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

As the number of blockchain-enabled climate solutions multiplies, founders need funding to get their projects off the ground. Ben West is Head of Causes at Gitcoin, a company that helps early-stage crypto projects get funding. In his role, Ben supports Gitcoin’s climate solutions, DE&I, decentralized science, and advocacy rounds. 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. 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. Listen in for Ben’s insight on the growth of the overlap between climate and crypto and learn how your project can apply for Gitcoin’s next climate round. Connect with Nori Purchase Nori Carbon Removals Nori's website Nori on Twitter Check out our other podcast, Carbon Removal Newsroom Carbon Removal Memes on Twitter Carbon Removal Memes on Instagram Resources Gitcoin Ben on Twitter Albert Bates on Reversing Climate Change EP079 Burn: Igniting a New Carbon Drawdown Economy to End the Climate Crisis by Albert Bates RadicalxChange Vitalik Buterin Toucan Bankless DAO Ethers.js Return Protocol Astro Protocol Demeter Holochain Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society by Eric Glen Weyl & Eric A. Posner FWB Sev.en Energy Ethereum Foundation Rocky Mountain Institute Filecoin Green Pickering Microgrid Community Zero Labs Helios Regen Network