Financial Climate
Alex Roth
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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Mar 9, 2023 • 39min
Ep. 7: Franz Hochstrasser, CEO of Raise Green
Today’s guest is Franz Hochstrasser, CEO of Raise Green. Raise Green is an SEC and FINRA-registered online marketplace through which individuals and institutions can invest in startups and other private companies pursuing climate solutions. It serves as a vehicle for for-profit enterprises with a climate focus to raise money from small (as well as larger) investors.Note: Neither this podcast nor the host provide financial advice. Do your own diligence on financial decisions!Mentioned in this episode:Greentown labs: https://greentownlabs.com/Connecticut Green Bank: https://www.ctgreenbank.com/The Clean Fight Energy Accelerator Startup Program: https://www.thecleanfight.com/Raise Green: https://www.raisegreen.com/Raise Green’s crowdfunding site: https://wefunder.com/raisegreen/
Feb 9, 2023 • 56min
Ep. 6: Bryan Garcia, CEO of Connecticut Green Bank
Bryan Garcia talks about how Connecticut Green Bank has devised innovative financing tools to bring clean energy solutions to businesses and households. He explains how its programs have been designed to include people in lower-income and minority communities. We also talk about how green banks are evolving and expanding nationally, and how the tens of billions in new federal appropriations for green banks may be deployed.Mentioned in this episode:https://www.ctgreenbank.com/https://www.posigen.com/https://cbey.yale.edu/https://www.raisegreen.com/https://coalitionforgreencapital.com/
Jan 26, 2023 • 46min
Ep. 5: Sylvia Leyva Martinez, of Wood Mackenzie, on the challenges and complexities of the solar industry’s current astronomical growth
Sylvia Leyva Martinez, an expert on utility-scale solar at Wood Mackenzie, talks about the challenges and complexities of the solar industry’s current astronomical growth.
Jan 12, 2023 • 43min
Ep. 4: Henry Sanderson on his book, Volt Rush: The Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green
Henry Sanderson discusses his book Volt Rush: The Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green.
Dec 28, 2022 • 38min
Ep. 3: Uday Varadarajan of RMI talks about the challenges and opportunities of shutting down America’s remaining coal-fired power plants
Uday Varadarajan of RMI talks about the challenges and opportunities of shutting down America’s remaining coal-fired power plants.
Dec 14, 2022 • 46min
Ep. 2: Sam Van den plas of Carbon Market Watch discusses the European Emission Trading System’s successes, failures, and challenges.
Sam Van den plas, Policy Director of the European NGO Carbon Market Watch discusses the European Emission Trading System’s successes, failures, and challenges.
Dec 1, 2022 • 46min
Ep. 1: Katherine Blunt discusses her book, California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric—and What It Means for America's Power Grid
Katherine Blunt discusses her book, California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric–and What It Means for America's Power Grid.
Nov 23, 2022 • 3min
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