Joshua Brugeman
Fresh Coast Climate Solutions | Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Speaker
Track E: Alternative and Renewable Energy
Session E2: New Technologies
September 18, 2025 | 9:00 am - 9:30 am
Transformative Technologies and Strategies That Can Get Us to Net Zero
Achieving net zero in the industrial sector may seem daunting, but the tools and strategies to get there are available. With industrial emissions contributing nearly a quarter of global greenhouse gases, scaling existing technologies and investing in emerging solutions is more critical than ever.
This session will explore commercially available technologies ready for rapid scaling and next-generation innovations poised to transform industrial decarbonization. It will also examine strategies for supplier collaboration and nature-based solutions to drive meaningful emissions reductions. Attendees will gain actionable insights into scaling current solutions, engaging suppliers on Scope 3 emissions, and piloting transformative technologies to accelerate the net-zero transition, including:
– Scale existing technologies – Solutions like renewables, battery storage, and industrial heat pumps exist and must be rapidly deployed.
– Pilot transformative technologies – Green hydrogen, long-duration energy storage, and high-temperature heat pumps are ready but require market adoption strategies.
– Engage partners on Scope 3 emissions – Net zero requires collaboration across the supply chain through workforce training, supplier incentives, and software solutions.
– Leverage nature-based solutions – Beyond technology, proven nature-based approaches will be essential in reaching net-zero goals.
This session will provide practical strategies to implement these solutions and accelerate industrial decarbonization.
Speaker Bio
Joshua Brugeman is an experienced, passionate, and sustainability-focused executive with multi-stakeholder expertise in Cleantech, ESG, CSR, and the circular economy. He co-founded Fresh Coast Climate Solutions to pull these experiences together and guide entities toward a more sustainable future.
He previously built and managed a sustainability consulting team at NSF International, and served as a Director at NextEnergy, a clean energy accelerator, where he advised companies in commercializing and deploying advanced technologies. He has worked with a wide range of clients, from cleantech startups to fortune 500 companies such as Patagonia, McDonald’s, Denso, and Bosch.
Joshua thrives at solving hard problems and working at the front end of the market maturity curve. He gravitates toward assembling necessary industry stakeholders to develop solutions often for the first time. He has successfully helped clients create more resilient supply chains, develop and commercialize advanced technologies, and build brands that increase integrity while reducing risk. All his work coalesces around pushing the needle toward transformative change.
Joshua holds both a bachelor’s and a graduate degree from the University of Michigan where he focused on sustainability, land use, and urban planning.