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Sophie emphasizes the importance of leaning into emotional and personal connections in climate-focused storytelling. By crafting compelling narratives around social justice, health perspectives, and the overall wellbeing of future generations, Sophie believes we can better motivate audiences to drive meaningful change.
In the Age of Adoption, organizations across the economy are furiously adopting climate and sustainability solutions. The Climate Change Committee is committed to forging partnerships to address pressing environmental challenges across the UK.
Learn more about the Climate Change Committee.
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The Mission to Zero:
ABB has fully embraced the challenge of achieving net-zero targets with a goal to achieve carbon neutrality in its operations by 2030. The company’s Mission to Zero initiative aims to significantly reduce emissions from its global facilities by implementing solar, energy storage, and smart switchgear solutions. By adopting digitalization, ABB seeks to optimize electricity utilization and make informed decisions for a more sustainable future.
The Evolution of the Customer Mindset:
While selling sustainable energy solutions initially required extensive education and advocacy efforts, Brian noted that today’s customers are increasingly interested in the environmental impact of the products they purchase. ABB recognizes this shift and has developed an environmental product declaration for every piece of equipment it manufactures, enhancing transparency about CO2 impact and recyclability.
The Age of Adoption is an exciting era in which businesses across industries must embrace climate and sustainability. ABB, through its ambitious goals and initiatives, is driving this transformation forward.
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In the latest episode of the Age of Adoption podcast, we had the privilege of hosting Dr. Eric Cioè-Peña, MD, MPH an emergency physician, and the vice president and founder of the Center for Global Health at Northwell Health, the largest healthcare provider and private employer in New York State. Dr. Cioè Peña shares Northwell Health’s Age of Adoption story, with insights into Northwell's vision for transforming the healthcare system into a more decarbonized and sustainable model. Listen to or watch the episode to hear our guest’s insights on antennagroup.com
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Nikki Sumpter, Chief Administrative Officer of Atlantic Health System, joins us to discuss the health system's efforts to address health equity and sustainability in the Age of Adoption.
Nikki shares how Atlantic Health System is working to create a more equitable and sustainable healthcare system for its staff, patients, and the communities in which it operates. She explains that by increasing access to transportation, providing language assistance, and improving health education, the hospital is already seeing the impact of its efforts.
Atlantic Health System is also addressing its carbon footprint, given the negative impacts the climate crisis has on human health. Nikki explains how the hospital is considering its Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions and, in doing so, adjusting how it uses water, how patients get to their appointments, and how the hospital sources its food.
Listen to the episode to learn more about the progress being made at Atlantic Health System to address equity and sustainability in healthcare. And don’t forget to check out Nikki’s book recommendation: Branding That Means Business.
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Decarbonizing the industrial sector is the next frontier in climate action, but for Dimensional Energy’s Co-Founder & CEO, Jason Salfi, the work doesn’t stop there. Dimensional Energy is instilling climate justice principles throughout their business, beginning by pairing sustainable, carbon neutral fuel development with binding community engagement processes. Their work to foster equitable relationships between technologists and the public could make the difference between solving the climate crisis or not.
Join us as we explore Dimensional Energy’s transformative fuel technology for one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions (aviation) as we discuss:
A future of carbon neutral fuel production that leverages renewable energy, carbon capture and green hydrogen technologies. Why energy communities are central to the sustainable deployment of climate technologies and infrastructure.How fast-moving start-ups can slow down for climate justice without compromising innovation, market opportunities and business growth. The driving factors that have incited the Age of Adoption, i.e. honest media coverage, younger decision-makers, etc., and why they spur optimism for the future.Join the conversation on social with the hashtag #ageofadoption and visit ageofadoption.com to explore our curated essay series covering topics from ESG Leadership, Environmental Justice, and more.
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Executive leadership in today’s highly-complex innovation economy requires more than the traditional investment in IP, market transformation, and engineers. According to this week’s Age of Adoption (formerly Raising Your Antenna) special guest, the most competitive, resilient startups depend on emotional awareness that begins at the C-Level. This is particularly true in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse in March 2023, whereby bank executives made a series of risky decisions with little oversight, leading to the frantic withdrawal of over $40 billion from depositors and culminating in the bank’s failure.
Join us, alongside Jon Bonanno, Managing Partner at Strategic Operating Partners, as we dive into what individuals, investors and the world’s most innovative companies must do to capitalize on the momentum of the Age of Adoption and lead the new age:
How corporate leaders can leverage emotional intelligence to distinguish themselves and drive business success in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank crisis and the continued uncertainty following its failureThe opportunity and responsibility that corporate leaders have to support the decarbonization of developing nations to fight climate change in an increasingly globalized world The key trends that forecast the future direction of the climate tech market and lessons learned from previous transformations in the sectorInterested in learning more? Visit ageofadoption.com to understand more about this transformative era and to explore Antenna Group’s curated eBook series covering topics from Environmental Justice to ESG Leadership and more.
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This week we are privileged to have two exceptional guests on Raising Your Antenna’s Special Inflation Reduction Act 8-Part Series, Mahesh Ramanujam and Sarah Merricks. They discuss how Global Network for Zero (GNFZ) is redefining net-zero strategy and green building certifications to optimize corporate sustainability efforts.
GNFZ focuses on a significant culprit of global emissions: the existing U.S. building stock. Approximately 80 percent of the buildings that will be standing in 2050 are already built, though most net zero goals are aimed at new construction. Listen as GNFZ’s CEO & Founder and Chief Strategy Officer explain why the public and private sectors must prioritize retrofitting and updating existing buildings or risk missing critical climate reduction goals.
Before launching GNFZ, Mahesh served as President & CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), where Sarah served as his Chief of Staff. Following more than a decade USGBC, they founded the GNFZ in 2022 with the ambition of realizing a zero-emissions world by focusing on sectors traditionally difficult to decarbonize.
In today's podcast, GNFZ addresses:
Empowering people and organizations to accelerate the realization of a zero-emissions worldMeasuring the ROI of green building sustainable technologies and resonating with investorsDriving opportunities for the accurate measurement and elimination of a building’s embedded carbonCommunicating the environmental and economic benefits of retrofitting buildings to be more sustainable to existing property ownerLearn more about the Global Network for Zero and reach out to Antenna Group with any questions about this podcast.
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This episode of Raising Your Antenna features Jordan Feldstein, Product Co-Chief / Tech Lead at BlocPower, to discuss the path forward to upgrading all 125MM American homes and 5MM fossil fuel-burning buildings to make them more cost-effective, healthier, smarter, and greener. This transition is not only combating the climate crisis but creating inclusive new job opportunities and saving money for property owners and tenants.
BlocPower is leading the charge to replace and retrofit dated and dangerous heating and cooling systems with electric heat pumps in residential and commercial buildings. Fast Company recognized BlocPower for its transformational technology, naming it the 4th Most Innovative Company in the World in 2022.
While technological innovations to lower greenhouse gas emissions in real estate are here – what lies ahead is the challenge of mass adoption. Most regulation around the environmental impact of the built environment is focused on new construction. While important, the built environment is the 4th largest emitter of greenhouse gasses not because of new builds, but mostly because of the inefficient and unhealthy older buildings.
Jordan and Keith discuss why addressing this part of the problem is crucial to combat the worst effects of climate change:
Why heat pumps are an important part of the equation to reducing emissions in buildingsHow the Inflation Reduction will play a key role in electrifying older buildings and what programs are available to fund the transitionHow to electrify old construction to meet the current moment, and in doing so improve health, increase building value, and lower costs for owners and tenantsHow environmental justice and equity will be pivotal to the transition, and how BlocPower is integrating them into its businessLearn more about how BlocPower is building opportunity in high-gun violence neighborhoods by preparing 1,000 talented individuals for a career in climate technology with its Civilian Climate Corps and partnership with NYC. For additional information on these programs, you can read about their recently expanded engagement with the City of New York and Year One Impact Report on the Civilian Climate Corps.
Excited about the possibilities in climate since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act? Learn more about what lies ahead in the Age of Adoption in Greenbiz.
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This episode of Raising Your Antenna features David Kim, former U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Administrator under President Obama and California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) Secretary under Gov. Newsom, to discuss the ways in which industry can help unlock billions of dollars in local transportation investments and help build a more equitable mobility system.
Secretary Kim is a globally recognized leader in transportation policy. As CalSTA Secretary, Kim focused on advancing safe, accessible low-carbon multimodal transportation systems. His agency developed the state’s Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure, an aggressive framework to overhaul transportation planning and project selection by aligning transportation investments with climate, health and equity goals. As Deputy Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Kim drove key initiatives to improve safety, mobility and encourage innovation for our Nation’s highways, bridges and tunnels.
Now as Senior Vice President and Principal at WSP, Secretary Kim focuses on collaborating with senior transportation executives in the public and private sector to support transportation projects under the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. He also guides the delivery of transportation capital projects, including strategic planning and policy, environmental process, funding and finance, and capital delivery.
Join the conversation where Keith and Secretary Kim cover:
How recent landmark legislation can build a more sustainable and equitable transportation future–and how cleantech innovators stands to unlock itEngaging key state and municipal stakeholders–from transit agencies to public utilities commissions–on local infrastructure investments The future of electric vehicles and how the federal government can support a national charging system The tech innovations that could reshape the long-haul trucking industry, increase efficiency and improve the driver experience -
The BlackBerry is now just a distant memory to some, and a fruit to others (ehm, Gen Z) but in 2022, it represented the cutting edge technology that brought AI to your fingertips, one keyboard “click-click” at a time. What does the BlackBerry phone have to do in the context of climate action? New, disruptive technologies are analogous to the type of transformative change Utilidata is leading when it comes to equity, affordability and reliability in America’s energy system. And, Utilitdata’s President and Chief Operating Officer Jess Melanson isn’t shy about drawing the comparison in this edition of Raising Your Antenna.
Today, the U.S. experiences more blackouts than any other developed country, and the electrical grid loses power 285 percent more often than in 1984 when data collection efforts on blackouts began. True grid transformation therefore means doing more than simply monitoring the sustained outages utilities currently track. It requires the integration of new technologies that leverage data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning at the grid edge for a more reliable and flexible power system.
Join Keith and Jess as they dive into the needed acceleration of grid edge technologies in light of landmark federal investments, including the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
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Why BlackBerries have more in common with new grid technologies than you thinkTransformative AI solutions to help meet energy system demand and a growing network of advanced distributed energy resources How a decentralized grid is critical for the U.S. to meet promise of the Inflation Reduction Act Ushering in a new era of collaboration amongst investor-owned utilities, developers, regulators and climate tech innovatorsFollow Utilidata here and subscribe to Raising Your Antenna to listen to the rest of our Inflation Reduction Act series.
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This week on Raising Your Antenna, we welcome Mayor of Truckee, CA and Head of Market Strategy for Resource Innovations Courtney Henderson, alongside her colleague Kelly Helfrich, Vice President of Resource Innovations’ Electric Vehicle Practice. Resource Innovations is a women-led and controlled organization making clean energy more accessible and affordable for everyone.
Both Mayor Henderson and Kelly have committed to careers in sustainability to ensure solutions are accessible and equitable – both in the public and private sectors. This work, however, is not without its challenges.
Tune in for the discussion where we cover:
The rollout of electric vehicles at scale and the transformative market technologies needed to get thereThe development of an intelligent transportation-electrification ecosystemMobility justice and the transition to sustainable energy and transportation solutions in light of the Inflation Reduction ActMarketing and communication challenges as we move forward in the energy transition to an Age of Climate Tech AdoptionFollow Resource Innovations here and listen to the rest of our series on the Inflation Reduction Act by subscribing to Raising Your Antenna.
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On this episode of Raising Your Antenna, we are thrilled to welcome former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Neil Chatterjee for an insightful discussion on grid transformation and regulatory innovation in light of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Chairman Chatterjee formerly served as Commissioner and Chairman of FERC, where he championed several strategic initiatives, including streamlining and improving FERC’s liquified natural gas application review and approval process, bolstering power grid reliability and resilience, and boosting renewable resources’ ability to compete in regional power markets and for the reduction of carbon emissions.
Prior to his time at the Commission, Chairman Chatterjee worked as a policy reformer who broke down market barriers for the entrance of new energy technologies - particularly low-carbon energy systems. He formerly served as Policy Advisor to Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), where he aided in the passage of major energy, highway and agriculture legislation. His background also includes roles at National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), the Republican Conference, and the House Ways & Means Committee.
Today, Chairman Chatterjee serves as Senior Advisor to Hogan Lovells in Washington, DC and as a Senior Policy Advisor for the Climate Leadership Council.
Join the discussion with Chairman Chatterjee where we’ll cover:
Bolstering grid reliability and resiliency in light of IRA investment and the impact on the U.S. energy systemRemoving market barriers for the entrance of new clean energy technologies Building a future of nonpartisan energy policies to move the United States and global climate action forwardFollow Chairman Chatterjee here on Twitter.
We hope you enjoy this episode of Raising Your Antenna. Be sure to subscribe to listen to more episodes in our series, The Inflation Reduction Act in the Age of Climate Tech Adoption.
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Cities aren’t going anywhere. Half of the world’s population currently resides within them and if their unwavering strength during a global pandemic says anything, they are certainly here to stay. But cities also account for about 75% of global CO2 emissions, and the sustainability and public health challenges they present are substantial. On this episode of Raising Your Antenna, our host, Keith Zakheim and guest, Miguel Gamiño, Jr. will discuss the role public-private partnerships play in making communities more sustainable and equitable in light of the recent passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Miguel Gamiño, Jr. has spent his career leveraging technology to solve large-scale challenges in both the public and private sectors. This extends from his time at Mastercard as the EVP of Enterprise Partnerships and the Head of Global Cities and City Possible, to serving the public as the Chief Technology Officer of New York City, Chief Information and Innovation Officer of El Paso, Texas, and Chief Information Officer and Executive Director of the Department of Technology for the City and County of San Francisco.
Now, Miguel is the Chief Experience Officer and Founding Partner of Simplicity, an app that takes an entire city (residents, management, police, groups, and more) and unites it. The app allows citizens to get factual and trustworthy information from their local government right from their phones. From an initial seed investment in August 2021, the company now has 50 cities using Simplicity across the United States.
Join the discussion with Miguel Gamiño, Jr. where we'll cover:
Redefining public-private partnerships in the Age of Climate Tech AdoptionUrban connectivity through technology & innovationThe ways in which the Inflation Reduction Act can lead to more equitable citiesSit back–maybe take notes–and enjoy as we bring you the second episode of our 6-part series, “The Inflation Reduction Act in the Age of Climate Tech Adoption” on Raising Your Antenna: “A New Era of Public-Private Partnerships under the IRA.”
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This episode is the first of a 6-part series, The Inflation Reduction Act in the Age of Climate Adoption, released in light of the Inflation Reduction Act and its impact on climate tech innovation, emerging technologies, and a just transition.
I was honored to have Hawai’i State Senator Chris Lee as my first guest on the series. Senator Lee is a globally-recognized leader on climate policy, grid modernization and environmental justice. He is the author of first-of-its-kind legislation to establish the nation’s first 100% renewable energy mandate and to promote economy-wide neutrality by 2045. Senator Lee is also a fierce advocate for removing market barriers for the entrance of new energy technologies, and will play a significant role in Hawai'i’s continued environmental leadership in light of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Join the discussion with Hawai’i State Senator Chris Lee where we’ll cover:
How he became a global climate ‘powerhouse’Lessons learned from his experience tackling decarbonization at megascaleHow legislative bodies can inspire the transformation of utilitiesThe impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on disadvantaged communities on the frontlines of climate changeFinally, make sure to subscribe to Raising Your Antenna to listen to the full series. You can also subscribe to our newsletter for the latest industry news and insights through the lens of our communications and marketing experts.
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On this episode of Raising Your Antenna, I had the pleasure of engaging with Rich Kenny, Nurse Intrapreneur at SAS. We talked about curiosity. Namely, the value of being curious in the workplace, and how it is a trait that both predicts high performers as well as successful enterprises.
Rich is an incredibly insightful guest, and the research done by SAS is of value to anyone who is shaping the workplace of today.
Tune in as we discuss:
What curiosity really means, and how it impacts employee engagement and retentionHow companies can build cultures that foster curiosityCommon mistakes that stifle curiosity, and key best practices to encourage this valuable skillLearn more about why curiosity is increasingly sought by employers to address some of the biggest challenges facing organizations today – from improving employee retention and job satisfaction to creating more innovative, collaborative and productive workplaces in the SAS Curiosity@Work Report, which surveyed nearly 2,000 managers globally and analyzed data from LinkedIn over the last year. The report can be found here: https://bit.ly/3SViX6R
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I’m not sure that the climate change and sustainability community would include issues related to the pandemic, biodiversity, health equity, and modern slavery in their definition of ESG. Yet, today on RYA, we address all of these issues with our guests Chris Kline (Global Senior Principal for Sustainability and ESG at Cardno), Natalie Egnot (Epidemiologist at Cardno Chemrisk), and Seth Yoskowitz (Interim CEO, International Development at Cardno).
For those who are not familiar, Cardno is a global infrastructure, environmental, and social development company operating in more than 100 countries. It is a truly remarkable organization that partners with governments, NGOs, and corporations to address most, if not all, of the vexing environmental, health, and social challenges that persist globally.
You will learn a lot on this episode, including: whether solar panels contribute to noise pollution. Spoiler alert: they do not.
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The impact of climate change on the developing world, and the measures being taken to stave off those outcomesHow Cardno is addressing all three ESG categoriesThe definition of modern slavery, and how Cardno helps its corporate clients address this crisis -
Having Joel Makower appear on your podcast is, in the clean tech world, akin to Oprah landing Harry and Meghan. Like Harry and Meghan, Joel is a celebrity in our world, everyone wants to hear what he has to say and he provides salacious details about the royal family. Okay, maybe not the royal stuff. But the rest is true. As the founder and Chairman of GreenBiz — a media and events company that lives, works and leads at the intersection of the business, technology and sustainability — Joel is privy to the discussions, debates, policies and business outcomes that are driving our clean energy economy.
Today on RYA, Joel and I explore how the business community is attacking climate change, how the investment community really sees ESG as an opportunity for both good and profit, the strength of commitment towards a net-zero future, and of particular interest to me, the failure of corporate America to properly market their sustainability wins.
Joel’s career journeyThe threats posted to the business community by extreme weather eventsThe global “net-zero” goal for 2050, and how seriously companies are taking it"Credible greening" and the ESG scorecards of the future
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When we imagine what our energy transformation will look like, we tend to focus on the shiny new toys — solar panels, electric vehicles, Tesla powerwalls, and Nest Thermostats. While those products are necessary for a carbon net-zero future, they are in no way sufficient. Today on RYA, I chat with Benjamin Birnbaum, partner at Keyframe and co-founder of TeraWatt Infrastructure. Ben is consumed with the energy transition technologies that we don’t see, but are critical to fighting global warming and climate change.
In this episode, Ben and I take a deep dive into real estate’s disconnect between the boardroom and boiler room. We also explore how New York City’s Local Law 97 addresses this challenge with a pathbreaking effort to spur the transformation of New York City real estate to cap carbon emissions.
Tune in as we discuss:
Ben’s career journeyThe challenges cities must address in order to meet net-zero emissions goals The true costs and challenges of electrifying transportation, and why Ben and his partners started TeraWatt InfrastructureBiden’s ambitious infrastructure plansKeyframe’s new approach for funding the cleantech revolution -
It’s not every day that I have the opportunity to interview two utility executives — especially from Texas, and especially a mere two months after the historic freeze in the State of Texas. While we didn’t spend a lot of time dissecting the causes of the February grid failure, much of our conversation addressed the types of challenges, programs and solutions that utilities — in this case CPS Energy, the nation’s largest municipally owned electric utility — are thinking about and implementing in the aftermath of the Texas freeze.
On today’s episode of RYA, we host Rudy Garza and Rick Luna, Chief Customer Engagement Officer and Director of Technology & Product Innovation at CPS Energy, respectively. Rudy and Rick are two utility executives who are clearly thinking deeply about the future of utilities and the need for customer-centric programs that focus on energy efficiency and management, demand response, and conservation. To that end, CPS has issued an open RFP that seeks to crowdsource energy efficiency and conservation programs that will augment their already award-winning Save For Tomorrow Energy Program (STEP).
Interestingly, our conversation meandered a bit and ended up at a place that I am very familiar with: the growing importance of customer education, proactive communication, and engagement across digital and other more traditional communications channels. As Rudy pointed out, the utility of tomorrow will only thrive if there is a true partnership between customers and their utility. Customers have rights, but they also have responsibilities. It is incumbent upon utilities to engage those customers and both aid, encourage and prod those necessary behavioral shifts.
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Rudy and Rick’s respective career journeysConsumer attitudes following the Texas grid outageThe role of businesses and homeowners in making sure that we avoid future outagesThe role of carbon capture in a net zero future -
Today’s guest on Raising Your Antenna is Siobhan Clarke, Operating Partner of Launchpad — a bp scaling engine accelerating the growth of digitally-led businesses that re-imagine energy. As Operating Partner, Siobhan is helping bp reinvent its company and lead from the front on building a clean energy future.
Siobhan brings a unique perspective to cleantech investing as she hails from the SAAS venture capital world. She was attracted to cleantech for both its economic opportunity as well as its mission-driven nature. While reflecting on her past life as well as her new one, Siobhan critiques what she feels is the broken model of VC investing (and cleantech investing, specifically) and how the Launchpad investment thesis addresses those definiens — thereby unlocking the full potential of emerging technologies as well as delivering handsome returns to investors.Tune in as we discuss:
Siobhan’s career journeyThe dramatic rise of VC investment in cleantech and the factors driving today’s gold rushLaunchpad’s unique approach to cleantech investingThe dynamics that arise when a legacy company partners with a dynamic startupAdvice for entrepreneurs who are stuck in the quagmires of funding and scalingLearn more about Launchpad here: https://www.itslaunchpad.com/
Since recording this episode, Launchpad announced its fifth portfolio company - Finite Carbon. Details on the acquisition can be found here: https://www.itslaunchpad.com/blog/bp-acquires-majority-stake-in-largest-us-forest-carbon-offset-developer-finite-carbon - Visa fler
