Déjà vu!?! In 2015 I spoke at an event in Miami seeking to answer what the city needed to have to become a leading tech hub. I even put the slides into a blog post. So the irony was not lost on me today when I was asked what Miami…

Why Venture is a necessary tool in our battle against climate change and how incrementality of CO2 abatement matters. Much has been written on the needed capital stack in our battle against climate change (USV, CTVC) but less on why Venture should be a part of the stack. …

What our view into a sunset has looked like, and what it could look like Over the holidays we got to spend some magical time with family and dear old friends up and down the coast in Southern California (luckily we escaped before the Atmospheric Rivers wreaked their damage. One…

The challenge of seeking VC returns while seeking impact $40 billion is expected to go into Climate Tech VC in 2022. $94 billion has been raised by VC and PE for “climate” since Jan 2021:

We’re running out of time, we have no true north for adaptation, and we need a currency for the collective impact we seek to have As I wait for my flight back to London from Climate Week in New York a few thoughts and insights are mulling in my head. Urgency, speed and scale …

Checking in on the two greentech entrepreneurs who nudged me towards climate in 2018 How its started I frequently share how my personal climate journey started in Princeton in the summer of 2018. The World Economic Forum and the Andlinger Center hosted an executive education course on climate and energy…

As I write this Australia just welcomed 2022 and the new year begins to criss cross the world. I am still ten and a half hours away from midnight, but already reflecting on the year behind us and the year ahead. Personally 2021 was a milestone year, having unveiled 2150…

I’ve been having a number of conversations with colleagues and peers in the last few weeks about carbon offsets and mandatory vs voluntary markets. It all started with a philosophical discussion about the time value of Carbon. …

I tweeted out this TED Talks video this morning…and it’s main point has been sitting with me all day… At one point the narrator states “It is the next 9 years that will determine whether we can achieve the targets of net-zero by mid-century.” She’s referring to the steepness…