Now that the dust has settled from the UN's Conference of the Parties (COP) on climate change in Madrid, ClimateBiz sums up the highlights from the negotiations and what they mean for the private sector.

IFC just released a new report, "Green Buildings: A Financial and Policy Blueprint for Emerging Markets," that shows how financiers, governments, developers, and buildings owners can take the lead in shaping and accelerating this multitrillion-dollar business opportunity. Read more here: https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/topics_ext_content/ifc_external_corporate_site/climate+business/resources/green+buildings+report?deliveryName=DM50130

IFC just released a new report, "Green Buildings: A Financial and Policy Blueprint for Emerging Markets," that shows how financiers, governments, developers, and buildings owners can take the lead in shaping and accelerating this multitrillion-dollar business opportunity. Read more here: https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/topics_ext_content/ifc_external_corporate_site/climate+business/resources/green+buildings+report?deliveryName=DM50130

Catch up on the most important climate business news.

1:08 New high for GHGs

2:30 Biogas from livestock

4:15 Tesla's expanding Lithium storage project in australia

5:50 Using AI for concentrated solar panel

10:05 What to expect from COP25

Recorded onsite at Climate Week 2019 in New York, Jesper Brodin, CEO and President of the INGKA Group, which includes the IKEA brand, joined Shari and Marcene to discuss IKEA's plans to decouple material use from growth. This includes ambitious targets for renewable energy, product suppliers, and transport.

4:10 What does a circular economy company look like? 8:50 Managing the supply chain 11:25 The role of customers 16:25 IKEA's action plan

Renowned economist Lord Nicholas Stern literally wrote the book on carbon pricing – well, the Stern-Stiglitz High-Level Commission on Carbon Prices. He and IFC Vice President Hans Peter Lankes join ClimateBiz to discuss the basics of carbon prices, what businesses need to know, and what this means for international development.

8:21 Current state of carbon pricing initiatives 11:54 What should the price be? 14:47 Carbon pricing and developing countries 17:35 Millennial preferences 21:00 IFC's carbon pricing experience 26:00 Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition 29:32 Climate change and pensions

Part I went through the basics and current state of carbon pricing, including what it means for business. In Part II, Marcene and Shari interviewed two business leaders, Feike Sijbesma and Anand Mahindra, to discuss the report they co-chaired on Carbon Pricing and Competitiveness.

2:25 Carbon pricing and competitiveness

7:56 Climate action and profitability

11:58 Systematic approaches to incorporating climate-friendly business practices

16:57 Do we need a floor on carbon

Welcome to Season 2!

Shari and Marcene cover the climate news from the past month, with a focus on what this means for the private sector.

1:20 Scientists ramp up the alarm

2:43 UN Climate Conference, "The Ambition COP"

6:29 Saudi Aramco's IPO

8:18 Offshore wind's potential

10:57 Central banks and climate change

Ironically, cooling our buildings, transport, and industry is a major contributor to climate change.

Jim Maguire from Sustainable Development Capital joins ClimateBiz to discuss the financing mechanisms for efficient, sustainable cooling.

0:21 News roundup

08:12 Climate impacts of cooling

15:20 The Kigali Amendment

20:45 Business models, incl. "cooling as a service"

27:30 Which developing countries are ripe for investment?

31:32 Cold chains in Sub-Saharan Africa

34:17 Working through financial institutions

36:15 Market projections

Carbon Engineering (https://carbonengineering.com/) captures carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere and turns it into fuel. CEO Steve Oldham joined ClimateBiz to discuss how carbon capture has a big role to play in the ambitious targets laid out by the Paris Agreement.