S1E123: Climate talent scout: Meet the investor backing cutting-edge green tech

Investors are on the hunt for companies that not only cut
greenhouse gas emissions but also transform industry and
society. 


Synopsis: Every first and third Sunday of the month, The Straits
Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from
biodiversity conservation to climate change.


There’s growing investor interest in companies at the cutting
edge of green tech innovation. Specifically, companies whose
solutions aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions while helping
industry wean itself off fossil fuels and switch to greener and
cleaner materials. 


More than ever, green-tech investment is needed. Much of the
energy we use to produce electricity, power our industries and
our cars produces emissions that are heating up the planet. It's
like we're stuck in a vicious cycle as climate impacts
worsen. 


The good news is there are private companies working on solutions
that can provide green power to industries, boost battery
efficiency, even create a new type of leather from mycelium, or
fungal fibres. The green solutions out there are growing quickly
as more entrepreneurs move into this space.


To find out more about this, ST's climate change editor David
Fogarty hosts Meghan Sharp, global head of Decarbonization
Partners, a joint venture between Blackrock and Temasek that
invests in private companies working on clean energy,
electrification, green materials and the circular, digital
economy. 


Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):


1:34 Tell us about your role and what you look for in green-tech
companies. 


2:46  What is the investment focus of Decarbonization
Partners?


7:13 Of all the available types of green technology, which ones
excite you the most?


13:34 Which emerging technologies will attract the most
investment in the coming decade?


15:34 And is investment in green technology growing or is there
still a large gap?


17:35 “For great companies, there will always be funding.”


Produced by: David Fogarty (dfogarty@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis
& Hadyu Rahim


Edited by: Hadyu Rahim


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