New Frontiers in Climate Finance - CCFI Conference | Imperial College Business School

The Centre for Climate Finance & Investment (CCFI) presents the annual one-day climate finance conference at Imperial College London, for the latest innovations in science backed research into financing, research and analytics to help the financial community address the challenges and opportunities of climate change.

About the conference

The conference differentiates itself from other climate finance events by discussing the very latest innovations in financing, research and analytics of relevance to financial institutions to help address the challenges and opportunities brought by climate change, including how to utilise and translate academic science into applied insights and solutions. Topics will include new and developing areas of climate finance related to adaptation & resilience, nature & biodiversity, energy markets, innovations in climate risk management and scenario analysis as well as digital developments in analytics

Delivered by: Imperial College London interdisciplinary academics and leading specialist within the finance industry covering research and methodologies at the forefront of climate finance and the work of the CCFI.

For: climate-focused finance professionals from both the private and public sectors, central banks, commercial banks, asset owners, asset managers, sovereign wealth funds and policymakers.

In person conference: Located at Imperial South Kensington Campus in London. Virtual participation is not available.

Information on the 2025 conference will be updated here accordingly.

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Videos from our 2024 Conference

Sir Jim Skea stands in front of a microphone, facing off camera. He has white hair, a beard and is dressed in a grey suit with a red tie.

Welcome Remarks & Opening Keynote - Sir Jim Skea

Opening remarks and keynote from Sir Jim Skea on What the Climate Science is Telling Us.

Three seated panellists (1 male, 2 females) discuss biodiversity.

Biodiversity Investing: Bringing Clarity to a Muddled Landscape

What vehicles are available for investment in nature? We discuss measurement and metrics critical to biodiversity investing.

Three seated males panellists in business suits talk to female moderator Ana Ostrovnaya about carbon accounting

Carbon Accounting and the Pursuit of Climate Targets

Carbon accounting and its vulnerability to greenwashing and carbon arbitrage, plus the status of financed emissions, potential instruments & strategy improvements.

Mike Wilkins speaks to an audience off camera, he stands next to a seated panellistdressed in professional business attire.

Where Next: The Challenges of Financing the Energy Transition

Bridging the energy transition gap in emerging markets, power grid pricing and cost of capital implications.

Robin Dottling, dressed in a green suit jacket, white shirt and navy trousers, listens to Adelina Barbalau as she adresses a conference. Both are seated.

Green Securities Design and Role of Financial Instruments in Decarbonisation

Prof Franklin Allen talks latest developments in green debt instruments and green lending & impacts on sovereign debt of the Global South.

Five seated panellists talk animatedly in a close-up midshot, they are interacting and speaking to a room off camera

The Costs of Polluting and Decarbonising in a World with Carbon Pricing

Experts discuss CBAM; the impact of carbon prices on the financials of corporates; the interplay between carbon pricing cost and decarbonisation cost.

Marcin talks to an audience off camera, he's gesturing with open hands while wearing a blue checked suit jacket and grey shirt.

Keynote: The Pricing of Transition Risk – Prof Marcin Kacperczyk

Marcin T. Kacperczyk, Professor of Finance at Imperial Busines School. Introduction and moderation by Prof Alex Michaelides.

Three seated panellists (1 male, 2 females) discuss adaptation.

From Ambition to Reality: How to Scale Up Adaptation & Resilience Finance

Experts cover the innovative investment models and financial instruments in water and real estate as well as drivers for institutional investment in adaptation and resilience.

Ralf Toumi and Jordan Dunn share a laugh, sitting next to each other. Ralf wears a grey long sleeve shirt and glasses, Jordan wears a green shirt-jacket and glasses.

Unchartered: Exploring the Next Wave of Climate Finance

A fast-paced discussion on the latest developments in climate finance backed by new technology, policy and economic incentives. Chaired by Jordan Dunbar, Broadcast Journalist and host of the BBC’s The Climate Question Podcast.