Carlota Gómez Tapia

Climate Mitigation & Net Zero Coordinator for Asia Pacific, United Nations Environment Programme - Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI)

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Carlota serves as the Climate Mitigation & Net Zero Coordinator for the APAC Region at UNEP FI, focusing on climate engagement and capacity building with banks, regulators, and stakeholders in sustainable finance. In 2024, she supported facilitating over 70 engagements and trained over 4,000 participants in collaboration with local partners, ensuring sessions adhered to best practices while being practical and locally relevant. Prior to UNEP FI, Carlota worked at Accenture in London as a sustainability strategy consultant, supporting European financial institutions in developing and implementing climate and sustainability strategies. She has worked in climate risk management, ESG data, green finance products, target setting, and operationalizing of climate targets across the organisation. Alongside her client work, she supported on the financial services sessions at COP25 and COP 27. She is one of the co-authors of the UNEP FI climate mitigation journey publication and a Climate Fresk facilitator, conducting climate science workshops. She holds a BSc in International Management and Modern Languages from the University of Bath.