Intro

Here are today’s five topics on climate & clean energy, startup investment, AI for entrepreneurs, and mindfulness in leadership:

1. 📊 CLIMATE DATA

50 million miles of transmission lines are needed by 2040 to achieve climate goals.

2. 💡 CEO TO KNOW

Cam Halliday @ Mantel ($32M for carbon capture)

3. 💸 INVESTOR SPOTLIGHT

Dave Kirkpatrick @ SJF Ventures ($435M for impact startups)

4. 🤖 AI INSIGHT

AI as speechwriter for critical moments (in a rush)

5. ⛰️ MINDFUL MOMENT

Misery or strength: same workload, different ROI

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Dr. Chris Wedding is a climate CEO coach, investor, serial founder, board member, professor, and occasional monk. For more on climate tech startups and leadership, connect on LinkedIn:

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Cover image credit: BloombergNEF, 2023.

(Note: Their projections for transmission lines go out to 2050, not 2040 as IEA does.)