Finance is the climate story of 2024. And it’s a theme that has proved inescapable in our TIME100 Climate list of influential climate leaders in business this year. Around the world, decision makers, executives, researchers, and innovators are working to help unlock the necessary funding and resources needed to drive successful and equitable climate action. It’s a story encapsulated by our cover subject, Ajay Banga, who, as president of the World Bank, has woven climate priorities into its mission.