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Summary
Ahead of Climate Week NYC, join us for the latest installment of our Sustainability Nexus webinar series for a look forward on the conversations that will be driving action.
S&P Global thought leaders will join the webinar to discuss::
- Explore how geopolitical shifts are reshaping the landscape of climate risk
- Discover how to reframe transition expectations in an era of fluctuating climate policies and market dynamics
- Understand the increasing demand for water in datacenters and its implications for global energy consumption
- Examine trends in global energy demand, electrification, and the role of LLM applications, in shaping future datacenter needs
Webinar Thought Leaders
S&P Global Ratings
Marion Amiot
Head of Climate Economics
Marion Amiot is Head of Climate Economics & European Economist at S&P Global Ratings, based in London. In this position, she develops the Eurozone economic forecasts, provides insight into the economic outlook and conducts in-depth research on key macroeconomic developments and policies.
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Conway Irwin
Cleantech Research and Analysis Director
Conway Irwin is a director in the Financial and Capital Markets group, at S&P Global Energy, part of a dedicated research team that provides integrated climate and cleantech advisory research to the financial sector.
Her work focuses on cleantech (solar, wind, hydrogen, batteries, and storage) and on the broader energy transition, including changes in financial flows and regulations in response to shifts in global energy markets.
Conway has more than a decade of experience in energy and commodities markets as a journalist and analyst in both the public and private sectors in the US, Russia, and China.
Conway holds a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and a master's degree from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
S&P Global Energy
Paul McConnell
Head, Outlooks and Scenarios Analysis
Paul is an Executive Director with the Energy and Climate Scenarios team at S&P Global Energy. His work covers energy and carbon markets, long-term decarbonisation trends, climate policy, and strategic responses to climate change and the energy transition. He is highly experienced in both development of energy and climate scenarios, as well as their application in assessing climate-related risk and opportunity for organisations across the oil & gas, power, industry and financial sectors. Prior to S&P Global Energy, Paul led the climate transition risk team for a leading global sustainability consultancy. He also has many years' experience working in research roles across the energy industry.
Paul holds an MSc in Global Environmental Change and International Policy from Imperial College, London.
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Dr. Terence Thompson
Chief Science Officer
Terry leads the overall climate science and socioeconomic strategy of the Science Team. He co-founded The Climate Service, leading the development of the TCS software platform and methodology using his over 20 years of experience in advancing climate analysis for industry. Prior to S&P Global, Terry led LMI's climate program, established the Intelligent systems Laboratory at Gould Electronics, and was the former VP of Energy & Environment at Metron Aviation (an Airbus subsidiary) serving as a principal investigator for many NASA and FAA environmental studies.
Terry holds a doctorate and masters in Biophysics from University of Rochester Medical School
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Esther Whieldon
Thought Leadership Senior Writer
Esther Whieldon is a Senior Writer on the S&P Global Horizons Thought Leadership Team and co-host of the S&P Global podcast ESG Insider. Esther has worked at S&P Global for 14 years and was previously a Senior Reporter in the S&P Global Market Intelligence newsroom where she wrote about climate change, ESG and energy issues. Prior, Esther worked two years as a reporter at Politico and spent several years before that in the S&P Global Platts energy newsroom in Washington, D.C. Esther earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Washington Adventist University in Takoma Park, Maryland.
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