Avinash Persaud On Unlocking Development Banks' Potential For Adaptation
Avinash Persaud isn't afraid to tell the hard truths on adaptation finance. At a conference in Brasilia last month, the Special Advisor on Climate Risks to the President of the Inter-American Developm...
11 Mar 202552min
Sadie Frank On Supply Chain Risks In A Climate-Adjusted World
Supply chains are the "veins of the economy", says Sadie Frank, Co-Founder of N4EA, a startup working to make these more resilient to escalating climate risks. Like veins in the human body, they are e...
4 Mar 202545min
Stephen Hammer On The New York Climate Exchange
New York is a truly world-leading city. Finance, tech, education — the Big Apple has it all, and attracts talent from across the globe because of its well-earned status as the place where You Can Make...
25 Feb 202540min
Clare Ballantine & Isona Shibata On Philanthropy's Role In Adaptation Finance
How can philanthropy bridge the massive funding gap in climate adaptation? In this episode, Clare Ballantine, Head of the Howden Foundation, and Isona Shibata, Head of International Programs at Ashden...
18 Feb 202534min
David Carlin On Why Climate Disclosures Aren't Enough
Everyone who's anyone in climate knows David Carlin. David has been at the forefront of climate risk management and disclosure since the first rush of industry- and UN-led initiatives swept across the...
11 Feb 202547min
Chris Goolgasian On Adaptation Stocks & Strategy
What makes a company an "adaptation play?" It's a question Chris Goolgasian, Director of Climate Research and portfolio manager at the $1.2trn investment company Wellington Management, has devoted him...
4 Feb 202545min
Jorge Gastelumendi On Climate Games, Chief Heat Officers, And Reshaping Resilience
How can video games drive climate resilience? Could Minecraft and Fortnite teach kids (and adults) about adapting to extreme temperatures and other punishing climate risks? Jorge Gastelumendi, Senior ...
28 Jan 202546min
Frank Frievalt On America's Wildfire Nightmare
While the Los Angeles fires continue to rage, the debate on what should be done — and indeed what can be done — to prepare and protect communities from these kinds of infernos is heating up. The multi...
21 Jan 202552min
