Beste Climate Finance podcaster (2024)

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Sliced: Swapping Debt for Nature 3:59

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024 Sliced: Swapping Debt for Nature In this edition of Sliced, we talk about how debt-for-nature swaps are a climate finance tool that offers many potential advantages and how a new report shows that developing countries could benefit in a big way by this type of financial deal. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch release…

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Ep44 How innovative financing is powering energy efficiency, ft Alexander Ablaza (Climargy) 58:33

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Scaling up energy efficiency can for 11 per cent of cumulative emissions reductions by 2030 according to the IEA. In this episode energy industry veteran Alexander Ablaza, explains why energy efficiency the most important pieces of the energy transition although it is often unjustifiably ignored. He discusses in detail business and finance trends i…

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Sustainable Farming and Soil Carbon Credits with Max DuBuisson 42:55

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In this episode, ⁠Jay⁠ connects with ⁠Max DuBuisson, the Vice President of Sustainability, Policy & Engagement at Indigo Ag, an ag-tech company based in Boston. Max gives an overview of Indigo Ag's role in sustainable agriculture and discusses their carbon credit project which involves about 1,000 American farmers managing over 7 million acres acro…

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Sliced: Finance for Healthy Forests 6:48

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024 Sliced: Finance for Healthy Forests In this edition of Sliced, we look at improved forest management (IFM) carbon credit projects and how finance is flowing to help American forest owners maintain healthy forests ecosystems. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces…

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Ep43 Climate business: fiction and reality, ft Genevieve Hilton & Steve Willis 1:01:27

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In this episode podcast, we’re privileged to host two seasoned stalwarts of the heavy industry, Genevieve Hilton and Steve Willis. Their unexpected pivot has led them to channel their vast experience into a compelling work of fiction: ‘Fairhaven: A Novel of Climate Optimism’ (Habitat Press, 2024). This isn’t just a novel; it’s a beacon illuminating…

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Sliced: Germany and its Novel Climate Protection Contracts 3:45

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024 Sliced: Germany and its Novel Climate Protection Contracts In this edition of Sliced, we look at Germany's new climate finance and greenhouse gas emissions reductions mechanism, climate protection contracts (CPCs). -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our …

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Sliced: IMPACT Q1 Updates 8:31

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024 Sliced: IMPACT Q1 Updates In this edition of Sliced, we use our IMPACT framework (Integrity, Momentum, Pricing, Achievement, Collaboration, Targets) to reflect on movement around climate finance, carbon markets, and impact investing in the first quarter of 2024. — Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday…

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Ep42 Boosting corporate clean energy purchases in Asia, ft Suji Kang (Asia Clean Energy Coalition) 34:11

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One of the rapidly growing areas in climate business and finance is the purchase by corporations of clean energy. This is frequently referred to as corporate renewable energy procurement. Such purchases jumped 12% to 46 gigawatts in 2023 according to BNEF. Our guest is Suji Kang, the programme director of Asia Clean Energy Coalition, an organisatio…

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Unpacking a Commodity Futures Contract with Rick Gilmore 45:12

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In this episode, ⁠Jay⁠ speaks with ⁠Rick Gilmore, the President & CEO of GIC Group. They discuss GIC Group’s new endeavor, the Commodities Plus Carbon, or CPC, which is a futures contract combining agricultural commodities with voluntary carbon markets, aiming to give farmers a premium on their crop yield. Rick explains the details of the futures c…

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Sliced: Oxford Offsetting Principles 4:20

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024 Sliced: Oxford Offsetting Principles In this edition of Sliced, we look at the recent release of the Oxford Principles for Net Zero Aligned Carbon Offsetting from the University of Oxford and offer a suggestion for carbon credit buyers. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original th…

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Ep41 US and EU climate business and finance trends impacting Asia, ft Pamela Largue of Power Engineering Int'l 24:53

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Some of the climate business and finance trends in Europe and the US are highly applicable to the Asian experience. In this episode, energy media specialist Pamela Largue provides some clarity on some of these trends. We first briefly chat about her organisation, Enlit World, an important source of sector news and trends through publications and co…

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Seeds of Change: A Conversation With Mast Reforestation 56:58

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In this episode, Jay speaks with Grant Canary (Founder & CEO) and Jonathan Loevner (VP, Carbon Markets & Policy) of Mast Reforestation. The three connected in September 2023 and dove deep into the innovative financial mechanisms and environmental strategies driving Mast’s post-wildfire reforestation efforts. They discuss their $15 million project f…

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Sliced: Feeling the Heat 5:04

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024 Sliced: Feeling the Heat In this edition of Sliced, recent record breaking temperatures around the world, inspire a look at the climate finance necessary to turn the thermostat down. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with the goal o…

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Sliced: The Case for Debt, Bowties, and Nature 8:06

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024 Sliced: The Case for Debt, Bowties, and Nature In this edition of Sliced, we investigate an interesting source of climate finance, Debt For Nature (D4N) swaps. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with the goal of slicing apart the vari…

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Ep40 Asia climate business and finance: the progress in 2023 and the road ahead, ft Mike Thomas 50:34

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Our guest is Mike Thomas who heads The Lantau Group, a Hong Kong-based consultancy, and who is one of the leading energy economics thinkers in the Asia Pacific region. As it is the beginning of the year, Mike evaluates a small sample of the many developments in the region’s climate business and finance in 2023. He also shares a few thoughts on 2024…

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Lisa Mandle - Lead Scientist at Stanford University’s Natural Capital Project and Lead Author of Green Growth That Works. 20:34

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Dr. Lisa Mandle is a Lead Scientist and the Director of Science-Software Integration at Stanford University’s Natural Capital (NatCap) Project. She is the lead author/editor of Green Growth That Works: Natural Capital Policy and Finance Mechanisms From Around The World. Dr. Mandle works with governments, multilateral development banks, and NGOs, es…

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Sliced: Offsetting My 2023 Carbon Emissions 5:27

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024 Sliced: Offsetting My 2023 Carbon Emissions In this edition of Sliced, Jay explains how he uses high-quality carbon credits to offset his 2023 carbon emissions. He also encourages others to find ways to help the planet. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces f…

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To Bond, or Not to Bond: A Discussion with Nathan Truitt 46:21

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In this episode, Jay talks with Nathan Truitt (Executive Vice President, Climate Funding - American Forest Foundation). They cover topics including forest carbon credit projects, an innovative new green bond, AFF’s recent Verra methodology, and the challenges and opportunities for scaling up climate finance focused on forest projects. If you have q…

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Dissecting Carbon Markets with Dr. Lambert Schneider 49:41

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In this episode, Jay chats with carbon market expert, Dr. Lambert Schneider. Jay taps into Dr. Schneider's policy and research expertise on all things regarding carbon markets, both voluntary and compliance. Dr. Schneider offers a brief history lesson on the development of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and its evolution into the Paris Agree…

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Ep39 Corporate transition strategies: what is the state now and what are the prospects, ft Summer Chen 29:28

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Corporates play a crucial role in driving the energy transition. Their role is critical to accelerating change and addressing the pressing climate change challenges. It is critical for corporates to formulate transition strategies, beyond climate risk and other types of reporting. It is a tough hurdle given all of this is very new. Our guest is Sum…

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Sliced: 2024 Predictions 3:47

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Sliced: 2024 Predictions In this edition of Sliced, we use our IMPACT framework to offer our predicted developments in carbon markets for 2024. To read our Review of 2023, click this link: https://gordianknotstrategies.com/2023/12/19/our-take-a-brief-review-of-climate-finance-and-carbon-markets-in-2023/- - Sliced is a weekl…

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A Veteran Perspective on Carbon Markets: Insights with David Antonioli 46:53

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In this episode, Jay talks with carbon market veteran, David Antonioli. The two spoke in October about the current state of the voluntary carbon market. David shared insights on some of the issues plaguing carbon markets while offering ideas on ways for improvement. David also talks about where he sees himself heading after leaving his CEO role at …

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Sliced: Time to Get Our Freaking Priorities Straight 5:57

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023 Sliced: Time to Get Our Freaking Priorities Straight In this edition of Sliced, Jay rants about how the priorities on what we do with our precious finance are completely out of whack, given the urgency of the climate crisis. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pie…

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Ep 38 Building sustainable finance regulation: the ASEAN experience, ft Eugene Wong 56:34

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Decarbonisation efforts start with the commitment by a government. Once the broad policy is set, the real hard work of regulation begins. To understand and advance sustainable finance it is absolutely imperative to understand this work. In this episode our guest is Eugene Wong who shares his unique insights on the Southeast Asian experience. Eugene…

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Sliced: Article 6.2 - Buckle Up, Its Showtime. 5:38

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023 Sliced: Article 6.2 - Buckle Up, Its Showtime. In this edition of Sliced, we review the recent Paris Agreement Article 6.2 activity around the global and what this means for carbon emissions trading and the active market participants. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original …

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The Name is Bond, Green Bond: A Conversation with Sean Kidney 36:51

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In this episode, Jay talk with Sean Kidney, the CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative. They connected in August to review the current state of green bonds, the use of their proceeds, the prevalent topic of greenwashing, and how we can get more climate finance moving to slow down global warming. Sean also shares some personal information such as his j…

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Sliced: AI – Unlocking Solutions for Climate Change and Finance 5:09

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023 Sliced: AI – Unlocking for Climate Change and Finance In this edition of Sliced, we open the can of Artifical Intelligence and introduce a few cases in which AI can help us combat climate change and improve climate finance. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought piec…

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Sliced: California Aiming to Improve the VCM 5:42

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Sliced: California Aiming to Improve the VCM In this edition of Sliced, we investigate recent bills signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom which have the potential to strength the voluntary carbon market (VCM). -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought piec…

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Ep37 Asia's clean energy boom: an in-depth investor view, ft Robert Mcgregor 1:18:07

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Industry practitioners are a key source to understand the business and finance of the energy transition in Asia. In episode 37’s we have a conversation is Robert McGregor. Robert is the Chief Corporate Development Officer of Gurīn Energy, a pan-Asia renewable energy company. He has a long, illustrious, and unique career in the energy industry first…

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Alicia Seiger - Managing Director of Stanford University’s Sustainable Finance Initiative 50:42

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Alicia Seiger is a Managing Director of Stanford University’s Sustainable Finance Initiative at Precourt Institute for Energy and a Managing Director of Stanford Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy, Policy, and Finance. She conducts her teaching and research activities at Stanford Law School, Stanford MBA program, and the Stanford Doerr School of Susta…

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Pricing the Priceless with Paula DiPerna 51:20

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In this episode, Jay talks with author and carbon market expert, Paula DiPerna. They discuss her new book Pricing the Priceless: The Financial Transformation to Value the Planet, Solve the Climate Crisis, and Protect Our Most Precious Assets. They also talk about her work on both the voluntary and regulatory carbon markets, and how she thinks carbo…

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Sliced: SBTi - The Potential Impact of Net-Zero Standards on the VCM 7:18

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Sliced: SBTi - The Potential Impact of Net-Zero Standards on the VCM In this edition of Sliced, we look at how net-zero standards from SBTi, the gold standard for corporation decarbonization plans, can impact the voluntary carbon market (VCM). -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features o…

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Sliced: A Hero? Anyone? Anyone? 6:02

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023 Sliced: A Hero? Anyone? Anyone? In this edition of Sliced, we take a look at the European Union (EU). In many regards, the EU has been the most aggressive and forward-looking bloc of countries when it comes to addressing climate change. Does this position them to take the mantle for global superhero? -- Sliced is a weekly s…

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Daniel Esty - Professor at Yale Law School and School of Environment; Creator of the Connecticut Green Bank 42:29

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Daniel Esty is the Hillhouse Professor at Yale University’s Environment, Law, and Management Schools. He also serves as director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, co-director of the Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance, and serves on the Advisory Board of the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, which he founded in 200…

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Gernot Wagner - Climate Economist at Columbia Business School 59:55

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Dr. Gernot Wagner is a Climate Economist at Columbia Business School. He is the author of Geoengineering: The Gamble (2021), Climate Shock: The Economic Consequences of a Hotter Planet (2016; Co-Authored with Dr. Martin Weitzman), and But Will the Planet Notice?: How Smart Economics Can Save the World (2012). Previously, Dr. Wagner was a Clinical A…

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Blended Finance as a powerful tool in Development Finance 49:19

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Development Finance has always needed to evolve with the needs of the time, but where is it succeeding or failing? I am joined by Dalburg’s Kusi Hornberger, author of Scaling Impact and Convergence CEO Joan Larrea to talk about how Development Finance can play a better role in driving impact and how blended finance, in particular, can be a useful t…

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Todd Cort - Yale University’s Initiative on Sustainable Finance 49:14

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Dr. Todd Cort holds Faculty Co-Director positions at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment and the Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance, which are located in the Yale School of Management and Yale School of Environment. Todd Cort is the co-editor of two books: Values at Work: Sustainable Investing and ESG Reporting (2020) with Dan Esty…

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Sliced: The Search for our Hero Continues 4:15

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Sliced: The Search for our Hero Continues In this edition of Sliced, we investigate if China can step up as a global superhero in battling the climate crisis. -- If you want to check out the written version of Sliced, click here. And if you want to receive sliced to your inbox, click here. Sliced is produced by Gordian K…

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Sliced: The Hero the World Needs 3:30

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Sliced: The Hero the World Needs In this edition of Sliced, we discuss if the United States of America has what it takes to be a climate finance hero in the fight against the climate crisis. — Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with the…

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Vikram Gandhi - Academic and Investor at Harvard Business School, Asha Ventures, and Growth for Good SPAC 46:45

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Vikram Gandhi is a Professor at Harvard Business School, where he co-pioneered their Sustainable Investing Course, “Investing: Risk, Return & Impact.” The course won the 2021 Teaching Recognition Award for Excellence in Sustainable Finance Education from the Financial Times. He is also a Visiting Faculty member at Tsinghua University. Vikram Gandhi…

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Bruce Usher - Professor at Columbia Business School and Author of Investing in the Era of Climate Change 42:44

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Bruce Usher is a Professor at Columbia Business School, teaching the intersection between finance, social, and environmental issues. He is the author of “Investing in the Era of Climate Change” (2022) and “Renewable Energy: A Primer for the Twenty-First Century” (2019). Apart from his teaching and research activities, he is an advisor and investor …

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Sliced: A Look at the IRA Finance After One Year 4:52

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In this edition of Sliced, we take a concise look at the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) and explore how the $391 billion in climate finance has been utilized in the year following its enactment. ------ Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with the goal of sl…

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Simmi Sareen - State of Indian Climate Finance - Co-Founder of Climake and Director at Unitus Investment Bank 41:28

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Simmi Sareen is the Director of Unitus Capital, an Indian Impact-focused Investment Bank. She is the Co-Founder of Climake, along with Shravan Shankar, a Climate Venture Studio supporting the growth of Early-Stage Indian startups. Climake publishes an annual report on the “State of Climate Finance in India.” Simmi Sareen previously founded fintech …

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Ep36 Insights into decarbonisation strategies of Asian corporates from a practitioner’s view, ft Albert Sutanto 46:19

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Corporates all over the world are under immense pressure to address their carbon footprint. They must worry about their own footprint as well as that of other companies their linked with, such as their suppliers. In this episode I chat with a specialist in this area, Albert Sutanto. Albert is the Southeast Asia Markets Manager at Mt. Stonegate Gree…

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What is Climate Finance? Explained by Sean Penrith 35:54

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On the pilot episode of Untangling Climate Finance, Jay chats with Sean Penrith (CEO, Gordian Knot Strategies). Sean introduces the term "climate finance" to the audience. He also recounts his journey from an entrepreneur working outside the realm of climate change to his current position, running a private firm that mobilizes and activates climate…

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Fiona Reynolds - Fr. CEO of United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment 37:04

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Fiona Reynolds was the CEO of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) from 2013 to 2021. The UN PRI was created in 2006 to promote the incorporation of ESG Factors (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance) into investment decision-making. It currently has 4900+ signatories (Asset Owners and Investment Management Fi…

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Ep35 Financing Asia’s decarbonisation and energy transition: an infrastructure finance view, ft Andrew Kinloch 30:45

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Asia will account for 50% or more of global energy transition investments in the next three plus decades. Financing is of primary importance and is a challenge. In this episode, Andrew Kinloch, a leading infrastructure finance expert, discusses some of these challenges. He looks at financing renewable energy projects in general and then he discusse…

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Ep34 Solar energy and China: the past, present and future, ft Frank Haugwitz 1:04:23

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The development of China's solar industry is key to the nation’s as well as the world’s net zero ambitions. Installed capacity was 392 GW in 2022 and is set to continue to grow further. In this episode, we speak to Frank Haugwitz who has been involved in the sector for over two decades. He is a Senior Advisor and China Representative of Apricum, a …

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IDB Invest’s Energy Chief talks about opportunities in Latin America and Carribean 43:55

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Elizabeth Robberechts, Chief of Energy and Infrastructure at IDB Invest, joins the podcast this week to talk about how they look at investments and investment opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean. She shares how the Inter American Bank’s investment arm is prioritizing climate finance in the region, including investment into climate adap…

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Ep33 Sustainability advisory: driving strategies and green finance solutions, ft Wee Boon Siong. 46:02

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Sustainability and green finance can be highly complex subjects as they comprise a multitude of disciplines. Recent years have seen the creation of a variety of advisor and consulting firms specialising on sustainability. In this episode, Wee Boon Siong, CEO of RHT Green which specialises in advising on sustainability and green finance, discusses h…

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