Financial Climate

Author: Alex Roth

Join host Alex Roth for conversations with the most insightful investors, innovators, and experts at the frontier of climate and finance.If youre working to fight climate change, you know finance has become an essential tool. If youre a finance professional, you know that an understanding of climate risk and the energy transition is becoming indispensable. The connection between climate and finance will only strengthen as we redeploy trillions in capital to keep Earth habitable. 
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Ep. 25: Climate threats to the $4 trillion muni bond market, with Tom Doe, founder and former long-time CEO of Municipal Market Analytics
Episode 25
Wednesday, 7 January, 2026

For decades, municipal bonds have made up a vital asset class for savers, retirees, and institutional investors. In the United States, that market is worth more than $4 trillion. At the same time, the revenue from issuing muni bonds pays for nearly 70% of the country’s infrastructure—everything from roads and bridges to water purification and sewage treatment plants. Yet as the effects of climate change are felt more strongly, this crucial system may face serious vulnerabilities. My guest today is Tom Doe. He’s the founder and was the long-time CEO of a company called Municipal Market Analytics. Since the 1990s, the firm has advised well-heeled and sophisticated clients on all aspects of municipal bonds. I sat down with Tom to better understand how this kind of climate vulnerability could play out. I wanted to know why, in spite of climate dangers, that the current effects of climate change on the muni market are still so hard to detect. And I was interested to learn how the power and resources of this vast market might be used to foster climate resilience. Links:Municipal Market Analytics, Inc.