Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: What’s at stake as climate negotiators ⁠prepare for COP29⁠, which for the second year running, will be held in a petro-state; how inclusive fintech ventures are ⁠cutting in middle men and women⁠ to build trust; and, a look at two new innovative financial models: for ⁠water in emerging markets⁠ and ⁠land conservation in the US⁠.