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Jeff Eckel | A climate finance pioneer
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32 minutes
Released:
Mar 30, 2021
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Description
For our inaugural episode, Hannon Armstrong Chairman and CEO Jeff Eckel joined us to talk about his experience growing up in deindustrializing Ohio, how he became committed to sustainability, his early start, and his eventual return to Hannon Armstrong, and his reflections on the company’s 2013 initial public offering. We also talked to Jeff about the case for carbon dividends, his views on the ESG movement, and how 2020 changed him as a leader.Links:Official Biowww.hannonarmstrong.com/about/leadership-team/jeff-eckel/Jeff’s Annual Letter to Stakeholders (March 2021)https://www.hannonarmstrong.com/about/annual-letter/Diet for a Small Planet www.goodreads.com/book/show/199107.Diet_for_a_Small_PlanetThe Verge: Tesla’s $1.5 billion bitcoin purchase clashes with its environmental aspirationshttps://www.theverge.com/2021/2/9/22275243/teslas-bitcoin-purchase-clashes-climate-change-missionClimate Change & Birdshttps://abcbirds.org/threat/climate-change/Episode recorded February 11, 2021.
Released:
Mar 30, 2021
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Podcast episode
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