Episodes

  • Simon Hallett, Cambridge Associates Head of Climate Strategy, on Why Climate Risk is Bigger Than Any Single Portfolio

    Simon Hallett, Cambridge Associates Head of Climate Strategy, on Why Climate Risk is Bigger Than Any Single Portfolio
    Apr 22 2026
    What if climate change isn’t an alpha problem but a beta problem? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Simon Hallett, Cambridge Associates Head of Climate Strategy,; what investors, consultants, and asset owners can do to move beyond performative alignment toward capital allocation that actually accelerates the transition, and how investors should course correct without losing momentum or giving sceptics an opening to disengage entirely.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Andrew McDowell, EIB Global Director General, on the New Geopolitics of Climate, Capital and European Development Finance

    Andrew McDowell, EIB Global Director General, on the New Geopolitics of Climate, Capital and European Development Finance
    Feb 24 2026
    What are the key drivers reshaping the development finance landscape Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Andrew McDowell, EIB Global Director General, the forces that are reshaping European development finance at a moment of geopolitical and climate-driven upheaval and how EIB Global is redefining its tools to fill gaps that markets and multilateral development banks aren’t addressing.
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    43 mins
  • Sander van Stijn and Colin Tissen of PGGM on Balancing Risk, Return, and Sustainability in Investing

    Sander van Stijn and Colin Tissen of PGGM on Balancing Risk, Return, and Sustainability in Investing
    Jan 15 2026
    How can investing balance risk, return, and sustainability? PGGM's Sander van Stijn and Colin Tissen discuss moving beyond index tracking to a more intentional approach, sharing how early ideas shaped a formal, scalable framework for sustainable investing.
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    44 mins
  • Bob Litterman, Kepos Capital, on Market Efficiency and the Climate Risk Premia Gap

    Bob Litterman, Kepos Capital, on Market Efficiency and the Climate Risk Premia Gap
    Dec 12 2025
    How efficient are markets at pricing climate risk? Bob Litterman, Kepos Capital, explores advances in climate risk thinking, evolving market and policy signals, the true cost of climate uncertainty, and why reduced regulation and net zero pullbacks may drive a sharper focus on understanding rather than reporting climate risk.
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    47 mins
  • Dr. Kevin Stiroh, Senior Fellow at Resources for the Future and former Federal Reserve official, on Central Banks and the Supervision of Climate-Related Financial Risk

    Dr. Kevin Stiroh, Senior Fellow at Resources for the Future and former Federal Reserve official, on Central Banks and the Supervision of Climate-Related Financial Risk
    Nov 20 2025
    What role do central banks play in addressing climate change? Dr Kevin Stiroh, former Federal Reserve and now at Resources for the Future, examines how to frame climate change as a systemic financial risk, what’s at stake, and why evolving macroprudential and microprudential frameworks is essential.
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    55 mins
  • Professor Tapio Schneider, CalTech, on AI Climate Models, Tail Risks, and Small-Scale Processes

    Professor Tapio Schneider, CalTech, on AI Climate Models, Tail Risks, and Small-Scale Processes
    Oct 30 2025
    What's at stake in climate modelling? Professor Tapio Schneider, CalTech, discusses how computational science improves understanding of tail risks and extreme events; why small-scale processes are critical for accurate models; and how finance can better integrate climate data into investments.
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    54 mins
  • Heather Zichal, JP Morgan Chase Global Head of Sustainability, on No Sacred Cows in Sustainable Investing

    Heather Zichal, JP Morgan Chase Global Head of Sustainability, on No Sacred Cows in Sustainable Investing
    Sep 23 2025
    What does the retreat from global climate initiatives mean and how are investors are still driving the energy transition outside of them? Heather Zichal, JPMorgan Chase Global Head of Sustainability, talks about the role of finance in addressing climate change; why an increasing emphasis on climate adaptation makes sense; and how JP Morgan Chase is capacity building in the sustainability space.
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    39 mins
  • Dr. Carolyn Kousky, Environmental Defense Fund, on Insuring Against Climate Risk

    Dr. Carolyn Kousky, Environmental Defense Fund, on Insuring Against Climate Risk
    Sep 11 2025
    Are there climate risks we shouldn’t be insuring anymore? Dr. Carolyn Kousky, Associate Vice President for Economics and Policy, discusses how climate change is reshaping insurance, what’s at stake if insurance markets begin to break down, and who ultimately bears the financial burden when the private market pulls back.
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    52 mins