In The Soup: The State of Climate Tech in a New Trump Administration

With any new presidential administration comes the possibility of executive orders and policy decisions that will rapidly impact major industries. Amidst our latest transition—to the second Donald Trump administration—some of these new initiatives have the potential to dramatically affect businesses and industries related to climate activism and environmental preservation.

Since his inauguration, President Trump has signed several executive orders that have worried those not only in the climate activism world, but also in climate-tech industries. But how specifically do these actions impact the current state of climate tech?

That’s what hosts Jenn Summe of Primordial Ventures and Melissa Crosby of Colopy Ventures discuss with their guests in today’s episode of In The Soup (a show under The GrepBeat Podcast).

But don’t worry! It’s not all worrisome news. Mark Self of Vector Textiles and Stephanie Simon of Blueridge Climate Ventures take a deep dive on the resiliency of climate tech businesses and consumers and their adaptability to any federal changes.

Today’s episode, and this season, are proudly sponsored by Milan PR, a strategic communications firm that does everything from media training and storytelling workshops to help secure the media placements you can only dream of.

Listen to the episode below. And be sure to subscribe to The GrepBeat Podcast, so you’ll never miss out on what’s going on in your community!

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Kaitlyn is the lead reporter and multimedia producer covering tech startups and entrepreneurs. Before starting at GrepBeat, she graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a degree in Media & Journalism in May 2023, and has written for The Daily Tar Heel. In her spare time, she likes seeing live music and reviewing movies.