Sebastian Pohlmann is VP of Business Development at UpCatalyst, which makes carbon nanotubes and graphite from CO2. They are literally taking one of the world’s most problematic waste streams and turning it into one of the most desperately-needed materials.

In this episode we talked about:

🔋 The carbon footprint of producing graphite for lithium-ion batteries

🌍 Innovative approaches to sourcing CO2 for industrial processes

🚗 The emerging market for sodium-ion batteries and their benefits over lithium-ion batteries

🏗️ How carbon nanotubes can reinforce concrete and reduce overall emissions

🤝 The role of academia in validating and advancing climate tech innovations

#climatetech #carbonnanotubes #sustainability

Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

This is a topic I’ve wanted to talk about on the podcast for the whole last year. 🌟 Juraj Krivošík is the Executive Director at SEVEn, The Energy Efficiency Center, in Prague. He’s also in my opinion one of the leading voices on how energy and infrastructure have been affected by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and its broader implications today and in the future.

In this episode, we talked about:

🇺🇦 The impact of the Ukraine war on CO2 emissions and biodiversity loss

🏢 The role of energy security in shaping climate policies in Europe

🪖 The importance of supporting Ukraine to ensure global climate protection

⚡ The unintended push towards renewable energy due to rising energy prices

🔋 The challenges of measuring and promoting energy efficiency compared to new energy sources

#climatetech #energysecurity #renewableenergy #ukraine

Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Who needs a cow to make leather when you've got beer? Brett Cotten is co-founder of London-based Arda Biomaterials and in this episode we talked about:

🐄 The problems of the traditional leather industry

👜 New Grain, Arda's sustainable leather alternative

🍺 Creating local supply chains by co-locating with breweries and distilleries around the world

🎡 The synthetic biology scene in London, and how the UK is investing heavily into biotech and material science

#leather #climatetech #beer #spentgrain #synbio #syntheticbiology

Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Lisett Luik is co-founder of Arbonics, an Estonian company that believes forests have been undervalued for far too long and is seeking to rememdy that.

In this episode we talked about:

🌳 How Arbonics is making forests a climate asset rather than just a source of timber
🕵️ The detective work involved in ensuring carbon offsetting projects are the real deal
🌍 Lisett's journey into climate tech entrepreneurship and her advice for others looking to make the switch
🇪🇪 The entrepreneurial culture in Estonia, and the influence of long, dark winters
👅 Her translation of Keith Richards' autobiography into Estonian

#climatetech #carbonoffsetting #carboncredits #forests

Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

To celebrate the launch of their new facility this week, I spoke with Yonatan Golan, co-founder of Brevel. Brevel makes possibly the most sustainable protein in the world through a process that speeds up microalgae production 100x.

We talked about:
👻 The concept of 'ghost protein'
🚀 How fermentation x photosynthesis = efficiency revolution
🥛 Why dairy is a good starting place
🏗️ Their new facility

#climatetech #sustainablefood #alternativeprotein

Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Meet Maxime Meijers, co-founder of Estuaire, a company that is working across the aviation industry to reduce its climate effects.

In this episode we talked about:

🛩️ The often overlooked impact of contrails on our climate and how their strategic mitigation can put a dent in aviation's climate footprint
💰 The power and influence of aviation finance in shaping the sector's environmental trajectory
🚀 The growth trajectory and ambitions of Estuaire as they seek to assemble a dream team in the intersection of aviation and sustainability

#ClimateTech #AviationInnovation #Flying #Aviation

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Andreas Schwarzenbrunner always thought he's get into politics. But, as a partner leading the climate tech and industrial tech practices at Speedinvest, he's arguably playing an even bigger role in Europe's future this way.

In this episode we talked about:

🌍 Why hardware is hard but absolutely critical in climatetech
🔬 How crucial de-risking with corporate customers is for startups
💡 The role of policy in driving climatetech investment
🏭 The challenges of scaling up production and fundraising for founders
📘 The creation of "Building and Scaling Climate Hardware," a playbook for the climate tech sector

Check out "Building and Scaling Climate Hardware: A Playbook" here.

#climatetech #venturecapital #VC #deeptech

Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Meet Joe Hill, Co-founder of One Planet Pizza. Joe has dedicated his career to promoting plant-based eating through the medium of delicious pizza. In this episode we talked about:

🌿 The importance of making plant-based alternatives that deliver on taste, texture, and price
🍕 How One Planet Pizza is leading the charge in this delicious revolution
🔬 The emerging trend of healthier, whole-food plant-based alternatives
🍄 Joe's excitement about the potential of mushrooms
🎙️ The role of food activism and its influence on plant-based food industry
💪 How Joe maintains his resilience and health while running a high-growth business

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oneplanetpizza/

#climatetech #plantbased #pizza

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