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The 2020 California wildfire season erased 2 decades of emissions progress. @rainindustries CEO Max Brodie explains why wildfire prevention may be one of the most important climate technologies.
Listen: https://t.co/VRZlAGCY12
#ClimateTech #Wildfire #AI
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AI’s footprint is growing — but so is its potential to accelerate climate solutions. @HarvardHBS research shows how AI can shift workloads to clean energy, optimize food systems, speed decarbonization, and push leaders toward climate‑positive innovation: https://t.co/rNOwPmBj7v

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AI will increase energy demand. But it may also unlock massive efficiency gains. IBM CSO Christina Shim explains why intentional AI deployment matters.
🎧 Listen: https://t.co/p2nD6xjcJK

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Geothermal energy isn’t scarce—it’s hard to find. New data science tools are changing that.
🎧 Listen: https://t.co/W2v72Y6qex
#Geothermal #ClimateTech #EnergyTransition
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AI is transforming climate solutions—but not where you expect.
@bcgx_ @MikeToffel @johnmulliken @harvardHBS
🎧 Listen: https://t.co/ZuGhfKNXx8
#AI #ClimateTech #Innovation

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40% of flood damage happens outside mapped flood zones.
Climate risk is being repriced fast.
@MikeToffel @johnmulliken @edward_j_kearns
🎧 Listen: https://t.co/PSHCGZdzvi
#ClimateRisk #RealEstate #ClimateAction

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Patagonia moved from jackets to food—because agriculture drives climate, water, and biodiversity outcomes. Can regenerative organic change the system?
🎧 Listen: https://t.co/o4M7jBcrQh
#RegenerativeAgriculture #SustainableFood #ClimateStrategy #FoodSystems #Sustainability

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Raw materials drive most of fashion’s emissions. VF Corp is tackling this through regenerative cotton, rubber, and wool—but scaling remains hard without clear standards.
🎧 Listen: https://t.co/ouzQnXqm6E

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Regenerative agriculture isn’t a checklist - it’s a toolbox. Agreena CEO Simon Haldrup explains how data and carbon markets help farmers transition at scale.
🎧 Listen: https://t.co/szFOoxyvOS

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How do you finance soil health?
Indigo Ag’s A.J. Kumar explains how microbial products, carbon credits, and AI are scaling regenerative ag. 🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/8Wb3UwGmzb
#CarbonMarkets #RegenerativeAg #ClimateTech

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The 2025 BEI Annual Report is here, marking a decade and a half of mobilizing business leaders for the planet.

🚀 50% of HBS MBAs interested in climate
🎙️ New faculty research & insights
🤝 An alumni network scaling solutions

Read the full report: https://t.co/op7hwfeWwA

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Regenerative agriculture often pays off in bad years—not average ones.
That’s why adoption is hard. McKinsey’s Tom Brennan explains the paradox in Part 2 of this Climate Rising episode.
https://t.co/kHVYjozvFG

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How do the mega-topics of AI and Climate Change merge? Can AI be a net beneficial tool to accelerate and scale climate adaptation and mitigation measures? These are questions that MBA students explored in the recent 4-day elective course @harvardhbs: https://t.co/jkCrfMfwen

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Regenerative agriculture isn’t a checklist—it’s about outcomes.
McKinsey’s Tom Brennan explains soil health, yield, and climate resilience in this first of two Climate Rising episodes featuring Tom.
https://t.co/CxHH7b3tlI

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On the Climate Rising podcast, Michael Toffel talks to leaders from consumer products, retail, and investing about what it takes to build the circular economy at scale: https://t.co/97pv3jP2iu

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Amazon faces one of the largest corporate carbon footprints in the world. In this episode, Jamey Mulligan explains how Amazon is working to develop scalable climate solutions—& tackle some of the hardest problems in ensuring high-integrity carbon credits: https://t.co/u31Nv5k3Gt

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Josefina Salas (MBA 2025) shares how @harvardHBS empowered her to explore sustainability, entrepreneurship, & a community that pushed and supported her toward purposeful work. What kind of impact do you want your MBA to unlock for you?

🎥 Watch the video: https://t.co/bT1zL3iWM2

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Can nature be financed like infrastructure?
AIIB Chief Economist Erik Berglöf says yes—and Brazil’s Eco Invest platform is the proof.🎧 Listen to this #ClimateRising episode: https://t.co/2zGkWYpTno
#GlobalSouth #ClimateFinance #NatureBasedSolutions

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Germany’s battery boom is a game-changer! 🔋 With 2M+ homes powered by storage, personal independence is driving the shift as much as savings. A huge lesson for the global transition: https://t.co/EBwVHquwxo

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Nature-based carbon credits aren’t all created equal.
The Earthshot Prize winner https://t.co/MJFsRXLGCg is restoring degraded land in Brazil using science and AI.
🎧 CEO Marcelo Medeiros on Climate Rising: https://t.co/fPcG4Brkid
#VCM #Reforestation #EarthshotPrize