The Climate Champions

Dr. Karen Wayland, CEO, The GridWise Alliance & KW Energy Strategies - Episode 91

Dr. Karen Wayland, CEO, The GridWise Alliance, CEO, KW Energy Strategies, Secretary Moniz @ DOE, Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid. GridWise convenes industry stakeholders ensuring a safe, secure, reliable, resilient, affordable grid that supports decarbonization

Joe Gantz, Emmy Award-winning Producer/Director & Filmmaker, The Race to Save the World - Episode 90

Joe Gantz, Emmy Award-winning Producer/Director for his HBO documentary series, Taxicab Confessions, is an Activist, Writer, and Filmmaker of documentaries: The Race to Save the World, being released Earth Day, 2021, American Winter, and Ending Disease. 

Jay Hakes, Author, Energy Crises: Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Hard Choices in the 1970s - Episode 89

Jay Hakes, Speaker & Author on Energy Issues, has a new book, Energy Crises: Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Hard Choices in the 1970s. He served and focused on energy issues for President Carter, President Clinton, and President Obama.

Yifei Huang, Volunteer & Co-Lead, Presenters & Schedulers Action Team, Citizens' Climate Lobby - Episode 88

Yifei Huang, Volunteer & co-lead of the Presenters & Schedulers Action Team, Citizens' Climate Lobby. She's a 28-year-old software engineer mitigating climate change with a Master's in Comp Sci from Stanford and Bachelor's in Engineering from Caltech.

Matt Arnold, Managing Director & Global Head of Sustainable Finance, JP Morgan Chase - Episode 87

Matt Arnold, Managing Director & Global Head of Sustainable Finance, JP Morgan Chase. Leads client engagement on sustainability across all sectors globally, helping clients navigate environmental and social risks, engaging stakeholders and partners in advancing environmental and social progress, and structuring targeted impact investment funds.

Jetta Wong, President, JLW Advising & Senior Fellow, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation - Episode 86

Jetta Wong, President of JLW Advising & Senior Fellow in the Energy Program at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. Created the Office of Technology Transition and served as a presidential appointee of the Obama Administration at the DOE.

John Hofmeister, Former President of Shell Oil, Founder and CEO of Citizens for Affordable Energy - Episode 85

John Hofmeister is former President of Shell Oil, Founder and CEO of Citizens for Affordable Energy, and Author of Why We Hate the Oil Companies: Straight Talk from an Energy Insider. 

J. Drake Hamilton, Senior Science Policy Director, Fresh Energy - Episode 84

J. Drake Hamilton, Science Policy Director at Minnesota's Fresh Energy, leveraging her expertise in climate and energy policy at state and national levels, shaping and driving bold policy solutions to achieve equitable carbon-neutral economies.

Craig Ebert, President, Climate Action Reserve - Episode 83

Craig Ebert, President, Climate Action Reserve, an Offset Project Registry for the Compliance Offset Program under California’s Cap-and-Trade Program: "We know how to do it now, what we lack right now is the will. And that needs to change right now."

CB Bhattacharya, Author & Chair of Sustainability and Ethics, University of Pittsburgh - Episode 82

CB Bhattacharya, Chair of Sustainability and Ethics, University of Pittsburgh, author of Small Actions, Big Difference, and business strategy innovation expert on how companies can leverage “intangible assets” and "psychological ownership" to unlock value