Boots on the Ground: The Key to Investing in the Global Energy Transition

Boots on the Ground: The Key to Investing in the Global Energy Transition

Author: Paul Ellis May 27, 2025 Duration: 29:53
Aniket Shah is Managing Director & Global Head of the Sustainability and Transition Strategy at Jefferies, a global financial services firm ranked #1 in the Institutional Investor Survey for Sustainability in the US, Europe, Japan and Australia in 2022-2024. Shah talks with us about using a face-to-face approach to advancing the energy transition: investors walking the streets, visiting the plants, talking to the people and learning the business culture. Shaw explains how in the current economic environment, climate adaptation and resilience-related investments are critical to continuing the global agenda on sustainability and human rights. Shah serves on the Board of Directors of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and teaches as an Assistant Adjunct Professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.

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