A Sustainable Future

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What can we do to build a more sustainable world? Each episode features a thought leader discussing an aspect of sustainability - its origin, evolution and relevance today - with Jason Mitchell, Co-Head of Responsible Investment at Man Group.

  1. Professor Tapio Schneider, CalTech, on AI Climate Models, Tail Risks, and Small-Scale Processes

    OCT 30

    Professor Tapio Schneider, CalTech, on AI Climate Models, Tail Risks, and Small-Scale Processes

    What's at stake in climate modelling? Professor Tapio Schneider, CalTech, discusses how computational science improves understanding of tail risks and extreme events; why small-scale processes are critical for accurate models; and how finance can better integrate climate data into investments.

    54 min
  2. Heather Zichal, JP Morgan Chase Global Head of Sustainability, on No Sacred Cows in Sustainable Investing

    SEP 23

    Heather Zichal, JP Morgan Chase Global Head of Sustainability, on No Sacred Cows in Sustainable Investing

    What does the retreat from global climate initiatives mean and how are investors are still driving the energy transition outside of them?  Heather Zichal, JPMorgan Chase Global Head of Sustainability, talks about the role of finance in addressing climate change; why an increasing emphasis on climate adaptation makes sense; and how JP Morgan Chase is capacity building in the sustainability space.

    39 min
  3. Dr. Carolyn Kousky, Environmental Defense Fund, on Insuring Against Climate Risk

    SEP 11

    Dr. Carolyn Kousky, Environmental Defense Fund, on Insuring Against Climate Risk

    Are there climate risks we shouldn’t be insuring anymore? Dr. Carolyn Kousky, Associate Vice President for Economics and Policy, discusses how climate change is reshaping insurance, what’s at stake if insurance markets begin to break down, and who ultimately bears the financial burden when the private market pulls back.

    52 min
  4. Maurits Dolmans, Senior Counsel with Cleary Gottlieb, on the Climate Prisoner’s Dilemma and Fiduciary Duty

    AUG 25

    Maurits Dolmans, Senior Counsel with Cleary Gottlieb, on the Climate Prisoner’s Dilemma and Fiduciary Duty

    How could recent legal opinions shift state and private sector climate change obligations? Maurits Dolmans, Cleary Gottlieb, discusses how to rethink the obligations of fiduciary duty relative to climate action; why it may be the key to solving the climate prisoner’s dilemma; and what a legal framework for impact could look like.

    1h 7m
  5. Prof. Katy Huff, former US DOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, on the US Nuclear Renaissance

    AUG 5

    Prof. Katy Huff, former US DOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, on the US Nuclear Renaissance

    What could a nuclear renaissance look like? Professor Katy Huff, former Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, discusses how to frame nuclear energy in a net zero context where nuclear fits into the US energy mix over the next several decades and why US nuclear innovation today is different from the false starts of the past.

    45 min
  6. Daan Spaargaren, PME Senior Strategist for Responsible Investment, with a Warning for Asset Managers

    JUL 10

    Daan Spaargaren, PME Senior Strategist for Responsible Investment, with a Warning for Asset Managers

    How are asset owners emerging to drive the sustainable finance agenda? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Daan Spaargaren, PME Senior Strategist for Responsible Investment, about how PME is evolving its investment approach to include more active, sustainability-driven strategies; what that means functionally in the asset allocation process; and why it’s great to see asset owners like PME take on a bigger leadership role in the sustainable finance ecosystem.

    47 min
  7. Alex Grant, Equinor – UK Country Manager, on the Trade-offs of Net Zero

    JUN 18

    Alex Grant, Equinor – UK Country Manager, on the Trade-offs of Net Zero

    What trade-offs will we need to make to achieve net zero? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Alex Grant, Equinor UK Country Manager, about the state of the energy transition, the trade-offs that we are increasingly facing between security of supply, affordability and decarbonisation; and emerging energy technologies.

    54 min
  8. Prof. Sir Dieter Helm, University of Oxford, on the Real Costs of Climate Action

    MAY 21

    Prof. Sir Dieter Helm, University of Oxford, on the Real Costs of Climate Action

    How economically grounded is the UK’s net zero commitment? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Professor Sir Dieter Helm, University of Oxford, about what new forces and factors are reshaping net zero ambitions; how the UK should think about optimal climate policy; and why a realist approach is critical for navigating the political economy factors of climate action.

    56 min
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What can we do to build a more sustainable world? Each episode features a thought leader discussing an aspect of sustainability - its origin, evolution and relevance today - with Jason Mitchell, Co-Head of Responsible Investment at Man Group.

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    Man Group
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    2018 - 2025
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