Top executives, policy makers and investors are gathering this week for the two-day Bloomberg Green Summit. The virtual event focuses on the core issues of climate change. The conference kicked off Monday with speakers led by Bloomberg LP founder Michael R. Bloomberg and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, who said the global fight against climate change is accelerating and reaching a “political tipping point right now.”
Other presenters were BlackRock Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink, Zoox Inc. CEO Aicha Evans, actor Robin Wright, Jigar Shah, executive director of U.S. Department of Energy’s loan programs office, and Ariel Investments Co-CEO Mellody Hobson. They discussed the need for climate action and a range of other specific topics such as “the road to net-zero” and “the investor’s case for climate action.”
Tuesday’s lineup of speakers includes Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and QuantumScape Corp. co-founder Jagdeep Singh.