Climate change is reshaping financial markets, altering risk profiles, and creating new imperatives for capital allocation. Investors, institutions, and businesses must grapple with both the physical and transition risks of a changing climate—requiring a deeper integration of climate science into financial decision-making. At the same time, achieving a low-carbon, climate-resilient future demands unprecedented levels of investment and innovation in financial tools.

Climate finance sits at this intersection: mobilizing capital for climate action while also enabling leaders to navigate the evolving risk landscape and identify emerging opportunities.

Join the Columbia Climate School on June 11 for a lunch-hour webinar to learn more about this critical field—and how our new MS in Climate Finance program is preparing the next generation of professionals to lead it. Moderated by Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson, this panel will explore the program’s unique approach to integrating climate science and financial expertise, and share ways for businesses and partners to engage with our students through internships, capstone projects, speaker series, scholarships, and more.

Alexis Abramson – Moderator
Professor and Dean, Columbia Climate School

Lisa Sachs 
Associate Professor and Director, MS in Climate Finance, Columbia Climate School; Director, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), Columbia Climate School and Columbia Law School

Bruce Usher 
Professor, Columbia Business School and Columbia Climate School; Faculty Director, The Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change

If you have questions, please contact development@climate.columbia.edu. Registration is required.