On today’s episode, we talk about climate change and the cost of food. New work from researchers at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and the European Central Bank is projecting that climate change will drive up food prices aro

Climate Money Ep. 9: The True Cost of Direct Air Capture

Mar 12th, 2024 24m 59s

Welcome to the Episode 9 of the Climate Money Podcast. In this episode, we look at:New research that shoes Direct Air Capture won’t be able to hit the magical $100/ton cost benchmark, and why this flies in the face of everything we’ve been

Climate Money Ep. 8: The EU vs Fast Fashion

Feb 28th, 2024 25m 21s

Welcome to the Episode 8 of the Climate Money Podcast. In this episode, we look at:The EU’s newly revised Extended Producer Responsibility proposal, and how it’s taking on food waste and fast fashion. Why linear capitalism’s days could be

Climate Money Ep. 7: Big Wind Faces a Big Setback. The Reasons Might Surprise You.

Feb 21st, 2024 24m 51s

Welcome to the Episode 7 of the Climate Money Podcast. In this episode, we look at:Enel Energy’s $500M+ wind farm loss, and what it teaches us about energy history, tribal sovereignty, and knowing your audience Why culture, not money, i

Climate Money Ep. 6: The EU’s Big Hairy Climate Goal

Feb 13th, 2024 24m 29s

Welcome to the Episode 6 of the Climate Money Podcast. In this episode, we look at:The European Commission’s new recommendation to cut emissions by 90% by 2040, and what Chinese labor has to do with itThe EU’s upcoming Parliamentary ele

Climate Money Ep. 5: On Climate Deniers & Climate Money

Feb 6th, 2024 22m 36s

Welcome to the Episode 5 of the Climate Money Podcast. In this episode, we look at:New research that sheds light on climate deniers, the mental models that do — and don’t — fuel their skepticism, and what it has to do with climate money, es

Climate Money Ep. 4: AI’s climate footprint, nuclear's renaissance and the new climate subsidy wars

Jan 30th, 2024 18m 15s

Welcome to the Episode 4 of the Climate Money Podcast. In this episode, we look at:Five big takeaways from the IEA’s newly released 170-pg Electricity 2024 report, including the structural success of renewables, where the biggest emission

Climate Money Ep. 3: The narrative miss on $200B in climate losses + deep dive on Tesla’s Hertz problem with mobility expert Olaf Sakkers

Jan 23rd, 2024 25m 20s

Welcome to the Episode 3 of the Climate Money Podcast. Follow the climate headlines — and the climate money — with me, Susan Su. In this episode, we look at:$200B in climate losses and the climate narrative problem. New data out from glob

Climate Money Ep.2: Kenya's Carbon Cash Cow, Solyndra 2.0 and Yikes, JBS

Jan 16th, 2024 25m 35s

Welcome to the Episode 2 of the Climate Money Podcast. Follow the climate headlines — and the climate money — with me, Susan Su. In this episode, we look at:Kenya’s carbon cash cow, a plan to charge a new 15%-25% take rate on all carbon cr

Climate Money Ep.1: A new $30B climate fund on the block, India’s solar and wind story and more

Jan 9th, 2024 21m 29s

Welcome to the Episode 1 of the Climate Money Podcast. Follow the climate headlines — and the climate money — with me, Susan Su. One of the central ideas behind my work as a climate investor, and that of many others like me, is that solving c

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