Conner Lachenbruch

Finding companies who make it less hot

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At least once a month I think, at what point will I write my “I told you so” 🌎

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Clearly, I don't know what I'm talking about and am bitter about not getting an invite, but does anyone else feel like Sepp Blatter is now running the process to determine where the next COP will be hosted?

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At what % threshold of new startup pitch decks that include an investment trend word (.com, blockchain, AI) indicate it is overhyped?

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If there's one leading indicator for the decline of fossil fuels, it's how much Saudi Arabia is diversifying away from oil. Having recently visited, their investment in infrastructure and technology to support industries like tourism is impressive.

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Investors: "What do you think your TAM is"
Founders: "UBS analysts estimate pickleball injuries could cost Americans as much as $500M this year"

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Gigascale Capital junior roles (if they are even posted) will have the most applicants in VC fund history

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Who does corporate finance for Alterra Mountain Company and Vail Resorts? They must either be the savviest climate modelers alive or the most clueless.

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@GrantCanary You can find it on their website: https://t.co/HQfwhetaRo

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"Over 1,550 prominent clients in the climate technology & sustainability sector choose to bank with SVB"

Crunchbase reports 6,897 companies total in the climate tech and sustainability sector.

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Last scene of 8 Mile is the best example of an accusation audit I have ever seen @fbinegotiator

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@jjacobs22 Revenue-based finance and crowdfunding

@d_gershenson @Franzish

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What happens to Stripe Climate when they go public? They have openly stated their offsets purchases are not revenue-generating. How quickly does an activist take a position in the company to shut that down?

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I could use the help of a few first-graders to help interpret this tricky graph.

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We know that strictly presenting facts is not the best way to convince someone about the reality of climate change, but after speaking with a climate denier last week who claimed there is no way to know we are not just experiencing another natural cycle, it was helpful to revisit

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My favorite macro piece on climate tech from 2022.
Spoiler alert: don't read if you want to feel warm and fuzzy

https://t.co/gsXVcN6wf9

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Five out of the eleven new Drawdown solutions are ocean-based, yet only a portion of a tiny sliver of '22 VC funding went into the sector (Biosphere)

Source: https://t.co/5MRQprNV9D

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“It is my belief that the next 1,000 unicorns — companies that have a market valuation over a billion dollars — won’t be a search engine, won’t be a media company, they’ll be businesses developing green hydrogen, green agriculture, green steel and green cement,” - Larry Fink

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ClimateChange 2021: the Physical Science Basis - provides the most updated physical understanding of the climate system and #climatechange, combining the latest advances in climate science, and multiple lines of evidence.

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I just signed up for Reuters Events: Future of Renewables Virtual, December 8 - 10, 2020. Join me at #FoRwards, get your pass here https://t.co/bBdDJmw6Cy

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Rockefeller's $60 million impact fund manager leverages ‘catalytic capital’ for scale  https://t.co/CpfO7KdHWp