The New ‘Valleys of Death’ in Climate Investing
There were about eight years when climate tech was wandering in the wilderness, so to speak. It started after the Solyndra bankruptcy in 2011 and ended about two years ago, when the market began heati...
1 Jul 202142min
Where Are the Gaps in Climate Tech?
We spend most of our time on this show talking about what's happening in climate tech. What technologies, business models, and markets are being developed? By whom? And how much impact will they ultim...
25 Jun 202143min
How A.I. Will Revolutionize Climate Tech
The array of AI applications within climate tech is staggering -- and rapidly expanding. There are lots of exciting point solutions, but there’s no clear example of AI directly and meaningfully reduci...
17 Jun 202153min
Is the 'Carbon Transparency' Era Coming? (Rebroadcast)
Was 2020 the year of carbon transparency? That’s what our host Shayle predicted back in 2019. Today, we’re checking in on that prediction with a rebroadcast of one of our favorite episodes. It origina...
4 Jun 202157min
Where Are We in the Hydrogen Hype Cycle?
The excitement around green hydrogen has grown dramatically in recent years. Will it live up to the hype?This week, we turn to technologist, author and investor Ramez Naam. Ramez and Shayle examine th...
31 Mai 202150min
How Cheap and Abundant Can Clean Power Get?
A decarbonized power sector will unlock massive opportunities across nearly every other sector, either via direct electrification or via indirect electrification via the production of low-carbon fuels...
21 Mai 202141min
Remaking the Climate-Resilient City
The pandemic has forced just about every part of society to reckon with resilience, but for cities the question is especially urgent. Will the global trend toward urbanization, which has been underway...
14 Mai 202150min
Jigar Shah Has $40 Billion. What Will He Do With It?
The US Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office might be the most talked about -- and yet least understood -- part of the federal government’s efforts to support climate tech. It has already invest...
7 Mai 202151min
