CLIMATE ONE: Tech to the Rescue?
Is the tech sector poised for climate success, or suffering a pandemic setback? How will start-ups finance their new ventures during a global recession?
Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
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Show Notes
Technology has helped the world survive, thrive and stay connected through the COVID-19 lockdown. As countries look toward re-opening in a post-pandemic world, does tech hold the same promise in the fight to solve climate change?
From mapping weather patterns with pinpoint accuracy using artificial intelligence, to engineering algae that gobbles up carbon dioxide, climate tech is ripe with breakthroughs. “The technology is there,” says inventor and entrepreneur Saul Griffith, ”it’s now down to the politics and the financing.”
Guests:
Saul Griffith, Founder & Chief Scientist, Otherlab Valerie Shen, Chief Operating Officer, G2VP
Michael Wilshire, Head of Strategy, Bloomberg NEF
This program was recorded on August 18, 2020.
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