The Wharton Current

Check out the latest episode of the @WhartonCurrent! Emily Goldfield and Ian Miller sat down with Apoorv Bhargava (@apoorv_bh89), CEO and co-founder of @WeaveGrid, for a fascinating discussion about innovations in EV charging software. Take a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/1Zxulr…

⚡ New Wharton Current Episode Alert! ⚡ Nelson Abramson, CEO of Verrus, joins the show to discuss how he and his team are developing a new sustainable data center to support the AI revolution and efforts to curb climate change. open.spotify.com/episode/75WI4l…

Note: Elizabeth's comments represent her views and opinions and not those of the ISSB or the IFRS Foundation.

Listen to learn: 💎How the ISSB is unifying the global maze of sustainability accounting standards 💎How the board uses financial reporting concepts to underpin sustainability reporting standards 💎How sustainability reporting standards in public markets affect private markets.

📣 new Wharton Current episode! Sustainable investing needs good data; how do we bring accounting rigor to it? We brought on board member Elizabeth Seeger @bluebirdtweets of the Int'l Sustainabilty Standards Board @IFRSFoundation, who's leading here. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bri… 1/2

Great to see this -- check out our podcast with them here to learn about Antora's tech & strategy for scaling! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sto…

A teaser of our latest episode with Christina Chang @lowercarbon, on how we get to net-zero steel open.spotify.com/show/2L37J1Z0F…

💎What approaches beyond H2 and CCUS are promising for net-zero iron & steelmaking 💎How modularity can help electrochemical ironmaking drive down the green premium 💎What the Inflation Reduction Act means (and doesn't mean!) for green steel production costs

What tech can get us to net-zero steel? Dr. Christina Chang knows this space as well as anyone in VC -- a PhD chemist, steel startup CEO, and now @lowercarbon partner. To her, H2 and CCUS aren't enough. Listen on our latest 🎧to learn this and more: open.spotify.com/episode/5wZ7sj… 1/2

On the @WhartonCurrent podcast, Antora co-founder and COO Justin Briggs discussed what makes the Antora team stand out. Learn more about the incredible people who make up the Antora team: bit.ly/3Kr6pl0

💎Why you really need to measure well in the grid of the present, and the future -- and how their tech helps with that 💎What slows utilities in adopting new technologies -- and how their product was made to avoid those pitfalls Thanks to @ErinESchultz for facilitating!

How do we keep the grid stable in the low-carbon future? Check out our latest with Frederico Rauter, CRO @Reactive_Tech, a Series C startup pioneering tech to monitor grid inertia. open.spotify.com/show/2L37J1Z0F… Listen to learn: 💎What inertia is + why you need to measure it well 1/2

💎How SBTi fits into the growing ecosystem of standards-setters in corporate climate action 💎 Why ambition in target-setting matters for corporate climate performance 💎How SBTi is revamping its governance structure and expanding into accountability around climate targets

📣 new episode alert! How can we get corporate climate targets Paris-aligned? @Lfernandoamaral, CEO of @sciencetargets, tells @ned_downie and Adriel Barrett-Johnson how his UN-backed org helps firms set science-based climate targets. Learn: 1/2 open.spotify.com/episode/0PJ4tO…

💎 how Twine builds bespoke support packages for founders around policy, research, and talent recruitment 💎 why she thinks public service backgrounds can boost a venture career 💎 what she looks for in a founder 2/2

📣 new Wharton Current alert! What's the pre-seed/seed landscape in climate venture look like right now? Listen for insights from Leshika Samarasingha, founder and solo general partner of Twine Ventures. She shares: 1/2 open.spotify.com/episode/6M4mZ7…

"When you’re sitting down with your grandkids," said Antora co-founder Justin Briggs on @WhartonCurrent, "and they’re asking, ‘What did you do in the 2020s when you knew the world was on fire?’ Have an answer to that question." Ready to work on climate? boards.greenhouse.io/antora

Thanks for joining us, Lauren -- delighted to have had you on!

Justin tells Shivani Shikha & @ned_downie: 💎how Antora decided this was a winning solution for industrial decarb 💎how their thermal energy storage (TES) product (solid carbon + thermo PV) can beat out TES competitors 💎 how they sought out mission-focused VCs in fundraising

📢new ep: how can we decarbonize industrial heat? Justin Briggs @antoraenergy tells us their simple solution: 1⃣ Find a cheap, common material with high energy density 2⃣ Insulate it 3⃣ Use zero-C power to get it really hot. 4⃣ Tap it when you need it! open.spotify.com/episode/2PgzPM…