Panel Discussion- Can a more multilateral approach in US foreign policy under Biden result in increased foreign investment and accelerate the drive for a green and inclusive recovery globally?

Can an upsurge in ESG investing play an integral role in recovery and resilience planning?

Federal and State policies are accelerating the ongoing US low carbon energy transition which has increased in momentum with the election of President Biden. Financial innovation is driving meaningful change in many investment sectors while social innovation and culture development also continue to evolve. With energy costs curves seen as changing for the long term, levelling the playing field for lower carbon energy production, and interest in having a positive impact with investment dollars from millennials on the rise, a top-down, bottom-up race is under way which has created an important new dynamic. Accelerating these trends further can help make the US a leader on both designing and enabling sustainable financial systems as the wold moves into the post pandemic recovery phase.  

Can Biden make climate progress with a divided congress? Will Biden’s Earth Day pledge for 2030 define his presidency?