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EPISODE · May 8, 2026 · 19 MIN

Fear and frenzy at Milken’s global conference + Strange bedfellows for a climate investment

from This Week in Impact · host Impact Alpha

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Navigating the fear and frenzy at Milken’s annual gathering of global capital players; how the war with Iran is a boon for renewable energy and the private equity that invests in it; and the strange bedfellows backing a company building floating data centers in the ocean.To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠.Story links:"⁠Renewable energy gains steam despite headwinds, as energy demand surges⁠,” by Amy Cortese and Erik Stein."⁠Climate investors team with Peter Thiel to back ocean power startup Panthalassa⁠," by Amy Cortese

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