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The leading weekly briefing for climate founders and CEOs. Hosted by Dr. Chris Wedding, executive coach and CEO of Entrepreneurs for Impact (EFI), a peer group capped at 90 CEOs & investors representing $40B in enterprise value and assets under management. Climate CEOs delivers playbooks from the front lines of climate tech, with insights on raising capital, scaling startups in clean energy, batte... more

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Electric vehicles shouldn't just be gas trucks with batteries. They should be entirely different machines. That's the premise behind Tello Trucks' attempt to reinvent one of America's most iconic vehicles.

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Tello Trucks is an electric v... more

What if the cheapest, largest carbon removal machine on Earth isn't a factory, but phytoplankton in the ocean?

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Gigablue is building MCFS (Microalgae Carbon Fixation and Sinking), a marine carbon removal method that uses phytoplankton a... more

How do you turn degraded farmland into an investable climate asset? Living Carbon has raised $76M in equity and unlocked $500M in project finance by combining reforestation, biomass, and long-term infrastructure thinking.

Living Carbon restores degr... more

Smart CEOs make bad decisions all the time. Often, the problem isn't intelligence; it's solving the wrong problem.

This minisode explores the Double Diamond framework, a decision-making tool that helps climate CEOs avoid premature conclusions and im... more

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Recent Guests

Ori Shaashua
Co-founder of Gigablue, proponent of MCFS
Gigablue
Episode: The Ocean's Billion-Ton Carbon Removal Opportunity | Gigablue
Maddie Hall
Co-Founder and CEO of Living Carbon
Living Carbon
Episode: From OpenAI to $500M in Project Finance for Forests | Living Carbon
Kunal Girotra
Founder and CEO of Lunar Energy
Lunar Energy
Episode: The $230M Bet on Turning Homes Into Power Plants | Lunar Energy
Jay Wong
Founder and CEO at Luminous
Luminous
Episode: The Robot Crew Building Solar Farms Faster Than Humans | Luminous
Sanjiv Sanghavi
Co-founder and CEO of Texture
Texture
Episode: Data > Hardware: 190% Net Revenue Retention for the Operating System for the Power Grid | Texture
Bill McDonough
World-renowned sustainable design thinker and author of Cradle to Cradle
Cradle to Cradle Institute / McDonough Innovation
Episode: Cradle to Cradle, AI, and the Future of Climate Tech | William McDonough
Matt Loszak
Founder and CEO of Aalo Atomics
Aalo Atomics
Episode: Can Nuclear Reach 3¢ per kWh? | Aalo Atomics
Bruce Anderson
40-year solar veteran and founder of 247 Solar
247 Solar
Episode: 95 Industrial Decarbonization Startups
Sam Calisch
CEO and co-founder of Copper
Copper
Episode: The $60M Bet on Battery-Powered Stoves | Copper

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Chris Wedding
Host of Climate CEOs: Scaling Startups

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 187 ratings
  • The Podcast We Need

    In this moment, every CEO needs to be thinking like a climate CEO. The host, Chris, and his guests provide insights in each episode that are relevant and inspiring. A must listen for business leaders in our changing and challenging world!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Abeehart
    United Statesa year ago
  • Top climate tech podcast!

    Chris has built an outstanding community and has a great interviewing style. He keeps it light and fun and makes complex concepts accessible to anyone seeking to join the climate tech movement.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    TKRY44
    United Statesa year ago
  • Inspiring

    Chris does a great job surfacing companies that are making a brighter future possible. Inspiring and exciting!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Parisman
    United Statesa year ago
  • A +

    One of my top podcasts. Chris does a great job getting quality guests and teasing out unique gems.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Colonel Sanchez
    United Statesa year ago
  • Wonderful guests and interesting topics

    Insightful and engaging. Wonderful conversations across the climate landscape.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Lonesurai
    United Statesa year ago

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Listeners praise clear, practical climate playbooks and actionable takeaways for startup growth.
Guests are described as high-caliber and diverse, with valuable real-world context for climate entrepreneurship.
The host's interviewing style is engaging and accessible, helping complex topics land.

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The Ocean's Billion-Ton Carbon Removal Opportunity | Gigablue
Q: What makes the phytoplankton want to be inside the pods and grow faster there?
The phytoplankton growth within the pods is driven by micronutrients delivered as insoluble oxides bound to the pod fibers, which boosts photosynthesis while keeping the nutrients contained to the pod's boundary, preventing dispersion into the open ocean.
The $230M Bet on Turning Homes Into Power Plants | Lunar Energy
Q: How do customers typically acquire Lunar Energy, and how has financing evolved?
Most customers now choose lease options with zero down, aided by tax credits that previously favored cash purchases but have shifted toward leases; leasing keeps monthly costs predictable and makes adoption faster while still delivering savings and potential VPP earnings.
The $230M Bet on Turning Homes Into Power Plants | Lunar Energy
Q: What are the four real benefits of a Lunar system in a home?
It reduces energy bills by up to 30-60%, provides 24/7 backup, offers a clean energy bonus for off-grid living with solar, and enables potential earnings through VPP participation when the grid is stressed; all while prioritizing customer savings and resiliency.
The $230M Bet on Turning Homes Into Power Plants | Lunar Energy
Q: What did you learn at Tesla that shaped how you're building Lunar Energy differently from Powerwalls?
From Tesla, the emphasis on first principles engineering and solving core customer needs, but Lunar focuses on an ecosystem rather than a single product—hardware, software, and services all integrated to work with third-party devices and scale easily.
From OpenAI to $500M in Project Finance for Forests | Living Carbon
Q: What challenges and pivots did you face on the fundraising journey?
Early on we used balance sheet equity and had to prove every step of project development; the pivot to project finance came after demonstrating repeatable, scalable operations and strong landowner partnerships, which attracted investors aligned with the long-term, asset-backed approach.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Climate CEOs

What is Climate CEOs about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show blends founder-focused playbooks with high-signal interviews and solo masterclasses aimed at climate-tech entrepreneurship. Episodes routinely cover fundraising strategies, capital deployment, scaling clean-energy startups, and practical leadership habits, often anchored by EFI's peer-group ethos and real-world founder experiences. Listeners can expect tactical guidance on go-to-market, capital structuring, and resilience, plus candid discussions with operators, investors, and technologists shaping climate solutions. A standout throughline is translating big climate ambitions into deployable business value, using disciplined focus, community support, and actionable frameworks. The format frequently emphasizes practical steps over ... more

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2. Maddie Hall
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5. Sanjiv Sanghavi
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7. Matt Loszak
8. Bruce Anderson

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