2012 Investor Summit on Climate Risk & Energy Solutions

There is unprecedented interest from institutional investors in pursuing new opportunities in low-carbon, clean energy solutions. Scaling such investments will not only help mitigate climate change impacts and provide clean, affordable, reliable energy to billions of people worldwide, but will also provide long-term value in a carbon-constrained economy. Investors are also under growing pressure to hedge portfolios against systemic risks from climate policy uncertainty, resource constraints and the physical impacts of a changing climate.

Since 2003, the biennial Investor Summit on Climate Risk at the United Nations has been the preeminent forum for leading institutional investors in North America, Europe and the rest of the world to discuss the implications of climate change for capital markets and their portfolios.

The 2012 Investor Summit will be the fifth time the United Nations Foundation, the United Nations Office for Partnerships and Ceres bring together leading global financial players to address climate and energy challenges. The last Summit, in January 2010, attracted more than 500 financial, corporate, and investment leaders, representing more than $22 trillion in combined assets.