Best Dr. Willie Green Podcasts (2024)

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Ep50 Analysis of Asia national and corporate transition trends, ft Dr Sayuri Shirai, Asian Development Bank Institute Advisor of Sustainable Policies 40:49

8h ago40:49

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. In this episode we analyse national and corporate transition trends in Asia. We have invited a distinguished guest to discuss this topic: Prof. Dr. Sayuri Shirai. Dr. Shirai is an Advisor for Sustainable Policies at the Asian Development Bank Institute. She…

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Ep49 Evaluating EVs, key minerals and China, ft Henry Sanderson, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence 30:29

28d ago30:29

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. Episode 49 is about the related topics of electric vehicles, key minerals, and China. Our guest is Henry Sanderson. Henry is currently the executive editor of Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, a provider of supply chain and energy transition intelligence. Thi…

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Ep48 Three views on key aspects of climate finance in Asia, ft Dr Tim Cadman, Dr Tapan Sarker, Joseph Jacobelli 54:27

2M ago54:27

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. This is a special episode. It is an abridged version of a webinar held in May 2024 on climate finance. There are three short presentations followed by a short Q&A session. You will hear the views from Dr Tim Cadman from the University of Southern Queensland…

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Ep47 Asia RE projects development “101”, ft Steve Shi, Sungrow 47:14

3M ago47:14

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. In this episode, we focus on a crucial part of climate-related business and finance: the creation of renewable energy projects. This is a significant step towards a cleaner energy future. Our expert guest, Steve Shi, is a seasoned professional in renewable …

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#067 Glamping + Retreat Events: A Business Success Story From Laura of Welsummer Glamping 42:02

3M ago42:02

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Laura runs a glamping site tucked away amongst the trees in the heart of the beautiful countryside, amongst sunny meadows and shade-dappled woods. They have fully kitted-out canvas bell tents and handmade wooden cabins. So what made them want to launch a retreat events business alongside their existing glamping services? Is it profitable and how di…

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Ep46 Climate finance addressing coal plants, ft Christoph Nedopil Wang, Griffith Asia Institute 35:46

3M ago35:46

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. The phase-out of coal-fired power plants in Asia Pacific presents a significant challenge, requiring a delicate balance between environmental sustainability and economic feasibility. In this discussion, we are joined by Dr Christoph Nedopil Wang of the Grif…

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Ep45 Offshore wind in 2023 and beyond, ft Mark Hutchison, GWEC 23:17

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. The world’s offshore wind installed capacity reached 117 gigawatts in 2023, up 50% over 2022. It is projected to reach 320 GW by 2030. We discuss with Asia energy markets veteran Mark Hutchinson the recently released Global Wind Report 2024 by Global Wind E…

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Ep44 How innovative financing is powering energy efficiency, ft Alexander Ablaza, Climargy 58:33

4M ago58:33

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. Scaling up energy efficiency can for 11 per cent of cumulative emissions reductions by 2030 according to the IEA. In this episode energy industry veteran Alexander Ablaza, explains why energy efficiency the most important pieces of the energy transition alt…

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Ep43 Climate business: fiction and reality, ft Genevieve Hilton & Steve Willis 1:01:27

5M ago1:01:27

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. In this episode podcast, we’re privileged to host two seasoned stalwarts of the heavy industry, Genevieve Hilton and Steve Willis. Their unexpected pivot has led them to channel their vast experience into a compelling work of fiction: ‘Fairhaven: A Novel of…

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Ep42 Boosting corporate clean energy purchases in Asia, ft Suji Kang, Asia Clean Energy Coalition 34:11

5M ago34:11

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. One of the rapidly growing areas in climate business and finance is the purchase by corporations of clean energy. This is frequently referred to as corporate renewable energy procurement. Such purchases jumped 12% to 46 gigawatts in 2023 according to BNEF. …

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Ep41 US and EU climate business and finance trends impacting Asia, ft Pamela Largue, Power Engineering Int'l 24:53

6M ago24:53

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. Some of the climate business and finance trends in Europe and the US are highly applicable to the Asian experience. In this episode, energy media specialist Pamela Largue provides some clarity on some of these trends. We first briefly chat about her organis…

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Ep40 Asia climate business and finance: the progress in 2023 and the road ahead, ft Mike Thomas, The Lantau Group 50:34

6M ago50:34

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. Our guest is Mike Thomas who heads The Lantau Group, a Hong Kong-based consultancy, and who is one of the leading energy economics thinkers in the Asia Pacific region. As it is the beginning of the year, Mike evaluates a small sample of the many development…

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Ep39 Corporate transition strategies: what is the state now and what are the prospects, ft Summer Chen 29:28

7M ago29:28

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. Corporates play a crucial role in driving the energy transition. Their role is critical to accelerating change and addressing the pressing climate change challenges. It is critical for corporates to formulate transition strategies, beyond climate risk and o…

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#066 Glamping Investment Pitch in the Dragons Den with Derry Green of Secret Garden Glamping 56:22

8M ago56:22

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Pitching to any investor is difficult but imagine being surrounded by TV cameras, studio lights and four dragon investors. That's another level! This is exactly what Derry Green of Secret Garden Glamping did when he pitched his idea on the Dragons Den (also known in the USA as Shark Tank). In this episode Derry shares how it came about, his results…

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#065 Guest Attraction Made Easy With A.I., Ben Kilner And Sarah Riley 59:52

8M ago59:52

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How can you make your guest attraction marketing easier? Are there tools you can use and how does that work? Today I invite you into the brave new world of marketing with AI and using tools available to help you with guest attraction. This episode is perfect for anyone struggling to attract the customers they want and unable to find the time to mak…

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Ep 38 Building sustainable finance regulation: the ASEAN experience, ft Eugene Wong 56:34

9M ago56:34

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. Decarbonisation efforts start with the commitment by a government. Once the broad policy is set, the real hard work of regulation begins. To understand and advance sustainable finance it is absolutely imperative to understand this work. In this episode our …

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Ep37 Asia's clean energy boom: an in-depth investor view, ft Robert Mcgregor 1:18:07

10M ago1:18:07

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. Industry practitioners are a key source to understand the business and finance of the energy transition in Asia. In episode 37’s we have a conversation is Robert McGregor. Robert is the Chief Corporate Development Officer of Gurīn Energy, a pan-Asia renewab…

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#064 Bringing Sustainable Choices To The Tourism Industry, With Professor Dr. Willy Legrand And Sarah Riley 42:49

11M ago42:49

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How can we build tourism businesses that are kinder and more regenerative to the environment, healthy to the worker, pleasing to the guest, engaging to the community and profitable to the owner? We don't operate in bubbles so we have to work together to create solutions that everyone will win from in the long term, including Mother Earth. In this o…

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Ep36 Insights into decarbonisation strategies of Asian corporates from a practitioner’s view, ft Albert Sutanto 46:19

1y ago46:19

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. Corporates all over the world are under immense pressure to address their carbon footprint. They must worry about their own footprint as well as that of other companies their linked with, such as their suppliers. In this episode I chat with a specialist in …

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Ep35 Financing Asia’s decarbonisation and energy transition: an infrastructure finance view, ft Andrew Kinloch 30:45

1y ago30:45

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. Asia will account for 50% or more of global energy transition investments in the next three plus decades. Financing is of primary importance and is a challenge. In this episode, Andrew Kinloch, a leading infrastructure finance expert, discusses some of thes…

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#63 Glamping Start-Up In Ukraine With Mala Richka 46:17

1y ago46:17

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What inspires a family to start a glamping business while their country is at war, they are faced with a pandemic and have 5 young children? We all deal with challenges in different ways. I know that when I’m struggling, all I need to do is listen to the inspirational stories of others to get motivated again. My mind was blown by what Ulyana and he…

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#062 Lilypod Glamping: Creating An Extraordinary Guest Experience With Kyle Guyat 54:36

1y ago54:36

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Lilypod Glamping is a unique floating sanctuary designed with love and handbuilt with passion in Devon UK. It is a unique stay inspired by nature using the natural wonder of timber. It is low carbon, off-grid short stay unique accommodation that uses natural materials to make an eco-tourism offering worth visiting. Nestled on a stunning lake at Ald…

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Ep34 Solar energy and China: the past, present and future, ft Frank Haugwitz 1:04:23

1y ago1:04:23

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. The development of China's solar industry is key to the nation’s as well as the world’s net zero ambitions. Installed capacity was 392 GW in 2022 and is set to continue to grow further. In this episode, we speak to Frank Haugwitz who has been involved in th…

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Ep33 Sustainability advisory: driving strategies and green finance solutions, ft Wee Boon Siong. 46:02

1+ y ago46:02

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. Sustainability and green finance can be highly complex subjects as they comprise a multitude of disciplines. Recent years have seen the creation of a variety of advisor and consulting firms specialising on sustainability. In this episode, Wee Boon Siong, CE…

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#061 Glamping with a difference - Is this the future of travel? 46:01

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Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Louis Thompson who is the founder and CEO of multiple businesses including Nomadic Resorts, an award-winning architectural and landscape design office that delivers innovative, experiential hospitality projects across the planet. His company designs bespoke green building projects for various luxury hotel g…

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Ep32 One of green finance's pillars: deep dive into the real world of carbon exchanges, ft Bill Pazos 57:04

1+ y ago57:04

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. Carbon exchanges are an important component of sustainable finance as they enable the sale of carbon credits to reduce emissions. In this episode, we have Bill Pazos, Co-founder and Co-CEO of the AirCarbon Exchange (ACX), which won Environmental Finance’s B…

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#060 Glamping Retreats, Eco-Resort Events And Industry Vitals 49:16

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Kerry has been a successful glamping business owner for many years. She has single-handedly managed multiple businesses and has had her fair share of ups and downs. She is also known to share generously and talk openly about industry vitals while others keep their cards close to their chests. In this episode, we talk about: Key glamping events in t…

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Ep31 Private equity's take on circular economy investment opportunities in Asia, ft Ellen Martin 45:22

1+ y ago45:22

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. A circular economy transforms goods nearing the end of their useful life into resources for reuse. It aids climate action in three ways. It complements decarbonization measures, it supports the sustainable scaling of the clean energy transition, and it enha…

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Ep30 Past the ESG acronym – research and key green finance and investors’ issues, ft Charles Yonts 1:03:53

1+ y ago1:03:53

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. Hundreds of billions of dollars in global assets follow ESG principles. The massive growth seen in the past few years is set to continue, estimate various investments banks. This means that ESG research has become one of the pillars of green finance, social…

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#059 After 10 years in the glamping industry, this is one owner's revelation 32:54

1+ y ago32:54

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Always take the time to hunt out the experts and speak with those who are generous enough to share their expertise in the industry. Especially when they have been working within it for so many years. This is why I was happy to welcome Phil Russell from Tor View Shepherds Huts in Somerset onto the show. In this episode, Phil shares his insights into…

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Ep29 Are offshore wind investments and financing booming? ft Mark Hutchinson 46:28

1+ y ago46:28

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. Offshore wind generation capacity is one of the fastest growing forms of green energy globally. It will rise 10-fold this decade – to 330 GW by 2030 from about 34 GW in 2020 –based on one estimate (Wood McKenzie) and will need tens of billions of dollars. O…

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#058 Eco-travel demands in younger generations and impacts on the hospitality industry 36:45

1+ y ago36:45

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What sustainability practices are most appreciated by guests and what services are being used to attract eco-tourists and those with a preference towards environmentally sensitive businesses? Rachel Bowers has been deciphering guest preferences on glamping offerings, boutique hotels and unique hospitality and how eco-travel does not mean guests nee…

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#057 From Zero To A Two-Year Waiting List! The Secret Garden Glamping Success Story 56:42

1+ y ago56:42

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If you start a small glamping business with your kids for something to do because your existing transport business has failed due to the pandemic, is it realistic to think you might get booked out for 2 years in advance, gain hundreds of thousands of social media followers and will soon need to expand your site as the awards keep rolling in? Well, …

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Ep28 The Blue Economy, an ocean of business and investments prospects, ft Mike Abundo 1:27:43

1+ y ago1:27:43

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. The Blue Economy’s annual turnover is US$3–6 trillion (UN), which some estimate will double by 2030, presents a growing opportunity for business and investment. In this episode, Dr Mike Abundo, CEO of OceanPixel, first offers a clear and detailed definition…

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#056 Does a glamping business really need a website to get bookings? 55:55

1+ y ago55:55

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It is estimated there are over 700 million websites in the world so how can a glamping business, eco-resort or unique hospitality possibly stand out from the crowd and get noticed? In this episode, I talk with Malcolm Freeman, Director of Oxygen Graphics, a company that helps glamping businesses get up and running with their websites, digital asset…

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Ep27 Carbon markets and trading: where are we headed? what about China? ft Julien Hage 47:36

1+ y ago47:36

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. The global carbon markets are an important source for funding the decarbonisation needed to mitigate the climate crisis. The compliance and the voluntary global carbon markets amount to almost US$1 trillion or so. They are set to grow dramatically. The smal…

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Ep26 Japan domestic and global green growth ambitions(?), ft Mika Ohbayashi 37:33

1+ y ago37:33

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. The Japanese government should be treating decarbonisation with the outmost importance and urgency. It is one of the largest energy consumers in the world – fifth largest oil consumer for example –and it is almost totally reliant on fossil fuel imports. The…

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Ep25 EV charging – one of the keys to Asia’s decarbonisation path, ft Vincent Yip 1:15:46

1+ y ago1:15:46

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. The Asian and global electric vehicle market is massive and growing fast. One of the many forecasts put the value of the sector to rise six-fold, to almost $1,110 billion by 2030 from about $180 million in 2021. Key to the growth of EVs, and thus to decarbo…

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Ep24 Real estate, smart cities and decarbonisation trends, ft Johan Tellvik 48:44

1+ y ago48:44

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. The real estate sector accounts for about two-fifths of global carbon dioxide emissions meaning it plays a direct key role in decarbonisation and a major indirect role in the energy transition. This is something particularly important to Asia given the regi…

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Ep23 Temperature check on the energy transition in Asia, ft Mike Thomas 1:04:50

1+ y ago1:04:50

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. In Episode 23, the last for 2022, we measure the current temperature of the energy transition in some key Asia economies with one of the region’s most experienced and respected energy economist and consultant, Mike Thomas. He explains how the region is rapi…

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#055 Farm Diversification With Meadow Field Luxury Glamping 28:51

1+ y ago28:51

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We've known for many years that farmers can use glamping to manage income fluctuations, but what is it really like to run this style of business alongside the demands of farming and does it really allow them to diversify their farm income? Meadow Field Luxury Glamping is situated in Harborough Magna, Rugby in Warwickshire. Jules Mold is passionate …

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Ep22 Temperature check on Asia transitional finance, ft Anastasios Zavitsanakis 1:03:39

1+ y ago1:03:39

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. It is a ideal time to take a temperature check of the state of sustainable finance in Asia as the year draws to an end. The episode’s guest is an expert in all things sustainable finance given his background and interactions with regulators, corporations, a…

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Ep21 Asia's sustainable finance elephant topic: insuring projects, ft Jan Napiorkowski 1:06:20

1+ y ago1:06:20

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. Our guest is Jan Napiorkowski, global head of clean energy at Ariel Re. Jan first discusses his background and his work in insurance in clean energy, an area which is vital to sustainable finance. The elephant topic! Then we launch into two sections. In the…

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Ep20 Views from an energy transition tech provider ft Nicolas Leong 1:05:30

2y ago1:05:30

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. Welcome to the 20th episode. Our guest is Nicolas Leong from Wärtsilä Energy, based in Tokyo. We first discuss the company, a leading technology provider, as a case study of a firm heavily involved in the energy transition and decarbonization in Asia. A fir…

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Ep19 Major business and finance shifts in Australia, Singapore clean energy, ft Andrew Koscharsky 49:16

2y ago49:16

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. Andrew Koscharsky, Energy Markets Project Director at Australia’s Squadron Energy, shares his views on Singapore as a Asian clean energy hub at the operational level and at the sustainable finance levels. We compare and contrast two highly different clean e…

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Ep18 Climate finance and Asian corporates’ net zero journey, ft Piers Touzel 32:27

2y ago32:27

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. Brief yet comprehensive discussion on current developments in climate finance in mainland China, Hong Kong, in Taiwan. We first touch on the recent evolution of international Environmental and Social Performance Standards related to project financing. We th…

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Ep17 How is the financing of Southeast Asia’s energy transition progressing, ft John Yeap 1:02:02

2y ago1:02:02

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. Southeast Asia is a massively important region given its population of almost 700 million and fast-growing energy consumption of 30 exajoules – the EU’s was 57 EJ. Many of the individual economies in the region are in the process of decarbonizing. Given the…

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Ep16 An inside view to China clean power trading, ft Fulvio Bartolucci 1:04:55

2y ago1:04:55

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. SUMMARY. We discuss with Fulvio Bartolucci the current state as well as the future of renewable energy trading in the world’s largest electric power market, China. Fulvio, a highly experienced industry participant and GM at Tera Energies, first provides his…

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#054 The Future of Glamping, Experiential Tourism And Eco-Resorts with Sarah Dusek 28:19

2y ago28:19

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Today I am speaking with Sarah Dusek of Under Canvas USA and Enygma Ventures, a purpose-driven business support fund and investment organisation. We talk about everything from glamping business news to investment success and current market updates. I also asked Sarah what her view is of the glamping industry today and where she thinks it's going wi…

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Ep15 A down-to-earth view of sustainable investing and finance in Asia, ft Stephanie Choi 52:30

2y ago52:30

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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. Summary. In-depth discussion with UBS Global Wealth Management’s Stephanie Choi about sustainable investing (SI) and finance. The discussion first puts SI into the global context as well as the regional one. Then Stephanie tackles SI products from a variety…

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