As finance starts to move towards clean solutions, the cost of capital will decrease. Are financial institutions being consistent in what they say and what they do? And how can the boards of these institutions be encouraged – or forced – to ensure that climate competency is embedded at every level. Katherine Stodulka (Partner, Sustainable Finance for SYSTEMIQ and Director, Blended Finance Taskforce)  and Anne Simpson (Managing Investment Director, Board Governance and Sustainability CalPERS) speak on boardroom leadership, walking the talk, and the flow of investment to emerging markets in this episode of ‘Ahead of the Curve’. This episode is hosted by James Cameron, a Friend of COP26 and Senior Adviser to SYSTEMIQ. James is also a Senior Adviser to Pollination, Tulchan, and various other companies. He is also a Non-Executive Director to the Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) and Crown Agents and served as Chairman of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). He is also an entrepreneur, barrister, and mentor.

As finance starts to move towards clean solutions, the cost of capital will decrease. Are governments and financial institutions doing enough to incentivise this and make investing in old industries less attractive? And what is preventing capital from flowing to developing economies, where it's needed most urgently, fast enough and at the scale previously promised? Nick Stern (Chairman of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change) considers where finance is flowing and explain the economic, political, and societal conditions that will pivot capital towards green businesses whilst also directing capital to the world's developing economies.  This episode is hosted by James Cameron, a Friend of COP26 and Senior Adviser to SYSTEMIQ. James is also a Senior Adviser to Pollination, Tulchan, and various other companies. He is also a Non-Executive Director to the Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) and Crown Agents and served as Chairman of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). He is also an entrepreneur, barrister, and mentor.

Increasingly the climate lobby is moving from the streets to the courtroom - but how can climate litigation accelerate government policies for a zero emissions future? In this episode, Paul van Zyl is joined by Alice Garton, Director of Global Legal Strategy at the Foundation for International Law for the Environment, to explore litigation and human rights law as a tool for climate action.  This episode is produced in collaboration with DLA Piper, and recorded at The Conduit Studio at COP26, as part of a series exploring the role of the law in responding to climate change.

Bold and visionary leadership is essential to accelerate action towards an economy that is aligned with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. Where are we seeing examples of leadership that can help create positive tipping points – the ones we need to pull ourselves from the fossil-intensive, socially unjust system, into a net-zero and resilient world?  Faustine Delasalle (Director, Energy Transitions Commission, Co-Executive Director, Mission Possible Partnership) describes how the landscape has changed over the past few years, with new coalitions creating a space for dialogue and radical collaboration.  Gonzalo Munoz (COP25 High-Level Champion and Co-Founder, TriCiclos, SistemaB and Polkura) discusses the leadership he has seen in his role as High-Level Climate Champion, the rise of B-Corps, and the importance of increasing the resilience of communities across the world. This episode is hosted by James Cameron, a Friend of COP26 and Senior Adviser to SYSTEMIQ. James is also a Senior Adviser to Pollination, Tulchan, and various other companies. He is also a Non-Executive Director to the Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) and Crown Agents and served as Chairman of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). He is also an entrepreneur, barrister, and mentor.

What would bring a man from a dynasty of cobblers and an influential activist filmmaker together? Join Galahad and Finn for a discussion about how we should allow our feet to reconnect us literally and figuratively to the Earth. They’ll explain what doing so could mean for our physical and environmental health.

In the context of climate action, what do we mean by positive tipping points, and why is it important to recognise and work towards them?  We speak with SYSTEMIQ Co-Founder Jeremy Oppenheim and Sandrine Dixson-Decleve, Co-President of the Club of Rome, about the potential that can be unleashed through positive tipping points and how to engineer them in our pursuit of net-zero. 

What do we really mean by a just transition, what role does the law have to play, and how can we place indigenous knowledge at the forefront of climate decision making?   In this episode, Paul van Zyl is joined by Yasmine Ahmed, UK Director of Human Rights Watch, and Tishiko King, a Torres Strait Islander and campaigner, to delve into these vital questions. They discuss what governments should be doing to protect the rights of at-risk populations, the Torres Strait islands ground-breaking court case against the Australian government, and why having a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right.   This episode is produced in collaboration with DLA Piper, and recorded at The Conduit Studio at COP26, as part of a series exploring the role of the law in responding to climate change.  

In this six-part series, hosted by human rights lawyer Paul van Zyl, we ask what role does the law have in responding to the urgent demands of the climate crisis?  From how small nations can get their voices heard on the international stage, to the importance of carbon literacy in the boardroom, to the need for radical change in the financial sector, we will be discussing the ways in which business, government, and the third sector can speed the transition to a just and sustainable future. Fast & Fair: The Climate Transition podcast will be recorded and released during, and in the aftermath of, the global climate conference in Glasgow this November.

We know about the challenges of climate change, but what about the solutions? ‘Ahead of the Curve’ is a new podcast collaboration between The Conduit and SYSTEMIQ focusing on the urgent and ambitious action required to transform our economy. In this six-part series, hosted by Paul van Zyl, experts will tell us where positive change is already occurring, where challenges remain, and what we must prioritise over this next decisive decade to stay within 1.5C of global warming. ‘Ahead of the Curve’ will be recorded and released during the global climate conference in Glasgow this November.

In this episode, Paul’s guest is Daniel Jones the Editor of the New York Times’ Modern Love column. They discuss love in times of crisis, the role of intimacy and support in navigating the most difficult moments in your life, what it means to be truly vulnerable and let love in and why we all need to live in the moment and appreciate what we have This episode is part of a new series exploring the role that love plays in inspiring us to face significant challenges, such as living with cancer and mental health struggles. Throughout the series, created in partnership with Ralph Lauren’s Pink Pony and Champion Better Lives initiatives, we’ll hear from inspirational speakers from across the globe as they share stories of love in all its guises, from personal relationships to community activism.