Fellow Spotlight
Fares Al-Lahabi
CarbonCLAIR: On-site air filtration and carbon-capture at construction sites.
Fares Al-Lahabi
Undergraduate,
Civil Engineering
CUNY
Focus Area
Energy & Decarbonization
Shanbor Gupta, Principal at Clean Energy Ventures
Mentor
Selected for NYC DEP Environmental Tech Lab
Interest from 3 potential investors
Confident commercialization pathway defined
Key Wins
Fares entered the fellowship uncertain about his next steps for commercialization. He sought structured guidance on how to move from an early research concept to a deployable, market-facing solution — and to find his footing in New York's climate tech ecosystem.
Why they joined
“The Climate Tech Fellowship was a life-changing experience that expanded my perspective and connected me with an inspiring community of builders working on real climate solutions. I learned a lot through the structured approach of the coursework — and one special thank you to Shanbor, our mentor, whose guidance was very dynamic and directly tied to our deployment with the NYC Department of Environmental Protection.”
Fares’ experience with the fellowship