On Aon’s Dive into the Rapidly Evolving Renewables Industry

On Aon

The renewables industry is an evolving and dynamic sector — and the insurance sector plays a key role in mitigating risk and unlocking capital. Host and Aon’s Global Head of Climate Strategy, Richard Dudley, is joined by Global Head Renewable Energy, Guido Benz, and Renewable Energy Leader, EMEA, Mark Potter, for a discussion on the forces shaping the renewables industry.

• [3:41] Advice for starting a career in the reinsurance industry
• [4:56] Key challenges when investing in renewables
• [10:21] What the next big trend in regulation is
• [13:05] Which sectors are succeeding
• [16:17] What’s next for the industry
• [20:31] Aon’s efforts to drive growth and development in renewables

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Tweetables:

• “All of these aspects drive volatility and create challenges to the sector as well as opportunities.” — Guido Benz
• “We’re at a transition point where that needs to be reassessed again… to make sure that we meet the goals that we’re setting for ourselves.” — Mark Potter
• “There’s a lot of things to factor in for developers and a lot of types of risk and exposures that they’re managing.” — Mark Potter
• “Government bodies have a key role to play to really help facilitate this transition.” — Guido Benz
• “The business case around renewables is still very, very strong.” — Mark Potter