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Shall you trust your intuition and when? Should you take a prescribed medication is X%? How to distinguish facts from fakes? Can algorithms make better decisions for

In this episode, I discuss these and other questions with Gerd Gigerenzer. Gerd is a German psychologist, director emeritus of the Center for Adaptive Behavior and

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00:00 Introduction

01:31 Defining Intuition and Its

03:10 The Interplay Between

04:36 The Validity of Intuition

10:23 Challenging the Flawed

23:42 Replacing Paternalism with

33:28 The Effectiveness of

41:05 Complex Models and AI in

43:33 Heuristics vs. Complex

49:32 Understanding Technology

52:34 The Importance of Risk

01:05:36 Misunderstanding

01:18:19 The Need for Better

Climate change is bringing significant changes to peoples’ lives and threatening existence of certain cultures. Summers become hotter, countries face more floods

In this episode, I discuss these and other questions with Sourav Kumar Biswas, Landscape planner and spatial analyst with 13+ years’ experience in urban planning,

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00:00 Introduction

03:06 Understanding Adaptation to Climate Change

13:00 Nature-Based Solutions for Resilience

21:42 Implementing Nature-Based Solutions in Chennai

31:30 Proactive Management of Ecosystems in the Face of Sea Level Rise

35:45 Challenges and Future Directions

37:09 Shifting Financing Towards Adaptation

39:01 Nature-Based Solutions vs. Gray Solutions

44:45 Capacity Building and Institutional Reform

50:00 The Role of Multilateral Institutions

56:37 Changes Needed in Academia

01:07:01 The Importance of Long-Term Thinking and Collaboration

01:13:32 Two most inspiring books

People naturally simplify the world to make it easier to understand and make decisions. Economists create models that help governments and other economic agents

In this episode, I talk with Romain Svartzman, Research Fellow at Bocconi University (Institute for European Policymaking) & Senior Executive Fellow at SDA Bocconi whose research focuses on developing scenarios of ecological transition including relationship to nature, geopolitics of critical metals and reforms of the international monetary and financial system, and assessing their economic and financial implications. We discuss all these questions regarding the development of the economic thinking and the role of nature in the economics. At the end of the episode Romain suggests a list of books on how economists can think better and beyond simple profit maximization paradigm.

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00:00 Introduction and the Importance of Interdisciplinary Dialogue

04:02 Challenging the Mainstream View of Economics

10:57 Methodological Individualism and a Market-Based View of the World

19:02 The Role of Nature in the Current Economic Paradigm

31:43 Nature as an Externality in Mainstream Economics

33:39 The Limitations of Carbon Pricing

41:13 Towards a Holistic Approach to the Ecological Transition

41:38 Balancing Global and Local Approaches

45:16 The Importance of Systemic and Structural Changes

52:41 The Role of Ecological Economics

59:18 Moving Beyond GDP: Alternative Indicators

01:05:03 Challenges and Opportunities for Young Economists

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When you hear about creativity, do you think it is a particular quality that is reserved for artists? How creative would you consider yourself in your everyday life and at work? Do you necessarily have to write books or do painting in order to be creative?

Creativity is an inner quality of each human being. Creativity is like a muscle, it can be trained. Creativity helps us find original solutions to difficult problems, and it may be the needed tool to solve climate change and other societal challenges.

In this episode, I talk with Stephen Boucher, CEO of Dreamocracy, a public-interest serving consultancy that promotes "collective creativity for the common good" as well as founder and manager of NGO “Smarter Together”. Stephen has more than 25-years of experience in policy and politics. He is an ardent advocate of creative approaches in public policies and helping change makers become more creative. With Stephen, we discuss what is creativity, how everyone can nourish and nurture their creativity, how public policies need to become more creative to be able to address current challenges. Stephen generously shares practical information, resources and tools that one can apply to think more creatively in individually and collectively.

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00:00 Introduction

01:27 The Role of Imagination in Solving Climate Change

20:27 Understanding Collective Intelligence

22:56 Exploring Collective Creativity and Creative Thinking

32:30 Creativity in Public Affairs and Administration

33:30 Inspiring Stories of Creative

35:44 The Creative Solutions to traffic delinquencies in Bogota, Colombia

38:12 Characteristics of Creative Solutions and the

43:38 The Four Phases of the Creative Problem-Solving

45:05 Divergent and Convergent Thinking in Creative

49:19 Identifying Creative Strengths with the Foresight Test

54:03 The Three Key Ingredients for Creativity

Clean energy investment must reach $4.5 trillion per year by 2030 to limit global warming to 1.5°C according to the International Energy Agency report. That’s a significant amount of investment, though this reflects about 4.5% of

In this episode, I talk with Mario Samano, an Associate professor of Economics at HEC Montreal who works on regulation and market competition in energy markets, including renewable energy and we discuss all these questions regarding renewable energy, where markets can help and where there are their limits.  Is energy transition feasible and what market mechanisms and government interventions are needed to achieve the transition?

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00:00 Introduction

01:03 The Importance of Energy and Types of Energy Sources

08:17 Renewable Energy and its Benefits

13:35 Challenges of Intermittency and Feasibility of 100% Renewables

21:51 The Levelized Cost of Electricity and Comparing Energy Sources

29:43 Storage Solutions in Renewable Energy

33:09 Concentrated Solar Power and its Challenges

34:09 Concentrated Solar Power and Energy Storage

36:04 Challenges in the Energy Network Infrastructure

37:02 Transporting Renewable Energy to Cities: The Transmission Line Problem

39:55 Government Intervention and Regulation in the Renewable Energy Industry

51:24 Sustainability of Renewable Energy: Considering Environmental and Social Costs

Can money be a force for good? Can investments bring well-being and empowerment? You would think that’s exactly what investments should normally do. Unfortunately, in the current liberal market economies investments very often extract benefits for investors, or capital holders, while people and communities as well as the nature suffer. However, there exist investors who are looking for making good with their money, favoring benefits for the society and environment over financial

In this episode, I talk with Tom Adlam, an Impact Investing Expert with over thirty years progressive financial and investment experience, predominantly in East and

We discuss with Tom what exactly Impact Investing is, what challenges such investors face, and how Impact Investing can become a mainstream. While the idea of impact investing seems very attractive, there are multiple challenges on its way.

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Got a question about heat pumps? Never heard about it previously?

In this episode, my guest Tom Gosling will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about heat pumps. To start with, heat pumps is a solution to reduce carbon

Tom will unveil some myths about heat pumps and will explain that heat pumps work well in cold winters too! Heat pumps can be used for heating as the name suggests but also for cooling. What a nice feature during our burning summers, isn’t it?

There are barriers on the spread of heat pumps, and Tom will discuss at length policy implications to make heat pumps more affordable and installation speed up to

Tom Gosling is a seasoned board adviser with 20+ years of experience in corporate governance and responsible business, including 15 years as a Partner at PwC. In

You can listen to the previous episode (#20) with Tom on middle class approach to decarbonisation.

Tom’s blog about his experience to install a heat pump

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My todays' guest is Miyoko Schinner.

Miyoko founded and lead until 2022 a $ 260 million brand of vegan cheese, called Miyoko Creamery. To a large extent, Miyoko re-invented vegan cheese and made it popular in the United States. What is key is that Miyoko is a true defender of animal rights and undertakes multiple actions to remove animals from the food chain, from producing delicious vegan cheese to generously sharing her recipes, to founding non-profit organisations for the animal cause.

Current western food traditions based to a large extent on consumption of meat and dairy products lead to a lot of adverse effects such as up to 25% of total human-generated greenhouse gas emissions, animal suffering due to the way animals are treated in industrial farms, human health problems such heart diseases and diabetes. Eating animal products in quantities currently consumed is absolutely unsustainable. As Miyoko argues this is a very recent human history, while old history knows very different examples such as an 8-century

We will also talk about many other topics such as history of vegan diet, how venture capital or financial system in general can influence the food system, barriers for transition to low-carbon economy in the agriculture, or simply relationship between work-efficiency-diet and happiness. 

Miyoko’s LinkedIn profile if you are interested in reaching her out regards Vegan Style Brand

https://www.linkedin.com/in/miyoko-schinner-6a47204/

Miyoko’s YouTube channel for easy vegan recipes:

https://www.youtube.com/@thevegangoodlifewithmiyoko

3:25 – Queen of vegan cheese

5:20 – Creation of first vegan cheeses

7:45 – Processed cheeses mostly consumed in the US contain no milk

11:00 – SAD – Standard American Diet and plant-based movement

13:35 – Changing a habit of eating cheese in Europe; vegan cheeses in France and Italy

14:55 – Evolution of food and eating habits

17:23 – Where is money in food production

18:57 – The role of investors in shaping the economy and the food system

22:00 – Miyoko creamery development: the story of becoming an international brand

26:15 – Multiple regional brands as an alternative to national and international brands

27:27 – Smaller VC market in Europe: a curse or a blessing

30:40 – Is there too much of innovation…

31:24 – What should we be thinking about if we want to change the world

32:45 – Are there more vegans today than thirty years ago?

35:10 – People have been eating plant-based food for thousand years

37:37 – We could make peasant food look sexy

38:13 – Everybody is an impact investor today

40:25 – The right to use word “butter” for vegan products

43:49 – Vegan diet is sufficient for human health

47:17 – Leading non-profit organisations for animal rights

50:50 – LEAP organisation: Leaders for Ethics, Animals and the Planet

52:14 – Converting farms into growing crops

53:37 – Dairy farmers and ranchers are having hard times to meet their needs

56:03 – We need government programs instead of investors

56:30 – Aka Steve Jobs’ departure from Miyoko Creamery

58:28 – New projects

1:00:25 – Creating Vegan Lifestyle Brand

1:00:40 – YouTube Channel for cooking vegan at home

1:05:45 – Getting back to the kitchens and restoring eating together habits

1:12:48 – Book recommendations

1:15:00 – Historical traditions of eating vegan food

1:15:55 – Japan was vegan for 800 years

1:17:13 – To get in touch with Miyoko

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Food constitutes the most intimate relationship between us and nature. Though the food that we eat now can be almost called unnatural. Yes, it is full of calories but very poor in nutrients. And we can just imagine what effect has this unnatural food on our health. The way this food is produced has a huge negative effect on nature, climate and biodiversity. Luckily, solutions exist.

Today, I am talking to an amazing woman, an entrepreneur who was curious to ask questions about the way her supply products were produced. After digging deeper into the problem, she found a new business opportunity and launched a company that benefits people, both consumers and producers, but also nature and biodiversity.

And that’s what we are going to talk today about: how food can be good for you and for nature. We also touch upon financing issues for regenerative agriculture and insetting credits (not to be confused with carbon offsetting credit).

Marcela Flores is a founder of Tierra Foods company that is inspired by the indigenous knowledge to produce highly nutritious food while also reducing carbon emissions, restoring biodiversity and valuing local communities.  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcela-flores-98547223/

https://tierra-foods.com/

Isabella Tree “Wilding” and Jim Collins “From Good to Great”

1:50 – How it all started. Growing business from the kitchen

3:30 – First realizations of how food is grown

4:00 – Alternative options to grow food

5:30 – What regenerative agriculture is

6:00 – Problems with the current agriculture practices

13:30 – Windscreen effect

14:30 – Value of the insects

16:10 – High concern about the environmental problems but hope is present

17:12 – Success of the concerted effort to solve ozone layer problem

18:10 – Tierra Foods’ approach helps reverse biodiversity loss

19:02 – Trees create rain: the magic of nature

19:50 – Tierra Foods’ business model. Agroforestry is key

21:00 – Natural carbon absorption capacity of nut bread trees (Brosimum Alicastrum)

21:50 – Edible nutritious seeds from the trees

23:15 – Reforestation with maximum benefits

23:50 – Scientific approach to measure and reporting nature and climate benefits

24:18 – Carbon insets

25:10 – Helping companies to reduce emissions from their supply chain

26:20 – Carbon insets vs carbon offsets

27:29 – What about biodiversity credits?

28:00 – Bio-economy: Working with living forests and indigenous people

29:30 – Just pay and decent work for people

30:54 – Getting inspired from indigenous people

33:47 – Collaboration with academics

34:31 – Uptake by large food corporations of the proposed solution

36:00 – Low-carbon transition: learning by doing and by failing

37:39 – Science-based targets for companies

42:18 – Beware greenwashing

46:40 – The role of finance

47:10 – Regenerative agriculture neither riskier nor more expensive but it takes time for transition

48:20 – Need for blended finance to support the transition

52:20 – Personal vs corporate responsibility

55:10 – Venture capital seeks quick money and not suited to finance the transition

57:20 – Struggles of a female entrepreneur

1:00:20 – Two most inspiring books: Isabella Tree “Wilding” and Jim Collins “From Good to Great”

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L'economie qui cherche a croitre sans cesse, le business qui cherche a avoir de plus en plus de profits, les consomatteurs qui cherchent a consommer de plus en plus, et tout cela en epuisant des resources naturelles et en d’etruisant la planete.

Comment on peut re-penser notre facon de produire et de vivre? Quel est le role du business et de chacun d’entre nous dans la transition?

Dans cet episode, j’ai le plaisir d’acceuillir Pierre Pointard, un entrepreneur a impact, fondateur de la companie Rutabago, un animateur de 2tonnes, un associe de Team for the Planet et simplement une personne qui cherche a re-penser sa facon de vivre pour avoir plus de sens, plus de satisfaction et moins d’impact sur l’environment.

Pierre partage son histoire passionant de l’entrepreneriat, de la creation de Rutabago - la companie de box repas bio, les defis et le succes d’une companie qui vise a faire mieux et a faire differement. On discute avec Pierre ce qui est derriere le label Bio, pourquoi il vaut mieux eviter de manger des tomates en hiver. On touche aux jeux serieux comme 2tonnes ou Fresque du Climat et l’importance de parler autour de soi du changement climatique et de la transition. Et bien sur,

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierre-pointard/

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Pour s’inscrire a l’atelier de 2tonnes: https://www.2tonnes.org/

Pour s’inscrire a l’atelier de Fresque du Climat: https://fresqueduclimat.org/

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2:07 – Creation de la companie de box repas bio Rutabago

6:00 – L’agriculture biologique chez Rutabago

7:19 – Circuit cours et des produits moins transformes

8:15 – Gouvernance et collaborateurs

8:55 – Entreprise sociale et solidaire

10:02 – Entrepreneur vs Entrepreneur a impact

12:35 – Mission des entreprises

14:16 – Le role du capital et des benefices

19:00 – Nouvel age de l’humanite

21:13 – La publicite et le besoin de se faire connaitre par une jeune entreprise

25:55 – L’agriculture biologique, la philosophie et le label bio

32:50 – Accompagnement des petits producteurs avec la philosophie

35:46 – Des serre chauffes avec de l’energie verte

36:30 – Regle a trois: sobriete, efficacite, substitution

38:24 – Si pas l’energie, c’est d’autre limites que l'on va toucher

39:36 – Resoudre le probleme de l’emballage

41:50 – Impact de la viande

44:44 – Changer des habitudes et traditions

45:35 – Accompagnement de la transition et changement

47:55 – La suite de Rutabago apres 2022

51:45 – Apres-Rutabago pour Pierre

52:48 – Animation de l’atelier de jeu serieux 2tonnes

55:34 – 2 tonnes, il s’agit de quoi?

57:03 – Est-ce que les individus devraient agir pour reduire l’impact?

58:20 – Messages cles de 2tonnes: principaux axes d’action

1:01:55 – Le role des citoyens pour reduire l’impact

1:03:00 – L’emploi et les actions pour reduire l’impact

1:05:10 – Le succes des jeux serieux

1:08:30 – Eco-anxiete

1:09:10 – Imaginons un meilleur monde

1:11:20 – Team for the Planet

1:13:20 – Le business, commencait-il a penser plus a l’impact positif?

1:14:25 – Financement des projets de Team for the Planet

1:21:15 – Defis des entreprises a impact

1:22:00 – Ralentissement: Nouvelles reflexions par rapport a la vie personnelle

1:25:45 – Redefinir le travail