The Asia Climate Finance Podcast
The podcast is a journey into the multifaceted world of climate business and finance trends in Asia. Featuring experienced experts and hosted by author, analyst, and investor Joseph Jacobelli, the non-profit podcast, delves into the latest trends and challenges, empowering listeners to navigate Asia’s ever-evolving sustainability and decarbonisation landscape.
The Asia Climate Finance Podcast
Latest Episodes
Ep96 Asia's Power Crisis: Can Batteries Keep Up with AI? with Mark Hutchinson, FESSIA
Asia's growing demand for electricity, driven by AI, data centres and the energy transition, is putting power grids under pressure. Could battery energy storage unlock more renewable energy, strengthen grid flexibility and deliver reliable, rou...
Ep95 The Hidden Energy Cost of AI in Southeast Asia with Junice Yeo, Eco-Business
AI is booming across Southeast Asia. But where will all the electricity come from, and can the region meet growing demand without locking itself into fossil fuels? In this episode, Junice Yeo, Managing Partner at Eco-Business, explores the hidd...
Ep94 Why Coal Contracts Block Asia's Green Transition with Elrika Hamdi & Ernst Kuneman, Agora
We explore why simply shutting down coal plants is not a realistic fix for South and Southeast Asia. Elrika Hamdi and Ernst Kuneman from
Ep93 Making Asia's Climate Transition Bankable with Yvonne Huang, Earth & Life Symbio
Asia has no shortage of climate ambition. What it still struggles with is turning that ambition into capital. Over the past eight years, Yvonne Huang of Earth & Life Symbio has watched this gap play out, and she's less interested in the ESG...
Ep92 Green Swans: Climate Risk and Financial Stability with Frederic Samama, S&P Global
Why do we act on almost every crisis except climate change? In this episode, Frederic Samama, pioneer of the first low-carbon indices and co-author of the BIS Green Swan report, unpacks the psychology and finance behind our inaction. He walks t...
