The ZENERGY Podcast: Climate Leadership, Finance and Technology

Nov 07 2024 124 ep. 29 mins 3
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The Zenergy Podcast interviews global climate leaders with prior guests including the founders of some of the world's largest renewable energy and electric vehicle companies including founders of SoftBank Energy, Azure Power, Ola Electric, and SunEdison. These conversations share industry developments, highlight clean tech investment opportunities, and shed light on how young professionals can increase their chances of employment in this fastly growing sector. We also discuss the energy transition across key emerging markets like India, and explore partnership opportunities for US companies.

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Dimitry Gershenson | CEO & Co-Founder, Enduring Planet

Nov 07 2024 56 mins  
Welcome to The Zenergy podcast! On today’s episode, Karan Takhar speaks with Dimitry Gershenson, CEO & Co-Founder of Enduring Planet. They discuss Dimitry's time living in Kenya and India and how that shaped his perspective on how to approach climate solutions. Dimitry then walks us through the founding of Enduring Planet and the gap in the market they are filling using their

Yasmeen Shaheen-McConnell | Senior Advisor for the American Climate Corps, AmeriCorps

Oct 31 2024 37 mins  
On today's episode, Karan Takhar sits down with Yasmeen Shaheen-McConnell, Senior Advisor for the American Climate Corps, AmeriCorps. Yasmeen shares the origin story of the American Climate Corps and how she got involved. They speak about how the Corps recruits its members, how its structured, who can apply, and how an organization wishing to partner with the ACC can do so. Yasmeen

Nancy Pfund | Founder & Managing Partner, DBL Partners

Oct 24 2024 57 mins  
As a pioneer in impact investing, Nancy has demonstrated the potential of venture capital to drive social change and environmental improvements. She is an active voice in the field, frequently writing and speaking on impact investing topics. Nancy serves on the boards of several companies, including Zola Electric, Bellwether Coffee, and Farmers Business Network, and has previously

Adam James | Partner, Energy Impact Partners

Oct 17 2024 30 mins  
Adam James is a Partner at Energy Impact Partners, where he leads the firm’s Customer Experience team and the Impact and Sustainability team. Adam joined EIP from Tesla where he worked on global business operations. Prior to Tesla, he was the Deputy Director at SolarCity, supporting global market expansion including business development, M&A, and utility partnerships. Adam pr

Dr. Jonathan Foley, Ph.D. | Executive Director, Project Drawdown

Oct 10 2024 45 mins  
Climate change is driven by emissions from various human activities such as burning fossil fuels, manufacturing cement and steel, plowing soils, and clearing forests. These actions release carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gasses into the atmosphere, which trap heat and contribute to global warming. Methane, particularly from cattle, rice fields, landfills, an

Dr. Michael Mann | Climate Scientist and Bestselling Author

Oct 03 2024 27 mins  
Dr. Michael E. Mann is a Presidential Distinguished Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where he directs the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media. He holds degrees in Physics, Applied Math, and Geology & Geophysics from UC Berkeley and Yale. His work focuses on Earth's climate system, particularly human-caused climate change, and he has played a signi

Laura Mondragon | Director for Climate Resilience, Montgomery County Green Bank

Sep 26 2024 32 mins  
The Montgomery County Green Bank is a publicly chartered 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation dedicated to accelerating energy efficiency, renewable energy, and clean energy investment in Montgomery County, MD. They partner with the private sector to provide more affordable and flexible financing options for County residents and businesses for clean energy and climate-resilient projects.

Chair Frederick H. Hoover and Commissioner Kumar P. Barve | Maryland Public Service Commission

Sep 19 2024 36 mins  
The mission of the Maryland Public Service Commission is to ensure safe, reliable, and economic public utility and transportation service to the citizens of Maryland. Today’s guests are Chair Frederick Hoover and Commissioner Kumar Barve. Frederick H. Hoover was appointed Chair of the Maryland Public Service Commission by Governor Wes Moore for a five-year term beginning on July

John Adler | Chief ESG Officer at NYC Office of the Comptroller

Sep 12 2024 36 mins  
The New York City Comptroller’s office works to promote the financial health, integrity, and effectiveness of New York City government, in order to strengthen trust, secure a thriving future for all New Yorkers, and build a more just, equitable, and resilient city. Led by an independently-elected citywide official, the Comptroller’s office provides checks and balances needed to

Amir Chireh Mehr | Senior Investment Director, Elemental Excelerator

Sep 06 2024 34 mins  
Elemental Excelerator is a nonprofit investor focused on scaling climate technologies with deep community impact. They bring more than a decade of experience across the climate sector, with an active and maturing portfolio of more than 150+ companies. Elemental fills two gaps fundamental to addressing climate change: funding projects for climate technologies in communities, and emb