Public Lecture｜Climate Funds and Sustainable Development. Who Pays in the End?

Title：Climate Funds and Sustainable Development. Who Pays in the End?

Speaker：Dr Gonzalo Larrea，Assistant professor at the International and European Law Department of the Utrecht School of Law

Moderator：Stephen Minas, 北京大学国际法学院教授

Date and Time:  October 23, 2024 (Friday), 18:00 PM – 19:30 PM (China Standard Time)

Venue: STL Building 209    

Zoom Meeting ID: 847 4055 5204 Passcode: 224872

Language：English

About the Speaker:

Dr Gonzalo Larrea is an assistant professor at the International and European Law Department of the Utrecht School of Law. He specializes in international and European law, sustainability law, regulatory law, and climate change.

Lecture Summary:

In this guest lecture, Dr. Gonzalo Larrea will present the conclusions of his book, Climate Funds and Sustainable Development. Who Pays in the End?, examining whether the climate funds established to achieve SDG 13 are adequate for addressing the impacts of climate change in developing countries. This analysis goes far beyond assessing the sufficiency, effectiveness, or other quantitative aspects of these efforts, as is common in much of the existing literature. The lecture will delve into the root causes of the negative impacts these funds can have on local communities and identify the necessary reforms to realize SDG 13 without implying that the individuals who should benefit from climate finance are the ones who pay in the end.