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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 \u201cexplainers\u201d of new areas of academic research or new industry practice and policy developments are welcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keynote Speech<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTowards improved climate information for risk assessment in finance and energy\u201d by <strong>Professor Jason A Lowe<\/strong> OBE, Chair in Interdisciplinary Climate Research, Priestley Centre, University of Leeds, and Principal Fellow\/Head of Climate Services for Government at the Met Office.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Conference Details<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Date: 5th November 2025<\/li>\n<li>Venue: ICMA Centre &#8211; Henley Business School, University of Reading<\/li>\n<li>Format:\u00a0<strong>One-day conference<\/strong>\u00a0featuring a keynote speech, panel discussions and research\/industry paper presentations.<\/li>\n<li>Attendance: Both in-person and online participation are available. However,<strong>\u00a0we require conference speakers to attend in person.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key Themes &amp; Topics of Interest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We welcome empirical, theoretical, and policy-relevant contributions, including papers, work-in-progress, abstracts and case studies, on (but not limited to) the following topics:<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0.08px\">Financing the Future of Energy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Government green bonds and sovereign climate instruments<\/li>\n<li>Optimal public-private investment mix for energy decarbonisation<\/li>\n<li>Tailored financing models for net-zero transitions across geographies<\/li>\n<li>The role of subsidies and incentives in shaping the renewables market<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0.08px\">Climate Risk, Insurance &amp; Market Resilience<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Insurance solutions for power plants and transmission networks<\/li>\n<li>Climate-linked catastrophe models for energy asset valuation<\/li>\n<li>Weather derivatives and extreme weather risk pricing<\/li>\n<li>Resilient infrastructure finance under extreme climate scenarios<\/li>\n<li>Estimating damage functions: Methodological challenges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Carbon pricing, Regulation &amp; Energy Markets in a Changing Climate<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carbon tax and emissions trading systems: financial and market effects<\/li>\n<li>Volatility in energy and carbon markets in a changing climate: hedging and investment under uncertainty<\/li>\n<li>Policy instruments: regulation vs. market-based mechanisms<\/li>\n<li>The impact of tariffs and cross-border carbon pricing on competitiveness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0.08px\">Innovation, Technology &amp; Data for Energy Finance<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AI and advanced analytics in energy system optimization<\/li>\n<li>Energy storage financing and technology scaling<\/li>\n<li>Satellite data for energy risk pricing and trading precision<\/li>\n<li>The market for rare earths, cleantech investment, and innovation finance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0.08px\">Geopolitics, Equity &amp; Global Energy Transition<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Geopolitical dimensions of energy transition: winners, losers, and conflict risks<\/li>\n<li>Energy price and carbon differentials as global competitive factors<\/li>\n<li>Climate finance justice and access to clean energy in emerging markets<\/li>\n<li>Government strategies, barriers, and accelerators of the transition<\/li>\n<li>Innovation ecosystems and policy frameworks enabling energy breakthroughs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Submission Guidelines<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Submission Deadline:\u00a0<strong>30<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0September 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Please send your papers or abstracts to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:s.varotto@icmacentre.ac.uk\">s.varotto@icmacentre.ac.uk<\/a>\u00a0with the subject line \u201cClimate and Finance Conference Submission.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Authors of accepted papers will be notified by\u00a0<strong>10<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0October 2025<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Met Office Early Career Better Together Award<\/strong>: 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scientific Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>David Brayshaw, Meteorology Department, University of Reading<\/li>\n<li>Theresa Lober, Bank of England and Met Office<\/li>\n<li>Jason Lowe, Met Office and University of Leeds<\/li>\n<li>Luca Taschini, University of Edinburgh Business School<\/li>\n<li>Simone Varotto, ICMA Centre \u2013 Henley Business School, University of Reading<\/li>\n<li>Emily Wallace, Met Office and Fellow in Weather and Climate Extremes, University of Strathclyde<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Registration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The conference is free of charge, but <strong>registration is required<\/strong>. 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