2016 Green Bank Congress

The Green Finance Organisation of Japan and the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of the Government of Japan jointly organized the Fourth Annual Green Bank Congress 2016 on 11th October 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. This was the first Green Bank Congress after the Paris Agreement.

The much-anticipated event  was attended by around 30 individuals from GBN Member institutions, the Japanese government, and several international non-governmental and quasi-governmental institutions. The Green Bank Congress consisted of a welcoming address by our host emphasizing the timeliness of the event in light of the recent Paris Agreement followed by presentations by green banking and financial institutions, the Green Climate Fund, and the Green Bank Network.

A selection of slides that were presented at the Congress are posted in the Knowledge Center Slide Decks page and are listed below. Please contact [email protected] with any inquiries about the Green Bank Congress.

Efforts to Advance Low-to-Moderate Income Residential Market for Clean Energy Improvements

Presented by Bert Hunter, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of CT Green Bank

Expanding Public Finance Instruments to Scale Up Green Investments

Presented by Syed Ahmad Syed Mustafa, Vice President of GreenTech Malaysia

Strategic Framework for Transforming Clean Energy Investment

Presented by Kevin Holmes, Chief Governance and Strategy Officer at Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation

Green Fund Results and Challenge after the Paris Agreement

Presented by Ryoichi Shinagawa, Senior Executive Director of the Green Finance Organisation (JAPAN)