Climate Tech Cocktails

Guest bio Dr. Staff (Stafford) Sheehan is an American scientist and serial entrepreneur, and the founder and CEO of Project Omega, a nuclear recycling company rebuilding the US nuclear fuel cycle. Project Omega recycles spent nuclear fuel into long-duration, high-density power sources and critical materials for the advanced reactor industry, working with the Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The company emerged from stealth in February 2026 with an oversubscribed $12M seed round led by Starship Ventures. Previously, Staff co-founded Air Company, where as CTO he invented a carbon-dioxide-to-hydrocarbon catalysis process — first commercialized as vodka and perfume, then as sustainable aviation fuel, including powering a US Air Force drone on CO2-derived jet fuel. He holds a PhD in physical chemistry from Yale and is a Forbes 30 Under 30 alum.   Key takeaways America stores ~100,000 tons of spent nuclear fuel across 100+ sites — and that fuel still contains 90%+ of its energy and is 95%+ reusable uranium. The current US "plan" for waste is largely concrete storage pads plus settlement payments, after the government defaulted on its 1998 obligation under the Standard Contract. Project Omega's wedge product is a betavoltaic power source built from strontium-90 — a "battery that never dies" over a span of decades. Recycling first removes the hard-to-contain fission products (strontium, cesium) and shrinks the truly-permanent waste from "the size of a room" to "the size of a tennis ball." The go-to-market mirrors solar cells: start in high-value government/defense applications, ride the cost curve down toward commercial uses like edge compute and AI power. Early revenue is the hardware survival strategy — the comp Staff and Matt discuss is Avalanche Energy (a fellow portfolio company), which found ways to earn revenue before the ultimate goal.     Links & resources mentioned Project Omega — Staff's company; nuclear recycling and "batteries that never die" Commonwealth Fusion Systems (Bob Mumgaard) — the "first guest" good-luck callback Slow Ventures — seed investor; host of Staff's first post-stealth podcast Air Company — Staff's previous company (CO2 to vodka to sustainable jet fuel) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) & Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) — DOE partners Yucca Mountain — the failed US permanent repository Avalanche Energy — referenced as a hardware-with-early-revenue comp Orano — the French nuclear recycler (~$20B facility) used as the cost contrast

Norma: Mónica Larrazábal ☁️🔋Direct Air Capture, ⚡️Supercapacitors, 🥖Baguettes and more! Fellow Hope Dealers, welcome to another episode of Hope Dose. In this episode, we head to Paris to grab a drink with Mónica Larrazábal, Co-Founder and CEO of Norma. Mónica walks us through Norma’s radically different approach to carbon capture — one that treats direct air capture not as an energy-consuming process, but an energy-storing one. We get into supercapacitors, sandwich-stacked cells, the “winter” in climate funding, and why she believes today is the best moment to invest in carbon removal. Plus: how to carry a baguette like a true Parisian. 📝 Show Notes Below👇 🎧 New podcast episode: “Call me bold, but I think today is the best moment to invest in carbon removal.” — Mónica Larrazábal, Co-Founder and CEO of Norma Find Mónica on LinkedIn, and check out Norma’s website here. 🍸 Recorded across the Atlantic — Paris meets Hope Dose. 🥖 Enjoy the show! 📻 Listen to the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and Substack 👉 Interested in sponsoring? Please reach out to [email protected] Companies/Startups mentioned during the show: ☁️ Norma 🔥 Avalanche Energy 🤝 Founders Pledge 💚 Milkywire 💸 Counteract 💸 Marble People/places/things mentioned during the show: 🧑‍🔬 Dr. Silvia Pugliese — Co-Founder & CTO of Norma 📍 Paris, France 📍 Spain 📍 Venezuela 📍 Buenos Aires 📍 Amsterdam 📍 Château de Versailles ⚡️ Supercapacitor 🌍 Direct Air Capture (DAC) 🏭 Electrolyzer 🍝 Pasta alla Norma 📚 The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything — Peter Brannen -TIMESTAMPS- [00:00] Intro [01:38] Learning Languages & Multilingual Hellos [02:40] How to Be Parisian: The Baguette Technique [05:11] Siestas, Hammocks & Managing Energy [06:43] What Norma Is Building [08:12] The Electrochemical Umbrella & DAC [09:49] Supercapacitive Carbon Capture, Explained [13:15] What Happens to the Carbon? [14:51] Storing Energy as a Flexibility Asset [16:13] Additional Revenue Streams & Use Cases [19:15] Device Size, Prototypes & the “Sandwich” Design [21:13] Why Modularity Matters [23:35] The Roadmap: 2027 Pilot Facility & Beyond [24:24] The 10 Gigaton Goal [24:48] Matt’s Skepticism on DAC & the Energy Problem [28:05] Avalanche Energy & Desktop-Size Fusion [28:36] The Origin of the Norma Name [30:44] The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything [33:52] Intermediate Revenue Streams & Surviving the Downturn [36:11] What’s Giving Monica Hope: Founders Pledge [41:17] How You Can Help Norma [44:46] Closing Thoughts & Le Grand Bal Masqué [46:26] END

☕ Climate Tech Coffee: Robin Langtry, CEO of Avalanche Energy   Fellow Climate Warriors, this is a replay of our Climate Tech Coffee episode with Robin Langtry of Avalanche Energy— this was the shorter, usually sober version of Climate Tech Cocktails.   We are re-releasing a few coffee episodes as we prepare to evolve transition to Hope Dose.   🍾 This episode marked the announcement of FUSIONWERX, the first-of-it’s kind commercial-scale testing facility for advanced fusion technologies.   📣 READ THE ANNOUNCEMENT HERE!   Avalanche Energy has since gone on to raise and addition $29m since posting this episode on Substack!   Join us as we sit down with Robin Langtry, CEO and Co-founder of Avalanche Energy, a fusion startup building micro-sized fusion reactors. We dive into how their “orbital fusion” technology works, why smaller might be better, and how this team of fusion rebels plans to electrify the future — one table-sized reactor at a time. Grab your favorite form of caffeine, and hop on board.   📝 Show Notes Below 👇   🎧 New podcast episode: “I just didn’t want to build software anymore — I wanted to build something that could change the physics of the planet.” — Robin Langtry, CEO of Avalanche Energy   Enjoy the show!   🚀 Companies / Startups Mentioned ⚛️ Avalanche Energy 🛰️ DARPA 🚀 Anduril ⚡ Zap Energy 🔋 Helion ⚡ Oklo   🌎 People / Places / Things Mentioned 📍 Seattle 📍 Los Alamos 📍 Montana 📍 DOE (Department of Energy) 📍 Air Force 📍 Austin 🔬 Ion guns 🔋 High-voltage capacitors 🎮 Sci-fi inspired design   ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS [00:00] Intro [01:23] Meet Robin [03:48] From Montana to Micronuclear [07:15] Fusion in a Truck?! [12:45] Avalanche's Breakthrough [17:30] Competing with Big Fusion [22:00] National Security + Energy [28:49] The Road Ahead [33:58] Outro

🔋Batteries, ⛓️ Supply Chain Innovation, 🌍 Energy Transition, 🤺 Olympic Fencing, and More⚡Fellow Climate Warriors, welcome to another episode of Climate Tech Cocktails!Get ready for some shrewd global insights with Vivas Kumar, CEO of Mitra Chem, here today! Swapping cocktails for hydrogen water, Vivas shares his journey from Singapore & Tesla's supply chain to innovating iron-based cathodes. He and Matt cover Li-ion battery history (Korean War to Walkman!), the intense truth of entrepreneurship (what Stanford doesn't teach!), US funding's role, as well as fencing & travel tales from Tbilisi to South Africa. Drink up and enjoy this deep dive into tech, markets & climate drive!

🌱Alternative Proteins, 🌱Fungi Powered Nutrition,⚡️Infrastructure, and 💥MoreFellow Climate Warriors, welcome to another episode of Climate Tech Cocktails!Celebrating the poetic irony of sustainable protein rising from the ashes of Chicago's meatpacking past, Thomas Jonas, CEO and Co-founder of Nature's Fynd, joins Matt for today’s stop on the "Here We Are" tour. Together, they unveil the magic of fungi-powered nutrition cultivated from a resilient Yellowstone microbe, and how it can revolutionize our plates and heal the planet. So buckle up for a thoroughly enlightening journey into the future of food, where microbes are the unsung heroes of a sustainable tomorrow!

🚲 E-Bikes, 🏭 Manufacturing, ♻️ Circular Economy, 📍Detroit, and  MoreFellow Climate Warriors, welcome to another episode of Climate Tech Cocktails!Coffee, E-bikes, the resurgence of American Manufacturing in Detroit, and a deep dive into the circular economy are all on the menu today as Justin Kosmides, co-founder and CEO of Bloom joins Matt for a chat. A trailblazer in the electric mobility space, Bloom is building an operations-as-a-service platform to help e-mobility companies scale production and operate efficiently. Coming at you straight from Newlab Detroit, this is one electric ride!

🪩Disco,⚡️Energy Efficiency, 🚗EV Grid, 🎤Karaoke, and 💡MoreFellow Climate Warriors, welcome to another episode of Climate Tech Cocktails!Climate Tech Cocktails is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. It’s all 🍸Bombay Sapphire,🍸Citadelle Gin, disco-balled cocktail shakers and Karaoke with Apoorv Bhargava, co-founder and CEO of WeaveGrid. A trailblazer in electrifying the future of EV grid integration, WeaveGrid is connecting automakers, utilities and drivers to tackle the challenges to and boost EV adoption across the industry. Featuring a stirring performance from Apoorv, this is one episode you’ll want to sit back, take a sip, and maybe even sing along to!

🌱 Soil health,💡Agricultural innovation, 🤝Humanitarian Aid,🌱Carbon offset, and💥MoreFellow Climate Warriors, welcome to another episode of Climate Tech Cocktails!Climate Tech Cocktails is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Today, Matt is joined by Chris Tolles, Co-founder and CEO of Yard Stick, an organization that is revolutionizing the way farmers measure their soil by making it accurate, instant, and affordable. While Chris sips on a Gangster Duck, and Matt quaffs both a Sparkle Pony and A Brew Hope, their discussion unearths the importance of soil health, its role as a carbon sink, and Chris’s fascinating journey from humanitarian relief worker to cutting-edge climate tech leader. So, go ahead, grab whatever beverage is calling your name right now, and let’s dig into the dirt together!

🌱 Vertical Farming⚙️Construction Automation,💡Innovative Disruption  and 💥 More!Joining Matt and his Athenaeum Whiskey today is the man, the myth, the legend - and Matt’s dear friend and mentor - Jack Oslan. This fantastically successful co-founder of the two blockbuster start-ups, Plenty and Diamond Age, comes armed with some Maker's Mark Reserve to discuss both his personal and professional life. From growing up next to a corn field in small town Illinois to being a two-time Silicon Valley tech founder to building shelters for war torn Ukraine, Jack leads a nobly purposeful existence helping out those most in need, and you get to share in his extensive experience and wisdom here today.

Matt welcomes Stacy Flynn, CEO & Co-Founder at EVRNU, to the podcast this week to enjoy some impressive Willamette Valley Pinot Noirs, and to discuss everything from Happy Gilmore and Prince to the ways in which her company is reshaping fashion's environmental impact. Together, they review Stacy’s unique career trajectory and how it has her led to co-founding EVRNU - an industry leader “converting textile waste materials into ‘new’ engineered fibers, which can be recycled again and again.”

We’re in a Manhattan state of mind this week as John Felts, Co-founder & CEO of Cruz Foam, bends an elbow, sharing the waves Cruz Foam is making in the sustainable packaging. Propelled by a deep connection with the ocean, powerfully forged in childhood, John’s journey from surfer to scientist and entrepreneur has inspired a mission to provide a natural, sustainable, and easily integrated alternative to styrofoam. Cruz Foam is setting ‘a new standard for what it means to be a sustainable product.’

In this episode, we’re kicking back with a couple of diet cokes (one with gin 😜)  as we dive into the life history of Co-Founder and CEO of Modern Hydrogen, Tony Pan. From Taiwan to Scotland to Harvard, the brilliant Tony Pan shares the path that led him to Modern Hydrogen. After working for Goldman Sachs, Tony springboarded into the world of climate technology. Tony and his colleagues are transforming the way we utilize natural gas by turning it into clean hydrogen–point source hydrogen, that is–to power industrial processes.   

In this episode, we drink Bill Alebrton’s version of the sneaky pete (rose + lager) with Cody Finke, co-founder and CEO of Brimstone. Cody's chemically charged adventures will react with your curiosity.  He shares his time spent on a commercial lobster boat, living in his car and a tent, hiking the country’s mountains, and working on solving India’s wastewater treatment challenge. A chemist by trade, Cody is now decarbonizing cement. Tag along to learn a little chemistry, and share in the hope of achieving carbon-neutral construction.

In this episode, we drink a couple beers with with Toby Kraus, Co-Founder and CEO of Lightship.  Toby, an EV OG, walks us through his love of the outdoors, his journey from Wall Street to Tesla, and how he helped build the first electric travel trailer. So pack a bag and join us as we hit the road to explore how Lightship is forging the future of the electric mobility industry.

In this episode, we’re grabbing a drink with Niyati Gupta, co-founder and CEO of Fork & Good.Ever wondered how cultivated meat can help combat climate change? Or how hydroponics can revolutionize the way we look at food safety? This episode, we sit down with Niyati Gupta, the co-founder and CEO of Fork & Good, a startup pioneering new ways to address food safety and meet protein demands innovatively. Niyati takes us through her personal journey that brought her from Hong Kong to Harvard, from working with the Ministry of Agriculture in Nigeria to leading a vertical farming startup, ComCrop, in Singapore.We're not just talking about farming and food safety though. We delve into the world of cultivated meat and its role in the battle against climate change. Niyati, with her experience in the agriculture sector and as the founder of Fork & Good, offers valuable insights into the challenges of food production. We also discuss the impact of African swine flu on the global hog herd and why innovation is so crucial in solving food security issues.

Fellow Climate Warriors, welcome to a very special episode of Climate Tech Cocktails. It’s been a minute since the first episode of Climate Tech Cocktails was released, 1,051,200 minutes to be exact (2 years).  To celebrate this milestone, Team CTC asked Matt if he’d be willing to sit down and chat with his climate tech colleague and close friend,  Ryan Kushner. We’ve grown so much over the past two years, both online and in IRL. We wanted to provide an opportunity to learn more about Matt and his own founder journey.

In this episode, we’re grabbing a drink with Anastasia Volkova, co-founder and CEO of Regrow. Regrow’s mission is to make resilient agriculture ubiquitous. On every acre. Globally. Our vision is for agriculture to be driven by science and technology to restore the environmental balance globally to nourish the population and be equitable for everyone. Environment. People. Equity. In that order.

Fellow Climate Warriors, welcome to another episode of Climate Tech Cocktails.In this episode, we’re grabbing a drink with Jeff Nobbs, co-founder and CEO of Zero Acre Farms.Zero Acre Farms is on a mission to remove destructive vegetable oils from the food system. And we’re not going to stop until restaurant deep fryers, home pantries, and packaged foods around the world are finally free of these harmful oils and fats.We’re grateful to have you with us, fighting the good fight with a cool beverage in hand.🥃 What we drank during the episode: Bunratty Mead (Matt) and homemade mead (Jeff).Enjoy the show!

Fellow Climate Warriors, ICYMI:  🎥 Check out our very first Climate Not Too Late Show with Matt Myers on the YouTubes HERE featuring guests Darko Mandich, Paul Robertson and Maricel Saenz!🎧We’re happy to announce that the audio version of the show is now also LIVE to listen to wherever you get your podcasts. 📻 Listen to the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, Audacy, and Substack👉🍸In this episode, we grab a drink with Darko Mandich of Melibio and Maricel Saenz of Minus. 🎭The evening was topped off with comedic relief by the one, the only Paul Robertson! About Melibio: ‘We at MeliBio know that without bees our lives on this Planet would be almost impossible. To protect the bees and support bee biodiversity, we created an alternative, science-driven approach in turning plants into honey, so that the precious keystone species could thrive. Read our State of the Bees report to learn more about the challenges bees are going through, especially 20,000 wild and native bee species whose story everyone should learn about.’About Minus: Minus produces coffee using 94% less water than traditional coffee, 91% less GHG emissions, and shorter supply chains.Minus was developed by a team of coffee-obsessed, planet-loving scientists. How did they do this exactly? They subtracted the beans, kept the caffeine, and dialed up the flavor through a precise fermentation process. Minus is dangerously smooth and consciously created; even the most discerning coffee snobs won't believe it's beanless.What we drank during the episode: 🐝🥃 Darko and Matt: Bees Knee’s (ft.  Melbio honey without the bees] ☕️🥃 Maricel and Matt: Carajillo (ft. Coffee without the bean from Minus!) 🙌This episode of the Climate Not Too Late Show could not have been possible without our incredible sponsor, Air Company. Enjoy the show!Companies/Startups/Things  mentioned during the show: Startups:🔋 Air Company 🔋 Melibio 🔋 Minus Coffee   Places:📍Shack15📍Costa RicaThings:🌍 Climate Change and Home Runs  🌍 Wooly Mammoth Meatballs Discovered 🌍Plant Based Honey🌍 Bee Extinction  🌍 Bumble Bees 🌍 Green Bee species 🌍 Carajillo Coffee Cocktail recipe 🌍 Robusta Coffee 🌍 Arabica Coffee🌍 Coffee Environment Impact Time Stamps: [0:12] A Special Message from Matt Myers and Air Company [0:45] Women and Puppies love how Matt smells with Air Company perfume [2:20] Introductions at Shack15 [3:00] Matt’s Comedy Debut [4:12] Climate Change and Home Runs [4:26] Wooly Mammoth Meatballs and Matt’s Fiance’s Cooking  [5:10] Republic White Men News [6:12] Josh Juice Tickles the Ivories [6:50] Darko takes the stage and introduces the concept behind Melibio[7:30] Darko explains the mission behind Melibio in a nutshell (or, in a beehive?) [8:08] Darko meets his dark dies [9:28] Matt asks a million-dollar question [9:50] Matt is Winnie the Pooh in the eyes of the bees [11:05] The connection between humans and bees [12:05] Are Bees being put out of Bizzzness? [12:55] Matt and Darko discuss what bees they identify as [13:33] Matt identifies as a green bee  [14:43] Look for Melib expands to SF restaurants [15:15] Josh Juice Sings a Jingle with the word honey in it [15:40] Matt introduces Minus [15:55] Matt x Maricel enjoy a coffee cocktail [16:20] Marciel explains the science behind coffee without the bean [17:45] Marciel and Matt’s Passion for Coffee. [18:13] Coffee puts Costa Rica on the Map [19:08] The Caffeinated Debate: Robusta vs. Arabica Blend [20:03] Coffee’s Impact on the Environment [21:40] Minus Coffee Hits the Market this Summer [21:40] Matt Introduces Paul Roberstson [22:12] Smart people only like Paul’s jokes [22:53] Paul’s take on being adopted [24:23] Paul loves his Jewish mother who loves a bargain [25:46] Paul’s bit about being Asian [26:37] Paul explains the annotation [27:20] Parking cars in San Francisco [27:59] Ailments x Technology [29:42] Paul’s take on being an Asian Jew [30:04] Wrap [30:29] Josh Juice Musical Outro [31:10] END   

Fellow Climate Warriors, welcome to another episode of Climate Tech Cocktails.In this episode, we’re grabbing a drink with Edward Shenderovich, co-founder and CEO of Synonym…“Synonym is accelerating the world's biological future by developing, financing, and building commercial-scale biomanufacturing facilities. We provide synthetic biology (synbio) producers – from startups to the Fortune 500 – with flexible production capacity while giving infrastructure investors access to a new, carbon-negative biomanufacturing asset class that we are calling “fermentation farms.”📻 Listen to the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, Audacy and Substack👉We’re grateful to have you with us, fighting the good fight with a cool beverage in hand.⚡️ New to CTC? Sign up here!👉📲 Follow us on Twitter 👉📝  Show Notes Below👇🎧 New podcast episode: “Ultimately, all company building activity comes down to -- market and people. The market needs to be there and you need to have an amazing team to figure out… what is the right product for market and what is the right way to bring that product to market”-Edward Shenderovich, founder and CEO of Synonym. Find Edward on LinkedIn, and check out Synonym’s website here. 🍸 What we drank during the episode: Bombay Sapphire Gin Martini (Matt) and BeefEater Gin Martini 🍸(Edward).Enjoy the show!📻 Listen to the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, Audacy and Substack👉Interested in sponsoring? Please reach out to [email protected]/Startups mentioned during the show:🦠Synonym🦠Knotel🦠Delivery Hero🦠Tradeshift🦠Baker McKenzie🦠Silicon Valley Bank🦠Six Apart LTD. - Movable Type🦠Live Journal🦠Kite Ventures🦠Newmark🦠Capacitor.bioPeople/places/things mentioned during the show:🧠Beefeater Gin🧠Bombay Sapphire Gin🧠Edwardian Ball🧠Burning Man🧠Telluride Film Festival🧠Deepak Chora🧠Robert Burns🧠Dr. Seuss🧠Mark Rothko Artist🧠Whitney Museum of Art🧠MoMA Museum🧠The Met🧠San Diego Union-Tribune🧠RSS🧠Gregory W. Becker🧠SVB Wine Practice🧠Amazon Marketplace - Pacific Tower🧠Andrew Paulson🧠Brad Fitzpatrick🧠Russo-Georgian War🧠Lukasz Gadowski🧠Amol Sarva🧠Asset Class🧠Genetech’s Insulin Fermentation📚Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy📚Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus - Ludwig Wittgenstein📚The Art of War - Sun Tzu-TIMESTAMPS-[00:00] Intro[01:38] Drink of the Show[02:40] Vodka, Whiskey & Cold, Dark, Lonely Places[03:49] Edwardian Ball[04:45] Edward Burning Man ‘96[07:13] Telluride[08:55] Stardust[09:50] Edward’s Poetry[13:18] How to Write Kid’s Poetry[14:10] Dr. Seuss[15:35] Stop Thinking[16:13] Inspirations[17:27] Museums[19:27] Edward’s First Jobs[22:43] Silicon Valley Bank[23:57] Greg Becker[26:47] Amazon Marketplace[27:59] Moscow Trip[28:19] Andrew Paulson[29:31] Live Journal[29:38] Brad Fitzpatrick[30:29] Russia Invades Georgia in 2008[31:35] Kite Ventures[33:12] Delivery Hero[37:45] Moving to Bio-Economy[38:12] Knotel[40:09] Became Passionate About Climate[42:28] Synonym[43:06] Asset Classes[44:47] Business Model[49:19] Fermentation Capacity[50:03] Built Capacitor.bio[53:17] Is Government Interested in Getting Involved [58:19] Cool and Weird Things[01:02:13] Bio-Economy/AI/Nuclear Energy[01:06:51] Rapid fire questions [01:06:54] Loved startups and founders[01:08:08] Book recommendations[01:14:43] Final thoughts[01:16:22] END

Fellow Climate Warriors, welcome to another episode of Climate Tech Cocktails.In this episode, we’re grabbing a drink with Bessie Schwarz, co-founder and CEO of Floodbase  (Formally known as Cloud to Street)…“Floodbase has pioneered the field of satellite flood tracking, with our science appearing on the cover of Nature in 2021. Our Flood Intelligence Platform has enabled the United Nations and several national governments to improve flood disaster response. We are now powering a new type of flood insurance to help flood-vulnerable communities around the world access financial support and adapt in the face of increasing climate disasters.”📻 Listen to the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, Audacy and Substack👉We’re grateful to have you with us, fighting the good fight with a cool beverage in hand.⚡️ New to CTC? Sign up here!👉📲 Follow us on Twitter 👉📝  Show Notes Below👇🎧 New podcast episode: “We have realized that there are so many solutions that we have now and it’s a matter of investing in them that is the actual barrier to us adapting to climate change. Meaning, meeting the need with the money required at the time.” - Bessie Schwarz, founder and CEO of Floodbase. Find Bessie on LinkedIn, and check out Floodbase’s website here. 🍺 What we drank during the episode: Calidad Beer (Matt) and Threes Brewing Beer 🍺(Bessie).Enjoy the show!📻 Listen to the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, Audacy and Substack👉Interested in sponsoring? Please reach out to [email protected]/Startups mentioned during the show:🌊Floodbase🌊Yale University🌊Threes Brewing 🌊Calidad Beer🌊African Risk Capacity🌊Near Space Labs🌊Raincoat🌊AclimaPeople/places/things mentioned during the show:🧠Dr. Beth Tellman🧠Adaptation🧠Atmospheric Rivers🧠Parametric Insurance🧠Mexico City🧠FEMA🧠COP 27🧠Barbados🧠Bridgetown Initiative 🧠Minister Mia Mottley🧠The World Bank🧠Nigeria Floods🧠Marty Schneider🧠Rema Matevosyan📚The Ministry for the Future - Kim Stanley Robinson📚Gilead - Marilynne Robinson📚Walking with the Wind - John Lewis -TIMESTAMPS-[00:00] Intro[01:38] Drink of the Show[03:20] Bessie going to Mexico[05:03] Where is Bessie from[05:45] Hawt dawg not a hawt dawg[06:16] Time at Yale[07:15] Met co-founder (Dr. Beth Tellman)[07:57] Working on adaptation[10:07] 2 things to shift society[11:31] Investments in adaptation[13:03] Adaptation is hopeful[15:05] Invest in what we have[16:25] Experience working in developing countries[18:12] Original funding[20:23] What was learned from early work[23:40] Parametric insurance[26:02] African risk capacity[27:36] What happens when prices increase[32:20] Understanding flood insurance[35:31] Barbados and Mia Mottley[38:24] Understanding the loans[42:52] What happened in Nigeria[45:07] Source of Bessie’s drive[49:07] Marty Schneider and Bessie’s mom [54:28] 5 to 10 year vision[58:25] Financial impact[01:03:03] Rapid fire questions [01:04:19] Book recommendations[01:07:15] Loved startups and founders[01:09:35] Final thoughts[01:11:32] END 

Fellow Climate Warriors, welcome to another episode of Climate Tech Cocktails.In this episode, we’re grabbing a drink with Allison Wolff, co-founder and CEO of Vibrant Planet.“Vibrant Planet harnesses data-driven science and cloud-based technology to help make communities and ecosystems more resilient in the face of climate change. Our goal is to help planners, and policymakers save lives, avoid trillions of dollars in infrastructure loss, and restore the ability of natural systems to store carbon, deliver clean water, and support biodiversity, local economies, and recreational habits.”📻 Listen to the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, Audacy and Substack👉We’re grateful to have you with us, fighting the good fight with a cool beverage in hand.⚡️ New to CTC? Sign up here!👉📲 Follow us on Twitter 👉📝  Show Notes Below👇🎧 New podcast episode: “We play out the Lorax, right? We literally cut every tree in North America; we deforest it like we’re deforesting the Amazon right now to build towns and railroads and mines.” Allison Wolff, founder, and CEO of Vibrant Planet. Find Allison on LinkedIn, and check out Vibrant Planet’s website here. 🥃 What we drank during the episode: Tequila hot toddy (Matt) and tequila hot toddy ☕(Allison).Enjoy the show!📻 Listen to the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, Audacy and Substack👉Interested in sponsoring? Please reach out to [email protected]/Startups mentioned during the show:🌲Vibrant Planet🌲Casamigos🌲George Clooney🌲Netflix🌲MTV - TRL (Total Request Live)🌲Blockbuster🌲Hollywood Video🌲Amazon Web Services🌲SYPartners🌲McKinsey & Company🌲eBay🌲Google Green🌲Facebook🌲Open Compute🌲Formerly known as Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance🌲The Nature Conservancy🌲Funga🌲Dendra  People/places/things mentioned during the show:🧠CDs/DVDs 💿🧠Carson Daly🧠Reed Hastings🧠Neil Hunt🧠Alexia Kelly🧠Netflix Net-Zero + Nature🧠Keith Yamashita🧠Bill McDonough🧠Cradle to Cradle🧠Anthony Ravitz🧠Bill Weil🧠Bob Inglis🧠Katherine HeyHoe🧠Paul Hawken - Drawdown🧠Amanda Ravenhill🧠Truckee Tahoe🧠Senator Feinstein🧠California Fires🧠California Forest Observatory🧠Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation🧠Salo Sciences🧠Gretchen Daily🧠Planet🧠Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station🧠Native Americans Forest Management🧠COP 15🧠The Dixie Fire🧠The Bureau of Land Management🧠Julia Butterfly Hill📚Cradle to Cradle - William McDonough📚The Weather Makers - Tim Flannery📚Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer📚The Sixth Extinction - Elizabeth Kolbert -TIMESTAMPS-[00:00] Intro[02:10] Drink of the Show[05:02] Allison’s time at Netflix[09:00] “Green” the global supply chain[11:45] SYPartners[13:51] Allison going on her own and takes on eBay[15:34] Google Green[18:30] What Worked[19:40] Bob Inglis - progressives and conservatives on science[21:15] Katherine Hey Hoe (Faith and Science)[23:43] Allison’s upbringing and love of nature[25:21] Paul Hawken and Drawdown[27:41] Matt’s introduction to Drawdown[28:36] Trail Running, bears, and mountain lions[31:10] Truckee Tahoe [32:43] Allison process, forming Vibrant Planet[34:55] California Forest Observatory[40:54] What can we do to protect forests[42:24] Native Americans and forest management[45:20] The value of ecosystem services[46:18] What it takes to restore forests [49:19] The Dixie Fire[51:55] Collaborations to deal with fires[55:44] Clarifying the use of Allison’s tool[59:00] Matt gets controversial [01:02:44] Co2 of California wildfires[01:05:37] How to unlock billions of dollars[01:08:55] The insurance play to invest in forest resilience[01:10:00] Having a teenage daughter and running a startup[01:12:14] Book recommendations[01:14:47] Loved startups and founders[01:16:33] Final Thoughts[01:18:47] END

🌊🍤 Shrimp, Stem Cells, Star Trek 🚀 Orange Juice 🍊 and more!  In this episode, we’re grabbing a drink with Sandhya Sriram, co-founder and CEO of ShiokMeats. Shiok Meats is the world’s first cultivated crustacean meat company, and Southeast Asia’s firstcultivated seafood company.  “Shiok” is a local slang that means fantastic, delicious, and simply,pleasure. Their mission is to bring delicious, sustainable, and healthy seafood to your table,using our technology to grow meat from healthy cells instead of animals. 📻 Listen to the episode onSpotify,Apple Podcasts,Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, Audacy and Substack👉We’re grateful to have you with us, fighting the good fight with a cool beverage in hand.⚡️ New to CTC? Sign up here!👉📲 Follow us on Twitter 👉📝Show Notes Below👇🎧 New podcast episode:  “I always questioned, “why do people eat meat?”...And then, I came to the conclusion that I shouldn’t answer the why, I should just answer, how do we do this?” Sandhya Sriram, co-founder and CEO of Shiok Meats. Find Sandhya on LinkedIn, and check out Shiok Meat’s website here. 🥃 What we drank during the episode: Decoy, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa (Matt) and Orange Juice 🍊(Sandhya).Enjoy the show!Interested in sponsoring? Please reach out to [email protected]/Startups mentioned during the show: 🦐Shiok Meats 🦐Decoy Wines 🦐BevMo Liquor Stores 🦐Innovate 360 🦐Ants Innovate 🦐Avant Meats 🦐Wild Earth 🦐Phyx44 🦐Kind Earth Tech People/places/things mentioned during the show: 🧠Napa Valley 🧠Chennai, India 🧠Marina Beach 🧠Gujarat, India 🧠Abu Dhabi 🧠Dubai 🧠Kuwait 🧠Singapore 🧠Bollywood 🧠Karan Johor 🧠Aamir Khan 🧠Koffee With Karan 🧠Mark Post 🧠St. John’s Island 🧠Ryan Bethencourt 🧠Hong Kong 🧠Ira Van Eelen 🧠Willem Van Eelen 📚Ikigai - Book (Francesc Miralles & Hector Garcia) 📚First 90 Days - Book (Michael D. Watkins) 📚Zero to One - Book (Blake Masters & Peter Thiel)  -TIMESTAMPS-[00:00] Intro[01:20] Drink of the Show[03:30] About Sandhya’s upbringing[06:25] Indian Movies[08:01] Sandhya’s Entrepreneurial Drive[09:37] When she met her husband[10:40] School studies and experience[12:35] Stem cells for aging and other applications[14:56] Stem Cell 101 - What is a stem cell[16:19] Cloning vs. Stem Cells[17:21] Mid-life crisis - PHD to starting a business[22:03] About Shiok Meats[22:55] Seafood and the Asian diet[23:49] Seafood supply and demand[26:15] Farmed vs. Wild - What to look out for when buying seafood[27:24] Carbon footprint of shrimp[29:02] Price volatility of shrimp and crustaceans[30:22] What are we feeding shrimp and crustaceans[31:06] Inspiration to start Shiok Meats and being vegetarian[34:46] Deciding which meat to produce[36:06] First time extracting shrimp stem cells[37:36] St. John’s Island[41:27] Singapore expanding in food biotech[43:09] Other food biotech companies[43:56] Fundraising series A during Covid[45:12] When will the product be available and Singapore’s 30/30 plan[48:42] Singapore leading the way in cultivated meat regulations[50:04] Shiok Meat’s special sauce[51:19] The products and distribution[53:00] Market comparison to electric vehicles and scaling up[53:55] Matt wants his own bioreactor[54:54] Sandhya’s being an angel investor[55:57] Loved startups and founders[58:20] Book recommendations[01:00:12] Final Thoughts[01:02:49] END   

Fellow Climate Warriors, welcome to another episode of Climate Tech Cocktails.In this episode, we’re grabbing a drink with Steve Bennett, co-founder, and chief climate officer of the Demex Group - the first company to offer comprehensive solutions for assessing and transferring climate risks at scale.Demex uses modeling to evaluate weather risk and helps clients transfer that risk to maintain their resilience. Steve’s background as a weather person at The Weather Channel and then Scripps Institution of Oceanography led to founding his first software firm, EarthRisk Technologies.Continuing his mission to bridge the gap between weather volatility and business operations, Steve joined founder Ed Byrns in creating the Demex Group to meet the ever-increasing need of businesses to understand and guard against catastrophic and damaging weather events.📻 Listen to the episode onSpotify,Apple Podcasts,Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, Audacy and Substack👉We’re grateful to have you with us, fighting the good fight with a cool beverage in hand.⚡️ New to CTC? Sign up here!👉📲 Follow us on Twitter 👉📝Show Notes Below👇 🎧 New podcast episode:Steve Bennett, co-founder, and chief climate officer of the Demex Group“We link the weather in an area to the economic impact. The core of our technology is really about pricing the risk using a climate appraisal; we look at what parts of a client’s business are affected by weather by working with first-party data, determining the relevant weather characteristics, running a baseline scenario and a climate scenario, and comparing cost. This allows us to price the risk, producing a premium for an insurance policy that will protect the customer.”     - Steve Bennett on the special sauce that Demex offers its clientsFind Steve on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephendbennettAnd his company’s site: https://thedemexgroup.com🥃 What we drank during the episode: SeaFall Chardonnay, 2017 Sonoma (me) and a Midnight Manhattan (Steve).Enjoy the show!📻 Listen to the episode on Spotify,Apple Podcasts,Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, Audacy, and Substack👉Interested in sponsoring? Please reach out to [email protected] Companies/Startups mentioned during the show: 🌪️Demex 🌪️Scripps 🌪️Castello Di Amorosa 🌪️EarthRisk Technologies 🌪️NOAA’s Billion Dollar Weather Event Research 🌪️NRON 🌪️Citadel 🌪️WORAM New York 🌪️DHL 🌪️Everstream Analytics 🌪️San Diego Gas and Electric 🌪️Ten Percent Happier 🌪️Basecamp 🌪️Verisk Analytics 🌪️Branch Insurance 🌪️ StormPulse 🌪️RiskPulse People/places/things mentioned during the show: 🧠Sonoma 🧠Midnight Manhattan 🧠Climate Change’s Effect on Wine 🧠Duke University Energy Center 🧠Yellowstone’s Weather Event 🧠Insurance Weather Limitations and State Interventions 🧠National Flood Insurance Program 🧠Colorado River Deadpool Possibility 🧠Hoover Dam 🧠Lake Mead 🧠Lake Powel 🧠MegaDrought 🧠Las Vegas and Los Angeles Water Supply Vulnerabilities 🧠Alfalfa Crop in California Valley 🧠Yangtze River Drought in China 🧠Europe’s Drought 🧠Climate Migration 🧠Wet Bulb 🧠Corn Sweat in Illinois 🧠Hurricane Bob 🧠Jeff Skilling 🧠Tom Skilling 🧠Ken Griffin 🧠Bermuda 🧠Ed Byrns 🧠The Cold Event in Texas 🧠Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath 🧠You Play to Win the Game by Herm Edwards 🧠Ten Percent Happier by Dan Harris 🧠Steve Lekas from Verisk Analytics 🧠Out of Beta Podcast 🧠Matt Wensing -TIMESTAMPS- [0:00] Intro [1:01] Drink of the Show [6:12] A Little about Wine and A Little about Raleigh [8:30] Catastrophic and Costly Weather [14:14] Home Insurance and Climate [18:49] The Colorado River [24:54] My Paris Heat Wave Story [28:14] What is Climate Migration [36:08] Climate Pioneers, Let’s Head to Vermont  [37:28] Steve’s Weather Expertise and Career [53:03] The Entrepreneurial Evolution [61:50] How Demex Meets a Growing Need [65:51] How Weather Models Work [72:44] Demex’s Special Sauce [74:32] 3 Books [80:40] 3 Start-ups [84:23] Final Thoughts and Conclusion

👩‍✈️Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of LanzaTech on the premise of LanzaTech:“What we need to come to is a world where there is no such thing as waste.  Where waste is feedstock or the way you make everything else.”Jennifer has over 20 years of experience in the energy sector including a proven track record in the development and commercialization of fuels and chemicals technologies. Prior to LanzaTech, Jennifer was VP and General Manager of the Renewable Energy and Chemicals business unit at UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company. Under her management, UOP technology became instrumental in producing nearly all of the initial fuels used by commercial airlines and the military for testing and certification of alternative aviation fuel. Today, under Jennifer’s guidance, LanzaTech is working towards deploying carbon capture and reuse facilities globally to make fuels and chemicals from waste carbon.🥃 What we drank during the episode: scotch and whiskey, what else?Enjoy the show!

Inna Braverman, co-founder and CEO of Eco Wave Power:“Offshore, the waves don’t move in one direction. Your equipment can get hit by waves that are 20 meters in height. Near the shore, there’s a phenomenon called wave run-up where they actually build near the shore, and they’re all heading in one direction. The sector should start where it’s simple, and move from there.”  - Inna Braverman, explaining why shore waves are the simpler clean energy solution.🇺🇦 Born in Ukraine, Inna was given a second chance at life after the Chernobyl explosion nearly cost her everything. Her family moved to Israel when she was young, and she was raised in a small town called Akko. She studied political science and English literature at Haifa University and soon began working as an interpreter at an energy firm. She began to research the viability of wave energy as a clean energy solution and met her co-founder David Leb. They launched Eco Wave Power in 2011.Eco Wave Power installed its first grid-connected wave energy array in Gibraltar, then secured a project’s pipeline of 254 megawatts. It’s now growing and going strong.Find Inna on LinkedIn On Twitter: @InnaBravermanAnd her company on Twitter: @EcoWavePower🥃  What we drank during the episode: white wine (Inna) and a 9 a.m. Mojito (me).Enjoy the show!

Episode NotesGreg Constantine, Co-founder and CEO of Air Company on the importance of reaching hearts and minds to combat the climate crisis:“Imagination is everything.  It’s what moves the world forward.”  -Greg Constantine, Co-founder and CEO of Air Company@Greg Constantine, Co-founder and CEO of @Air Company, Air company’s priority is to utilize as much CO2 as possible to slow the momentum of climate change, using consumer goods in the near term as an educational tool to show the world what is possible.Since launching Air Company, Constantine and his team have won awards from NASA, The United Nations and XPRIZE. Air Company was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Products (2019) and Most Innovative Companies (2020), and was named one of TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2020. Constantine’s patent product design has won the highest design awards from Dieline and the Pentawards, and in 2019, Constantine was personally named The Spirits Business’ Young Achiever of the Year.  He brings expertise in the arts with an undergraduate degree from The University of Sydney and a wealth of business acumen from the Executive program at Harvard Business School.

🎧 New podcast episode:Trevor Best, co-founder and CEO of Syzygy:“Not only eliminating emissions but making energy low-cost is very important. So, the fact that we can use low-cost, renewable electricity, the fact that we can build our reactor out of aluminum, the fact that the hyper efficient lights result in a hyper-efficient reactor - all those are important factors so that we can make products at price parity with what’s out there today without producing emissions. And ultimately that’s the goal of the company.”  - Trevor Best explaining why Syzygy Plasmonics works.Trevor was born and raised in Midland, Texas and attended Texas Tech, where he and his cofounder, Suman Khatiwada, would meet with professors after hours about photocatalysts and reactors. He then traveled to China to teach English, and headed back to work for Baker Hughes in Oklahoma. Trevor landed back in Midland (where oil was discovered in 1923) and got to work on a chemical reactor that uses a photocatalyst built using nanotechnology that was invented at Rice University. His startup is lowering cost and carbon emissions simultaneously, which puts him on the forefront of solving a major part of the energy crisis.Find Trevor on LinkedInAnd on TwitterView Syzygy’s Carbon Model here: https://carbonmodel.com🥃 What we drank during the episode: Kaiyo “The Kuri” Whiskey Enjoy the show! 

Mateo Jaramillo, co-founder and CEO of Form Energy, on the importance of long-term energy storage:“Lithium Ion will continue to have a very important role to play, but there remains a key function which needs to be replaced on the grid, and that is a function that is currently being provided by coal and natural gas. That is the energy demand when you don’t have wind or solar. So, that’s the kind of moment we have to solve for from an energy storage perspective.”  - Mateo Jaramillo on Scalable Multi-Day Storage SolutionsMateo Jaramillo earned his AB in Economics from Harvard, and then earned a Master’s in Theology from Yale Divinity School.Realizing he was more into solving scientific problems than vocational ministry, Mateo became COO and part of the founding team at Gaia Power Technologies, an energy storage firm.In 2009, Mateo joined Telsa and oversaw product lines, business model definition, global policy and business development.Mateo then co-founded Form Energy, whose mission is grid decarbonization through multi-day storage.I’m happy to say that Mateo also serves on the board for the American Clean Power Association, the leading federation of renewable energy companies, where they spend their time expediting the advancement of clean energy as the dominant power source in America.🔎 Find Mateo here on LinkedIn 🔎 And find Form Energy on Twitter: @FormEnergyIncWhat we drank during the episode: 🥃  Macurichos Mezcal (Mateo)and 🥃 Yuu Baal Mezcal Anejo (Matt) Enjoy the show!

Brett Thompson, co-founder and CEO of Mzansi Meat, on effective solutions in food systems:“I think there needs to be a bouquet of solutions. I don’t think plant-based is the only solution; I don’t think unprocessed, regenerative farming, any of those things alone are solutions  - rather I think you need to add a hell of a lot of things to it. And I think cultivated meat adds to that, because there’s not one silver bullet. People want to eat meat, and this provides an opportunity… It’s about how we innovate and improve that process.”Brett and co-founder Tasneem Karodia started the cultivated meat industry in Africa by establishing the first company of its kind on the continent. They introduce a more efficient, sustainable and ethical means of creating animal protein products, and have started with beef. Their methods contribute to long-term food security for many, and their harm-free, biology-driven approach is already inspiring other companies to venture into production in the region, sparking a needed industry, and a climate-friendly change. Find Brett on Twitter and Instagram: @BrettVThompson Find Mzansi on twitter: @MzansiMeatCo … and on LinkedIn 🥃 What we drank during the episode: Diemersdal Estate Red Pinotage (Brett), and Kahlua with Coffee (Matt)Enjoy the show!

Raymond Weitekamp, Founder and CEO of polySpectra, on moving towards massless:“PolySpectra A.R. is our new augmented reality tool to give massless prototypes to people in product development. The massless mission is to leverage distributed digital manufacturing to reduce global energy usage by 25% by 2050.”Using the world’s most rugged photopolymer resins, Raymond’s company is also helping engineers print end-use components that actually hold up, reducing waste by lasting longer and being more viable for actual use. Raymond received an AB in chemistry from Princeton and continued his education at CalTech where he worked in labs with Professor Bob Grubbs and Professor Harry Atwater. He invented a component for a polymer that can be light-activated and creates tough 3D-printed materials, and has been recognized in Forbes’ 30 under 30. 🥃 What we drank during the episode: Madre MezcalEnjoy the show!

Manik Suri, Founder and CEO of Therma, on Smart Refrigeration:“As we move into a world where we have more electrification and move off fossil fuels, we’re going to need a lot more utility infrastructure, so utilities are looking for ways to create extra capacity…We’re starting to think of refrigeration as a battery; we’ve kept that battery at one hundred percent charge for the last hundred years - now we’re starting to explore temporarily discharging that battery, and creating a network of distributed batteries.”Therma’s mission is to help protect our food, health, and planet. They build sustainability tools to improve refrigeration efficiency, which eliminates food waste and reduces emissions. Their technology is used by McDonald’s, Starbucks, Wyndham hotels and many others. Their smart refrigeration monitoring protects food inventory and saves energy, and it’s overhauling the “refrigeration cold chain” by altering the way refrigerators operate around the world.

Stephane Germain, Founder and President of GHGSat, on the need to address methane emissions:“95% of what (methane) we detect isn’t acted upon today, and that drives me bonkers.”GHGSat developed the first sensor for small satellites that can detect methane (CH4) emissions and locate individual sources of CH4 from around 500km above the Earth's surface - a huge leap forward in global emissions monitoring technology innovation.Interested in sponsoring Climate Tech Cocktails (CTC)?  Please reach out to [email protected] show notes and past guests, please visit the CTC Substack.Follow CTC:TwitterInstagramFacebook

Tessa Clarke, Co-founder and CEO of OLIO on the size of the food waste crisis:“If it were a country, food waste would be the third largest source of greenhouse gas emission after the USA and China, and that’s because a landmass larger than China is used every single year to grow food that is never eaten.”OLIO connects neighbours with each other and with local businesses so surplus food can be shared, not thrown away. This could be food nearing its sell-by date in local stores, spare home-grown vegetables, bread from your baker, or the groceries in your fridge when you go away. For your convenience, OLIO can also be used for non-food household items too.🍹  What we drank during the episode: mojitosEnjoy the show!Interested in sponsoring Climate Tech Cocktails (CTC)?  Please reach out to [email protected] show notes and past guests, please visit the CTC Substack.Follow CTC:TwitterInstagramFacebook

Maddie Hall, Co-founder and CEO of Living Carbon, on falling in love with plants:“Our little portion of human history is small compared to all of the plant life this planet has seen.”Living Carbon’s mission is to responsibly rebalance the planet’s carbon cycle using the inherent power of plants. Living Carbon is growing genetically modified poplars and pines capable of absorbing much more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than regular trees. Also, They grow faster and produce more durable wood than their natural counterparts. Prior to Living Carbon, Maddie worked on special projects at OpenAI and held various roles in venture capital  and product management.☕️  What we drank during the episode: Kahula + coffeeAs always, HUGE shout out to Climate Tech Cocktails official sponsors ☀️Yotta Energy and 💎Aether DiamondsEnjoy the show!🤝 This episode is brought to you by ☀️Yotta Energy !  We all know energy storage is key to deploying renewables at scale. I’ve seen many energy storage solutions for commercial buildings over my years in climate tech, but none as impressive as Yotta’s.  Yotta Energy’s unique "PV-Coupled" ecosystem of solar+storage solutions simply integrates within the standard solar installation process. Even better, their integrated storage technology can enable up to 60% more solar to be deployed on commercial buildings.  With commercial buildings consuming 35% of US electricity that means Yotta is making a serious dent in CO2 emissions. With the electrification of everything revolution underway, Yotta Energy is poised to meet the growing demands of electrification by sizing solar+storage resources to recharge electric vehicles as they future proof buildings into distributed energy sites powering the grid of the future. Find out more at YottaEnergy.com and follow Yotta on Twitter @YottaEnergy.🤝 This episode is also brought to you by 💎 Aether Diamonds.  If you’re planning to propose, or purchase a timeless gift for your partner, I couldn’t think of a better purchase than Aether Diamonds.  Aether Diamonds are the world’s most sustainable diamonds, and the only diamonds that are actually GOOD for the planet!  Aether creates the world's first positive-impact diamonds made from captured CO2.  In fact, every carat of Aether Diamonds offsets your personal carbon footprint for over a year.  These are 100% real diamonds with a real impact. They’re some of the highest quality diamonds you can buy, and are certified by IGI, the world's largest independent laboratory for testing and grading gemstones and fine jewelry. Now you’re no longer stuck having to choose between mined and regular lab-grown diamonds, both of which harm the environment.  Aether offers the only truly sustainable diamonds on the market, requiring no ethical or environmental trade-offs… in other words, they're the only guilt-free diamonds available in the world.  To learn more about these revolutionary diamonds from air, visit their website at aetherdiamonds.com and follow on Twitter @aetherdiamondsInterested in sponsoring Climate Tech Cocktails (CTC)?  Please reach out to [email protected] show notes and past guests, please visit the CTC Substack.Follow CTC:TwitterInstagramFacebook

Arturo Elizondo, Founder and CEO of The EVERY Company, on his life’s purpose:“I fundamentally believe my purpose on this Earth is to help enable a shutdown of the last factory farm in the world.”EVERY exists to produce proteins that are better for people, the planet, and animals. Under Arturo’s leadership, the company has raised over $230 million dollars in capital from leading venture investors and some of the largest food companies on Earth to bring to market the world’s first animal-free egg and other animal proteins made without using animals. EVERY has been named one of the 50 Hottest Tech Companies in the World by Crunchbase, and has merited the award of the Top 40 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy and considered one of the 50 NEXT companies to Disrupt the World. His work at EVERY™  has also been featured in two books, The Fate of Food and Clean Meat and in publications including Forbes, Fortune Magazine, Bloomberg News, TechCrunch, Entrepreneur, Inc.com, and many others.Arturo was recently named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and was recognized as the National Hispanic Institute Person of the Year, and makes it a point to share his experience with others about how we can also make a difference in solving the world’s most pressing problems.🥃 What we drank during the episode: animal free gin fizzEnjoy the show!As always, HUGE shout out to Climate Tech Cocktails official sponsors ☀️Yotta Energy and 💎Aether DiamondsEnjoy the show!🤝 This episode is brought to you by ☀️Yotta Energy !  We all know energy storage is key to deploying renewables at scale. I’ve seen many energy storage solutions for commercial buildings over my years in climate tech, but none as impressive as Yotta’s.  Yotta Energy’s unique "PV-Coupled" ecosystem of solar+storage solutions simply integrates within the standard solar installation process. Even better, their integrated storage technology can enable up to 60% more solar to be deployed on commercial buildings.  With commercial buildings consuming 35% of US electricity that means Yotta is making a serious dent in CO2 emissions. With the electrification of everything revolution underway, Yotta Energy is poised to meet the growing demands of electrification by sizing solar+storage resources to recharge electric vehicles as they future proof buildings into distributed energy sites powering the grid of the future. Find out more at YottaEnergy.com and follow Yotta on Twitter @YottaEnergy.🤝 This episode is also brought to you by 💎 Aether Diamonds.  If you’re planning to propose, or purchase a timeless gift for your partner, I couldn’t think of a better purchase than Aether Diamonds.  Aether Diamonds are the world’s most sustainable diamonds, and the only diamonds that are actually GOOD for the planet!  Aether creates the world's first positive-impact diamonds made from captured CO2.  In fact, every carat of Aether Diamonds offsets your personal carbon footprint for over a year.  These are 100% real diamonds with a real impact. They’re some of the highest quality diamonds you can buy, and are certified by IGI, the world's largest independent laboratory for testing and grading gemstones and fine jewelry. Now you’re no longer stuck having to choose between mined and regular lab-grown diamonds, both of which harm the environment.  Aether offers the only truly sustainable diamonds on the market, requiring no ethical or environmental trade-offs… in other words, they're the only guilt-free diamonds available in the world.  To learn more about these revolutionary diamonds from air, visit their website at aetherdiamonds.com and follow on Twitter @aetherdiamondsInterested in sponsoring Climate Tech Cocktails (CTC)?  Please reach out to [email protected] show notes and past guests, please visit the CTC Substack.Follow CTC:TwitterInstagramFacebook

Etosha Cave, Co-founder and CSO of Twelve, on the sacrifices she made while launching Twelve:“I had no money.  I was living out of my car at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.”Etosha became passionate about energy and climate change while growing up in Houston, and she went on to receive her PhD from Stanford University focusing on electrochemical approaches that could be used to convert CO2 and water into useful plastics and household cleaners.  While at Stanford, Etosha co-founded Twelve, a startup pioneering a new market category called carbon transformation with its proprietary catalyst technology that transforms CO2 into critical chemicals, materials and fuels that are conventionally made from fossil fuels.  Using Twelve’s technology, industry brands can meet emissions targets faster while creating essential products–from the foam in running shoes, to the polymers in automobile dashboards, to aviation fuel, to laundry detergent–all while maintaining  the same or higher quality as conventional products made from petrochemicals. 🥃 What we drank during the episode: Gin n’ TonicAs always, HUGE shout out to Climate Tech Cocktails official sponsors ☀️Yotta Energy and 💎Aether DiamondsEnjoy the show!🤝 This episode is brought to you by ☀️Yotta Energy !  We all know energy storage is key to deploying renewables at scale. I’ve seen many energy storage solutions for commercial buildings over my years in climate tech, but none as impressive as Yotta’s.  Yotta Energy’s unique "PV-Coupled" ecosystem of solar+storage solutions simply integrates within the standard solar installation process. Even better, their integrated storage technology can enable up to 60% more solar to be deployed on commercial buildings.  With commercial buildings consuming 35% of US electricity that means Yotta is making a serious dent in CO2 emissions. With the electrification of everything revolution underway, Yotta Energy is poised to meet the growing demands of electrification by sizing solar+storage resources to recharge electric vehicles as they future proof buildings into distributed energy sites powering the grid of the future. Find out more at YottaEnergy.com and follow Yotta on Twitter @YottaEnergy.🤝 This episode is also brought to you by 💎 Aether Diamonds.  If you’re planning to propose, or purchase a timeless gift for your partner, I couldn’t think of a better purchase than Aether Diamonds.  Aether Diamonds are the world’s most sustainable diamonds, and the only diamonds that are actually GOOD for the planet!  Aether creates the world's first positive-impact diamonds made from captured CO2.  In fact, every carat of Aether Diamonds offsets your personal carbon footprint for over a year.  These are 100% real diamonds with a real impact. They’re some of the highest quality diamonds you can buy, and are certified by IGI, the world's largest independent laboratory for testing and grading gemstones and fine jewelry. Now you’re no longer stuck having to choose between mined and regular lab-grown diamonds, both of which harm the environment.  Aether offers the only truly sustainable diamonds on the market, requiring no ethical or environmental trade-offs… in other words, they're the only guilt-free diamonds available in the world.  To learn more about these revolutionary diamonds from air, visit their website at aetherdiamonds.com and follow on Twitter @aetherdiamondsInterested in sponsoring Climate Tech Cocktails (CTC)?  Please reach out to [email protected] show notes and past guests, please visit the CTC Substack.Follow CTC:TwitterInstagramFacebook

👩‍✈️Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of LanzaTech on the premise of LanzaTech:“What we need to come to is a world where there is no such thing as waste.  Where waste is feedstock or the way you make everything else.”Jennifer has over 20 years of experience in the energy sector including a proven track record in the development and commercialization of fuels and chemicals technologies. Prior to LanzaTech, Jennifer was VP and General Manager of the Renewable Energy and Chemicals business unit at UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company. Under her management, UOP technology became instrumental in producing nearly all of the initial fuels used by commercial airlines and the military for testing and certification of alternative aviation fuel. Today, under Jennifer’s guidance, LanzaTech is working towards deploying carbon capture and reuse facilities globally to make fuels and chemicals from waste carbon.🥃 What we drank during the episode: scotch and whiskey, what else?As always, HUGE shout out to Climate Tech Cocktails official sponsors ☀️Yotta Energy and 💎Aether DiamondsEnjoy the show!🤝 This episode is brought to you by ☀️Yotta Energy !  We all know energy storage is key to deploying renewables at scale. I’ve seen many energy storage solutions for commercial buildings over my years in climate tech, but none as impressive as Yotta’s.  Yotta Energy’s unique "PV-Coupled" ecosystem of solar+storage solutions simply integrates within the standard solar installation process. Even better, their integrated storage technology can enable up to 60% more solar to be deployed on commercial buildings.  With commercial buildings consuming 35% of US electricity that means Yotta is making a serious dent in CO2 emissions. With the electrification of everything revolution underway, Yotta Energy is poised to meet the growing demands of electrification by sizing solar+storage resources to recharge electric vehicles as they future proof buildings into distributed energy sites powering the grid of the future. Find out more at YottaEnergy.com and follow Yotta on Twitter @YottaEnergy.🤝 This episode is also brought to you by 💎 Aether Diamonds.  If you’re planning to propose, or purchase a timeless gift for your partner, I couldn’t think of a better purchase than Aether Diamonds.  Aether Diamonds are the world’s most sustainable diamonds, and the only diamonds that are actually GOOD for the planet!  Aether creates the world's first positive-impact diamonds made from captured CO2.  In fact, every carat of Aether Diamonds offsets your personal carbon footprint for over a year.  These are 100% real diamonds with a real impact. They’re some of the highest quality diamonds you can buy, and are certified by IGI, the world's largest independent laboratory for testing and grading gemstones and fine jewelry. Now you’re no longer stuck having to choose between mined and regular lab-grown diamonds, both of which harm the environment.  Aether offers the only truly sustainable diamonds on the market, requiring no ethical or environmental trade-offs… in other words, they're the only guilt-free diamonds available in the world.  To learn more about these revolutionary diamonds from air, visit their website at aetherdiamonds.com and follow on Twitter @aetherdiamondsInterested in sponsoring Climate Tech Cocktails (CTC)?  Please reach out to [email protected] show notes and past guests, please visit the CTC Substack.Follow CTC:TwitterInstagramFacebook

Kevin Martin, Co-founder and CTO at unspun on the inefficiency of the current apparel manufacturing process:“It’s a $1.5 trillion dollar industry where 10-15% of everything produced every year gets burned and destroyed without ever being sold.”Unspun is a robotics and digital apparel company building custom jeans for each consumer, on-demand. Their mission is to reduce global carbon emissions by 1% through automated, localized, and intentional manufacturing—building the future of robotic apparel manufacturing right here in the US. By using the iPhone FaceID sensor to create a digital avatar, unspun can instantly design and then build each garment to the actual customer, delivering a completely custom product at off-the-rack prices— all while eliminating unsold inventory waste (a $150B/year loss industry-wide).As always, HUGE shout out to Climate Tech Cocktails official sponsors ☀️Yotta Energy and 💎Aether DiamondsEnjoy the show!🤝 This episode is brought to you by ☀️Yotta Energy !  We all know energy storage is key to deploying renewables at scale. I’ve seen many energy storage solutions for commercial buildings over my years in climate tech, but none as impressive as Yotta’s.  Yotta Energy’s unique "PV-Coupled" ecosystem of solar+storage solutions simply integrates within the standard solar installation process. Even better, their integrated storage technology can enable up to 60% more solar to be deployed on commercial buildings.  With commercial buildings consuming 35% of US electricity that means Yotta is making a serious dent in CO2 emissions. With the electrification of everything revolution underway, Yotta Energy is poised to meet the growing demands of electrification by sizing solar+storage resources to recharge electric vehicles as they future proof buildings into distributed energy sites powering the grid of the future. Find out more at YottaEnergy.com and follow Yotta on Twitter @YottaEnergy.🤝 This episode is also brought to you by 💎 Aether Diamonds.  If you’re planning to propose, or purchase a timeless gift for your partner, I couldn’t think of a better purchase than Aether Diamonds.  Aether Diamonds are the world’s most sustainable diamonds, and the only diamonds that are actually GOOD for the planet!  Aether creates the world's first positive-impact diamonds made from captured CO2.  In fact, every carat of Aether Diamonds offsets your personal carbon footprint for over a year.  These are 100% real diamonds with a real impact. They’re some of the highest quality diamonds you can buy, and are certified by IGI, the world's largest independent laboratory for testing and grading gemstones and fine jewelry. Now you’re no longer stuck having to choose between mined and regular lab-grown diamonds, both of which harm the environment.  Aether offers the only truly sustainable diamonds on the market, requiring no ethical or environmental trade-offs… in other words, they're the only guilt-free diamonds available in the world.  To learn more about these revolutionary diamonds from air, visit their website at aetherdiamonds.com and follow on Twitter @aetherdiamondsInterested in sponsoring Climate Tech Cocktails (CTC)?  Please reach out to [email protected] show notes and past guests, please visit the CTC Substack.Follow CTC:TwitterInstagramFacebook

Raphael Haupt, Founder and Chief Toucan at Toucan Protocol on the need for an all of the above solutions approach to carbon drawdown.“Let’s unf*ck the environment…the only thing that’s clear is that the price of carbon needs to increase.”  -Raphael Haupt, Founder and Chief Toucan at Toucan ProtocolToucan is working to make DeFi work for the planet by building market infrastructure to bring carbon markets to public blockchains.  Toucan launched in October 2021 as the infrastructure provider behind the Basic Carbon Tonne (BCT), Toucan’s first carbon reference token.  In the first month of launch, BCT achieved $2B+ in trading volume and 150,000+ of tokenized carbon credits were retired within two months of launching.As always, HUGE shout out to Climate Tech Cocktails official sponsors ☀️Yotta Energy and 💎Aether DiamondsEnjoy the show!🤝 This episode is brought to you by ☀️Yotta Energy !  We all know energy storage is key to deploying renewables at scale. I’ve seen many energy storage solutions for commercial buildings over my years in climate tech, but none as impressive as Yotta’s.  Yotta Energy’s unique "PV-Coupled" ecosystem of solar+storage solutions simply integrates within the standard solar installation process. Even better, their integrated storage technology can enable up to 60% more solar to be deployed on commercial buildings.  With commercial buildings consuming 35% of US electricity that means Yotta is making a serious dent in CO2 emissions. With the electrification of everything revolution underway, Yotta Energy is poised to meet the growing demands of electrification by sizing solar+storage resources to recharge electric vehicles as they future proof buildings into distributed energy sites powering the grid of the future. Find out more at YottaEnergy.com and follow Yotta on Twitter @YottaEnergy.🤝 This episode is also brought to you by 💎 Aether Diamonds.  If you’re planning to propose, or purchase a timeless gift for your partner, I couldn’t think of a better purchase than Aether Diamonds.  Aether Diamonds are the world’s most sustainable diamonds, and the only diamonds that are actually GOOD for the planet!  Aether creates the world's first positive-impact diamonds made from captured CO2.  In fact, every carat of Aether Diamonds offsets your personal carbon footprint for over a year.  These are 100% real diamonds with a real impact. They’re some of the highest quality diamonds you can buy, and are certified by IGI, the world's largest independent laboratory for testing and grading gemstones and fine jewelry. Now you’re no longer stuck having to choose between mined and regular lab-grown diamonds, both of which harm the environment.  Aether offers the only truly sustainable diamonds on the market, requiring no ethical or environmental trade-offs… in other words, they're the only guilt-free diamonds available in the world.  To learn more about these revolutionary diamonds from air, visit their website at aetherdiamonds.com and follow on Twitter @aetherdiamondsInterested in sponsoring Climate Tech Cocktails (CTC)?  Please reach out to [email protected] show notes and past guests, please visit the CTC Substack.Follow CTC:TwitterInstagramFacebook

Greg Constantine, Co-founder and CEO of Air Company on the importance of reaching hearts and minds to combat the climate crisis:“Imagination is everything.  It’s what moves the world forward.”  -Greg Constantine, Co-founder and CEO of Air Company@Greg Constantine, Co-founder and CEO of @Air Company, Air company’s priority is to utilize as much CO2 as possible to slow the momentum of climate change, using consumer goods in the near term as an educational tool to show the world what is possible.Since launching Air Company, Constantine and his team have won awards from NASA, The United Nations and XPRIZE. Air Company was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Products (2019) and Most Innovative Companies (2020), and was named one of TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2020. Constantine’s patent product design has won the highest design awards from Dieline and the Pentawards, and in 2019, Constantine was personally named The Spirits Business’ Young Achiever of the Year.  He brings expertise in the arts with an undergraduate degree from The University of Sydney and a wealth of business acumen from the Executive program at Harvard Business School.As always, HUGE shout out to Climate Tech Cocktails official sponsors ☀️Yotta Energy and 💎Aether DiamondsEnjoy the show!🤝 This episode is brought to you by ☀️Yotta Energy !  We all know energy storage is key to deploying renewables at scale. I’ve seen many energy storage solutions for commercial buildings over my years in climate tech, but none as impressive as Yotta’s.  Yotta Energy’s unique "PV-Coupled" ecosystem of solar+storage solutions simply integrates within the standard solar installation process. Even better, their integrated storage technology can enable up to 60% more solar to be deployed on commercial buildings.  With commercial buildings consuming 35% of US electricity that means Yotta is making a serious dent in CO2 emissions. With the electrification of everything revolution underway, Yotta Energy is poised to meet the growing demands of electrification by sizing solar+storage resources to recharge electric vehicles as they future proof buildings into distributed energy sites powering the grid of the future. Find out more at YottaEnergy.com and follow Yotta on Twitter @YottaEnergy.🤝 This episode is also brought to you by 💎 Aether Diamonds.  If you’re planning to propose, or purchase a timeless gift for your partner, I couldn’t think of a better purchase than Aether Diamonds.  Aether Diamonds are the world’s most sustainable diamonds, and the only diamonds that are actually GOOD for the planet!  Aether creates the world's first positive-impact diamonds made from captured CO2.  In fact, every carat of Aether Diamonds offsets your personal carbon footprint for over a year.  These are 100% real diamonds with a real impact. They’re some of the highest quality diamonds you can buy, and are certified by IGI, the world's largest independent laboratory for testing and grading gemstones and fine jewelry. Now you’re no longer stuck having to choose between mined and regular lab-grown diamonds, both of which harm the environment.  Aether offers the only truly sustainable diamonds on the market, requiring no ethical or environmental trade-offs… in other words, they're the only guilt-free diamonds available in the world.  To learn more about these revolutionary diamonds from air, visit their website at aetherdiamonds.com and follow on Twitter @aetherdiamondsInterested in sponsoring Climate Tech Cocktails (CTC)?  Please reach out to [email protected] show notes and past guests, please visit the CTC Substack.Follow CTC:TwitterInstagramFacebook

Ryan Pandya, Co-founder and CEO of Perfect Day on how nobody was working on microbe based dairy in 2014:“I will live and die never again having an idea that you can’t find on the internet.”  -Ryan Pandya, Co-founder and CEO of Perfect Day@Ryan Pandya, Co-founder and CEO of @Perfect Day, a consumer biology company on a mission to create a kinder, greener tomorrow by developing new ways to make the foods you love today — starting in the dairy aisle. Ryan, in partnership with co-founder Perumal Gandhi, leads a diverse team of scientists, engineers, chefs, food developers, and storytellers who are working in harmony to make their dream of animal-free dairy a reality.  Perfect Day, named one of TIME’s 2020 Best Inventions, is currently pioneering a new category in the dairy market by using fermentation to create proprietary “flora-made” dairy protein, without a single cow. Named one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in 2019, Ryan is committed to making delicious, nutritious food that does less damage to our planet.As always, HUGE shout out to Climate Tech Cocktails official sponsors ☀️Yotta Energy and 💎Aether DiamondsEnjoy the show!🤝 This episode is brought to you by ☀️Yotta Energy !  We all know energy storage is key to deploying renewables at scale. I’ve seen many energy storage solutions for commercial buildings over my years in climate tech, but none as impressive as Yotta’s.  Yotta Energy’s unique "PV-Coupled" ecosystem of solar+storage solutions simply integrates within the standard solar installation process. Even better, their integrated storage technology can enable up to 60% more solar to be deployed on commercial buildings.  With commercial buildings consuming 35% of US electricity that means Yotta is making a serious dent in CO2 emissions. With the electrification of everything revolution underway, Yotta Energy is poised to meet the growing demands of electrification by sizing solar+storage resources to recharge electric vehicles as they future proof buildings into distributed energy sites powering the grid of the future. Find out more at YottaEnergy.com and follow Yotta on Twitter @YottaEnergy.🤝 This episode is also brought to you by 💎 Aether Diamonds.  If you’re planning to propose, or purchase a timeless gift for your partner, I couldn’t think of a better purchase than Aether Diamonds.  Aether Diamonds are the world’s most sustainable diamonds, and the only diamonds that are actually GOOD for the planet!  Aether creates the world's first positive-impact diamonds made from captured CO2.  In fact, every carat of Aether Diamonds offsets your personal carbon footprint for over a year.  These are 100% real diamonds with a real impact. They’re some of the highest quality diamonds you can buy, and are certified by IGI, the world's largest independent laboratory for testing and grading gemstones and fine jewelry. Now you’re no longer stuck having to choose between mined and regular lab-grown diamonds, both of which harm the environment.  Aether offers the only truly sustainable diamonds on the market, requiring no ethical or environmental trade-offs… in other words, they're the only guilt-free diamonds available in the world.  To learn more about these revolutionary diamonds from air, visit their website at aetherdiamonds.com and follow on Twitter @aetherdiamondsInterested in sponsoring Climate Tech Cocktails (CTC)?  Please reach out to [email protected] show notes and past guests, please visit the CTC Substack.Follow CTC:TwitterInstagramFacebook

On their creation Tikkun Olunch, based on the Jewish tradition of Tikkun Olam, ”These lunches were an opportunity for us to get together once a week and ask, ‘Are you doing the most you can possibly do to make the world a better place?  How can I help you think through that and how can I help you step up your game?’ -Amanda Joy Ravenhill, Executive Director of The Buckminster Fuller Institute@AmandaRavenhill, Executive Director of @BuckyFullerInst, which is dedicated to accelerating the development and deployment of strategies that radically regenerate Earth's ecosystems. She previously held the role of Co-Founder and Executive Director of Project Drawdown, the comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming. Amanda Joy is a member of The Seastars, an acapella group blending harmonies with new narratives of a future that works for 100% of life. She is also an avid gardener, stewarding her small backyard farm to build soil, host pollinators, create medicines, and grow food.@KushyKush, Co-founder and Director of Outreach, @Third_Deriv, a joint venture between Rocky Mountain Institute and New Energy Nexus. D3 now has the largest cohort of climate tech startups in the world, an SPV to fund all current and future companies, $3 trillion in market cap across corporate partners and $2 billion in deployable funds across VC partners. He is the author of “Accelerate This! A Super Not Boring Guide To Startup Accelerators and Clean Energy Entrepreneurship”, sponsored by the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, World Wildlife Fund, and New Energy Nexus, and featuring Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Startups, Google X, and other innovation programs around the world.As always, HUGE shout out to Climate Tech Cocktails official sponsors ☀️Yotta Energy and 💎Aether DiamondsAlso a BIG shout out to Climate Tech Cocktails’ first official SUPER Climate Warrior patron supporter, Extreme Tech Challenge!  👀 Want to learn more and be listed here?!?  Visit https://www.patreon.com/ctc1Enjoy the show!🤝 This episode is brought to you by ☀️Yotta Energy !  We all know energy storage is key to deploying renewables at scale. I’ve seen many energy storage solutions for commercial buildings over my years in climate tech, but none as impressive as Yotta’s.  Yotta Energy’s unique "PV-Coupled" ecosystem of solar+storage solutions simply integrates within the standard solar installation process. Even better, their integrated storage technology can enable up to 60% more solar to be deployed on commercial buildings.  With commercial buildings consuming 35% of US electricity that means Yotta is making a serious dent in CO2 emissions. With the electrification of everything revolution underway, Yotta Energy is poised to meet the growing demands of electrification by sizing solar+storage resources to recharge electric vehicles as they future proof buildings into distributed energy sites powering the grid of the future. Find out more at YottaEnergy.com and follow Yotta on Twitter @YottaEnergy.🤝 This episode is also brought to you by 💎 Aether Diamonds.  If you’re planning to propose, or purchase a timeless gift for your partner, I couldn’t think of a better purchase than Aether Diamonds.  Aether Diamonds are the world’s most sustainable diamonds, and the only diamonds that are actually GOOD for the planet!  Aether creates the world's first positive-impact diamonds made from captured CO2.  In fact, every carat of Aether Diamonds offsets your personal carbon footprint for over a year.  These are 100% real diamonds with a real impact. They’re some of the highest quality diamonds you can buy, and are certified by IGI, the world's largest independent laboratory for testing and grading gemstones and fine jewelry. Now you’re no longer stuck having to choose between mined and regular lab-grown diamonds, both of which harm the environment.  Aether offers the only truly sustainable diamonds on the market, requiring no ethical or environmental trade-offs… in other words, they're the only guilt-free diamonds available in the world.  To learn more about these revolutionary diamonds from air, visit their website at aetherdiamonds.com and follow on Twitter @aetherdiamondsInterested in sponsoring Climate Tech Cocktails (CTC)?  Please reach out to [email protected] show notes and past guests, please visit the CTC Substack.Follow CTC:TwitterInstagramFacebook

“I like to say we’re not a mission driven company.  We’re not a company with a mission.  We’re a mission with a company.”  -Ryan Shearman, Co-founder and CEO of Aether Diamonds@RyanShearmanNYC, Co-founder and CEO of @AetherDiamonds, a startup creating the world’s first positive-impact diamonds.  Ryan Shearman is a mechanical engineer turned entrepreneur. Early in his career, Ryan joined David Yurman as one of the first hires on their new Men's team, where he was responsible for overseeing the development of some of the brand's most iconic and commercially successful collections at the time, shipping over $80M worth of product in under three years. In 2013 Ryan founded his first startup, Fusar, a direct-to-consumer brand that developed tech-enabled safety products for the motorcycle market. Ryan currently serves as the founder and CEO of Aether, where he combines his passions for technology and jewelry with his personal mission to help solve the climate crisis. In his free time, Ryan can be found riding his motorcycle, teaching his dog new tricks, and spending time with his family.   As always, HUGE shout out to Climate Tech Cocktails official sponsors ☀️Yotta Energy and 💎Aether DiamondsAlso a BIG shout out to Climate Tech Cocktails’ first official SUPER Climate Warrior patron supporter, Extreme Tech Challenge!  👀 Want to learn more and be listed here?!?  Visit https://www.patreon.com/ctc1Enjoy the show!🤝 This episode is brought to you by ☀️Yotta Energy !  We all know energy storage is key to deploying renewables at scale. I’ve seen many energy storage solutions for commercial buildings over my years in climate tech, but none as impressive as Yotta’s.  Yotta Energy’s unique "PV-Coupled" ecosystem of solar+storage solutions simply integrates within the standard solar installation process. Even better, their integrated storage technology can enable up to 60% more solar to be deployed on commercial buildings.  With commercial buildings consuming 35% of US electricity that means Yotta is making a serious dent in CO2 emissions. With the electrification of everything revolution underway, Yotta Energy is poised to meet the growing demands of electrification by sizing solar+storage resources to recharge electric vehicles as they future proof buildings into distributed energy sites powering the grid of the future. Find out more at YottaEnergy.com and follow Yotta on Twitter @YottaEnergy.🤝 This episode is also brought to you by 💎 Aether Diamonds.  If you’re planning to propose, or purchase a timeless gift for your partner, I couldn’t think of a better purchase than Aether Diamonds.  Aether Diamonds are the world’s most sustainable diamonds, and the only diamonds that are actually GOOD for the planet!  Aether creates the world's first positive-impact diamonds made from captured CO2.  In fact, every carat of Aether Diamonds offsets your personal carbon footprint for over a year.  These are 100% real diamonds with a real impact. They’re some of the highest quality diamonds you can buy, and are certified by IGI, the world's largest independent laboratory for testing and grading gemstones and fine jewelry. Now you’re no longer stuck having to choose between mined and regular lab-grown diamonds, both of which harm the environment.  Aether offers the only truly sustainable diamonds on the market, requiring no ethical or environmental trade-offs… in other words, they're the only guilt-free diamonds available in the world.  To learn more about these revolutionary diamonds from air, visit their website at aetherdiamonds.com and follow on Twitter @aetherdiamondsInterested in sponsoring Climate Tech Cocktails (CTC)?  Please reach out to [email protected] show notes and past guests, please visit the CTC Substack.Follow CTC:TwitterInstagramFacebook

“How is everyone not working on climate change?...In my understanding of the science, I would say it will define the lives of people in my generation.”  -Kathy Hannun, Founder and President of Dandelion Energy@KathyHannun, Founder and President of @DandelionEnergy, the largest residential geothermal company in the United States.  Before founding Dandelion, Hannun was a Rapid Evaluator at X, Alphabet’s innovation lab, where she focused on finding “Moonshots”.  Kathy initiated Dandelion as an X project and then launched it into an independent startup company in May 2017.  Dandelion has since raised millions in funding from top VCs, set a new standard for geothermal quality and cost-effectiveness, and empowered homeowners to avoid over 100 million pounds of carbon emissions and counting.  In February 2021, Dandelion raised a $30MM Series B funding round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures.  As always, HUGE shout out to Climate Tech Cocktails official sponsors ☀️Yotta Energy and 💎Aether DiamondsAlso a BIG shout out to Climate Tech Cocktails’ first official SUPER Climate Warrior patron supporter, Extreme Tech Challenge!  👀 Want to learn more and be listed here?!?  Visit https://www.patreon.com/ctc1Enjoy the show!🤝 This episode is brought to you by ☀️Yotta Energy !  We all know energy storage is key to deploying renewables at scale. I’ve seen many energy storage solutions for commercial buildings over my years in climate tech, but none as impressive as Yotta’s.  Yotta Energy’s unique "PV-Coupled" ecosystem of solar+storage solutions simply integrates within the standard solar installation process. Even better, their integrated storage technology can enable up to 60% more solar to be deployed on commercial buildings.  With commercial buildings consuming 35% of US electricity that means Yotta is making a serious dent in CO2 emissions. With the electrification of everything revolution underway, Yotta Energy is poised to meet the growing demands of electrification by sizing solar+storage resources to recharge electric vehicles as they future proof buildings into distributed energy sites powering the grid of the future. Find out more at YottaEnergy.com and follow Yotta on Twitter @YottaEnergy.🤝 This episode is also brought to you by 💎 Aether Diamonds.  If you’re planning to propose, or purchase a timeless gift for your partner, I couldn’t think of a better purchase than Aether Diamonds.  Aether Diamonds are the world’s most sustainable diamonds, and the only diamonds that are actually GOOD for the planet!  Aether creates the world's first positive-impact diamonds made from captured CO2.  In fact, every carat of Aether Diamonds offsets your personal carbon footprint for over a year.  These are 100% real diamonds with a real impact. They’re some of the highest quality diamonds you can buy, and are certified by IGI, the world's largest independent laboratory for testing and grading gemstones and fine jewelry.Now you’re no longer stuck having to choose between mined and regular lab-grown diamonds, both of which harm the environment.  Aether offers the only truly sustainable diamonds on the market, requiring no ethical or environmental trade-offs… in other words, they're the only guilt-free diamonds available in the world. To learn more about these revolutionary diamonds from air, visit their website at aetherdiamonds.com and follow on Twitter @aetherdiamondsInterested in sponsoring Climate Tech Cocktails (CTC)?  Please reach out to [email protected] show notes and past guests, please visit the CTC Substack.Follow CTC:TwitterInstagramFacebook

“If the next 4 billion ACs are all heat pumps, they can also decarbonize heating while we’re expanding access to AC. If they have low carbon refrigerants we can solve the refrigerant problem.  Lastly, if we make sure they’re all smart and WiFi connected we can help modernize the grid at the same time and have more solar and wind on the grid.”  -Vince Romanin, Co-founder and CEO of Gradient.  Vince Romanin is the CEO of Gradient (@GradientComfort), which is on a mission to cool the world sustainably.  Gradient plans to achieve this by increasing the efficiency of heating and cooling systems, removing harmful refrigerants, and electrifying the heating sector, all of which combined can offset about 2 GtCO2/year, or 7% of our total emissions today. Gradient’s first product is an easier-to-install and easier-to-use heat pump that is quiet and gives you your window back.As always, HUGE shout out to Climate Tech Cocktails official sponsors ☀️Yotta Energy and 💎Aether DiamondsAlso a BIG shout out to Climate Tech Cocktails’ first official SUPER Climate Warrior patron supporter, Extreme Tech Challenge!  👀 Want to learn more and be listed here?!?  Visit https://www.patreon.com/ctc1Enjoy the show!🤝 This episode is brought to you by ☀️Yotta Energy !  We all know energy storage is key to deploying renewables at scale. I’ve seen many energy storage solutions for commercial buildings over my years in climate tech, but none as impressive as Yotta’s.  Yotta Energy’s unique "PV-Coupled" ecosystem of solar+storage solutions simply integrates within the standard solar installation process. Even better, their integrated storage technology can enable up to 60% more solar to be deployed on commercial buildings.  With commercial buildings consuming 35% of US electricity that means Yotta is making a serious dent in CO2 emissions. With the electrification of everything revolution underway, Yotta Energy is poised to meet the growing demands of electrification by sizing solar+storage resources to recharge electric vehicles as they future proof buildings into distributed energy sites powering the grid of the future. Find out more at YottaEnergy.com and follow Yotta on Twitter @YottaEnergy.🤝 This episode is also brought to you by 💎 Aether Diamonds.  If you’re planning to propose, or purchase a timeless gift for your partner, I couldn’t think of a better purchase than Aether Diamonds.  Aether Diamonds are the world’s most sustainable diamonds, and the only diamonds that are actually GOOD for the planet!  Aether creates the world's first positive-impact diamonds made from captured CO2.  In fact, every carat of Aether Diamonds offsets your personal carbon footprint for over a year.  These are 100% real diamonds with a real impact. They’re some of the highest quality diamonds you can buy, and are certified by IGI, the world's largest independent laboratory for testing and grading gemstones and fine jewelry.Now you’re no longer stuck having to choose between mined and regular lab-grown diamonds, both of which harm the environment.  Aether offers the only truly sustainable diamonds on the market, requiring no ethical or environmental trade-offs… in other words, they're the only guilt-free diamonds available in the world. To learn more about these revolutionary diamonds from air, visit their website at aetherdiamonds.com and follow on Twitter @aetherdiamondsInterested in sponsoring Climate Tech Cocktails (CTC)?  Please reach out to [email protected] show notes and past guests, please visit the CTC Substack.Follow CTC:TwitterInstagramFacebook

“Globally we’re emitting about 5 Gigatons of CO2 from Diesel engines every year...so you’re looking at about 15% total emissions coming from that fuel in particular.”  -BJ Johnson, Co-founder and CEO of ClearFlame Engines.  BJ Johnson (@bj_johnson87) is CEO and Co-founder of ClearFlame Engines (@ClearFlameEng), which is a startup taking the diesel fuel out of the diesel engine for heavy-duty industries. BJ leads business development, fundraising, and strategic planning operations at ClearFlame. BJ received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Stanford in 2015 while developing the technology used by ClearFlame. At Stanford, BJ was supported by fellowships from the National Science Foundation, the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) program, and Stanford’s School of Engineering. BJ was also a member of the USA Swimming national team, representing the United States at world championships, and participating as a leader in USA Swimming diversity camps. Enjoy the show!🤝 This episode is brought to you by ☀️ Yotta Energy!  We all know energy storage is key to deploying renewables at scale. I’ve seen many energy storage solutions for commercial buildings over my years in climate tech, but none as impressive as Yotta’s.  Yotta Energy’s unique "PV-Coupled" ecosystem of solar+storage solutions simply integrates within the standard solar installation process. Even better, their integrated storage technology can enable up to 60% more solar to be deployed on commercial buildings.  With commercial buildings consuming 35% of US electricity that means Yotta is making a serious dent in CO2 emissions. With the electrification of everything revolution underway, Yotta Energy is poised to meet the growing demands of electrification by sizing solar+storage resources to recharge electric vehicles as they future proof buildings into distributed energy sites powering the grid of the future. Find out more at YottaEnergy.com and follow Yotta on Twitter @YottaEnergy.🤝 This episode is also brought to you by 💎 Aether Diamonds.  If you’re planning to propose, or purchase a timeless gift for your partner, I couldn’t think of a better purchase than Aether Diamonds.  Aether Diamonds are the world’s most sustainable diamonds, and the only diamonds that are actually GOOD for the planet!  Aether creates the world's first positive-impact diamonds made from captured CO2.  In fact, every carat of Aether Diamonds offsets your personal carbon footprint for over a year.  These are 100% real diamonds with a real impact. They’re some of the highest quality diamonds you can buy, and are certified by IGI, the world's largest independent laboratory for testing and grading gemstones and fine jewelry.Now you’re no longer stuck having to choose between mined and regular lab-grown diamonds, both of which harm the environment.  Aether offers the only truly sustainable diamonds on the market, requiring no ethical or environmental trade-offs… in other words, they're the only guilt-free diamonds available in the world. To learn more about these revolutionary diamonds from air, visit their website at aetherdiamonds.com and follow on Twitter @aetherdiamondsInterested in sponsoring Climate Tech Cocktails (CTC)?  Please reach out to [email protected] show notes and past guests, please visit the CTC Substack.Follow CTC:TwitterInstagramFacebook

“(in 10 years) The grid is a decarbonized, decentralized, and digitized network taking full advantage of the network effects that we all enjoy in a modern technology stack.”  -Gregg Dixon, Co-founder and CEO of VoltusGregg Dixon (@gregg_dixon) is the Co-founder and CEO of Voltus (@voltusinc), connecting customers, investors, teammates, and the world with Voltus value, ensuring that the vision for the company, and its culture, is meeting their expectations.  Gregg is a world-renowned expert in commercial and industrial energy management and has pioneered many of today’s innovations that unlock the economic and environmental benefits of “intelligent energy.”  Prior to co-founding Voltus, Gregg was the Senior VP of Marketing and Sales and a founding executive at EnerNOC, a leading provider of demand response, energy procurement, and energy intelligence software.  Enjoy the show!Climate Tech Cocktails (CTC) is a bootstrapped project.  Interested in sponsoring?  Please reach out to [email protected] show notes and past guests, please visit the CTC Substack.Follow CTC on Twitter

“The more I looked into it, the more broken the pet food industry was.  It accounts for 25-30% of meat consumed in the U.S...it just makes no sense because we can make protein out of yeast, out of fungi, out of plants...and so I’m like, somebody needs to start this company.”  -Ryan Bethencourt, Co-founder and CEO of Wild Earth.  Ryan Bethencourt (@ryanbethencourt) is a co-founder and CEO at Wild Earth (@wildearthpets), bringing years of experience in leading, building and advising high-growth food and biotechnology companies. Ryan is a biotech entrepreneur, investor, and one of the founders of the biohacker movement. He’s a co-founder, former Program Director, and Venture Partner at IndieBio (@indbio) and has invested in over 110 early stage biotech startups and served as the head of life sciences at the XPRIZE Foundation (@xprize). As an ethical vegan, Ryan is passionate about the future of biology as a technology, applied across all industries to solve some of humanity’s most intractable problems. Ryan fosters dogs for Rocket Dog Rescue and is passionate about mindfulness, meditation, and mentoring. Enjoy the show!Climate Tech Cocktails (CTC) is a bootstrapped project.  Interested in sponsoring?  Please reach out to [email protected] show notes and past guests, please visit the CTC Substack.Follow CTC:TwitterInstagramFacebook

“We need to make poop the new gold.  We need to give new ways for poop to become the input, and for antibiotics to become the output...or for polymers or for bioplastics to become the output.  That just means cozying up with bacteria, because they can do it.”  -Sarah Richardson, Co-founder and CEO, MicroByreSarah is a computationally inclined microbiologist and science communicator: she speaks charmingly to computers, bacteria, and people. Sarah grew up in West Baltimore, and after completing a PhD in human genetics and molecular biology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and a Postdoctoral fellowship at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Sarah founded the biotech startup MicroByre (@MicroByre), where she leads a skilled and diverse team in the construction of genomic toolkits for non‐model prokaryotes.  Trained to straddle disciplines, Sarah has a very unique perspective on the emerging technologies made possible by synthetic biology.Enjoy the show!Climate Tech Cocktails (CTC) is a bootstrapped project.  Interested in sponsoring?  Please reach out to [email protected] For show notes and past guests, please visit the CTC Substack.Follow CTC:TwitterInstagramFacebook