Ridhhima Yadav

I often go back to how I thought with the frustration and the impatience of my 12-year-old climate activist self, demanding that we need a clean energy system now.

But with hindsight and with my years of experience thus far,

I know that we cannot get perfection if we don't start acting.

I want us to think about what role each of us can play.

And I want us to think about how we can engage with high-mating industries using finance as the language, because that is the language they understand and respond to.

So if you're a financier, embrace the opportunity to work with all sectors, industries, companies, countries.

If you're an activist, hold them accountable, but not by ostracizing them.

And if you're neither, then you still have the opportunity to become the rare breed that is both.

I truly believe in the ability of our generation to use the power of markets and rebuild the trust in climate finance to get it out of its confused position and unleash the trillions that we need to generate clean energy and clean growth for everyone.

Thank you.