B Critical

B Critical

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B Critical episodes

  • The Voluntary Carbon Market // With Djamel Mekibes from Senken

    The voluntary carbon market presents several challenges related to the methodology used to measure carbon credits. In this episode we touch upon additionality, permanence and leakage as the three main challenges. We would have stopped here but Djamel Mekibes from Senken joined us to tell us more about how some of these challenges can be tackled.

    27 min
  • Carbon Markets // An Introduction

    Carbon Credits: one product, two markets. But why?

    When you hear “Carbon Credit” it is usually in the context of the emission trading scheme (ETS) but carbon credits are also use a new and promising market: The voluntary Carbon Market (VCM).

    In this episode we try to explain the difference between the two and discuss some of the main challenges of both.

    13 min
  • Patagonia's only shareholder // Planet Earth

    Ever since Patagonia's CEO Yvon Chouinard, decided to sell out the company to the only shareholder that matters, social media and businessmen have gone crazy alike.

    But what exactly did the company do? And what are the political, marketing and business consequences of such a power move?

    Join us in episode 5 as we attempt to unravel the topic and dive in to the pros and cons of Patagonia's new steward-ownership model.

    23 min
  • What the Heck is the UN Doing? // A Zoom in to Eco Innovation

    Join us for our 4th episode, in which we dive in to what International Organisations are up to in terms of supporting sustainable development.

    To get an insider view, our special guest Martina Pluviano, former UNEP intern, shares her experience in the Eco Innovation team and helps us understand what the practical outcomes of the methodology are - but is all that glitters actually gold?

    Tune in and B Critical with us,

    Virgi&Vio

    26 min
  • Tragedy of The Commons & The Po River // The Recipe For A Perfect Storm

    Join us in this episode as we use the Tragedy of The Commons framework to analyse what is currently happening to Italy's longest river, the Po.

    After drawing lessons from other countries that have faced severe droughts, such as the Colorado River and the Cape Town 'day zero' cases, we interview a direct stakeholder, Ing. Francesco Bergamasco to better understand how local stakeholders are facing the challenge.

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    28 min

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In this podcast, we try to explain and analyse sustainable solutions and frameworks. How effective is a sustainable solution depends on different factors and contexts and in each episode of this podcast we will try to understand what are these for each solution or approach.