S3E29: Funding for Crypto-Enabled Climate Solutionsw/ Ben West, Head of Causes at Gitcoin

Published: Nov. 8, 2022, 9 a.m.

As the number of blockchain-enabled climate solutions multiplies, founders need funding to get their projects off the ground.

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Ben West is Head of Causes at Gitcoin, a company that helps early-stage crypto projects get funding. In his role, Ben supports Gitcoin\u2019s climate solutions, DE&I, decentralized science, and advocacy rounds.

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On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Ben joins Ross and cohosts Alexsandra Guerra, Head of Demand, and Daren McKelvey, Head of Crypto Partnerships at Nori, to discuss the process grantees go through to win funding from Gitcoin.

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Ben explains how his background in climate activism informs his work at Gitcoin and shares what he learned from researching blockchain-enabled climate solutions for the Ethereum Foundation.

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Listen in for Ben\u2019s insight on the growth of the overlap between climate and crypto and learn how your project can apply for Gitcoin\u2019s next climate round.

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Resources

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Gitcoin

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Ben on Twitter

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Albert Bates on Reversing Climate Change EP079

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Burn: Igniting a New Carbon Drawdown Economy to End the Climate Crisis by Albert Bates

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RadicalxChange

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Vitalik Buterin

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Toucan

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Bankless DAO

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Ethers.js

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Return Protocol

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Astro Protocol

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Demeter

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Holochain

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Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society by Eric Glen Weyl & Eric A. Posner

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FWB

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Sev.en Energy

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Ethereum Foundation

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Rocky Mountain Institute

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Filecoin Green

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Pickering Microgrid Community

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Zero Labs

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Helios

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Regen Network

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