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Climate Finance: The Mayor Who Built a Subway—and is Rewriting the Global Rules

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Before becoming the youngest elected mayor in Quito’s history, Mauricio Rodas had already founded a political party, launched a policy think tank in Mexico City, studied at Purdue and the University of Pennsylvania on a Fulbright, and run for president of Ecuador.

When he took office in 2014, 56% of the city’s emissions came from transportation. So he built a subway from scratch—and completed it three years later, on time and on budget, using state-of-the-art technology.

Rodas is a special kind of builder: an institutional entrepreneur. Someone who creates the foundations and systems to expand democracy, economic opportunity, and the capacity to contend with climate challenges.

Today, he’s co-founder of the SDSN Global Commission for Urban SDG Finance, where he’s helping cities develop investment-grade climate plans and design new tools, like the Green Cities Guarantee Fund, to unlock billions in capital for low-carbon infrastructure.

In this episode, we talk subways, politics, public luxury goods, and the global push to rewrite outdated financial rules so cities can lead on climate.

Supercool is collaborating with the Commission’s Secretariat, hosted at the University of Pennsylvania, to conduct a series of episodes with global mayors at the forefront of this movement.

Show Notes

Guest: Mauricio Rodas

Organization:
- Former Mayor of Quito, Ecuador
- Visiting Scholar, Penn Institute of Urban Research, University of Pennsylvania
- Co-Lead, SDSN Global Commission for Urban SDG Finance

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