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Climate Finance Podcast

Jonas Tobiassen

Business

Frequency: 1 episode/65d. Total Eps: 22

This podcast aims to mainstream Climate Finance into the financial ecosystem. Join our mailing list (https://www.climatefinance.xyz) for future episodes. Hosted by Jonas Tobiassen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonastobiassen/).

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19/02/2026
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Barney Schauble - Senior Advisor at Nephila Capital and Chair/Director at Ceres

Episode 23

Sunday, June 8, 2025 • Duration 47:02

Purchase the Climate Finance Course at www.climatefinancecourse.com

Barney Schauble is a Senior Advisor at Nephila Capital, the oldest and largest investment management firm specializing in Climate-Related Reinsurance Risks.

Mr. Schuable has worked with Nephila on multiple catastrophe and weather risk investment products for 20+ years. He started his career as a Broker at Marsh & McLennan and Vice President of Risk Markets at Goldman Sachs.

Mr. Schauble is the Director and Chair of Ceres, a non-profit organization focused on sustainability integration in capital markets. He advises and invests in multiple ventures, including The Production Board. He is also a Socially Responsible Investor in Professional Soccer Clubs such as Venezia FC (Italy) and Oakland Roots (USA).

Barney graduated with an A.B. in Economics from Harvard University.

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Barney’s early academic and professional experience, including working at Guy Carpenter and writing his undergraduate thesis at Harvard:
- "Braving the Storm: An Analysis of Returns on Catastrophe Reinsurance from 1970 to 1994- London to Bermuda and Beyond," using Marsh Data with Professor Ken Froot.
Early Evolution of Nephila in Bermuda
Nephila Platform Components
Future of Catastrophe, (Re)Insurance, Weather, and Climate Risks
- Future of Nephila Capital Post-Acquisition
- Major Insurers leaving California, Florida, Net Zero Alliance, etc.
- Significance of SEC Climate Risk Disclosures
- The Role of ESG and Technology in Climate Risk Insurance Product Development and Innovation
Non-Nephila Work:
- Barney’s work as Director and Chair of Ceres.
- His Socially Responsible Investing Emphasis on Professional Soccer Teams.
Advice to Aspiring Climate Tech Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Young Professionals.

Note: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as investment advice. The interview took place on 23rd October 2023.

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Robert Eccles - Visiting Professor at Oxford University and Founding Chairman of SASB - Sustainability Accounting Standards Board

Episode 22

Saturday, October 12, 2024 • Duration 57:31

Purchase the Climate Finance Course at www.climatefinancecourse.com Robert G. Eccles is a leading ESG integration academic focusing on sustainable corporate and investment strategies. His work focuses on how capital markets can contribute to ensuring a sustainable society for generations to come.

Dr. Eccles is a Visiting Professor of Management Practice at the Said Business School, University of Oxford. He was a Tenured Professor at Harvard Business School. Eccles has also been a Visiting Lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, and a Berkeley Social Impact Fellow at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley.

He was the founding chairman of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and one of the founders of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC). He is also the first Chair of KKR’s “Sustainability Expert Advisory Council” and was an Eminent Academic Advisor to the Boston Consulting Group on Global ESG Integration and Reporting. He is notably a prolific commentator on Forbes, having published over 150 articles. Dr. Eccles received an S.B. in Mathematics and an S.B. in Humanities and Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an A.M. and Ph.D. in Sociology from Harvard University.

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Dr. Eccles’s early intellectual evolution was from studying mathematics and humanities at MIT to doing a Ph.D. in sociology focusing on the construction industry.
How writing books on Transfer Pricing and Investment Banking Dealmaking earned Dr. Eccles tenureship at Harvard Business School.

Simmi Sareen - State of Indian Climate Finance - Co-Founder of Climake and Director at Unitus Investment Bank

Episode 13

Sunday, August 20, 2023 • Duration 41:28

Purchase the Climate Finance Course at www.climatefinancecourse.com Simmi Sareen is the Director of Unitus Capital, an Indian Impact-focused Investment Bank. She is the Co-Founder of Climake, along with Shravan Shankar, a Climate Venture Studio supporting the growth of Early-Stage Indian startups. Climake publishes an annual report on the “State of Climate Finance in India.” Simmi Sareen previously founded fintech platforms, Loans4SME and GreenFunder, focusing on venture debt, asset finance, and working capital loans to social enterprises, MSMEs, and startups in India. Prior to her Climate and Impact Career transition, Simmi was a Vice-President and Head of Research at Morgan Stanley, focused on Structured Finance and Credit Derivatives, and was the Head of Risk of Grameen Impact India. She is a Chartered Accountant and was a Sloan Fellow at London Business School.

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Simmi’s career evolution from working at a Bulge-Bracket Investment Bank to focusing on Climate Finance and Social Impact in India.
Process and reasoning behind launching Climake and emphasizing on data-driven research and pilot programs.
Climake’s 2023 Edition of “State of Climate Finance in India” report.
India’s Short-Term (Peak Emissions in 2030) and Long-Term (2070) Decarbonization Targets.

Fiona Reynolds - Fr. CEO of United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment

Episode 12

Sunday, August 6, 2023 • Duration 37:04

Purchase the Climate Finance Course at www.climatefinancecourse.com Fiona Reynolds was the CEO of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) from 2013 to 2021.

The UN PRI was created in 2006 to promote the incorporation of ESG Factors (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance) into investment decision-making. It currently has 4900+ signatories (Asset Owners and Investment Management Firms) representing $120+ Trillion in AUM (Assets Under Management) in over 80 countries. Prior to UN PRI, Fiona Reynolds was the CEO of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, a non-profit organization representing Australia’s $1.6 trillion profit-to-member superannuation industry. She previously studied Public Policy at Deakin University.

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Fiona’s career progression from the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees to the UN PRI.
Origins and Early Days of UN PRI as an organization.
Creation of the Six Principles and Growth in Signatories.
Evolution in Responsible Investment and ESG Integration.
Fiona’s Leadership Challenges and Collective Accomplishments at UN PRI.
Role of Public Policy in ESG: Inevitable Policy Response (IPR).

Marilyn Waite - Managing Director of Climate Finance Fund and Venture Partner at Aera VC

Episode 10

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 • Duration 41:20

Purchase the Climate Finance Course at www.climatefinancecourse.com Marilyn Waite is the Managing Director of the Climate Finance Fund and a Venture Partner at Aera Venture Capital. She is the author of Sustainability at Work: Careers that make a difference (2016), an Editor at GreenBiz, and a host of the China CleanTech Podcast with New Energy Nexus. Prior to Climate Finance Fund, Marilyn was the Climate and Clean Energy Finance Program Officer at William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, a Strategy Executive at AREVA (Nuclear Power and Renewable Energy) in Paris, France, a Senior Research Fellow at Project Drawdown, an Energy Lead at Village Capital, and a Science and Tech Policy Fellow at the U.S. National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. She previously studied Civil and Environmental Engineering at Princeton University, worked as a World Food Programme Fellow in Southern Madagascar, and obtained her MSc in Engineering for Sustainable Development from University of Cambridge.

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Alexandra Wright-Gladstein - Founder & CEO of Sphere (Fossil Fuel Free 401(k)s)

Episode 9

Monday, January 17, 2022 • Duration 36:39

Purchase the Climate Finance Course at www.climatefinancecourse.com Alexandra Wright-Gladstein is the Founder and CEO of Sphere. Sphere is a public benefit corporation that is amplifying a social movement to get 401(k) retirement savings money out of fossil fuel companies. Sphere has two ‘first of its kind’ products: i) Sphere 500 Fossil Fuel Free Index (SPFFXI) which tracks the S&P500 excluding the fossil fuel companies, and ii) Sphere 500 Fossil Fuel Mutual Fund which tracks SPFFXI. Prior to Sphere, Alex co-founded Ayar Labs, a tech startup that produces power efficient optical input-output solutions, in 2015. Ayar Labs has raised over $60 million from the likes of Founders Fund, Intel Capital, and Lockheed Martin Ventures. She previously studied Economics and Political Science at Tufts University, worked at Enel X North America, and obtained her MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Check out the Climate Finance Podcast website for more information.

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Alexandra’s climate journey from working in the energy sector and studying entrepreneurship / technology transfer to founding Ayar Labs and Sphere.
Eureka moment: Alex enduring an arduous three year process to be able to offer her employees, at Ayar Labs, with fossil fuel free 401(k)s.
Brief overview of 401(k) plans. 79% of American employees have access to a 401(k) plan.
Pain point 1: 82% of Americans believe in Climate Change and 70-80% are not happy or aware that their retirement savings are invested in fossil fuel companies.

Cary Krosinsky - Co-Founder of Sustainable Finance Institute

Episode 8

Saturday, December 25, 2021 • Duration 47:09

Purchase the Climate Finance Course at www.climatefinancecourse.com Cary Krosinsky (LinkedIn | Website) is the Co-Founder of the Sustainable Finance Institute and the Carbon Tracker Initiative. He has co-published seven books on sustainable finance and investing. Cary has undertaken teaching and research roles at several universities including Columbia University, Brown University, Yale University, Concordia University, New York University, and University of Maryland. He has consulted the likes of the UN Principles of Responsible Investing, KPMG, Robeco, and UN Environment Programme. Cary was recently a Sustainability Advisor for the SPAC transaction of The Metals Company and a member of the New York State Common Retirement Fund Decarbonization Advisory Panel. He previously studied Computer Science at Hofstra University and was a Senior Vice President at S&P Global TruCost.

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Topics discussed:

Cary’s journey from working with big data for major institutional investors to researching and teaching Sustainable Finance.
Early days of Sustainable Finance research (2007-08). Experience with co-Founding Carbon Tracker Initiative and publishing 1st book.

Sean Kidney - CEO & Co-Founder of Climate Bonds Initiative

Episode 7

Friday, December 3, 2021 • Duration 45:46

Purchase the Climate Finance Course at www.climatefinancecourse.com Sean Kidney is the Co-Founder and CEO of Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). CBI is an international investor focused NGO working to mobilise global capital for climate action. CBI is the only organisation working solely on mobilising the $100 trillion bond market for climate change solutions. Sean Kidney studied at University of Sydney and he is currently a Professor of Practice at SOAS University of London.

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Sean’s journey from running several media ventures in Australia to focusing on global climate action.
Origin story of Climate Bonds Initiative.
Evolution of Green Bonds (Milestones).
Projection of $5 trillion annual Green Bond issuance by 2025.
Climate Bonds Standard and Certification.
CBI’s Transition Finance Framework and Label (for Transforming Companies).
Green Bond Pricing and .

Lesley Ndlovu - African Risk Capacity (Climate Risk Insurance in Africa)

Episode 6

Thursday, October 14, 2021 • Duration 34:17

Purchase the Climate Finance Course at www.climatefinancecourse.com Lindelwe Lesley Ndlovu is the CEO of the African Risk Capacity ‘‘ARC’’ Ltd. ARC Ltd is a specialist insurance company that provides parametric insurance coverage to African countries against extreme weather events and natural disasters. Prior to ARC, Lesley worked with AXA Group, AXIS Capital, and Deloitte in various senior management roles. Lesley is a graduate of Christ Church, University of Oxford in England and at the Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires (INSEAD) in France. Lesley sits on the Board of Directors of the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative for the Principles of Sustainable Insurance, and the Weather Risk Management Association, and he is a Non-Executive Director of PULA. He is a CFA charter holder, a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales, and a member of the Institute of Directors.

Check out the Climate Finance Podcast website for more information. Topics discussed:

Lesley’s journey from Zimbabwe, to working in Bermuda, London, Paris, and Singapore in the Hedge Fund and Reinsurance sector before moving back to Africa.
Introduction of the African Risk Capacity and ARC’s two entities: African Risk Capacity Agency and ARC Limited (Ltd).
Tools: Parametric Insurance, Catastrophe (Insurance-Linked) Bonds, Risk Pooling, Green Bonds, and Climate Adaptation Finance.
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Delton Chen - Global Carbon Reward (Carbon Quantitative Easing)

Episode 5

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 • Duration 38:37

Purchase the Climate Finance Course at www.climatefinancecourse.com Delton Chen founded the Global Carbon Reward initiative in 2013. Delton is a qualified civil engineer and geo-hydrologist, and he holds a Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Queensland, Australia. Delton did his doctoral research on the hydrology of a coral cay in the Great Barrier Reef, and he has 20 years of combined experience in groundwater management, environmental impact assessment, geothermal energy and climate mitigation. Delton is a thought-leader in the development of public policies based on Central Bank Digital Currencies, and is a member of the Blockchain Climate Institute. Delton founded the “Global Carbon Reward” initiative to help reduce and remove carbon at the speed and scale that are needed to stabilize the climate and meet the 2015 Paris Agreement. Delton believes that the Global Carbon Reward can fill the funding gap for climate mitigation and help protect communities and ecosystems from the ravages of climate change and over-consumption. Check out the Climate Finance Podcast website for more information.

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