding how offsets can be used for meeting net-zero targets.

    • EY Four Futures

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      Date: Tuesday, September 24 – Wednesday, September 25, 2024
       
      EY Four Futures is a climate expert-guided, artificial intelligence-generated, immersive experience that takes visitors on a journey into radically altered futures, each the outcome of the different sustainability pathways open to businesses and policymakers today. What can we learn from the future, and how can it drive us to just action?

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