ClimateBiz
THE BUSINESS OF CLIMATE
IFC’s new podcast series—ClimateBiz—brings together clients, partners, and IFC experts to explore climate markets across the globe, taking a deep dive into industries ranging from renewable energy to energy efficiency to climate-smart agribusiness and urban transportation.
Podcast Hosts
Marcene Mitchell
Senior Manager
Climate Business and Strategy, IFC
Shari Friedman
Senior Strategist
IFC
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FEATURED EPISODE
JANUARY 26, 2019
Bonds…Green Bonds
Green bonds are a hot topic in the sustainable finance world. Denise Odaro (International Capital Markets Association) and Berit Lindholdt-Lauridsen (IFC) join ClimateBiz to discuss what green bonds are and how they can mobilize capital for climate investments.
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Esohe Denise Odaro
Director, International Market Association (ICMA)
Head of Investor Relations, IFC
Berit Lindholdt-Lauridsen
Climate Finance Specialist
IFC Climate Change Business
MORE EPISODES
COMING SOON
Green Bonds Rocket to a New Planet: Amundi’s New Planet EGO Fund
with Frédéric Samama, Amundi
Frédéric Samama
Amundi
DECEMBER 4, 2018
Rerouting for Climate: Electric Buses and Cities
See how cities are financing and incorporating electric vehicles into their transit systems
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V. Ponnuraj
Managing Director
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
Sascha Kelterborn
Senior VP Sales & Marketing Western Globe
Microvast
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
Can Energy Storage Save Our Planet?
Take a look at market projections for storage technology and how it can enable renewables
Kiran Kumaraswamy
Market Applications Director
Fluence
Peter Mockel
Principal Industry Specialist
IFC
NOVEMBER 2018
If You’re Gonna Build It, Build It Green
Explore the value proposition for green buildings and what is needed to scale up in rapidly urbanizing emerging markets
Mahesh Ramanujam
President and CEO
U.S. Green Building Council
CEO, Green Business Certification Inc.
Prashant Kapoor
Chief Industry Specialist, Green Buildings and Climate-Smart Cities, IFC Climate Business Group
OCTOBER 2018
The Business of Climate Change: Will the private sector solve the climate crisis?
Insights on how leading corporations and investors are influencing energy markets and driving policy changes
Nigel Topping
Chief Executive Officer
We Mean Business
BONUS EPISODES: Dispatches from COP24 in Katowice
Straight from the Conference of the Parties in Katowice, Poland, Marcene and Shari recorded several interviews onsite with leaders in climate negotiations and climate business. The Conference of the Parties (COP) is where government, civil society, investors, and others gather each year to continue negotiations for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and to discuss the latest developments in climate change.
