Andrew Baxter

Senior Director, Energy Transition

Environmental Defense Fund

Andrew works with a variety of stakeholders within the oil and gas industry, financial sector, and academia, to drive continuous improvement in methane emission management and disclosure. His engagements with industry and finance sector also address additional near-term challenges and opportunities pertaining to the oil and gas industry during the energy transition – including joint venture governance, mergers and acquisitions, and hydrogen development. He graduated from Imperial College London with a Chemical Engineering MEng and Harvard Business School with an MBA.

Session Overview

Tuesday, 5 November

11:00

Finance & Investment Conference Conference Room A 11:00 - 12:00

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Blended finance: the critical roles of public and private finance in delivering the future energy system

The global energy transition is estimated to require US$5-7 trillion a year in funding through 2050, far beyond the means of public finance capabilities. With challenges that vary from region to region and across economic maturity, natural resources, and socioeconomic differences, questions must be addressed to ensure accelerated and equitable progress. How can governments, lenders, investors, and project developers work together to enact de-risking mechanisms and incentivise the private finance required to increase the bankability of critical new energy projects?

Attendee insights:

Gain insights into how public policy is being shaped to promote investment and how the private sector is looking to mobilise capital on the scale needed to meet ambitious net-zero goals.