Energy Unplugged by Aurora EP.75 Shaun Kingsbury CBE, CIO of Just Climate
Thekla von Bülow, Principal for Commissioned Projects in our Berlin office is joined by Shaun Kingsbury, Chief Investment Officer of Just Climate.
Shaun started his career working for Shell and in 2012 he has set up the world’s first low carbon investment bank – Green Investment Bank, which was later acquired by Macquarie Group. Currently Shaun is Chairman of Renewable Power Capital, Co-founder and Board member of Climate Transition Capital, Chairman of CNG Fuels and Chief Investment Officer of Just Climate, a new business launched in the beginning of November.
The focus of the conversation is on sustainable finance and climate impact investment helping to accelerate climate action.
Thekla and Shaun discuss:
•Subsidy schemes for renewables vs. merchant / PPAs
•The role of the private sector in investing into clean energy technologies
•The ESG investment movement
•Corporate PPAs as a tool for decarbonisation