Climate philanthropy globally and in India are starting to play a catalytic role for enabling climate action. They are starting to bet on innovative ideas and projects that enable decarbonisation of key sectors, foster solutions that benefit communities and economies, and bridge the gap between philanthropy and commercial investment.To understand more about how climate philanthropy works, the different funding models and the main challenges of funding climate projects, we interviewed Vikas Mehta, Executive Director of SED Fund, a venture philanthropy providing funding to organizations in India across their life cycle and continuing to support them in their growth and scale-up journey. Vikas has decades of experience in philanthropy, strategic planning, fundraising, and portfolio management.Full transcript of the episode is available <a href='https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQgqsydKhFGmboXuDAdUnJ6MxLpn36LFkZqgOsb9M7eEak-sK6F-TMRYs-pZzbkV2SaSxocnXi8slQi/pub'>here</a>Follow TIEH podcast on <a href='https://twitter.com/tieh_podcast'>Twitter</a>, <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/the-india-energy-hour/'>Linkedin</a> and <a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnDfhIAJFwoWJW3Z-0tjKmQ/videos'>YouTube</a>Vikas Mehta is on <a href='https://twitter.com/vikasmehta248'>Twitter</a> & <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikasmehta248/'>Linkedin</a>Our host, Shreya Jai on <a href='https://twitter.com/shreya_jai'>Twitter</a>, <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/authwall?trk=bf&trkInfo=AQE5NI2TGeATywAAAYQsyltQh_biHK2fiW4io55rvJwuxP5ZKm9AxPM3ROHaMTXfZT9E1qVKuXtR_wVlJElp9l1ahBD9Fy5idQO80MIbsvGYnnBfOzIDREWW8CAeaFPD1YpThM0=&original_referer=&sessionRedirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fshreya-jai-28712a34%2F'>Linkedin</a> & Dr. Sandeep Pai on <a href='https://twitter.com/Sandeeppaii'>Twitter</a>, <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/authwall?trk=bf&trkInfo=AQHYIIoCyC4-pwAAAYQsy10gPC0TJYeXJ6PeY0GZDZ7GjRAcq-8fnn5ziDWIcPP16b-GG2jYNohk_ZEGDv6G4sLa8QWFtI4VspeZCxHDzyWd75MzaplsxhkHZPrkpUWpmIBs2_w=&original_referer=&sessionRedirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fsandeep-pai-366ba281%2F'>Linkedin</a>Podcast Producer, Tejas Dayananda Sagar on <a href='https://twitter.com/tejastj88'>Twitter</a> and <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/authwall?trk=bf&trkInfo=AQHxgkB5KFbilwAAAYQszPswpVVzMXHpoTXe8iezEvsZj76iS-6v7EZHpneBpbXGxz8Hf7hCTqqDb_Pw5aOlJgLcu-wLRtZaqjRFfBSCt_55aJ1-u922_cXxFSqcEozQS94_7ZU=&original_referer=&sessionRedirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Ftejas-dayananda-sagar%2F'>Linkedin</a>

He is an award-winning journalist and researcher and author of a book “Total Transition: The Human Side of the Renewable Energy Revolution.”