Candice Ammori: Systems Change Starts from the Ground Up

About Candice Ammori: Climate Vine brings together Founder Candice Ammori’s 10 years of experience and learnings in community strategy building.After reading the 2018 IPCC report, Ammori realized the importance of cross-disciplinary collaboration in addressing climate change. She made a career transition from ethics of AI to climate, starting On Deck Climate Tech to help diverse experts meet, connect, and build together.She brought together 650+ people across the climate ecosystem in multiple cohorts. Fellows raised over $350 M+ in venture funding, more than two dozen companies emerged, and hundreds of emerging contributors transitioned to the climate innovation space. She maintains deep vertical knowledge as an active investor and advisor to emerging climate tech companies.In this episode, Gary and Candice Ammori discuss:AI ethics intersecting with global sustainabilitySystemic and political forces shaping climate responsibilityPublic perception and misinformation in environmental actionLocalized collaboration as a catalyst for global changeKey Takeaways:Feedback loops in both artificial intelligence and climate systems reveal how unchecked processes—whether digital or environmental—can rapidly amplify harm when human oversight and accountability are absent.Public consensus around the urgency of climate change remains strong, yet outdated systems built on profit-driven incentives and political inertia continue to obstruct collective action and meaningful progress.Corporate power, reinforced through decisions like Citizens United, has reshaped political and economic landscapes in ways that prioritize influence over integrity, leaving environmental policy vulnerable to manipulation.Sustainable transformation depends on localized empowerment, where communities strengthen resilience, prioritize clean energy, and rebuild civic trust from the ground up despite federal or institutional resistance.  "There’s a lot happening in the world that feels big and scary and impossible to do anything about, and that’s true… and when all of us do all of these small local things, those big scary problems actually get solved much better." — Candice AmmoriConnect with Candice Ammori:  Website: www.climatevine.co LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candiceammori/ For more great content, sign up for Gary’s free Patreon channel- https://www.patreon.com/FA_Masterclass/home Or his LinkedIn Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7206743428141895681/To get in touch with Gary:Website: https://betterpathtraining.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsinderbrand/Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.