Entrepreneurship | Ep 01 | Climate Polyglot, Elliot David of Carbonbase
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In this episode, our host Nicole Felts interviews Elliot David, a developer of business and partnerships at Carbonbase, a climate change fintech startup building a one-stop website service for carbon calculations and offsetting.
Join us as we explore what a career is like as a climate entrepreneur! In this episode, Elliot shares with usWhat motivates Elliot as a climate action polyglot
What sustainability means to him
Carbonbase’s mission to finance projects that net positive impact
Creative depth of offset projects
Ways to serve climate change from where you are
The difference between greenwashing tactics and real accountability
Defining value in climate-positive communities
The importance of communicating opportunities to youth in underserved communities
From this episode, you can expect to learn
How to get into sustainability entrepreneurship
Insights to drive motivation
How to effectively listen to people with differing perspectives
How to conduct stellar informational interviews
Emphasis on bridging access and opportunities with younger generations to enact change
08:15 Viewing sustainability as a journey instead of a destination
28:28 How to prevent band-aid solutions in the carbon removal world
33:00 What is climate fin-tech?
35:56 How Elliot got into climate fin-tech - climate change work is for everyone!
44:55 Elliot’s current career goals
53:22 Individual action and collective action/ accountability
57:00 The origin of carbon footprint calculators and their flaws
1:05:55 Using dialectics to comprehensively solve climate issues
1:08:25 Are carbon offsets negative?
1:13:15 How to find a job in climate entrepreneurship
1:14:55 How to conduct a successful informational interview
Connect with ElliotCarbonbase - Check out their website and find out your carbon footprint!
Resources Elliot mentionedSchwarzman Scholars - Fully-funded one year Master’s degree and leadership program at Tsinghua University
Pildora - Sustainable clothing partner to Carbonbase
Greenlight Climate Festival - Virtual event featuring opportunities for sustainable jobs and panels by keynote speakers
Episode 5 of Carbonbase podcast with Gugu Nonjinge
Project Ark - Carbon neutral marketplace for NFTS funding conservation efforts
Medium Post about Project Ark - Oscars
Hillary Clinton GCF Tweet - Hillary Clinton FB Post
Resource Nicole mentionedPublic Health Perspectives on Sustainable Diets, Johns Hopkins University course on Coursera (FREE!)
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