Sliced: 🎙️ Unlocking the Power of Climate Tech and Finance with Anna Lerner
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We’re excited to share our latest Untangling Climate Finance episode featuring Anna Lerner, CEO of Climate Collective.
In this episode, Anna and Jay explore key topics at the intersection of climate finance and digital technology. Anna shares her unique journey in the climate space, starting with building energy-efficient cook stove markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, working as an international economist focused on climate action and poverty reduction, and now leading Climate Collective — a community of entrepreneurs, investors, and scientists using tech to achieve global climate and nature goals.
Anna and Jay discuss the current state of climate finance, talking about both the progress made and the significant gap that remains in meeting global targets. Anna addresses challenges like harmful subsidies, the need for corporate accountability, and the role of innovative technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and geospatial data in accelerating climate action. They also cover the importance of green accountability, the impact of digital monitoring, and Climate Collective’s work with the World Bank on their joint Green Accountability Tech Accelerator.
Anna also announces Climate Collective’s upcoming AI accelerator, launching this fall, which aims to empower diverse AI founders — particularly from underrepresented communities — to create climate solutions tailored to local needs. She emphasizes that Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities often have the best understanding of what solutions work in their regions, making their involvement crucial. With much of the current AI investment focused on traditional startup founders, Climate Collective is working to broaden the innovation space by supporting more representative and inclusive ideas.
If you’re interested in connecting with us on any of these topics, feel free to reach out at communications@gordianknotstrategies.com.
We hope you enjoy this brainy conversation!
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