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What if your investments could help you AND the future of the planet at the same time?

Today on Climate Mayhem, we answer that EXACT question and give you a secret to saving the planet and to securing your own future!

Zach Stein is the CEO & co-founder of Carbon Collective, a modern investment platform that combines cutting-edge technology with an earth-saving focus. 

And a real human touch! Forget complexity and confusion – Carbon Collective simplifies your investing and helps the planet 🌎

Today we tackle some big challenges head-on:

• How storytelling transforms the climate change conversation (you’ll see how Zach is really good at ‘walking the talk’) 
• How big changes are more important than small changes (like what you drive, what you buy, and what you invest in) 💰
• And Zach definitely stresses the immense financial impact of this global crisis and the money needed to invest, from companies & individuals, to make a real difference 

We covered a lot, but this episode isn’t just educational, this tool is something for you right now –  Get ready to invest in your future with ease as we introduce you to Carbon Collective‘s powerful investment platform.

Join us, and Zach Stein, for some mayhem as we shape a sustainable future. 

Mayhem on! Btw it would mean a lot if you subscribe on Spotify or your favorite podcast app. It keeps us producing new episodes for you 🙏🏼

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Show Notes

• [1:28] How do we start to align these wild incentives that are starting to happen? With these big pressures and challenges. How do you think about this?
• [3:45] How in the invention phase, you need a bunch of cheap capital
• [5:00] How 1/3 of historic inflation has been due to the rising cost of extracting fossil fuels
• [7:49] How does Carbon Collective get a billion assets under management, and not become evil?
• [11:10] We have a $5T-$9T invested goal. How are we doing?
• [14:16] So how are we pacing?
• [16:05] Are government subsidies the right way to go about solving climate change?
• [20:45] What do you think is the next big step change in climate and sustainability?
• [22:28] Rapid Mayhem questions!
• [25:51] You recommend big gears, broad strokes for each person taking climate action. Why do you recommend that?
• [28:44] Where can we find you? How about Carbon Collective?

Links From Episode

• Connect with Zach: LinkedIn
• Follow Carbon Collective: LinkedIn | Twitter | Website
• Get in touch with Carbon Collective: here
• What is inflation
• What is renewable energy
• What is the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)
• What is a tax credit
• Who is Joe Manchin
• Ever.green Climate Mayhem episode
• The exponential rise in new car sales being EVs
• 44% of the sustainable investing roles filled over the past 5 years went to women
• Global sustainable investments were at just over $30B USD by 2018
• Sustainable & socially conscious funds have grown to nearly 400 by 2020
• The term ‘impact investing’ was coined by The Rockefeller Foundation back in 2007
• Carbon Collective
• Sign up & start a Carbon Collective account

What do you think? Do you see a potential conflict between profit-driven capitalism and sustainability companies? Can we strike a balance?