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California’s Place in Global Climate Policy

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Cap-and-Trade programs, Electric Vehicles (EV) incentives, and the United States backing out of the Paris Climate Agreement were hot topics at WCS’s recent California Climate Policy panel discussion, hosted at Sandbox Suites in San Francisco. Electric Vehicles. Photo by Marcela Cabrera Luna. California is at the forefront of the U.S.

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This is climate tech

Business Green

While they're not immune to the forthcoming fiscal challenges, entrepreneurs developing solutions for addressing climate change - from agtech to decarbonization to clean energy and more - are among those proving to be the most resilient. Since mid-March, as the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic infected certain sectors of the U.S.

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Start Small: How I Went from Junior Analyst to Startup CEO in One Year

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

I started there with the expectation that real-world finance experience would be useful and that I could navigate to an area of the company that was closer to my interest in renewable energy It was important for me to have an impact and to be hands-on with renewables. It was a powerful experience. I read it through in two sittings.

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The Future of Money (Part 2): with Brett Scott

Low Impact

We can talk about the actual power dynamics. While plenty of people are pouring their energy into building genuine alternatives, there will be others, who can see that the monetary system is under the control of standard, hawkish conservatives, and want to do something about that. But the way I frame it is that it’s a form of power.

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Three final investees selected for 2021 Decarbon8-US

E8 Cleantech Angels

High potential impact on energy efficiency, reduced heat generation, lower maintenance, reduced weight and renewable generation efficiency. Good company with investors such as the PRIME Impact Fund and Clean Energy Trust. Strong intellectual property portfolio. What we're watching. They’re a major part of a new , Dept.

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Three final investees selected for 2021 Decarbon8-US

E8 Cleantech Angels

High potential impact on energy efficiency, reduced heat generation, lower maintenance, reduced weight and renewable generation efficiency. Good company with investors such as the PRIME Impact Fund and Clean Energy Trust. Strong intellectual property portfolio. What we're watching. They’re a major part of a new , Dept.

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Making Connections and Finding Inspiration at WCS Talks 2016

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Google, the largest corporate non-utility buyer of renewable energy in the world, is well positioned to lead the way. Words on a page can’t capture the energy and charisma she emanated. Moving clean energy and efficiency forward. But most consumers aren’t aware of this, just as they don’t think much about energy efficiency.