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Climate Positive
Candid conversations with the leaders shaping a more sustainable future. Hosted by Gil Jenkins, Guy Van Syckle, Hilary Langer, and Kenny Gayles. Produced by HASI, a U.S.-based sustainable infrastructure investor.
Episodes
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Integrating emissionality into the Greenhouse Gas Protocol | Faraz Ahmad, Amazon
More than 90% of Fortune 500 companies report their emissions using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP), which supplies the world’s most widely used greenhouse…
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Solar in underserved international markets | Chris Burgess, RMI
Expanding access to clean energy like solar is essential to global climate goals, and it is especially impactful for the residents on island nations in the…
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The evolution of sustainable investing | Peter Krull, Earth Equity Advisors
In this episode, Gil Jenkins speaks with Peter Krull, Partner & Director of Sustainable Investing at Earth Equity Advisors, A Prime Capital Investment Advisors…
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Investing in sustainable, resilient, and inclusive infrastructure platforms | Jonathan Winer, Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners
Over the last few years, there has been an influx of venture capital seeking out profitable climate tech startups. At the same time, asset-backed financing has…
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Climate impact-driven corporate venture capital | Brandon Middaugh, Microsoft
Way back in early 2020, Microsoft made some of the most ambitious climate pledges of any corporation on the planet. It pledged to be carbon negative by 2030…
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Bringing carbon positive hemp to the paper industry | Kim Kovacs, CEO of element6 Dynamics
Kim Kovacs is the Chief Executive Officer of element6 Dynamics. She is spearheading a transformation in the hemp industry to bring industrial hemp production…
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Scaling marine permaculture | Brian von Herzen, PhD.
Dr. Brian von Herzen is the founder and executive director of the Climate Foundation, and a champion of marine permaculture – a process that the Climate…
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Collaborating to manage and finance the climate transition | Ivan Frishberg
Every day, the alphabet soup of climate and ESG-related NGOs seems to thicken. But their respective raisons d’etre can seem like a mystery for all but the…
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The secret life of corals | Dr. David E. Vaughan
Corals are the gems of the oceans, creating beautiful colors and shapes that form our reefs while serving many vital functions for life on this planet. With…
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Building clean and equitable rural community power | Michelle Moore, CEO of Groundswell
In this episode, Hilary Langer speaks with Michelle Moore, CEO of the nonprofit Groundswell and author of the recently published book, “Rural Renaissance…
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The Big Fix: 7 Practical Steps to Save Our Planet | Justin Gillis and Hal Harvey
In this episode, Gil Jenkins speaks with Justin Gillis and Hal Harvey, authors of the recently published book “The Big Fix: 7 Practical Steps to Save Our…
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Funding the frontier of decarbonization | Shayle Kann, Energy Impact Partners
If you’re listening to this podcast, you have probably heard of Shayle Kann. Shayle has been at the frontier of climatetech research, media, and investing for…
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Carbon accounting 2.0 | Toby Ferenczi and Killian Daly, EnergyTag.
As more and more leading companies, governments, and other large buyers of electricity pledge to procure 100% carbon-free energy (CFE), markets are in need of…
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The role of fuel cells and clean hydrogen in our energy transition | Deia Bayoumi, Bloom Energy
Deia Bayoumi is the Vice President of Global Product Management at Bloom Energy, a San Jose-based company whose mission is to make clean, reliable, and…
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Unpacking West Virginia v. EPA | Max Rodriguez
Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court in West Virginia v. EPA ruled that the Clean Air Act does not authorize the EPA to require a systematic shift to…
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Our fusion powered future | Jim McNiel, TAE Technologies
For decades, many have called nuclear fusion the “holy grail” of energy sources. The undying hope is that fusion will someday provide very cheap, abundant…
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Transforming the death economy into a life economy | John Perkins, NYT Bestselling Author
In this episode, Gil Jenkins speaks with internationally renowned economist, author, and activist John Perkins. John Perkins was formerly chief economist at a…
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Cleantech podcasters quarterly roundtable | Mike Casey, Emily Chasan, Gil Jenkins, Nico Johnson, Tim Montague, Bill Nussey, and Joshua Porter
This week we’re presenting a special bonus episode where Gil Jenkins joined fellow podcasters for the most recent edition of the Cleantech Podcasters Quarterly…
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Optimizing building efficiency for a more resilient grid | Mark Danzenbaker, CEO of GridPoint
As CEO of GridPoint, Mark Danzenbaker believes that energy efficiency can be harnessed to make the power grid more sustainable and resilient. GridPoint does…
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Counting carbon and the credibility of "green" capital | Desiree Fixler, Tim Mohin, and Erik Becker
With the meteoric rise in net-zero commitments and “green” capital raises by corporations and financial institutions, investors and consumers are wondering if…
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Racing to destroy the world’s most potent greenhouse gases | Tim Brown
Climate change solutions typically center on carbon, and addressing carbon is essential for a safer climate future. But we sometimes forget that carbon isn’t…
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The nexus of deep decarbonization | Sheldon Kimber
Sheldon Kimber has built from scratch multiple successful enterprises over his two decades in the energy industry. Now the CEO and Co-Founder of Intersect…
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Supercharging federal climate policy | Joe Britton
Joe Britton is the Executive Director of the Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA), a federal coalition focused on advocating for 100% electric…
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Securing a clean energy future with microgrids | Tim Hade
In this episode, host Gil Jenkins speaks with Tim Hade, Co-Founder & COO of Scale Microgrid Solutions – a New Jersey-based company that designs, builds…
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How climate change is affecting your health and what you can do about it | Bonnie Schneider
The impacts of climate change are front and center. Rising temperatures, volatile weather events, and poor air quality affect our physical and mental health in…
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Tim Wildin | The quest for delicious and sustainable plant-based cheese
People want performance. As sustainability focused as a new product can be, if it is truly attempting to dominate the market, the new product has to be as good…
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Nick Dilks | The role of ecosystem restoration in economic development
Are there unavoidable tradeoffs between human economic development and environmental conservation? Long before there were carbon offsets to help address…
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Paula Glover | The power of efficiency
In this episode, host Gil Jenkins speaks with Paula Glover, president of the Alliance to Save Energy – a bipartisan, nonprofit coalition of business…
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Jeff Hooke | Demystifying private equity
In this episode, Chad Reed and Jeff Eckel sit down with Jeff Hooke, senior finance lecturer at the Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business and acclaimed author…
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Amanda Simpson | A sustainable aviation trailblazer
In this episode, Chad Reed sits down with Amanda Simpson, Vice President for Research and Technology and Head of Sustainability for Airbus in the Americas, to…
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Kiran Bhatraju | Bringing clean energy to the masses
In this episode, Hilary Langer speaks with Kiran Bhatraju, CEO and founder of Arcadia—a tech company that allows consumers to opt-in to clean energy. Kiran and…
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Ravi Mikkelsen | Changing your bank to fight climate change
In this episode, hosts Gil Jenkins and Chad Reed speak with Ravi Mikkelsen, co-founder of ATMOS Financial -- an exciting new climate fintech startup that…
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Andrew Winston | Inspiring companies to become net positive
Profits should come not from creating the world’s problems but from solving them. Companies must ask themselves: Is the world better off because your business…
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Lee Taylor | Measuring and maximizing the carbon impact of clean energy projects
U.S. power markets are evolving. Three factors—(1) the increasing penetration of generation from more intermittent renewable resources; (2) an increasing…
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Making buildings greener, healthier, and smarter for all | Donnel Baird, BlocPower
Leading analysts estimate that more than 7% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are generated by small-to-medium buildings. Too often, these buildings are…
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ESG investing and its discontents | Tariq Fancy
The recent meteoric rise of ESG or sustainable investing is both compelling and undeniable. Today, more than 3,500 asset managers and related organizations…
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Bren Smith | Farming the ocean to fight climate change
In this episode, we talk with Bren Smith, a former commercial fisherman who is now the co-founder and co-executive director of Greenwave, a nonprofit dedicated…
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Empowering Indigenous communities to tackle energy poverty | Suzanne Singer, Executive Director of Native Renewables
In this episode, we speak with Suzanne Singer, Founder and Executive Director of Native Renewables, an Indigenous-led nonprofit organization that empowers…
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Reinventing farming on a changing planet | Jonathan Webb
In this episode, we speak with Jonathan Webb, Founder and CEO of AppHarvest. AppHarvest, which went public in 2021, is building some of the largest indoor…
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The origins of U.S. renewables | Michael Eckhart
In this episode, we speak with Michael Eckhart, former Global Head of Environmental Finance at Citigroup, founding chairman and former president of the…
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Insuring for accelerated climate change impacts | Sara Kane
Sara Kane is the co-leader of the Power and Renewables Practice at CAC Specialty, an integrated specialty insurance brokerage business. She has focused on…
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Building climate resilience | Alice Hill
In this episode, we speak with Alice Hill, senior fellow for energy and the environment at the Council on Foreign Relations, and author of the upcoming book…
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Venture capital for climate tech | Nancy Floyd
In this episode, we speak with Nancy Floyd, the founder and managing director of the venture capital firm Nth Power and a new member of Hannon Armstrong’s…
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The evolution of corporate sustainability | Michael Kobori, CSO of Starbucks
Starbucks Chief Sustainability Officer Michael Kobori has been corporate sustainability changemaker for over two decades. From his time at Levi’s to his…
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Building a world that removes more carbon than it emits | Erin Burns & Giana Amador
In this episode, we speak with Erin Burns (Executive Director) and Giana Amador (Co-Founder and Policy Director) of Carbon180, a new breed of climate-focused…
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Financial innovation for forest restoration | Zach Knight
Blue Forest Co-Founder and CEO Zach Knight joined us to talk about the Forest Resilience Bond – an innovative public-private partnership focused on deploying…
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A climate finance pioneer | Jeff Eckel, CEO of HASI
For our inaugural episode, HASI Chairman and CEO Jeff Eckel joined us to talk about his experience growing up in deindustrializing Ohio, how he became…
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Introducing Climate Positive | Presented by HASI
With the climate crisis igniting around us, it’s easy to let defeatism and complacency creep in. But there is so much to be hopeful for. And we know that hope…