Paddy provides his perspectives on how COP28 can drive stronger private sector engagement to advance climate action, unique opportunities for the Middle East region in incorporating sustainability as well as how COP28 can address the ‘just transition’ for workers and communities affected by the shift to a low-carbon economy.
Feb 2024
Tanzeed Alam on COP28 & the UAE Consensus: from agreement to action
We’re joined today by Tanzeed Alam, MD at Earth Matters, to talk about the outcomes of COP28 in the UAE, and look ahead to COP29 in Azerbaijan.Tanzeed is the MD of Earth Matters, with extensive experience consulting with private sector and government on climate action. He also to ... Show More
35m 59s
Mar 2023
Public-Private partnership for a green recovery, with Dr. Nasser Yassin
We’re joined this week by His Excellency Dr. Nasser Yassin, Minister of Environment in Lebanon. Dr. Yassin shares the role of environmental governance as a key driver for sustainable development, bridging the gap between the public and private sectors, and how they’re looking to ... Show More
19m 47s
Nov 2023
COP 28 and potential opportunities for Ultra High Net Worth clients
Vijay Bains, the Group Chief Sustainability Officer & Maurice Gravier, Chief Investment Officer, talk about what to expect at COP 28, the trends in sustainability and the growing investment opportunities in sustainable finance. With the UAE hosting COP 28 and the Year of Sustaina ... Show More
7m 29s
Mar 2023
Carbon Frontiers Episode 5 | Peter Zaman, Partner, HFW Singapore
<p>This week on our Carbon Frontiers series, we welcome Peter Zaman back into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Peter is a Partner at HFW in Singapore and has been practicing law in climate finance and the environmental markets since 2004.</p>
<p>One year after Peter took us deep into ... Show More
49m 48s
Jan 2024
Analysis: Climate Entrepreneurs in the Middle East
This week, Leah Hickert speaks with Will Todman, deputy director and senior fellow with the CSIS Middle East Program, about how entrepreneurs can help regional governments adapt to climate change. A new Analysis from the CSIS Middle East Program. Will Todman, "Entrepreneurs Can H ... Show More
7m 2s
Feb 2025
Carbon Frontiers 2025 Episode 3 | Peter Zaman, Partner, HFW Singapore
<p>This week on Carbon Frontiers 2025, we welcome back Peter Zaman, Partner at HFW Singapore. David Greely sits down with Peter to discuss the impact of the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and how the rest of the world's response, whether ideological or pragmatic, will det ... Show More
54m 15s