At a live podcast taping during Climate Week NYC, executives from organizations worldwide met to wrestle with challenging sustainability questions, including: How do we reach net zero by 2040 when the demand for energy is skyrocketing?

This episode of Positive Charge takes listeners inside a private session at The Climate Pledge Hub featuring Kara Hurst, chief sustainability officer at Amazon, and Jason Knauf, CEO of The Earthshot Prize. Plus, we meet Franco Rodríguez Viau, a Gen Z founder whose AI startup is detecting wildfires faster than NASA.

From navigating Amazon’s $200 billion AI infrastructure push to turning climate fatigue into "positive tipping points," this conversation explores how radical transparency, buyer alliances and youth-led innovation can accelerate climate solutions. 

Tune in to hear why climate action could be the most unifying human mission in history — and why the future of sustainability relies on inviting everyone in.

Sources and references

Interviews:
Kara Hurst, chief sustainability officer for Amazon
Jason Knauf, CEO of The Earthshot Prize
Franco Rodríguez Viau, CEO and co-founder of Satellites on Fire

Additional sources:
"The new tipping points playbook: The Earthshot Prize and the University of Exeter reveal how to make environmental repair unstoppable", The Earthshot Prize

Positive Charge is hosted by Lisa Stiffler and Laura Scott, and edited and produced by Laura Scott, with editorial assistance from Todd Bishop. This episode was sponsored by Amazon and The Climate Pledge.

At a live podcast taping during Climate Week NYC, executives from organizations worldwide met to wrestle with challenging sustainability questions, including: How do we reach net zero by 2040 when the demand for energy is skyrocketing?
This episode of Positive Charge takes listeners inside a private session at The Climate Pledge Hub featuring Kara Hurst, chief sustainability officer at Amazon, and Jason Knauf, CEO of The Earthshot Prize. Plus, we meet Franco Rodr&iacute;guez Viau, a Gen Z founder whose AI startup is detecting wildfires faster than NASA.
From navigating Amazon&rsquo;s $200 billion AI infrastructure push to turning climate fatigue into "positive tipping points," this conversation explores how radical transparency, buyer alliances and youth-led innovation can accelerate climate solutions.&nbsp;
Tune in to hear why climate action could be the most unifying human mission in history &mdash; and why the future of sustainability relies on inviting everyone in.
Sources and references
Interviews:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/karahhurst/">Kara Hurst</a>, chief sustainability officer for Amazon</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-knauf-lvo-b47a106b/">Jason Knauf</a>, CEO of<a href="https://earthshotprize.org/"> The Earthshot Prize</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/franco-viau/?locale=en">Franco Rodr&iacute;guez Viau</a>, CEO and co-founder of<a href="https://www.satellitesonfire.com/"> Satellites on Fire</a></li>
</ul>
Additional sources:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://earthshotprize.org/news/the-tipping-points-playbook-the-earthshot-prize-and-the-university-of-exeter-reveal-how-to-make-environmental-repair-unstoppable/">"The new tipping points playbook: The Earthshot Prize and the University of Exeter reveal how to make environmental repair unstoppable"</a>, The Earthshot Prize</li>
</ul>
Positive Charge is hosted by Lisa Stiffler and Laura Scott, and edited and produced by Laura Scott, with editorial assistance from Todd Bishop. This episode was sponsored by Amazon and The Climate Pledge.

Positive Charge by GeekWire explores the technology breakthroughs working to solve the planet's biggest environmental and sustainability challenges. Hosted by GeekWire's Lisa Stiffler and audio producer Laura Scott, each episode goes inside the labs, companies, and wild places of the Pacific Northwest — and beyond — to meet the creators, champions, and consumers bringing bold climate innovations to life.

This is a podcast about hope. The planet faces real challenges, but there are smart, passionate people working hard to address them — whether they're chasing clean energy, treating persistent "forever chemicals," or rethinking sustainability from the ground up. We profile those people and the breakthroughs giving us reason for optimism.

Brought to you by Amazon Sustainability.

Positive Charge by GeekWire explores the technology breakthroughs working to solve the planet's biggest environmental and sustainability challenges. Hosted by GeekWire's Lisa Stiffler and audio producer Laura Scott, each episode goes inside the labs, companies, and wild places of the Pacific Northwest &mdash; and beyond &mdash; to meet the creators, champions, and consumers bringing bold climate innovations to life.
This is a podcast about hope. The planet faces real challenges, but there are smart, passionate people working hard to address them &mdash; whether they're chasing clean energy, treating persistent "forever chemicals," or rethinking sustainability from the ground up. We profile those people and the breakthroughs giving us reason for optimism.
Brought to you by Amazon Sustainability.

Positive Charge by GeekWire

Positive Charge by GeekWire explores the technology breakthroughs working to solve the planet's biggest environmental and sustainability challenges. Hosted by GeekWire's Lisa Stiffler and journalist/producer Laura Scott, each episode goes inside the labs, companies, and wild places of the Pacific Northwest and beyond to meet the creators, champions, and consumers bringing bold climate innovations to life.

This is a podcast about hope. The planet faces real challenges, but there are smart, passionate people working hard to address them — whether they're chasing clean energy, treating persistent "forever chemicals," or rethinking sustainability from the ground up. We profile those people and the breakthroughs giving us reason for optimism.

Brought to you by Amazon Sustainability.

Positive Charge by GeekWire explores the technology breakthroughs working to solve the planet's biggest environmental and sustainability challenges. Hosted by GeekWire's Lisa Stiffler and journalist/producer Laura Scott, each episode goes inside the labs, companies, and wild places of the Pacific Northwest and beyond to meet the creators, champions, and consumers bringing bold climate innovations to life.
This is a podcast about hope. The planet faces real challenges, but there are smart, passionate people working hard to address them &mdash; whether they're chasing clean energy, treating persistent "forever chemicals," or rethinking sustainability from the ground up. We profile those people and the breakthroughs giving us reason for optimism.
Brought to you by Amazon Sustainability.