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Interviews + explainers for the energy transition, without the greenwash. Hear from innovators across climate tech and sustainability (battery chemists, hydrogen founders, marine energy, EV charging, carbon markets), then get buyer’s-guide clarity on tools like carbon accounting, ESG monitoring and supply-chain solutions. Straight facts, business outcomes, real-world adoption. 🌐 netzerocompare.com

  1. Chiara Fusar Bassini on Understanding Data, Market Design, and Modeling Limits in Europe’s Energy Transition

    1D AGO

    Chiara Fusar Bassini on Understanding Data, Market Design, and Modeling Limits in Europe’s Energy Transition

    🎯 In this episode: Chiara Fusar Bassini, PhD candidate at the Hertie School and former renewable energy consultant at enervis energy advisors GmbH, joins Net Zero Compare to discuss how data, market design, and modeling limits shape Europe’s energy transition. The conversation explores a central challenge for energy-market analysis: the gap between how models assume electricity systems behave and how assets operate in reality. Drawing on her research using five years of hourly data from German gas power plants, Chiara explains that many conventional plants do not operate as flexibly as expected, even in systems with high renewable penetration. A key theme is the importance of operational data. While models often focus on technical parameters such as ramp rates, efficiency, or generation costs, real-world behavior can also be shaped by maintenance contracts, local agreements, asset longevity concerns, and commercial strategies. These hidden constraints can lead models to overestimate flexibility and underestimate the persistence of conventional generation. The episode also looks at market power in electricity markets and how regulatory design can influence pricing behavior. Chiara discusses how empirical data and simulation methods, including reinforcement learning, can help detect and study market power, while also highlighting differences between U.S. and European regulatory approaches. Data quality is another major focus. Chiara emphasizes that the energy sector does not lack data. Instead, the challenge lies in standardization, inconsistent identifiers, incomplete metadata, and the difficulty of merging datasets across markets and technologies. The discussion also clarifies where machine learning adds value in energy systems. It can support forecasting, pattern recognition, simulation, and control applications, but it does not replace established optimization methods used in dispatch, market clearing, grid-constrained planning, and long-term capacity modeling. Ultimately, the episode makes clear that better energy decisions require more than advanced models. They require clean data, realistic assumptions, domain knowledge, and a careful understanding of system-wide effects. As Europe’s energy transition becomes more complex, evidence-based market design and interdisciplinary skills will be essential. 🔗 Read the full article:https://netzerocompare.com/podcasts/net-zero-compare-podcast/chiara-fusar-bassini-hertie-school 📍 Guest: Chiara Fusar Bassini, PhD candidate at the Hertie Schoolhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/chiara-fusar-bassini-b112bb156/ 🎙 Interview by: Karol Kaczmarek, Co-Founder of Net Zero Comparehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/karol-kaczmarek-39a29651/ #ChiaraFusarBassini #EnergyTransition #ElectricityMarkets #EnergyData #MachineLearning #MarketDesign #PowerMarkets #RenewableEnergy #EnergyModeling #NetZero #Sustainability #ClimateTech #Decarbonization #CleanEnergy *** At Net Zero Compare, we deliver clear, data-backed insights for decision-makers navigating ESG reporting, net-zero compliance, and clean energy adoption. 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 Contact us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@netzerocompare.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Explore the Academy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com/academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📰 Read more insights: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com/articles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    29 min
  2. Arshia Jahangiri on From Solar Incentives to Real Adoption: Why Clean Energy Still Needs a Better User Experience

    APR 30

    Arshia Jahangiri on From Solar Incentives to Real Adoption: Why Clean Energy Still Needs a Better User Experience

    🎯 In this episode: Arshia Jahangiri, CEO of Solenery, joins Net Zero Compare to explore why clean energy adoption remains complex despite improving technology and stronger financial cases. The conversation focuses on a key challenge in the energy transition: bridging the gap between available solutions and actual implementation. While technologies such as solar, heat pumps, EV chargers, and energy efficiency upgrades are widely accessible, Jahangiri explains that adoption is often slowed by fragmented decision-making processes, unclear financial assessments, and difficulty navigating incentives and regulations. A central theme is the importance of simplifying user experience. Rather than treating clean energy as a purely environmental decision, the discussion highlights the need to approach it as a financial and operational one. Property owners and businesses must evaluate return on investment, technical feasibility, and long-term cost implications, often across multiple competing upgrade options. The episode also emphasizes the role of platforms in reducing friction. Solenery’s model focuses on providing property-specific assessments, including incentives, financing options, and tailored upgrade pathways. This helps users move from general interest to actionable decisions, while also improving efficiency for contractors and solution providers. Commercial buildings are highlighted as a key opportunity area. With rising energy costs, ESG pressures, and regulatory expectations, businesses are increasingly motivated to explore clean energy solutions. However, adoption depends on clear roadmaps, realistic projections, and the ability to integrate upgrades into broader operational strategies. Ultimately, the discussion makes clear that clean energy adoption is not limited by technology, but by complexity. Progress will depend on better tools, clearer financial visibility, and more structured pathways that make implementation easier and more predictable. 🔗 Read the full article:⁠ https://netzerocompare.com/podcasts/net-zero-compare-podcast/arshia-jahangiri-solenery 📍 Guest: Arshia Jahangiri, CEO of Solenery https://www.linkedin.com/in/arshyya/ 🎙 Interview by: Karol Kaczmarek, Co-Founder of Net Zero Compare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/karol-kaczmarek-39a29651/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #ArshiaJahangiri #CleanEnergy #EnergyTransition #NetZero #Sustainability #SolarEnergy #EnergyEfficiency #ESG #Decarbonization #ClimateTech #BuiltEnvironment *** At Net Zero Compare, we deliver clear, data-backed insights for decision-makers navigating ESG reporting, net-zero compliance, and clean energy adoption. 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 Contact us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@netzerocompare.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Explore the Academy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com/academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📰 Read more insights: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com/articles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    37 min
  3. Josh Dorfman on Why Climate Solutions Succeed or Fail: Lessons from Josh Dorfman on Business Models, Materials, and Market Adoption

    APR 24

    Josh Dorfman on Why Climate Solutions Succeed or Fail: Lessons from Josh Dorfman on Business Models, Materials, and Market Adoption

    🎯 In this episode: Josh Dorfman, co-founder of Plantd, joins Net Zero Compare to explore what separates climate solutions that scale from those that struggle to reach real-world adoption. The conversation focuses on a central challenge in climate innovation: turning technically viable solutions into commercially successful businesses. While many technologies deliver clear environmental benefits, Dorfman explains that adoption depends primarily on their ability to solve immediate business problems such as cost, performance, and risk. A key theme is the importance of business model innovation. Rather than relying solely on new technologies, many successful companies accelerate adoption through financing structures and delivery models that reduce upfront costs and simplify decision-making for customers. This approach helps overcome one of the main barriers in corporate environments: risk aversion. The discussion also highlights the role of materials in decarbonization, using Plantd as an example of how fast-growing biomass can be transformed into low-carbon construction panels. These materials not only store carbon but also address practical industry challenges such as durability and performance in demanding environments. However, scaling remains difficult. The construction sector is highly conservative, with strict standards, long product lifecycles, and complex procurement processes. Even with strong pilot results, companies often face challenges related to manufacturing scale, capital requirements, and integration into existing supply chains. The episode also explores how corporate demand for climate solutions is increasing, driven by emissions targets and supply chain pressure. Yet, implementation is frequently constrained by cost sensitivity, internal complexity, and competing priorities. Ultimately, the discussion makes clear that climate solutions succeed when they align with core business incentives. Progress depends less on theoretical impact and more on delivering practical, scalable value that fits within existing systems and decision frameworks. 🔗 Read the full article:⁠ https://netzerocompare.com/podcasts/net-zero-compare-podcast/josh-dorfman-plantd-supercool 📍 Guest: Josh Dorfman, co-founder of Plantd https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorfmanjosh/ 🎙 Interview by: Karol Kaczmarek, Co-Founder of Net Zero Compare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/karol-kaczmarek-39a29651/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #JoshDorfman #ClimateTech #NetZero #Sustainability #EnergyTransition #GreenBuilding #ConstructionInnovation #LowCarbonMaterials #Decarbonization #CleanEnergy #CircularEconomy #ClimateSolutions #ESG *** At Net Zero Compare, we deliver clear, data-backed insights for decision-makers navigating ESG reporting, net-zero compliance, and clean energy adoption. 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 Contact us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@netzerocompare.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Explore the Academy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com/academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📰 Read more insights: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com/articles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    49 min
  4. Bronwyn Reid on Why ESG Strategies Break Down in Practice and What Companies Can Do About It

    APR 16

    Bronwyn Reid on Why ESG Strategies Break Down in Practice and What Companies Can Do About It

    🎯 In this episode: Bronwyn Reid joins Net Zero Compare to explore why sustainability strategies often fail at the point of implementation, particularly across complex supply chains. The conversation focuses on the growing gap between ESG commitments and real-world execution. While large organizations increasingly define ambitious sustainability goals, responsibility for delivering them frequently shifts to operational teams and smaller suppliers with limited resources and guidance. Reid explains how this dynamic leads to fragmented, reactive approaches rather than structured, scalable solutions. A key theme is the rising complexity of ESG regulations. Companies face multiple overlapping frameworks, yet often lack clarity on what compliance requires in practice. This creates confusion and slows progress, especially for businesses without dedicated sustainability teams. The discussion also highlights how ESG is still too often treated as a separate function, competing with core business priorities instead of being fully integrated into decision-making. The episode identifies recurring gaps in communication, expectations, and capability between large companies and their supply chains. It argues that progress depends less on new strategies and more on practical execution, starting with small, manageable actions and building internal alignment over time. Ultimately, the discussion presents ESG implementation as a long-term operational challenge, where success depends on consistency, clarity, and embedding sustainability into the core of how organizations function. 🔗 Read the full article:⁠ https://netzerocompare.com/podcasts/net-zero-compare-podcast/bronwyn-reid-small-company-big-business 📍 Guest: Bronwyn Reid, Founder of Small Company, Big Business https://www.linkedin.com/in/bronwynreid/ 🎙 Interview by: Karol Kaczmarek, Co-Founder of Net Zero Compare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/karol-kaczmarek-39a29651/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #Bronwyn Reid #ESG #Sustainability #SupplyChain #ESGReporting #Regulations #NetZero #CorporateStrategy #SustainableBusiness #RiskManagement #ClimateAction *** At Net Zero Compare, we deliver clear, data-backed insights for decision-makers navigating ESG reporting, net-zero compliance, and clean energy adoption. 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 Contact us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@netzerocompare.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Explore the Academy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com/academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📰 Read more insights: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com/articles⁠⁠⁠⁠

    36 min
  5. Richard Halsall on Why Air Distribution, Not Just Cooling Technology, Drives Energy Efficiency in Buildings

    APR 9

    Richard Halsall on Why Air Distribution, Not Just Cooling Technology, Drives Energy Efficiency in Buildings

    🎯 In this episode: Richard Halsall joins Net Zero Compare to discuss how air distribution, not just cooling technology, shapes energy efficiency and indoor performance in buildings. The conversation explores how rising cooling demand is exposing a key gap in HVAC design: while systems have become more efficient at generating heating and cooling, airflow within buildings is often poorly managed. Halsall explains how traditional approaches treat air distribution too simply, leading to thermal stratification, uneven temperatures, and higher energy use. A central theme is that improving airflow can reduce the workload on HVAC systems. By distributing air more evenly, buildings can maintain comfort at more flexible thermostat settings, lowering energy consumption, operational costs, and equipment wear. The discussion also highlights the link between airflow and indoor air quality, showing how better circulation can reduce humidity, airborne particles, and localized contamination. The episode emphasizes that even advanced cooling technologies can underperform without proper air distribution. Instead of focusing only on new equipment, building operators can achieve meaningful efficiency gains through simpler, retrofit-friendly solutions that optimize existing systems. Ultimately, the discussion presents air distribution as a practical and often overlooked lever for improving energy efficiency, reducing emissions, and enhancing occupant comfort across a wide range of building types. 🔗 Read the full article:⁠ https://netzerocompare.com/podcasts/net-zero-compare-podcast/richard-halsall-exhale-fans 📍 Guest: Richard Halsall, CEO of Exhale Fans⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-halsall-a0bb551a 🎙 Interview by: Karol Kaczmarek, Co-Founder of Net Zero Compare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/karol-kaczmarek-39a29651/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #RichardHalsall #EnergyEfficiency #Buildings #HVAC #AirDistribution #Cooling #IndoorAirQuality #BuildingPerformance #NetZero #Decarbonization #SustainableBuildings #EnergySavings #ClimateAction #SmartBuildings #Retrofit #EnergyManagement *** At Net Zero Compare, we deliver clear, data-backed insights for decision-makers navigating ESG reporting, net-zero compliance, and clean energy adoption. 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 Contact us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@netzerocompare.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Explore the Academy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com/academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📰 Read more insights: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com/articles⁠⁠⁠⁠

    1h 1m
  6. Tim Geller on Sustainability Without a Team: How SMEs Can Approach Emissions, Data, and ROI

    APR 2

    Tim Geller on Sustainability Without a Team: How SMEs Can Approach Emissions, Data, and ROI

    🎯 In this episode: Tim Geller, Co-Founder of Alectro, joins Net Zero Compare to discuss how companies, especially those without dedicated sustainability teams, approach emissions tracking and reporting in practice. The conversation explores the challenges organizations face when starting their sustainability journey, from fragmented data and reliance on spreadsheets to inconsistent methodologies that make progress difficult to track. Geller highlights the importance of establishing a clear baseline, defining boundaries early, and maintaining consistency over time rather than aiming for perfect data from the start. A key theme is the evolution of challenges: initial hurdles around internal alignment and data collection give way to more strategic questions about prioritizing actions based on cost and emissions impact. The episode also examines the complexity of Scope 3 emissions, driven by unclear boundaries, limited supplier data, and methodological flexibility, emphasizing the need for iterative improvement and supplier engagement. The discussion underscores that imperfect data should not delay action. Instead, companies should focus on identifying emission hotspots and refining data quality over time. Geller also connects sustainability efforts to tangible business outcomes, including revenue opportunities, operational efficiency, and procurement advantages. The episode highlights common early mistakes, such as overanalyzing tools and lacking management buy-in, and stresses the value of starting small and demonstrating results. Ultimately, sustainability is presented not just as a compliance exercise, but as a practical, evolving process that becomes more effective when integrated into decision-making across the organization. 🔗 Read the full article:⁠ ⁠https://netzerocompare.com/podcasts/net-zero-compare-podcast/tim-geller-alectro 📍 Guest: Tim Geller, Co-founder of Alectro https://www.linkedin.com/in/timgeller/ 🎙 Interview by: Karol Kaczmarek, Co-Founder of Net Zero Compare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/karol-kaczmarek-39a29651/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗 Alectro: ⁠⁠https://alectro.io/ #TimGeller #CarbonAccounting #ESGReporting #Scope3 #SupplyChainSustainability #SustainabilityStrategy #EmissionsTracking #ClimateData #Sustainability #NetZero#Regulations #BusinessSustainability #ClimateAction *** At Net Zero Compare, we deliver clear, data-backed insights for decision-makers navigating ESG reporting, net-zero compliance, and clean energy adoption. 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 Contact us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@netzerocompare.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Explore the Academy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com/academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📰 Read more insights: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com/articles⁠⁠⁠⁠

    30 min
  7. Luís Cruz on Sustainable Software and AI: Why Measurement and Developer Behavior Matter More Than Reporting Alone

    MAR 27

    Luís Cruz on Sustainable Software and AI: Why Measurement and Developer Behavior Matter More Than Reporting Alone

    🎯 In this episode: Luís Cruz, Co-founder of GreenSeal.dev and Assistant Professor at TU Delft, joins Net Zero Compare to discuss why software sustainability must move beyond reporting and into day-to-day engineering practices. The conversation explores how software, often hidden within Scope 2 and 3 emissions, remains a blind spot in most climate strategies despite the rapid growth of AI and cloud computing. Cruz explains how environmental impact is shaped across multiple layers, from code efficiency and system architecture to product design choices such as data usage and default features. The episode highlights the complexity of measuring software emissions and argues that practical, directional metrics are more useful than perfect but impractical calculations. A key theme is the role of developers, with a shift needed from top-level ESG reporting to embedding sustainability directly into development workflows. Cruz also discusses the rebound effect, where efficiency gains can increase overall resource use, and examines the real impact of AI systems, particularly the dominance of inference over training in long-term energy consumption. The discussion also addresses limitations in current certification models and the growing importance of regulation and procurement in driving change. Real-world examples show how small improvements in software design can scale into significant energy savings. Overall, the episode underscores that sustainable software is not just a reporting challenge, but an engineering and operational priority for companies aiming to reduce their digital footprint. 🔗 Read the full article:⁠ https://netzerocompare.com/podcasts/net-zero-compare-podcast/luis-cruz-greenseal-dev 📍 Guest: Luís Cruz, Co-founder of GreenSeal.dev https://www.linkedin.com/in/luismirandacruz/ 🎙 Interview by: Karol Kaczmarek, Co-Founder of Net Zero Compare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/karol-kaczmarek-39a29651/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗 GreenSeal.dev: ⁠https://www.greenseal.dev/ #LuisCruz #SoftwareSustainability #GreenSoftware #SustainableAI #AI #CloudComputing #GreenTech #SoftwareEngineering #ClimateTech #DigitalSustainability#NetZero *** At Net Zero Compare, we deliver clear, data-backed insights for decision-makers navigating ESG reporting, net-zero compliance, and clean energy adoption. 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 Contact us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@netzerocompare.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Explore the Academy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com/academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📰 Read more insights: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com/articles⁠⁠⁠

    58 min
  8. Loveen Vuppala on Scope 3 as Procurement Intelligence: Moving Carbon Data from Reporting to Decision-Making

    MAR 19

    Loveen Vuppala on Scope 3 as Procurement Intelligence: Moving Carbon Data from Reporting to Decision-Making

    🎯 In this episode: Loveen Vuppala, Founder of Emit Earth, joins Karol Kaczmarek to discuss why Scope 3 emissions should be treated as operational intelligence rather than a compliance exercise. The conversation explores how the majority of corporate emissions, often 70 to 90%, sit within the supply chain, making procurement a central lever for decarbonization. Vuppala explains that carbon data can reveal critical insights into supplier risk, energy cost exposure, and regulatory vulnerability, yet it is often siloed within sustainability teams and disconnected from sourcing decisions. The episode examines the limitations of current Scope 3 practices, particularly the reliance on industry averages instead of supplier-specific data, which can obscure meaningful differences in production methods and regional energy systems. Rather than waiting for perfect data, Vuppala emphasizes the importance of using directionally accurate information to inform decision-making and improve data quality over time. Supplier engagement is another key theme, with a shift needed from compliance-driven questionnaires to collaborative value creation, where emissions transparency can support cost reduction, stronger contracts, and long-term competitiveness. The discussion also highlights growing regulatory pressure, including disclosure requirements and carbon pricing mechanisms, which are making emissions data financially material. Real-world examples illustrate how companies can use carbon insights to evaluate total cost of ownership, optimize sourcing strategies, and anticipate future risks. Overall, the episode underscores that integrating carbon data into procurement is not just about meeting reporting obligations, but about strengthening supply chain resilience and enabling better business decisions in a low-carbon economy. 🔗 Read the full article:⁠ https://netzerocompare.com/podcasts/net-zero-compare-podcast/loveen-vuppala-emit-earth 📍 Guest: Loveen Vuppala, founder of Emit Earth https://www.linkedin.com/in/loveenv/ 🎙 Interview by: Karol Kaczmarek, Co-Founder of Net Zero Compare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/karol-kaczmarek-39a29651/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗 Emit Earth: https://emitearth.com/ #LoveenVuppala #Scope3 #Decarbonization #SupplyChain #Procurement #NetZero #Sustainability #CarbonData #ESG #ClimateStrategy #EnergyTransition *** At Net Zero Compare, we deliver clear, data-backed insights for decision-makers navigating ESG reporting, net-zero compliance, and clean energy adoption. 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 Contact us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@netzerocompare.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Explore the Academy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com/academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📰 Read more insights: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netzerocompare.com/articles⁠⁠⁠

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Interviews + explainers for the energy transition, without the greenwash. Hear from innovators across climate tech and sustainability (battery chemists, hydrogen founders, marine energy, EV charging, carbon markets), then get buyer’s-guide clarity on tools like carbon accounting, ESG monitoring and supply-chain solutions. Straight facts, business outcomes, real-world adoption. 🌐 netzerocompare.com

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  • Creator
    Net Zero Compare
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Net Zero Compare
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