Bill Green: Rethinking Infrastructure Investing for a Changing Climate

About this episode

Bill Green discusses the impact of climate change on infrastructure investing and the importance of climate-resilient assets.

Bill Green, managing partner at Climate Adaptive Infrastructure, joins host Deborah Kidd, CFA, director, Global Industry Standards at CFA Institute, to discuss how climate change is reshaping risks and opportunities in critical infrastructure. He explains why infrastructure assets are uniquely exposed to what he calls the "triple threat" of physical, regulatory, and political risks—and why investing in climate-resilient infrastructure can be a pathway to more profitable infrastructure investing. From innovative models like "water-as-a-service" to shifting data center demand closer to renewable energy sources, Bill shares his insights into the future of infrastructure investing.

People in this episode

Host: Deborah Kidd

Guest: Bill Green

Topics covered

• infrastructure investing
• climate change
• risk management
• climate resilience
• investment strategies

Keywords

• infrastructure
• climate change
• investment
• risk
• resilience
• water-as-a-service
• data centers
• renewable energy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Climate Adaptive Infrastructure, CFA Institute

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