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In the final episode of Season 3, Andrew and Marilyn speak with Dr. Guo Peiyuan, one of China’s renowned experts in ESG and green investment. Peiyuan is chairman of SynTao Green Finance and co-founder and General Manager of SynTao. He co-founded the China Social Investment Forum and is a member of both the China Green Finance Committee and the China Green Securities Committee. Peiyuan also teaches MBA and MPA students at the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management and at Beijing Normal University.We discuss the trends that are likely to shape the next decade of Chinese climate-friendly lending and investment. There is at least one commonality with many industrialized markets: the younger generation of investors is propelling ESG demand.在第三季最后一期中，两位主持人——Andrew和韦玛丽，与中国著名的ESG和绿色投资专家郭沛源博士进行了对话。 沛源是商道融绿董事长，商道纵横联合创始人兼总经理。 他同时也是中国社会投资论坛的联合创办人以及中国绿色金融委员会和中国绿色证券委员会的成员。沛源还在清华大学经济管理学院和北京师范大学教授MBA和MPA学生。我们讨论了可能影响中国未来十年气候友好型贷款和投资的趋势。 许多工业化市场至少有一个共同点：年轻一代的投资者正在推动ESG需求。

[Recorded in December 2021] Annie Liang-Zhou, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Liang Capital Partners, joins us in this episode focused on climate-friendly wealth management. Annie is also Founder and Managing Partner of Universal Pacific Advisors LLC, a cross-border consulting company focused on financial advisory, strategy, and cultural exchange. Previously, she was Director of External Affairs of the U.S.-China Green Fund and still manages its corporate foundation that engages in environmental education and action. She is a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations. Annie explains her motivation for climate tech and investing, including some of the innovations that she finds to be financially promising and impactful. And mushroom leather makes a debut.Relevant links:- Universal Pacific Partners: http://www.universalpacificadvisors.com/- Annie Liang-Zhou’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annieyzhou/- The National Committee on US-China Relations: https://www.ncuscr.org/[录制于 2021 年 12 月] 本期播客中，我们邀请到了来自Liang Capital Partners 的联合创始人兼管理合伙人 Annie Liang-Zhou，重点关注气候友好型财富管理的话题。 Annie 还是 Universal Pacific Advisors的创始人和管理合伙人。该公司是一家专注于财务咨询、战略和文化交流的跨境咨询公司。 此前，她曾担任中美绿色基金对外事务总监，目前仍管理其从事环境教育和行动的企业基金会。 除此以外，她还是中美关系全国委员会成员。 Annie 在播客中解释了她对气候技术和投资的动机，包括她认为在财务上很有前景和影响力的一些创新。 欢迎她在中国生态创新的首次亮相！相关链接：- Universal Pacific Partners官网：http://www.universalpacificadvisors.com/- Annie Liang-Zhou个人领英主页：https://www.linkedin.com/in/annieyzhou/- 中美关系全国委员会官网：https://www.ncuscr.org/

[Recorded in December 2021] In this episode we feature Luo Nan, Head of PRI China. Listen to learn more about the history of establishing and building the responsible investment movement in China, including climate-related investments. Nan has a wealth of experience in climate change. Before joining PRI in 2017, she was the Head of Institutional Infrastructure Investment at the British Embassy in Beijing, where she lead on attracting Chinese capital investment into UK renewable energy and infrastructure activities. We cover the story of moving from 10 to 80 China-based signatories of the Principles for Responsible Investment in a matter of years, the role of foreign asset owners in Chinese ESG investment, and how carbon pricing lessons from Sweden may be helpful for decarbonization.Relevant links:- Luo Nan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nan-luo-91184516/ - PRI: https://www.unpri.org/ - PRI China Launch: https://www.unpri.org/news-and-press/pri-hires-first-ever-head-of-china/353.article [2021 年 12 月录制] 在本期播客中，我们请到了 责任投资原则（PRI）中国负责人罗楠。 罗楠在气候变化方面拥有丰富的经验。她向我们分享了许多关于在中国建立和建设负责任投资原则的历史，包括与气候相关的投资。在 2017 年加入 PRI 之前，她曾在英国驻北京大使馆机构基础设施任投资主管一职，负责中国资本投资英国可再生能源和基础设施项目。 罗楠还向我们讲述了如何在几年内将责任投资原则的中国签署方从 10 个增加到 80 个的故事、外国资产所有者在中国 ESG 投资中的作用，以及瑞典的碳定价经验如何有助于其他地区脱碳。相关链接：- 罗楠个人领英主页: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nan-luo-91184516/ - PRI官网: https://www.unpri.org/ - PRI中国发布: https://www.unpri.org/news-and-press/pri-hires-first-ever-head-of-china/353.article

In this episode, we speak with Earl Carr, Chief Global Strategist at Pivotal Advisors and editor of the September 2021 book, 'From Trump to Biden and Beyond: Reimagining US-China Relations'. Earl was previously a Vice President at the Institute for Sustainable Investing at Morgan Stanley and serves on numerous boards, including The Association for Diplomatic Studies & Training and The Global Institute of Financial Professionals. Earl is a member of The National Committee on United States-China Relations, Black China Caucus, and also serves as a Senior Advisor to Engage Asia. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, and conversant in Japanese and Spanish.Earl weaves Chinese, Jamaican, Panamanian, and New York identities to build bridges in important ways. This is an eclectic episode where we cover climate infrastructure investment in Africa from US and Chinese financial institutions, the availability of climate-friendly Chinese investment products to US investors and vice versa, and the importance of cross-border collaboration.Relevant links:From Trump to Biden and Beyond: Reimagining US-China Relations: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-16-4297-5 Earl Carr’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/earl-carr/ Earl Carr’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/excarr在本期播客中，我们采访了Pivotal Advisors的全球首席策略师——厄尔·卡尔（Earl Carr）。值得一提的是，他参与编撰的新书《从特朗普到拜登：超越与重新构想中美关系》已于2021年9月出版。此前，他曾担任摩根士丹利可持续投资研究所副总裁，并在许多董事会任职，其中包括外交研究与培训协会和全球金融专业人士协会。厄尔不仅是美中关系全国委员会（The National Committee on United States-China Relations）和Black China Caucus的成员，还担任了Engage Asia的高级顾问。厄尔不仅能说一口流利的普通话，同时也精通日语和西班牙语。厄尔将自己中国人、牙买加人、巴拿马人和纽约人的文化与身份融合在一起，建立起连接中西文化的桥梁。在这期博客中，我们探讨了一系列广泛的话题，其中包括了美国和中国的金融机构对非洲的气候基础设施的投资，中美向对方投资者提供的气候友好型投资产品，以及跨境合作在中的重要性。​相关链接：《从特朗普到拜登：超越与重新构想中美关系（From Trump to Biden and Beyond: Reimagining US-China Relations）》：https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-16-4297-5 ​Earl Carr的个人领英主页: https://www.linkedin.com/in/earl-carr/ Earl Carr的推特主页: https://twitter.com/excarr

In the second episode of Season 3, we speak with Jason Tu, co-founder and CEO of MioTech. MioTech is an artificial intelligence platform that enables investment managers to gain an understanding of complex ESG data. By integrating and analyzing data from all types of sources, MioTech streamlines the entire sustainable investment process. Is the challenge of decarbonizing investment one of data availability or data transparency? Does China really have a data problem? Dive into this timely discussion of what’s needed in the measurement, disclosure and management of concrete and actionable climate and ESG data.Relevant links:MioTech website: https://www.miotech.com  Jason Tu’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.cn/injobs/in/jianyu-tu
在第三季的第二期播客中，我们有幸采访了妙盈科技 Miotech 创始人兼CEO——涂鉴彧。妙盈科技是一个用于帮助投资经理全面了解复杂的ESG数据的人工智能平台。通过整合和分析多种来源的数据，妙盈科技简化了整个可持续投资过程。在访谈中，我们与涂鉴彧探讨了许多问题：脱碳投资的挑战究竟是数据可用性还是数据透明度？中国真的存在数据问题吗？除此以外，我们也对气候和ESG数据的测量、披露和管理中所需的具体操作工具进行了深入讨论。

相关链接：
妙盈科技网站：https://www.miotech.com 
涂鉴彧（Jason Tu）个人领英: ttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jianyu-tu

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[Recorded in March 2021] In our last episode of Season 2, we speak with Dr. Ma Jun, founder and president of the Institute of Finance and Sustainability (IFS) in Beijing. IFS brings together leading finance experts at the national and local levels in China to promote green finance. Areas of focus include International Collaboration, Energy and Climate Change, ESG Investment, Greentech Innovation and Investment, and Financing Nature-Based Solutions. In addition to their domestic work, they also support green finance internationally, especially along the Belt and Road. In addition to leading IFS, Ma Jun is a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and is the former Chief Economist of their research bureau. Learn about the origins of IFS, the financial policies that can help China decarbonize the economy, and what’s in store for the next five years of aligning the Chinese economy with an ecological civilization. In this last episode, we answer the question of how much China needs to invest each year to reach its net zero goal. And Marilyn and Andrew tell us how they really feel about green taxonomies. Relevant Links: Institute of Finance and Sustainability: http://www.ifs.net.cn/ Green Investment Principles for the Belt and Road: https://gipbr.net/ （录制于2021年3月）在第二季的最后一期中，我们与北京金融与可持续发展研究所（IFS）的创始人、总裁马骏博士进行了交谈。 IFS汇集了国家级和地方各级的最权威的金融专家来促进绿色金融的发展。重点领域包括国际合作、能源与气候变化、ESG投资、绿色技术创新与投资以及基于自然的融资解决方案。除了国内事务外，IFS还在国际范围内支持绿色金融，尤其是在“一带一路”沿线。除了领导该研究所外，马骏还是中国人民银行货币政策委员会委员，曾任首席经济学家。 从本期播客中，你将了解到IFS的起源故事，帮助中国经济实现脱碳的金融政策，以及在未来五年中使中国经济与生态文明接轨的目标。马骏博士也向我们解答了中国要实现净零目标每年需要投入多少资金支持。韦玛丽和张天隆在最后分享了他们对绿色分类法的切实感受。 相关链接： 金融与可持续发展研究所：http：//www.ifs.net.cn/ 一带一路绿色投资原则：https://gipbr.net/

[Recorded in February, 2021] In this episode, we speak with Dr. Shi Zhengrong (施正荣), known as the ‘Sun King’ for his pioneering work scaling solar PV development and manufacturing in China. Dr. Shi founded Suntech Power, once the world’s largest producer of solar panels reaching a market cap of $US 16 bn with an annual production capacity of 1,000 MW, enough to power 1 million US homes. Suntech became a catalyst for other Chinese solar companies to become publicly listed. We explore Dr. Shi’s path from Suntech to Sunman Energy, a new venture that produces eArc, a lightweight, glass-free and flexible form of solar PV. Learn about the importance of glass-free solar panels, applications from trains to buildings, and the rule of three in the industry: safety, reliability, and affordability. Dr. Shi has published more than 100 papers and is the owner of 60 patents. He is also a professor at the University of New South Wales and a member of the Australian Academy of Engineering. Relevant links: Sunman Energy: https://www.sunman-energy.com/  Solar Train (eArc installation): https://reneweconomy.wpengine.com/byron-bays-world-first-solar-train-gets-ready-to-trundle-77511/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunmanenergy （2021年2月录制）在本期播客中，我们与施正荣院士进行了交谈，他曾因对中国光伏的研发和制造的开拓性工作和贡献被称为“太阳能之父”。施正荣院士在2001年创立了尚德（Suntech）电力公司，该公司曾经是世界上最大的太阳能光伏板生产商，市值达到160亿美元，年生产能力为1000兆瓦，足以为100万个美国家庭供电。尚德由此成为其他中国太阳能公司上市的催化剂。在离开尚德之后，施正荣院士重振旗鼓，创办了上迈新能源。上迈新能源是一家专注于生产eArc的新企业。eArc是一种轻巧且柔性的光伏板，创新点在于摆脱了传统光伏板因玻璃材质导致的重量问题。在播客中，你将了解eARC光伏板的应用和重要性，以及该行业的三大原则：安全性，可靠性和可承受性。 关于嘉宾：施正荣院士是无锡尚德太阳能电力有限公司、上迈新能源的创始人、澳大利亚新南威尔士大学教授、澳大利亚工程院院士。作为一位知名的太阳能科学家，施正荣院士拥有60多项光伏技术的发明专利，并出版和发表了100多篇文章和论文。 相关链接： 上迈新能源官网：https://www.sunman-energy.com/ eArc在火车上的应用：https://reneweconomy.wpengine.com/byron-bays-world-first-solar-train-gets-ready-to-trundle-77511/ 推特Twitter：https://twitter.com/sunmanenergy

[Recorded in January, 2021] Rocky Mountain Institute, known as RMI, works with Chinese policy makers to implement clean energy and low carbon economy transition strategies. But how did this all start? How did a Colorado-based organization become a strategic partner of The Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) in Beijing? In this episode, Andrew and Marilyn interview two Managing Directors of RMI: Jon Creyts and Dr. Ting Li. Together, they outline the history and present-day activities of RMI China and explain how China is a laboratory for testing new policy ideas.  Relevant links: RMI China: https://rmi.org/our-work/china-program/ RMI Twitter: https://twitter.com/RockyMtnInst  （于2021年1月录制） 落基山研究所英文名是Rocky Mountain Institute，也被大众熟知为RMI。该机构与中国的政策制定者有着密切的合作，帮助政府实施清洁能源和低碳经济转型战略。或许你会好奇，这一切是怎么开始的呢？美国科罗拉多州的一个研究机构是如何成为北京生态环境部（MEE）的战略合作伙伴的？在本期播客中，Andrew和Marilyn采访了RMI的两位常务董事Jon Creyts以及李婷博士。他们向我们概述了RMI中国的发展历程和目前正在做的工作，并阐释了中国是如何成为新政策理念的“创新实验室”的。 相关链接: RMI中国：https://rmi.org/our-work/china-program/ RMI Twitter：https://twitter.com/RockyMtnInst

[Recorded in January, 2021] Sometimes life brings you to an unexpected place. For Barbara Finamore, that place was China. In this episode, learn about how the former Senior Director for Asia at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and founder of their China program went from environmental litigator in Washington, DC to becoming a member of Foreign Policy’s “U.S.-China 50.” Barbara shares valuable lessons in climate action progress from the 1990s to the present in China, as well as how to best approach the US-China collective work on solving climate change.  Relevant links: Barbara Finamore’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/bfinamore  Barbara Finamore’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfinamore/  Will China Save the Planet Book: https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Will+China+Save+the+Planet%3F-p-9781509532667  [2021年1月录制] 有时生活会将人带到意想不到的地方。 对于费楠茉 （Barbara Finamore）来说，那个地方是中国。 在本期播客中，你将了解这位自然资源保护委员会（NRDC）的前亚洲区高级主管及其中国计划的创始人是如何从华盛顿特区的环境诉讼官，变成外交政策的“中美关系50强”成员之一的。 费楠茉在1990年代至今的中国气候行动进展中分享了宝贵的经验教训，此外还分享了中美在解决气候变化问题方面应当如何共同努力，以最佳方式解决这一问题的想法。 相关链接： 费楠茉（Barbara Finamore）的Twitter：https://twitter.com/bfinamore 费楠茉（Barbara Finamore）的LinkedIn：https：//www.linkedin.com/in/bfinamore/ 中国是否能拯救地球？：https://www.wiley.com/zh-cn/Will+China+Save+the+Planet%3F-p-9781509532667

[Recorded in December, 2020] David Li is a pioneer in the maker community in China. In 2010, he co-founded XinCheJian, the first hackerspace in China to promote open source hardware. He is the current Executive Director of Shenzhen Open Innovation Lab, which facilitates collaboration among global hardware entrepreneurs to build innovative, eco-friendly products along the Belt and Road. In this episode, we unpack the notion of a “maker space” and how this concept is applied to China, especially in places like Shenzhen. David Li explains how one particular innovation, low speed electric vehicles (LSEVs) are critical, and even more important, than the electric sedan. LSEVs are experiencing a breakthrough moment, with the GM-backed Wuling Hongguang selling 15,000 units, at $US 4,000 each, within only 20 days after hitting the China market. China accounts for more than 50% of the global EV market, yet EVs make up roughly 5% of China’s total auto market as of 2020. Shenzhen Open Innovation Lab: https://www.szoil.org/ SAIC-GM-Wuling Hongguang [In Chinese]: https://www.sgmw.com.cn/ Solar Taxi, AU-based E-bikes and EVs: https://www.solartaxi.co/ The Fab Foundation: https://fabfoundation.org/ （录制于2020年12月） 李大维（David Li）是中国创客社区的先驱。2010年，他与人合伙创办了“新车间”，这是中国第一家推广开源硬件的创客空间。他目前是深圳开放创新实验室的执行董事，该实验室致力于促进全球硬件企业家在“一带一路”沿线打造创新、环保产品的合作。在本期播客中，我们将阐释“创客空间”的概念，以及如何将其应用于中国尤其是深圳等地。David Li解释了低速电动汽车（LSEV）这种创新为何重要，甚至比电动轿车更重要。目前，LSEV正在经历一个重要的突破时刻，上汽通用五菱的宏光MINIEV在进入中国市场仅20天内就销售了1.5万辆，每辆售价4000美元。 中国占全球电动汽车市场的50%以上，但截至2020年，电动汽车仅占中国汽车市场总量的5%左右。 深圳开放创新实验室:https://www.szoil.org/ 上汽通用五菱宏光:https://www.sgmw.com.cn/ 太阳能出租车、基于澳大利亚的电动自行车和电动汽车:https://www.solartaxi.co/ Fab Foundation: https://fabfoundation.org/

In this episode, the COO of Golden Feather (金羽新能), Chubing Li, explains the ins and outs of battery innovation in China. Golden Feather is a battery startup focusing on the production of rechargeable high density lithium metal batteries that are said to increase the energy density by 40% compared to lithium ion batteries. A young team with an average age of 27, the founders at Golden Feather met at Peking University, incubated their venture out of the Peking University Incubator, and moved manufacturing to Anji. What enabled this material science breakthrough? How did this English major make her way into cleantech? What are the main challenges that remain? Learn more in this intriguing episode. For an overview of battery technologies, check out this open-access course called Batteries, Fuel Cells, and their Role in Modern Society on edX. 在本期播客中，金羽新能首席运营官李楚冰向我们阐释了中国电池创新的来龙去脉。金羽新能是一家专注于生产可充电高密度锂金属电池的电池初创公司，据称这种电池的能量密度比锂离子电池高出40%。金羽的创始人是一个平均年龄为27岁的年轻团队，他们在北京大学相识并在北京大学的孵化器中孵化了他们的企业，随后将制造转移到了安吉。是什么使材料科学取得了突破？这个本科是英语专业的学生是如何进入清洁技术行业的？目前仍然存在的主要挑战是什么？在本期中，你将获得这些答案。 若想要全面了解电池技术，可以访问开放课程网站www.edx.org，查询名为“电池、燃料电池及其在现代社会中的作用（Batteries, Fuel Cells, and their Role in Modern Society）”的课程。