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Episode 12: Tessa Tennant | The future of green finance

Episode 12: Tessa Tennant | The future of green finance

FromThe Sustainability Agenda


Episode 12: Tessa Tennant | The future of green finance

FromThe Sustainability Agenda

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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Nov 21, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

After several false starts, many experts now believe that the green finance sector is at a tipping point. Investors are paying attention to ESG factors as never before, there is an explosion of investor interest in green bonds, and195 countries adopted the first-ever universal, fully ratified global climate deal in Paris in 2015. In this podcast, eco-finance pioneer Tessa Tennant gives her view on recent developments in green finance, explores the implications of the Paris Agreement, and talks about her latest initiative NDCi.global –which aims to connect professionals around the world working to finance and implement the national climate commitments (NDCs) underlying the recently ratified Paris Agreement. Finally in an update to the original podcast, Tessa gives her feedback on COP22 and looks at a possible future where the US government is less committed to taking action on climate change.The post Episode 12: Tessa Tennant | The future of green finance appeared first on The Sustainability Agenda.
Released:
Nov 21, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Sustainability Agenda is a weekly podcast exploring today’s biggest sustainability questions. Leading sustainability thinkers offer their views on the biggest sustainability challenges, share the latest thinking, identify what’s working --and what needs to change -- and think about the future of sustainability.