About Financing the Net Zero Transition Pathway

Our planet’s average temperature is 1.1°C warmer than pre-industrial levels. We must reduce emissions and reach net zero by 2050 to avoid a climate disaster. Abnormal climate events are already becoming common due to the increased temperatures - such as the oceans becoming more acidic, sea levels rising and the loss of polar ice caps. The time to act is now. This pathway by former governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, and Director of Financial Stability at the Bank of England, Sarah Breeden, will outline the scale of the challenge we face, and what is being done to prevent a climate crisis, by global organisations and the Bank of England.

In this pathway

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Mark Carney

UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance

Mark Carney started his career at Goldman Sachs working in their offices across three continents. Following a decade-long career at Goldman Sachs, Mark was appointed Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada in 2003. In 2004 he became Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Finance, a role he held until he was made governor of the Bank of Canada in 2008. In 2013 Mr Carney accepted the role of governor of the Bank of England, a position he held until 2020. In 2019 he was appointed as UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance by UN Secretary-General António Guterres.