Ron Dizy: Venture capital bets on net-zero

The race to net-zero is on, but we won’t reach our targets without major, transformative changes to the ways we generate, store and use energy. Ron Dizy is a venture capitalist specializing in clean energy and the former leader of the Advanced Energy Centre at MaRs.
In this episode of The Climate Challengers, Ron talks with Andrea about new and emerging technologies with the potential to steer us safely to a net-zero 2050—and beyond. From hydrogen [5:45] to carbon capture and sequestration [7:40] to new forms of energy storage, including grid scale batteries [11:24] to the benefits of nuclear power  [16:10] to repurposing existing infrastructure to build the energy grid of tomorrow [20:55] to small modular reactors [23:05] and the reasons Ontario, Canada is such a great place to be a climate challenger [26:05] — this episode covers everything you need to know about the next generation of technologies that will aid in the transition to net-zero.

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