Climate Solutions Are the Future of Business — and Young People Can Be Part of It

Josh Dorfman is a climate entrepreneur, author, and media personality. He is the CEO and host of Supercool, a media company covering real-world climate solutions that cut carbon, increase profits, and enhance modern life. Josh was previously the co-founder and CEO of Plantd, a carbon-negative building materials manufacturer, which was named to Fast Company’s list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2024. He has founded two modern design sustainable furniture companies, directed Vine.com, an Amazon e-commerce business specializing in natural and organic products, and served as the CEO of The Collider, the nation’s first innovation center for climate resilience and adaptation. Additionally, Josh was previously known as The Lazy Environmentalist, a media brand he developed into an award-winning television series on Sundance Channel, a daily radio show on SiriusXM, and two popular books. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes, TechCrunch, Fast Company, and Reuters. Josh has also made regular appearances on national television and radio programs, including Morning Joe, Fox & Friends, and NPR’s All Things Considered, and is the only guest to ever ride a bike onto The Martha Stewart Show. Josh holds an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania. 5 takeaways: Clean energy is bigger than AI. Global clean energy investment hit $2.3 trillion in 2025 — dwarfing AI spending — yet it barely makes the headlines. Talk solutions, not just problems. Research consistently shows that solution-focused storytelling is what gets people to genuinely care about climate. Systems beat individual action. The biggest impact comes from businesses embedding sustainability into infrastructure — making the right choice the default, not an effort. Any skill set has a place in the climate economy. Finance, law, marketing, design — the clean energy transition needs all of it. It's becoming the economy, full stop. Build resilience, not just inspiration. Young people need the tools to hold both problems and solutions in mind — and find real agency through their careers, not just their recycling bin. Chapters: 00:00 - The Front Lines of Sustainability 00:49 - The Journey into Climate Awareness 13:48 - The Shift Towards Sustainable Business Practices 25:51 - The Rise of Climate Innovation 34:21 - The Importance of Empowerment in Education Newsletter | YouTube | Climate Adoption Playbook | LinkedIn | 🔥 Support the show – Buy me a coffee, Merch and Sponsorship Opportunities Show Sponsor – National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) Their Primary First Journal:

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