$10bn Bezos Earth Fund director: 'Next wave' in green finance is climate adaptation

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Investment in clean energy has reached all-time highs, Bodnar said at GreenFin 24, but the phasing out of fossil fuel assets has not kept pace / Credit: Isaac Fowler for GreenBiz
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Investment in clean energy has reached all-time highs, Bodnar said at GreenFin 24, but the phasing out of fossil fuel assets has not kept pace / Credit: Isaac Fowler for GreenBiz

Two key areas for climate investment are resilience to warming temperatures and phasing down fossil fuels, says Paul Bodnar

Corporations and investors are doing a first-rate job of investing in clean energy, according to Paul Bodnar, director of sustainable finance, industry and diplomacy at the Bezos Earth Fund. But the most...

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