Best UpCycle Canada Podcasts (2025)

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The Climate Decade in Focus: A 2025 Status Review 51:08

24d ago51:08

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With 2025 underway, we are midway through what is the most significant decade in tackling climate and the energy transition. Listen in to this conversation between Alex Cameron, Founder of Decarb Connect, and Ben Moens, Managing Director of Engie Impact, as they explore the progress, headwinds and tailwinds impacting industrial decarb. You’ll get i…

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BASF Canada: How to drive superior levels sustainability engagement through employees and other stakeholders 41:06

3M ago41:06

41:06

In this episode, Eva Musso – Head of Sustainability and Government Relations for BASF Canada, talks with Alex about why BASF Canada has had such a strong focus on employee and supply chain sustainability engagement programmes and the value of this activity to the business. Sustainability cannot be the remit of just one person, but many companies fi…

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How SMEs and Scale Ups are catalyzing decarb and industrial change: Peter Dushenski, Managing Director of GlasCurtain 49:54

5M ago49:54

49:54

In this episode Peter Dushenski, Managing Director of GlasCurtain (building materials producer), talks with Alex about the role that nimble and innovative companies can play in driving innovation and decarb activity by larger players. If you’re someone working in a start up or SME you’ll enjoy this as a clarion call for your work in the climate spa…

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Apoorv Sinha of Carbon Upcycling explores how to commercialize the Co2 Waste-to-Value Chain 52:03

5M ago52:03

52:03

Carbon Capture Utilization is a growing category of tech and in this episode Alex Cameron, CEO of Decarb Connect, talks with one of the most advanced disruptors in the space about how they have created a commercial business model for co2 recycling that creates real financial as well as climate value. Seeing waste (in the form of co2 in particular) …

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How Urban Future Lab delivers high start-up to scale-up climate tech success results 52:01

6M ago52:01

52:01

Listen in to this conversation between Fred Clerc, Interim MD of Urban Future Lab (part of NYU Tandon School of Engineering), and Alex Cameron, Founder of Decarb Connect as they talk about the accelerator program UFL runs and its outsized performance results. UFL has welcomed 170 companies into its accelerator programs the last few years, and these…

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CRH Ventures’ drive to support First Of A Kind plants and tech commercialization 31:10

6M ago31:10

31:10

Join Eduardo Gomez Mendoza, SVP and Head of CRH Ventures as he shares his perspective on how we can scale the most-needed hardware tech to deliver industrial decarbonisation. Welcome to this special edition of the Decarb Connect podcast featuring one of the 50+ speakers at Decarb Techinvest. We will be exploring, through a few conversations, how we…

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How do we make climate tech, and new hardtech platforms in particular, more profitable? 29:18

6M ago29:18

29:18

Join Alex Cameron, Founder of Decarb Connect and Anne Lyck Smitshuysen, partner in DynElectro for a discussion about how scaling climate tech can make new hardware platforms cost effective and profitable, even in early stages. Anne is a fuel cell specialist and a member of the Forbes 2023 30 under 30 list – she holds a Masters in Physics and Nanote…

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Embedding AI to dramatically improve the co2 output and energy spend of data centres and other energy-intensive sectors 38:38

7M ago38:38

38:38

If you’re exploring using AI to reduce energy spend and co2 output, or are investing in this space, listen in to Alex’s conversation with Clifford Federspiel, the co-founder and President/CTO of Vigilent, an AI platform focused on optimizing energy use and reducing carbon emissions in data centers. With a background in mechanical engineering and AI…

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CCU, Fertilisers and FMCG: CCm Technologies role in taking waste CO2 emissions to solve Scope 3 challenges 46:16

7M ago46:16

46:16

In 2023 the University of Cambridge published details that quantified how manure and synthetic fertilisers emit the equivalent of 2.6 gigatonnes of carbon per year which is more than the emissions from global aviation and shipping combined. Read up on that article in Nature Magazine here. Global fertiliser production is both essential and also huge…

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Dr Nicola Kimm: Exploring the strategic role and influence of sustainability and decarbonisation at Heidelberg Materials 30:36

8M ago30:36

30:36

Listen in to this recording with Dr. Nicola Kimm, Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer at Heidelberg Materials, to learn about the strategic role that sustainability has at Heidelberg Materials and its involvement at board level, with value chain partners and across key projects. Key Takeaways - How involving sustainability at board level dr…

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How the nuclear market can be restructured and reimagined to effectively tackle industrial decarbonisation and the energy transition 41:03

8M ago41:03

41:03

In this episode we look to a very specific nuclear technology that reuses nuclear waste. You’ll hear from Andrew Murdoch, the Managing Director of UK Ops for newcleo as he talks through the structural and market changes that would support wider use of nuclear as a clean energy. Key takeaways to listen out for: What it takes to create a zero carbon …

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Securing authentic customer-driven demand for the energy transition and its critical projects 41:35

9M ago41:35

41:35

Krista Johnson brings a real passion for enabling universal access to clean energy to this episode of the podcast. Listen in for a conversation that explores what it means to get true customer-driven demand for projects and how to engage authentically and positively with the neighbours and stakeholders of your projects. Anyone working to execute ma…

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Rebuilding global fertiliser market infrastructure to drive net zero 26:31

9M ago26:31

26:31

Join Alex Cameron for this episode which welcomes Petter Østbø, former CEO of EuroChem and Founder/CEO of AtlasAgro. You’ll hear about the route to net zero in global fertilisers and the development of AtlasAgro’s ‘plant of the future’. The economic realities that large fertilizer companies face, largely due to fossil fuel-based assets and the natu…

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Guest Podcast: The price of everything - SAF 40:57

10M ago40:57

40:57

This week we are partnering with General Index to share their episode which explores the market and pricing dynamics around SAF. We chose this episode as our Guest Podcast because of the links with co2 reuse, industrial decarbonization as well as the opportunity to host a discussion which was more focused on the economics of a key green product. Th…

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Bruno Fux, Siam City Cement: Driving decarbonisation and sustainability at Siam City Cement 39:24

10M ago39:24

39:24

In this week’s podcast, Bruno Fux joins Alex Cameron to discuss the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for decarbonisation in Vietnam, and specifically his plans for Siam City Cement. considering the country's commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. You’ll hear a comparison of Siam City Cement's initiatives vs those in regions benefiting…

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Steve Meller, Founder & CEO, CH4 Global: Reducing methane in cattle with the twin focus of radical climate impact plus a profitable, marketable and scalable tech platform 54:24

11M ago54:24

54:24

Steve Meller, Founder and CEO of CH4 Global, joined Alex to talk about the scale up of his company which is focused on massively reducing methane emissions from cattle using a seaweed technology. Steve Meller brings experience from the corporate, entrepreneurial and academic world to his leadership of CH4 Global – all are playing their part from th…

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Characterizing the opportunity and unique challenges for India’s clean energy transition: Jai Asundi of CSTEP 53:43

11M ago53:43

53:43

India’s watershed moment in climate-terms was the Paris COP where commitments were made on co2 sequestration, co2 intensity and renewables. More recently at COP Last year more commitments were made including hitting Net Zero by 2070. India is a developing industrial nation that needs to balance the right of a population to seek better overall livin…

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What industrials need to know about co2 transport and storage with Malc Kent, CGG 56:25

12M ago56:25

56:25

CCS drives discussion whether you’re for it, against it or just hope it’s a solution you’ll be able to use. In this episode, Alex Cameron talks with Malc Kent to get to the heart of the questions that industrial members of the Decarbonization Leaders Network ask, specifically: o What do we really know about the safety and security of long term unde…

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Turning £66m seed money into £200m+ of co investment (and growing): The Transforming Foundation Industries Challenge 47:23

1y ago47:23

47:23

This episode steps back to the early innovation cycle that is still needed to accelerate industrial decarbonisation. Bruce Adderley joins the podcast to explore how the £66m of the TFI Challenge in the UK has had an amplified effect, securing £200m+ of co-investment for collaborations across steel, cement, chem, glass and more of the foundation ind…

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Point Source Carbon Capture: Amines, MOFs, Membranes – Understanding the pro’s and con’s with Erica Nemser of CMS 37:01

1y ago37:01

37:01

If you’re an industrial or an investor exploring the Carbon Capture space, listen in to this conversation with Erica Nemser, CEO of Compact Membrane System, and Alex Cameron, CEO of Decarb Connect. You’ll hear about the growing ecosystem, types of point source carbon capture technology – and also will get the inside story on how CMS is scaling its …

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E65 - Happy 2024 - Some updates and plans for 2024 17:34

1y ago17:34

17:34

Episode 65 - Happy 2024 - Some updates and plans for 2024 Hey all! Happy New Year! Dave is back with a few updates on all things UpCycle Canada and some thoughts for the new year ahead. Thanks for your support and your messages! We appreciate you all so much! https://upcyclecanada.ca/ Check out a great new podcast created just for Dad! We want to e…

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Abby Smith, Team Pennsylvania: The essential role of a neutral convener in driving forward state-wide decarbonization opportunities 39:09

1y ago39:09

39:09

Team Pennsylvania (Team PA) has 27 years of history as a non-partisan organisation convening public-private partnerships are critical economic opportunities. Abby Smith joins Alex to talk about what the role of neutral convener can do to accelerate non-partisan pathways around decarbonization (and other issues) and just what it is that they do to b…

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National Highways – how a major buyer can work with industry and contractors to build a market for low carbon strategic materials 42:59

1y ago42:59

42:59

National Highways owns the strategy for a significant proportion of the UK’s roads and are a major buyer of asphalt, cement and steel. In this podcast you’ll join Alex Cameron, Founder of Decarb Connect, in conversation with the Executive Director of Procurement, Malcolm Dare, and the Director of Environmental Sustainability, Steve Elderkin, to lea…

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E64 - Rebecca Bratspies - Environmental Expert, Environmental Justice Proponent 43:01

1y ago43:01

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EPISODE 64 - Rebecca Bratspies - Environmental Expert, Environmental Justice Proponent Rebecca teaches at CUNY School of Law. She is a scholar of environmental justice, human rights, and environmental law. Her book Naming Gotham won the Association of Public Historians of New York 2023 Award for Excellence in Local History. The Environmental Justic…

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Arun Gupta, CEO, Skyven How to scale technology that’s critical to industrial decarbonization? 38:22

1y ago38:22

38:22

The typical belief around industrial net zero is that industrial processes are “hard-to-abate” because of complex processes which require additional tech and because at-scale projects are financially unattractive. But what if there was already an example of financing-in-action and technology that can remove barriers to decarbonization more quickly?…

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E63 - Billie Kay Asmus - Repaint Studios - PAINTING A GREENER FUTURE WITH THE REPAINT TRAY 42:12

1y ago42:12

42:12

EPISODE 63 - Billie Kay Asmus - Repaint Studios - PAINTING A GREENER FUTURE WITH THE REPAINT TRAY Meet Billie In early 2021, I started a small business refinishing and refurbishing furniture in my tiny basement studio. I quickly noticed the constant waste I was going through with plastic paint tray liners and wasn't able to reuse them. Naturally, I…

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The Rt Hon. Chris Skidmore, MP: Can the UK retain a global leadership role in Net Zero? 38:34

1y ago38:34

38:34

Chris was first elected to Kingswood Constituency in 2010 and still serves there, the area he grew up in. He took on the portfolio for Minister of Energy in 2019 and since then has had a specific focus on how the UK can really lead on climate issues and deliver net zero. With its 2019 legislation, the UK became the first G7 country to commit to net…

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E62 - Time for an Update on All Things UpCycle Canada-ish 18:19

1y ago18:19

18:19

E62 - Time for an Update on All Things UpCycle Canada-ish Hey! Some August updates on what Dave and Jen are up to! - a new UpCycler has been added to the family - Jen runs our Sunday only market booth here in Niagara - more new guests coming soon - we miss you all and look forward to getting back to a more regular fall release schedule https://upcy…

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What to expect from COP28 with Anand Gopal, Executive Director, Energy Innovation 42:41

1+ y ago42:41

42:41

To kick off the new series of Decarb Connect’s podcast, join Alex Cameron and Anand Gopal, Executive Director of Policy Research at Energy innovation, to explore their expectations of COP28 and how industrial decarbonisation could be pushed forward at the meeting. Whether you’re 100% focused in the climate space or not, there’s no escaping the medi…

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E61 - Five Practical Eco-Friendly Lessons to Share With Your Kids 16:58

1+ y ago16:58

16:58

E61 - Five Practical Eco-Friendly Lessons to Share With Your Kids Five practical eco-friendly lessons for kids: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Teach kids the importance of reducing waste and recycling materials such as paper, plastic, and glass. Encourage the use of reusable items like water bottles and cloth shopping bags. Conserve Energy: Teach kids to …

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E60 - Stephanie Hongo - Creator of Sugarfox - Upcycling Plastics and Trash into Stunning One of a Kind Creations 41:59

1+ y ago41:59

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E60 - Stephanie Hongo - Creator of Sugarfox - Upcycling Plastics and Trash into Stunning One of a Kind Creations MY NAME IS STEPHANIE HONGO AND I AM AN AMERICAN ARTIST LIVING IN CONNECTICUT. I HAVE BEEN CREATING ART FOR THE MAJORITY OF MY LIFE, BUT IT WASN’T UNTIL I BEGAN MAKING MY TRASH PIECES THAT I REALLY FELT INSPIRED TO CREATE ART FOR ART’S SA…

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E59 - Suzanne Goulden - You Don't Just Minimize Once - Balancing Minimalism and Crafting 53:16

1+ y ago53:16

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E59 - Suzanne Goulden - You Don't Just Minimize Once - Balancing Minimalism and Crafting How do you balance being a minimalist and being a crafter? Interesting dilemma! Your simpler life begins here. Ladies, we are strong and passionate, and the managers of our homes and families. We bear a lot on our shoulders. Are you feeling overwhelmed with lif…

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E58 - Quick Update From Dave on all things UpCycle Canada 17:30

1+ y ago17:30

17:30

E58 - Quick Update From Dave Dave here! Just jumping on to give you a quick update on UpCycle Canada. Our next chapter for the business now that the store has been closed, our new retail space at the Niagara Flea Market, and a quick update on our podcast plans Great to connect with you! Jen and I will be back with you again on a regular basis very …

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E57 - Toy Exchange Canada - Play and Learn. Return. Repeat - Rent Your Toys Today 50:49

1+ y ago50:49

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E57 - Toy Exchange Canada - Play and Learn. Return. Repeat - Rent Your Toys Today Carissa MacLennan joins us to talk toys! Yes, Dave is super happy to talk all things toys! Imagine renting your toys instead of buying toys that your kids grow out of and then you are stuck with toys destined for the landfill! Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles... Lend us…

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Marty Neese, CEO of Verdagy: Reasons for Green H2 Optimism (and its path to fossil parity) 39:57

1+ y ago39:57

39:57

Green hydrogen is one of the climate technologies that has its fair share of detractors and supporters. In this episode we explore some of the common assumptions about green h2 and identify the reasons we can be positive about its future. Decarbonisation leaders in steel, glass and a range of sectors have their sights set on hydrogen as their futur…

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E56 - Jamie Montgomery - Creator of James Repurposed - Creative Repurposing and Custom Creations For Your Home 35:23

1+ y ago35:23

35:23

E56 - Jamie Montgomery - Creator of James Repurposed - Creative Repurposing and Custom Creations For Your Home Jamie joins us to talk about his amazing small business James Repurposed. Jamie takes items that have ended their useful purpose and he rescues these materials and creates amazing home décor and gift ideas for your home. You could go to a …

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Scott Harden | Schneider Electric: The role of the Prosumer in accelerating the energy transition - what solutions will enable a more resilient and flexible grid? 31:29

1+ y ago31:29

31:29

Scott Harden, CTO of Innovation at Schneider Electric, leads the technology roadmap for Innovation across Schneider Electric, which as all our listeners will know is a leader in the sustainability. Scott joins the podcast to talk about the prosumer and its impact in the energy transition. Our core discussion centers on the need for electrification …

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E55 - New Year, New Location, Some Updates and More to come 20:36

1+ y ago20:36

20:36

EPISODE 55 - New Year, New Location, Some Updates and More to come Hey guys! So it is 2023, we are still running around like crazy tying up loose ends with our business and making strides towards new adventures with UpCycle Canada in 2023 Dave here! Jumping on to say hi! Been thinking of you all and wanted to give you a quick update on the store, o…

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Martin Keighley, CEO of CarbonFree: Creating a global market that decarbonises critical materials utilizing co2 reuse 35:32

1+ y ago35:32

35:32

Creating a global market that decarbonises critical materials: CarbonFree and the co2 reuse market Join Alex Cameron and the CEO of CarbonFree, Martin Keighley (the Former CEO of Tata Chemicals US) to talk about co2 reuse and how to decarbonise critical materials. You'll hear about how the market opportunity for converting co2 into key materials - …

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E54 - Our Gift to You - The Daily Santa Podcast - Countdown to Christmas with us 10:39

1+ y ago10:39

10:39

EPISODE 54 - Our Gift to You - The Daily Santa Podcast - Countdown to Christmas with us Podcast #7 in our group of podcasts is the Daily Santa Podcst - join us as we countdown to Christmas with daily Podcasts designed for children and families to enjoy! Join Santa, Twinkle the Voice Over Guy, Producer Dave and Selfie, Santa's Official Social Media …

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E53 - Our Most Recent Blog and a Shout Out From Mike and Tay at Black Dog Salvage 25:08

1+ y ago25:08

25:08

EPISODE 53 - Our Most Recent Blog and a Shout Out From Mike and Tay at Black Dog Salvage Yep, it happened again! Our friends Mike and Tay at Black Dog Salvage and Lift Arc Studios gave us another shout out on their weekly podcast - we are so thrilled! In this episode we share - a clip from the Black Dog Salvage Podcast, - the news story of the end …

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Brenmiller Energy: Leveraging the EU’s green industrial plan to scale long term energy storage business models 47:05

1+ y ago47:05

47:05

Doron Brenmiller, Chief Business Officer, joins Alex to talk about thermal energy storage but also how Brenmiller and its tech, listed on Nasdaq, have leveraged EU incentives to develop commercial projects and to scale With many different pots of incentives and cash within the EU industrial plan and other innovation funds, we wanted to talk with a …

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E52 - Our Dad Space Podcast - How To Get Out of Your Own Way and Find Contentment in Your Dad Journey 27:48

1+ y ago27:48

27:48

EPISODE 52 - Our Dad Space Podcast - How To Get Out of Your Own Way and Find Contentment in Your Dad Journey As we close off 2022, we are busy closing down our storefront, still working full-time, completing custom orders and saying goodbye to our walk-in retail customers, we wanted to share some of our other podcasts that we do with our UpCycle Ca…

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Accelerating the path to sustainable concrete - Concrete Sustainability Council 37:45

1+ y ago37:45

37:45

Joining Alex Cameron, Founder of Decarb Connect, are Christian Artelt, Senior Manager Sustainable Construction & Public Affairs, Heidelberg Materials and Michael Scharpf, Head of Sustainable Construction, Holcim. Episode Sponsor: Janno Media Concrete is the most widely used manmade material and, by volume, one of the major sources of CO2 globally. …

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E51 - Black Dog Salvage and UpCycle Canada - Check out This Amazing Podcast With our Friends in ROANOKE, VA 30:46

1+ y ago30:46

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EPISODE 51 - Black Dog Salvage and UpCycle Canada - Check out This Amazing Podcast With our Friends in ROANOKE, VA Black Dog Salvage is a prominent architectural salvage company based in Roanoke, Virginia and the home “Salvage Dawgs” (2012-2020 - DIY Network/HGTV). Founded in 1999 by Mike Whiteside and Robert Kulp, Black Dog Salvage specializes in …

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BlackRock: Leveraging climate metrics to catalyze investment flow 44:57

1+ y ago44:57

44:57

Ewa Jackson joins Alex to talk about climate metrics and their role in accelerating the flow of capital into climate tech (including industrial applications) Ewa Jackson, Managing Director of Sustainable and Transition Solutions at BlackRock, joins Alex Cameron of Decarb Connect to explore how the landscape for investment in decarbonisation and ene…

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E50 - Camille Lee Joins in to talk about her business Wear Em Out Tees 43:31

1+ y ago43:31

43:31

Episode 50 - Camille Lee Joins in to talk about her business Wear Em Out Tees About Us: Welcome to our circular-fashion home! All Wear Em Out Tees inventory is comprised of a careful selection of pre-loved t-shirts transformed into soft, upcycled graphic tees for you! Find your one-of-a-kind find right here and be sure to subscribe to get the lates…

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The evolution of the CCS value chain 44:57

1+ y ago44:57

44:57

A couple of months ago we produced a report with Gaffney Cline that looked at the evolution of the Carbon Capture and Storage Value Chain. Today I’m joined by Mark Wilkie and Nick Fulford of Gaffney Cline. We’ll dig into the findings a little but also hear how their perspective is continuing to evolve. If you’re working on industrial decarbonisatio…

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E49 - Stacy Grinsfelder - Blogger, Podcaster and How To Expert Sharing True Tales From Old Houses 36:50

1+ y ago36:50

36:50

EPISODE 49 - Stacy joins us to share her journey, - starting with stepping into a home built in 1885, - the passion and work it took to make this house a home for her family - passing on her love for rehab and refurbishing to the next generation - her podcast, blog and YouTube content that takes her community along for the ride - her desire to help…

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Heat pump innovation: Decarbonising industrial steam and heat 31:35

2y ago31:35

31:35

Andrei Klochko joins Alex to explore how heat pump technology is scaling to take on the heat and steam requirements of industry For many working on decarbonisation of industry, the typical roadmap includes renewables, ccus, hydrogen and energy efficiency. But with heat pump tech stepping up to the industrial landscape, this podcast is a chance to h…

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