Insights

To keep you abreast of the exciting developments in the rapidly changing world of climate, sustainability, finance, and innovation, we publish a variety of media regularly including podcasts, blog posts, and videos.

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Our podcasts on climate technology innovation and climate finance can be found on:

Through these podcasts, we amplify the work of climate innovators and raise awareness for the industry, especially to provide information and support to new initiatives. We explore various topics including Adaptation, Buildings, Energy, Finance, and Food.

What is climate consciousness?

Food

PAYG is vital for Kenyan farmers

Finance

How banks assess climate risks?

Food

Preparing for the next drought.

Food

Food Security or Nutritional Sufficiency?

Food

Rude awakening in Seychelles.

Food

There Is Always Hope.

Food

Franchisee models for agriculture?

Food

The future of rice : low carbon?

Artificial Intelligence

Demystifying AI solutions for food

Food

Celfre Energy and Futurepump – Solar irrigation

Food

Davis & Shirtliff and Futurepump – Solar irrigation

Food

Preferred by Nature – Rice

Food

WWF Philippines – Sustainable tuna

Food

Economic resilience or food security?

Food

Community engagement key to food security.

Food

Cellular food – Anytime soon?

Artificial Intelligence

Measuring soil organic carbon

Food

Pledging to protect the land.

Food

Rainwater is not seeping in

Food

Sustaining simple pleasures.

Food

Foodtech is not just tech.

Artificial Intelligence

Finding out what’s going on.

Artificial Intelligence

Partnering smaller companies.

Food

Stopping Land Degradation.

Food

New food…What’s cooking?

Artificial Intelligence

Measuring and managing biodiversity.

Artificial Intelligence

Usable and Understandable Energy Plans

Food

To adapt, invest in tuna processing.

Artificial Intelligence

Managing risks, Communicating strategies.

Finance

Using credit lines effectively.

Finance

Preparing proactively for climate migration.

Energy

PAYG everything is a reality

Food

Breaking the cycle of subsistence farming.

Artificial Intelligence

More intelligible ESG Data

Finance

Why join a climate programme?

Food

Partnering to solve the climate crisis

Finance

The stage is set for climate talent.

Artificial Intelligence

Data mining for better mining

Humanism, Climate Change and Tagore

Something priceless out of nothing

Finance

Reinventing investing for climate crisis

Food

Rescuing food from being wasted

Finance

Collaboration is must for innovation

Energy

Circular Economy & Green Hydrogen

Finance

Nurturing businesses to seed investment.

Finance

A future without sufficient climate money.

Artificial Intelligence

Understand risks, proactively reduce vulnerability

Buildings

Architect for health, not looks.

Artificial Intelligence

Investors should use satellite climate data.

Finance

Climate angels must specialise.

Adaptation

Nature can protect islands from man.

Energy

Ships need to use greener fuels

Finance

How can climate technology companies be built at speed and at volume?

Finance

Why should utilities be seeking out partnerships with companies a fraction of their size?

Finance

Can digital technologies help businesses deliver basic services?

Energy

How will the refrigerant industry change in this decade?

Food

Creating milk goodness without the cows?

Finance

How can sustainable development solutions scale?

Finance

How can public funds promote innovation?

Food

Travin Singh explains how reducing food loss helps improve profitability

Food

Andre Menezes explains how a plant-based alternative to the world’s favourite meat was developed during the pandemic

Energy

Dr Avishek Kumar explains how the advantages and applications of vanadium redox flow batteries

Energy

Digitalization helps in managing the complex web of energy production and consumption

Luci Petlack talks about how consumers leading the transition to a sustainable economy

Finance

Thomas McMahon explains how transparent pricing and efficient settlement is key to developing carbon markets

Food

Lessons from Let’s Plant Meat on marketing alternative protein

Finance

Karim Jabbar talks about carbon financing programme for off-grid solar

Adaptation

Sanjoy Sanyal In Conversation With Troy Carter

Energy

Sanjoy Sanyal In Conversation With Kavita Gandhi

Buildings

Sanjoy Sanyal In Conversation With Kevin Hill

Food

Sanjoy Sanyal In Conversation With Eugene Wang

Energy

Sanjoy Sanyal In Conversation With Sunil Kumar Yadav, Head Building Performance & Sustainability (ASEAN) Siemens

Energy

Sanjoy Sanyal In Conversation With Lekha Patmanathan

Finance

Anton Root talks about REDD+ land and forestry projects

Finance

Martijn Veen talks about results based financing

Energy

Sujay Malve talks about building a microgrid business out of Singapore

Energy

Ken Hickson reflects on his long career and building sustainability

Finance

The Power of Crowdfunding

Finance

Davinia Cogan tells Sanjoy Sanyal that crowdfunding is a serious option for clean energy business

Energy

Sanjoy Sanyal talks to Nancy Wimmer on rural renewable energy business

Finance

Gavriel Landau, the founder of Charm Impact talks to Sanjoy Sanyal

Buildings

Kiran Pereira with Sanjoy and Rajiv talks about circular economy in construction.

Buildings

Kiran Pereira with Sanjoy Sanyal talks about crowd funding for a book project.

Energy

Toby Hammond of Futurepump

Energy

Sebastian Groh talks about the future of the grid

Our articles discuss the impact of climate innovation, analyse lessons of climate innovation, and examine climate change related topics.

Demystification

Climate change and the ASEAN societies

Demystification

Africa could face a severe food crisis, but it does not have to

Demystification

Climate Change & Small Island Developing Countries

Lessons

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Existing incumbents stand to benefit from the energy transition

Impacts

Local Solar Enterprises Are Changing Women’s Lives in Kenya: Why Won’t Investors Support Them?

Lessons

LOOK BEYOND THREE USUAL REASONS LOCAL CLEAN ENERGY ENTREPRENEURS STRUGGLE FOR INVESTMENTS

Lessons

Quality or innovation: What is key to cleantech?

Lessons

The real key to clean cooking

Lessons

Globalization: a positive force for African entrepreneurs

Lessons

FROM RESOURCES AT SCALE TO IMPACT AT SCALE

Lessons

Dear cleantech entrepreneurs, please listen to your customers

Impacts

Without Solar, Some Indian Doctors Must Operate in the Dark

Impacts

Kenya’s Farmers Battle Drought through Biodiesel Made from Cotton Waste

Lessons

In Kenya’s Rural Health Clinics, Business Performance and Renewables Go Hand-in-Hand

Demystification

Delivering energy, water & sanitation services using mobile and IoT

Impacts

How Distributed Solar Helps Pregnant Women in Rural Kenya

Impacts

Cleaner-Burning Fuels at Kenyan Schools Feed Students and Protect Forests

Impacts

A New Fuel Source Can Power Kenya’s Industries While Saving Forests. So Why Isn’t it Taking Off?

Impacts

Small is Beautiful: Schumacher’s Legacy

Lessons

CAN MICRO-GRIDS BECOME MORE VIABLE IF FARMERS ARE LINKED TO CONSCIOUS CONSUMERS?

Lessons

In Kenya, an entrepreneur is using Biodiesel to fight climate change

Lessons

Soldiering on in Solar: Why the ‘Investable’ Deals Debate isn’t the Whole Story

Lessons

“Pay-As-You-Go” Solar Could Electrify Rural Africa

Lessons

5 Tips to Choose Your Off-Grid Electricity Market in India

We have done a series of videos explaining the technology and business models for rural renewable energy.

How do you increase demand from a microgrid?

Does Chhotkei need a smart microgrid?

Lights, a phone charger & a job!

Energy. How do women in rural India use it?

CSR for energy access: Light a school and empower a girl

How to make your microgrid diesel free?

Can DC technology systems be the answer to rural electrification?

Does your electrified village need a microgrid?

We have also written three Peer-Reviewed Papers with WRI and also Published on the SWITCH Asia Network Facility on Enabling SME Access to Finance for Sustainable Consumption and Production in Asia.

Enabling SME access to finance for sustainable consumption and production in Asia – An overview of finance trends and barriers in Myanmar

Enabling SME access to finance for sustainable consumption and production in Asia – An overview of finance trends and barriers in India

Case Study of an Energy Project in Health Facilities in Kenya: How to Implement Demand-Based Approaches

The Impact Investors’ Blind Spot: Local Clean Energy Entrepreneurs in Kenya

Stimulating Pay-As-You-Go Energy Access in Kenya and Tanzania: The Role of Development Finance