Formerly Microsoft’s Chief Environmental Officer, and now Chief Sustainability Officer &amp; Senior Managing Director at Haveli Investments, Lucas Joppa discusses the strategies and tools Microsoft developed to meet its ambitious carbon negative goals, including setting an internal price on carbon, restructuring their corporate governance, and funding innovative climate technology solutions. He also tells us why he thinks climate finance is entering its most consequential decade.----Climate Rising Host: Professor Mike Toffel, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment InitiativeGuest: Lucas Joppa, Chief Sustainability Officer &amp; Senior Managing Director, Haveli InvestmentsFor transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org.

Formerly Microsoft’s Chief Environmental Officer, and now Chief Sustainability Officer &amp; Senior Managing Director at Haveli Investments, Lucas Joppa discusses the strategies and tools Microsoft developed to meet its ambitious carbon negative goals, including setting an internal price on carbon, restructuring their corporate governance, and funding innovative climate technology solutions. He also tells us why he thinks climate finance is entering its most consequential decade.----Climate Rising Host: Professor<a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=386263" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mike Toffel</a>, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment InitiativeGuest: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-joppa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lucas Joppa</a>, Chief Sustainability Officer &amp; Senior Managing Director, Haveli InvestmentsFor transcripts and other resources, visit <a href="http://climaterising.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">climaterising.org</a>.

Going Carbon Negative at Microsoft

In this episode, Melissa Lott, Director of Research and Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, and Michael Webber, Josey Centennial Professor in Energy Resources and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, discuss how companies can decarbonize their electricity when pursuing net zero climate goals, from increased efficiency to electrification to generating their own carbon-free electricity, and the pros and cons of these pathways.Climate Rising Host: Professor Mike Toffel, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment InitiativeGuests:Melissa Lott, Director of Research and Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia UniversityMichael Webber, Josey Centennial Professor in Energy Resources and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

In this episode, Melissa Lott, Director of Research and Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, and Michael Webber, Josey Centennial Professor in Energy Resources and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, discuss how companies can decarbonize their electricity when pursuing net zero climate goals, from increased efficiency to electrification to generating their own carbon-free electricity, and the pros and cons of these pathways.Climate Rising Host: Professor<a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=386263" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mike Toffel</a>, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment InitiativeGuests:<a href="https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/dr-melissa-c-lott/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Melissa Lott</a>, Director of Research and Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University<a href="https://www.me.utexas.edu/people/faculty-directory/webber" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Webber</a>, Josey Centennial Professor in Energy Resources and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

Managing Electricity to Meet Net Zero Targets

Today’s episode features Alberto Carrillo Pineda, Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer of the Science Based Targets Initiative explains how they help companies and financial institutions design verifiable and achievable climate targets, and how they assess and validate those targets. He also discusses how the SBTi is transitioning from focusing on technical assistance and assessments to a standard-setting organization.Company Resources:The Science Based Targets initiativeHow science-based targets workClimate Rising Host: Professor Mike Toffel, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment InitiativeGuest: Alberto Carrillo Pineda, Co-Founder and and Chief Technical Officer, Science Based Targets InitiativeFor transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org

Today’s episode features Alberto Carrillo Pineda, Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer of the Science Based Targets Initiative explains how they help companies and financial institutions design verifiable and achievable climate targets, and how they assess and validate those targets. He also discusses how the SBTi is transitioning from focusing on technical assistance and assessments to a standard-setting organization.Company Resources:<a href="https://sciencebasedtargets.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Science Based Targets initiative</a><a href="https://sciencebasedtargets.org/how-it-works" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How science-based targets work</a>Climate Rising Host: Professor<a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=386263" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mike Toffel</a>, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment InitiativeGuest: <a href="https://sciencebasedtargets.org/about-us/the-team/alberto-carrillo-pineda" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alberto Carrillo Pineda</a>, Co-Founder and and Chief Technical Officer, Science Based Targets InitiativeFor transcripts and other resources, visit <a href="http://climaterising.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">climaterising.org</a>

How Science Based Climate Targets Work

For the second episode in our series on corporate net zero programs, we’re sharing an episode on airline decarbonization from the Climate Vision 2050 podcast produced by the consulting firm Boston Consulting Group. This episode sets up a scenario in 2050 where the industry relies on liquid nitrogen, sustainable aviation fuels, electric aircraft, and blending-wing body planes, coupled with present-day experts who explain the changes.Link to original podcast: BCG Climate Vision 2050 (“Sustainability at 36,000 feet” episode)Climate Rising Host: Professor Mike Toffel, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment Initiative

For the second episode in our series on corporate net zero programs, we’re sharing an episode on airline decarbonization from the Climate Vision 2050 podcast produced by the consulting firm Boston Consulting Group. This episode sets up a scenario in 2050 where the industry relies on liquid nitrogen, sustainable aviation fuels, electric aircraft, and blending-wing body planes, coupled with present-day experts who explain the changes.Link to original podcast: <a href="https://www.bcg.com/capabilities/climate-change-sustainability/climate-vision-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BCG Climate Vision 2050</a> (“Sustainability at 36,000 feet” episode)Climate Rising Host: Professor<a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=386263" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mike Toffel</a>, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment Initiative

BCG Climate Vision 2050: Sustainability at 36,000 Feet

In this first episode in a new series on companies setting and meeting net zero climate targets, Ashley Orgain, Chief Impact Officer at Seventh Generation, discusses why this home care products company decided to set a real zero climate goal instead of net zero, and how they plan to achieve it. She also describes how Seventh Generation is going beyond a carbon footprint to measure its carbon fingerprints that touch every aspect of their business, from banking to creative services.For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org.Climate Rising Host: Professor Mike Toffel, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment InitiativeGuest: Ashley Orgain, Chief Impact Officer, Seventh Generation

In this first episode in a new series on companies setting and meeting net zero climate targets, Ashley Orgain, Chief Impact Officer at Seventh Generation, discusses why this home care products company decided to set a real zero climate goal instead of net zero, and how they plan to achieve it. She also describes how Seventh Generation is going beyond a carbon footprint to measure its carbon fingerprints that touch every aspect of their business, from banking to creative services.For transcripts and other resources, visit <a href="http://climaterising.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">climaterising.org</a>.Climate Rising Host: Professor<a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=386263" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mike Toffel</a>, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment InitiativeGuest: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-orgain-47051b3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ashley Orgain</a>, Chief Impact Officer, Seventh Generation

Beyond Net Zero: How Seventh Generation Plans to Achieve Real Zero Carbon

This bonus episode of Climate Rising features Harvard Business Review’s Cold Cast podcast with Brian Kenny interviewing HBS professor Shirley Lu on BMW Group’s decarbonization strategy, which is the subject of a new case study that Shirley wrote with HBS colleagues George Serafeim and Mike Toffel. They discuss why BMW is focusing on reducing vehicle lifecycle emissions, and why the company has so far avoided setting a phase-out date for internal combustion engine BMWs.For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org.Guest/Host: ●      Brian Kenny, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Harvard Business School and host of Cold Call ●      Shirley Lu, Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School

This bonus episode of Climate Rising features Harvard Business Review’s Cold Cast podcast with Brian Kenny interviewing HBS professor Shirley Lu on BMW Group’s decarbonization strategy, which is the subject of a new case study that Shirley wrote with HBS colleagues George Serafeim and Mike Toffel. They discuss why BMW is focusing on reducing vehicle lifecycle emissions, and why the company has so far avoided setting a phase-out date for internal combustion engine BMWs.For transcripts and other resources, visit <a href="http://climaterising.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">climaterising.org</a>.Guest/Host: ●      <a href="https://www.hbs.edu/about/leadership/Pages/leadership-profile.aspx?profileId=27" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brian Kenny</a>, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Harvard Business School and host of Cold Call ●      <a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=722144" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shirley Lu</a>, Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School

How BMW is Driving Decarbonization 

Today, as a bonus, we’re sharing an episode of the Skydeck podcast that features interviews with HBS alumni where they share lessons learned and their life experiences.We thought this episode of Skydeck would be particularly interesting to you because it focuses on carbon capture technology. This is one of three Skydeck episodes on this topic. And for even more, check out Climate Rising’s own episodes on carbon capture, released in the fall of 2022. To hear more about the Skydeck podcast visit www.alumni.hbs.edu/skydeckVisit climaterising.org for more information.Climate Rising host: Mike ToffelSkydeck host: Dan Morrell

Today, as a bonus, we’re sharing an episode of the Skydeck podcast that features interviews with HBS alumni where they share lessons learned and their life experiences.We thought this episode of Skydeck would be particularly interesting to you because it focuses on carbon capture technology. This is one of three Skydeck episodes on this topic. And for even more, check out Climate Rising’s own episodes on carbon capture, released in the fall of 2022. To hear more about the Skydeck podcast visit <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alumni.hbs.edu%2Fskydeck&amp;data=05%7C01%7Ccmcdonald%40hbs.edu%7C4226d12aabac454f239208db6794643e%7C09fd564ebf4243218f2db8e482f8635c%7C0%7C0%7C638217659277716337%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ELS%2BaxIXV41lzT1Dpz29zJYwU%2Fl%2BqyDsnNzUH1iisuE%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.alumni.hbs.edu/skydeck</a>Visit <a href="http://climaterising.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">climaterising.org</a> for more information.Climate Rising host: Mike ToffelSkydeck host: Dan Morrell

Can We Really Engineer a Climate Fix?

In this sixth episode in our series on climate change and artificial intelligence (AI), Paul McDonald, Senior Director, Opower Product Strategy &amp; Marketing at Oracle Energy and Water, discusses how OPower uses behavioral science and AI to help utility customers reduce their energy use. He describes why saving electricity benefits both customers and utilities, and shares his advice for those interested in careers in business and climate.For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org.Climate Rising Host: Professor Mike Toffel, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment InitiativeGuest:Paul McDonald, Senior Director, Opower Product Strategy &amp; Marketing at Oracle Energy and Water

In this sixth episode in our series on climate change and artificial intelligence (AI), Paul McDonald, Senior Director, Opower Product Strategy &amp; Marketing at Oracle Energy and Water, discusses how OPower uses behavioral science and AI to help utility customers reduce their energy use. He describes why saving electricity benefits both customers and utilities, and shares his advice for those interested in careers in business and climate.For transcripts and other resources, visit <a href="http://climaterising.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">climaterising.org</a>.Climate Rising Host: Professor<a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=386263" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mike Toffel</a>, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment InitiativeGuest:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-s-mcdonald/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paul McDonald</a>, Senior Director, Opower Product Strategy &amp; Marketing at Oracle Energy and Water

How OPower Uses Behavioral Science & AI to Reduce Energy Demand

In this fifth episode in our series on climate change and artificial intelligence (AI), Jim Hayden, Chief Data Scientist at Everstream Analytics, discusses how they use AI and machine learning to help mitigate risk and optimize opportunities for supply chain logistics in a changing climate and in the face of extreme weather events, such as heat stress, drought, and temperature extremes. And he shares his advice for those interested in careers in business and climate.For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org.Climate Rising Host: Professor Mike Toffel, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment InitiativeGuest: Jim Hayden, Chief Data Scientist, Everstream Analytics

In this fifth episode in our series on climate change and artificial intelligence (AI), Jim Hayden, Chief Data Scientist at Everstream Analytics, discusses how they use AI and machine learning to help mitigate risk and optimize opportunities for supply chain logistics in a changing climate and in the face of extreme weather events, such as heat stress, drought, and temperature extremes. And he shares his advice for those interested in careers in business and climate.For transcripts and other resources, visit <a href="http://climaterising.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">climaterising.org</a>.Climate Rising Host: Professor<a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=386263" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=386263" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mike Toffel</a>, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment InitiativeGuest: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jihayden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jim Hayden</a>, Chief Data Scientist, Everstream Analytics

Climate Adaptation & Supply Chains: Everstream Analytics’ AI Solution

In this fourth episode in our series on climate change and artificial intelligence (AI), Gary Agnew, CEO and Co-founder of Ideon Technologies Inc, and Kim Lawrence, VP, Talent and Customer Experience, discuss how they use energy from supernovas, sensors, satellites, and machine learning to improve the efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of mining for minerals critical to the clean energy transition. They also share their advice for those interested in careers in business and climate.For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.orgClimate Rising Host: Professor Mike Toffel, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment Initiative Guests:●      Gary Agnew, CEO and Co-founder, Ideon Technologies Inc●      Kim Lawrence, VP, Talent and Customer Experience

In this fourth episode in our series on climate change and artificial intelligence (AI), Gary Agnew, CEO and Co-founder of Ideon Technologies Inc, and Kim Lawrence, VP, Talent and Customer Experience, discuss how they use energy from supernovas, sensors, satellites, and machine learning to improve the efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of mining for minerals critical to the clean energy transition. They also share their advice for those interested in careers in business and climate.For transcripts and other resources, visit <a href="http://climaterising.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">climaterising.org</a>Climate Rising Host: Professor<a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=386263" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mike Toffel</a>, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment Initiative Guests:●      <a href="https://ideon.ai/team/gary-agnew/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gary Agnew</a>, CEO and Co-founder, Ideon Technologies Inc●      <a href="https://ideon.ai/team/kim-lawrence/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kim Lawrence</a>, VP, Talent and Customer Experience

Ideon: Mining the Energy Transition 

Climate Rising is about the impact of climate change on business. It brings business and policy leaders and Harvard Business School faculty together to share insights about what businesses are doing, can do, and should do to confront climate change. It explores the many challenges and opportunities that climate change raises for managers, such as decisions about where they choose to locate, the technologies they develop and use, their strategies with respect to products, marketing, customer engagement, and policy—in other words, the full spectrum of business concerns.

In this third episode in our series on climate change and artificial intelligence (AI), Apoorv Bhargava, CEO and co-founder of WeaveGrid, a company that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to help electric utilities optimize the integration of electric vehicles into a clean energy grid. He describes how they approach the intersection of transportation and energy as a systems problem, and he shares his advice for those interested in careers in business and climate.For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org.Climate Rising Host: Professor Mike Toffel, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment InitiativeGuest:Apoorv Bhargava, CEO and Co-founder, WeaveGrid

In this third episode in our series on climate change and artificial intelligence (AI), Apoorv Bhargava, CEO and co-founder of WeaveGrid, a company that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to help electric utilities optimize the integration of electric vehicles into a clean energy grid. He describes how they approach the intersection of transportation and energy as a systems problem, and he shares his advice for those interested in careers in business and climate. For transcripts and other resources, visit <a href="http://climaterising.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">climaterising.org</a>. Climate Rising Host: Professor<a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=386263" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mike Toffel</a>, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment InitiativeGuest:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/apoorv-bhargava/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apoorv Bhargava</a>, CEO and Co-founder, WeaveGrid

WeaveGrid's AI Solution for EV-to-Grid Integration

In this second episode in our series on climate change and AI, Yossi Matias, Vice President, Engineering &amp; Research at Google, and the founding Managing Director of Google Center in Israel, explains how Google uses AI and Machine Learning to tackle some of the biggest challenges for climate mitigation and adaptation. He describes how Google uses partnerships and collaboration to innovate in the climate space, and shares his advice for those interested in careers in business and climate.For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org.Climate Rising Host: Professor Mike Toffel, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment InitiativeGuest:●      Yossi Matias, Vice President, Engineering &amp; Research at Google, and the founding Managing Director of Google Center in Israel

In this second episode in our series on climate change and AI, Yossi Matias, Vice President, Engineering &amp; Research at Google, and the founding Managing Director of Google Center in Israel, explains how Google uses AI and Machine Learning to tackle some of the biggest challenges for climate mitigation and adaptation. He describes how Google uses partnerships and collaboration to innovate in the climate space, and shares his advice for those interested in careers in business and climate.For transcripts and other resources, visit <a href="http://climaterising.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">climaterising.org</a>.Climate Rising Host: Professor<a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=386263" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mike Toffel</a>, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment InitiativeGuest:●      <a href="https://research.google/people/YossiMatias/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yossi Matias</a>, Vice President, Engineering &amp; Research at Google, and the founding Managing Director of Google Center in Israel

Google’s AI Approach to Climate Change

In this first episode in a new series on climate change and AI, Hamid Maher and Charlotte Degot, Managing Directors and Partners at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), explain how BCG has developed and uses AI tools to help their clients manage climate risks and address mitigation and adaptation challenges. They describe how they pitch these solutions to potential clients, and share their advice for those interested in careers in business and climate.For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org.Climate Rising Host: Professor Mike Toffel, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment InitiativeGuests: ●      Hamid Maher, Managing Director and Partner, Head of Africa, BCG●      Charlotte Degot, Managing Director and Partner, Global Lead for CO2 AI, BCG

In this first episode in a new series on climate change and AI, Hamid Maher and Charlotte Degot, Managing Directors and Partners at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), explain how BCG has developed and uses AI tools to help their clients manage climate risks and address mitigation and adaptation challenges. They describe how they pitch these solutions to potential clients, and share their advice for those interested in careers in business and climate.For transcripts and other resources, visit <a href="http://climaterising.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">climaterising.org</a>.Climate Rising Host: Professor<a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=386263" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=386263" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mike Toffel</a>, Faculty Chair, Business &amp; Environment InitiativeGuests: ●      <a href="https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/hamid-maher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hamid Maher</a>, Managing Director and Partner, Head of Africa, BCG●      <a href="https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/charlotte-degot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charlotte Degot</a>, Managing Director and Partner, Global Lead for CO2 AI, BCG

How BCG Uses AI to Address Climate Change

This special episode features a discussion on solving the challenges climate change poses to food &amp; agriculture, recorded as part of the HBS Short Intensive Program on Accelerating Climate Solutions. HBS Senior Lecturer Eleanor Laurans interviews Alex Bondar, partner at Acre Venture Partners, and Rebekah Moses, Vice President of Impact Strategy at Iron Ox. They discuss climate tech and venture capital and the roles played by consumers, farmers, investors, and corporations.For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org.Host/Guests:●      Eleanor Laurans, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School●      Alex Bondar, Partner, Acre Venture Partners●      Rebekah Moses, Vice President, Iron Ox

This special episode features a discussion on solving the challenges climate change poses to food &amp; agriculture, recorded as part of the HBS Short Intensive Program on Accelerating Climate Solutions. HBS Senior Lecturer Eleanor Laurans interviews Alex Bondar, partner at Acre Venture Partners, and Rebekah Moses, Vice President of Impact Strategy at Iron Ox. They discuss climate tech and venture capital and the roles played by consumers, farmers, investors, and corporations.For transcripts and other resources, visit <a href="http://climaterising.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">climaterising.org</a>.Host/Guests:●      <a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=277126" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eleanor Laurans</a>, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School●      <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-b-5b94887/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alex Bondar</a>, Partner, Acre Venture Partners●      <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebekahmoses/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rebekah Moses</a>, Vice President, Iron Ox

Accelerating Climate Solutions for Food & Agriculture

This bonus episode features Harvard Business Review’s Exponential View podcast, where Azeem Azhar interviews climate tech investor Shayle Kann, a partner at Energy Impact Partners. They discuss the challenges and opportunities of investing in the net zero economy and why Shayle prefers to frame it as deep decarbonization. They also cover what metrics venture capitalists should consider when investing in climate tech and how net zero electricity fits into solutions.For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org.Guest/Host:●      Azeem Azhar, entrepreneur, investor, and host of Exponential View●      Shayle Kann, Partner, Energy Impact Partners

This bonus episode features Harvard Business Review’s Exponential View podcast, where Azeem Azhar interviews climate tech investor Shayle Kann, a partner at Energy Impact Partners. They discuss the challenges and opportunities of investing in the net zero economy and why Shayle prefers to frame it as deep decarbonization. They also cover what metrics venture capitalists should consider when investing in climate tech and how net zero electricity fits into solutions.For transcripts and other resources, visit <a href="http://climaterising.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">climaterising.org</a>.Guest/Host:●      <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/azhar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Azeem Azhar</a>, entrepreneur, investor, and host of Exponential View●      <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaylekann/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shayle Kann</a>, Partner, Energy Impact Partners

Climate Tech Investing in Deep Decarbonization

This bonus episode features the Harvard Law School Environmental and Energy Law Program’s CleanLaw podcast, where professors Jody Freeman (Harvard) and Greg Dotson (University of Oregon) talk about the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act that was enacted in 2022. They discuss how the bill got passed, what the law contains, how its provisions connect to other climate-related laws, and how it seeks to accelerate the country’s deployment of clean energy and other efforts to address climate change.For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org. Guests: ●      Jody Freeman, Archibald Cox Professor of Law &amp; Director, Environmental and Energy Law Program, Harvard Law School●      Greg Dotson, Associate Professor, University of Oregon School of Law  Episode specific link

This bonus episode features the Harvard Law School Environmental and Energy Law Program’s CleanLaw podcast, where professors Jody Freeman (Harvard) and Greg Dotson (University of Oregon) talk about the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act that was enacted in 2022. They discuss how the bill got passed, what the law contains, how its provisions connect to other climate-related laws, and how it seeks to accelerate the country’s deployment of clean energy and other efforts to address climate change. For transcripts and other resources, visit <a href="http://climaterising.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">climaterising.org</a>. Guests: ●      <a href="https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/jody-freeman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jody Freeman</a>, Archibald Cox Professor of Law &amp; Director, Environmental and Energy Law Program, Harvard Law School●      <a href="https://law.uoregon.edu/directory/faculty-staff/all/gdotson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Greg Dotson</a>, Associate Professor, University of Oregon School of Law Episode specific link

Accelerating the Energy Transition: The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act

Nat Keohane, President of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, discusses how companies participate in global climate talks and policy development, such as the recent UN Conference of Parties (COP) in Egypt. He also talks about what to expect as countries move from crafting climate agreements to implementation and what companies’ role is in that work. He also offers advice for those interested in careers in business and climate change. For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org.Guest: Nat Keohane, President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Nat Keohane, President of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, discusses how companies participate in global climate talks and policy development, such as the recent UN Conference of Parties (COP) in Egypt. He also talks about what to expect as countries move from crafting climate agreements to implementation and what companies’ role is in that work. He also offers advice for those interested in careers in business and climate change. For transcripts and other resources, visit <a href="http://climaterising.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">climaterising.org</a>.Guest: <a href="https://www.c2es.org/profile/nat-keohane/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nat Keohane</a>, President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

A Lookback at COP27: How Do Companies Engage in Global Climate Policy?

Grant Canary, CEO of DroneSeed, a startup company designed to accelerate reforestation after wildfires, shares his perspective on the landscape of nature-based carbon removal solutions and how DroneSeed has developed a business model to address both climate and financial risk. He also discusses how his venture capital background lends itself to tackling complex climate solutions and he offers advice for those interested in careers in business and climate change.  For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org .Guest: Grant Canary, CEO, DroneSeed

Grant Canary, CEO of DroneSeed, a startup company designed to accelerate reforestation after wildfires, shares his perspective on the landscape of nature-based carbon removal solutions and how DroneSeed has developed a business model to address both climate and financial risk. He also discusses how his venture capital background lends itself to tackling complex climate solutions and he offers advice for those interested in careers in business and climate change.  For transcripts and other resources, visit <a href="http://climaterising.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">climaterising.org</a> .Guest: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantcanary/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grant Canary</a>, CEO, DroneSeed

Nature-based Carbon Removal: DroneSeed’s Reforestation Model 

Shantanu Agarwal, Co-Founder and Director of Sustaera, a startup company developing a Direct Air Capture technology to remove carbon from the atmosphere, shares his perspective on the landscape in the race to develop scalable and affordable carbon removal technologies–from engineering to financing to deployment–and how Sustaera’s specific technology fits in. He also discusses how his entrepreneurial background led him to finding solutions for climate change and he offers advice for those interested in careers in business and climate change.  For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org.Guest: Shantanu Agarwal, Co-Founder and Director, Sustaera.

Shantanu Agarwal, Co-Founder and Director of Sustaera, a startup company developing a Direct Air Capture technology to remove carbon from the atmosphere, shares his perspective on the landscape in the race to develop scalable and affordable carbon removal technologies–from engineering to financing to deployment–and how Sustaera’s specific technology fits in. He also discusses how his entrepreneurial background led him to finding solutions for climate change and he offers advice for those interested in careers in business and climate change.  For transcripts and other resources, visit <a href="http://climaterising.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">climaterising.org</a>.Guest: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shantanuagarwal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shantanu Agarwal</a>, Co-Founder and Director, Sustaera.

Tech-based Carbon Removal: Sustaera’s Direct Air Capture 

Jigar Shah

Jigar Shah, Director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office, shares some of the technical and finance challenges and opportunities of carbon removal solutions, and shares how transitioning his private-sector energy finance background into government leadership has shown him how public-private climate tech partnerships could be improved. He also offers advice for those interested in careers in business and climate change.  For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org.Guest: Jigar Shah, Director, Loan Programs Office, U.S. Department of Energy.

Jigar Shah, Director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office, shares some of the technical and finance challenges and opportunities of carbon removal solutions, and shares how transitioning his private-sector energy finance background into government leadership has shown him how public-private climate tech partnerships could be improved. He also offers advice for those interested in careers in business and climate change.  For transcripts and other resources, visit <a href="http://climaterising.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">climaterising.org</a>.Guest: <a href="https://www.energy.gov/lpo/person/jigar-shah" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jigar Shah</a>, Director, Loan Programs Office, U.S. Department of Energy.

U.S. DOE’s Jigar Shah & the State of Carbon Removal

Climate Rising

The real estate industry faces climate change challenges like difficult financing in coastal cities, more stringent regulations on where and how to build, and the need to retrofit existing properties to reduce emissions. Bryan Koop of Boston Properties, one of the largest commercial real estate development companies in the country, and Professor Arthur Segel discuss the climate change challenges confronting the real estate industry.

The real estate industry faces climate change challenges like difficult financing in coastal cities, more stringent regulations on where and how to build, and the need to retrofit existing properties to reduce emissions. Bryan Koop of Boston Properties, one of the largest commercial real estate development companies in the country, and Professor Arthur Segel discuss the climate change challenges confronting the real estate industry.

Climate Change Challenges Facing the Real Estate Industry

How will a warming climate affect a company’s bottom line? How can groups like Ceres help persuade shareholders, CEOs, and their boards to use their influence to address climate change? Mindy Lubber of Ceres and Professor Rebecca Henderson at Harvard discuss the difficult changes businesses must make now—taking a systems approach, setting long-term goals, and including sustainability metrics in their compensation systems—in order to mitigate the risks of climate change.

How will a warming climate affect a company’s bottom line? How can groups like Ceres help persuade shareholders, CEOs, and their boards to use their influence to address climate change? Mindy Lubber of Ceres and Professor Rebecca Henderson at Harvard discuss the difficult changes businesses must make now—taking a systems approach, setting long-term goals, and including sustainability metrics in their compensation systems—in order to mitigate the risks of climate change.

Working with Companies and Investors to Address Climate Change

Wind power has more than tripled in the United States over the past decade. It's now the largest source of renewable energy in the country, accounting for more than 6% of the nation's electricity. The wind industry faces potential hurdles, however, with federal tax credits scheduled to start phasing out and delays in building major offshore wind farms. Francis Slingsby of Orsted, a global leader in offshore wind, discusses how the U.S. and the world is developing the wind industry and what the future looks like.

Wind power has more than tripled in the United States over the past decade. It's now the largest source of renewable energy in the country, accounting for more than 6% of the nation's electricity. The wind industry faces potential hurdles, however, with federal tax credits scheduled to start phasing out and delays in building major offshore wind farms. Francis Slingsby of Orsted, a global leader in offshore wind, discusses how the U.S. and the world is developing the wind industry and what the future looks like.

Developing the Wind Industry

Is increasing solar power the answer? Abby Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, and Professor Joe Lassiter discuss how to deliver reliable, clean, low cost power for people everywhere.

Is increasing solar power the answer? Abby Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, and Professor Joe Lassiter discuss how to deliver reliable, clean, low cost power for people everywhere.

Increasing Solar Power

What influence does business have on the politics of climate change? In today’s episode, we'll look at how climate change affects different businesses, and how proposed regulations like a carbon tax could help or harm business. Weighing in with their unique perspectives are Auden Schendler from Aspen Skiing Company, Bill Eacho from the Partnership for Responsible Growth, and Professor Mike Toffel.

What influence does business have on the politics of climate change? In today’s episode, we'll look at how climate change affects different businesses, and how proposed regulations like a carbon tax could help or harm business. Weighing in with their unique perspectives are Auden Schendler from Aspen Skiing Company, Bill Eacho from the Partnership for Responsible Growth, and Professor Mike Toffel.

Business and the Politics of Climate Change

Agriculture contributes a quarter of the world's greenhouse gas, and 60% comes from manure and methane emissions from animals like cattle. How is the beef industry changing to address this challenge? Could plant-based or clean meat truly change our diets enough to make an impact? Nicole Johnson-Hoffman from the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, Bruce Friedrich from the Good Food Institute, and Professor Max Bazerman discuss how to produce high quality protein to feed the world in the face of climate change.

Agriculture contributes a quarter of the world's greenhouse gas, and 60% comes from manure and methane emissions from animals like cattle. How is the beef industry changing to address this challenge? Could plant-based or clean meat truly change our diets enough to make an impact? Nicole Johnson-Hoffman from the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, Bruce Friedrich from the Good Food Institute, and Professor Max Bazerman discuss how to produce high quality protein to feed the world in the face of climate change.

Making the Food of the Future

The massive agriculture industry feeds billions of people but also contributes heavily to climate change. How do we employ more sustainable agricultural practices and maintain our ability to feed 7.7 billion people, plus 2 billion more by 2050? Indigo Agriculture’s David Perry and Harvard Business School Professor David Bell discuss the promising opportunities to change the ways in which we grow food.

The massive agriculture industry feeds billions of people but also contributes heavily to climate change. How do we employ more sustainable agricultural practices and maintain our ability to feed 7.7 billion people, plus 2 billion more by 2050? Indigo Agriculture’s David Perry and Harvard Business School Professor David Bell discuss the promising opportunities to change the ways in which we grow food.

Growing Our Food: Making Agriculture More Sustainable

What should the future of transportation look like? The solutions will likely require us to change how often we drive cars, the types of fuels we use, an investment in public transportation, congestion charges, and more car-pooling and ride-hailing services. But, it won’t be easy to change consumer behavior. Adam Gromis of Uber; Nicole Freedman, Director of Transportation for the City of Newton, MA; and Harvard Business School’s Ashley Whillans discuss the impact of transportation on climate change.

What should the future of transportation look like? The solutions will likely require us to change how often we drive cars, the types of fuels we use, an investment in public transportation, congestion charges, and more car-pooling and ride-hailing services. But, it won’t be easy to change consumer behavior. Adam Gromis of Uber; Nicole Freedman, Director of Transportation for the City of Newton, MA; and Harvard Business School’s Ashley Whillans discuss the impact of transportation on climate change.

Getting Around: Shaping the Future of Transportation

Resilience

Both cities and businesses need to prepare for climate change. That means changing how they do business today and in the future, but there’s potential for big financial benefits with change, too. Rachel Cleetus from the Union of Concerned Scientists and Harvard Business School Professor John Macomber discuss the importance of resilience.

Both cities and businesses need to prepare for climate change. That means changing how they do business today and in the future, but there’s potential for big financial benefits with change, too. Rachel Cleetus from the Union of Concerned Scientists and Harvard Business School Professor John Macomber discuss the importance of resilience.

Creating Resilience: How Businesses Can Cope with the Costs of a Warming Planet

Climate Rising is about the impact of climate change on business. It brings together business and policy leaders like Rachel Cleetus from the Union of Concerned Scientists, Adam Gromis of Uber, Bruce Friedrich from the Good Food Institute, Abigail Ross Harper from the Solar Energy Industries Association, and Mindy Lubber of Ceres with Harvard Business School faculty to share insights about what businesses can do to confront climate change. Hosted by environmental reporter David Abel, Harvard Business School Climate Rising explores the many challenges and opportunities that climate change raises for managers.

Climate Rising is about the impact of climate change on business. It brings together business and policy leaders like Rachel Cleetus from the Union of Concerned Scientists, Adam Gromis of Uber, Bruce Friedrich from the Good Food Institute, Abigail Ross Harper from the Solar Energy Industries Association, and Mindy Lubber of Ceres with Harvard Business School faculty to share insights about what businesses can do to confront climate change. Hosted by environmental reporter David Abel, Harvard Business School Climate Rising explores the many challenges and opportunities that climate change raises for managers.

Trailer: Introducing Climate Rising

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