OnClimate
OnClimate
Podcast Description
For four billion years, our planet has been telling a story. A story of balance beauty and life flourishing against all odds. Then, in just ten thousand years—a mere heartbeat in Earth's history—we’ve written a new chapter. We’ve reshaped continents transformed skies and altered the chemistry of our home.
And now we face a choice. Not in some distant future. Right here. Today.
I’m Khyati Varma. For over two decades in the technology sector, I’ve had a front row seat to how bold ideas can turn the impossible into reality. And now, I’m asking: Can we bring that same human ingenuity to rebuild our relationship with the planet we call home?
When future generations look back at this moment, they'll ask: Did we find the courage to take bold, decisive action? This burning question led me to create OnClimate.
A podcast that strips away complexity. That cuts through the noise to focus on what truly matters. The solutions we need already exist, but they’re scattered across silos— In laboratories and boardrooms, In policy chambers and community gardens. OnClimate brings visionaries and pragmatists together to ignite action. Here, we connect the dots. Because real transformation happens when these worlds collide.
This isn’t just about averting a crisis; it’s about seizing an opportunity. And while the headlines focus on what we’re losing This is about hope, about what we’re building. Together. This is OnClimate. Bold ideas. Pragmatic solutions. Real People. Our future begins now.
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Content Themes
The podcast tackles various urgent subjects centered on climate change, sustainable business practices, and practical environmental narratives. For instance, the inaugural episode discusses the necessity of urgent climate action through a business lens, highlighting insights from guest Katie McGinty on decarbonization in operations and the importance of radical collaboration across sectors.
For four billion years, our planet has been telling a story. A story of balance beauty and life flourishing against all odds. Then, in just ten thousand years—a mere heartbeat in Earth’s history—we’ve written a new chapter. We’ve reshaped continents transformed skies and altered the chemistry of our home.
And now we face a choice. Not in some distant future. Right here. Today.
I’m Khyati Varma. For over two decades in the technology sector, I’ve had a front row seat to how bold ideas can turn the impossible into reality. And now, I’m asking: Can we bring that same human ingenuity to rebuild our relationship with the planet we call home?
When future generations look back at this moment, they’ll ask: Did we find the courage to take bold, decisive action? This burning question led me to create OnClimate.
A podcast that strips away complexity. That cuts through the noise to focus on what truly matters. The solutions we need already exist, but they’re scattered across silos— In laboratories and boardrooms, In policy chambers and community gardens. OnClimate brings visionaries and pragmatists together to ignite action. Here, we connect the dots. Because real transformation happens when these worlds collide.
This isn’t just about averting a crisis; it’s about seizing an opportunity. And while the headlines focus on what we’re losing This is about hope, about what we’re building. Together. This is OnClimate. Bold ideas. Pragmatic solutions. Real People. Our future begins now.
Many highly successful tech founders continue building within the familiar realms of software and AI after major exits. But Co-Founder and CEO at Fourier, Siva Yellamraju, following multiple AI startup acquisitions by giants like Google and Apple, deliberately pivoted towards a far more complex challenge: energy resilience. He recognized that solving fundamental atomic-level problems, like efficient hydrogen production and storage, requires more than just innovation; it demands true engineering audacity.
Acting upon this realization, Siva co-founded Fourier not just to create a product, but to fundamentally reimagine how we approach energy infrastructure. By applying a software-defined, first-principles mindset learned in tech to the physical world of hydrogen, Fourier aims to bypass policy bottlenecks and build scalable, practical solutions for a resilient energy future, tackling what they see as the ultimate constraint on future progress.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
01:26 From AI Startups to Energy Resilience
03:48 Why Energy Is the Ultimate Engineering Challenge
06:56 The Personal and Professional Case for Climate Work
10:15 Applying First Principles to the Hydrogen Problem
15:09 Rethinking Hydrogen Infrastructure Through Modularity
21:22 How Fourier Cuts Hydrogen Costs in Half
26:34 Learning Hydrogen’s Hidden Value
30:19 Hydrogen as Long-Duration Storage for Grid Resilience
32:45 A Data Center Approach to Hydrogen Architecture
40:41 Why Now Is the Time for Modular Hydrogen
45:53 Scaling Hydrogen from Industrial Sites to Gigawatt Grids
50:36 Debunking the Hydrogen Efficiency Myth
58:24 What Must Happen for Hydrogen to Scale Globally
1:03:08 Startup Challenges: Ecosystem Complexity and Public Perception
1:07:04 Convincing Top Talent and Investors Without Riding the AI Hype
1:24:08 Advice to Climate Founders: Start With Market-Backed Value
🔗 CONNECT WITH SIVA YELLAMRAJU & FOURIER:
Fourier Website: https://fourier.earth/
Siva’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siva-yellamraju/
#EnergyResilience #Hydrogen #ClimateTech
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