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Join host Alex Roth for conversations with the most insightful investors, innovators, and experts at the frontier of climate and finance.
If you’re working to fight climate change, you know finance has become an essential tool. If you’re a finance professional, you know that an understanding of climate risk and the energy transition is becoming indispensable. The connection between climate and finance will only strengthen as we redeploy trillions in capital to keep Earth habitable.
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S1E28 Ep. 28: Funding climate adaptation through resilience bonds, with North Carolina insurance CEO Gina Hardy
It’s widely known that simple measures taken before climate fueled disasters can prevent human suffering and save enormously on the cost of rebuilding. But human nature is that people…
S1E27 Ep: 27: How military conflict contributes to climate change, with Ellie Kinney of the Conflict and Environment Observatory
Wars and national defense cause enormous greenhouse gas emissions. But military-related climate pollution is generally excluded from climate change emission totals, including those reported under the…
S1E26 Ep. 26: Richard Pennay, CEO of Aon Securities on catastrophe bonds and their role in climate adaptation and resilience
Catastrophe bonds, or cat bonds, have exploded in popularity in recent years. They have emerged as a critical financial tool to foster resilience from hurricanes and other disasters that are made…
S1E25 Ep. 25: Climate threats to the $4 trillion muni bond market, with Tom Doe, founder and former long-time CEO of Municipal Market Analytics
For decades, municipal bonds have made up a vital asset class for savers, retirees, and institutional investors. In the United States, that market is worth more than $4 trillion. At the same time,…
S1E24 Ep. 24: Catherine Bracy, founder and CEO of TechEquity and Author of World Eaters: How Venture Capital is Cannibalizing the Economy
Like so many things in Silicon Valley, venture capital investment in climate tech is cyclical. Climate tech first gained attention from venture capitalists starting around 2006, thanks in part to…
S1E23 Ep. 23: Climate risk expert Carolyn Kousky on the role of insurance in managing a future of increasingly severe weather disasters
In the U.S., between 2020 and 2024, the total cost of major weather related disasters averaged about $150 billion per year. That’s more than five times the annual average during the 1980s, even after…
S1E22 Ep. 22: Bill McKibben, climate activist and bestselling author, on the extraordinary promise of solar power and the path forward toward climate stability
Few people are more closely associated with the climate movement than Bill McKibben. In 1989 he published The End of Nature. It was the first popular book for a broad audience on the climate crisis.…
S1E21 Ep. 21: Power grid expert Rob Gramlich, on the challenges and opportunities of transmission infrastructure improvement
Anyone paying even a bit of attention to climate solutions knows that we’ve seen in recent years tremendous development of wind and solar power generation. Most people also understand that that…
S1E20 Ep. 20: Corporate and securities law expert Emily Strauss on the potential and limitations of climate-related shareholder lawsuits
In the last episode of this show, I had the privilege of talking with Elizabeth Burch and Adam Orford, two law professors from University of Georgia. They helped me to better understand many of the…
S1E19 Ep. 19: Law Professors Elizabeth Chamblee Burch and Adam Orford discuss the recent proliferation of major climate lawsuits
In recent years, as climate change has gained attention, there's been a proliferation of climate related lawsuits. They're based on a wide variety of legal theories. Some are brought under federal…
S1E18 Ep. 18: Attorney and climate entrepreneur Catherine Atkin on California's pathbreaking new greenhouse gas emission disclosure law
The Paris climate agreement was designed to keep Earth habitable through a framework of national emission reduction commitments. But actual binding laws enforcing those commitments are still lagging…
S1E17 Ep. 17: Christopher Lowell of InnSure, on how insurance innovations can enable climate tech firms to scale, and help communities adapt to a changing climate
InnSure is a nonprofit organization that fosters insurance-related innovations to address climate problems. Usually, we think of insurance as a tool for climate change adaptation—and it is. But…
S1E16 Ep. 16: Harvard Law and Economics Professor John C. Coates on his new book, The Problem of 12: When a Few Financial Institutions Control Everything
More than ever before, advocates are pressuring private-sector companies to take action related to climate impacts. One thing that’s increased the potential effectiveness of these tactics is the…
S1E15 Ep. 15: Planet Tracker CEO Robin Millington talks about using sophisticated financial tools to make markets more environmentally sustainable
Robin Millington is the CEO of the London-based nonprofit financial think tank Planet Tracker. She talks about how her organization uses sophisticated financial tools to make markets more…
S1E14 Ep. 14: The effects of climate risk on insurance, property values, and real estate markets, with Ben Keys, a professor of real estate and finance at Wharton
Ben Keys, a professor of real estate and finance at the Wharton School of Business talks about the effects of climate risk on insurance, property values, and real estate markets. Relevant Links:Ben…
S1E13 Ep: 13: Entrepreneur and climate risk expert Emilie Mazzacurati talks about the climate risk analytics company she founded, emerging opportunities in climate adaptation, and more.
In 2012, Emilie Mazzacurati founded a company called Four Twenty Seven. It pioneered the practice of applying esoteric scientific climate models to help businesses manage climate risk. She sold the…
S1E12 Ep. 12: Belizean Ambassador and UN negotiator Janine Felson discusses international climate finance and the critical climate challenges of small island states
Ambassador Janine Felson is an expert on international climate finance frameworks and governance structures. She served as a senior diplomat from Belize to the United Nations. She contributed to…
S1E11 Ep. 11: "Bond vigilante" and AFII CEO Ulf Erlandsson talks about how the bond market can accelerate decarbonization and help hold companies and governments accountable to climate goals.
In 2020, Ulf Erlandsson founded a nonprofit activist think tank called the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute, or AFII. Through sophisticated analysis of bond markets, the organization seeks to hold…
S1E10 Ep. 10: Dimitry Gershenson, co-founder and CEO of Enduring Planet
Today's guest is Dimitry Gershenson, co-founder and CEO of Enduring Planet. Enduring Planet is a startup financial technology firm that lends to climate-focused businesses. It provides financing…
S1E9 Ep. 9: Energy analyst and strategist Kingsmill Bond on what the energy transition means for financial markets
Today’s guest is Kingsmill Bond, a longtime equity analyst and strategist, who has provided insights on the energy industry on behalf of some of the largest banks and asset managers in the world.…
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Financial Climate is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 44m.
