Unleash the Green: Legal and Policy Solutions for Green Startups

Unleash the Green: Legal and Policy Solutions for Green Startups

Author: Environmental Law Institute March 15, 2024 Duration: 24:43

Green startups are imagining solutions to the climate crisis and leading the transition to a sustainable economy. Yet sustainable entrepreneurship remains incredibly daunting given market challenges, long pathways to commercial viability, and an ill-suited investor landscape. In this episode, host Sarah Backer sits down with Jesse Lazarus, Associate Attorney with the Energy and Climate Solutions practice of Wilson Sonsini, to discuss the legal and policy solutions that could enable green startups to thrive to in turn help accelerate the transition to a sustainable economy. 

Read the full Environmental Law Reporter article: Dismantling Roadblocks to a Sustainable Transition.

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