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 took on a special role last year as an advisor at the private office of Her Excel ... Show More
Jun 2025
2024-25 Winners of the MENAT Regenerative Agriculture Venture Programme
Tatiana Antonelli-Abella sits down with the winners of the 2024-25 cohort of the MENAT Regenerative Agriculture Initiative. Now in its second year, the Venture Programme received 660 registration and 190 innovation solutions, each focused on soil regeneration, climate and water-r ... Show More
36m 8s
Apr 2025
Cultivating the Future: Transforming Arid Agriculture with Dr. Ismahane Elouafi
For the final episode of our special mini-series, Tatiana Antonelli-Abella is joined by Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director of CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural innovation network. Dr. Elouafi was just named as one of the 100 most influential people of 2025 by ... Show More
43m 53s
Mar 2025
Polar regions sentinels of climate change, biodiversity, and human resilience, with Wassim Said
Tatiana Antonelli-Abella is joined by Wassim Said for a special episode of Forward Talks to mark the inaugural World Day for Glaciers and 2025 being the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation. Wassim is a Steering Committee member of the Emirates Polar Program in addition t ... Show More
29m 17s
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
Dec 2023
COP28 - reflections and impact
COP28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference wrapped up in Dubai on December 12. How do governments, organizations and companies around the world respond to the issue of climate change? We are seeing impacts of it globally, from floods to droughts to rising sea levels. Lis ... Show More
48m 57s
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
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
