About this episode

The episode discusses insights from COP30 regarding the role of investors in the net zero transition.

In this episode, Tamsin Ballard , Chief Investor Initiatives Officer at the PRI, reflects on a pivotal COP30 in Belém and what it means for investors navigating the next phase of the net zero transition. She is joined by Jan Kæraa Rasmussen , Head of ESG and Sustainability at PensionDanmark and member of the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance Steering Group, and Daniel Gallagher , Senior Lead on Climate at the PRI. Both guests were closely involved in investor engagement around COP30, offering on-the-ground insights from São Paulo and Belém. Together, they unpack the shift from pledges to implementation, the growing involvement of finance ministries, and the rapidly evolving expectations for investors across mitigation, resilience and nature. They explore what COP30 delivered, and what still needs to happen to unlock the capital required for a global, just and investable transition. Overview COP30 marked a step change in how investors were integrated into climate discussions, with strong participation from finance ministries, MDBs, asset owners and global policymakers. From São Paulo to Belém, conversations were more grounded in real-economy transition needs , with a…

People in this episode

Host: Tamsin Ballard

Guests: Jan Kæraa Rasmussen, Daniel Gallagher

Topics covered

• climate change
• net zero transition
• investor engagement
• finance ministries
• emerging markets
• sustainability

Keywords

• COP30
• investors
• climate finance
• sustainability
• net zero
• emerging markets
• climate-nature nexus

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PRI, PensionDanmark, UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance Steering Group

Places: Belém, São Paulo

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