Date and Time

Wednesday, 6 November 2024
15:00 – 16:30 CET (UTC +01:00)

Recording →

Description

As the world grapples with the urgent need for sustainable energy solutions, there is an opportunity for nuclear energy to play a pivotal role in for expanding low carbon power generation. At last year’s COP28, nuclear power was for the first time recognized at the annual climate summit as necessary to help achieve deep and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. During the meeting, 22 countries pledged to work towards tripling global nuclear power capacity to help reach net zero by 2050, with three more countries since then joining the pledge. However, financing nuclear energy projects poses unique challenges, but also opportunities, for banks and private sector financiers.

Join us for a webinar which, in the weeks preceding “The Finance COP” in Baku, Azerbaijan, will delve into the demand for financing nuclear energy projects, lessons learned from financing nuclear energy, and information gaps for financiers. It will provide a platform for dialogue between financial institutions, nuclear industry experts as well as commercial and multilateral development banks.

This webinar is organized by the IAEA’s Planning and Economic Studies Section.

Panellists

• Ximena Vásquez-Maignan, Counsel at White & Case – a project finance lawyer who specializes in nuclear law and liability
• Laurent Leveugle, Vice President of New Nuclear, Fortum
• Mothi Sayeeram, Partner, KPMG
• Elina Teplinsky, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Moderator

Brianna Lazerwitz, IAEA