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EPISODE · Apr 15, 2026 · 48 MIN

420I_Josh Dorfman, co-founder of Plantd and CEO and host of Supercool podcast

from What is The Future for Cities? · host Fanni Melles

"Just consider the possibility that we don't have to suffer to solve climate change."Are you interested in green growth to battle climate change instead of degrowth? What do you think about mayors making the best for their cities, thus, solving climate change? How can we create even more pockets of delight? Interview with Josh Dorfman, co-founder of Plantd and CEO and host of Supercool podcast. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, technology, industry innovation, people’s responsibility, the need for a vision, and many more. Josh Dorfman is a climate entrepreneur, author, and media personality with two decades turning low-carbon innovations into products people actually want. As CEO and host of Supercool, he spotlights companies scaling climate solutions that cut emissions, boost profits, and improve daily life through a weekly podcast and platform. He co-founded Plantd in 2021, raised $19.5 million as CEO, partnered with D.R. Horton, and earned Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies nod for carbon-negative building materials. He now serves as fractional CMO. Previously, he led Vine.com at Amazon and built The Lazy Environmentalist into TV, radio, and books.Learn more about Josh through these links:Josh Dorfman on LinkedIn@Josh_Dorfman as Josh Dorfman on Xas Josh Dorfman on InstagramSupercool websiteSupercool on LinkedInSupercool on Youtubeas Supercool on X@getsupercool as Supercool on InstagramPlantd websitePlantd on LinkedIn@PlantdMaterials as Plantd on X@plantdmaterials as Plantd on InstagramConnected episodes you might be interested in:No.274 - Interview with Richard Gill about the upcoming transformationsNo.410 - Interview with Casey Handmer about the need for economic growthNo.418 - Interview with Zoe Wang about making regenerative solutions easy to adoptNo.419R - Green growth or degrowth? Possible outcomes for climate and societyWhat was the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@WTF4Cities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wtf4cities.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ website where the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shownotes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are also available.I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.Episode generated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Descript⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ assistance (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠affiliate link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠).Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lesfm ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay

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