Net Zero Compare Podcast

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

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    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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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

    33 min
  7. Naeem Turner-Bandele on What Power System Planning Often Misses: Reliability, Workforce, and Real Grid Constraints

    MAR 12

    Naeem Turner-Bandele on What Power System Planning Often Misses: Reliability, Workforce, and Real Grid Constraints

    🎯 In this episode: Dr. Naeem Turner-Bandele, Founder and CEO of Latimer Enterprises, joins Karol Kaczmarek to discuss the realities of power system planning and the technical constraints that shape modern electricity grids. The conversation explores how electricity systems operate through interconnected layers of generation, transmission, and distribution, all of which must remain balanced in real time to maintain reliability. Dr. Turner-Bandele explains why integrating variable renewable energy sources such as wind and solar introduces operational challenges for grid operators, including managing generation fluctuations and maintaining stable voltage and frequency across the network. The episode also examines the role and limitations of energy storage. While battery systems can help manage short-term variability and support grid stability, current technologies typically provide only several hours of storage and cannot fully address longer periods of low renewable generation. Transmission infrastructure emerges as another critical constraint, with aging networks, regulatory approval processes, and financing challenges slowing the expansion needed to support new renewable capacity. Beyond infrastructure and technology, the discussion highlights a frequently overlooked issue in energy policy: workforce availability. Building and operating future electricity systems requires highly specialized engineers and technicians, and shortages in these roles could become a major bottleneck for grid expansion. The episode also looks ahead to emerging solutions such as microgrids and digital twin technologies that may improve resilience, monitoring, and operational planning. Overall, the discussion emphasizes that successful energy transitions depend not only on climate targets and new technologies, but also on understanding the physical, operational, and human constraints that define how electricity systems actually function. 🔗 Read the full article:⁠ https://netzerocompare.com/podcasts/net-zero-compare-podcast/naeem-turner-bandele-latimer-enterprises 📍 Guest: Naeem Turner-Bandele, Ph.D., MBA, Founder and CEO of Latimer Enterprises https://www.linkedin.com/in/naeem-turner-bandele/ 🎙 Interview by: Karol Kaczmarek, Co-Founder of Net Zero Compare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/karol-kaczmarek-39a29651/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗 Latimer Enterprises: https://www.latimerent.com/ #NaeemTurnerBandele #EnergyTransition #PowerGrid #GridReliability #EnergyPolicy #RenewableEnergy #EnergyStorage #ElectricitySystems #GridInfrastructure #CleanEnergy #TransmissionInfrastructure #EnergyInnovation #PowerSystemPlanning #EnergyInnovation #ClimateStrategy #netzerocompare *** 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

    35 min
  8. Gavin Sheppard on Beyond Counting Carbon: How Enterprises Should Think About Emissions, Risk, and Value

    MAR 5

    Gavin Sheppard on Beyond Counting Carbon: How Enterprises Should Think About Emissions, Risk, and Value

    🎯 In this episode: Gavin Sheppard, CEO of Pinwheel, discusses how companies should move beyond carbon accounting and focus on using emissions data to guide meaningful climate action and investment decisions. The conversation explores the limits of data precision in sustainability reporting, highlighting how organizations can become trapped in “analysis paralysis” when pursuing perfectly accurate emissions inventories. Sheppard explains that while emissions data is important, its value ultimately depends on how it informs strategy, risk management, and capital allocation. The episode examines the complexities of Scope 3 emissions, where supply chain coordination, governance, and data consistency often prove more challenging than the technical calculation itself. Sheppard also addresses the role of models and estimates in climate projects, noting that many environmental interventions rely on projections rather than exact measurements, which makes absolute claims such as carbon neutrality difficult to justify. Beyond measurement, the discussion focuses on beyond value chain mitigation, including how companies can invest responsibly in high-quality climate and nature projects while avoiding the pitfalls of low-impact offset markets. The episode also considers the growing influence of regulations such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and science-based target frameworks, which are expanding sustainability reporting expectations across global supply chains. Ultimately, Sheppard argues that sustainability should not be treated solely as a compliance exercise but as a strategic business function that connects climate action with brand value, stakeholder expectations, and long-term corporate resilience. 🔗 Read the full article:⁠ https://netzerocompare.com/podcasts/net-zero-compare-podcast/gavin-sheppard-pinwheel 📍 Guest: Gavin Sheppard , CEO of Pinwheel https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavin-j-sheppard/ 🎙 Interview by: Karol Kaczmarek, Co-Founder of Net Zero Compare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/karol-kaczmarek-39a29651/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗 Pinwheel: https://www.pinwheel.earth/ #GavinSheppard #ClimateStrategy #CarbonAccounting #Scope3 #CorporateSustainability #NetZero #ClimateLeadership #SustainabilityStrategy #ClimateInvestment #CarbonMarkets #BeyondValueChain #ESG #CSRD #SustainableBusiness #netzerocompare*** 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

    33 min
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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
    36
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