As global heat waves become more frequent and severe, climate-technology startups are playing an increasingly important role in innovation needed to accelerate decarbonization and create new economic opportunities. Financing these emerging companies has become a critical task for climate-focused venture capital funds. In this episode of the Sustainability Currents podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Yasutake Homma is joined by Tomosaku Sohara, founder of NordicNinja, a climate-technology venture capital firm. They discuss the growing role of climate-technology investors, how portfolio companies are tackling climate change through innovation, and how government policies are shaping the future of the climate-technology ecosystem.

As global heat waves become more frequent and severe, climate-technology startups are playing an increasingly important role in innovation needed to accelerate decarbonization and create new economic opportunities. Financing these emerging companies has become a critical task for climate-focused venture capital funds. In this episode of the Sustainability Currents podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Yasutake Homma is joined by Tomosaku Sohara, founder of NordicNinja, a climate-technology venture capital firm. They discuss the growing role of climate-technology investors, how portfolio companies are tackling climate change through innovation, and how government policies are shaping the future of the climate-technology ecosystem.

Financial markets can no longer ignore the impacts of climate change, shifting consumer expectations, and increasing regulatory scrutiny. These forces are reshaping industries, redefining risk, and creating new opportunities for long-term value creation. Through conversations with industry leaders, investors, and subject-matter experts, we explore where sustainability is translating into measurable financial outcomes.

Financial markets can no longer ignore the impacts of climate change, shifting consumer expectations, and increasing regulatory scrutiny. These forces are reshaping industries, redefining risk, and creating new opportunities for long-term value creation. Through conversations with industry leaders, investors, and subject-matter experts, we explore where sustainability is translating into measurable financial outcomes.

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How NordicNinja Backs Climate Tech

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Traditional development funding is under pressure even as the need for investment in healthcare, water, energy access and other basic services remains high. Can innovative finance help draw more private capital into these areas? On this week’s episode of the Sustainability Currents podcast, John Simon, co-founder and managing partner of Total Impact Capital, joins Shaheen Contractor, Bloomberg Intelligence senior sustainable finance research analyst, to explore how new financing structures can pool capital, manage risk and attract investors to projects that can be difficult to fund. They discuss the role of concessional capital and technical assistance, where these structures work — and where they don’t. The conversation also examines how the investor base is changing and what could come next for impact finance.

Traditional development funding is under pressure even as the need for investment in healthcare, water, energy access and other basic services remains high. Can innovative finance help draw more private capital into these areas? On this week&rsquo;s episode of the Sustainability Currents podcast, John Simon, co-founder and managing partner of Total Impact Capital, joins Shaheen Contractor, Bloomberg Intelligence senior sustainable finance research analyst, to explore how new financing structures can pool capital, manage risk and attract investors to projects that can be difficult to fund. They discuss the role of concessional capital and technical assistance, where these structures work &mdash; and where they don&rsquo;t. The conversation also examines how the investor base is changing and what could come next for impact finance.

Innovative Finance to Scale Impact

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Climate risks are becoming easier to identify and model, but turning that knowledge into projects remains a major challenge. Michael Berkowitz, executive director of the University of Miami’s Climate Resilience Institute, joins Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Sustainability Analyst Chris Ratti to discuss how cities can move from planning to implementation, which technologies could reshape resilience and how the new Resilience Finance Lab aims to mobilize capital for adaptation and climate-risk projects.

Climate risks are becoming easier to identify and model, but turning that knowledge into projects remains a major challenge. Michael Berkowitz, executive director of the University of Miami&rsquo;s Climate Resilience Institute, joins Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Sustainability Analyst Chris Ratti to discuss how cities can move from planning to implementation, which technologies could reshape resilience and how the new Resilience Finance Lab aims to mobilize capital for adaptation and climate-risk projects.

Resilience Meets the Implementation Gap

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Solar and storage account for 70% of all new capacity added to the electric grid in the first half of 2026, and the US now has enough solar capacity to power more than 50 million American homes, according to a recent report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie. On this week’s episode of the Sustainability Currents podcast, Tim Pawlenty, former governor of Minnesota and current president and CEO of SEIA, joins Eric Kane, Bloomberg Intelligence director of sustainable finance research, to discuss key findings from the group’s U.S. Solar Market Insight report. They discuss the strategic road map for scaling American solar and storage, bipartisan market reform, soaring power demand from data centers, grid interconnections and much more

Solar and storage account for 70% of all new capacity added to the electric grid in the first half of 2026, and the US now has enough solar capacity to power more than 50 million American homes, according to a recent report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie. On this week&rsquo;s episode of the Sustainability Currents podcast, Tim Pawlenty, former governor of Minnesota and current president and CEO of SEIA, joins Eric Kane, Bloomberg Intelligence director of sustainable finance research, to discuss key findings from the group&rsquo;s U.S. Solar Market Insight report. They discuss the strategic road map for scaling American solar and storage, bipartisan market reform, soaring power demand from data centers, grid interconnections and much more

Tim Pawlenty on the US Solar Industry

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How NordicNinja Backs Climate Tech

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