Unpacking ‘Green’ Finance Workshop Programme

Workshop Format

This workshop is a one-day event designed as an active co-learning space, with a strong emphasis on discussion, inquiry, and reflection. Participants are expected to do some preliminary reading and work before the workshop.

Workshop Programme

(this will be updated as event preparation evolves)

Time	Session
9.30am - 10am	Arrivals and Registration
10am - 10.15am	Introductions, Opening and Framing
10.15am - 11.15am	Plenary Panel Dr Yannis Dafermos, Reader in Economics, SOAS Londo Dr Amiera Sawas, Head of Research and Policy, Fossi Fuel Treaty Initiative Dr Farwa Sial, Asia Regional Director for Research and Policy, International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs) and Research Associate, SOAS London Professor Celine Tan, Professor of International Economic Law, Warwick Law School, University of Warwick
11.15am - 11.30am	Break
11.30am - 12.30pm	*Breakout 1: Critical ‘Unpacking’: The Political Economy* of ‘Green’ Finance Participants will be allocated to one of the three breakout sessions (before and after lunch) based on their indicated interest. These breakout sessions are designed to take a narrower focus than the plenary but remain focused on the political economy dynamics and technicalities of ‘green’ financial instruments. Session A1: Debt and Climate Dynamic Session B1: Carbon and Nature Markets Session C1: Climate Risk Management Facilitators:** Dr Paul Gilbert, Reader in Development, Justice and Inequality, School of Global Studies, University of Sussex Dr Will Lock, Assistant Professor in Anthropology and International Development, School of Global Studies, University of Sussex Dr John Morris, Assistant Professor in Economic Geography, School of Geography, University of Nottingham Dr Farwa Sial, Asia Regional Director for Research and Policy, International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs) and Research Associate, SOAS London (TBC) Professor Celine Tan, Professor of International Economic Law, Warwick Law School, University of Warwick Jodi-Ann Wang, Research and Policy Consultant, Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative and PhD Candidate, Department of International Development, University of Oxford
12.30pm - 1.30pm	Lunch
1.30pm - 2.30pm	*Breakout 2: Critical ‘Unpacking’: The Technicalities* of ‘Green’ Finance** Session A2: Debt-for-climate and debt-for-nature swaps, blue, green and other thematic bonds and global movements for debt cancellation Session B2: Carbon and nature markets, offsets and credits Session C2: Catastrophe bonds and other disaster risk insurance
2.30pm - 3.30pm	Synthesis and Collective Reflection

Social Sciences School of Law

Unpacking ‘Green’ Finance Workshop Programme

Workshop Format

Workshop Programme

Time

Session

Arrivals and Registration

Introductions, Opening and Framing

Plenary Panel

Break

**Breakout 1: Critical ‘Unpacking’: The Political Economy of ‘Green’ Finance**

Lunch

**Breakout 2: Critical ‘Unpacking’: The Technicalities of ‘Green’ Finance**

Synthesis and Collective Reflection