E107: The capital stack for climate, all in one shop

This week on Everybody in the Pool, we’re geeking out on money. Because even the best climate solutions won’t scale without serious capital behind them.

Our guest is Dawn Lippert, founder of Elemental (a nonprofit investor) and founding partner of Earthshot Ventures (a venture fund). She’s basically building an all-terrain vehicle for climate finance — covering philanthropic, project, and venture capital — to bridge the “valley of death” that stops too many good ideas from reaching the market.

We talk about:

• Why “first-of-a-kind” projects are so hard to fund
• The $150 billion capital gap that’s holding back climate solutions
• How philanthropic dollars can be recycled like sourdough starter
• The rise of AI in climate investments (and where it’s actually useful)
• Dawn’s own journey from sea turtle conservation to DOE policy to climate finance

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• Elemental Impact: https://elementalimpact.com/
• Dawn Lippert LinkedIn
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