Episodes

  • Getting to Net Zero: the Vital Role of Transition Finance

    Getting to Net Zero: the Vital Role of Transition Finance
    Apr 13 2022
    In our latest episode of All About the Green, we are joined by Zoe Knight, Managing Director and Group Head, HSBC Centre of Sustainable Finance, to discuss the global sustainable finance agenda and the growing focus on transition finance in supporting Net Zero goals. 
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    34 mins
  • The Essential Role of Banks in Getting to Net Zero

    The Essential Role of Banks in Getting to Net Zero
    Mar 23 2022

    In our latest episode of “All About the Green,” we are joined by Marisa Buchanan, Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainability at JPMorgan Chase & Co., for a deep dive on the state of sustainable finance markets. Marisa describes how her career path in climate and ESG finance has evolved, and how JPMorgan’s sustainability strategy is reflected in corporate governance—and incorporated throughout global business lines. We discuss progress on managing environmental and social risks, the practical challenges of implementing Net Zero commitments and the need for transition finance—including for hard-to-abate sectors. Key themes include the need for international alignment in sustainable finance policy and regulation, the importance of public-private sector collaboration and the vital role of private capital markets in achieving a fair and equitable transition to a Net Zero future.
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    18 mins
  • Pathways to Transition: the Vital Role of Climate and ESG Markets

    Pathways to Transition: the Vital Role of Climate and ESG Markets
    Mar 9 2022
    A fascinating conversation with Gordon Bennett, Managing Director of Utility Markets at Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)—we look at the role of global capital markets in financing climate and ESG solutions, the importance of high-integrity voluntary carbon markets to support Net Zero goals and natural capital, and ways to bring down the currently high cost of new green technologies we need for decarbonization. 
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    27 mins
  • Greening the Financial System & the Role of U.S.-China Cooperation

    Greening the Financial System & the Role of U.S.-China Cooperation
    Dec 16 2021
    As momentum builds for the financial services industry to act on climate change, continued international alignment is crucial to ensure progress is made quickly. As the world’s largest and second-largest carbon emitters respectively, China and the U.S. have an opportunity to demonstrate global leadership in confronting this challenge. In this episode, former U.S. Treasury Secretary and noted China expert Hank Paulson discusses China’s recent initiatives to decrease its carbon footprint through innovative solutions, emphasizing how the U.S. and China can work together to tackle climate change—and the potential consequences if they do not.
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    37 mins
  • COP26 Update: The Future of Sustainable Finance

    COP26 Update: The Future of Sustainable Finance
    Nov 15 2021
    On the ground in Glasgow, Scotland for the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference, our President and CEO Tim Adams sits down with Jay Collins, Vice Chairman, Banking, Capital Markets, Advisory for Citi. They discuss the commitment of the financial industry to the transition to a low-carbon, and ultimately net-zero, economy; as well as key developments at the conference and what the future of sustainable finance could look like.
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    11 mins
  • Investing in Sustainable Transportation for the 21st Century

    Investing in Sustainable Transportation for the 21st Century
    Oct 20 2021
    This podcast explores a variety of topics relating to climate change and its impact on the financial services industry and the broader economy. Through conversations with topic experts, each episode encourages a pragmatic, commonsense approach for the transition to a low-carbon and ultimately net-zero economy. 
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    35 mins
  • Modernizing the Grid for the 21st Century

    Modernizing the Grid for the 21st Century
    Sep 9 2021
    As new energy technologies become more prominent how they are adopted and integrated into our current energy grid system becomes a pressing logistical endeavor. The severity of recent climatic events underscores the importance of a modern grid system that is secure, affordable, and reliable. Rob Gramlich, Founder and President of Grid Strategies LLC, and Julia Hamm, President and CEO of the Smart Electric Power Alliance, provided their perspectives on these points and other considerations as the US plans for a more sustainable energy system. 
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    37 mins
  • Shaking Up Sustainability: The Role of Green Technology

    Shaking Up Sustainability: The Role of Green Technology
    Aug 18 2021
    Financial institutions and markets have the unique capacity to effectively identify risks and fund solutions. Investments in cutting-edge green technologies have a powerful role to play in reducing carbon emissions, increasing the use of renewable energies, transforming waste, and much more. In this episode, we discuss scaling-up investments in green technologies with Dr. Vanessa Z. Chan, Chief Commercialization Officer and Director of the Office of Technology Transitions at the U.S. Department of Energy, and John Goldstein, Managing Director and Head of the Sustainable Finance Group at Goldman Sachs.  
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