Best Logan Jenkins Podcasts (2025)

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Designing for Circularity at Scale: A Conversation with Karen Pflug of Ingka Group 48:27

2d ago48:27

48:27

In the latest episode of Climate Rising from Harvard Business School, Karen Pflug, Chief Sustainability Officer of Ingka Group (IKEA), shares how IKEA is embedding circularity throughout its business model. She discusses how IKEA is redesigning iconic products like the Billy bookcase to make them easier to disassemble and repair, how secondhand ret…

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S2E11 - Pat the Bug - GM2 11 49:41

3d ago49:41

49:41

We talk about video games that feel like board games. We discuss Baulder's Gate 3, Blue Prince, Sunderfolk, Wildermyth, Mario Party, Jackbox, digital implementations of existing board games, and more! Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com. Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games. Email us at [email protected]. Game Mechanics is hosted and …

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S2E10 - A Volatile Time - GM2 10 43:16

10d ago43:16

43:16

Logan's playing Aqua, Greg is playing Dice Throne. We talk for a bit about Earthborne Rangers, and then we talk about how tariffs will impact the tabletop industry. Yeah, that part is kinda heavy. Also, a note: this episode was recorded a few weeks ago, before Polygon was sold, and hoo boy what a strange, unstable time in not only our little hobby …

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Advancing the Circular Economy: A Conversation with Lauren Rodriguez of Closed Loop Partners 43:45

16d ago43:45

43:45

Lauren Rodriguez, who leads partnerships at Circular Services, a Closed Loop Partners company, joins host Mike Toffel to discuss building the infrastructure and investment models needed to scale the circular economy. Lauren explains how Closed Loop Partners supports the transition from a linear to a circular economy through capital management, inno…

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S2E9 - Hidden Role Games - GM2 09 1:03:56

17d ago1:03:56

1:03:56

After a brief visit to Magic the Gaythering, we go over all the werewolf-style games (or at least a lot of them). What's your favorite game to play when you feel like lying to your friends for fun? Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com. Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games. Email us at [email protected]. Game Mechanics is hosted and sup…

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S2E8 - We Got Mail - GM2 08 51:55

24d ago51:55

51:55

We got an email! Hey, if you want to email us, you can do so at [email protected]. Logan remembered to put it in the show notes! And also, it's on the permanent part of the show notes down below if you like the look of that link more. We get way deep on TCGs, TTRPGs, and more! Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com. Find Greg's stuff at L…

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Scaling Reuse with Vytal: A Circular Economy Conversation with CEO Fabian Barthel 46:49

30d ago46:49

46:49

Fabian Barthel, Co-Founder of Vytal, a circular economy packaging-as-a-service startup, joins host Mike Toffel to explore the innovation, behavioral science, and regulations shaping the market for reusable containers for take-out food and beverages. Fabian shares how Vytal is tackling packaging waste by building a reusable container system for rest…

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S2E7 - Collaboration Tools - GM2 07 49:27

1M ago49:27

49:27

We talk about werewolf, professional GMing, and safety tools; or maybe they're collaboration tools? Let's get into it. Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com. Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games. Email us at [email protected]. Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.…

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S2E6 - Get a Better Clue - GM2 06 42:25

1M ago42:25

42:25

Classic games are on a lot of shelves, but does anyone really want to play Monopoly? Let us give you some modern alternatives to some of the dusty boxes on your TV stand. We might even suggest dusting a couple of them off! Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com. Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games. Email us at [email protected]. Game Me…

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Carbon Credit Ratings and Market Integrity: A Conversation on the Calyx Global Case 42:21

1M ago42:21

42:21

In this bonus episode of Climate Rising, we share an episode from Harvard Business School’s Cold Call podcast, featuring HBS professor Mike Toffel and Duncan van Bergen, Co-Founder of Calyx Global. The discussion focuses on Mike’s recent HBS case study, Calyx Global: Rating Carbon Credits, which explores how the company is helping improve transpare…

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S2E5 - The Hotness is Unknowable - GM2 05 44:50

1M ago44:50

44:50

What makes you shiver with antici............ pation? We talk tension building mechanics, and then pivot to the strange, odd list on Board Game Geek: The Hotness. Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com. Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games. Email us at [email protected]. Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast netw…

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S2E4 - RESPECT THE HELM - GM2 04 51:42

2M ago51:42

51:42

We talk about deck builders and legacy games, and one game that is both! Most importantly throughout all of this, we respect the helm. Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com. Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games. Email us at [email protected]. Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.…

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Investing in Carbon Markets: A Conversation with Luke Leslie of Key Carbon 43:26

2M ago43:26

43:26

Luke Leslie, Co-Founder and CEO of Key Carbon, joins Climate Rising as part of our series on voluntary carbon markets. Luke has spent over 20 years in carbon markets and finance, working in investment banking, private equity, and structured finance. Luke explains how Key Carbon is financing high-integrity carbon projects and how new overlaps betwee…

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S2E3 - What does the word hide mean? - GM2 03 52:32

2M ago52:32

52:32

We're on a first-name basis now, right? We start with a new segment about MTG, then Logan shares his experience at Tantrum Con. We move on to telling you what the word 'hide' means while we discuss Root the RPG. Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com. Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games. Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podc…

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S2E2 - Shpeal de yarr - GM2 02 55:00

2M ago55:00

55:00

We talk what we're playing, review The Gang, and break down the Spiel Des Jahres, gaming's most prestigious award. This episode was recorded quite a while before its release date. See if you can follow the clues and figure out when we recorded it! Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com. Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games. Game Mechanics is hoste…

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Navigating Carbon Markets: A Conversation with Alexia Kelly of High Tide Foundation 58:17

2M ago58:17

58:17

Alexia Kelly, Managing Director of the Carbon Policy and Markets Initiative (CPMI) at theHigh Tide Foundation, joins host Mike Toffel for the fifth episode in our series on voluntarycarbon markets. Alexia has worked for nearly two decades atthe intersection of carbonmarkets, policy, and finance, with roles spanning government, private industry, and…

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S2E1 - Sparky, Noooooooo! - GM2 01 55:34

2M ago55:34

55:34

Welcome BACK to Game Mechanics. We've dusted off the feed and we're starting again fresh. In this episode, we talk about goals for the show, games we're playing, review Land of Eem, and more! Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com. Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games. Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.…

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Enhancing Integrity Standards in Carbon Markets: A Conversation with Amy Merrill of ICVCM 42:29

3M ago42:29

42:29

Amy Merrill, CEO of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) joins host Mike Toffel in this fourth episode of the Climate Rising series on voluntary carbon markets. Amy has extensive experience in carbon markets, including leading negotiations on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and advising on global carbon finance. Amy explai…

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Strengthening Carbon Claims via the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI): A Conversation with Mark Kenber 54:30

3M ago54:30

54:30

This episode, the third in our series on Voluntary Carbon Markets, features Mark Kenber, Executive Director of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI). Mark has worked in carbon markets and climate finance for nearly three decades, with experience at organizations like WWF, The Climate Group, and Fundación Natura in Ecuador. Mark d…

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The Potential and Challenges of the Voluntary Carbon Market 56:59

4M ago56:59

56:59

Our second episode on the voluntary carbon market is a bonus episode of a panel discussion recorded at Harvard Climate Action Week in 2024. Harvard Kennedy School Professor Joe Aldy moderates this discussion with Nat Keohane from the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, Donna Lee from Calyx Global, UC San Diego Professor David Victor, and Carol…

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Building Integrity in Carbon Markets: A Conversation with Jennifer Jenkins of Rubicon Carbon 47:18

4M ago47:18

47:18

Dr. Jennifer Jenkins, Chief Science Officer at Rubicon Carbon, joins our host Mike to talk about the critical role of voluntary carbon markets in achieving net-zero goals. Dr. Jenkins shares insights on how Rubicon Carbon is advancing the integrity and scalability of carbon credit through tools like the Rubicon Carbon Integrity Framework (RCIF). Th…

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Accelerating Battery Innovation with AI: A Conversation with Argonne’s Logan Ward 47:47

5M ago47:47

47:47

Logan Ward, Deputy Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, joins host Mike Toffel to discuss how AI is transforming the discovery process for new materials in grid-scale batteries. Logan explains Argonne’s research on improving energy storage solutions, why AI plays a critical role, and the partnerships between national labs and the industry. He …

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Using AI and Satellite Data to Transform Agriculture: A Conversation with Alyssa Whitcraft 53:14

5M ago53:14

53:14

Dr. Alyssa Whitcraft is a professor at University of Maryland and a leading expert in agricultural remote sensing and climate adaptation. Dr. Whitcraft discusses her journey from co-founding NASA Harvest, a global program addressing food security with satellite data, to leading NASA Acres, which focuses on U.S. agriculture. She explains how AI and …

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Using AI to Fight Wildfires: How Dryad Networks is Scaling Climate Technology 45:35

6M ago45:35

45:35

Carsten Brinkschulte is the CEO of Dryad, a company that leverages AI to detect wildfires early and prevent catastrophic damage. Carsten shares his journey from a telecom entrepreneur to climate tech innovator, explaining how Dryad’s solar-powered sensors and mesh networks detect wildfires at their inception and transmit real-time alerts to their c…

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Using AI to Optimize Energy Demand 53:24

6M ago53:24

53:24

In this episode, host Mike Toffel speaks with Pasi Miettinen, CEO of Sagewell, a company that uses AI to help utilities and their customers manage energy demand efficiently. Pasi explains how Sagewell’s technology helps reduce peak electricity usage, which in turn lowers energy costs and lessens climate impact. He also discusses how smart data anal…

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A Preview of COP29: What Business Leaders Should Know with Outrage & Optimism Co-hosts 47:53

7M ago47:53

47:53

In this episode, host Mike Toffel sits down with Paul Dickinson and Tom Rivett-Carnac, co-hosts of the climate podcast Outrage & Optimism, to preview COP29, the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. With their extensive experience in climate negotiations and industry collaboration, Paul and Tom share insights on how COP29 fits …

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How Public Policy Can Drive Climate Innovation and Business Opportunities: A Conversation with USEPA’s David Cash 52:29

7M ago52:29

52:29

David Cash, the Regional Director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for New England, shares his journey from environmental science to state and federal leadership roles. He highlights how the clean energy transition in the United States is being driven by public policy, community engagement, and new funding through the Bipartisan …

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BCG Global Chair Rich Lesser: How Businesses Can be “Bold and Pragmatic” on Climate Change 44:50

7M ago44:50

44:50

Rich Lesser, Global Chair of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), shares how BCG is helping clients walk the walk with net-zero commitments, transition to sustainable practices, and how it is partnering with global organizations to amplify their impact. He also delves into the challenges businesses face in adapting to climate risks and the role of AI in …

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Joel Makower @ Greenbiz 48:24

8M ago48:24

48:24

This is the fourth episode in our series on business and climate change in the media and entertainment industry, where we’re diving into the business of news and storytelling around climate change. Our prior episodes featured CNN, Netflix, and Sustainable Entertainment Alliance. In this episode, we are hosting Joel Makower, the co-founder and Chair…

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Sam Read, Sustainable Entertainment Alliance 40:13

8M ago40:13

40:13

This episode is the third in our series on how the media and entertainment industries are integrating climate change into their storytelling and TV show and film production processes. This episode features Sam Read, Executive Director of the Sustainable Entertainment Alliance, a consortium of major studios and streamers including Disney, Netflix, a…

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Telling Climate Stories at Scale: Netflix's Strategy for Sustainability and Impact 43:13

8M ago43:13

43:13

In this episode of Climate Rising, we explore how Netflix, a global entertainment powerhouse, is leveraging its platform to tell compelling stories about climate change. Stewart, Netflix's first Sustainability Officer, joins host Mike Toffel to discuss the company’s strategic approach to sustainability, and the importance of embedding climate theme…

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CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir: Media's Role in Shaping Climate Action 46:19

9M ago46:19

46:19

This episode is the first of our latest series on climate in media and entertainment, where we explore and understand the role of storytelling in shaping climate actions. Today we have Bill Weir, Chief Climate Correspondent at CNN who shares his expertise on how CNN integrates climate narratives into their news coverage, the power of storytelling, …

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Drawdown Fund: Scaling the Impact of Climate Technology 51:01

9M ago51:01

51:01

Erik Snyder, Founder and CEO of Drawdown Fund discusses financing climate tech startups through growth equity. He describes how he started the Drawdown Fund with Paul Hawken, editor of the New York Times best-selling book on climate solutions called Drawdown, and the strategic choices that set their fund operations apart from others. He also descri…

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MethaneSAT: The EDF Satellite Tracking Methane Emissions from Oil & Gas Operations 41:58

10M ago41:58

41:58

Fred Krupp, president of the non-profit Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), describes EDF’s work to address climate change through scientific, economic, and legal analyses, working with governments and companies, and public and legal advocacy for stronger climate and other environmental practices and policies. Fred joined us to talk about MethaneSAT,…

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Decarbonizing Fashionable Materials 14:31

10M ago14:31

14:31

Today’s episode focuses on some innovative alternative low-carbon natural materials being used in fashion. Bolt Threads CEO Dan Widmaier describes Mylo, a substitute for leather that’s derived from mushrooms, via the TED Climate podcast that we’re bringing here a bonus episode of Climate Rising. It’s a perfect extension of our two most recent Clima…

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A Biotech Solution to Palm Oil Deforestation 51:11

11M ago51:11

51:11

Today’s episode is the fifth in our series on decarbonizing the roots of value chains, where we’re looking deep into supply chains that serve many industries. Previously we talked about green concrete, green steel, regenerative agriculture, and lab-grown cotton. Today we’re discussing palm oil – a widely used product that’s also associated with cli…

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How Lab - Grown Cotton can Decarbonize Textiles 43:30

11M ago43:30

43:30

Today’s episode is the fourth in our series on decarbonizing the roots of value chains, where we’re looking deep into supply chains that serve many industries. Previously we talked about the technical products of green concrete and green steel, and agriculture through the lens of regenerative agriculture. Today we continue our focus on decarbonizin…

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Regenerative Agriculture and “The Profiteers” with Cambridge Professor Chris Marquis 39:01

12M ago39:01

39:01

Today’s episode is the third in our series on decarbonizing the roots of value chains, where we’re looking deep into supply chains that serve many industries. Previously we talked about green concrete and steel, and today we’re turning to agriculture. Chris Marquis, a professor at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School sheds light on reg…

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H2 Green Steel: Decarbonizing Steel Production with Green Hydrogen 33:52

1y ago33:52

33:52

This episode is a part of our series on decarbonizing the roots of value chains, where we’re looking deep into supply chains that serve many industries. Our prior episode explored green concrete, and today’s focuses on steel. Steel production primarily relies on coal and coke, and accounts for nearly 7% of global CO2 emissions. But new technologies…

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Green Concrete: Decarbonizing Construction with Recycled Glass 29:00

1y ago29:00

29:00

The first of a series on decarbonizing the roots of value chains, where we’re looking deep into supply chains that serve many industries, this episode focuses on concrete. Concrete is one of the world’s most popular materials, and it accounts for nearly 8% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, most of which comes from cement– the glue that binds…

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Helping Companies Become More Climate Resilient 38:03

1y ago38:03

38:03

In this episode in our adaptation series, Peter Hall, Managing Director at Resonance Impact Advisory, draws upon his experience in global engineering and professional services firms to share how consulting and advisory companies can help their clients assess their risks and take actions to become more resilient to climate change. He walks through s…

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How Insurance Companies are Addressing Climate Risks 37:18

1y ago37:18

37:18

This episode in our adaptation series focuses climate change’s implications on the insurance industry. Claudine Blamey, Group Director of Sustainability at Aviva, describes how climate change evokes both transition risks and physical risks for insurance companies, and affects how insurance companies are assessing and pricing risk in their underwrit…

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Building Climate - Resilient Cities and Infrastructure 45:43

1y ago45:43

45:43

This episode in our climate adaptation series features HBS Professor John Macomber. John discusses how companies and governments need to incorporate climate resilience as they develop and finance real estate and infrastructure to address the risks of flooding, wildfire, extreme heat, drought, and sea level rise. John describes “five R” options to a…

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The Lightsmith Group’s Adaptation Investment Strategy 1:03:12

1y ago1:03:12

1:03:12

This episode continues our series on adaptation, and features Jay Koh who co-founded the Lightsmith Group, the first growth private equity firm focused on climate adaptation. Jay discusses the firm’s investment strategy, the sectors his firm invests in and their investment criteria process. He also shares thoughts on the role of public policy and o…

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Visualizing our Changing Climate with Probable Futures 57:22

1y ago57:22

57:22

In this first episode of our series on adaptation, host Mike Toffel sits down with Spencer Glendon and Alison Smart of Probable Futures. They discuss how Probable Futures tools are educating decision makers to better understand how their organizations will experience climate change, and how adaptation and resilience requires a paradigm shift in pla…

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Raízen’s Decarbonization Strategy 29:03

1+ y ago29:03

29:03

The bonus episode of the Climate Rising features an episode of HBR’s Cold Call podcast featuring a discussion on ethanol, a biofuel with a complex history and an uncertain future. Host Brian Kenny is joined by Professor Gunnar Trumbull and Paula Kovarsky from Raízen. As Brazil's top producer of sugar and ethanol and the world's premier ethanol trad…

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Decarbonizing Industrial Processes with Material Science 43:33

1+ y ago43:33

43:33

This episode continues Climate Rising's hard-to-abate series, and features Shreya Dave, CEO and Co-founder of Via Separations. Shreya describes how her company is decarbonizing the industrial sector by using material science to create a much less energy intensive and cheaper approach to separate substances, a common step in many industrial processe…

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Decarbonizing Aviation with McKinsey 59:48

1+ y ago59:48

59:48

This episode in our hard-to-abate series features aviation expert Robin Riedel, a Partner at McKinsey & Company who co-leads the McKinsey Center for Future Mobility. Robin describes five approaches to decarbonize aviation: upgrading aircraft, improving operational efficiency, sustainable aviation fuel, other novel fuels and aircraft configurations,…

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The Health Risks of Natural Gas Stoves 22:24

1+ y ago22:24

22:24

This bonus episode of Climate Rising features an episode from the Harvard Chan School of Public Health's podcast "Better Off" that explores the intersection of decarbonization and public health. While decarbonization requires shifting away from fossil fuels, this episode emphasizes the equally crucial health reasons to do so – especially for natura…

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Sweden’s Northvolt Quest to Build the World’s Greenest EV Batteries 32:27

1+ y ago32:27

32:27

This bonus episode of Climate Rising features an episode of Harvard Business Review’s Cold Cast podcast with Brian Kenny interviewing HBS professor George Serafeim about his case on Northvolt, a Sweden-based start-up company producing batteries for Europe’s EV auto manufacturers. They'll discuss Northvolt’s efforts to build government partnerships,…

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