Welcome back to Climate Tech Spotlight 💡 Hosted by Lewis Martin, a climate tech talent specialist passionate about building industry-defining teams across niche and global enterprises.

In this episode, Lewis speaks to Mike Wallace, Chief Decarbonization Officer at Persefoni AI, about the importance of transparency in climate action and carbon accounting. Persefoni is changing the game for carbon management, using AI and automation to analyse scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon footprints for businesses of all sizes and complexities.

The discussion covers measuring and managing carbon emissions, the regulatory developments in different countries, and the growing demand for carbon accounting in supply chains, as well as the reality of taking on the role of the Chief Decarbonization Officer and the challenges and opportunities in the field.

They also discuss:

• Why transparency is crucial for climate action.
• How carbon accounting plays a vital role in measuring and managing carbon emissions.
• Regulatory developments around the world driving the need for companies to understand and report carbon footprints.
• The demand for carbon accounting within supply chains.
• The reality of revolutionizing the market with new tech.
• Compliance and regulations as a significant role in carbon accounting, and the importance of accurate reporting.
• The future of carbon accounting, including automation, satellite technology, sensor technology, and nature-based solutions.

Plus, we discuss Mike's advice for starting a career in climate as someone with an impressive history in the space.

About Persefoni:

Persefoni's platform uses a range of technologies to track and measure carbon emissions, including its own integrated AI platform for anomaly detection and on-demand technical carbon accounting support. Supporting companies to replicate their organizational structure and gather data on carbon emissions from different sources, includes key factors such as buildings and travel.

It integrates with expense systems to pull in travel data and has a proprietary CO2 activity ledger for tracking emissions at a granular level. Adaptable for global usage, considering regional differences in units and calculations, this tool really is the future of carbon accounting, encompassing automation, satellite and sensor technology, and nature-based solutions.

The Persefoni Academy aims to democratise carbon accounting by enabling everyone with the education necessary to be successful on their net zero journeys, with a library of lessons covering everything from carbon footprint and climate risks to and decarbonization to support the need for upskilling and education to reach a truly sustainable future.

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