Climate Week NYC: Amazon's Kara Hurst on AI data centers; Earthshot's Jason Knauf on climate opti...

At a live podcast taping during Climate Week NYC, executives from organizations worldwide met to wrestle with challenging sustainability questions, including: How do we reach net zero by 2040 when the demand for energy is skyrocketing? This episode of Positive Charge takes listeners inside a private session at The Climate Pledge Hub featuring Kara Hurst, chief sustainability officer at Amazon, and Jason Knauf, CEO of The Earthshot Prize. Plus, we meet Franco Rodríguez Viau, a Gen Z founder whose AI startup is detecting wildfires faster than NASA. From navigating Amazon’s $200 billion AI infrastructure push to turning climate fatigue into "positive tipping points," this conversation explores how radical transparency, buyer alliances and youth-led innovation can accelerate climate solutions. Tune in to hear why climate action could be the most unifying human mission in history — and why the future of sustainability relies on inviting everyone in. Sources and references Interviews: • Kara Hurst (https://www.linkedin.com/in/karahhurst/) , chief sustainability officer for Amazon • Jason Knauf (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-knauf-lvo-b47a106b/) , CEO of The Earthshot Prize (https://earthshotprize.org/) • Franco Rodríguez Viau (https://www.linkedin.com/in/franco-viau/?locale=en) , CEO and co-founder of Satellites on Fire (https://www.satellitesonfire.com/) Additional sources: • "The new tipping points playbook: The Earthshot Prize and the University of Exeter reveal how to make environmental repair unstoppable" (https://earthshotprize.org/news/the-tipping-points-playbook-the-earthshot-prize-and-the-university-of-exeter-reveal-how-to-make-environmental-repair-unstoppable/) , The Earthshot Prize Positive Charge is hosted by Lisa Stiffler and Laura Scott, and edited and produced by Laura Scott, with editorial assistance from Todd Bishop. This episode was sponsored by Amazon and The Climate Pledge. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.