Mission Shunya

What is chemical recycling? Is it sustainable? Can circular economy in chemical recycling be achieved at a local scale?
Maurizio Crippa PhD, CEO at Gr3n Recycling joins Girish Shivakumar on this episode to share his experience working as a materials scientist trying to solve the biggest problems through innovative solution. The result is Gr3n recycling with a vision of making plastics circular.
Connect with Maurizio: https://gr3n-recycling.com/| https://bit.ly/368FUQ8 

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Is connection to grid the real measure of energy access? What is the impact of energy access on livelihoods? How has energy access coupled with renewable energy created a new class of entrepreneurs’’?
Abhishek Jain, Fellow & Director of Powering Livelihoods, a CEEW initiative joins Girish Shivakumar on this episode to share his experience from implementing various energy access projects across India. 
Connect with Abhishek: https://www.ceew.in/powering-livelihoods| https://bit.ly/3ChTe0v 
Artwork courtesy - www.terregeneration.com a content agency specialised in telling stories in climate, biodiversity and sustainability.
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Climate Action through active community engagement - A community in the Western Ghats of India have come together to create environmental awareness in the bio-diversity hotspot. One of their communication channels is the Kodai Chronicle, an outlet that aims to be more than just a publication. 
Rajni George, editor-in-chief of The Kodai Chronicle joins Girish Shivakumar on this episode to share the origins of the publication, its fundraising campaign and the importance of community engagement. 
Contribute to the campaign: https://fund.thekodaichronicle.com/ | https://www.thekodaichronicle.com/ 
Artwork courtesy - www.terregeneration.com 
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Forests are a big carbon sink, so why don’t we have more of them? How can communities create forests? How can we create a sustainable, natural ecosystem? All your questions on afforestation and getting started with community forests are answered on this episode.
Varun Ravindra is the Chief Conservator at Vanantara, a community lead afforestation project and he is in conversation with Girish Shivakumar. 
Varun can be reached on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/3JbyKsx |Insta https://bit.ly/3rsQkSD | www.vanantara.com 
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A discussion on Climate Change is not complete without talking about the risks. On this episode Praveen Gupta joins Girish Shivakumar to talk on this topic.Also discussed on this episode are the insurance industry’s interests in climate change and the importance of diversity in climate action. 
Praveen Gupta is a former CEO who is currently exploring climate action, he can be reached at https://bit.ly/3Gc8QDU | www.thediversityblog.com 
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It’s the last episode of 2021 and a perfect time to do a review. The review is of a different kind where Girish Shivakumar reviews Bill Gates’s book, ‘How to avoid a climate disaster’. 
Know more - https://www.gatesnotes.com/Energy/My-new-climate-book-is-finally-here 
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What does it take to work in Climate-tech?How do you position yourself for a rewarding role in the space?Why is now the right time to start in climate-tech?
Girish Shivakumar shares his story and lessons from his journey of 10 years on building a career in climate-tech. 
Links mentioned in the episode – VC report – https://pwc.to/3IIsCZm VC newsletter – https://bit.ly/3yisIlq Related blog post – https://bit.ly/3ENYOIr 
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COP26 concluded in Glasgow recently, did it deliver?
Well, we have the Glasgow climate pact, the Paris rule book and the mention of coal in the agreement. So what else happened during the two week event?
Girish Shivakumar discusses the key outcomes from COP26 on this episode.
Here’s primer to COP26 if you missed it earlier - https://bit.ly/3p92E85 
Dr David Reiner’s review of week 1 - https://bit.ly/3xtdV6Y week 2 - https://bit.ly/3nZkLhF A full summary from Carbon Brief - https://bit.ly/3nXzkSG 
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Globally one-fourth of the greenhouse gas emissions come from food production. It includes everything like farming, dairy and meat industries. In fact dairy and meat account for nearly 15% of the emissions. So how can a brand contribute to less land, less water and fewer emissions while selling plant-based meat alternatives?
On this episode Todd Boyman, Co-Founder & CEO of Hungry Planet joins Girish Shivakumar for an insightful conversation.
3 reasons why you should try hungry planet's plant based meat alternatives
Less water - Hungry Planet meats consume 62 to 91% less blue and grey water than conventional meats.Less land - Hungry Planet meats require 52 to 79% less agricultural land than conventional meats.Fewer emissions - Hungry Planet meats generate 42 to 89% lower greenhouse gas emissions than conventional meats.

To find out more about Todd - https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddboyman | https://www.hungryplanetfoods.com  
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The 26th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place in Glasgow from Oct 31st to Nov 12th 2021. 
The 4 top goals are - Mitigation, Adaptation, Finance & Collaboration. Along these lines we can expect more firm commitments from the countries at the event. 
What more to expect?Girish Shivakumar shares his views on the origins of COP and what to expect particularly  at this event and why should we hope for a successful COP26 ?
To find out more about COP26 https://ukcop26.org/  | https://unfccc.int/conference/glasgow-climate-change-conference-october-november-2021 
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