The Asia Climate Finance Podcast

About The Asia Climate Finance Podcast

The podcast is a journey into the multifaceted world of climate business and finance trends in Asia. Featuring experienced experts and hosted by author, analyst, and investor Joseph Jacobelli, the non-profit podcast, delves into the latest trends and challenges, empowering listeners to navigate Asia’s ever-evolving sustainability and decarbonisation landscape.

Publisher

Joseph Jacobelli

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Feb 2022

Latest episode

5 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

94 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Aug 2026

   Ep90 Renewable Energy Works, So Why Isn't Asia Doing It? with Chan Yau Chong, Climate Finance Asia

   Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.com Chan Yau Chong, leading thought-leader and co-founder of Climate Finance Asia, reveals why Hong Kong's solar revolution hasn't scaled and exposes the uncomfortable truth about Asian investors' grip on coal. We unpack the real barriers to Asia's energy transition: from fiduciary duty rhetoric masking climate inaction to the policy gaps holding back coal phase-out across Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Discover how climate finance can accelerate the shift...

2. 

   20 Jul 2026

   Ep89 India's Net Zero: Commercial Reality or Clever PR? with Arun Kumar, Asia Research and Engagement

   Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.com Is India's net zero push real, or just clever PR? Arun Kumar of Asia Research and Engagement joins the podcast to explain why the greenwashing era is ending and why decarbonisation now wins on cost, not sentiment. We dig into the hard-to-abate sectors, green steel and cement, alongside power, coal, renewables, carbon markets, corporate PPAs and how Indian banks are pricing climate transition risk. Essential listening for anyone in climate finance, energy tra...

3. 

   6 Jul 2026

   Ep88 Why Car Makers Are Oil Companies in Disguise with Ben Scott, Carbon Tracker

   Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.com Global carmakers are currently hiding a massive 33% carbon gap, effectively operating as oil companies in disguise. Ben Scott from Carbon Tracker joins us to reveal why legacy auto giants face a "Kodak moment" as they lag behind the electric vehicle transition. We explore how China’s EV dominance empowers the Global South to leapfrog fossil fuel dependency for strategic industrial survival. This conversation is essential for those interested in tracking how ...

Who has been a guest on The Asia Climate Finance Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Tan Chong Yee
• Sam Ringwaldt
• Nana Li
• Christine Loh
• Dinita Setywati

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

64

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

81

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Guest appearances

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