[Please give us feedback in the The CDR Procurement Guide WhatsApp Community] -Join the WhatsApp community- This series has been created to help those with carbon emissions related obligations who need to complement their emissions reduction activity with carbon removal purchases. It is targeted specifically at the needs of buyers in private and public sector organizations [for example, heads of strategy, sustainability, procurement, finance, or operational risk], to address their questions ...
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A panel show by Nori where guests discuss current events from the world of carbon removal. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carbonremovalnewsroom/support
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Transitioning to a net zero emissions economy is crucial to mitigating the worst effects of climate change. But to truly make a difference, we must actively decrease CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere through net-negative emissions.
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Untangling Climate Finance is a podcast from Gordian Knot Strategies that explores the dynamic field of climate change finance. Join the host, Jay Tipton, as he talks with industry experts about topics including climate solutions, global carbon markets, carbon projects, novel technologies such as AI and distributed ledger, and much more. Visit www.gordianknotstrategies.com to learn more about the company.
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A growing body of knowledge about climate change and potential solutions. This series traverses disciplines, industries, and opinions with hundreds of deep-dive conversations with science, technology, and climate leaders. Hosted by Jason Jacobs, Yin Lu, and Cody Simms.
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The Carbon Removal Show is the world's leading in-depth podcast on carbon removal. We combine hours of research and interviews with the world’s leading experts to explore the latest developments in carbon removal technology and policy in an easy to digest and engaging podcast format. Our narrative driven, story-focused episodes are enjoyed by both experts in the field and climate-curious individuals wanting to learn more about this increasingly widespread topic. The problem of carbon emissio ...
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A podcast about the different people, technologies, and organizations that are coming together to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and reverse climate change. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reversingclimatechange/support
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The McKinsey Podcast, our new flagship podcast series, takes you inside our global firm, and features conversations with experts on issues that matter most in business and management. McKinsey & Company is a management-consulting firm that helps businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations realize their most important goals. Topics covered in this series include strategy, technology, leadership, marketing, operations, organization, and the role of business in society.
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The Stantec.io podcast features discussions with our subject matter experts who are working with digital practice teams to develop creative, technology-forward approaches that accelerate and improve our ability to solve the most difficult challenges facing our clients, communities, and industries.
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A podcast on climate technologies hosted by early-stage investor, Samia Qader. Join us as we connect with diverse voices in the climate sector, from journalists and policymakers to activists, scientists, corporate sustainability leaders, founders, and investors. Together, we navigate the landscape to make informed choices on shaping the future of climate technologies.
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Learn how to build sustainable businesses with Tia Collings, as she interviews experts from around the world in the fields of sustainability and green business initiatives. Helping you keep people, profit and planet front and centre in your own company. The current rules of business are broken. These rules start to be taught at university and are then applied to the real world. However, should we be teaching old rules for a new world? A world that can't carry on business as usual? Enter The ...
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Quick and concise, Eight Minutes covers everything that's happening in climate action and the energy transition. We tackle the complexity of the changes happening in our world and make it easy, and quick, for anyone to understand. Our sister podcast, More Than Eight Minutes, includes the extended versions with our guests for anyone who wants to go a level deeper into these issues.
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The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is a nonprofit working to reduce global catastrophic and existential risk from powerful technologies. In particular, FLI focuses on risks from artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology, nuclear weapons and climate change. The Institute's work is made up of three main strands: grantmaking for risk reduction, educational outreach, and advocacy within the United Nations, US government and European Union institutions. FLI has become one of the world's leading ...
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Political Climate delivers an insider’s view on the most pressing policy questions in energy and climate. Through biweekly analysis and debate, the podcast explores the nuances of how policy and politics shape the energy transition in the U.S. and around the world. Political Climate goes beyond partisan echo chambers to bring you insider scoops and authentic conversations with voices from across the political spectrum – all with a healthy dose of wit. Tune in every other Friday for the lates ...
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Welcome to the Pull To Refresh Podcast, where we explore the worlds of climate tech, carbon dioxide removal, biotech, ecology, robotics, policy, and more. We are excited to share these conversations with you as we spread the word about the science-based innovations that will shape a brighter future. Pull To Refresh’s mission is to restore and maintain a planetary climate that ensures a safe, prosperous, and equitable future. We will accomplish this by creating ocean-based technology to gathe ...
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Zero is about the tactics and technologies taking us to a world of zero emissions. Each week Bloomberg’s award-winning reporter Akshat Rathi talks to the people tackling climate change – a venture capitalist hunting for the best cleantech investment, scientists starting companies, politicians who have successfully created climate laws, and CEOs who have completely transformed their businesses. The road to zero emissions has many paths and everyone’s got an opinion about the best route. Liste ...
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Tech Talks (The Podcast about Technology Leaders and Leadership) - A podcast that probes the minds of technology leaders. Join us as we delve deep into the startup stories, financing, growth, innovation, and cultural transformations that drive the tech industry with host, David Savage. Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Find out more about our solutions at www.nashsquared.com
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Climate change is upon us. Fires, droughts, hurricanes, sea level rise, and melting ice caps are all part of our new normal. But something else is happening as well. Scientists, innovators, organizations, cities, companies, and citizens are taking action, making progress, and finding solutions. Climate Break brings you stories of climate progress and interviews with climate innovators from California and around the world, in under 2 minutes. Our solution-oriented, radio-ready shows are produ ...
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Welcome to "The Spotlight Series – Don’t Just Survive, Thrive”. Season 1 was launched to help people through the pandemic by talking to a variety of experts about topics such as psychology, finance and health. Season 2 focused on more work related issues including HR, marketing and leadership. Now it is time for Season 3! Season 3 is centred on the IT industry, specifically tech startups. There are also Career Spotlights from senior IT people revealing the secrets to their impressive career ...
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Forward Thinking examines groundbreaking ways in which the world is evolving and how people and organizations can respond to changing demands and technologies. In each episode theorists, innovators, and business leaders discuss global trends—technology, artificial intelligence, globalization, urbanization, climate change, and more—with hosts Michael Chui and Janet Bush of the McKinsey Global Institute.
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Sustainability Defined is the podcast that defines sustainability, one concept (and bad joke) at a time. Hosts Scott Breen and Jay Siegel explore a new topic each episode with the help of an expert in the field. Each concept falls into one of seven sectors -- Energy, Cities, Natural Environment, Transportation, Business, Policy, and Social -- and is visually represented in a Sustainability Tree found at www.sustainabilitydefined.com.
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SRI360 | Socially Responsible Investing, ESG, Impact Investing, Sustainable Investing
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The SRI360 Podcast is focused exclusively on Socially Responsible, ESG, Impact, Sustainable & Responsible investing. To learn more, visit SRI360.com. Each episode presents an interview with a world-class investor who is an accomplished practitioner from different asset classes in lively, wide-ranging, long-format discussions. In each interview, we try to cover everything from each investor's early personal journey—and what motivated and attracted them to commit their life energy to SRI—to in ...
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From equities and fixed income to commercial real estate, ESG and climate change, join us as we explore the issues global investors are talking about and uncover insights from industry experts that help keep it all in perspective.
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Tune in for relatable perspectives from folks who -- just like you -- are on a climate journey. Hosted by Asim Hussain, Amelia Holcomb, Marketa Benisek and Tim Falls
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A Breath of Fresh Earth explores the great things happening in the fight for a clean planet. During each episode I’ll give a shout-out to Climate heroes making a huge impact with new technologies and ideas. We’ll have our share of climate villains, too. I’ll tell you about new products available to purchase, who to follow on social media, reviews of environmentally themed movies, books, and songs, apps and websites, the air quality index and the current CO2 level. They’ll be exciting news ab ...
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The Hitechies Podcast provides exposure and support to millions of interesting technology startups worldwide. We have created a special startup segment where we feature innovative and interesting startups trying to solve worldly problems. We publish articles, opinions, and interviews that provide better insights. If you are interested in sponsoring our shows, please contact: info@hitechies.com Or Follow https://www.hitechies.com for further details.
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In this podcast we have conversations about Technology, Science, Space/Astronomy/Astrophysics, Philosophy and anything related...... Subscribe for you daily dose of everything.
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A podcast dedicated to climate action across Europe. Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe hosts inspirational guests from civil society organisations working on the ground to fight the climate crisis. Each episode dives into a different climate change or energy transition topic giving you the what, who, why and how from specialists across the continent and beyond. So sit back, relax and enjoy critical conversations that hope to spark a change! More information about CAN Europe via caneurope.o ...
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Welcome to The Elephant! An interview and storytelling podcast investigating up-and-coming solutions to one of the greatest challenges of our time: climate change. Supported by Climate-KIC
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I feel privileged to speak to so many great minds as part of my job. They are passionate builders, insightful investors, laser-focused leaders. They are all curious learners in their own way. It is their urge to learn more. That urge is curiosity. When I speak to these people, I hear fascinating ideas, solid business plans, genius growth hacking practices, relentless team building focus, unique investing strategies and many others. However, most of the time, key insights, business intelligen ...
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Presented by Yahoo News, The Climate Crisis Podcast is designed to help listeners gain an understanding about what is perhaps the most pressing issue facing humanity and the planet: rising global temperatures caused by the burning of fossil fuels. Hosts Ben Adler and David Knowles interview some of the leading scientists in the country to help explain how we came to this inflection point and what the stakes are going forward. The podcast lays out the science of climate change in a way that o ...
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The Switched on Network podcast is for anyone who wants to be “Switched On” to the world of technology, gadgets and the Internet! Each week, Paul (@paulfp) is joined by Ben Anderson (“Ben the N00b”) who doesn’t have a clue about technology. He asks the questions that you're too afraid to!
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The FDNY Pro podcast brings together professionals and experts in the field of Fire and EMS, offering their firsthand knowledge and experience. Hear from the pros as they discuss what they’ve learned on the front lines.
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Welcome to Airrows on Air, presented by Tomorrow's Air. Learn alongside host Christina Beckmann about scientific aspects of climate along with the fascinating experiences of artists, adventurers, storytellers who help us appreciate our experience of life on earth and why taking climate action is worth the effort.
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This podcast highlights current events, emerging research, and new opportunities in forest analytics. We’ll provide commentary and share stories about how organizations are solving forestry problems by leveraging data to make informed decisions. Hosted by Matt Russell, forest analytics consultant. For more information, visit arbor-analytics.com.
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Africa’s Big Switch is a podcast that aims to identify current and future solutions to complex problems on the African continent. Examples of such problems include: Climate Change, Homelessness, Poverty, Political Instability, Famine, Floods etc.Our first season sheds light and sparks conversation around the future of energy in Africa.Why Energy?Modern society depends on reliable and affordable energy services to function smoothly and to develop equitably. A well-established energy system su ...
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District Sentinel Radio is the latest project from Sam Sacks and Sam Knight--the two journalists behind The District Sentinel News Co-op. Devoted to watchdog journalism, District Sentinel Radio is the podcast arm of the co-op.
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BMP Radio | Fitness | Personal Development | Inspiration | Motivation | Health | Mindset | Passion
Brian Pickowicz
The goal of BMP Radio is to inspire people to lead a healthier, more passionate & fulfilling life. My name is Brian Pickowicz, I am a Transformative Fitness Coach & my purpose is to help others transform their lives through first transforming their lifestyle habits. We all have a story, we are all on a journey & it is our goal to create a space for people to share the tales that make them who they are. Through connecting you to inspirational figures & ideas from the fields of Health, Fitness ...
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Synopsis: Our ALL-IN-ONE channel showcases our discussions on Singapore youth perspectives and social issues, geopolitics through an Asian lens, health, climate change, money, career, sports, pop culture and music. Follow our shows on your favourite audio apps Apple Podcasts, Spotify or even ST's app, which has a dedicated podcast player section. Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis & The Straits Times, SPH Media Trust.
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RESET Mindset - Responsible Enterprises for Social and Environmental Transformation
Vic, Maurizio, Nao, and Marcello
RESET Mindset podcast aims to inspire change and to help professionals learn about high-impact, innovative collaborations to build a sustainable future. We share stories of companies who are innovating business models through the lens of sustainability. We believe everyone has a responsibility to innovate for a better future and our aim is to inspire people to be a champion in their field or start something new. For transcripts, visit us at www.resetmindset.org Support this podcast: https:// ...
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Ocean Based Carbon Removal Solutions - Episode 92
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Let us know how we're doing - text us feedback or thoughts on episode content The ocean is already a huge carbon sink - and it could do even more. A burgeoning industry of carbon removal solutions, looking to leverage the enormous potential of our marine system, is starting to emerge. Paul looks at how our oceans currently help us combat carbon emi…
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From Financial Markets to Carbon Removal: Andrew Pedley’s Journey to Revolutionise Environmental Tech
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Nicola Steel, Founder of JJP Talent Solutions, sits down with Andrew Pedley, co-founder of Carbonaught, a pioneering company dedicated to delivering scalable carbon removal solutions and enhancing food security worldwide. Andrew brings a wealth of experience from his extensive corporate career in financial markets within investment banks and heavy …
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In this conversation, Martin Kessler, Chief Business Officer at Flowcarbon, discusses the company's role in securing asset-level financing for carbon removal projects. He explains that Flowcarbon is a vertically integrated carbon finance company focused on arranging project finance for carbon removal projects, assisting project developers with carb…
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Sliced: The Carbon Removal Standards Initiative
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Tuesday, August 13, 2024 Sliced: The Carbon Removal Standards Initiative In this edition of Sliced, we explore the newly announced Carbon Removal Standards Initiative and how it intends to help governments and companies involved in the booming space of carbon dioxide removals. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that fe…
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Big Tech Betting on Nature-Based Carbon Removals
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Julia Strong is the Executive Director of Symbiosis Coalition. Announced in early 2024, Symbiosis Coalition is an advanced market commitment from Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Salesforce to purchase up to 20 million tons of nature-based carbon removals. The forestry credit space has faced challenges over the last couple of years, prompting interest …
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The Journey to Net Zero: Carbon Removal Strategies with Hans Westerhof
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In this episode of Tech Talks, Hans Westerhof, co-founder and Managing Director of Remove, discusses the importance of carbon dioxide removal in achieving net zero emissions. Together we explore various methods used to capture and store CO2, including nature-based solutions like planting trees and technological solutions like vacuum cleaners that f…
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Anousheh Ansari on Innovation Prizes for Space, AI, Quantum Computing, and Carbon Removal
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Anousheh Ansari joins the podcast to discuss how innovation prizes can incentivize technical innovation in space, AI, quantum computing, and carbon removal. We discuss the pros and cons of such prizes, where they work best, and how far they can scale. Learn more about Anousheh's work here: https://www.xprize.org/home Timestamps: 00:00 Innovation pr…
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S1E1: Investing with $100 a month as an undergrad? Why not!
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Start early, compound your wealth, and try not to beat the market. Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get a headstart in your personal finance and career with The Straits Times. Finance literacy experts always tell us to “start young” so we can make full use of the effect of compounding and grow our wealth from a young age. But ho…
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S2E1: Eco-nomics: Putting a value on nature is also key to saving it
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Businesses are buying into new financial products that could help save nature, but funds for nature’s protection have not reached the scale required. Synopsis: Every first and third Sunday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Coral reef bonds, biodiversity c…
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DNC dispatches: It’s the climate economy, stupid!
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In today’s episode – the first of a two-part dispatch – the Political Climate team takes us behind the scenes of the 2024 Democratic National Convention to chat candidly with lawmakers and leading activists about Democrats’ strategy for pitching climate policies in the lead up to November’s election. Although Vice President Harris barely mentioned …
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The Locksmiths of Cybersecurity: MyCena's Anti-Phishing Solution
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Today’s episode finds David joined by the co-founders of MyCena, Brendan and Julie O’Toole. MyCena is a cybersecurity company with a unique anti-phishing solution that eliminates the need for people to handle passwords, thereby preventing password phishing attacks. The conversation highlights the importance of cyber resilience and the need for comp…
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S1E1: Get a headstart in your finances & career from our new ST podcast
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Here's a sneak peek into our rebranded podcast channel. Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get a headstart in your personal finance and career with The Straits Times. Our previous Money and Career podcast channel is now rebranded HeadSTart on Record, taking on a fresher and sharper approach on how to chase your aspirations and gro…
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Startup Series: Designing the Future of Home Energy with Haven
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Jeff Chapin is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Haven Energy. Haven aims to make it easier for homeowners to install home battery systems, including choosing the right battery, permitting and installation, tax credits, and virtual power plant setup. Haven recently began offering bundled installation of solar and batteries. Jeff has seen …
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Join The CDR Procurement Guide Community! We want to invite you to connect with us on WhatsApp and help co-create the content that will be most helpful to you and others in the CDR buyer community. We need your feedback on what we produce and your suggestions on what we need to produce to help us help you. Engage in conversations on topics from the…
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The greenest reason to drill: clean power that's always on
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Before he founded the geothermal startup Fervo in 2017, Tim Latimer was a drilling engineer for the oil and gas industry — a job he loved. “Honestly, if it wasn't for climate change, I probably wouldn’t have ever changed my career,” he says this week on Zero. Now Latimer is applying his drilling know-how to Fervo’s wells, supercharging their energy…
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Leading with Passion: Christina Kosmowski on AI, Innovation, and Sports
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In this episode of Tech Talks, we sit down with Christina Kosmowski (CEO of LogicMonitor) to discuss the launch of Edwin, an AI observability platform designed to revolutionize IT operations. Christina shares insights on the evolving role of AI in the workplace, the challenges of leading a tech company in a rapidly changing environment, and the imp…
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ABS E27 Agrify: Improving Yield & Carbon Income for Farmers
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Send us a Text Message. On this episode of ABS, we sat down with Delz Erinle, the Founder and Product Lead of Agrify. Agrify focuses on decarbonizing the agricultural value chain through regenerative intelligence and carbon microfinance, aiming to improve farmer resilience and farmer incomes. Delz is an innovator with expertise in Economics and Pro…
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Hear home-grown rapper Shigga Shay's intimate live studio take of his latest single, Overachieve, which will also be included in his upcoming release Hanyu Pinyin. Synopsis (headphones recommended): This Music Lab playlist features the full live performance of music acts invited by The Straits Times to its podcast studio. Listen to Shigga Shay talk…
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S1E14: Despite his elimination from Rap Of China, Shigga Shay stills sees it as a win
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Home-grown rapper Shigga Shay is the 14th guest in this music channel. Synopsis (headphones recommended): Each month, The Straits Times invites music acts to its podcast studio. In the 14th episode of Music Lab, ST’s music correspondent Eddino Abdul Hadi hosts Singaporean rapper Shigga Shay. The 31-year-old hip-hop artist speaks at length about his…
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Locating Methane Leaks with Satellites, with Dr. Timiebi Aganaba
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What is methane? Methane (CH4) (the primary component of “natural gas”) is the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide. Around 60% of global methane emissions come from human activities in three main sectors: energy production (oil, gas, and coal), agriculture (livestock and rice), and waste (landfill and waste water). Energy prod…
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Digital Transformation: How to do it effectively for your business
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Best practices for digital transformation In this episode, co-hosts Dave Roberts and Mike Arsenault talk to Shankar Kalyana, Stantec’s chief technology officer. They discuss effective digital transformation in business and the steps necessary for successful implementation: from leadership and strategy, to employee communication and program manageme…
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S1E3: Visit to Windsor Nature Park: Can insects in SG's backyard be foraged?
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Love or loathe them, could insects also become a food source in the wider context of the global population? Synopsis (headphones recommended): Green Trails is a 4-part environment podcast special for 2024 where The Straits Times hits the ground with experts. "Can this be eaten?” is an oft repeated question that every nature guide is familiar with. …
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From Engineering to Art: The Journey of Robert Brunner
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In this episode, we are joined by Robert Brunner, the founder of Ammunition. Robert shares his fascinating journey from being raised in a creative family to becoming a renowned industrial designer. He talks about his early career, including his time at Apple as the Director of Industrial Design, and his experiences at Pentagram. Robert also discuss…
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Confronting a carbon monoxide emergency with Lt. Kyle Van Nostrand and Rescue Paramedics Giovanni Cummings and Sharona Hagler
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In the early evening hours of August 23, 2023, Lt. Kyle Van Nostrand (Station 44) and Station 39 Rescue Paramedics, Giovanni Cummings and Sharona Hagler, responded to a call for two unconscious pediatric patients who were suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. In this episode, they discuss how they confronted this potentially deadly situation, w…
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The Inspiration Journey: How BatFast is Changing Sports
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In this episode of TechTalks, the co-founders of BatFast, Jignesh Patel and Runish Gudhka, discuss their journey and innovative technology behind their sports tech company. Rooted in Runish’s experience as an athlete and their shared love of Cricket, BatFast aims to increase participation in sports like Cricket, Baseball, and Tennis by making them …
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S1E112: Understanding China-Philippines' dangerous South China Sea face-offs
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Aggression from China is driving Manila and Washington closer, spurring a loose coalition against Beijing. Synopsis: Every third and fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times' global contributor Nirmal Ghosh shines a light on Asian perspectives of global and Asian issues with expert guests. Despite talks between China and the Philippines regard…
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Startup Series: Battery-Electric Rail with Parallel Systems
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Matt Soule is the CEO and Co-founder of Parallel Systems. Parallel Systems is re-imagining how goods can be transported via rail by building automated battery-electric freight rail vehicles. These vehicles resemble box cars that can drive independently and form on-the-fly connections with each other to create mini trains. According to Matt, the goa…
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Samuel Hammond on why AI Progress is Accelerating - and how Governments Should Respond
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Samuel Hammond joins the podcast to discuss whether AI progress is slowing down or speeding up, AI agents and reasoning, why superintelligence is an ideological goal, open source AI, how technical change leads to regime change, the economics of advanced AI, and much more. Our conversation often references this essay by Samuel: https://www.secondbes…
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Will generative AI hurt middle managers—or help them?
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Bogged down, bothered, beleaguered: Many middle managers have it bad—and they can also have a bad rap. In Power to the Middle: Why Managers Hold the Keys to the Future of Work (Harvard Business Review Press, July 2023), McKinsey talent experts Bryan Hancock and Emily Field sought to correct that misperception, clarifying the vital role the best mid…
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How the humble refrigerator changed the world
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The “cold chain” that delivers our food is inconspicuous but vast. The US alone boasts around 5.5 billion cubic feet of refrigerated space; that’s 150 Empire State Buildings’ worth of freezers. Now, the developing world is catching up. On Zero, Nicola Twilley, author of Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves, discu…
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Million-Dollar Missions: A 2-In-1 Episode on How These Investors Are Reshaping the World (#053)
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This episode is a two-for-one, and that’s because the podcast recently hit its second year anniversary. To celebrate, I’ve been curating special compilation episodes, featuring some of the best segments over the past two years of SRI360. Today, I’m revisiting two extraordinary guests who have harnessed the power of impact investing to create a bett…
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Breathing Easy: Personalizing Air Pollution Data with Louise Thomas
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Today on Tech Talks we chat to Louise Thomas, CEO of Air Aware Labs, about their mission to personalize air pollution data, and their innovative integration with Strava (which you can start using for free today)! David also looks at Louise's journey from government to entrepreneurship. Discover how Air Aware Labs is helping individuals make data-dr…
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What is Energy-as-a-Service? Most current energy technologies burn fossil fuels and emit carbon dioxide, which contributes to global warming. Adopting low and zero-carbon technologies is one way to reduce emissions, but barriers such as high upfront and maintenance costs have impeded the adoption of these technologies. Energy as a Service (EaaS) is…
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S1E16: The influence of Haidilao on our appetite for Chinese cars
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A motor industry expert connects popular culture to the success of Chinese car brands in Singapore. Synopsis: Every third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times offers expert insights on new vehicles or transportation trends. BYD is leading the sales chart in Singapore and other Chinese car brands are also making their way here. In a market where …
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Let us know how we're doing - text us feedback or thoughts on episode content The nuclear industry achieved something remarkable in July - full bipartisan support of new legislation aimed at supercharging growth of this clean energy technology. Paul digs into the specifics of the ADVANCE act, why it makes sense for helping to license new reactors f…
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Sliced: Egypt Launches Africa's First Voluntary Carbon Market
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024 Sliced: Egypt Launches Africa's First Voluntary Carbon Market In this edition of Sliced, we introduce the newly launched Egyptian voluntary carbon market, which is the first of its kind in all of Africa. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team memb…
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Creating a Culture of Excellence: Insights from Robert Hicks
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In this episode of Tech Talks, we sit down with Robert Hicks, the Chief People Officer at Atheneum, to explore the critical role of culture in modern workplaces. Robert shares his insights on building a thriving culture, the importance of finding, training, and retaining talent, and how Atheneum leverages expert networks to provide intelligence as …
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S1E129: Are climate and environment disclosures helping to cut carbon?
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Climate and environment data disclosures are vital. But real action is needed for cutting emissions and nature protection. Synopsis: Every first and third Sunday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. There’s a saying in sustainability circles: What gets measu…
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John Podesta Celebrates the IRA for “Catalyzing a Clean Energy Boom”
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Exactly two years ago, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. With more than $800 billion devoted to renewables, batteries, transmission, carbon removal, EVs, and the factories to build them, the bill is America’s largest-ever investment in climate solutions. Yet the rollout of the IRA hasn’t been the smoothest. Some proje…
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