IMF chief and Cop28 President-designate discuss measures to accelerate climate action – The National

IMF chief and Cop28 President-designate discuss measures to accelerate climate action – The National

International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva, Cop28 President-designate Dr Sultan Al Jaber and Mark Carney, UN special envoy for climate action and finance and co-chairman of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, co-chaired a round-table discussion on Tuesday at the IMF to discuss climate action and finance.

Other participants included representatives of governments, international financial institutions, development banks, philanthropic organisations and private financial institutions committed to net zero.

In a joint statement, Ms Georgieva, Dr Al Jaber and Mr Carney said working collectively can help to scale up climate finance and provide access to trillions of dollars that are needed to achieve climate goals.