Financing the green revolution

Meeting net zero targets will come at a considerable expense. According to the International Energy Agency, $4.5 trillion dollars of investment will be needed each year between now and 2050 – and there is currently a 60% funding gap. The question is how do we raise capital and apply it responsibly to meet 2050 climate targets?

October 29, 2021

Watch time: 4 minutes

We are only at the very
front end of this
tectonic shifts in capital.

—Philipp Hildebrand,

Vice Chairman, BlackRock

This episode is a part of a series produced with c-level industry experts including Andrew Morlet, Chief Executive, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Baer Pettit, President, MSCI, Francesco Starace, CEO and General Manager, Enel Group, Liv Garfield, Chief Executive, Severn Trent, Philipp Hildebrand, Vice Chairman, BlackRock and Teresa O'Flynn, Managing Director, BlackRock.

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