With climatetech being one of top areas of investor interest, it was time we checked in to see how things are. Dr Nicky Dee is co-founder and CEO of venture builder and fund manager Carbon13. With 25 years of experience in the space, she is very well placed to take a perspective beyond the here and now.

Amongst other topics, we talk about

how venture building programmes work
how climatetech has become more commercial
the role of government in developing the space
what are the clear trends just now
opportunities in carbon credits, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and Extended Producer Responsibility
funding hardware development
international manufacturing
how US politics are affecting the space

Its a great discussion: Nicky's deep and broad experiences give great insights into climatetech. Enjoy!

00:55 Nicky introduces herself

02:30 Introduction to Carbon13

04:30 How venture building programmes work

09:30 What does impact mean to you?

13:00 Are people looking at climate investing more commercially now

16:15 the role of government in driving things forward

19:30 where are the trends in needs clear just now

23:30 commercial drivers

28:00 Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism , extended producer responsibility

32:30 hardware issues and handling capital intensivity

36:20 international manufacturing challenges

39:10 pushback in the US against climate change and DEI - do we look at other markets?

43:30 navigating the near term uncertainty

45:00 favourite questions

Links

Carbon13 website: https://carbonthirteen.com/

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Suggested books and media

The Blue Commons by Guy Standing

Bio

Dr Nicky Dee

Co-founder and CEO, Carbon13

Nicky has over 25 years of experience engaging with startups and stakeholders to drive sustainability and innovation in ESG. Viewing entrepreneurs as catalysts for transformative shifts, she co-founded Carbon13 in 2019 to apply venture building to protect earth’s vital systems. As CEO the organisation has grown to 84 portfolio investments with a total market value over £200m and 1,000 founders trained with hubs of activity in Cambridge, London and Berlin. Before Carbon13 she pioneered new initiatives spanning innovation prizes, startup acceleration, climate tech investments, and corporate venturing with organizations like UNEP, UK government, World Bank, etc. She has a PhD from the Institute for Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge (IfM) and a Natural Sciences degree which underpins her interest and evaluation of technology based solutions and impact methodologies. She serves as a Fellow with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

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