# The purity test that's killing clean energy

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED Countdown Summit 2025
- Speaker: Riddhima Yadav
- Year: 2025
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment, Economics, Business and management
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/riddhima_yadav_the_purity_test_that_s_killing_clean_energy)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Why is it taking so long to finance the climate transition? After years working with the world's largest wealth funds and banks, finance innovator Riddhima Yadav has seen the same pattern: the climate movement is seeking perfection over progress, and starving the very industries that need to transition most. Discover why working with emerging markets and heavy polluters might be the uncomfortable solution to powering a clean future.

## Lectures

1. [The purity test that's killing clean energy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/riddhima_yadav_the_purity_test_that_s_killing_clean_energy/d23a250e2ac6), 9 min (TED's player)