Optimism and action at Climate Week NYC + An employee-owned holdco

<p>Host <strong>Brian Walsh </strong>takes up <em>ImpactAlpha’s </em>top stories with editor <strong>David Bank</strong>. <em>Up this week: </em>As President Trump calls climate change a “con job” at the UN, investors and philanthropies are raising money and building projects anyway; development banks abroad and Asia&#39;s asset owners are stepping up on climate finance –  is it enough; And this week&#39;s deal spotlight shines on Celsius Companies, a Philadelphia-area holding company buying up clean energy contractors to turn their workers into owners.</p><p>Story links:</p><ul><li>“<a href="https://impactalpha.com/hoax-this-climate-week-nyc-showcases-real-solutions-to-really-real-climate-change/">Hoax this! Climate Week NYC showcases real solutions to real (really!) climate change</a>,” by Amy Cortese</li><li>“<a href="https://impactalpha.com/development-finance-institutions-rally-private-climate-capital-as-us-threatens-multilateral-banks/">Development finance institutions rally private climate capital as US threatens multilateral banks</a>,” by Jessica Pothering</li><li>“<a href="https://impactalpha.com/as-us-retreats-asias-investors-take-the-lead-on-climate-financing/">As US retreats, Asia&#39;s investors take the lead on climate financing</a>,” by Dennis Price</li><li>“<a href="https://impactalpha.com/holding-company-for-clean-energy-contractors-in-philadelphia-aims-to-turn-workers-into-owners/">Holding company for clean energy contractors in Philadelphia aims to turn workers into owners</a>,” by Roodgally Senatus</li></ul><p><br></p>