In this episode, Jay sits down with Anna Lerner, CEO of Climate Collective, to explore the intersection of climate finance and technology. Anna shares her journey in the climate space and discusses key challenges, including the need for corporate accountability and the role of tech like AI, blockchain, and geospatial data in accelerating climate action.

They explore green accountability, Climate Collective’s work with the World Bank, and the upcoming launch of their AI accelerator aimed at empowering diverse founders to develop locally-driven climate solutions. Anna also provides insights into the growing field of biodiversity credits and how they can support local communities.

Show Resources:

• Harnessing AI to Transform Climate Action: Part I
• Harnessing AI to Transform Climate Action: Part II
• Making the Case for Green Accountability
• Savimbo - the amazing group participating in Climate Collective’s Green Accountability Accelerator

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About:⁠

Untangling Climate Finance⁠ explores the dynamic field of climate change finance through conversations with industry experts about topics including climate solutions, global carbon markets, carbon projects, novel technologies such as AI and distributed ledger, and much more.If you have any questions, comments, a future guest recommendation, or are interested in joining Jay for an episode, please shoot him a message at: ⁠jtipton@gordianknotstrategies.com⁠

Credits:

The podcast is produced by ⁠⁠Gordian Knot Strategies⁠⁠.It is written, narrated, and edited by ⁠⁠Jay Tipton⁠⁠.Special thanks to ⁠Sean Penrith⁠, Jacoba Gundle, Maggie Tipton, and Julie Witherspoon. Music is by ⁠⁠Diamond_Tunes⁠.