Groundswell

About Groundswell

The podcast for anyone that wants to learn more about the sustainability and climate movement, and hear from bright minds in the space.

Category

business · science · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Oct 2023

Latest episode

19 Jan 2024

Latest episodes

13 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Jan 2024

   #12. The Voluntary Carbon Market

   Links: https://www.offsetmap.com/ (https://www.offsetmap.com/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgichertkov/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgichertkov/) Topics: Georgi's background- UCSB, Hohenheim, roles leading up to OffsetMap How he first got interested in credits and offsets What does OffsetMap do? Integrating and visualizing data from the big 4 verifiers Achieving transparency in the voluntary carbon market Emerging tech and trends in the market The need for increased research COP28

2. 

   12 Jan 2024

   #11. Investing in Humanity

   Topics: Anne and Sara’s background and story of starting Illume The human dimensions of the energy transition Justice40 EO and their work with states that pre-dated J40 Primary challenges in moving towards climate, energy and equity goals Illume’s client work in addressing these challenges Equitable access to technology Balancing goals and objectives Links: https://illumeadvising.com/ (https://illumeadvising.com/) https://www.linkedin.com/company/illume-advising-llc/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/illume-advising-llc/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraconzemius/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraconzemius/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/anneillume/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anneillume/)

3. 

   5 Jan 2024

   #10. Building an employee-owned solar Co-Op

   Topics: Nicole’s background- ASU, The Providence Institute, TFS Back story of starting TFS What was the solar industry like 17 years ago when TFS started? What TFS looks like today What the current state of the solar industry is, the good and the bad What its like starting and growing and employee owned Co-Op The future of the solar industry with GGRF funds being deployed Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-koch-86833292/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-koch-86833292/) https://www.tfssolar.com/ (https://www.tfssolar.com/) https://twitter.com/tfssolar (https://twitter.com/tfssolar) https://www.instagram.com/tfssolar/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/tfssolar/?hl=en)

4. 

   29 Dec 2023

   #9. Disrupting the sea wall industry

   Topics: Anya’s background- law school, several positions in law or courts, starting KindDesigns Why she quit practicing law to focus on starting KindDesigns What’s wrong with talking about problems and not solutions What is wrong with sea walls as they are made today What KindDesigns does and a discussion of their technology How the economics of their business model works Making construction sexy again An outsider's view- an innovative solution from an outside and demographic that’s not usually involved in the industry Links: https://www.instagram.com/kinddesignsofficial/ (https://www.instagram.com/kinddesignsofficial/) https://www.kinddesigns.com/ (https://www.kinddesigns.com/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/anyafreeman/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anyafreeman/)

5. 

   22 Dec 2023

   #8. Arizona’s Plan for Resiliency

   Topics: Introductions Maren background Blaise background Introduction to the Office of Resiliency How is Arizona already resilient? Current state of resilience in Arizona: what is working well and what could be improved? How are we addressing some of the pressing resiliency concerns in Arizona? Justice40 Conversation- how are we prioritizing low-income and historically underserved communities? How can people be involved? Links: http://resilient.az.gov/ (http://resilient.az.gov/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/maren-mahoney-5456b712/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/maren-mahoney-5456b712/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/blaisecaudill/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/blaisecaudill/)

6. 

   15 Dec 2023

   #7. Cleantech that makes economic sense

   Topics: Dan’s background- criminology, MBA, FBI, Investigations, Negotiation Expect, Fuel, ADAR Technologies What got him interested in climate related tech and joining the ADAR dream team What does ADAR do today An overview of their technology and process Three main verticals they operate in- ag/food waste, environmental waste and rare earths Specific applications- livestock waste and environmental waste The implications for the planet and business owners The future of waste and more efficient business processes Links: https://www.adartech.com/ (https://www.adartech.com/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/dankelly1/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dankelly1/)

7. 

   8 Dec 2023

   #6. The future of green hydrogen

   Topics: Tony’s background- Stanford, Harvard, Goldman, Gates Foundation, WEF, Fellow/EIR, Modern Hydrogen What made Tony want to start Modern Hydrogen and take on such an audacious task What’s wrong with infrastructure and permitting today, in relation to our climate goals What Modern Hydrogen Does today Distributed Pyrolysis at the source Built environment solutions- sequestering carbon in asphalt and the business round it Potential for carbon negative hydrogen production The changes we need to hit our climate goals Links: https://modernhydrogen.com/ (https://modernhydrogen.com/) https://modernhydrogen.com/solutions/asphalt-products/ (https://modernhydrogen.com/solutions/asphalt-products/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-pan-usa/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-pan-usa/) https://twitter.com/ModernHydrogen (https://twitter.com/ModernHydrogen)

8. 

   1 Dec 2023

   #5. Economics and planning infrastructure

   Topics: Benjamin’s background- Texas A&M, JD from George Mason, AII How Benjamin got interested in climate and infrastructure An overview of AII and what Benjamin does there What’s so hard about planning infrastructure for the climate transition? Hidden costs and consequences of the infrastructure we are planning How policy makers should view and plan for these large projects What the biggest policy changes need to be to make our transition happen Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-r-dierker/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-r-dierker/) https://www.aii.org/ (https://www.aii.org/) https://www.linkedin.com/company/alliance-for-innovation-and-infrastruture/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/alliance-for-innovation-and-infrastruture/) https://www.instagram.com/aiinonprofit/ (https://www.instagram.com/aiinonprofit/) https://twitter.com/aiinonprofit (https://twitter.com/aiinonprofit)

9. 

   24 Nov 2023

   #4. Rapidly deployable energy production and storage

   Topics: Lee's background- his path from multiple decade's in the industry to New Use Energy The state of rapidly deployable energy production and storage as it stands today. What’s working, areas for improvement What NUE does and hot it got started NUE’s product lines What industries NUE serves What the future of deployable energy production and storage will be Links: https://newuseenergy.com/ (https://newuseenergy.com/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-feliciano-833a26/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-feliciano-833a26/)

10. 

    17 Nov 2023

    #3. What’s regenerative ag?

    Topics: Yadi’s background- China, UofA, Oatman Farms, Vertical Resolutions, Arizona SOL, Dry CoOp What is the current state of legacy farming today What’s going well, what are areas for improvement What is regenerative agriculture What Yadi works on today Area’s he’s especially excited to see development in The future of agriculture with regen ag Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiwang13/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiwang13/) https://oatmanfarms.com/ (https://oatmanfarms.com/) https://dry.coop/ (https://dry.coop/) https://kisstheground.com/yadi-wang/ (https://kisstheground.com/yadi-wang/)

11. 

    10 Nov 2023

    #2. Minimizing the environmental impact of mining

    Topics: Abe’s background- Previous Ventures path to found Auxilium The state of mining today- what’s going well, what’s not? Discussion around tailings and waste What Auxilium does from a high level Auxilium’s Entail Regenerative Solution including products/byproducts How solutions such as Entail contribute to Decarbonization and Net-Zero Targets How these products can not only help make mining better, but have benefits for other parties Beyond Life of Mine Planning The future of mining Links: https://atgtailings.com/ (https://atgtailings.com/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/abrahamjalbout/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/abrahamjalbout/)

12. 

    3 Nov 2023

    #1. Why build a green bank?

    Topics: Dre’s Journey to Tucson IDA and Groundswell Capital- University of Chicago, multiple orgs, NYU, Prof at ASU, Startup Tucson, Tucson IDA What does Tucson IDA do? What is a green bank and why start the first one in AZ? What does Groundswell Capital currently do? Near future programs of Groundswell Capital- GGRF, NCIF, CCIA, SFA How these programs will help Arizona, and the world What excites you the most about this work The future you hope to see through this work Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dre-thompson-820b85b/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dre-thompson-820b85b/) https://www.groundswellcapital.org/ (https://www.groundswellcapital.org/) https://www.avanza.fund/ (https://www.avanza.fund/) https://www.tucsonida.org/ (https://www.tucsonida.org/)

13. 

    18 Oct 2023

    An Intro to Groundswell

    This is an introduction to the Groundswell Podcast.

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