Episodes

  • A Preview of COP29: What Business Leaders Should Know with Outrage & Optimism Co-hosts

    A Preview of COP29: What Business Leaders Should Know with Outrage & Optimism Co-hosts
    Nov 6 2024
    In this episode, host Mike Toffel sits down with Paul Dickinson and Tom Rivett-Carnac, co-hosts of the climate podcast Outrage & Optimism, to preview COP29, the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. With their extensive experience in climate negotiations and industry collaboration, Paul and Tom share insights on how COP29 fits into the broader climate agenda, what business leaders should expect, and how they can best engage. The conversation delves into the evolving role of COP, from setting targets to ensuring implementation, and the critical importance of corporate involvement in driving ambitious climate action.
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    48 mins
  • How Public Policy Can Drive Climate Innovation and Business Opportunities: A Conversation with USEPA’s David Cash

    How Public Policy Can Drive Climate Innovation and Business Opportunities: A Conversation with USEPA’s David Cash
    Oct 30 2024
    David Cash, the Regional Director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for New England, shares his journey from environmental science to state and federal leadership roles. He highlights how the clean energy transition in the United States is being driven by public policy, community engagement, and new funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act. He explains the U.S. EPA’s role in balancing climate action with economic development, while promoting environmental justice. David also offers insights on career opportunities at the intersection of business, climate, and government.
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    52 mins
  • BCG Global Chair Rich Lesser: How Businesses Can be “Bold and Pragmatic” on Climate Change

    BCG Global Chair Rich Lesser: How Businesses Can be “Bold and Pragmatic” on Climate Change
    Oct 23 2024
    Rich Lesser, Global Chair of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), shares how BCG is helping clients walk the walk with net-zero commitments, transition to sustainable practices, and how it is partnering with global organizations to amplify their impact. He also delves into the challenges businesses face in adapting to climate risks and the role of AI in optimizing everything from supply chains to climate resilience. Rich suggests ways businesses can step up to create meaningful changes and concludes with his advice for those looking to enter the climate space.
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    45 mins
  • Joel Makower @ Greenbiz

    Joel Makower @ Greenbiz
    Oct 9 2024
    This is the fourth episode in our series on business and climate change in the media and entertainment industry, where we’re diving into the business of news and storytelling around climate change. Our prior episodes featured CNN, Netflix, and Sustainable Entertainment Alliance. In this episode, we are hosting Joel Makower, the co-founder and Chair of Trellis, formerly known as GreenBiz. Joel has been a pioneer in the climate media space since he founded The Green Business Letter in 1991. Today, Trellis stands as a leading independent media platform focused on the intersection of business, technology, and sustainability. In this conversation, Joel will share insights into his journey, the business strategy of a niche climate-focused digital media and event platform, and the critical role of a media platform in advancing climate action. With a career spanning over three decades at the intersection of media, business and climate, Joel also offers valuable advice for those who are looking to make impact in climate.
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    48 mins
  • Sam Read, Sustainable Entertainment Alliance

    Sam Read, Sustainable Entertainment Alliance
    Sep 25 2024
    This episode is the third in our series on how the media and entertainment industries are integrating climate change into their storytelling and TV show and film production processes. This episode features Sam Read, Executive Director of the Sustainable Entertainment Alliance, a consortium of major studios and streamers including Disney, Netflix, and Warner Brothers. Sam describes how these players are working together to share best practices and insights, and the progress he’s seeing in the industry. He also offers advice for those looking to work in climate-related alliances and collaborations.
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    40 mins
  • Telling Climate Stories at Scale: Netflix's Strategy for Sustainability and Impact

    Telling Climate Stories at Scale: Netflix's Strategy for Sustainability and Impact
    Sep 11 2024
    In this episode of Climate Rising, we explore how Netflix, a global entertainment powerhouse, is leveraging its platform to tell compelling stories about climate change. Stewart, Netflix's first Sustainability Officer, joins host Mike Toffel to discuss the company’s strategic approach to sustainability, and the importance of embedding climate themes in popular content. Stewart shares insights into the challenges and opportunities of incorporating climate considerations into both operations and storytelling, revealing how Netflix is contributing to the global climate conversation.
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    43 mins
  • CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir: Media's Role in Shaping Climate Action

    CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir: Media's Role in Shaping Climate Action
    Aug 28 2024
    This episode is the first of our latest series on climate in media and entertainment, where we explore and understand the role of storytelling in shaping climate actions. Today we have Bill Weir, Chief Climate Correspondent at CNN who shares his expertise on how CNN integrates climate narratives into their news coverage, the power of storytelling, and the strategies they employ to highlight both the urgency of the climate crisis and the innovative solutions emerging worldwide. Host and Guest Climate Rising Host: Professor Mike Toffel, Faculty Chair, Business & Environment Initiative (LinkedIn) Guest: Bill Weir, Chief Climate Correspondent, CNN (LinkedIn)
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    46 mins
  • Drawdown Fund: Scaling the Impact of Climate Technology

    Drawdown Fund: Scaling the Impact of Climate Technology
    Aug 14 2024
    Erik Snyder, Founder and CEO of Drawdown Fund discusses financing climate tech startups through growth equity. He describes how he started the Drawdown Fund with Paul Hawken, editor of the New York Times best-selling book on climate solutions called Drawdown, and the strategic choices that set their fund operations apart from others. He also describes some of the fund’s portfolio companies: from sustainable packaging, community solar to decarbonizing mass-transit with AI.
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    51 mins