Author: jcarlos

Microsoft has signed a long-term agreement with U.S.-based biochar company Liferaft to purchase one million carbon removal units over the next 10 years, backing a climate solution that also carries agricultural and local economic benefits. The deal, among the largest biochar-based carbon removal agreements to date and the largest announced so far in the United States, will be fulfilled through Liferaft’s facilities in Iowa and Illinois…

A group of major companies, including Amazon and JPMorgan Chase, has committed up to $100 million to reduce emissions from methane, soot, refrigerants, and other short-lived greenhouse gases often referred to as “superpollutants.” The effort, known as the Superpollutant Action Initiative, also includes Google, Salesforce, Workday, Autodesk, and Figma. These pollutants are responsible for roughly half of global warming to date and are closely tied to sources such as agriculture, energy production, and waste systems, making them a near-term target for climate action…

In this episode, we speak with Sanjiv Das, Co-Founder and President of Pagaya, a financial technology company that enables financial institutions to expand access to more customers through an artificial intelligence network. Pagaya evaluates and approves loan applications in real time on behalf of banks and lenders, and pairs that underwriting with a funding solution that can move approved loans off a partner’s balance sheet…