Climate & Capital: Key Takeaways from COP16, COP29, and the Path Forward

In the final months of 2024, thousands of government officials, business and finance leaders, academics, NGOs, and journalists gathered in Cali and Baku for COP16 and COP29 respectively.

As the world confronted an intensifying climate crisis, these two events presented a critical opportunity to fast-track global efforts toward sustainability.

We hosted a webinar on November 26 to help digest all the takeaways from these pivotal gatherings. MSCI's leading COP29 attendees, Linda-Eling Lee, Oliver Marchand, and Lisa Eichler, discussed the key implications and potential challenges facing capital markets. We assessed the progress of companies and countries on their decarbonization pathways and explored what was needed to avoid overshooting the 1.5°C target.

We also covered the impact of COP negotiations on the energy transition, integrating nature into climate transition planning, and the evolving role of carbon markets.