11/7/2023 0 Comments Drawdown climate![]() Today's guest is Jamie Alexander, the founding director of Drawdown Labs. This show follows my journey to interview a wide range of guests to better understand, and make sense of the formidable problem of climate change, and try to figure out how people like you and I can help. Hello, everyone, this is Jason Jacobs, and welcome to My Climate Journey. At any rate, if you want to learn more, you can go to, the website and click the Become A Member tab at the top. There's a bunch of great things that have come out of that community, a number of founding teams that have met in there, a number of nonprofits that have been established, a bunch of hiring that's been done, a bunch of companies that have raised capital in there, a bunch of funds that have gotten limited partners or investors for their funds in there, as well as a bunch of events, and programming by members, and for members, and some open source projects that are getting actively worked on that hatched in there as well. Beyond that, the more diversity, the better. It's not an exclusive thing, there's four criteria we screen for, determination to tackle the problem of climate change, ambition, to work on the most impactful solution areas, optimism that we can make a dent and we're not wasting our time for trying, and a collaborative spirit. There is an application to become a member. Membership came to be because there were a bunch of people that were listening to the show that weren't just looking for education, but they were longing for a peer group as well, so we set up a Slack Community for those people, that's now mushroomed into more than 1300 members. Before we get going, I wanted to take a minute and tell you about the My Climate Journey or MCJ, as we call it, membership option. Hey everyone, Jason here, I am the My Climate Journey show host. Who Jamie and Drawdown Labs want to hear from How Jamie holds her member partners accountable The issue with authoritative preaching about a “right/wrong” way to do things Tension between different philosophies about the "yes, and" approach to climate solutions Why Drawdown Labs believers we should focus on reducing and avoiding emissions The role individuals and employees play in getting things done Why climate solutions aren't scaling fast enough The shortcomings of making a business case for companies to take climate actionĬhallenges Jamie encountered when addressing company executives in climate progress How Jamie's views have transformed since working in climate The role of corporations in bringing about change Some early challenges people faced when transitioning into climate work How Drawdown Labs engages philanthropy, investment, and corporations in climate How public health and climate change are interrelated Jamie's background in global health and her pivot into climate change You can reach us via email at where we encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests. ![]() You can find me on Twitter jjacobs22 (me), mcjpod (podcast) or mcjcollective (company). At the end of the day, a little hearty debate is a good way to ignite progress. This discussion brings a new type of energy to the MCJ podcast as the conversation not only covers Jamie’s climate journey, but also highlights some of the double standards that manifest in people working in climate change, some of the infighting that occurs, some of the tensions, and the chicken and egg scenarios. Prior to joining Project Drawdown, Jamie worked in corporate partnerships at Ceres, Inc. Jamie has been a very active member of the MCJ community, including contributing to our Community Voices newsletter and serving on the Advisory Board at Climate Changemakers. ![]() In her role, Jamie leverages the organization's world-class research and analysis-and the cross-industry capabilities of participating businesses and funders-to experiment with collaborative ways to address climate change at unprecedented scale, and offers the world a more expansive vision for private sector climate leadership. Today’s guest is Jamie Alexander, Founding Director at Drawdown Labs.ĭrawdown Labs serves as Project Drawdown’s private sector testing ground for accelerating the scaling of climate solutions quickly, safely, and equitably.
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