Climate Positive
by HASI
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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.
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- Robot-built solar is here, and cheaper, and faster | Eric Brown, CEO of Planted · 42 min · Episode 105Solar panel prices have fallen roughly 95% since the mid-2000s. They are now the cheapest energy equipment available. The constraint, though, has moved downstream, to everything…
- Cleaning up fertilizer, from factory to field | Nico Pinkowski, CEO of Nitricity · 47 min · Episode 104Mass production of fertilizer was one of the most important advances of the past century, with roughly half the world's food supply depending on it, but it casts a long shadow…
- The state of clean energy manufacturing | John Hensley, American Clean Power · 48 min · Episode 103In this episode, Gil Jenkins and Guy Van Syckle speak with John Hensley, Senior Vice President – Markets and Policy Analysis for the American Clean Power Association (ACP). We…
- Renewable water and a >$1 trillion investment need | Guillaume Clairet, COO of H2O Innovation · 44 min · Episode 102Water is something most of us take for granted. We turn on the tap, and it's just there. But behind that tap is an increasingly strained system that is quietly becoming one of…
- Investing in nature’s most powerful ecosystems | Tripp Wall, CEO of Pantheon Regeneration · 51 min · Episode 101In this episode of Climate Positive, Guy Van Syckle connects with Tripp Wall, CEO of Pantheon Regeneration, to explore how his team is turning degraded peatland ecosystems into…
- Rethinking nuclear: from bespoke plants to mass manufacturing reactors | Matt Loszak, CEO of Aalo Atomics · 38 min · Episode 100In this Climate Positive episode (our 100th!), Chad and Guy talk with Matt Loszak, CEO and co-founder of Aalo Atomics, about their innovative approach to building factory-made…
- Turning homes into grid powerhouses | Vinnie Campo, CEO of Haven Energy · 32 min · Episode 99In this episode of Climate Positive, Kenny Gayles talks with Vinnie Campo, CEO and co-founder of Haven Energy, about their unique batteries-as-a-service approach that reduces…
- What’s at stake for U.S. hydropower | Malcolm Woolf, CEO of NHA · 44 min · Episode 98In this episode of Climate Positive, Gil Jenkins speaks with Malcolm Woolf, President and CEO of the National Hydropower Association (NHA). They discuss the current state of the…
- EV semi-trucks are here — how EV Realty is scaling the charging | Patrick Sullivan · 48 min · Episode 97The trucking industry operates on razor-thin margins and highly optimized schedules. Think free delivery from click to your door in 4 hours. Decarbonizing that kind of industry…
- Investing in transition to healthier more profitable farms | Brandon Welch, CEO of MadCapital · 41 min · Episode 96In this episode, Guy Van Syckle connects with the CEO of Mad Capital Brandon Welch who is proving that financing regenerative agriculture can scale—and it can do so profitably…
- The rise of solar and hope for the future | Bill McKibben · 33 min · Episode 95In this episode of Climate Positive, Gil Jenkins speaks with Bill McKibben: author, educator, and one of the most acclaimed environmental voices of our time. His latest book…
- Electing clean energy champions where it matters most | Caroline Spears, Climate Cabinet · 40 min · Episode 94In this episode of Climate Positive, Guy Van Syckle and Gil Jenkins sit down with Caroline Spears, Executive Director of Climate Cabinet, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting…
- A new age of wind propulsion for cargo ships | Heikki Pöntynen, CEO of Norsepower · 23 min · Episode 93In this episode of Climate Positive, Gil Jenkins and Kenny Gayles speak with Heikki Pöntynen, CEO of Norsepower, about how rotor sails are helping the maritime industry cut fuel…
- Mobilizing local support for clean energy projects | Matt Traldi, Greenlight America · 52 min · Episode 92In this episode of Climate Positive, hosts Guy Van Syckle and Gil Jenkins are joined by Matt Traldi, co-founder and CEO of Greenlight America, to discuss how local dynamics are…
- From sky to soil: turning satellite data into carbon-rich farmland | Aadith Moorthy, CEO of Boomitra · 42 min · Episode 91In this episode of Climate Positive, host Hilary Langer speaks with Aadith Moorthy, founder and CEO of Boomitra, a global soil carbon marketplace that pays farmers for adopting…
- Cultivating a climate of truth | Mike Berners-Lee · 43 min · Episode 90In this episode of Climate Positive, host Gil Jenkins sits down with Mike Berners-Lee—author, professor, and leading expert on sustainability—to explore the central message of…
- Bringing resource efficient decarbonization to legacy buildings | Marshall Cox, CEO of Kelvin · 26 min · Episode 89In this episode, host Gil Jenkins speaks with Marshall Cox, co-founder and CEO of Kelvin, a national leader in intelligent HVAC solutions for legacy buildings in major cities…
- Accelerating EV deployments through grid optimization | Apoorv Bhargava, CEO of WeaveGrid · 50 min · Episode 88The automotive industry is undergoing a major transformation, with electric vehicles poised to dominate the future of transport. But this transition requires more than just…
- Scaling distributed solar, maximizing positive impact for communities | Tom Hunt and Bret Labadie, Pivot Energy · 37 min · Episode 87In this episode of Climate Positive, hosts Gil Jenkins and Daniela Shapiro sit down with Tom Hunt, CEO, and Bret Labadie, CFO, of Pivot Energy—a Colorado-based renewable energy…
- Networked geothermal for the neighborhood | Zeyneb Magavi, HEET · 43 min · Episode 86In this episode of Climate Positive, hosts Gil Jenkins and Guy Van Syckle chat with Zeyneb Magavi, Executive Director of HEET, a Massachusetts-based non-profit focused on…
