As part of SolarAcademy’s partnership with HeatSpring, Kerim Baran of SolarAcademy discusses the current state of startup companies in the renewables space and the greater climate-related startup ecosystem with Paul Subzak. Topics include key terms, the problematically nebulous nature of the climate change issue, how much money is going into venture tech for climate change solutions (particularly in relation to oil investment), ground up solutions, the DOE, tech VCs and other key players, and more. The video is below.