Former Congressman John Delaney on building a pioneering US climate economy, and the future of the IRA

Giant Ventures is a multi stage venture fund, founded by Cameron McLain and Tommy Stadlen. We recorded these first episodes at our live Giant Ideas summit, held at London’s Tate Modern. The Giant Ideas summit brings together 200 founders, CEOs, heads of state and other leaders to explore how we can harness cutting edge technology as a force for good. 

Today we bring you John Delaney - former Congressman, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, and the Founder and Executive Chairman of Forbright Bank - a mission-driven commercial bank committed to financing sustainable businesses and clean energy projects for a low carbon economy. 

In this conversation, FT columnist and author Gillian Tett asks John about America’s unprecedented Inflation Reduction Act - and whether it could be repealed by a republican administration. They also talk about how to build a pioneering US climate economy, without dependence on Chinese supply chains, and whether the US or Europe is a better environment for climate tech founders to build.

Music credits: Bubble King written and produced by Cameron McLain and Stevan Cablayan aka Vector_XING.

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