Category: Interviews
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Climate Proofers: Tailwind Climate’s Adaptation Playbook
Extreme weather shocks may be on track to inflict some US$560bn or so of losses on listed companies every year by 2035, but so far very little early investor money is going into adaptation and resilience (A&R) solutions. That’s according to new analysis by Tailwind Climate, an adaptation-focused advisory and investment firm, which last week released a 112-page playbook on… Read more
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Catalyst: The Rise of Adaptation Tech
Cutting emissions is essential to avoiding the worst of climate change, but we also have to deal with the impacts of climate change happening now. Fortunately, there’s a growing list of technologies that could help us adapt — and potentially turn a profit for investors, too. Will these emerging adaptation and resilience (A&R) technologies take… Read more
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Innovating Climate Conversations – Ep. 1
Categories: InterviewsRobert Kay, Co-Founder of 319Climate, sits down with Emilie Mazzacurati, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Tailwind, to discuss taxonomies, adaptation, climate funding, and more. Read more
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Closing the Adaptation Finance Gap
Categories: InterviewsIn May, climate proofers from across the world gathered in New York for Adapt Unbound USA, a pioneering conference on the emerging adaptation economy. Experts from tech, finance, and policy held forth on topics ranging from how to prepare cities for climate change to building industry-wide collaborations. ClimateProof’s Louie Woodall moderated the last panel of the… Read more
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Podcast: Innovations in Climate Resilience Conference
Categories: InterviewsIn episode 206 of America Adapts, the podcast partnered with Battelle for their third annual Innovations in Climate Resilience Conference, ICR24. Keynote speakers and attendees join the pod to share their experiences in climate adaptation and also discuss highlights from the conference. Experts in this Episode: Listen to the podcast: Read more
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Greenomics Ep. 10 | Out of the frying pan? Climate impacts and adaptation opportunities.
How does extreme heat affect human health and the economy, and what is being done about it? Shilpita Mathews, Senior Economist at Oxford Economics, joins our host Sarah Nelson to discuss adaptation. Shilpita speaks to guests Jane Gilbert, Chief Heat Officer of Miami-Dade County and Emilie Mazzacurati the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Tailwind about… Read more
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Adaptation: the Next Frontier for Climate Tech?
Categories: InterviewsWatch Emilie Mazzacurati, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Tailwind, in conversation with Todd Allmendinger from CleanTech Group, discuss Tailwind’s vision and work to accelerate innovation in adaptationand resilience. Read more
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America Adapts: Exploring America’s Leadership in Climate Resilience with Battelle
Categories: InterviewsIn episode 201 of America Adapts, Doug Parson partners with Battelle on their Innovations in Climate Resilience Conference, ICR24. This episode has a lineup of expert guests who will delve into the core of climate resilience. Read more
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Everybody in the Pool: Surviving when the Water is Rising
Categories: InterviewsThis week on Everybody in the Pool, we’re going back to the topic that first got Molly interested in climate solutions: adaptation and resilience. Or, put simply, how we survive the worsening climate crisis. This week, we’re talking with Emilie Mazzacurati, who’s been working on getting attention, money, and data on this part of the… Read more
