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Green Giving: Understanding Climate Philanthropy | ft. Vikas Mehta

Green Giving: Understanding Climate Philanthropy | ft. Vikas Mehta

FromThe India Energy Hour Presented by 101Reporters


Green Giving: Understanding Climate Philanthropy | ft. Vikas Mehta

FromThe India Energy Hour Presented by 101Reporters

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Length:
59 minutes
Released:
Apr 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Climate philanthropy globally and in India are starting to play a catalytic role for enabling climate action. They are starting to bet on innovative ideas and projects that enable decarbonisation of key sectors, foster solutions that benefit communities and economies, and bridge the gap between philanthropy and commercial investment.
To understand more about how climate philanthropy works, the different funding models and the main challenges of funding climate projects, we interviewed Vikas Mehta, Executive Director of SED Fund, a venture philanthropy providing funding to organizations in India across their life cycle and continuing to support them in their growth and scale-up journey. Vikas has decades of experience in philanthropy, strategic planning, fundraising, and portfolio management.
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Released:
Apr 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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The India Energy Hour podcast features in-depth conversations with leading energy, development and climate experts from academia, civil society, and the government. Through these interviews, we explore Indian energy transitions’ most pressing hurdles and promising opportunities. We look at the role that government, financial markets, social movements, and science plays in transition. Over time, we will examine energy issues in other Global South countries as well. The podcast is co-hosted by Shreya Jai, a leading energy and climate change reporter, and Sandeep Pai, an energy transitions researcher, and author. The show is produced by Tejas Dayananda Sagar, a multimedia journalist with 101Reporters.