Speaker: Julie Segal
Topic: Financial Regulation is a Climate Solution.
Time: Feb 19, 2025
Summary:
Banks, pension funds, and insurers make investment decisions which shape our economy and society. Rules which guide the financial sector – known as financial regulations – are an important part of a democracy to help align financial institutions with the public best interests. Canada currently lacks rules related to how our financial institutions contribute to climate change. Canadian financial institutions are the world’s largest financiers of oil and gas and statistically underinvest in clean energy, in part because of this policy gap. Julie Segal will discuss solutions, including the Climate-Aligned Finance Act.
Bio:
Julie Segal leads a climate finance policy program at Environmental Defence Canada, where she advances climate-related financial policy and regulation. She is a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics’ Grantham Research Institute on sustainable finance and just transitions, and she previously managed a portfolio of impact investments at the McConnell Foundation. Her work has been recognized with national and global awards for integrating environmental justice into sustainable finance, including winning First Prize Paper in the Ethics & Trust in Finance Global Prize. Julie writes about climate finance in the media, contributes to community- and youth-led environmental groups, advises policymakers on climate-related financial policies, and advises foundations on strategies for impact investing. Julie completed a Bachelor of Commerce at McGill University.
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