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Shashank, as somebody who runs a
climate tech company that's

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doing incredibly innovative
things, what are you most proud

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of?

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I grew up in Southeast India.

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I saw firsthand impacts of
climate change. I've seen as

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part of droughts, heat waves.

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You know, what really motivated
the genesis of Heirloom is

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bringing more equity into the
world.

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You know, I think the most
vulnerable people in the world

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are facing the worst impacts of
climate change.

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Personally, I think that's
deeply unfair and I think

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working on climate tech and
carbon removal technologies is

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really something I'm incredibly
proud of because this is a way

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to bring more equity into the
world.

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This is a way to ensure that
there is a livable future for

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everyone, not just a fair few.