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This week's episode of Green Minds features Zaneta Sedilekova, biodiversity and climate risk lawyer and founder and CEO of Planet Law Lab, where she advises companies on how to mitigate their sustainability risks.
In this episode, Zaneta shares valuable insights into her work and explains what climate litigation is, how it impacts society and climate change, and the differences between climate and biodiversity litigation.
For listeners interested in learning more about climate litigation, the 2024 snapshot report on global trends in climate litigation can be found here.
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In this week’s Green Minds episode, Jim sits down with Tim Turner from Kona Energy. Together, they go through the battery’s revenue stack and hear about career opportunities in the energy sector. This is the second part of a two-part episode.
Key Highlights:
Summary of the GB electricity market The need for battery and their role in the system A closer look at what a battery storage project really is The development process of a battery storage project The revenue stack of a battery storage project Future trends in the battery space Navigating a career in the energy sectorFor listeners who want to reach out to Tim, you can find him at
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-turner-80b739190/
Do you have any suggestions for guests or themes that we should take a closer look at? Feel free to drop us an email at [email protected]
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In this week’s Green Minds episode, Jim sits down with Tim Turner from Kona Energy. Together, they go through GB’s electricity market and learn about how to develop a battery storage project. This is the first part of a two-part episode.
Key Highlights:
Summary of the GB electricity market The need for battery and their role in the system A closer look at what a battery storage project really is The development process of a battery storage project The revenue stack of a battery storage project Future trends in the battery space Navigating a career in the energy sectorFor listeners who want to reach out to Tim, you can find him at
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-turner-80b739190/
Do you have any suggestions for guests or themes that we should take a closer look at? Feel free to drop us an email at [email protected]
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This week's episode of Green Minds features Charlotte Owen, Growth Director at Hemiko.
Hemiko is one of the leading end-to-end service providers of heat networks in the UK and has recently announced a heat network project that will offer clean heat to every building in an English town with a population of over 100,000 people.
In this episode, Charlotte sets out heat networks’ contribution to net zero and energy affordability and Hemiko’s exciting work to deliver town and city-scale heat networks. She also reflects on her experience of working in a country with a capital city where 99% of heat is met by heat networks, and makes a strong case for working in the sector.
For listeners interested in learning more about Hemiko, a link to their website can be found here.
Do you have any suggestions for guests or themes that we should take a closer look at? Feel free to drop us an email at [email protected].
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This week's episode of Green Minds features Christian Sigmund, co-founder and CEO of Hamburg-based startup WILDPLASTIC. WILDPLASTIC aims to recover as much wild plastic waste as possible from the environment and return it to the recycling cycle. Working with collection organisations in regions severely affected by the plastic crisis, WILDPLASTIC purchases wild plastic and transforms it into new products such as WILDBAGS and mailing bags made of WILDPLASTIC.
In this episode, Chris shares his journey from working at companies like YouTube and Google to co-founding WILDPLASTIC. He provides valuable insights into WILDPLASTIC's mission, operations and future ambitions, as well as an in-depth discussion of the plastic crisis and the challenges of waste management and potential solutions.
For listeners interested in learning more about WILDPLASTIC, a link to the website can be found here.
Do you have any suggestions for guests or themes that we should take a closer look at? Feel free to drop us an email at [email protected]
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This week's episode of Green Minds features Julian Kakarott, Founder and CEO of the Hamburg-based startup CarbonStack. CarbonStack uses blockchain technology, remote sensing, environmental modelling and artificial intelligence (AI) to offset carbon emissions through a transparent reforestation scheme.
This episode delves into Julian's journey and motivations for founding CarbonStack. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with afforestation and reforestation projects in Germany, and the role of carbon credits in these initiatives.
For listeners interested in learning more about CarbonStack, a link to the website can be found here.
Do you have any suggestions for guests or themes that we should take a closer look at? Feel free to drop us an email at [email protected]
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Giulia is the Commercial Strategy Director at EFG, a leading competitive gaming and esports company. From being a professional basketball player to Imperial Business School to working for companies such as Formula 1 - she’s had such an inspiring career. She talks about her different roles, her career trajectory and her experience being a woman in a male dominated industry.
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Co-founder of Happy Fan, John Grabowski, talks about his career in the sports industry and beyond. From starting in one of the biggest sport and entertainment companies - IMG - part of Endeavor, to being the commercial director at move.ai, and now delivering fan data integration solutions to the sports industry with Happy Fan. You can find John on linkedin as “John Grabowski, MBA” and at [email protected]
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This week’s episode of Green Minds features Haysam Azhar, who works as an analyst working on blended finance transactions for developing countries at the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI). The CPI is an analysis and advisory organisation with expertise in finance and policy. Its Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance has mobilised over $4 billion to address climate change.
In this episode, guest co-host Huzefah and Lorenzo interview Haysam about his personal motivations for working on tackling climate change, how his undergraduate degree spanning seven countries shaped his outlook, his work at the CPI developing blended finance mechanisms in emerging markets, his co-authorship of a playbook on how corporations can design effective climate finance strategies, and his advice for young professionals starting their career in the climate space.
The CPI’s Corporate Climate Finance Playbook can be found here: https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/the-corporate-climate-finance-playbook/#:~:text=In%20partnership%20with%20Salesforce%2C%20CPI,when%20to%20use%20them%2C%20and
More information on Climate Vine can be found here: https://www.climatevine.co/
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In this week’s Green Minds episode, Jim sits down with Wen-Yu Weng, a consultant at PA Consulting specializing in clean energy, climate, and sustainability. Together, they navigate the outlook for energy in 2024 and discuss career prospects in the green energy space.
Key Highlights:
Offshore wind development in the UK after AR6 and in the US. What we think about Nuclear in the energy transition Implications of involvement of oil producing countries in COPs Navigating a career in the green energy space Fun question: what is the place of Bitcoin in the energy transitionFor listeners who want to reach out to Wen-Yu, you can find her at
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wenyuweng/
Do you have any suggestions for guests or themes that we should take a closer look at? Feel free to drop us an email at [email protected]
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This week’s episode of Green Minds features Annie Shepperd OBE, whose decorated CV includes Chair of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), former Chief Executive of Salix Finance, and former Chief Executive of Walsall Council and the London Borough of Southwark.
In this episode, guest co-host Laurence and Lorenzo interview Annie about the role of local government in achieving net zero, Salix Finance’s role in delivering energy efficiency and clean heat in the UK, how to create leaders in the fight against climate change, and CIWEM’s work to ensure clean drinking water.
CIWEM’s report, A Fresh Water Future, is available to read here: https://www.ciwem.org/policy-reports/fresh-water-future
Do you have any suggestions for guests or themes that we should take a closer look at? Feel free to drop us an email at [email protected]
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This week’s episode of Green Minds features Jana Skokan, Co-founder and director of frogeex, a worldwide network for Sustainable Building and Living.
Eva interviews Jana about climate-smart architecture and urban planning, the potential of technological and nature-based solutions, and the co-benefits and success factors of green cities.
For listeners interested in learning more about climate-smart architecture and frogeex's work, here is a link to their website.
Do you have any suggestions for guests or themes that we should take a closer look at? Feel free to drop us an email at [email protected]
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Tune in for the final episode of the Green Minds Around the World series, where the MSc Climate Change, Management and Finance cohort shares insights on the countries they call home.
For this last episode, Marie-Céline sat down with Kushboo, Gabriella, Chong, and Syakira to delve into climate policy challenges and outlooks in India, the US, China, and Malaysia. You’ll hear about China’s current five-year plan, the upcoming elections in India and the United States, and Malaysia’s recent cabinet overhaul.
If you have any suggestions for guests or topics you would like us to explore, feel free to email us at [email protected]
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Paul has been building startups since the age of 18 when he started his studies at the European Sports University in Cologne. Since then, he has helped scale brands across various fields including nutrition, e-commerce, fitness, and health to six and seven figures in revenue. Today he talks about building start-ups, emerging trends in the health and fitness industries, and growing communities.
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In this week’s episode of Green Minds, we continue our Around the World series in which we interview students studying the MSc in Climate Change, Management & Finance on climate change in the countries they call home.
In this episode, Jim sits down with Hadia, Sara, and Gillian to hear about the energy mix and trends in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Mexico. Our guests also talk through the challenges faced by oil producing countries in the face of climate change.
For listeners who are interested in finding out more about WISE and P+II can be found in the link below:
https://www.instagram.com/positiveinvestmentimperial
https://www.instagram.com/wise.program/
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This week's episode of Green Minds features Mathilda D'silva, Founder and CEO of Ocean Purpose Project. Ocean Purpose Project is a Singapore-based NGO that aims to solve the ocean pollution crisis and promote ocean conservation at scale.
This episode gives an insight into Mathilda's journey and motivation to found Ocean Purpose Project, provides an understanding of the Blue Economy, and highlights the role of the oceans and the importance of protecting them.
For listeners interested in learning more about Ocean Purpose Project, a link to the website can be found here.
Do you have any suggestions for guests or themes that we should take a closer look at? Feel free to drop us an email at [email protected]
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In this week’s episode of Green Minds, we continue our Around the World series in which we interview students studying the MSc in Climate Change, Management & Finance on climate change in the countries they call home.
In this episode, Lorenzo sits down with Angel Miao, Laurence Denyer, and Qiu Wong to hear about the role of nature-based solutions in climate mitigation and adaptation in Canada, the UK, and Malaysia. Our guests also talk through how climate change poses an existential risk to our most valuable carbon sinks across terrestrial, marine and coastal ecosystems.
Want to delve deeper into some of the topics discussed in this episode? Here are some links to further reading and resources kindly curated by our guests:
Global Forest Watch: https://www.globalforestwatch.org/ Carbon Brief on the EU nature restoration law: https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-does-the-eu-nature-restoration-law-mean-for-climate-and-biodiversity/#:~:text=It%20aims%20to%20restore%20at,at%20least%2090%25%20by%202050Do you have any suggestions for guests or topics you would like us to explore? Feel free to email us at [email protected].
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I'm happy to announce that the first episode of „Around the World“ is now live!
This special episode of the Green Minds podcast features a dynamic discussion with three great guests from Colombia, Pakistan and India on the pressing issue of climate change and adaptation strategies.
In this first episode of „Around the World“, Valentina, Pratyusha and Huzefah share interesting insights into the climate challenges facing their countries. What topics can you expect?
The importance of Colombia's rich biodiversity, the role of hydropower and adaptation strategies for Colombia‘s agriculture. Extreme weather events in India and their impact on agricultural prices and food security for a growing population as well as the need for a rapid energy transition. Pakistan's vulnerability to heatwaves and floods and the mitigation potential of Pakistan’s mangroves.Do you have any suggestions for guests or topics you would like us to explore? Feel free to email us at [email protected]
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This week’s episode of Green Minds features Joshua Steib, who currently studies Climate Politics at Harvard University. Joshua has been the German United Nations Youth Delegate for COP26 and was involved in writing the Global Youth Position Paper for the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26).
Representing young voices at UN summits like COP26, COP27, and the most recent COP28, Joshua amplifies youth voices and the need for urgent climate action.
Eva interviews Joshua about his motivation to become a United Nations Youth Delegate, youth participation in general and differences across countries as well as the important role of youth representation. They also talk about Joshua's recent interview with former Vice President of the United States and Nobel-Peace Prize Laureate, Al Gore.
For listeners who want to listen to Joshuas COP28's in-depth interview with Al Gore, a link can be found here.
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In this week’s episode of Green Minds, Marie-Céline sat down with Jahan Chowdhury, Lead for Environment and Climate at the IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development). Jahan explored the intricacies of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and their design challenges, uncovering why countries struggle to meet the Paris Ambition. Tune in to discover the crucial role of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in extending development finance to the last mile and ensuring no community is left behind.
If you have any suggestions for guests or themes that we should take a closer look at, feel free to drop us an email at [email protected]
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