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Eliminating embodied carbon – the emissions from the manufacture, transportation, installation, maintenance, and disposal of building materials – is key to addressing climate change. This podcast explores how designers of buildings and communities can apply fresh thinking and best practices to reduce embodied carbon in the built environment.
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Welcome to the Sustainable Supply Chain podcast, hosted by Tom Raftery, a seasoned expert at the intersection of technology and sustainability. This podcast is an evolution of the Digital Supply Chain podcast, now with a laser-focused mission: exploring and promoting tech-led sustainability solutions in supply chains across the globe. Every Monday at 7 am CET, join us for insightful and organic conversations that blend professionalism with an informal, enjoyable tone. We don't script our epi ...
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Zoning In: Low Carbon Heat

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

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Efforts are heating up in the transition to renewable energy sources and undoubtedly heat presents one of the best opportunities in terms of decarbonising the UK. Zoning In: Low Carbon Heat, a limited podcast series from Womble Bond Dickinson, brings together industry insights and our expert lawyers to provide unique views as well as a full picture of heat and the UK's heat networks rollout, from zoning to implementation.
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Discover real-world climate solutions that cut carbon emissions, boost the bottom line, and improve modern life. Supercool pinpoints proven technologies, business models, and playbooks accelerating the low-carbon economy in towns and cities around the U.S. and across the globe. Supercool explores how CEOs, Mayors, startup founders, executives, and policymakers are addressing climate change head-on to shape a smart, sustainable future—right now.
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Agriculture of America

American Ag Network

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Agriculture of America (AOA) is a nationally syndicated, agriculture talk radio show, heard every weekday on over 60 radio stations and SiriusXM Rural Radio 147. Join host Jesse Allen as he talks with leaders and decision makers throughout agriculture including conversations on agriculture policy, markets, agronomy, agriculture weather and much more. Find more details online at https://www.agricultureofamerica.com.
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Welcome to Energy’s Podcast, where we explore practical and innovative ways to save energy, cut costs, and make Australia a greener place. From the latest energy-efficient technologies to simple habits that can reduce your carbon footprint, we cover it all! Join us as we chat with experts, industry leaders, and everyday Australians who are making a difference in the energy-saving movement. Whether you're a homeowner, business owner, or just passionate about sustainability, this podcast will ...
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We talk about the latest diplomatic strategies, next-generation critical infrastructure technologies, and trade missions throughout the United States, Europe, Southeast Asia, and Latin America.The Embassy Row Project was founded by international energy and infrastructure technology advisor, James Scott. ERP strives to unify the next generation of leaders & initiatives that are hyper-focused on instigating positive change on issues that impact the environment, human rights, technological inno ...
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American Ag Network

American Ag Network

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The American Ag Network provides agricultural news, market information, ag weather and other information to keep America’s farmers and ranchers informed. Check out our daily American Ag Today podcast and other special interviews/features. Join Jesse Allen for the latest in agriculture covering everywhere from the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska to Washington D.C. and beyond.
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Aviation Sustainability Africa is a podcast that explores the implications of socio-economic sustainability and climate change for the global aviation industry with particular focus on the African continent. It features interviews with experts from airline, airports, civil aviation authorities, think tanks, tourism bodies and other organizations with emphasis on ESG. The podcast will help us to gain insight into the latest trends and developments, the challenges and possible solutions, techn ...
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The great tragedy of climate finance is that those who understand it most have their noses to the grindstone, while those who understand it least have their mouths to the megaphone. Bionic Planet aims to end information asymmetry and fix the public discourse by mainstreaming the REAL debates over Natural Climate (and Biodvesi) Solutions.
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This is a bi-weekly podcast of the International Fire Marshals Association, to enhance communication, share best practices, and promote collaboration among the fire prevention, investigation, and fire code enforcement community.
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Electrify This!

Sara Baldwin, Energy Innovation, LLC

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Electrify This! explores the movement to electrify everything as a strategy to decarbonize and revitalize all sectors of our economy. Featuring diverse experts, the show examines the most important policy, regulatory, and market issues surrounding electrification of transportation, buildings, and industry. Electrify This! helps demystify issues surrounding the transition to 100 percent clean electricity, and focuses on the challenges, scalable solutions, and what decision-makers can do to en ...
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This week, the White House posted an executive order which details the administration’s intent to stop ‘dangerous gain-of-function research’. We talk to Gigi Gronvall, an immunologist and biosecurity expert at Johns Hopkins University who fears the timing and added bureaucracy could stop all sorts of important biosciences unnecessarily, and that th…
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As mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees helped launch a billion-pound public-private partnership to decarbonize his city, one of the most ambitious deals of its kind anywhere in the world. This wasn’t just about climate targets. It was about results: cutting emissions, cutting energy bills, creating jobs, and improving housing — all while building a long-…
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Send me a message UPDATE: Since recording this episode JF has informed me he's no longer working with Pendulum. AI is everywhere right now, but is it actually helping supply chain leaders make smarter, more sustainable decisions? In this episode of the Sustainable Supply Chain podcast, I’m joined by JF Gagné, Chief Product and Strategy Officer at P…
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What is Termina and how does it help restaurants save on energy costs in Sydney? Termina is a service designed to help restaurants in Sydney reduce their electricity, gas, and LPG costs. It acts as an automated energy management platform that constantly searches for the lowest energy prices available in the market. Unlike traditional brokers who ea…
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Scientists from around the world have gathered together at the annual European Geosciences Union general assembly, to discuss current projects, working hypotheses and potential findings. There are nearly 18,000 in attendance this year and there is much to learn. AMOC – the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation - brings warmth to the north and…
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Rare earth magnets power the modern world and the clean energy transition. They’re inside every electric vehicle motor, wind turbine, MRI machine, and computer hard drive in a data center. But the world throws most of them away. Less than 1% are ever recycled. That’s the crisis Cyclic Materials was built to solve — by turning circularity into indus…
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What is the primary benefit of using Termina for restaurants in Melbourne? The primary benefit is automatically and consistently securing the lowest possible electricity and gas prices every month for restaurants. This is achieved through Termina's saving-split model and group purchasing power, which allows them to negotiate below-market rates. How…
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Send me a message In this episode of the Sustainable Supply Chain podcast, I’m joined by Jen Chew, Vice President of Solutions and Consulting at Bristlecone. We get into a practical, no-nonsense conversation about where supply chain sustainability and AI adoption really stand today — beyond the hype. Jen shares how the conversation around AI in sup…
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FAQ: Reducing Restaurant Energy Costs with Termina How does Termina help my restaurant in Brisbane reduce electricity and gas costs? Termina leverages group purchasing power to secure below-market electricity and gas rates for restaurants in Brisbane. Their automated platform continuously monitors and adjusts rates to ensure you're always on the lo…
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Last week, the website covid.gov looked very different, containing information on coping with covid and US research. This week it leads you to a White House webpage outlining the lab-leak hypothesis – that the pandemic was the result of dodgy lab work at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. The scientific consensus however continues to suggest a zoonot…
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It took over a century to build today’s power grid. Now we need to triple its capacity by 2050. Why? Because demand is surging, and a net-zero future depends on a bigger, smarter, and cleaner grid. Electrification is transforming how we power transportation, buildings, industry, and data. Renewables are decentralized and intermittent. And the curre…
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Termina: Perth Restaurant Electricity and Gas Cost Reduction FAQ: Reducing Restaurant Electricity and Gas Costs in Perth with Termina 1. How does Termina help restaurants in Perth reduce their electricity and gas costs? Termina helps restaurants in Perth lower their energy expenses through a savings-split model. Unlike traditional brokers who earn …
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Send me a message On this week’s episode of the Sustainable Supply Chain podcast, I’m joined by Rhea Rakshit, VP of Product Management at Sayari, a company helping organisations untangle the complex web of supply chain risk with data, design thinking, and a strong dose of social impact. We talk about why traditional supply chain visibility just doe…
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Frequently Asked Questions: Reducing Restaurant Energy Costs with Termina 1. How does Termina help Adelaide restaurants cut electricity and gas bills? Termina uses group buying power to negotiate exclusive, below market energy rates. Unlike brokers who earn commissions, Termina only profits when you save, reviewing rates monthly to shield your rest…
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FAQ: Reducing Restaurant Energy Costs in Darwin with Termina 1. How does Termina help my restaurant in Darwin lower its electricity and gas costs? Termina employs a savings-split approach, meaning our earnings are directly tied to the savings we generate for your restaurant. We leverage our collective purchasing power, combining the demand of numer…
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After 60 years of doubling computer complexity every two years, can Moore’s law still predict the future power of the devices we use? In 1965, electronics pioneer Gordon Moore was asked to predict the next ten years of progress with the then new-fangled silicon integrated circuits. He estimated, based on physics and manufacturing technologies then …
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In this gripping two-hour episode, we pull back the curtain on misinformation campaigns targeting carbon projects in Kenya’s Northern Rangelands. Through interviews with local leaders—including Mohamed Shibia, director of the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) carbon program, and elders Peter Lekurtut of the Samboru people and Peter Kilesi of the Maas…
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Rondo Energy is building a renewable energy battery using bricks and toaster wire. But it’s not for your home—it’s for the factories that run the world. Industrial heat drives 10% of global carbon emissions. It’s essential for making steel, cement, chemicals, food, paper, and fuel. And it’s one of the hardest challenges in climate—expensive to elec…
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At RBC’s Carbon Markets Conference in partnership with ClearBlue Markets, Sarah Thompson, Global Head of Sustainable Finance at RBC Capital Markets, sat down with Deep Sky’s Chief Carbon Scientist, Phil De Luna, to discuss the role of carbon capture and removal in meeting the climate challenge.By RBC Capital Markets
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Send me a message We’ve all seen it - corporate sustainability targets set in boardrooms with no real plan to back them up. In this episode, I sit down with Paige Janson, CEO of the Sustainable Resource Management division at ENGIE Impact, to talk about what happens next, when the ambition meets the reality of data gaps, regulatory complexity, and …
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Pain, particularly chronic pain, is hard to research. New therapeutics are hard to screen for. Patients are not all the same. Sergui Pascu and colleagues at Stanford university have been growing brain samples from stem cells. Then they began connecting different samples, specialised to represent different brain regions. This week they announce thei…
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Fifteen years ago, smart thermostats promised to save you money and learn your habits. Today, they—and other grid-connected devices and appliances—are forming the backbone of the most sustainable power plant on the grid. Jeff Gleeson, Chief Product Officer of Renew Home, joins Josh to unpack how his team is transforming everyday home tech into a di…
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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 marked the single largest investment in climate and energy in American history, supporting homegrown clean energy, electrification, and manufacturing. It has generated $600 billion in private investment across 750 clean energy projects, creating more than 406,000 new jobs. The IRA is now under threat, with calls …
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Send me a message In this week’s episode of the Sustainable Supply Chain podcast, I sit down with Simon Kim, CEO and founder of Glassdome, to unpack a critical and fast-evolving area in sustainability: product carbon footprinting (PCF). We explore why accurate, site-specific emissions data is becoming essential for manufacturers, not just to comply…
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How Myanmar’s tragic earthquake left a 500km scar on the surface of the earth in just 90 seconds. Also, more hints of a link between shingles vaccines and reduced dementia, and how earth’s first oxygen breathers seem to have evolved way before there was enough oxygen to breath. Judith Hubbard is a seismologist and earthquake analyst who has been gl…
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Mike Martin helped launch the first climate change concert tour with Dave Matthews. He’s worked with Billie Eilish to flip venues vegan and wrote the green touring playbook years ago that artists still follow today. But after decades trying to make recycling and compostables work at live events, Mike hit a wall. Zero-waste wasn’t working. Then he r…
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Send me a message In this week’s episode, I sat down with Andrew Hargest, founder of Supply Club, to unpack the complexities of sustainable packaging in the food service sector. We discussed what sustainability really means in the context of packaging - beyond the buzzwords - and why cost is no longer the blocker it once was. Andrew explained how c…
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This week, after five years of research, two newly discovered antiviral molecules have been shown to combat coronaviruses. Johan Neyts of the Rega Institute for Medical Research in Leuven outlines how he hopes the new molecule developed by his team might help us deal with emerging pandemics in the future. But as the US halts all Covid related resea…
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Johnson Controls helped invent modern air conditioning. Now, it’s reengineering how buildings cut carbon — using AI and automation to make infrastructure smarter, cleaner, and more efficient. Reuben Petty, Principal Digital Sales Engineer, works with business leaders, facility teams, and city officials to connect legacy systems to the digital tools…
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Send me a message In this episode, I sit down once again with Kenny McGee, CEO of Component Sense, to delve into one of the most confronting aspects of global supply chains — electronic waste, or e-waste. Kenny recently returned from Agbogbloshie, Ghana, a site once dubbed the world’s largest e-waste dump. What he found there was far more complex t…
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There is continued upheaval in US scientific institutions under the new Trump administration. This week $400 million dollars-worth of grants have been frozen at Columbia University in response to “illegal” protests on the campus. President Trump also recently accused the Biden Administration of spending $8 million dollars on "transgender mice" expe…
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E-bikes are booming—nearly as many were sold in the U.S. last year as electric cars. But while EVs get the attention, e-bikes are quietly reshaping how people move, cutting emissions, making urban life easier, and recreation more fun. The catch? Buying an e-bike is easy. Reselling one isn’t. That’s where Upway comes in. They’re building the Carvana…
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Reducing Business Energy Costs: Price and Usage Strategies What are the two primary ways businesses can reduce their energy costs, according to the source? The two main approaches to reducing business energy costs are (1) reducing energy prices and (2) reducing energy usage. How does the source suggest businesses can effectively reduce their energy…
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Investors and corporates continue to advance their sustainability strategies despite an increasingly complex and dynamic macroeconomic, geopolitical and policy landscape. What are some of the key challenges and opportunities they will face in the year ahead? In this episode of RBC Capital Markets’ Powering Sustainable Ideas, Global Head of Sustaina…
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Send me a message The Sustainability Thread: Digitalising Supply Chain Sustainability In this episode of The Sustainable Supply Chain podcast, I sit down with Klaus Brettschneider, Director of Sustainability Products at Linx-AS, to explore how digitalisation is transforming sustainability management. Klaus introduces the concept of the sustainabili…
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Five years after the WHO pandemic announcement, an H5N1 call to arms from global health leaders. Also, the oldest western European face is found, the oldest impact crater possibly identified, and strange radio signals from space maybe explained. Presenter: Roland PeaseProducer: Alex MansfieldProduction Coordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth (Image: U…
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Franchise Sustainability: Driving Adoption Through Financial Incentives How can franchise networks effectively encourage participation in sustainability initiatives? The key to gaining buy-in from everyone in a franchise network, especially franchisees, is to demonstrate clear cost savings associated with sustainability initiatives. By focusing on …
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How do you make solar adoption irresistible? By not selling solar. This week on Supercool, we’re joined by Mary Powell, CEO of Sunrun, and Jessica Bergman, a marketing strategist who’s spent her career figuring out why clean energy adoption stalls—and how to fix it. Under Mary’s leadership, Sunrun stopped being just a solar company and became somet…
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1. What is the primary role of an energy retailer? Energy retailers primarily function as suppliers of electricity and gas to residential and commercial consumers. They purchase energy from the wholesale market and resell it to end-users. Their services include setting up energy accounts, providing various contract options (such as fixed or variabl…
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Energy Monitoring: A Guide to Efficiency and Savings What is energy monitoring? Energy monitoring is the process of tracking how much electricity or gas you're using, often in real-time. It provides a dashboard view of your energy distribution, helping you identify inefficiencies and make informed decisions about energy consumption. This can be app…
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Inefficiencies in carbon capture technologies and historically challenging economics have so far hampered their widespread adoption. ION Clean Energy aims to change that with big ambitions for its proprietary tech and is forging alliances to make it happen. CEO Tim Vail explains the company’s vision to RBC's Jonathan Sisto, Managing Director, Energ…
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Send me a message In this episode of the Sustainable Supply Chain Podcast, I sit down with Micki Vandeloo, president of Lakeview Consulting, to explore a critical but often overlooked funding opportunity: grants for manufacturers. Many manufacturing firms are unaware of the substantial funding available to support sustainability initiatives, equipm…
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As the new administration in the US continues to make cuts to government agencies and scientific funding, NOAA – the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been particularly trimmed. This week the professional organisation for weather forecasters – the American Meteorological Society has published a statement pleading for clemency, arg…
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Supercool regularly speaks with innovators working at the intersection of business, technology, and climate—AI giving buildings brains, pneumatic tubes hauling away trash, and electric school buses optimizing routes. With so much climate momentum underway, how do we properly assess this moment? Molly Wood has been tracking it from multiple angles. …
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Send me a message The sustainability of IT infrastructure is often overlooked, yet it plays a crucial role in reducing corporate carbon footprints. In this episode, I sit down with Shannon Payne, SVP of Supply Chain Solutions at MDSi, to explore how organisations can optimise reverse logistics, extend asset lifecycles, and reduce emissions in their…
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The global energy transition may be buffeted by political winds, but its progress is unstoppable. With new data revealing investment soared past $2 trillion in 2024, how can innovative companies position themselves for a piece of the pie this year? Ralph Ibendahl, Global Head of Energy Transition Banking, offers his latest insights on the next stag…
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Just two weeks ago the world learned of an asteroid that had an almost 3% chance of striking earth in less than a decade. Astronomers kept looking, and a team including Olivier Hainaut at ESO’s Very Large Telescope at Palanar, in Chile, have managed to narrow down the uncertainty such that we now know it will definitely not hit the earth. The secre…
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Since 2018, GoodLeap has financed home solar, batteries, and efficiency upgrades at an unprecedented scale—serving over 1 million customers and originating more than $30 billion in financing for sustainable solutions. Founder Hayes Barnard saw the bottleneck wasn’t price—it was friction. Homeowners needed fast, hassle-free financing. Contractors ne…
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In this episode of our podcast, we dive deep into the transformative potential of Africa in the global shift towards a sustainable future, featuring an insightful conversation with James Mwangi, co-founder of Dahlberg and a leading advocate for innovative climate solutions in Kenya. We begin by discussing Africa's booming population and rich natura…
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