We Must Understand Climate Change to Reach Climate Goals

Since the highly impactful 2021 winter storm swept through Texas, I have noticed an uptick in references to climate change during conversations. As many of the discussions progressed, it became clear to me that many people still do not understand the mechanics of climate change. Unfortunately, without understanding the...

#138 Dr. Graciela Chichilnisky, Co-Founder & CEO of Global Thermostat

After the carbon market, human organization is a priority. Dr. Graciela Chichilnisky is the co-founder and CEO of Global Thermostat and co-creator of a carbon removal technology that can reverse climate change. Under Dr. Chichilnisky’s leadership, the company was awarded a Silver designation on Pepperdine Graziadio Business School’s 2020 Most Fundable...

#132 Brad Hunstable from Linear Labs

Brad Hunstable joins us on episode 132 of the Bigger Than Us podcast. Brad is CEO and co-founder of Linear Labs, a smarter energy company designing ultra-high efficiency motors and generators. Linear Labs’ patented breakthroughs lead to double the torque of competitive motors, increased range, and significantly lowered power...

#131 Sarah Shanley Hope, VP of Brand & Partnerships at The Solutions Project

Sarah Shanley Hope is the VP of Brand + Partnerships at The Solutions Project following seven years as the organization’s first Executive Director. Under Sarah’s leadership, the organization transformed its mission and culture to center racial and gender equity, launched the field’s first and only award-winning intermediary climate and equity fund,...

#110 Russ Mallen, Head of Sustainability & Science at MUSE Virtual

After majoring in electrical engineering and minoring in economics at MIT, Russ was a materials scientist specializing in microchips and circuit boards. During the stock market bubble, he put his math and economics education to work trading currencies, stocks, and options at the PHLX, CBOE, and AMEX. Russ changed career paths and went...

#109 Lisa Jacobson, President of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy

Lisa Jacobson is the President of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE), a 55-member trade association representing the energy efficiency, natural gas and renewable energy industries. In this role, Ms. Jacobson advises states and federal policymakers on energy, tax, air quality and climate change policy. She is a...

#107 Diego Saez Gil, Founder & CEO of Pachama

Diego is the founder and CEO of Pachama, a Y Combinator-backed startup working to accelerate the flow of capital to carbon capturing projects starting with forests biomass projects. Pachama harnesses satellite images and machine learning to verify the carbon storage on forests and then connects directly project developers with carbon...

#106 Tinia Pina, Founder & CEO of Re-Nuble

Tinia Pina accepted her Bachelor of Science in Business Information Technology from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2006. She began her career in sustainability as a former student pursuing a Masters of Science degree at Columbia University prior to becoming the Chief Executive Officer and Founder...

#105 Ron MacDonald, President, CEO & Director of Zinc8 Energy Solutions

Mr. MacDonald has over 35 years of both public and private sector experience, ranging from international roles within the Parliament of Canada to serving on the boards of numerous publicly listed resource companies. From 1988 to 1997, he was the Member of Parliament for Halifax, Nova Scotia, during which...

#104 Aaron William Perry, Founder of the Y on Earth Community

Aaron William Perry is a consultant, executive advisor, and author with deep expertise in the renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and finance industries. He is the founder of the Y on Earth Community – a global non-profit that provides media resources and curated community and corporate events to mobilize community...

#103 Rick Parnell, CEO at the Foundation for Climate Restoration

Executive, advocate, team builder, and optimist, Rick Parnell has leveraged his unique skillset to help the Foundation for Climate Restoration (F4CR) pursue concrete and scalable climate restoration solutions. Rick came to F4CR after 16 years with the United Nations Foundation, where he designed the Foundation’s partnership model and put together a...

#102 Rob Niven, Founder & CEO of CarbonCure Technologies

Rob Niven is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CarbonCure Technologies, the global leader in carbon dioxide (CO₂) utilization technologies for the concrete industry. Rob has the simple goal of making concrete sustainability both profitable and easy for industry. Under his direction, CarbonCure and its partners are achieving their mission to reduce...