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Future in Bloom

by Steph Speirs

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Intelligent solutions for a thriving world 🌎 Future in Bloom bridges climate tech and human nature. Hosted by clean energy entrepreneur Steph Speirs, Future in Bloom brings together innovators, scientists, and investors working on the world’s most promising planetary solutions. Adapted from the Yale School of Management course “Climate Tech Innovation and Commercialization,” learners discover next generation technologies through data-driven lectures, deep dive studio interviews, and vivid short documentaries. Future in Bloom is here to show that a thriving future is within reach. Supported by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment. — About Me: Steph Speirs is a clean energy entrepreneur (Solstice CEO/founder), Yale SOM climate instructor, and former White House NSC staffer. She founded Future in Bloom and serves on the Sierra Club Foundation & Vote Solar Boards.

Latest episodes

What to Do When the Perfect Climate Solution Takes Too Long | Jackie Wong, NRDC

August 19, 2026 · 46 min

Right now, humanity puts billions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere every year. This has real, negative impacts on environmental and human health. Clean energy and the updated infrastructure that it demands are steps towards a healthier…
How to Get More Climate Tech as Cheap as Solar| Eric Rubenstein, New Climate Ventures

July 29, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

In the past 50 years, the cost of generating solar power has dropped by 99%. That’s largely due to economics: when more solar generators get made, the cheaper it is to make more. This isn’t unique to solar power; in the right circumstances…
Why You Can’t Get Solar and Why That’s Changing | Cora Stryker, Bright Saver

July 16, 2026 · 1 hr 15 min

Most Americans support solar. Most are interested in it. But most people can’t afford it because of cost. And 63% of renters say the only reason they don’t have it is that they’d have to go through their landlord. Balcony solar, also…
How AI is Making Global Supply Chains Visible | Peter Swartz, Altana AI

July 14, 2026 · 50 min

Supply chains are made up of thousands of interconnected pieces, each with their own customers, suppliers, and responsibilities. In a global economy, how can any one company, let alone one person, understand where a product is really…
How to Expand Climate Tech and Community Trust with Brandon Middaugh

July 7, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

Most climate solutions don’t fail because the science is wrong. They fail because the market around them doesn’t get built. So, who is building more markets, and how? In this episode of Future in Bloom, Steph sits down with Brandon…
How can we finance development that’s good for the planet and the communities that live there?

June 24, 2026 · 47 min

7 out of 10 Americans don’t want a data center in their backyard, and it’s hard to blame them. But we’re also seeing backlash increase against clean energy infrastructure, which is definitely hurting our ability to transition off of fossil…
Fixing the Reason Why Nobody Wants a Heat Pump | Jeff Coleman, Eli

June 2, 2026 · 43 min

Jeff Coleman woke up one morning and realized he was running a different kind of company than he started. What began as a software platform to help homeowners access clean energy incentives became a product with a much harder problem to…
The climate tech company copying trees to remake our world sustainably

May 27, 2026 · 42 min

On this episode of Future in Bloom, Steph Speirs speaks with Etosha Cave, co-founder and Chief Science Advisor at Twelve. Twelve is discovering new ways to recycle CO2 and transform it into the things we use in our everyday lives. Etosha…