The Climate Champions

Eric Dresselhuys, CEO, ESS (Energy Storage Systems) - Episode 96

Eric Dresselhuys, CEO, ESS (Energy Storage Systems), the leading provider in long-duration energy storage, a key to enable the decarbonization of the energy system, and a catalyst for a sustainable planet. He was a Co-Founder of Silver Spring Networks.

Jim Madej, CEO, Franklin Energy - Episode 95

Jim Madej is CEO, Franklin Energy, and ex-CEO, VEIC (Vermont Energy Investment Corporation). His mission is to help catalyze the transition to a clean energy economy where businesses profit from the end of climate change and the growth of our planet.

Dr. Thomas Delworth, Senior Scientist, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory - Episode 94

Dr. Thomas Delworth is Senior Scientist at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory in Princeton, NJ, a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and is one of the world's leading climate modeling centers. He's been there since 1984!!

Rasha Hasaneen, Vice President of Innovation and Product Management Excellence, Trane Technologies - Episode 93

Rasha Hasaneen, Vice President of Innovation and Product Management Excellence for Trane Technologies, Executive Director of the Center for Healthy & Efficient Spaces, and expert on indoor environmental quality. Check out her podcast!

Macro Vangelisti, Author, Speaker, 100% Aware and No-Harm Investor, Founder, Essential Knowledge for Transition - Episode 92

Marco Vangelisti, Author, Speaker, 100% Aware & No-Harm Investor, Founder of Essential Knowledge for Transition (EK4T.com), a curriculum designed to teach economic and financial systems and the knowledge to redesign them and founding member of Slow Money.

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.