The International Investor Forum on Climate Change, hosted by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, is scheduled for Wednesday, September 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. Institutional investors, government and labor representatives and others will explore the investment implications of climate change, and the policies and financing needed to mitigate climate risk.
Confirmed speakers include:
Lord Nicholas Stern, Former Chief Economist, World Bank and Special Advisor to the Group Chairman of HSBC on Economic Development and Climate Change, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, Rob Lake, APG Investments Head of Sustainability, Tim Wirth, President, UN Foundation, Mindy Lubber, President, Ceres
Topics to be covered include:
Investment implications of climate and energy policy, Economic benefits of addressing climate change, Costs of continued policy uncertainty and inaction, Prospects for an international climate agreement in Copenhagen
The forum is being convened by Ceres’ Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, the New York State Office of the State Comptroller, the P8 Group and the United Nations Foundation.

For more information, visit http://www.ceres.org/investorforum