Unlocking climate action opportunities: progress amid geopolitical turbulence
This event will serve as a timely preview of the upcoming UN Climate Conference (COP), offering insights into where meaningful progress can be made on international climate action.
It will explore the evolving landscape of global climate policy, with a particular focus on how both physical climate risks and transition-related risks are shaping the decisions of central banks, fiscal authorities, and financial regulators. Through expert discussion and cross-country perspectives, the event will reflect on the mounting challenges faced by policymakers in aligning climate objectives with broader macroeconomic and financial stability goals. While geopolitical fragmentation and economic headwinds continue to complicate the global policy environment, there remain significant opportunities to strengthen the design and implementation of monetary, fiscal, and regulatory frameworks. By identifying areas for coordinated progress, the event will highlight how both advanced and emerging economies can promote a more resilient global financial system, foster sustainable growth, and advance the just transition toward a low-carbon future even amid ongoing geopolitical turbulence.
Meet our speakers and chair
As OECD Deputy Director for Environment and Coordinator for Climate & Green Finance, Mathilde Mesnard shapes international policy on sustainable investment and economic integration.
Luiz Awazu Pereira da Silva served as Deputy General Manager of the BIS—overseeing risk, diversity & inclusion, and sustainable finance—after five years as Deputy Governor of Brazil’s central bank. He is Visiting Professor in Practice at LSE.
Nick Stern is the IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government, Chairman of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and Head of the India Observatory at LSE. President of the British Academy, July 2013 – 2017, and was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 2014.
Sharon Yang is Visiting Senior Fellow at LSE’s Centre for Economic Transition Expertise and Adjunct Professor at Georgetown Law and. Previously, she was the Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Financial Markets at the US Department of the Treasury, and served as the co-chair of the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group.
Rob Patalano is Executive Director and Professor in Practice at the Centre for Economic Transition Expertise (CETEx), which he joined in March 2025, after serving as a visiting professor in practice at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change since 2023.
How to attend
In-person: You can request one ticket via the online ticket request form, which will be open after 12noon on Monday 13 October. The ticket line will stay open until all tickets have been allocated.
Online: Registration will open in early October.