In this episode, we're diving deep into climate finance - how governments are paying for and facilitating climate action.

In our first segment, Climate Group's Gillian Ertel speaks with Kaitlin Butler, Vice President of NY Green Bank, on how green bank investments accelerate clean energy and renewable infrastructure deployment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

In our next segment, Gillian continues the conversation with Champa Patel and Toby Walker from Climate Group's Governments & Policy team on all things COP29, specifically the impact of the UN's annual climate conference and what to expect ahead of COP30 in Brazil.

Then, Gillian closes out the episode with Nehmat Kaur, Climate Group's Director of the Under2 Coalition and Subnational Governments on the impact cities, states and regions can have in the fight against climate change.

Juliana Villabona de Climate Group habla con Fabiola Muñoz, ex Ministra de Ambiente de Perú, y Verónica Cardozo, miembro de la Alianza por una Ganadería regenerativa en la Amazonía Peruana - AGRAP, sobre cómo los agricultores de América Latina están trabajando para hacer que la ganadería sea más sostenible en asociación con WWF.

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In this episode of 50 Shades of Green, we're talking resilience. We sat down with Mercy Corps' Chief Climate Officer, David Nicholson, and Julie Kjestrup, Head of Policy and Thought Leadership at VELUX, to chat about different avenues of climate resilience.

From adaptation projects in the humanitarian development sector to creating a Renovation Revolution in buildings across Europe, we explore the strategies and capacity needed to prepare communities for current and future impacts of the climate crisis. 

In this episode, we’re looking back at the US Climate Action Summit –what happened and how we’re carrying progress forward from the week.

First, Climate Group’s Executive Director for North America Angela Barranco will join with Antonieta Cadiz Vargas, Deputy Executive Director of Climate Power En Accion, for the inside scoop on the US Climate Action Summit’s flagship event – the Leaders’ Forum and how partnerships and engagement are forging a better future for Latino communities.

Then, Adam Lake speaks to Seema Wadwha, Executive Director of Environmental Stewardship at Kaiser Permanente, on the US Climate Action Summit’s first ever Climate and Health Day and how healthcare companies are adapting to new paradigms in the connection between climate change and healthcare.

We’re looking at climate jobs - specifically how the concept of a green job has evolved across various industries and how governments and the private sector have adapted to changing labor circumstances in the energy transition.

First, Climate Group’s Executive Director for North America Angela Barranco joins with Maggie Thomas, Special Assistant to the President for Climate at the White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy for the inside scoop on what to expect from some new federal labor initiatives like the American Climate Corps.

Then, guest correspondent Liisa Kaufman, our Senior Manager of North America Industry, speaks to Climate Group CEO Helen Clarkson and Pete Rose, Senior Director of Stakeholder Relations at Hydro Quebec, to discuss how new climate jobs are shaping the transition to net zero.   

In this episode, we take a deep dive into COP28 – what does this iteration of the UN’s annual climate conference mean for the future of climate action?

First, we join with join with Champa Patel, Executive Director of Governments and Policy at Climate Group to give us a recap of the conference and provide insight on the role of NGOs and subnational stakeholders in the decision-making process.

Then, we speak to John Morton, Managing Director, and

In this episode of 50 Shades of Green, we’re bringing together some of the top minds in media and advertising to explore the role of marketing, entertainment, and journalism in shaping positive climate action and understanding. We speak to Chuck Monn, Creative Director at Go Humans and former Executive Creative Director of Apple’s Media Arts Lab, about the power of messaging and branding on climate action.  

Climate Group’s Adam Lake then dives the impact of some of the most influential print and broadcast media on covering climate change. He sits down with Shyla Raghav, Chief Climate Officer of TIME, and Steve Bodow, former Executive Producer and Showrunner of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj and The Daily Show, to explore the intersections and parallels between print and entertainment, and if these forms of media have the power to change the world. 

In this episode of 50 Shades of Green, we speak with Nehmat Kaur, Head of Under2 at Climate Group, and Héloïse Chicou, Climate Action Lead at Regions4, to discuss the latest advancements, achievements, and challenges facing subnational climate governance ahead of COP28.

In the latest episode of 50 Shades of Green, Climate Group's Adam Lake joins with Dr. Jeffrey Shaman, Interim Dean of the Columbia Climate School and Joshua Amponsem, Strategy Director of the Youth Climate Justice Fund, to explore the connection between climate change and human health, and the interdisciplinary policy solutions needed to address this linkage in a just and equitable way.

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