IPR/PRI quarterly briefing – Climate policy signals ahead of COP30

The Quarter has delivered sharp policy signals for investors: U.S. retrenchment on clean energy, China’s record-breaking renewable deployment, and mounting pressures driving climate policy responses across the G20. These shifts coincide with nations preparing their 2035 NDCs ahead of COP30 in Brazil, submissions that will underscore an increasingly divergent global landscape. Adding to these dynamics, the International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion in July clarifying states’ legal obligations on climate change – with significant implications for domestic regulation, international negotiations, and litigation risks affecting both governments and private actors. Against this backdrop, our expert panel will assess the IPR analysis of the quarter’s most consequential policy and transition developments – and their implications for investors monitoring climate risk and opportunity.. Confirmed speakers: Jakob Thomä, Project Director, Inevitable Policy Response (IPR) Lily Burge, Policy Manager, Climate Bonds Initiative Karoline Hallmeyer, Senior Manager for Climate & Biodiversity Strategy, Deloitte Jennifer Anderson, Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainable Investment & ESG, Lazard Asset Management Moderator: Adele Shraiman, Specialist, Climate, PRI