The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a briefing series on what Congress needs to know in the lead-up to the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

International climate finance is a critical tool to increase access to climate mitigation and adaptation resources to address the growing threat of climate change. The briefing will discuss the current state of international climate finance, the role and status of the Green Climate Fund and other funding mechanisms, and Congress’s role in meeting U.S. climate finance commitments. Panelists will also describe how international climate finance dovetails with ongoing efforts of the State Department, Department of Defense, and the U.S. Agency for International Development to address the impacts of climate change abroad.

• Bella TonkonogyAssociate Director,  Climate Policy Initiative
• Ricardo NogueiraMember, Independent Technical Advisory Panel at Green Climate Fund
• Joe ThwaitesSustainable Finance Center Associate, World Resources Institute
• Sashi JayatilekeSenior Climate Finance Advisor, USAID