Green Finance Research Advances 2025: an exceptional anniversary edition — registration is now open.

Ten years after the signing of the Paris Agreement, the Green Finance Research Advances (GFRA) conference returns for a landmark edition on 16–17 December 2025 in Paris.

Organised by the Banque de France and the Institut Louis Bachelier, the conference has established itself over the past decade as the leading academic and institutional meeting on green finance, the climate transition, and associated risks.

This year, GFRA is part of the official celebrations of the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, in coordination with events led by the Élysée. It will be a key moment for collective reflection on the progress achieved and the challenges that remain to sustainably align financial flows with transition objectives.

A programme at the crossroads of research, regulation and action

GFRA 2025 will bring together researchers, regulators and finance professionals from around the world in Paris with a shared objective: understanding how economic science and research can accelerate the implementation of the Paris Agreement.

The conference will open on the afternoon of 16 December with a series of high-level sessions featuring international decision-makers, followed by a full day of academic presentations on 17 December, dedicated to the latest advances on climate and transition risks, decarbonisation policies, and financial governance in the post-Paris era.

Among the confirmed speakers:

• François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Banque de France
• Laurence Tubiana, CEO of the European Climate Foundation
• Yann Marin, Secretary General of the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)
• Eric Usher, Head of the UNEP Finance Initiative
• Alexandra Palt, President of WWF France
• José A. Scheinkman, Professor of Economics at Columbia University
• Stéphane Voisin, Director of Research at the Institut Louis Bachelier
• Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (via videoconference)
• Bertrand Badré, former Managing Director for Finance at the World Bank

A key moment to assess progress and redefine ambition

Ten years after the Paris Agreement — at a time when climate goals still clash with economic and political realities — GFRA 2025 will offer a unique space for dialogue between science, regulation, and practical action.

Discussions will address the pressing questions that will shape the next decade:

• How can we strengthen the credibility and alignment of financial flows with climate and nature goals?
• What modelling methods can integrate physical and transition risks into monetary policy and financial stability frameworks?
• How can environmental ambition be reconciled with economic sustainability?

More than 70 academic contributions and high-level interventions will enrich these debates, covering topics such as transition finance, carbon pricing, biodiversity, macroeconomic scenarios, and the measurement of climate-related systemic risks.

A free, open event

GFRA 2025 is free and open to anyone wishing to understand, discuss, and contribute to the future of green finance.

Researchers, students, public institutions, financial actors, and climate experts are invited to register now to attend this anniversary edition, either in person in Paris or online.

🔗 Registration open at: green-finance-research-advances-2025.org

A must-attend event for the decade ahead

Ten years after the Paris Agreement, the key issue is no longer just commitments — but the credibility and impact of actions taken.

GFRA 2025 will be an opportunity to assess the role of research, regulation and finance in transforming the global economic system — and to chart, together, the path toward a financial system capable of supporting the transition sustainably.

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