Askbnef: Climatescope 2022: Energy Transition Trends in Emerging Markets
In this AskBNEF, Ethan Zindler, Luiza Demoro and Sofia Maia will discuss the main findings from the Climatescope 2022 reports, reveal the latest rankings and explain how BNEF evaluates country attractiveness for clean energy investment.
Speakers
Ethan Zindler
Head of Americas
BloombergNEF
Ethan Zindler oversees BNEF research analysts in New York, Washington, Sao Paulo and London tracking market and policy developments related to the world’s transition to lower-carbon sources of energy. He directs production of Climatescope, a project to profile clean energy investment conditions in emerging markets previously supported by the Inter-American Development Bank, the UK Department for International Development, and USAID. Based in Washington, Mr. Zindler serves as BNEF’s primary liaison to US policymakers and has testified numerous times before Congress and other legislative bodies. He is a Senior Associate (Non-Resident) at the Center for Strategic & International Studies Energy Security and Climate Change Program. Mr. Zindler holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from Georgetown University.
LUIZA DEMORO
Head of Energy Transitions
BloombergNEF
Luiza Demôro is the global Head of Energy Transitions at BloombergNEF (BNEF), Bloomberg's strategic research provider covering global commodity markets and the disruptive technologies driving the transition to a low-carbon economy. Luiza coordinates BNEF’s research and initiatives in several strategic areas globally. As governments and corporations make unprecedented, long-term pledges to decarbonize, BNEF’s energy transition specialists assess national commitments, and research strategies and policy priorities for the transition of key sectors of the economy. The group’s larger mission is to help stakeholders in the race to zero make better informed plans for the transition.
SOFIA MAIA
Associate, Energy Transitions Team
BLOOMBERG/ SAO PAULO OFFICE
Sofia Maia is an energy transition analyst at BloombergNEF (BNEF) – a strategic research provider covering low-carbon technology markets – based in São Paulo. At BNEF, she is the project manager for Global Climatescope, one of BNEF’s largest projects. Climatescope tracks and analyses the condition for clean energy investment in over 130 markets in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America and the Middle-East. She is also the lead author of the Power Transition Trends 2021 report. Based on detailed proprietary data on 140 markets conducted by more than 60 BNEF analysts, the Power Transition Trends study assesses the world’s progress toward lower-carbon sources of generation. Sofia holds a degree in Public Administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV – São Paulo).