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Climate Rising

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

October 14, 2026 · 53 min

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 Invested in Climate podcast hosted by Jason Rissman, features a…
Powering AI and the Energy Transition: Why Permitting Reform Matters

September 30, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

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, electrification, and economic growth, many argue that the country’s…
Amazon’s Climate Pledge Friendly Program: Can Sustainability Labels Change How Consumers Shop?

September 16, 2026 · 40 min

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 Rising to discuss Climate Pledge Friendly, Amazon’s sustainable shopping…
How Companies Tell Climate Stories: Lessons from New Belgium, Allbirds, and Microsoft

September 2, 2026 · 24 min

Climate action requires more than technology, policy, and capital. It also requires communication. In this special curated episode of Climate Rising, we revisit three past conversations to explore how companies communicate about climate…
Carbon Trust: How Carbon Labeling Shapes Climate Communication and Consumer Choice

August 19, 2026 · 30 min

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 and Communications Director at the Carbon Trust, explains how carbon…

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

August 5, 2026 · 46 min

Addressing climate change isn’t just a technology or policy challenge - it’s a communication challenge. John Marshall, founder of Potential Energy Coalition, joins Climate Rising to discuss how marketing techniques can accelerate climate…
Good Power: How Climate Communication Can Accelerate the Energy Transition

July 22, 2026 · 45 min

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 public perception, political engagement, and storytelling are shaping the…
McKinsey on Climate Adaptation: The Global Resilience Gap

July 8, 2026 · 46 min

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 Institute, joins Climate Rising to discuss McKinsey’s new research…
Rain: Using Autonomous Aircraft to Stop Wildfires Before They Start

June 24, 2026 · 40 min

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 first few minutes after ignition? Max Brodie, co-founder and CEO of…
IBM’s Chief Sustainability Officer on AI, Efficiency, and the Future of Sustainable Business

June 10, 2026 · 35 min

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how businesses operate — but it is also reshaping how companies think about sustainability. Christina Shim, Chief Sustainability Officer at IBM, joins Climate Rising to discuss how AI, cloud…
Using AI to Unlock Geothermal Energy at Scale: Zanskar

May 27, 2026 · 50 min

Geothermal energy has long been seen as a promising, but challenging, clean energy resource. Unlike wind or solar, geothermal requires finding heat hidden deep underground, often with little surface indication of where to look. Joel…
David Potere at BCG X: Using AI & Satellites in Climate Solutions

May 13, 2026 · 38 min

AI and geospatial technologies are transforming how industries understand and respond to climate challenges. David Potere, Managing Director and Partner at BCG X, joins Climate Rising to describe how sensing, decision-making, and…

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About the show

Climate Rising is about the impact of climate change on business. It brings business and policy leaders and Harvard Business School faculty together to share insights about what businesses are doing, can do, and should do to confront climate change. It explores the many challenges and opportunities that climate change raises for managers, such as decisions about where they choose to locate, the technologies they develop and use, their strategies with respect to products, marketing, customer engagement, and policy—in other words, the full spectrum of business concerns.