OVERVIEW
Climate change, resource depletion, technological disruption, and social inequalities are all pressing issues. How we have approached these problems may no longer be sufficient. The urgency of climate action, the need for sustainable development, and the critical role of finance in achieving both are unprecedented challenges. New situations call for new ways of thinking to mitigate climate change through financial solutions and sustainable investments and adapt to its impacts by building resilience and securing financial resources.
The 2026 International Symposium on Climate, Finance, and Sustainability (ISCFS-2026) aims to bring together a global community of leaders, experts, and innovators to address the above-mentioned interconnected issues. It also intends to be a focal point for new thoughts, developments, and challenges interrelating climate, finance, and sustainability. The Symposium is jointly organized by AVSE Global, Paris Dauphine University - PSL (Climate Economics Chair), Paris-Pantheon-Assas University (House of Management Science), University of Cambridge (Department of Land Economy) and University of Paris-Saclay (UMI SOURCE).
The Symposium will take place IN-PERSON on 25-26 June 2026 at the House of Management Science, Paris Pantheon-Assas University.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Simon Dietz
Professor of Environmental Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science
Lasse Heje Pedersen
Professor of Finance, Copenhagen Business School
Nina Seega
Director of the Centre for Sustainable Finance, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
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Dr Nina Seega
Dr Nina Seega is the Director of the Centre for Sustainable Finance at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL). The Centre incorporates CISL’s finance industry groups to provide the insight and cooperation needed to advance policy and market practices including; the Banking Environment Initiative (created in 2010 by CEOs of some of the world’s largest banks) ClimateWise (set up in 2007 for global insurance), and the Investment Leaders Group (leading investment managers and asset owners with over $9 trillion under management). Nina has worked with De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) on the financial impact of disruptive energy transition, collaborated with the South African National Treasury and Banco de Mexico on embedding environmental scenarios into financial risk frameworks, and was the knowledge partner for the G20 Green Finance Study Group in 2016 and 2017. Previously, Nina was the Head of the London Traded Products Desk for Dresdner Kleinwort. In addition to her role at University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, Nina is a member of the Sustainable Finance Advisory Panel at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Strategic Advisory Board on Sustainable Finance at the British Standards Institute, the Sustainable Finance Scientific Council at S&P Ratings, and the Board of Directors at the Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance.
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Professor Lasse Heje Pedersen
He holds a PhD from Stanford University and is currently a professor at Copenhagen Business School, Director of the BIGFI Center, and a Principal at AQR. He has served as Director of the American Finance Association, participated in the Liquidity Working Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, served on the Economic Advisory Boards of NASDAQ and FTSE, and been a member of several editorial boards, including the Journal of Finance and the Quarterly Journal of Economics.
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Professor Simon Dietz
Simon Dietz is an environmental economist with particular interests in climate change and sustainability. He has published research on a wide range of issues and works with governments, businesses and NGOs on topics of shared interest such as carbon pricing and sustainable investing. Simon is based at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where he is currently Research Director of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, Research Director of the TPI Global Climate Transition Centre, and Professor of Environmental Policy in the Department of Geography and Environment. He is also co-editor of the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, a CEPR Research Fellow, a CESifo Research Network Fellow, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is a former Vice President and Council Member of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, and was a Food System Economics Commissioner.
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Topic: Nature-based Financial Instruments for Climate Change Mitigation
Andreas Kontoleon
Professor of Environmental Economics and Public Policy, University of Cambridge - Department of Land Economy
This special session discusses tools that leverage ecosystems and natural capital (e.g., carbon credits, biodiversity offsets, green bonds, and payments for ecosystem services) to finance climate mitigation efforts, support conservation, and mobilize private investment in sustainable land and resource management.
TOPICS
The conference organizers invite submissions of theoretical, empirical, and policy-related papers (in PDF format) on all aspects of energy transition, environmental sustainability, banking, climate finance, financial markets, and the macroeconomy. Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Carbon Finance and Taxes
- Climate and Economic Modeling in Policy Making
- Climate Finance
- Climate Negotiations and Scenarios
- Climate Risk and Disclosures
- Climate-resilient Economies
- Energy Derivatives: Pricing and Hedging
- Energy Markets: Modeling and Forecasting
- Energy, Environment, and Climate Models
- Financial and Economic Analysis of Energy Markets
- Financial Regulation of Energy and Environmental Markets
- Green Finance and Sustainable Investment
- Just Energy Transition
- Macroeconomic Implications of Net-Zero Carbon Emissions
- Nature-based Financial Instruments for Climate Change Mitigation
- Natural Resources, Risk, Welfare, and Social Preferences
- Renewable Energy
- Regulation and Energy Governance
- Role of Financial Institutions in Sustainability
IMPORTANT DATES
- Submissions open
- Submissions close
- Decision notifications May 15, 2026
- Registration opens May 15, 2026
- Registration deadline May 31, 2026
- Conference Event
PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES
Special issue of Annals of Operations Research on “Climate Transition and Operational Risk Modelling: Implications for Supply Chains and Financial Decision-Making"
PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Interested authors may submit their research papers (in PDF format) no later than 30 April 2026 via the Symposium website. There is no submission fee.
https://iscfs2026.sciencesconf.org/submission/submit?lang=en
SUBMISSION GUILDLINES
A paper refers to a fully developed manuscript on a scholarly topic. We do not impose any style requirements. If needed, one can refer, for example, to the Author Guidelines.
Note: You have to create an account to submit your article to the system.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Thi Thu Thuy Dao, IPAG Business School, France
Hung Do, Massey University, New Zealand
Anh Nguyen, Aggreko
Thao Nguyen, Nottingham Trent University, UK
Viet Nguyen-Tien, London School of Economics and Political Science
Vu Trinh, Newcastle University, UK
Trang Truong, ESCP Business School
