Heather Clancy
Trellis Group (formerly GreenBiz)
Heather Clancy is an award-winning journalist specializing in transformative technology and innovation. She started her reporting career on the business news desk of United Press International, and her articles have appeared in Entrepreneur, Fortune, The International Herald Tribune and The New York Times.
Clancy was the launch editor for the Fortune Data Sheet, a newsletter dedicated to the business of technology. She co-authored the Amazon best-seller for entrepreneurs, Niche Down, How to Become Legendary By Being Different.
In her role at Trellis, Heather chronicles the role of business model innovation and technology in transitioning to a clean, inclusive and regenerative economy. She serves on the boards of the WSLA Alumnae Group, a mentorship organization that nurtures feminine leadership in the corporate sustainability movement, and EcoAthletes, a collective of collegiate, professional and amateur athletes that advocate for solutions to climate change.
How ‘digital twins’ can model future effects of climate change
Some projections call for the overall market to reach about $63.5 billion in 2027, compared with a relatively modest $3.1 billion for 2020. Read More
Could this be the turning point for green hydrogen?
More companies are talking up green hydrogen as a method of decarbonizing transportation and carbon-intense industrial processes. Read More
What Rivian’s riveting IPO says about the heavy-duty EV transition
The electric truck company, recipient of a huge Amazon delivery network order, has a market cap bigger than that of GM or Ford. Read More
Here's what to make of the COP26 methane moment
The fight to reduce the powerful super pollutant is already underway, with the focus on agriculture, landfill management and industrial emissions. Read More
These big corporations are pledging to accelerate purchases of climate tech
The First Movers Coalition launched at COP26 seeks to create demand for low-carbon approaches to steel, cement, aluminum, chemicals, shipping, aviation and trucking. Read More
Intuit creates marketplace to help SMBs take climate action
A growing number of small and midsize enterprises are seeking ways to reduce their carbon footprint, but many find their options for doing so overly complicated or expensive. Read More
What Microsoft’s new app says about the digitalization of sustainability
The software giant is turning its homegrown systems for tracking and managing carbon emissions data into a new cloud service for its customers. Read More
Investor Chris Sacca: ‘Sheer economics’ driving climate tech frenzy
We’ve officially topped $30 billion in climate tech investments this year, and there's still a quarter to go. Read More
Circular materials startup Made of Air raises seed round
The German company, which won the Accelerate contest at Circularity 21, is developing a process that turns wood waste into thermoplastics. Read More
Climate tech needs cybersecurity
Increasingly, security considerations — for both digital and physical assets — will need to become a consideration for climate tech and green infrastructure. Read More
