# 139. Can private capital help build a more climate resilient world? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-long-short-4366180/139-can-private-capital-help-build-a-more-climate-resilient-world Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-long-short-4366180/139-can-private-capital-help-build-a-more-climate-resilient-world.md Podcast: [The Long-Short](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-long-short-4366180) Published: 2026-07-30T11:24:43+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-long-short/episodes/139-can-private-capital-help-build-a-more-climate-resilient Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/636b781f4a382300110bb134/e/6a6b347bf65398c499c8e14e/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-long-short-4366180/episodes/139-can-private-capital-help-build-a-more-climate-resilient-world Duration seconds: 2968 ## Resource In this episode of The Long-Short, hosts Tom Kehoe and Drew Nicol speak with Leslie Maasdorp, Chief Executive of British International Investment (BII), about the growing role of institutional investors in financing climate resilience. From blended finance and emerging markets to adaptation and long-term investment, they explore how public and private capital can work together to address one of the defining challenges of our time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-long-short-4366180/episodes/139-can-private-capital-help-build-a-more-climate-resilient-world/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-long-short-4366180/139-can-private-capital-help-build-a-more-climate-resilient-world.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.