The Asia Climate Finance Podcast

Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.com Summary. Carbon finance and investing is a crucial area of development in climate and sustainable finance. Fund flows have been increasing exponentially and currently only the tip of the iceberg can be seen from the perspective of opportunities. It is a topic which is complex and, in some marketplaces, generates quite a bit of controversy. The Asia Climate Capita...

Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.com Summary. In episode 12 we go back to discuss Australia because of important recent developments in terms of clean energy policy as well as an ongoing energy crisis. Policy-wise the newly elected government is proving to be serious about shifting the energy system to a green and sustainable one. Crisis-wise, the nation has seen its national electricity market temp...

Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.com Summary. In Ep11 we had the pleasure of chatting with a deeply experienced financier about the financing of clean energy projects around the world, Robert Todd from CIBC Capital Markets, a leading North American financial institutional with a global footprint.  He first touches on the key trends that he is experiencing in his day-to-day work and then digs in deep...

Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.com Summary.   The episode, recorded on June 16 20022, is an important discussion. It is about Australia evolving into a regional or even global clean energy leader from being a laggard. The Australian energy market may be small by Asian standards, but it has a leading global place in the energy markets. Innovation, ample capital, and a new clean energy-friendly gove...

Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.com Summary.  In this episode nine we focus on the relative success of the green drive adopted in Singapore. We tried to dig into the various business and finance aspects of the current state and the future outlook of Singapore’s transition towards a green and sustainable future. A transition which has been supported by government but also actively driven by local an...

Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.com Summary. The podcast focuses on the challenges faced by private equity firms when investing in clean energy projects in Asia. Asia Renewable energy expert Fabian D’Avola provides is insights on some of the key current issues as well as his outlook on the issues. In the first part, Fabian details his background in the clean energy industry as well as introducing G...

Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.com Summary.  The conversation started with a discussion on bankable nature solutions. These are financially viable projects which support the development of more climate resilient and sustainable landscapes and economies. Their bankability enables projects to accelerate scaling and replication, realizing large-scale positive impact on nature and communities (WWF). W...

Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.com The Podcast. Energy efficiency (EE) may well be the misunderstood piece of the energy transition. To many EE is all about money saving. In reality EE projects offer attractive returns to asset owners and investors. In the episode, Joseph Jacobelli and Jim Maguire first demystify EE and highlight examples and case studies in Asia. As usual, first the guest briefly...

Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.com Content. In this episode, Joseph Jacobelli discusses with India power expert Arun Kumar how to go about digitally de-risking clean energy investments in India. Joseph first asks Arun about how he became involved in Asia’s energy transition. Then they discuss the crossover of digitalisation and clean energy projects investments and what is the role of digital ener...

Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.com In this audioblog, podcast host Joseph Jacobelli details how Russia's invasion of Ukraine has a negative short term impact on Asia's path to net zero emissions but beyond the 24-month horizon, the region's outlook for decarbonisation remains bright. Full article published in the April 2022 edition of The Energy Industry Times . Production and artwo...

Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.com Conversation about corporate power purchasing agreements (CPPAs) featuring Steven Lu, a four-decade energy and banking veteran. We first discuss how to become part of the energy transition in the Asia Pacific region from the jobs perspective. Then we dig deep into the current dynamics of CPPAs in the region. Finally, we do a bit of crystal gazing on the outlook o...

Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.com Conversation with Asia energy markets thought-leader Mark Hutchinson on the present and future of Asia's offshore wind market, including Vietnam. About Mark: he has over 30 years of energy sector experience, including 25+ years consulting and research experience in Asia. He has expertise in strategic advice, finance, M&A, contract negotiations and due di...

Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.com This first episode discusses the key elements of Asia's massive energy transition, including two fundamental drivers, the two transformations, and the related climate finance elements.  This audio-blog allows for a better understanding of all of the key elements. Feedback is really important so as to make the content useful and relevant to you and other list...

Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.com Welcome to the Asia Climate Capital Podcast. I’m your host Joseph Jacobelli. I would like to tell you the “what” and the “why” of the podcast series. First, the “what”? The Podcast is about identifying and discussing current and future business and finance trends in the energy transition in Asia from the capital markets perspective. For most of the episodes I wil...

Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.com Transcript. Hello there. This is Joseph Jacobelli. I am the host of The Asia Climate Capital Podcast where we talk about what's going on in the world of | decarbonisation and the energy transition in Asia, with finance and economics in mind and linking ESG and sustainability issues. Please listen to The Asia Climate Capital Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts...