July 21, 2020 | 12:00pm EDT / 5:00pm BST

Bloomberg Green: The Time is Now

The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the priorities of governments, corporations and citizens globally, but it has also reinforced the need to immediately address climate change. What important lessons have we learned and what solutions can we begin to implement now in the fight against global warming?

On July 21, Bloomberg will convene a virtual event to mark the launch of the inaugural issue of the Bloomberg Green Magazine, a collector’s volume of premier climate journalism. The event will highlight some of the top features from the magazine and Bloomberg Green journalists and editors will discuss the most pressing climate news you need to know now.

Agenda

July 21 - Tuesday

12:00 pm

Bloomberg Green Feature: Going Carbon Negative

Speaker

Moderator

12:30 pm

Fighting for Climate Justice

Speaker

Moderator

12:55 pm

Amplifying New Green Voices

Speakers

Moderator

  • Laura Zelenko

    Senior Executive Editor, Diversity, Training, Talent and News Standards, Bloomberg

1:15 pm

Cover Story: The Green Stimulus

Speaker

Moderator

1:35 pm

Sustainable Capitalism Post COVID

Speaker

Moderator

Speakers

Marcelia Freeman

Senior Vice President, Capital Development, ESG EIG Partners

The Honorable Al Gore

Co-Founder and Chairman Generation Investment Management

Rhiana Gunn-Wright

Director of Climate Policy Roosevelt Institute

Lucas Joppa

Chief Environmental Officer Microsoft

Melanie Nakagawa

Director of Climate Strategy Princeville Capital

Professor Lord Nicholas Stern

Chairman, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment London School of Economics

Emily Chasan

Sustainable Finance Editor Bloomberg News

John Fraher

Senior Executive Editor Bloomberg

Jillian Goodman

Editor Bloomberg Green

Aaron Rutkoff

Executive Editor Bloomberg Green

Laura Zelenko

Senior Executive Editor, Diversity, Training, Talent and News Standards Bloomberg

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