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Episode 4: COP26 and the Indo-Pacific's Quest for Net Zero
ZURICH, November 19, 2021 — Kevin Rudd, Asia Society Policy Institute and Asia Society president; and Andreas Berger, CEO of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, kick off the discussion about COP26 and its implications for the Indo-Pacific. In the first panel with David Bresch, professor for weather and climate risks at ETH Zurich/MeteoSwiss; and Hongqiao Liu, a writer for Carbon Brief, focuses on mitigation and adaptation. In the second panel, John O'Brien, partner, energy transition and decarbonization at Deloitte Financial Advisory Australia; Sophia Hamblin Wang, chief operating officer of Mineral Carbonation International; and Renat Heuberger, founding partner and CEO of South Pole, discuss collaboration and finance aspects of COP26 and in the months to come. This event is part of the Climate Change in the Indo-Pacific, a four-part series by Asia Society Switzerland and Swiss Re Institute exploring the effects of climate change on the Indo-Pacific and the world. (1 hr., 56 min., 47 sec.)