The World Needs 9.2 Trillion Dollars - Eric Dusseux, Breakthrough Energy Ventures

It’s clear that there is a link between human and planetary health. According to the World Health Organization, the impacts of climate change affect clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food, and secure shelter. Our latest guest on the Switch podcast, Dr. Eric Dusseux, agrees, “Climate change is now one of the most important risk factors affecting public health.” Having known he wanted to be a doctor since he was a child, Dusseux was trained as a medical practitioner and epidemiologist specializing in public health. He now extends his passion for caring for people to caring for the planet as Venture Partner with Breakthrough Energy Ventures. This is a mission-oriented group committed to changing the world by creating and building companies that address the threat of climate change and the long-term sustainability of our planet. Eric was previously CEO of Bionik Laboratories, a medical device company, President Europe of Auregen Biotherapeutics, a startup using 3D bioprinting technology to treat children with rare disorders, and a senior executive in several leading pharmaceutical companies.On The Switch, we discuss the need to not just invest in cleantech but to actively help innovators scale up, clear current barriers to meeting net zero, and underscore how critical both public and private initiatives are to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. The World Needs 9.2 Trillion Dollars invested every year to reach net zero by 2050.#podcast #climatechange