January 5, 2024 by Narasimhan Santhanam Director - EAI
C3 visit to NCCRD – National Center for Combustion Research & Development About 25 guests had a guided facility tour of the NCCRD at IIT Madras, organized by the Chennai Climate Consortium – folks ranging all the way from college students to a senior partner at McKinsey & Co. Thank...
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January 5, 2024 by Narasimhan Santhanam Director - EAI
To (M)eat or not to (M)eat? – TODAY’S CLIDEMY CLIMATE POLL Every time you swallow something – unless you eat stones or sand – you indirectly emit CO2. All right, I’m not here to give you the guilt trip while you enjoy your food. But knowing the following might be...
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January 5, 2024 by Narasimhan Santhanam Director - EAI
Insights on climate startup innovations & climate investing ????? ???? & ???????? ?????? ?? ????? ???????? – ??? ??? ???????? @ ???????? Priya & Himanshu ???? ?? ???? ?????? them ?? ??? ??????? ??????? & ?????????? ??????? ??? ???? ??? ?????????? ?????? ?? ????????? ??? ??? ???????? is an interactive...
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January 5, 2024 by Narasimhan Santhanam Director - EAI
Insights on climate startup innovations & climate investing ?????’? ??????? ???? – ?? ??????? ????????? ?? ???? ???? ???? ????? Climate action is needed. Super urgently, on a large scale. But the powers-that-be have other things to worry about – business, politics, money… Someone’s got to stand up and say...
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January 5, 2024 by Narasimhan Santhanam Director - EAI
CLIMAFIX STARTUP TREASURE HUNT What’s any investor’s (esp. venture investor’s) dream? Identify a startup super early and help it grow and add value a 1000 fold, or even higher within a short period. In short – uncut diamonds. But this is easier said than done. Early stage startups with huge...
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January 5, 2024 by Narasimhan Santhanam Director - EAI
Is it a good idea to tinker around with earth to control global warming? – Today’s CLIDEMY Poll The world, if experts are to be believed, will most likely overshoot the 1.5 degrees C by 2100 (for those wondering what this number is all about, it refers to the increase...
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January 5, 2024 by Narasimhan Santhanam Director - EAI
Will climate education for the masses make a difference? – Today’s CLIDEMY poll I’m aware this is an “existential” question for CLIDEMY, so your vote on it, as well as comments will be valuable. Effective climate education for the “you and me”, the masses, is non-existent. Two main reasons: 1....
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January 5, 2024 by Narasimhan Santhanam Director - EAI
My top climate reads last week… ?? ????????? ?????? ??? ???? ???????? ?? ???? ??????? ????????? ???? ??????? ????? – A useful coalition comprising 23 VC firms – https://lnkd.in/gymjTpE6 – FinTech Global ?????? Meta Facebook ??? Mike Schroepfer ???????? ??????? ?????????? ????: Says, “We need business to solve climate change”...
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January 5, 2024 by Narasimhan Santhanam Director - EAI
Should the West lead climate action? – Today’s CLIDEMY poll It’s well known that most of our greenhouse gases hanging around in the atmosphere came from the “west” or more generally, the “developed” countries. And this should not be surprising. Look at these stats. Per capita consumption of electricity in...
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January 5, 2024 by Narasimhan Santhanam Director - EAI
Carbon Zero Challenge – Industry & Investor Interaction Day ????? ????? ??????? ???????? ???? Jul 27, IIT Madras ?? ??? ??? ? ??????? ????????? ?? ?? ????? ????? ????????, ????’? ?? ???????? ??? ??? ??? ?? ???? ???? 25 ?????????? ??? ??? ????? ???????????. Drop in by the Terrace Hall,...
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