Climate Finance in an Overshoot World

In this Energy Policy Seminar, Bella Tonkonogy, Senior Director of Global Programs at Climate Policy Initiative, will discuss the future of climate finance in a world that has failed to limit warming to 1.5°C over pre-industrial levels.

Professor Joe Aldy will moderate. Q&A to follow. Lunch will be served.

Registration: RSVP required. A Harvard University ID is required for in-person attendance; all are welcome to attend via Zoom.

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on the Belfer Center's YouTube channel.

Accessibility: To request accommodations or for questions about access, please contact Elizabeth Hanlon-Warren (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Co-Sponsors: The Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

About the Speaker

Bella Tonkonogy is Senior Director, Global Programs at Climate Policy Initiative, an analysis and advisory organization that works to accelerate climate investment around the world. A globally recognized climate finance and policy expert, Bella has advised governments, investors, and businesses for more than 20 years on practical instruments, approaches, and policies that address climate change and support economic development.

Bella’s work has supported the mobilization of more than USD 4.5 billion for climate investments in developing economies and the implementation of pragmatic reforms to increase the effectiveness of public finance and the international financial architecture. Bella also recently served as a Senior Advisor on climate change to US Treasury Secretary Yellen to advance policies on climate, trade, and competitiveness.

Bella holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management, an MSc from Imperial College London, and a BA from the University of California-Berkeley.