Earth, Wind and Solar features conversations on renewable energy and infrastructure in emerging markets. 

The podcast is co-hosted by partners Sarah Devine and Rebecca Abou-Chedid, who speak with business leaders, influencers and policy makers to examine trends, opportunities and innovative projects in emerging markets. 

 

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Ep27: Data Center Financing

Hernan Pareja and Obinna Isiadinso join Sarah Devine and Rebecca Abou-Chedid to discuss why data centers are an important part of digital infrastructure investment in emerging economies.

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Ep26: 2X Certification and Gender Lens Investing

Jessica Espinoza and Sana Kapadia of 2X Global join Sarah Devine and Rebecca Abou-Chedid for a conversation about "2X Certification," an independent certification mechanism for gender-lens investing.

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Ep25: Do Multilateral Development Banks Need to Reform?

Raj Kumar, founding President and Editor-in-Chief of Devex, joins Sarah Devine and Rebecca Abou-Chedid for a conversation about reforming multilateral development banks. Raj also shares what he thinks will dominate the climate finance discussion at COP28.

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Ep24: Equator Principles

William Troutman and Stuart Neely, partners with robust experience in human rights and ESG-related compliance issues, join us for a conversation about the Equator Principles and how they affect project developers.

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Ep23: Gender-lens Investing

In this episode, we explore gender-lens investing with Finnfund, a Finnish development financier and impact investor in emerging markets.

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Ep22: Developing Clean Transportation in Latin America

Cesar Vargas with CAF – Development Bank of Latin America joins Sarah Devine and Rebecca Abou-Chedid for a conversation about clean transportation and e-mobility in Latin America.

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Ep21: Mexico’s Mining Law Overhaul

Dante Trevedan and Hernán González, partners in our Mexico City office, join Sarah Devine and Rebecca Abou-Chedid for a conversation about recent amendments to Mexico’s mining law.

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Ep20: Connecting US Businesses and Development Opportunities

Sam Kwon, general counsel of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, joins us for a conversation about USTDA’s role and approach to supporting project development in emerging markets.

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Ep19: Distributed Generation Market in Brazil

Camila Ramos, founder and managing director of Clean Energy Latin America (CELA), joins us for a conversation about renewable energy in Brazil.

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Ep18: PRI: A Risky Business

Hoda Atia Moustafa, global head of portfolio management at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and partner Kenneth Hansen discuss the “what, why, when and how” of political risk insurance.

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Ep17: Developing Successful Public Private Partnerships

Patricia Sulser, investment committee member at BlueOrchard and former chief counsel at International Finance Corporation, joins us for a conversation about public private partnerships.

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Ep16: Green Bonds and Sustainable Investing

Peter Young and Vishal Mawkin join Sarah Devine and Rebecca Abou-Chedid for a conversation about green bonds and sustainable investing.

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Ep15: Conversation about mining with Barrick Gold

Poupak Bahamin, general counsel of Barrick Gold Corporation, joins us to discuss key trends in the mining industry in emerging markets.

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Ep14: Hydrogen Continued: Opportunities for Emerging Markets

Michillay Brown, Nuria Hartmann and Ivana Jemelkova rejoin hosts Sarah Devine and Rebecca Abou-Chedid to discuss opportunities for hydrogen development in emerging markets and the future outlook for the global hydrogen economy.

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Ep13: Hydrogen: Why is everyone talking about it?

Michillay Brown, corporate relations principal at Anglo American, Nuria Hartmann, manager, strategy and business consulting at HINICIO, and Ivana Jemelkova, senior managing director at FTI Consulting, join us for a conversation about hydrogen.

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Ep12: Investing in Africa – Renewable Power to Entrepreneurship

Walid Labadi, assistant general counsel, Africa, at the International Finance Corporation, joins us to discuss IFC’s investments in North Africa in recent years.

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Ep11: Working with Collateral Agents in Emerging Markets

Bryan Gartenberg, director of business development at Delaware Trust Company, joins us to discuss the role of collateral and trust agents in project finance deals.

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Ep10: The Story of Jordan’s First Wind Farm

Join us for a captivating conversation with Samer Judeh, co-founder and chairman of the Jordan Wind Project Company, about the 117-megawatt Tafila wind farm.

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Ep9: Unlocking Carbon Credits

Norton Rose Fulbright London partner Laura Kiwelu, who works on carbon credit transactions, joins us for a conversation about voluntary carbon markets

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Ep8: Creating Value through Alternative Investing

Claudio Rechden, general counsel of Deva Capital, joins us for a conversation about distressed debt investing.

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Ep7: Development through Philanthropy

We are joined by Gargee Ghosh, president of global policy and advocacy at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for a conversation about philanthropy in sustainable development.

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Ep6: Sustainable Energy Development in the Caribbean

Andrew Sprott, practice leader of Castalia, joins us for a conversation about sustainable energy development in the Caribbean.

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Ep5: Innovating in Infrastructure Finance

Ramon Candia, chief investment officer of Cifi, joins hosts Sarah Devine and Rebecca Abou-Chedid for a conversation about infrastructure development finance in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Ep4: Building Local Capital Markets and Supporting Entrepreneurship

Angel Bohorquez, senior investment officer of FinDev Canada, joins our hosts Sarah Devine and Rebecca Abou-Chedid on Earth, Wind and Solar to discuss FinDev Canada's mission to make an impact in developing markets.

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Ep3: Creating Private Debt Partnerships in Latin America

Rick Frank, the CEO and founder of Darby International Capital, joins our hosts Sarah Devine and Rebecca Abou-Chedid on Earth, Wind and Solar for a conversation about the finance and investment market in Latin America.

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Ep2: Investing in Innovative Climate Solutions

Sarah Fandell, vice president and general counsel of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation joins us for a conversation on DFC's approach to investing in solutions that help address the most critical challenges in emerging markets.

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Ep1: Reinventing Development Finance

Join us for a conversation with IFC's Director of Global Market and Business Development Jamie Fergusson to discuss what “upstream” projects mean for IFC, the scale and objectives of this early stage project development work and what makes it different.

Contacts

Sarah A. Devine
Sarah A. Devine
Partner
Email
sarah.devine@nortonrosefulbright.com
T: +1 202 662 4516
Rebecca Abou-Chedid
Rebecca Abou-Chedid
Partner
Email
rebecca.abouchedid@nortonrosefulbright.com
T: +1 202 974 5746