#157 - Diego Saez Gil

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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/dsaezgil">Diego Saez Gil </a>is the founder of <a href="http://www.pachama.com/">Pachama</a>. Pachama is building a marketplace where companies can support carbon offset projects.</p><p>The YC podcast is hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/craigcannon" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Craig Cannon</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/">Y Combinator</a> invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year.</p><p>Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/&nbsp;</p><p>***</p><p><b>Topics</b></p><p>00:00 - Welcome Gustaf and Diego <br>01:19 - Diego's background<br>06:50 - What is Pachama?<br>09:25 - Using remote sensing to track carbon<br>11:37 - Connecting disparate groups<br>13:04 - How much carbon does a typical company offset?<br>15:28 - How big is the reforesting opportunity?<br>17:09 - What are the incentives to offset carbon?<br>18:40 - Why don't people trust carbon offsets?<br>20:33 - What are the different forest conservation methods?<br>25:20 - How does Pachama use technology?<br>29:00 - Growth challenges<br>30:20 - Who are the customers?<br>32:12 - The future of the carbon market<br>32:48 - Fundraising for a climate startup<br>37:50 - Advice for people that want to start working in the climate change space.<br>41:38 - Climate policy<br>43:23 - What are the most important things happening in the space?<br>45:10 - The benefits of agroforestry and permaculture<br></p>