The recent report by Working Group 2 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provided a comprehensive review of the current conditions and flows of finance for adaptation. This report is essential for helping to understand how climate finance works for resilience. Furthermore, it is set in the context of the international negotiations on climate finance and the agreed target of $100billion per year that has been proposed to meet the needs of developing countries.

Key questions arise:

• Is the $100billion figure satisfactory and will it provide the measures required?
• Where will the $100billion come from?
• What is the role of private finance in helping to meet targets?

The report attempts to address these key questions but is hampered by a fundamental unanswered question: What are the actual costs of adaptation and resilience across the globe? There is still a great deal of research and work to be undertaken to provide the finance required to limit the worst impacts of climate change. 

In the this webinar, Prof David Viner discusses the findings from the Working Group 2 report and explores the important issue of climate finance. 

Our speaker

Professor David Viner Fist. Env. Sci. s an internationally recognized climate change, ESG and transition strategist with over 30 years of experience working internationally in the academic, public and private sectors. He started his career at the world-renowned Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, where he is now a visiting professor. He has been involved in a number of global and international research activities and has advised governments and organizations around the world. Most notably, he has been involved with the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 1992. David was a Lead Author on the IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land and is a Co-ordinating Lead Author for its Working Group 2 Sixth Assessment Report published in February 2022. He is an active author in the scientific literature and continues to add to his 100+ academic publications and reports. David Viner is currently Head of Environmental Science at CGG where he is taking the lead in developing the team and technology to grow this business and also advising the company in defining the best strategies to deliver on its ESG commitments.