Another ClimateTech Podcast

Christian Rebernik is the mastermind behind Tomorrow University, an accredited online university using business education to drive impact and sustainability. In this interview we talked about:

👑 Christian’s royal pedigree in Berlin’s startup ecosystem

🎒 How a university dropout becomes a university Chancellor

🎯 Tomorrow University’s goal of reaching 1 million people

#education #university #climatetech

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Robbie Lockie is co-founder of Plant-Based News and has just launched the Freedom Food Alliance, which fights misinformation and empowers people with the best science and expert alliances to create meaningful societal change.

In this episode we talked about:

🌱 The deceptive tactics used by the meat and dairy industries to discredit plant-based alternatives
🎙️ Celebrity influence in promoting a plant-based lifestyle, featuring the likes of Alicia Silverstone and Joaquin Phoenix, including running Jamie Oliver’s online presence back in the day
🌍 The Plant Based Treaty, a global initiative to shift away from animal-based food systems and restore ecosystems 
🍔 The challenges and opportunities in the plant-based food industry, including the move towards fewer and more natural sounding ingredients

As discussed in the episode, the Plant Based News Podcast had some interviews with famous vegans. Here are a few of them:

Megadeth Drummer Dirk Verbeuren

“Bones and All” author Camille Deangelis

Actor Alicia Silverstone

Conservationist, anthropologist and activist Jane Goodall

#futurefood #plantbased #climatetech

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Joel Tasche is the founder of CleanHub, and is on a mission to clean up our oceans, all while empowering marginalized waste workers. And it all started with his passion for surfing. 🌊 And it all started with his passion for surfing. 🌊

Listen to this episode to learn how CleanHub:

🚛 implements tracking systems all the way from households to disposal sites, ensuring transparency and efficiency

💻 is developing its platform into a full-stack waste management system, borrowing efficiency strategies from Amazon's playbook

🌍 is expanding its waste collection and sorting capacities in coastal communities in India, Indonesia, Tanzania, and Cambodia

🤝 is working on upskilling programs and social audits to improve working conditions for waste sorters

#cleantech #wastemanagement #plasticcredits #recycling #sustainability

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Deniz Ficicioglu loves tuna so much that she doesn't want them to be put in a can. 🐟

That's why she founded BettaF!sh, an alternative proteins company that  uses seaweed to create plant-based fish alternatives that replicate the taste, texture, and experience of traditional fish, minus the devastating effects of fishing.

Check out this 30-minute episode to hear how:

🐟 Tuna are freaking awesome and can swim basically as fast as a Fiat 500
🇪🇺 Their products are currently available in 10 different European countries 
🛫 Japan Airlines serves their vegan tuna on flights from London to Tokyo and back
🧪 The company's R&D team is continuously working on developing a toolbox of seaweed ingredients for food industry players

#climatetech #altproteins #fish #tuna #salmon #seaweed

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Brian Sheng is a self-funded entrepreneur and co-founder of Aquaria, a company that seeks to create resilient water infrastructure by extracting water from the air. A former venture capitalist who started his own VC firm at 18, Brian transitioned to the operational side of startups with the onset of the pandemic.

Here's what we talked about in our half-hour chat:

💦 Brian's company, Aquaria, seeks to create water infrastructure that doesn't need any pipes or construction
🏝️ Aquaria's water harvesting technology is ideal for residential communities, especially those off-grid or in locations with limited access to clean water
🌊 Aquaria's $26 million project in Hawaii to service a community of 1,000 homes
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 What it's like to have your brother as a co-founder
👨 Several reference to Tatooine from Star Wars (this emoji is Luke Skywalker, obviously)

#WaterFromAir #SustainableLiving #TechInnovation #ClimateTech #Tatooine

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Kidus Asfaw is the founder of Kubik, an Ethiopian company that upcycles plastic waste into construction material for low-carbon buildings.

In this episode we talked about:

🏢 How Kubik aspires to be a technology platform for the materials industry, aiming to extend their reach beyond just plastic
🚀 The opportunities for climatetech companies in Sub-Saharan Africa
🌐 Kidus’s career, including time with UNICEF and the World Bank
🎖️ What it’s like to be named as one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in climate
🌱 Why he’s optimistic about the future

#greenbuilding #recycling #innovation #sustainabledevelopment #Africantech #climatetech

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Vivian Bertseka is co-founder of BlueLayer, the first end-to-end software platform for carbon project developers. In this episode we talked about how:

📈 The carbon credit market is growing but also experiencing growing pains, with issues around transparency and trust.

🔍 There is an urgent need for more transparency in the carbon credit market to improve data disclosure and data system organization.

🧾 High-quality carbon credits are in high demand but short supply — companies need to act early to secure them.

🍷 Carbon credits are like wine — although the container is always the same size, the contents can be radically different!

#carboncredits #climatetech #netzero 

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Viktoria Oseyko is CMO of Carbominer, a startup that uses direct air capture (DAC) to pull CO2 out of the atmosphere and use it for productive purposes, like growing our fruits and vegetables in greenhouses. We talked about how this technology works, how founder can attract public money for green interventions, and what the future of Ukrainian climatetech looks like.

#ClimateTech #DAC #NetZero

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I found Jennifer O'Brien when reading some press about a new seaweed farm that had just been set up off the wild western coast of Ireland, in County Galloway. I've been intrigued by seaweed for a long time as a source of sustainable protein and material, as well as for its carbon sequestration power. It seems that seaweed is finally starting to get some of the limelight it deserves.

Jennifer is Founder and CEO of Sea&Believe, which owns that seaweed farm. This is to be the first of many such farms and she talks about all that seaweed can do, how it's cultivated, and who uses it. 

#ClimateTech #Seaweed #Aquaculture

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Martin Stuchtey is the founder and co-CEO of The Landbanking Group, which aims to support the regeneration of nature and biodiversity through an asset class they call Nature Equity. 

Martin talked about how we can protect nature by literally putting a value to it, as well as his own life and career which has ranged from soldier in the German army’s alpine group to management consultant, professor, and now founder.

#biodiversity #regeneration #climatetech

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