What COP28 Means for the Future of the Energy Transition
Jan. 12, 2024


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Grégoire Baillargeon
President, BMO Financial Group, Quebec
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Jonathan Hackett
Managing Director and Head of Sustainable Finance, BMO Capital Markets
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George Sutherland
Senior Manager, Climate and Sustainability Strategy
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“It was a great privilege to be at COP28 representing BMO and helping advance the matter on common efforts in the fight against climate change and addressing our emissions.” – Grégoire Baillargeon, President, BMO Financial Group, Quebec 

Grégoire Baillargeon, President, BMO Financial Group, Quebec; Jonathan Hackett, Co-Head, BMO Energy Transition and Head, Sustainable Finance; and George Sutherland, Senior Advisor to the BMO Climate Institute, sat down to discuss key developments at COP28 and what they mean for the future of sustainable finance and the energy transition.  

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