Clea Kolster

Clea is a Partner and the Head of Science at Lowercarbon Capital, where, in addition to investing in and working with unreasonably ambitious founders that are providing critical solutions to the climate crisis, she leads the firm’s technical research, diligence, and scientific strategy efforts. Clea has focused her career on solving the climate emergency through innovation in technology, business models, and policy. Prior to joining Lowercarbon, Clea worked in energy consulting at E3, designing decarbonization plans for state agencies and energy companies across North America. Clea also founded a company working on financing and distribution solutions for clean cooking fuel access in West Africa. Clea holds an MEng and PhD in chemical engineering and environmental policy from Imperial College London where she focused her thesis on the techno economics and process optimization of carbon capture and storage systems.