Cleaning Up. Leadership in an age of climate change.

Cheaper, Cleaner, More Reliable - Ep14: Jonathan Maxwell

Episode Summary

How much energy are data centres using worldwide? Why have lamps been a massive infrastructure revolution? From food waste in olive production in Spain to air pollution, Michael welcomes Jonathan Maxwell into his home for Cleaning Up’s 14th episode! Jonathan Maxwell is the CEO of Sustainable Development Capital (SDCL), an investment firm that set up the UK’s first listed investment trust investing exclusively in energy efficiency - Sustainable Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT). Jonathan chairs the Trust’s Investment Committee. Jonathan has over two decades of experience in the financial sector – he spent early days of his career at HSBC Infrastructure and led the IPO process of HICL Infrastructure Company (formerly HSBC Infrastructure Company) – one of the biggest infrastructure funds listed on the London Stock Exchange. In 2007 he founded Sustainable Development Capital (SDCL), a boutique investment firm specializing in clean energy, energy efficiency and decentralised energy infrastructure projects. He has led the company ever since as the CEO. Jonathan holds a degree in Modern History from Oxford University.

Episode Notes

Further reading:

Jonathan’s official bio:

https://www.sdclgroup.com/blog/our-team/jonathan-maxwell/

Build Back Better: How utilities can get their own estates in order (27 July 2020)

https://utilityweek.co.uk/build-back-better-how-utilities-can-get-their-own-estates-in-order-on-emissionss/

Be efficient, cool and smart: tackling climate change in a post-COVID world (15 June 2020)

https://www.seeitplc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SEEIT-Be-efficient-cool-and-smart-23-June-2020.pdf

What impact will lower oil prices have on clean energy? (27 May 2020)

https://www.investmentweek.co.uk/feature/4015627/impact-lower-oil-prices-clean-energy

An introduction to SDCL with CEO, Jonathan Maxwell (20 April 2020)

https://content.yudu.com/web/69r/0A170rn/EEApr2020/html/index.html?page=30&origin=reader

Jonathan’s interview with Proactive Investors (8 March 2019)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C--N5s5HzjM