Green Markets Day 2025 – Session Recordings Now Available

Green Markets Day 2025, held on September 23 during New York Climate Week, highlighted groundbreaking efforts and innovative approaches turning climate ambition into real-world action.

The Center for Green Market Activation, in partnership with Lowercarbon Capital and in collaboration with RMI and Smart Freight Centre, brought together suppliers, investors, standard-setters, and policy leaders for an unforgettable afternoon of candid debate, bold advances, and practical insights on scaling solutions in the toughest sectors to decarbonize – no matter which way the political winds blow.

Video recordings and transcripts are available at the links below by clicking on each session title.

Session Recordings

Welcome and State of the Market
Kim Carnahan, CEO, Center for Green Market Activation (GMA)

Trucking RFP Winners Announcement followed by Panel – Big Bet: Unlocking the Future of Trucking
Andre de Fontaine, Managing Director, GMA (moderator)
Christoph Wolff, CEO, Smart Freight Centre
Melissa Bauer, ESG and Sustainability Strategy Lead, eBay
Sami Khan, Co-Founder and CEO, Nevoya

SABA Spotlight: COP30 Campaign Announcement
Andrew Chen, Principal, RMI

Climate Intelligence Spotlight: RMI’s Climate Intelligence ‘Catalytic Procurement’ Report
Josh Henretig, Managing Director, RMI

Fireside Chat: Can Advance Market Commitments Jumpstart Climate’s Hardest Sectors?
David Roberts, Writer and Owner, Volts Podcast
Clay Dumas, General Partner, Lowercarbon Capital

Panel – Reaching Scale, Attracting Capital
Paul Bodnar, Director of Sustainable Finance, Industry, and Diplomacy, Bezos Earth Fund (moderator)
Brandon Middaugh, GM/Partner, Sustainability Markets and Climate Innovation Fund, Microsoft
Laura Helman, Senior Vice President, Brookfield
Rama Variankaval, Global Head of Corporate Advisory and Sustainable Solutions, JPMC
Jigar Shah, Co-Managing Partner, Multiplier​

Campaign Spotlight: Mission Possible Partnership’s Build Clean Now Campaign
Michel Frédeau, Senior Fellow, Mission Possible Partnership

Panel – Concrete Steps, Steel Resolve, and Clean Chemistry: Heavy Industry’s Next Moves
Bryan Fisher, Managing Director, RMI (moderator)
Chris Atkins, Director, Worldwide Operations Sustainability, Amazon
Leah Ellis, CEO and Co-Founder, Sublime
Johan Mandaric Reunanen, Climate Impact Lead, Stegra
Hans Olav Raen, CEO, Yara Clean Ammonia

Panel – Founders at the Frontier: Startup CEOs Talk Scaling Climate Tech
Lauren Faber O’Connor, Partner, Lowercarbon Capital (moderator)
Gregory Constantine, CEO and Founder, AirCo
Sarah Lamaison, Co-Founder and CEO, Dioxycle
Sandeep Nijhawan, CEO, Electra
Hiro Iwanaga, CEO, TalusAg