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Climate Tech 360
A podcast on climate technologies hosted by early-stage investor, Samia Qader.
Join us as we connect with diverse voices in the climate sector, from journalists and policymakers to activists, scientists, corporate sustainability leaders, founders, and investors. Together, we navigate the landscape to make informed choices on shaping the future of climate technologies.
Episodes
21 episodes
Short Break and NYCW
We are taking a short break ahead of New York Climate Week (NYCW) but stay tuned for some amazing guests in the coming months. If you are attending NYCW and want to connect in person, please message me on
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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Gaining an Edge in Science Tech Due Diligence
In this episode, Dr. Staffan Qvist, talks about how to get an edge in science tech due diligence using his expert network, DeepSense. DeepSens...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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40:35
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Project finance for carbon removals
In this conversation, Martin Kessler, Chief Business Officer at Flowcarbon, discusses the company's role in securing asset-level financ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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The power of corporate action in climate
In this conversation, Patrick Flynn discusses the importance of making the business case for sustainability and leveraging the power of companies to drive change. He emphasizes the need for systemic interventions and highlights the role of lead...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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Raising money from Corporate Venture Capital (CVCs)
The conversation with Jeppe Høier covers various topics related to corporate venture capital (CVC). Jeppe discusses the structure of CVCs, the different types of investments they make, the challenges and benefits of working with CVCs, and the d...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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Blended finance and infrastructure investing
Susana Lopez discusses her journey into clean tech and the importance of infrastructure development in emerging markets. She shares her experiences in working with private equity funds and the challenges of aligning the goals of different inves...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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Aira: the Spotify of heat pumps
Aira is a one-stop shop for heat pumps, providing installation, maintenance, and financing solutions. They have a vertically integrated model and have their own installation and sales force. They also offer a comfort guarantee and focus on cust...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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Trellis Climate: addressing the gap in FOAK financing
In this episode, Lara Pierpoint discusses the Trellis climate program developed by
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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47:10
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Emissions are a vanity metric
This conversation with Nolan Lindquist at the Center for Active Stewardship (CAS) covers various topics, including CAS’s focus of CAS o...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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The scale of corporate cash emissions
SummaryThis conversation with James Vaccaro discusses the work of the Climate Safe Lending Network, a multi-stakeholder network fo...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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58:04
H2 Green Steel - fundraising journey and milestones
This conversation with Kajsa Ryttberg-Wallgren, EVP of Global Growth at H2 Green Steel, explores the milestones ach...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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44:24
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Financing first-of-a-kinds (FOAKs)
This conversation with Petros Lekkakis explores the concept of 'first of a kind’ (FOAK) in the climate tech space, which refers to hard asset companies developing technologies at the demonstra...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:00:39
Investing in Agtech and Agmarkets
This episode explores the investment focus of Syngenta Group Ventures, Syngenta’s venture capital group with
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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31:34
Everything you need to know about offtake agreements
This episode explores the topic of offtake agreements in the context of clim...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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40:00
Project Drawdown - time is more important than tech
Dr. Jonathan Foley discusses the time value of carbon and the importance of taking immediate action on climate change. He emphasizes the need to prioritize solutions that can be ...
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45:23
Carbon trading
This conversation with Hayn Park provides a trader’s perspective on carbon markets and pricing, with a focus on the EU ETS. The discussion covers the current global targets for carbon reductio...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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31:28
Raising venture debt
Bailey Morrow from HSBC Innovation Banking discusses the structure and mandate of the climate tech team, as well as the servic...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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40:22
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Climate Capitalism
This conversation with Akshat Rathi explores the concept of climate capitalism and how capitalism can be a driving force for climate change mitigati...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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Gensler's path to net zero using technology
Naomi Sakamoto, Studio Director and Practice Area Leader at Gensler, discusses the firm's net-zero goals and the technologies they need to achieve them. She explores the use of new low-carbon materials and the need for better tools to make info...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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31:28
How to finance hardtech startups
This conversation with Zeev Krieger, Partner at Third Sphere and Managing Partner at Third Sphere Credit, explores the topic of financing climate hardwa...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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How to raise project finance
Jeremiah Lim, Director in the Sustainable & Impact Investment Banking group at Barclays, discusses how climate hardtech companies can raise debt / project finance to help grow and scale their businesses. He discusses how a climate tech star...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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