We Spend Jeff Bezos’ Climate Money

<p>What to do with all this climate money moving around?&nbsp;</p><p>The richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos, says he is going to channel $10 billion of his own dollars into climate solutions. Is this the biggest climate philanthropy ever? And where should he be devoting those dollars? We’ll help him spend it.</p><p>Then, the mushy middle. Our own Jigar Shah’s Generate Capital has raised another billion dollars to fund climate tech that is less attractive to some investors – fuel cells, microgrids and unconventional solar projects. We’ll talk about the underserved opportunities in finance.&nbsp;</p><p>And a new pot of money from ARPA-E to scale up existing technologies. It’s paltry compared to the money people like Gates and Bezos are throwing into the space. What role is the government playing to scale climate tech?&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Recommended reading:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.eenews.net/stories/1062397745" target="_blank">EENews</a>: He Wants to Own It. Will $10B Buy the Climate Movement?</li><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/02/jeff-bezos-will-struggle-spend-10-billion-climate-change/606733/" target="_blank">The Atlantic:</a> $10 Billion? In This climate?</li><li><a href="https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/generate-capitals-1-billion-raise-draws-global-infrastructure-funds-to-cleantech" target="_blank">GTM</a>: Generate Capital’s $1B Raise Draws Global Infrastructure Funds to Cleantech</li><li><a href="https://www.greencarcongress.com/2019/12/20191218-scaleup.html" target="_blank">Green Car Congress:</a> ARPA-E Offers Up to $50 Million for Scaleups That Have a Path</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast is brought to you by CPower. CPower is helping organizations chart a path to energy's future. Visit </em><a href="https://info.cpowerenergymanagement.com/?utm_source=Green%20Tech%20Media&amp;utm_medium=Advertising&amp;utm_campaign=OA-2020-03-01-GTM_EnergyGangSponsor" target="_blank"><em>thecpowerway.com/future</em></a><em> to learn how CPower can guide y