

Beyond the $100 Billion Promise: Reimagining Climate Finance Ahead of COP30
Sep 17 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT
Overview: Climate finance remains a defining challenge in the global response to climate change. With COP30 approaching, this panel aims to provide critical insights into the post-COP29 financing landscape, highlight Canada’s role, and unpack the evolving discussions around the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG). We invite you to join an engaging virtual panel of thought leaders across sectors to explore solutions that make climate finance more equitable, effective, and aligned with climate justice.
Abstract:
As the world looks toward COP30 in Belém, Brazil, climate finance remains at the heart of global negotiations. Despite previous pledges, including the $100 billion annual target set in Copenhagen and reaffirmed in Paris, the shortfall in delivery and rising climate-related costs have led to growing mistrust and urgency. The upcoming COP will be critical in operationalizing the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) and realigning climate finance commitments with the actual needs of developing countries, now estimated to exceed $5.9 trillion by 2030.
This virtual panel will convene leading voices from finance, government, and academia to explore the future of climate finance. It will delve into Canada’s evolving role, innovative financing mechanisms, the integration of justice and equity in funding frameworks, and the implementation challenges facing public and private actors. As COP30 offers an opportunity to reset the agenda, this conversation will provide timely insights into how climate finance can be more ambitious, equitable, and accountable.