Lisa Sachs

Lisa Sachs, director of Columbia University's Center on Sustainable Investment, discusses the shortcomings of current climate finance strategies since the Paris Agreement. She argues that mere data disclosures and net-zero goals haven't driven necessary changes. Instead, she emphasizes the importance of market incentives and structured risk-sharing to make clean projects bankable. Sachs also highlights the investment potential in emerging markets and the need for integrated solutions, like a cross-border clean grid in Southeast Asia, to unlock funding.