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LOCATION:Baku\, Azerbaijan
SUMMARY:COP29 Trade and Investment House event: Exchanges and climate innov
 ation – climate disclosure\, carbon markets and net zero
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Stock exchanges and their regulators play a critical role in fo
 stering financial innovation that supports climate-positive initiatives an
 d promotes climate action among companies.By developing climate-aligned pr
 oducts\, services\, and regulations\, exchanges can enhance the climate re
 silience of their markets. They also play a key role in facilitating the a
 doption of climate-aligned standards and disseminating climate-related inf
 ormation across financial markets. Exchanges can drive the transformation 
 of markets toward a net-zero future by implementing guidelines\, benchmark
 s\, and educational initiatives.Key areas of focus include:Aligning climat
 e-related disclosures with global standards\, including providing customiz
 ed guidance and training for issuers.Innovating new climate-aligned produc
 ts and services\, such as Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCMs). Leveraging fin
 ancial market service providers’ market role to accelerate the transitio
 n to net-zero emissions economies.&lt\;p&gt\;Stock exchanges and their reg
 ulators play a critical role in fostering financial innovation that suppor
 ts climate-positive initiatives and promotes climate action among companie
 s.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;By developing climate-aligned products\, services
 \, and regulations\, exchanges can enhance the climate resilience of their
  markets. They also play a key role in facilitating the adoption of climat
 e-aligned standards and disseminating climate-related information across f
 inancial markets. Exchanges can drive the transformation of markets toward
  a net-zero future by implementing guidelines\, benchmarks\, and education
 al initiatives.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Key areas of focus include:&lt\;/p&g
 t\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Aligning climate-related disclosures with globa
 l standards\, including providing customized guidance and training for iss
 uers.&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Innovating new climate-aligned products and 
 services\, such as Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCMs).&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/li&gt
 \;&lt\;li&gt\;Leveraging financial market service providers’ market role
  to accelerate the transition to net-zero emissions economies.&lt\;/li&gt\
 ;&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/c
 op29-trade-and-investment-house-event-exchanges-and-climate-innovation-cli
 mate-disclosure
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