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The Asia Climate Finance Podcast

Joseph Jacobelli
Renewable Energy
Clean Energy
China
Climate Change
Asia
Energy Transition
Sustainability
United States
Climate Finance
Hong Kong
Corporate Sustainability
Europe
Offshore Wind
Inflation Reduction Act
COP28
Investment
Macroeconomic Trends
Green Hydrogen
Coal-Fired Power Plants
Net Zero

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.

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We explore why simply shutting down coal plants is not a realistic fix for South and Southeast Asia. Elrika Hamdi and Ernst Kuneman from Agora Energiewende explain how reforming rigid Power Purchase Agreements (PPA... more

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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 ... more

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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 b... more

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Sustainable construction costs under 1% more to build. So why are developers and investors still hesitating? Green building pioneer Armelle Le Bihan joins the show to explain how climate resilience is reshaping pro... more

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Recent Guests

Elrika Hamdi
Executive at Agora Energiewende, Southeast Asia Director
Agora Energiewende
Episode: Ep94 Why Coal Contracts Block Asia's Green Transition with Elrika Hamdi & Ernst Kuneman, Agora
Ernst Kuneman
Senior Associate at Agora Energiewende
Agora Energiewende
Episode: Ep94 Why Coal Contracts Block Asia's Green Transition with Elrika Hamdi & Ernst Kuneman, Agora
Yvonne Huang
Co-founder of Earth & Life Symbio
Earth & Life Symbio
Episode: Ep93 Making Asia's Climate Transition Bankable with Yvonne Huang, Earth & Life Symbio
Frédéric Samama
Climate finance expert, co-author of Green Swan, author of The Enigma of Climate Inaction
S&P Global
Episode: Ep92 Green Swans: Climate Risk and Financial Stability with Frederic Samama, S&P Global
Armelle Le Bihan
Leading expert on green buildings in Asia and founder of GBCE
GBCE (Green Building Consulting & Engineering)
Episode: Ep91 Green Buildings in Asia: Banks, Insurers Decide with Armelle Le Bihan, GBCE
Chan Yau Chong
Founder of Climate Finance Asia; formerly with Oxfam Hong Kong; involved in CarbonCare Innolab
Climate Finance Asia; CarbonCare Innolab
Episode: Ep90 Renewable Energy Works, So Why Isn't Asia Doing It? with Chan Yau Chong, Climate Finance Asia
Arun Kumar
Analyst at Asia Research and Engagement, specializing in energy transition in India and Asia
Asia Research and Engagement
Episode: Ep89 India's Net Zero: Commercial Reality or Clever PR? with Arun Kumar, Asia Research and Engagement
Summer Bae
Seasoned expert from Cleantech Group
Cleantech Group
Episode: Ep87 Surviving the Two Valleys of Death in APAC Cleantech with Summer Bae, Cleantech Group
Jeff Huang
CEO of AEX Holdings
AEX Holdings
Episode: Ep86 How China is Building a Global Carbon Market with Jeff Huang, AEX Holdings

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Joseph Jacobelli
Author, analyst and investor focused on climate finance in Asia

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 20 ratings
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    Enjoyed Ep. 24 as a nice foray into my area of business experience - construction, sustainability, proptech, Smart Cities, and decarbonisation. Some good examples and thoughts in here. Links for further reading?

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Ep93 Making Asia's Climate Transition Bankable with Yvonne Huang, Earth & Life Symbio
Q: What role do policy and ecosystem collaborators play in de-risking ventures?
Policy certainty and a coordinated ecosystem—policy makers, banks, developers, and technology providers—help align incentives, reduce regulatory friction, and create a multi-stakeholder language that supports scalable investment in low-carbon transitions.
Ep93 Making Asia's Climate Transition Bankable with Yvonne Huang, Earth & Life Symbio
Q: Can you give a practical example of how a project becomes bankable?
Stagra's approach shows the path: a lead lender and strategic equity partner secure long-term offtake commitments before construction, providing a floor price and debt capacity that unlocks further financing and refinancing, effectively turning a risky plan into a bankable asset.
Ep93 Making Asia's Climate Transition Bankable with Yvonne Huang, Earth & Life Symbio
Q: What is the core gap you see between policy and bankable finance in Asia's heavy industries?
The gap is not the tech or the money, but translating high-level ambitions into concrete, bankable projects at the factory floor. This requires aligning industry language with banking and ensuring that contracts, revenue streams, and risk are structured to satisfy financiers.
Ep90 Renewable Energy Works, So Why Isn't Asia Doing It? with Chan Yau Chong, Climate Finance Asia
Q: Why is climate finance so critical to achieving energy transition in Asia, beyond just the obvious need for capital?
Finance is essential for scale, and there is a shift needed toward long-term considerations, such as avoiding stranded assets and factoring in social and environmental externalities, ethics, and governance to drive sustainable outcomes.
Ep90 Renewable Energy Works, So Why Isn't Asia Doing It? with Chan Yau Chong, Climate Finance Asia
Q: Let's start with Hong Kong itself: where does the local renewables industry stand today, and what are the main barriers to scale?
The sector is progressing slowly due to a reluctance to abandon fossil fuels and cognitive biases about returns, but Chan Yau argues there are more renewable resources than commonly believed and that policy tools like feed-in tariffs and NGO-led solar deployments prove the model can work when action is taken.

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Conversations with finance, policy, research and industry specialists examine how capital, regulation and technology can accelerate climate action across Asia. Hosted by author, analyst and investor Joseph Jacobelli, the interviews focus on practical challenges in decarbonising power, heavy industry, buildings, transport and financial markets. Guests include company founders, investors, researchers and policy experts who discuss how projects become investable, how climate risks affect financial decisions, and what regional market differences mean for implementation. The emphasis is on the commercial and institutional conditions behind the transition, rather than on technology alone. This is a strong fit for professionals following Asian cli... more

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2. Ernst Kuneman
3. Yvonne Huang
4. Frédéric Samama
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7. Arun Kumar
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