Climate Rising

Danone & EDF’s Partnership to Reduce Methane in Dairy Supply Chains

Large corporations play a critical role in addressing climate change—but transforming complex global supply chains is no small task. This episode, originally from the In

Powering AI and the Energy Transition: Why Permitting Reform Matters

Permitting reform has become one of the most consequential—and controversial—topics in U.S. climate and energy policy. As electricity demand rises due to AI, data centers

Amazon’s Climate Pledge Friendly Program: Can Sustainability Labels Change How Consumers Shop?

How can companies make sustainability information useful to consumers at the moment they make a purchase? Justine Mahler and Cameron Westfall of Amazon join Climate Risi

How Companies Tell Climate Stories: Lessons from New Belgium, Allbirds, and Microsoft

Climate action requires more than technology, policy, and capital. It also requires communication. In this special curated episode of Climate Rising, we revisit three pa

Carbon Trust: How Carbon Labeling Shapes Climate Communication and Consumer Choice

Carbon labeling has become one of the most visible ways climate actions enter everyday consumer decisions. In this episode of Climate Rising, Julia Nicoara, Marketing an

Potential Energy Coalition: Why Climate Messaging Fails - and How to Fix It

Addressing climate change isn’t just a technology or policy challenge - it’s a communication challenge. John Marshall, founder of Potential Energy Coalition, joins Clima

Good Power: How Climate Communication Can Accelerate the Energy Transition

Transforming the energy system isn’t just a technical challenge - it’s a communication challenge. Leah Qusba, CEO of Good Power, joins Climate Rising to discuss how publ

McKinsey on Climate Adaptation: The Global Resilience Gap

Climate adaptation is emerging as one of the most critical—and least understood—challenges in the climate transition. Mekala Krishnan, Partner at the McKinsey Global Inst

Rain: Using Autonomous Aircraft to Stop Wildfires Before They Start

Wildfires are becoming larger, more destructive, and more expensive every year. But what if the most effective intervention happens not after a fire grows, but within the

IBM’s Chief Sustainability Officer on AI, Efficiency, and the Future of Sustainable Business

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how businesses operate — but it is also reshaping how companies think about sustainability. Christina Shim, Chief Sustainability Offi

Using AI to Unlock Geothermal Energy at Scale: Zanskar

Geothermal energy has long been seen as a promising, but challenging, clean energy resource. Unlike wind or solar, geothermal requires finding heat hidden deep undergroun

David Potere at BCG X: Using AI & Satellites in Climate Solutions

AI and geospatial technologies are transforming how industries understand and respond to climate challenges. David Potere, Managing Director and Partner at BCG X, joins C

Climate Risk Meets Finance: Modeling the Future of Real Estate with First Street

As climate risks intensify, understanding their financial implications is becoming critical for businesses, investors, and homeowners alike. Ed Kearns, Chief Science Offi

Patagonia Provisions: Regenerative Organic Agriculture and Reimagining the Food System

Patagonia Provisions General Manager Paul Lightfoot joins Climate Rising to discuss why Patagonia expanded beyond apparel into food, and how regenerative organic agricult

VF Corporation: Scaling Regenerative Materials Across Global Apparel Supply Chains

Alyse Russel, Senior Manager of Global Sustainability Programs at VF Corporation, joins Climate Rising to discuss how one of the world’s largest apparel companies is embe

Agreena: Regenerative Agriculture, Data, and Carbon Markets

Simon Haldrup, founder and CEO of Agreena, joins Climate Rising to discuss how regenerative agriculture can scale beyond early adopters by focusing on farmer economics, d

Scaling Regenerative Agriculture and Carbon Markets with Indigo Ag’s A.J. Kumar

Indigo Ag is one of the most active companies at the intersection of agriculture, carbon markets, and regenerative agricultural practices. A.J. Kumar, Vice President of S

Regenerative Agriculture at Scale with Tom Brennan at McKinsey - Part 2

Tom Brennan, a partner at McKinsey & Company, joins Climate Rising to unpack what regenerative agriculture means in practice and why it is increasingly central to convers

Regenerative Agriculture at Scale with Tom Brennan at McKinsey - Part 1

Tom Brennan, a partner at McKinsey & Company, joins Climate Rising to unpack what regenerative agriculture means in practice and why it is increasingly central to convers

How Amazon Approaches Carbon Markets and Climate Neutralization

Jamey Mulligan, Head of Carbon Neutralization Science and Strategy at Amazon, joins Climate Rising to share how Amazon is tackling its net-zero climate goals, particularl