THE weighty and highly charged topic of energy transition – and the role that climate finance plays in it – was the focus of a panel I moderated at the Insead Alumni Forum Europe, which was recently held in London.

I was joined by a group of speakers with expert interest and experience in the sector, including Lord John Browne, chairman and co-founder of BeyondNetZero, a US$3.5 billion fund that invests in energy transition and climate-related technology. Also on the panel were Allison Bennington, a partner at investment fund PJT Partners and global head of its environmental, social and governance (ESG) practice, and Insead alumnus Huw van Steenis (MBA 95J), a vice-chair and partner at consulting firm Oliver Wyman who currently sits on the climate advisory board of the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund.

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