Webinar - Climate Risk and Opportunity for Private Capital

This event is part of the Climate Ambition Summit offered by the University of Virginia's Environmental Resilience Institute. The Climate Ambition Summit brings together UVA researchers, leading global experts, university leaders, and the broader UVA community to identify actionable research directions we can pursue to catalyze much-needed global change. Meeting emissions reduction targets will require major transitions across the global economy. A range of businesses, including producers of fossil fuels, automobile manufacturers, energy producers, and many others are already adjusting their business strategies to adapt. Entirely new economic sectors will need to be built to promote, among other activities, the removal of carbon from the atmosphere and climate resilience.

Speakers

Matt Coleman (Director, Strategic Partnerships at Nephila Climate) and Alice Hill (Senior Fellow for Energy and Environment, Council on Foreign Relations) and Mike Lenox (Professor, Senior Associate Dean and Chief Strategy Officer, Darden School of Business) discuss areas of climate risk and opportunities for private sector mitigation and adaptation. Opening remarks by ERI Director McGlathery.