Climate Hive presents What Do You Solve?

What does it really take to drive behavior change in construction and industrial operations?

In this episode of What Do You Solve?, we sit down with Bevan Hurlbert of Sunbelt Rentals to explore how electrification is reshaping jobsites, improving worker health and safety, and changing the way companies think about equipment ownership.

We dig into why buying equipment can sometimes lock organizations into yesterday’s technology — and why renting creates a unique opportunity to experiment with electric equipment, reduce risk, and accelerate innovation.

Bevan also shares insights from his own professional journey, how Sunbelt Rentals is approaching sustainability at scale, and what the future of cleaner, quieter, safer jobsites could look like.

Topics covered include:

Behavior change in construction and industrial operations

The health and safety impact of electric equipment

Why rental models can accelerate innovation adoption

The hidden risks of long-term equipment ownership

Electrification trends in construction

Sustainability goals at Sunbelt Rentals

Bevan Hurlbert’s career journey and perspective on industry transformation

If you're interested in construction innovation, sustainability, electrification, fleet strategy, or the future of industrial operations, this conversation is for you.

Learn more about Sunbelt Rentals:

https://www.sunbeltrentals.com/

Connect with Bevan Hurlbert:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bevanhurlbert/

#Construction #Sustainability #Electrification #EquipmentRental #Innovation #SunbeltRentals #CleanTech #IndustrialInnovation #BehaviorChange #WorkplaceSafety

Water is everywhere — yet somehow absent from many of our biggest climate conversations.

In this episode of Climate Hive: What Do You Solve?, we sit down with Alexis Morgan, Global Water Stewardship Lead at WWF (World Wildlife Fund), to explore why the future of climate resilience, business, food systems, AI infrastructure, and human wellbeing all depend on how we rethink our relationship with water.

Alexis opens by challenging a critical idea: the shift from water management to water stewardship. What does stewardship actually mean? And how do companies, governments, communities, and industries work together at the scale needed to solve global water challenges?

This conversation goes far beyond drought headlines and water scarcity statistics.

We unpack:

Why water may be the most underestimated climate issue

How the global water crisis is already showing up around the world

The hidden connections between water, food, ecosystems, and economic stability

Why sediment matters more than most people realize

The growing tension between AI data centers and water demand

Why collaboration — not isolated action — is essential for meaningful impact

How your personal “water story” shapes the way you see the world

Alexis brings a rare systems-level perspective to one of the most urgent and misunderstood challenges of our time. If you care about climate, sustainability, business, innovation, or the future of society, this episode will change how you think about water.

🌍 Learn more about WWF’s water stewardship work:

https://www.wwf.se/english/hm-partnership-results/water/

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Water is everywhere — yet somehow absent from many of our biggest climate conversations.

In this episode of Climate Hive: What Do You Solve?, we sit down with Alexis Morgan, Global Water Stewardship Lead at WWF (World Wildlife Fund), to explore why the future of climate resilience, business, food systems, AI infrastructure, and human wellbeing all depend on how we rethink our relationship with water.

Alexis opens by challenging a critical idea: the shift from water management to water stewardship. What does stewardship actually mean? And how do companies, governments, communities, and industries work together at the scale needed to solve global water challenges?

This conversation goes far beyond drought headlines and water scarcity statistics.

We unpack:

Why water may be the most underestimated climate issue

How the global water crisis is already showing up around the world

The hidden connections between water, food, ecosystems, and economic stability

Why sediment matters more than most people realize

The growing tension between AI data centers and water demand

Why collaboration — not isolated action — is essential for meaningful impact

How your personal “water story” shapes the way you see the world

Alexis brings a rare systems-level perspective to one of the most urgent and misunderstood challenges of our time. If you care about climate, sustainability, business, innovation, or the future of society, this episode will change how you think about water.

🌍 Learn more about WWF’s water stewardship work:

https://www.wwf.se/english/hm-partnership-results/water/

Subscribe to What Do You Solve? for conversations with leaders solving the world’s toughest challenges through innovation, collaboration, and systems thinking.

Climate Hive Show | What Do You Solve?

Tripp Wall on Nature-Based Solutions, Water Risk, Carbon Markets & Regenerative Investment

What happens when we finally start treating nature like critical infrastructure?

In this episode of Climate Hive: What Do You Solve?, Kevin Drolet (Kdro) and Mike Higgins sit down with Tripp Wall, CEO & Co-Founder of Pantheon Regeneration and Founder of Trail Head Capital, for a wide-ranging conversation on the business case for nature-based solutions, water security, regenerative land stewardship, and the future of climate investing.

Tripp shares why ecosystems are no longer a “nice-to-have” sustainability discussion — they are rapidly becoming central to corporate balance sheets, insurance markets, energy infrastructure, AI/data center growth, and long-term economic resilience.

The discussion explores how Pantheon Regeneration is working to protect and restore critical carbon sinks including peatlands, while creating scalable investment opportunities that align ecological restoration with financial returns.

We also dive deep into the growing global water crisis, environmental inflation, regenerative agriculture, and why investors and enterprises can no longer afford to ignore natural capital risk.

If you're interested in climate innovation, natural capital, carbon markets, water infrastructure, regenerative finance, or the future of sustainable investing — this conversation is packed with insight.

Learn More

🌎 Pantheon Regeneration

https://pantheonregen.com/

🌱 Trail Head Capital

https://trailhead.capital/

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Key Topics Covered

Why nature is the foundation of the global economy

The business and investment case for nature-based solutions

Environmental inflation and its impact on corporate balance sheets

Water scarcity, aquifer stress, and infrastructure risk

AI, hyperscalers, and data center water consumption

Regenerative agriculture and land stewardship

Protecting peatlands and critical carbon sinks

Natural capital investing and climate finance

Why ecosystems should be treated as infrastructure

Episode Timeline

00:00 – Welcome to Climate Hive: What Do You Solve?

01:10 – Introduction to Tripp Wall and his climate investment background

02:30 – “What do you solve?” — Tripp’s mission around ecosystems and infrastructure

05:10 – Why the economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of nature

07:45 – The evolution and limitations of ESG investing

10:15 – Environmental inflation and corporate balance sheet risk

13:00 – Insurance market disruption from climate impacts

15:40 – Water scarcity, infrastructure stress, and rising operational costs

18:25 – AI data centers, hyperscalers, and water consumption challenges

21:10 – Why natural capital is entering mainstream financial consciousness

24:00 – Pantheon Regeneration’s approach to protecting peatlands and carbon sinks

28:30 – Building scalable regenerative investment opportunities

32:15 – Regenerative agriculture and long-term land stewardship

36:40 – The future of climate finance and nature-based infrastructure

40:00 – Final thoughts and where to follow Tripp Wall

About Tripp Wall

Tripp Wall is the CEO & Co-Founder of Pantheon Regeneration and Founder of Trail Head Capital. His work spans climate investing, water management, regenerative agriculture, land conservation, and natural capital strategy. He also serves as President and Chairman of the Colorado Wildlife Foundation and Western States Water.

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What Do You Solve? with Bill Flederbach, President and CEO of ClimeCo 🌍

In this episode, we sit down with Bill Flederbach, founder of ClimeCo, for a wide-ranging conversation on the past, present, and future of the carbon market. Bill takes us back to the early days when carbon solutions were far from mainstream and shares how he saw opportunity where others didn’t. 🚀

We dive into the origins of ClimeCo and the conviction it took to build in an emerging space long before the market caught up. Since 2009, ClimeCo has helped reduce, avoid, or remove more than 50 million metric tons of carbon, and Bill unpacks what it really takes to translate climate ambition into measurable impact. 📉

The conversation also explores how carbon markets are evolving today, where they’re headed, and the growing role of technology, including AI, in accelerating climate solutions at scale.

🌱 What changes when intelligence, data, and automation meet environmental markets?

Beyond the market itself, Bill shares candid insights on leadership: how to build and scale a mission-driven business, navigate uncertainty, and stay grounded while tackling complex global challenges. 💡

If you’re interested in learning more about ClimeCo’s work or connecting directly, you can visit , reach the team at [email protected] or

https://climeco.com

or connect with Bill on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-flederbach/

This episode is a thoughtful look at what it means to solve real climate problems combining vision, execution, and resilience to drive lasting impact.

What Do You Solve? with Bill Flederbach, Founder of ClimeCo 🌍

In this episode, we sit down with Bill Flederbach, founder of ClimeCo, for a wide-ranging conversation on the past, present, and future of the carbon market. Bill takes us back to the early days when carbon solutions were far from mainstream and shares how he saw opportunity where others didn’t. 🚀

We dive into the origins of ClimeCo and the conviction it took to build in an emerging space long before the market caught up. Since 2009, ClimeCo has helped reduce, avoid, or remove more than 50 million tons of carbon, and Bill unpacks what it really takes to translate climate ambition into measurable impact. 📉

The conversation also explores how carbon markets are evolving today, where they’re headed, and the growing role of technology, including AI, in accelerating climate solutions at scale.

🌱 What changes when intelligence, data, and automation meet environmental markets?

Beyond the market itself, Bill shares candid insights on leadership: how to build and scale a mission-driven business, navigate uncertainty, and stay grounded while tackling complex global challenges. 💡

If you’re interested in learning more about ClimeCo’s work or connecting directly, you can visit , reach the team at [email protected] or

https://climeco.com

or connect with Bill on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-flederbach/

This episode is a thoughtful look at what it means to solve real climate problems combining vision, execution, and resilience to drive lasting impact.

Future-Proofing Business 🌍

Talking Climate Resilience & Circular Economy with David Tulauskas

What will it take for companies not just to survive—but to lead—as climate pressures reshape the global economy?

In this episode of What Do You Solve?, we sit down with David Tulauskas of EY, a leader with a uniquely powerful vantage point shaped by decades inside major global corporations and his work today advising organizations at the highest levels.

David’s journey into sustainability is anything but typical. Having operated deep within large enterprises, he understands how real decisions get made—where momentum builds, where it breaks, and what it actually takes to embed sustainability and circularity into core business strategy.

In this conversation, we unpack:

🔹 The turning points that led David to champion sustainability and circular economy thinking

🔹 What he learned from inside some of the world’s largest companies—and how that shapes his advice today

🔹 Why smaller, more focused companies can drive disproportionate impact

🔹 How circularity is becoming a true competitive advantage ♻️

🔹 What “future-proofing” really means—and how leaders should be preparing for the years ahead

David brings both strategic clarity and real-world experience—offering a perspective that’s grounded, honest, and highly relevant for leaders navigating uncertainty.

If you're building toward long-term resilience or trying to understand where business and climate intersect next, this episode will expand how you think about what’s possible. ⚡

Learn more about David: https://www.ey.com/en_us/people/david-tulauskas

#FutureProofing #ClimateResilience #CircularEconomy #SustainabilityLeadership #WhatDoYouSolve #ClimateStrategy

**Future-Proofing Business** 🌍

*Talking Climate Resilience & Circular Economy with David Tulauskas*

What will it take for companies not just to survive—but to lead—as climate pressures reshape the global economy?

In this episode of *What Do You Solve?*, we sit down with David Tulauskas of EY, a leader with a uniquely powerful vantage point shaped by decades inside major global corporations and his work today advising organizations at the highest levels.

David’s journey into sustainability is anything but typical. Having operated deep within large enterprises, he understands how real decisions get made—where momentum builds, where it breaks, and what it actually takes to embed sustainability and circularity into core business strategy.

In this conversation, we unpack:

🔹 The turning points that led David to champion sustainability and circular economy thinking

🔹 What he learned from inside some of the world’s largest companies—and how that shapes his advice today

🔹 Why smaller, more focused companies can drive disproportionate impact

🔹 How circularity is becoming a true competitive advantage ♻️

🔹 What “future-proofing” really means—and how leaders should be preparing for the years ahead

David brings both strategic clarity and real-world experience—offering a perspective that’s grounded, honest, and highly relevant for leaders navigating uncertainty.

If you're building toward long-term resilience or trying to understand where business and climate intersect next, this episode will expand how you think about what’s possible. ⚡

Learn more about David: https://www.ey.com/en_us/people/david-tulauskas

#FutureProofing #ClimateResilience #CircularEconomy #SustainabilityLeadership #WhatDoYouSolve #ClimateStrategy

In this episode of Climate Hive, we sit down with Richard Dickson, founder of Play It Green, to explore how companies can turn climate ambition into measurable action.

#Reduce #Repair #Regive

Play It Green is redefining what corporate sustainability looks like making it accessible, behavioral, and scalable across organizations of all sizes. Richard shares the story behind launching the company, the pivotal moments that shaped its mission, and why empowering everyday employee actions is key to driving meaningful environmental impact.

Key topics we cover:

🌍 From idea to impact — Richard Dickson shares the origin story behind Play It Green and the moment that sparked its mission

🧠 Why behavior change matters — how small, consistent employee actions can drive large-scale environmental outcomes

🏢 Making sustainability accessible — breaking down how companies of any size can take meaningful climate action

📊 Beyond pledges — turning climate commitments into measurable, trackable progress

🤝 Engaging teams, not just policies — how to build a culture where sustainability becomes part of everyday work

🚀 Scaling climate action — Richard’s vision for the future of Play It Green and its role in the global transition

Whether you're a sustainability leader, founder, or simply climate-curious, this conversation offers practical insight into making climate action part of how your organization operates—every day.

If you’re interested in practical pathways to climate action and the mindset shifts required to get there this conversation offers both inspiration and a clear sense of what’s possible.

Richard Dickson is the CEO of Play It Green, a platform helping organizations deliver measurable sustainability, nature repair, and social impact at scale. With a background in psychology and over two decades in retail, he brings a commercially grounded approach to driving behavior change and engagement.

As former Head of Global Partnerships at Carbon Free Dining, Richard played a key role in planting more than one million trees through strategic collaborations. He now leads Play It Green with a clear philosophy of conscious capitalism—helping partners integrate sustainability in ways that are both impactful and commercially relevant.

Contact info

https://playitgreen.com/about-play-it-green/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiandickson/

https://playitgreen.com/contact/

What if your retirement savings were quietly funding the very problem you care about solving?

In this episode of *What Do You Solve?*, we sit down with Alex Wright-Gladstein, Founder and CEO of Sphere, to unpack the surprising realities behind 401(k) investing and why portfolios are still tied to less profitable fossil fuels investments without people realizing it.

Alex shares the moment that led her to build Sphere, a platform designed to help individuals align their investments with their values—without sacrificing returns. We explore the hidden gaps in traditional retirement investing, why climate-focused portfolios can actually outperform, and how small shifts in behavior can unlock both financial and environmental impact.

Learn more about Sphere:

https://www.oursphere.org

https://www.oursphere.org/fund

[email protected]

If you’ve ever wondered where your money is really going—or how to make it work harder for both your future and the planet this conversation will change how you think about investing.

🎧 Topics we cover:

– The untold story behind most 401(k) investments

– Why many investors are missing out on better-performing, climate-aligned options

– How Sphere is redefining impact investing

– The psychology behind financial decision-making and behavior change

Alex is an entrepreneur with a passion for addressing climate change. Prior to founding Sphere, she co-founded and was founding CEO of Ayar Labs, which makes data centers and supercomputers faster and more energy efficient by using light to move data between chips. She has also been the energy entrepreneurship practice leader at MIT, and an energy efficiency program manager and energy markets specialist at smart grid company EnerNOC. She received an MBA from MIT and a BA in Political Science and Economics from Tufts University.

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