On Friday, April 18 at 9:30 a.m. ET, the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center will host a discussion on the essential role that financial guarantees can play in mobilizing private capital for climate mitigation investments in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs).

Developing new and effective strategies to scale up climate finance in EMDEs will be a major focus of the upcoming United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, this November.

This session will explore why guarantee facilities are the most effective tool for unlocking private finance at scale, their potential to drive investment in clean energy and nature-based solutions, and the critical role of the upcoming COP30 summit in establishing these facilities.

Register on this page to receive the event information for this virtual event, and join us online before World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings kick off the following week. The event will be streamed on the Atlantic Council website, YouTube, X, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Speakers

Ken Berlin
Senior Fellow and Project Director for Financing and Achieving Cost Competitive Climate Solutions, Global Energy Center
Atlantic Council

Otaviano Canuto
Senior Fellow
Policy Center for the New South;
Affiliate Professor
Mohamed VI Polytechnic University;
Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Brookings Institute

George Frampton
Distinguished Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center
Atlantic Council

Boo Hock Khoo
Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board
The Development Guarantee Group

Jef Vincent
Head of Operations, iTrust
RELP

Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou
Senior Lecturer
American University;
Consultant, Global Energy Center
Atlantic Council

Nicole Pinko
Manager
Climate Policy Initiative

Agenda

9:30 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. | Welcome remarks

Speaker

Ken Berlin
Senior Fellow and Project Director for Financing and Achieving Cost Competitive Climate Solutions, Global Energy Center
Atlantic Council

9:40 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. | An overview of climate finance in EMDEs

Speaker

Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou
Senior Lecturer
American University

9:50 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. | Moderated discussion and audience Q&A

Speakers

Otaviano Canuto
Senior Fellow
Policy Center for the New South

Boo Hock Khoo
Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board
The Development Guarantee Group

Jef Vincent
Head of Operations, iTrust
RELP

Nicole Pinko
Manager
Climate Policy Initiative

Moderated by

Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou
Senior Lecturer
American University

Content

A panel discussion featuring climate finance experts and guarantee providers to discuss investment opportunities, challenges, and strategies to maximize impact.

10:40 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. | Call to action

Speaker

George Frampton
Distinguished Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center
Atlantic Council

Content

Calling for support for a policy proposal that urges the COP 30 Presidency to prioritize innovative guarantee finance facilities—funded by advanced economies—to mobilize private climate finance for energy and nature in EMDEs without increasing their debt.

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