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9/19/2023

READOUT: U.S. Department of the Treasury Senior Leadership Meets with Technical NGO Leaders to Discuss Net-Zero T…

READOUT: U.S. Department of the Treasury Senior Leadership
Meets with Technical NGO Leaders to Discuss Net-Zero
Transition Planning Efforts
September 19, 2023

NEW YORK – Today, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Under Secretary for Domestic Finance
Nellie Liang, and Climate Counselor Ethan Zindler, met with leaders of some of the largest
technical non-governmental organizations (NGOs) focused on supporting the implementation
of net-zero commitments by financial institutions and facilitating the transition to a clean
energy economy. Participants discussed the importance of promoting consistency among
voluntary standards and best practices for net-zero transition plans, and identified gaps in
available data and technical resources and priorities for future work. In addition, some of
these technical NGO leaders announced new commitments to develop further technical work
to support financial institutions in developing and implementing net-zero transition plans and
related e orts. Earlier in the day Treasury released its Net-Zero Principles for Financing &
Investment.
Attendees present included representatives from Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
(C2ES), Ceres, Climate Policy Institute (CPI), E3G, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Glasgow
Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF),
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), Rocky Mountain Institute
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