The business side of fighting climate change
The Rhodes Center Podcast with Mark Blyth - A podcast by Rhodes Center
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On this podcast, you’ve heard from a range of experts about the policies and politics of decarbonization. But what does the fight against climate change look like from the business side?Sophie Purdom is the Founder and Managing Partner of Planeteer Capital, a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage climate technology companies. She also writes Climate Tech VC, an industry newsletter that goes deep into the business side of the green transition. On this episode, Sophie Purdom talks with a special guest host for the Rhodes Center Podcast, political scientist and director of the Watson Institute’s Climate Solutions Lab Jeff Colgan. They talk about the world of “climate tech,” as it’s known in the startup community, how the industry started, where it’s going, and what it can teach us about the relationship between private enterprise and the global fight against climate change.Learn more about and subscribe to Sophie Purdom’s newsletter, Climate Tech VCLearn more about the Climate Solutions Lab at the Watson InstituteLearn more about the Watson Institute’s other podcasts
