![]() It's always lovely to chat with you, and I'd like to start our conversation by getting your thoughts on what the sustainable infrastructure financing ecosystem looks like right now. Hi Amanda, thank you for joining us on today's episode. 12: How do we make investments green, without going into the red? We had a real fun conversation, so let's dive right in. It will be interesting to see how the new Inflation Reduction Act will help on this front, and we are chatting about this today with Amanda Li, Co-Founder and COO of Banyan Infrastructure.īanyan is an investment facilitator for sustainable infrastructure headquartered in San Francisco – a business on a mission to unlock capital for the financing of green infrastructure projects of all sizes in a profitable way.Īmanda has over ten years' experience in engineering for sustainable development, and is passionate about opening financial doors for green infrastructure projects. Increasing efficiencies in areas like solar and energy efficiency while freeing up funding capacity will allow investors to allocate more time towards exploring new areas like green hydrogen and carbon capture. We need tools that enable project financiers to get comfortable with exploring and entering new markets. Project financiers usually take less technical risks on more mature technologies, and when it comes to sustainability, many technologies are new. So demand from investors is growing, but it's not consistent across the board, and connecting it to the supply side remains challenging. Plus, there's the whole ESG debate – no one can deny the surge in demand for ESG funds, which theoretically are supposed to serve as a proxy for sustainable investments, but in practice, that's still to be determined. There is a lot of interest these days, especially considering the recent geopolitical turbulence surrounding energy. Written and produced by Erika Randall and Tim Grassley.When it comes to investing in sustainable projects, there are still many unknowns. Learn more about Yumi Janairo Roth's work and the project We are coming. Learn more about the installation in Cody, WY. The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver Questions the Cowboy. Learn more about the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art's show, Cowboy, which features We are coming. Although the Filipino Rough Riders were largely forgotten to history, Roth and David are working with historic theaters in towns and cities where the Wild West show traveled to install the trio’s names -Ysidora Alcantara, Felix Alcantara, and Geronimo Ynosincio – on vintage marquees. In 1899, Buffalo Bill's Wild West hired three Filipinos to join the Congress of Rough Riders of the World. The result, in the case of today's guests, is We Are Coming, a project by Yumi Janairo Roth and Emmanuel David about Filipino pasts and futures. What happens when you not only collaborate on a project, but you also meet your creative work and research bestie? Written and produced by Erika Randall and Tim Grassley, The Ampersand is a production of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. Rabaka’s research and publications.Įpisodes recorded at Interplay Recording in Boulder, CO. Learn more about the Center for African and African American Studies.ĭiscover Dr. As 2023 draws to a close, we hope you, dear listeners, breath in this gorgeous human’s words. Woven throughout is Rabaka’s deep desire to live with reciprocity and help all people discover a renewed humanity. DuBois to the Women’s Movement, from jazz and the civil rights movement to soul sisters and funksters, from Rabaka’s upbringing in Texas to catalyzing change in Boulder, Colorado. Like his research, today’s interview covers unbelievable and unexpected ground-from W.E.B. Rabaka is a creative and scholarly hurricane who has authored more than 17 books that span his wide interests. Reiland Rabaka, professor of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado Boulder and director of the Center for African and African American Studies. For The Ampersand’s final episode of season two, we have the joy of interviewing Dr.
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