Inevitable
Join Cody Simms each week as he engages with experts across disciplines to explore innovations driving the transition of energy and industry. Inevitable is an MCJ podcast. This show was formerly known as 'My Climate Journey.'
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 570
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Ep 109: Danny Kennedy, CEO of New Energy Nexus
Today's guest is Danny Kennedy, CEO of New Energy Nexus.
We have a great discussion in this episode, covering a wide range of topics including Danny's background and experience, what led him to become…
Ep 108: Tobi Lütke, CEO & Founder of Shopify
In today’s episode, we cover:
- What is Shopify
- What are its values
- Tobi’s thoughts on consumerism
- Tobi’s view that companies need to think of the world holistically
- Shopify’s journey and what it discovered…
Ep 107: Sonia Aggarwal, Vice President at Energy Innovation
Today's guest is Sonia Aggarwal, Vice President at Energy Innovation.
I was excited for this episode because so many guests on My Climate Journey have said that policy is the biggest lever we've got, …
Ep 106: Davida Herzl, Co-Founder and CEO at Aclima
Today's guest is Davida Herzl, Co-Founder & CEO of Aclima Inc.
This is the first episode that we're putting pollution front and center. It's an important topic and Aclima is one of the leaders in help…
Ep 105: Varun Sivaram, Senior Visiting Fellow at Columbia University's Center for Global Energy Policy
In today’s episode, we cover:
- Varun’s wide-ranging background in academia, startups and public policy
- His career as a technologist beginning with Cleantech 1.0
- How he moved from science to public policy
- …
Ep 104: Mark Lewis, Global Head of Sustainability Research at BNP Paribas Asset Management
In today’s episode, we cover:
- The focus and work of BNP Paribas Asset Management
- Mark’s role in sustainability research
- Sectors of focus for Mark’s team
- How ESG is used as a lens to analyze different sec…
Ep 103: Timothy Hade, Co-Founder & COO of Scale Microgrid Solutions
In today’s episode, we cover:
- Origins of Scale Microgrid Solutions (SMS)
- What’s a “microgrid?”
- “Front of the meter” vs. “Behind the meter” microgrids
- The way utilities are setup in the U.S.
- How Tim found …
Ep 102: Alex Dewar, Sr. Manager at BCG's Center for Energy Impact
In today’s episode, we cover:
- Early learnings and thoughts on COVID-19 pandemic and parallels with climate change
- Alex’s role at BCG and his work in the energy industry
- His work with oil and gas compani…
Ep 101: Brenden Millstein, Co-Founder & CEO of Carbon Lighthouse
In today’s episode, we cover:
- Carbon Lighthouse, its business, vision and clientele
- The genesis of the company
- The opportunity of improving energy efficiency
- The early challenges of driving sales
- Carbon L…
Ep 100: Bill Brady, Co-Founder & CEO of Kula Bio
In today’s episode, we cover:
- What is Kula Bio, its mission, and what it has developed
- The importance of nitrogen as an ingredient in fertilizer and agriculture
- The drawbacks and consequences of the Hab…
Ep 99: Anne Simpson, Director of Board Governance & Strategy at CalPERS
In today’s episode, we cover:
- What is CalPERS, its origins and its mission?
- How its priorities and concerns about climate change is rooted in its fiduciary responsibility to pensioners current and futu…
Ep 98: Ken Caldeira, Atmospheric Scientist at the Carnegie Institution
In today’s episode, we cover:
- Ken’s journey from making money on Wall Street to making meaning as a scientist
- The perceived “information deficit” problem in public policy
- How Ken distinguishes his role …
Ep 97: Kurt House, Co-Founder & CEO of KoBold Metals
In today’s episode, we cover:
- KoBold’s team and its business
- Why cobalt is known as the “goblin metal”
- The collaboration of software engineering, data science and mineral exploration at KoBold
- KoBold’s “…
Ep 96: Elizabeth Muller, Co-Founder & CEO of Deep Isolation
In today’s episode, we cover:
- What is Deep Isolation and how it’s addressing the issue of nuclear waste disposal
- The half-a-century history of nuclear waste
- Genesis of Deep Isolation and Elizabeth’s ear…
Ep 95: Jacqueline Patterson, Senior Director of Environmental & Climate Justice Program at the NAACP
In today’s episode, we cover:
- The NAACP, its history and mission
- Why climate is integral to promoting civil justice and equity
- Climate change’s disproportionate impact on communities of color
- Examples of…
Ep 94: Robyn Beavers, Co-Founder & CEO of Blueprint Power
In today’s episode, we cover:
- What is Blueprint Power and how its unique business model works
- Who’s its customers and what is their need
- How her early-career at Google was a springboard into a career in…
Ep 93: Naomi Oreskes, Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University
In today’s episode, we cover:
- Her journey from Geologist to Historian of Science
- The genesis of her climate change awakening
- What led to her seminal book on climate change, “Merchants of Doubt”
- How the s…
Ep 92: Dawn Lippert, CEO of Elemental Excelerator
In today’s episode, we cover:
- What is Elemental Excelerator
- Dawn’s journey to climate change
- Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative
- Applying the startup accelerator model to energy and clean tech
- Investing focus …
Ep 91: Kingsmill Bond, Energy Strategist at Carbon Tracker
In today’s episode, we cover:
- What is Carbon Tracker and what’s it role in the financial markets?
- How fossil fuels and carbon emissions play into the valuation of stocks, etc.
- How Carbon Tracker influen…
Ep 90: Rich Sorkin, Co-Founder & CEO of Jupiter Intelligence
In today’s episode, we cover:
- Jupiter and its mission
- Rich’s journey from data analytics to climate change
- Parallels between the opportunity around cybersecurity and climate change
- The importance of phys…