#157 - Diego Saez Gil

Diego Saez Gil is the founder of Pachama. Pachama is building a marketplace where companies can support carbon offset projects.

The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon.

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Topics

00:00 - Welcome Gustaf and Diego 01:19 - Diego's background 06:50 - What is Pachama? 09:25 - Using remote sensing to track carbon 11:37 - Connecting disparate groups 13:04 - How much carbon does a typical company offset? 15:28 - How big is the reforesting opportunity? 17:09 - What are the incentives to offset carbon? 18:40 - Why don't people trust carbon offsets? 20:33 - What are the different forest conservation methods? 25:20 - How does Pachama use technology? 29:00 - Growth challenges 30:20 - Who are the customers? 32:12 - The future of the carbon market 32:48 - Fundraising for a climate startup 37:50 - Advice for people that want to start working in the climate change space. 41:38 - Climate policy 43:23 - What are the most important things happening in the space? 45:10 - The benefits of agroforestry and permaculture