As we convene at SESTEF 2025, the urgency of aligning economic and financial systems with COP29’s outcomes has never been clearer. Academia, policymakers, and practitioners are called to bridge gaps between policy ambition and actionable strategies, particularly in mobilizing finance for decarbonization, nature-positive economies, and resilient infrastructure. Against this backdrop, SESTEF 2025 will serve as a vital platform to translate COP29’s frameworks into scalable solutions, amid the changing geopolitical landscape, addressing themes such as:
- Geopolitical Challenges and Climate Finance Innovations. Examining the impact of geopolitical shifts on climate finance and aligning investments with net-zero pathways and just transition principles
- Biodiversity-Economy Nexus. Integrating natural capital into corporate policies, as well as regulation, amidst geopolitical tensions
- Energy Justice. Ensuring equitable access to clean energy and phasing out fossil fuel dependence in a fragmented geopolitical landscape
- Circular Economy Systems. Scaling regenerative production and consumption models in the face of geopolitical barriers.
- Adaptation Finance. Prioritizing funding for climate-vulnerable regions, affected by geopolitical instability.
By bringing together experts from various disciplines and sectors, SESTEF 2025 will spark actionable insights that drive progress towards the 2030 targets and beyond. This collaborative effort will ensure that the achievements of COP29 lead to real, tangible advancements in creating a sustainable, inclusive, and resilient future.
I. Climate Risks and Corporate Finance
- Carbon Disclosure, Risk Management, and COP29’s Enhanced Transparency Mandates
- Carbon Risk, Firm Value, and Investor Expectations Post-COP29
- Climate Risks in Mergers & Acquisitions: Aligning with Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Commitments
- Corporate Sustainability and Resilience in a 1.5°C-Aligned Economy
- Climate Risks and AI-Driven Financial Technologies for Decarbonization
- Climate Regulation and COP29’s Global Subsidy Phase-Out Framework
- Corporate Social Responsibility in the Era of Mandatory Biodiversity Reporting
- Economic Implications of Climate Risks: Stranded Assets and Just Transition Costs
- Equity/Debt Costs in a Low-Carbon Economy: COP29’s Financing Mechanisms
- Green Corporate Governance: Embedding Climate-Biodiversity Dual Materiality
- Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion in Climate Finance Decision-Making
- Stranded Assets: Managing Risks for Energy-Intensive Firms Under COP29 Targets
- Managing Climate Risks in Periods of Global Geopolitical Uncertainty
II. Energy Markets and Sustainability
- Behavioral Economics of Energy Markets: Accelerating Consumer Adoption of Renewables
- Climate Risks and Energy Market Volatility Post-COP29
- Digitalization and Grid Modernization for COP29’s 2030 Targets
- Econometric Modeling of Energy Market Shocks in a Net-Zero Era
- Smart Grids and Demand-Side Management: Equity in Energy Access
- Energy Security and Diversification Post-Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform
- Emissions Trading Systems: Linking Carbon Markets to Biodiversity Credits
- Financialization of Energy Markets: Speculation vs. Sustainability
- Hydroelectricity and Water-Energy Nexus in Climate-Vulnerable Regions
- Innovative Pricing Models: Subsidizing Renewables, Penalizing Carbon
- Energy-Financial Market Interactions: COP29’s Impact on Commodity Trading
- Energy Market Shifts: COP29-Driven Regulatory Innovations
- Energy Market Behavior in a Geopolitically Fragmented Landscape
III. Resource Policy and Environmental Economics
- Carbon Cycle Analysis: Natural Carbon Sinks and COP29’s 40% Ecosystem Protection Goal
- Renewable/Non-Renewable Resource Policy: Phasing Out Fossil Fuels in Developing Economies
- Resource Degradation, Health, and Climate-Induced Migration
- Agricultural Economics: Sustainable Land Use and Biodiversity Co-Benefits
- Behavioral Responses to COP29’s Global Plastic Pollution Treaty
- Policy Evaluation: Effectiveness of Carbon Pricing Post-COP29
- Institutional Governance of Transboundary Resources in a Warming World
- Intergenerational Equity: Resource Allocation Under Climate Tipping Points
- Modeling Environmental Economics: Scenario Analysis for 2030 Targets
- Natural Capital Valuation: Integrating Biodiversity into Welfare Metrics
- Resource Pricing: True Cost of Environmental Externalities
- Resource Scarcity: Financing Circular Economy Transitions
- Managing Natural Resources amid Global Geopolitical Tensions
IV. Evaluation of Environmental Policy
- Institutional Arrangements and Resource Management
- Intergenerational Choices under Global Environmental Change
- Modeling and Simulation in Environmental Economics
- Natural Resources, Risk, Social Preferences and Welfare
- Resource Pricing and Valuation of Environmental Goods
- Resource Scarcity and Optimal Capital Accumulation
V. Transition to Carbon-Neutral Energy Systems
- AI/ML for Optimizing Renewable Energy Grids Post-COP29
- Circular Economy: Waste-to-Energy Systems and Material Efficiency
- Clean Energy Technologies: Scaling Green Hydrogen and Bioenergy
- Decentralized Energy Systems: Community Ownership and Equity
- Energy Security in a Geopolitically Fragmented Renewable Era
- Financing Energy Storage: Batteries, Pumped Hydro, and COP29’s Innovation Fund
- Low-Carbon Transportation: Subsidies for EVs and Green Public Transit
- Funding Transitions: Blended Finance for Global South Renewable Projects
- Just Transition: Reskilling Workers in Fossil Fuel-Dependent Regions
- Life Cycle Assessment: Net-Zero Compliance and Greenwashing Risks
- Renewable Technologies: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Nuclear vs. Solar/Wind
- Nuclear Energy: Public Perception and Safety in Low-Carbon Mixes
- Energy Transition in Periods of Global Geopolitical Uncertainty
VI. Economic and Financial Aspects of Biodiversity and Nature-Based Solutions
- Biodiversity Loss: Macroeconomic Risks and Supply Chain Disruptions
- Biodiversity Metrics: Mandatory Reporting Frameworks Post-COP29
- Biodiversity Net Gain: Financing Urban Green Infrastructure
- Biodiversity-Positive Strategies: Corporate Partnerships with Indigenous Communities
- Commodification of Nature: Ethics of Biodiversity Offsetting
- Financial Instruments: Blue Bonds and Biodiversity-Linked Derivatives
- Nature-Based Solutions: Synergies with COP29’s Climate Adaptation Fund
- Conservation Investment: Pay-for-Success Models and Impact Metrics
- Human Well-Being: Economic Value of Ecosystem Services
- Natural Capital Accounting: Integrating into National GDPs
- Nature-Based Co-Benefits: Carbon Sequestration and Flood Mitigation
- Sustainable Agriculture: Financing Regenerative Practices
- Addressing Biodiversity Loss in a Geopolitically Fragmented World
VII. Sustainable Finance
- Cultural Drivers of Green Investment Behavior Post-COP29
- ESG Performance: Regulatory Scrutiny and Greenwashing Litigation
- Circular Economy Funding: Venture Capital for Zero-Waste Startups
- Green Banking: Central Bank Mandates for Climate Stress Testing
- Sustainable Financial Instruments: Transition Bonds and Sustainability-Linked Loans
- Impact Investing: Metrics for Biodiversity and Social Equity
- DEI in Finance: Gender-Lens Investing for Climate Resilience
- Socially Responsible Investment: Divestment from Fossil Fuels
- Finance and SDGs: Closing the $4 Trillion Annual Funding Gap
- Social Bonds: Financing Affordable Green Housing
- Sustainable Real Estate: Climate-Proofing Infrastructure
- Weather Derivatives: Hedging Risks in Agriculture and Energy
- Navigating Sustainable Finance in a Geopolitically Fragmented World
Interested authors can submit their Extended abstracts or complete papers (in PDF files), no later than June 30, 2025 via the conference website:
Note:
- The first page of your submission must contain the title, authors’ names, and the corresponding authors’ contact details.
- While multiple submissions are permitted, each author may present only one paper.
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