Send me a message Hey folks, in today's episode of the Climate Confident podcast I had the pleasure of sitting down (again!) with Steve Willis to talk in a little more depth about the idea of the ocean as a nation - which he mentioned briefly on last week's instalment of the show . Steve's concept is a fascinating one, and we spent the whole episode discussing the potential benefits and challenges of such an idea. We talked about the steps that would need to be taken to turn this vision into a r...
Feb 15, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Send me a message I had the pleasure of speaking with Professor Denise Baden and Steve Willis on the latest episode of this podcast. Denise is a Professor of Sustainable Practice at the University of Southampton and runs the Green Stories project, which aims to communicate climate solutions through storytelling. Steve is the Director of Herculean Climate Solutions and helped produce the book " No More Fairy Tales: Stories to Save Our Planet " with Denise. In this episode, we dive into the power ...
Feb 08, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Send me a message In today's Climate Confident episode I had the privilege of sitting down with Bridgette McAdoo , the Director of Sustainability at Genesys . In our conversation, we covered a wide range of topics related to sustainability and what it means for Genesys and the world. We started by discussing the importance of sustainability and the role it plays in Genesys’ business strategy. Bridgette emphasized how sustainability is not just a buzzword, but a key factor in driving the company'...
Feb 01, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Send me a message In this episode of the Climate Confident podcast, I discuss the importance of sustainable farming practices and the ways in which farmers can reduce their emissions. My special guest is Robin Saluoks , the CEO of eAgronom , a company that provides tools for farmers to track and manage their carbon emissions. We begin by diving into Robin's background and how he got into the farming industry. He explains that eAgronom was created as a solution for his family farm, which was in n...
Jan 25, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Send me a message Welcome to the latest episode of the Climate Confident Podcast, where I, Tom Raftery, have the pleasure of hosting Tim Brown , the CEO of Tradewater . In this episode, we delve into the crucial work that Tradewater is undertaking to combat climate change through the collection, control, and destruction of greenhouse gases. Tim provides insight into the specific gases that the company is targeting, such as old refrigerants and methane from abandoned and orphaned oil and gas well...
Jan 18, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Send me a message In this premier episode of the newly rebranded Climate Confident podcast, I sat down with Luiz Amaral , CEO of the Science Based Targets Initiative . As global leaders in helping companies set ambitious, science-based emission reduction targets and measure progress, the Science Based Targets initiative is at the forefront of meaningful climate action. Join Luiz and I as we delve into the critical importance of science-based targets, the ways in which SBTi works with companies t...
Jan 11, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Send me a message As the title of this episode says, this is the final episode of 2022. Compliments of the season to all of you, the listeners, and have a very Happy New Year. The podcast will be back again in 2023 on January 11th, with lots of great episodes lined up. In the meantime, there are 101 episodes in the back catalog, across all aspects of climate, across all industries, across all technologies, so check this out if you are in need of a positive climate fix! Support the show Podcast s...
Dec 28, 2022•6 min
Send me a message I recently came across Justin Bean 's new book What Could Go Right? (non-affiliate Amazon link) - which asks what if we put aside #climate doom, and Pollyanna optimism, and instead picture an ideal world, and work towards it? Intrigued to know more, I invited Justin to come on the podcast. We talked about the book, why Justin felt compelled to write it, the lessons he learned, as well as the books central thesis. This was a truly fascinating episode of the podcast and I learned...
Dec 21, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Send me a message The electrification of the transportation space is hugely important for reducing emissions, and one company heavily involved in this process is Siemens as a supplier to many of the main car manufacturers. I reached out to Ed Bernardon , Vice President, Strategic Automotive Initiatives Siemens Digital Industries Software to invite him to come on the podcast. Ed is a fellow podcaster. He has a podcast called The Future Car Podcast with Ed Bernardon - you should check it out. We h...
Dec 14, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Send me a message Taking individual climate action can often feel pointless - or at best a balm to assuage a guilty conscience, but it is far more important than that. Choosing sustainable products sends a demand signal to manufacturers/producers/retailers that non-sustainable products are not wanted. But which products are the most sustainable? It seems like every products is now claiming the green high ground. Well, one company working to surface products' climate friendly credentials is Finch...
Dec 07, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Send me a message I saw a climate-related post recently from Herman Gyr of the Enterprise Development Group on LinkedIn where he talked about a presentation himself and Lisa Friedman gave at the Business Edge Briefing at Dominican University of California's Institute for Leadership Studies . The presentation offered a reframing of climate challenges and an innovative model for how enterprises – large and small – can mobilize their people to address the climate crisis with actions and innovations...
Nov 30, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Send me a message Today's podcast is a little different in that we're tackling two climate-related topics with the one guest: climate anxiety, and water shortages. Marc Cortez is the author of Climaturity - A Journey To The Muddy Climate Middle , as well as being the founder and CEO of water neutrality company Liquid8 . I invited him to join me on the podcast to discuss both topics - his take on climate anxiety, as laid out in his book, Climaturity, and how his company Liquid8 aims to help organ...
Nov 23, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Send me a message Climate emissions from the industrial sector are hard to tackle. Many industrial processes require high temperatures traditionally achievable only by burning fossil fuels. Rondo Energy is stepping into the space with their heat battery - a battery that stores energy from intermittent renewables in the form of heat, and then releases it as needed. I invited John O'Donnell , CEO of Rondo Energy to come on the podcast to tell me all about it. He very graciously obliged and we had ...
Nov 16, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Send me a message One of the processes with the highest climate emissions is the production of cement and concrete - and one of the largest producers of cement and concrete is the Swiss multinational Holcim . Holcim have some really interesting sustainability initiatives, so I invited their Chief Sustainability Officer Magali Anderson to come on the podcast to tell me all about them. She very graciously obliged and we had an excellent discussion talking about the difference between cement and co...
Nov 09, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Send me a message Carbon accounting (measuring and reporting climate emissions) has not traditionally been something SMBs have needed to do. That is starting to change as larger organisations are requiring reporting from their supply chains. One company looking to help SMBs with this is Greenly . They have developed a carbon accounting platform specifically for SMBs which they liken to a Freshbooks or Quickbooks for carbon accounting. I invited their CEO Alexis Normand to come on the podcast to ...
Nov 02, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Send me a message Reducing cities climate emissions is vitally important, but can be challenging due to the politics involved, budgetary constraints, and the complexity of the ecosystems. One company working to help in this space is ClimateView . ClimateView has a software platform that helps cities turn their Climate Action Plans, into Climate Investment Plans by making it readily apparent what the RoI of the actions in the Climate Action Plan are. To find out more I invited ClimateView Founder...
Oct 26, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Send me a message One criticism you regularly hear levelled at batteries for electric vehicles, or for energy storage is the significant climate emissions associated with their production. One company working to fix this, while also keeping the cost down is Norway based Freyr Battery . To learn more I invited their co-founder and CEO Tom Einar Jensen to come on the podcast. We had an excellent discussion talking about how Freyr Battery keeps the carbon footprint of their batteries very low, wher...
Oct 19, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Send me a message Can we use natural processes to suck CO2 back out of the atmosphere? It sounds tempting because the risks of unintended consequences with processes that have been taking place already on the planet for millennia are significantly lower. One such process is weathering, and a company looking to do Enhanced Weathering thereby sucking millions, and hopefully billions of tons of CO2 out of the atmosphere (while simultaneously improving agricultural land) is UNDO . I invited UNDO's H...
Oct 12, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Send me a message Banks and financial institutions are looking to invest in projects which reduce emissions, but to avoid the greenwashing label, these projects need hihi quality data. That's where CarbonChain comes in. CarbonChain is a carbon accounting platform that supplies high fidelity data so organisations can prove emissions reductions. I invited Adam Hearne , CarbonChain's co-founder and CEO to come on the podcast to tell me more. We had an excellent discussion talking about how CarbonCh...
Oct 05, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Send me a message I came across a post by famed Dutch researcher Auke Hoekstra ( @AukeHoekstra on Twitter) pointing to a newly published scientific paper proving that a 100% renewable energy grid by 2050 or before is entirely feasible . I've known intuitively that this has been possible for some time, but to have it shown in peer reviewed science is something else entirely. So, I invited Auke, as one of the co-authors of the paper to come on the podcast to explain how this can happen. We had an ...
Sep 28, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Send me a message The automotive industry has been responsible for its fair share of historical and ongoing emissions. Many of the manufacturers are now realising that this is not sustainable (in both senses of the term). Catena X was formed to help help address some of the challenges the automotive industry are facing - including those related to emissions, and sustainability. I invited Hagen Heubach SAP's Global Vice President for Automotive to come on the podcast to tell me more. We had a coo...
Sep 21, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Send me a message Nuclear power can potentially help reduce the emissions associated with power generation. However, there are well known issues with nuclear - primarily its cost, the time to develop a nuclear power plant, and the highly radioactive waste it generates. Curio is a hugely ambitious company working to tackle two of these three problems. I invited Ed McGinnis , Curio's CEO to come on the podcast to tell me more. We had a cool conversation discussing the problems in the nuclear indus...
Sep 14, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Send me a message The idea of using carbon offsets to reduce your climate emissions is one that is often controversial. Patch is a platform dedicated to making it easier for organisations to buy and sell carbon credits. I invited Brennan Spellacy ( BSpellacy_ on Twitter) to come on the podcast to tell me more. We had a cool conversation. I pushed back on Brennan on some of the more contentious aspects of carbon offserts, and to his credit, he held his own! This was a truly fascinating episode of...
Sep 07, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 86
Send me a message Systemic change is needed to fix the climate. Piecemeal regulations won't cut it. One woman who is working on fixing this is Maya van Rossum . She's the founder of For The Generations , an organisation working to get constitutions to pass a Green Amendment passed to guarantee a right to clean air, clean water, healthy environments, and a stable climate for present and future generations. She has already had success getting a Green Amendment passed in the state of New York and i...
Aug 31, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Send me a message The circular economy is growing in importance. Retail is particularly sensitive to this given how younger generations are being far more sensitive to sustainability issues in their purchase decisions. With this in mind, I invited circularity consultant Juli Lassow of JHL Solutions to come on the podcast. We had a scintillating conversation covering why circular economy solutions are gaining in importance, what organisations can do to become more circular, and retailer's own bra...
Aug 24, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Send me a message I'm going on vacation for a couple of weeks, but don't worry I'll be back with loads more episodes, choc full of successful emissions reduction stories shortly. Listen to this short episode to find out more... Support the show Podcast supporters I'd like to sincerely thank this podcast's amazing supporters: Jerry Sweeney Andreas Werner Stephen Carroll Roger Arnold And remember you too can Support the Podcast - it is really easy and hugely important as it will enable me to conti...
Aug 03, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Send me a message The aviation industry is one the hardest to decarbonise. One way to get its climate emissions down in the short term is to use sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). One company in this space has come up with a plant that can not only produce oil that can be used to create SAF, but it can do so in a way that is economically advantageous for the farmer, without taking land from food production. We had a fascinating conversation covering how camelina can be used to create sustainable ...
Jul 27, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Send me a message Is climate a driving force for Digital Transformation in companies? And what role does sourcing and procurement play? In early 2022, Economist Impact conducted a global survey of 430 C-level executives across various organisational functions to explore how their businesses and industries are transforming procurement to meet existing and emerging challenges. To find out the results of this survey, I invited Global Market Research Director, Procurement and Supply at SAP Gordon Do...
Jul 20, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Send me a message Machine Learning is great for helping us surface new series on Netflix, for helping us search through the thousands of photos on your phone to find that one of the cute cat you took a picture of all those months ago, or for things such as fraud detection by banks, but can it be used to impact the physical environment to help reduce climate emissions? Prateek Joshi , the founder of PlutoShift thinks so! PlutoShift uses Machine Learning to help Anhueser-Busch, Dow Chemicals, and ...
Jul 13, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Send me a message The climate news about China seems to be consistently contradictory. On the one hand, we hear how China is responsible for high levels of emissions, while on the other we hear how China is leaping ahead in its deployments of renewables. Where does the truth lie? I invited Daniel Berger of EAC who has been based in China for the last 20 years to come on the podcast to give his perspective. We had a fascinating conversation discussing all aspects of climate as it pertains to Chin...
Jul 06, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 79
