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Ezekiel Macharia on addressing the climate emergency from the insurance perspective

The insurance industry was at the forefront of discussions at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow in November 2021. Members of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance called on the insurance industry to serve as an enabler of the great transition toward a decarbonized economy, one… Read More »Ezekiel Macharia on addressing the climate emergency from the insurance perspective

Howden Group to Present a Workshop at the World Climate Summit 2021

Organised by World Climate Foundation, World Climate Summit is recognised as one of the most important official side events of COP26. It is the leading forum for business and investment-driven solutions to climate change, acknowledging the essential importance of collaboration and the “bottom-up” perspective in solving… Read More »Howden Group to Present a Workshop at the World Climate Summit 2021

Underwriting Facility Set to Energise Geothermal Development in Kenya and Ethiopia

FSD Africa, the UK Government’s flagship financial sector programme in Africa, and Parhelion, aUK-based specialist energy and climate risk finance advisory company, have today announcedplans to launch a first-of-its-kind underwriting facility, backed by East African insurers, to de-riskearly-stage development of geothermal energy projects with the… Read More »Underwriting Facility Set to Energise Geothermal Development in Kenya and Ethiopia

Parhelion to Host a Panel Discussion at the World Geothermal Congress 2021

On Tuesday October 26 I 2 – 3PM, Parhelion will host a panel discussion Risk Finance for Resource Development at the long-awaited World Geothermal Congress 2020+1 in Reykjavik, Iceland. The three-day event will take place on-site and virtually in order to accommodate the geothermal sector’s international network.   Insurance and climate risk finance expert, Julian Richardson, will lead the discussionl and begin with introducing the product offering and potential for GeoFutures. The… Read More »Parhelion to Host a Panel Discussion at the World Geothermal Congress 2021

Julian Richardson on closing the protection gap

Climate change is a global problem that needs solutions from all sectors. But the role of finance may be the key to decarbonising the economy. After all, implementing renewable energy targets and ambitions would be unattainable without finance solutions.   During Africa Climate Week 2021 (Sept 26 – 29) we spoke with insurance and climate risk finance expert, Julian… Read More »Julian Richardson on closing the protection gap

Africa Climate Week 2021

Africa Climate Week 2021 (ACW 2021) is scheduled for the 26th to 29th September and will be hosted by the Government of Uganda. The event will bring together governments, private sector leaders and civil society to engage in solution-oriented dialogues and showcase climate action.    Virtual participation in the… Read More »Africa Climate Week 2021

Geothermal Project Finance: Business Models, Financial Instruments and Incentives

The GeoFuture GreenInvest’s project lead – Julian Richardson from Parhelion – was a key panelist on a PIVOT2021 discussion titled ‘Geothermal Project Finance: Business Models, Finance Instruments and Incentives’ on July 20 2021. The panel was moderated by Tim Lines from SPE with panelists from Rabobank, Goldman Sachs and The World Bank.  This session deliberates on how to best derisk the geothermal project life… Read More »Geothermal Project Finance: Business Models, Financial Instruments and Incentives

Impact Investor spoke to one of London’s ‘most innovative insurers’ – Julian Richardson

In a recent piece by Impact Investor, our project leader and founder of Parhelion – Julian Richardson – discusses new focus on underwriting climate-related investments. Richardson believes that London’s enormous insurance market has a vital role to play in addressing climate change. So in June… Read More »Impact Investor spoke to one of London’s ‘most innovative insurers’ – Julian Richardson