How Climate Tech Startups Are Shaping the Future: Insights on Jobs, Innovation, and Sustainability

Climate is where technology was a decade ago. There are no longer tech companies; every company uses tech in their domain. Similarly, we don’t need climate companies; we need to apply a climate lens to everything we do. This means we have to learn about climate science and action.

Terra believes that the community aspect is crucial in maintaining learners’ enthusiasm, so it encourages graduates to share and network with one another through WhatsApp groups and Slack channels. In-person meetups happen in bigger cities.

Indeed, Terra graduates have formed their own communities, focusing on the needs of climate tech startups. One such example is Ganesh Shankar of the Sustainability Mafia. Another large community, Climate Collective, was set up by another entrepreneur, Pratap Raju.

We spoke with three of them to detail the path to learning climate science and the problems that are being fixed in the process.

Guests:
Kamal Kapadia

Ganesh Shankar

Pratap Raju

Host:
Hansi Mehrotra, CFA

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Climate Conversations
01:18 The Importance of Climate Education
02:06 Personal vs. Policy Action
04:53 Career Opportunities in Climate
07:48 Terra's Business, Mission and Community
16:40 Prioritizing Practitioners in Climate Education
17:44 Expanding Terra's Job Board
19:11 Building Climate Communities
22:55 Challenges and Solutions in Climate Tech
33:11 Opportunities in the Green Transition