2020 International Climate Finance Forum
Climate Finance is equally important as other measures to address climate change that has become the consensus among developed countries like the UK, Germany and EU. The convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement, all call for more financial resources from parties with more financial capabilities to those that are more vulnerable. The Paris Agreement particularly emphasized that by 2020 developed countries are committed to mobilize USD 100 billion fund per year to help developing countries avoid, or reduce, or at least adapt to the effects of climate change. To highlight the importance of Climate Finance, the UK as the host country of the UNFCCC COP26 has included it in the agenda. In addition, the parties now also focus on how to revive economy after COVID-19 through green policies. Although the 2020 COP26 has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the “2020 International Climate Finance Forum” could be viewed as a platform for high-level government officers, experts from NGO and financial institutions, and those who care this issue to share or exchange opinions and promote its own climate financial policies.
2020 International Climate Finance Forum (Day 1)
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2020 International Climate Finance Forum (Day 2)
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Opening Remarks
November 18th 14:10-14:30 (GMT+8)
Kuang-Chung Liang
Director-general, Department of Treaty and Legal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan)
Joe Lai
Director-General, Department of International Affairs,
Financial Supervisory Commission Republic of China (Taiwan)High-Level Panel Discussion
Prospects for International Climate Finance
November 18th 14:40-16:00 (GMT+8)
Prof. Chien-Te Fan
Moderator
Professor, Institute of Law for Science and Technology, National Tsing Hua University
Brenda Hu
Panelist
Deputy Director-General of Department of Planning, Financial Supervisory Commission Republic of China (Taiwan)
Dr. Thomas Prinz
Panelist
Director General, German Institute Taipei
Guillaume Delvallee
Panelist
Deputy Director, French Office in Taipei
Akira Yokochi
Panelist
Deputy Representative, Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association
Dr. Nick Bayly
Panelist
Deputy Director, Economic and policy Section, Australian Office Taipei
Topic 1
The Current Situation and Prospects of National Climate Change Policy
November 18th 16:30-17:30 (GMT+8)
Prof. Chein-Ming Lee
Moderator
Vice President, Taiwan Research Institute (TRI)
Takahiko Tagami
Speaker
Senior Coodinator and Manager of Climate Change Group, Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Unit Fields of Study: Market Mechanisms, Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ)
Dr. Han-Pang Su
Speaker
Director of the Third Research Division, Taiwan Research Institute (TRI)
Prof. Ssu-Li Chang
Panelist
Professor, Institute of Natural Resource Management, National Taipei University
Robert Shih
Panelist
General Manager, YC Consultants, Ltd.
Topic 2
The Current Situation and Prospects of Scaling up Global Climate Funds
November 18th 17:40-18:40 (GMT+8)
Prof. Chien-Te Fan
Moderator
Professor, Institute of Law for Science and Technology, National Tsing Hua University
Aleksandra Novikova
Speaker
Team leader of Energy Efficiency and Climate Finance, Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility (IKEM)
Dr. Jerry Lin
Speaker
Director, Financial Research Institute, Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance
Niven Huang
Panelist
General Manager of KPMG Sustainability Consulting Co., Ltd. in Taiwan and the Regional Leader of KPMG Sustainability Services in Asia Pacific
Roger Tseng
Panelist
Climate Change and Sustainability Services & Assurance Services Partner, Ernst & Young Taiwan
Topic 3
The Opportunities and Challenges of Energy Transition
November 18th 18:50-19:50 (GMT+8)
Prof. Chein-Ming Lee
Moderator
Vice President, Taiwan Research Institute (TRI)
Kiyoshi Doi
Speaker
Managing Executive Officer, Japan Renewable Energy Corporation
Mi-Lan Chen
Speaker
Postdoctoral Fellow, Risk Society and Policy Research Center, National Taiwan University
Anderson Lin
Panelist
Technical Director, wpd Taiwan Energy Co., Ltd.
Simon Schäfer-Stradowsky
Panelist
Managing Director, Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility (IKEM)
Dr. Po-Hsiang Ou
Panelist
Senior Legal Counsel, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)
Topic 4
The Current Situation and Prospects of the Paris Agreement Implementation
November 19th 16:00-17:00 (GMT+8)
Camyale Chao
Moderator
Executive Director, International Climate Development Institute (ICDI)
Maria João Pereira Rolim
Speaker
Institutional Partner, Rolim, Viotti & Leite Campos
Dr. Shih-Ming Chung
Speaker
Researcher, Industrial Technology Research Institute
Lin, Sheng-Chung
Panelist
Advisor of Chinese National Association of Industry and Commerce, Taiwan (CNAIC); former Deputy Minister of Ministry of Economic Affairs; former Chairman of CPC Corporation, Taiwan
Prof. Ho-Ching Lee
Panelist
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Central University
Topic 5
Innovative Solutions to Promote the International Climate Funds and Technologies Transfer
November 19th 17:10-18:10 (GMT+8)
Alex Shyy
Moderator
Deputy Secretary General, International Cooperation and Development Foundation (ICDF)
Andrey Chicherin
Speaker
Head of Innovation, Technology Transfer & Co-Funding Platforms, Private Sector Facility, Green Climate Fund (GCF)
Hui-Wen Hsu
Speaker
Director of Lending and Investment Department, International Cooperation and Development Foundation (ICDF)
Ian Smith
Panelist
Associate Director, Energy Efficiency and Climate Change, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Sophia Cheng
Panelist
Chief Investment Officer, Cathay Financial Holdings
Stephanie Kao
Panelist
Director, Corporate Sustainability Office, CTBC Financial Holding Co., LTD.
Topic 6
Civil and Youth Engagement of Climate Action
November 19th 18:20-19:20 (GMT+8)
Prof. Yuh-Ming Lee
Moderator
Professor, Institute of Natural Resource Management, National Taipei University
Pauline Horng
Speaker
Research Associate, Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility (IKEM)
Vladislav Kaim
Speaker
Youth Advisor on Climate Change to the UN Secretary General / MSc Economics ('21) at Lund University
Regina Chang
Speaker
Climate Campaign Team Leader, Taiwan Youth Climate Coalition (TWYCC)
Camyale Chao
Panelist
Executive Director, International Climate Development Institute (ICDI)
Marie-Claire Graf
Panelist
YOUNGO Focal Point at UNFCCC & Co-Founder Sustainability Week International.
Liyana Yamin
Panelist
Communications Associate, U-Inspire Malaysia
Yun-Tzu Lin
Panelist
Leader of International Cooperation , Climate Youth Japan (CYJ)