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SUMMARY:Climate and Finance Conference 2025 – 5 November 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Climate and Finance Research Cluster is pleased to share details of the upcoming Climate and Finance Conference 2025\, which will take place on Wednesday 5th November 2025 at the ICMA Centre\, Henley Business School\, University of Reading. \nHeld in association with the Met Office’s Energy-Climate Strategic Forum\, the conference will explore the theme: \n\n“Climate\, Finance\, and the Energy Transition: Risks\, Innovation\, and Global Impact.” \n\nThe event will feature a keynote speech by Professor Jason A. Lowe OBE (University of Leeds and Met Office)\, panel discussions with leading experts\, and research presentations spanning climate science\, energy systems\, and financial markets. \n🔗 You can view the full preliminary programme here. \nWe warmly encourage all colleagues\, researchers\, and students with an interest in the intersection of climate\, finance\, and energy to take part in this exciting cross-disciplinary event.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/climate-and-finance/event/climate-and-finance-conference-2025-registration-closes-on-22-october/
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SUMMARY:2025 Climate and Finance Conference - Climate\, Finance\, and the Energy Transition: Risks\, Innovation\, and Global Impact
DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers & Abstracts \nConference Theme: Climate\, Finance\, and the Energy Transition: Risks\, Innovation\, and Global Impact \nWe invite submissions for the forthcoming Climate and Finance Conference 2025\, in association with the Met Office‘s Energy-Climate Strategic Forum\, we seek to bring together researchers\, policy experts\, financial professionals\, and industry practitioners to explore the critical intersection of climate change\, finance\, and the global energy transition. \nThe conference aims to foster dialogue across disciplines\, promote cutting-edge research\, and surface actionable insights for navigating the fast-evolving energy landscape in a warming world. Presenters should be mindful that many in the audience may be non-specialists\, and are requested to describe the relevance of their work in an accessible way to as wide an audience as possible\, particularly focussing on the energy-finance-weather/climate cross-over. Submissions structured as “explainers” of new areas of academic research or new industry practice and policy developments are welcome. \nKeynote Speech \n“Towards improved climate information for risk assessment in finance and energy” by Professor Jason A Lowe OBE\, Chair in Interdisciplinary Climate Research\, Priestley Centre\, University of Leeds\, and Principal Fellow/Head of Climate Services for Government at the Met Office. \n Conference Details: \n\nDate: 5th November 2025\nVenue: ICMA Centre – Henley Business School\, University of Reading\nFormat: One-day conference featuring a keynote speech\, panel discussions and research/industry paper presentations.\nAttendance: Both in-person and online participation are available. However\, we require conference speakers to attend in person.\n\nKey Themes & Topics of Interest \nWe welcome empirical\, theoretical\, and policy-relevant contributions\, including papers\, work-in-progress\, abstracts and case studies\, on (but not limited to) the following topics: \nFinancing the Future of Energy \n\nGovernment green bonds and sovereign climate instruments\nOptimal public-private investment mix for energy decarbonisation\nTailored financing models for net-zero transitions across geographies\nThe role of subsidies and incentives in shaping the renewables market\n\nClimate Risk\, Insurance & Market Resilience \n\nInsurance solutions for power plants and transmission networks\nClimate-linked catastrophe models for energy asset valuation\nWeather derivatives and extreme weather risk pricing\nResilient infrastructure finance under extreme climate scenarios\nEstimating damage functions: Methodological challenges.\n\n Carbon pricing\, Regulation & Energy Markets in a Changing Climate \n\nCarbon tax and emissions trading systems: financial and market effects\nVolatility in energy and carbon markets in a changing climate: hedging and investment under uncertainty\nPolicy instruments: regulation vs. market-based mechanisms\nThe impact of tariffs and cross-border carbon pricing on competitiveness\n\nInnovation\, Technology & Data for Energy Finance \n\nAI and advanced analytics in energy system optimization\nEnergy storage financing and technology scaling\nSatellite data for energy risk pricing and trading precision\nThe market for rare earths\, cleantech investment\, and innovation finance\n\nGeopolitics\, Equity & Global Energy Transition \n\nGeopolitical dimensions of energy transition: winners\, losers\, and conflict risks\nEnergy price and carbon differentials as global competitive factors\nClimate finance justice and access to clean energy in emerging markets\nGovernment strategies\, barriers\, and accelerators of the transition\nInnovation ecosystems and policy frameworks enabling energy breakthroughs\n\nSubmission Guidelines \n\nSubmission Deadline: 30th September 2025\nPlease send your papers or abstracts to s.varotto@icmacentre.ac.uk with the subject line “Climate and Finance Conference Submission.”\nAuthors of accepted papers will be notified by 10th October 2025.\n\nAward \nMet Office Early Career Better Together Award: This non-monetary award recognises the early career practitioner or academic presenting the paper with the best actionable insights to real-world challenges in climate\, finance and the energy transition. \nScientific Committee \n\nDavid Brayshaw\, Meteorology Department\, University of Reading\nTheresa Lober\, Bank of England and Met Office\nJason Lowe\, Met Office and University of Leeds\nLuca Taschini\, University of Edinburgh Business School\nSimone Varotto\, ICMA Centre – Henley Business School\, University of Reading\nEmily Wallace\, Met Office and Fellow in Weather and Climate Extremes\, University of Strathclyde\n\nRegistration \nThe conference is free of charge\, but registration is required. Please register online at \nhttps://forms.office.com/e/sqA1PN7SAB by 22nd October 2025. \nContact \nFor questions\, please contact: s.varotto@icmacentre.ac.uk
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/climate-and-finance/event/2025-climate-and-finance-conference-climate-finance-and-the-energy-transition-risks-innovation-and-global-impact/
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SUMMARY:2024 University of Reading Climate and Finance Conference
DESCRIPTION:Bringing together researchers across the University the 2024 Climate and Finance conference will discuss the latest research into the impacts of climate change on the financial system.  Call for papers and abstracts.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/climate-and-finance/event/2024-university-of-reading-climate-and-finance-conference/
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