The Net Zero Life

For many sustainability-minded folks, travel is a huge conundrum. Nathan identified it as one of his own sustainability vices, and some of our guests have as well. For many, the urge to see the world comes from a similar place as the urge to protect it. On today's episode, Nathan speaks with Val Miftakhov, Founder & CEO of ZeroAvia, who is working every day to make it possible for us to travel sustainably.

ZeroAvia is a leader in zero-emission aviation, focused on hydrogen-electric aviation solutions to address a variety of markets, initially targeting 500 mile range in 10-20 seat aircraft used for commercial passenger transport, package delivery, agriculture, and more. Based in London and California, ZeroAvia has already secured experimental certificates for its two prototype aircraft across the US and the UK regulatory environments, passed significant flight test milestones, and is on track for commercial operations in 2023. The company’s expanding UK operations are partially supported by the grants from UK’s Aerospace Technology Institute and Innovate UK, and ZeroAvia is part of the UK Government’s Jet Zero Council.

You can get in touch with Val on LinkedIn or by checking out www.zeroavia.com. 

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Mimi Tran Zambetti is a co-founder at Wren, a Public Benefit Corporation dedicated to helping end the climate crisis. Wren is a website that lets you calculate your carbon footprint and easily fund tree planting and rainforest conservation to offset your carbon footprint. Mimi and her two co-founders launched Wren in 2019, and have since participated in YCombinator's Summer 2019 batch.

Mimi and Nathan grapple with a couple of the hardest questions a sustainability minded person can ask of themselves: What can one singular person do to save the environment? And how much responsibility do I hold for each bit of carbon I emit? As they explore these and other questions, Nathan and Mimi touch on values, start up life, and the potential for positive monetary value for carbon sinks.

You can get in touch with Mimi on LinkedIn or by email, [email protected].

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Dan White is a behavioral and environmental expert with extensive experience creating successful innovations to save large amounts of carbon, quickly. His company Signol, is founded upon peer-reviewed research with Virgin Atlantic, which in 8 months saved over $6m of fuel, 24,000 mt of CO2 and made pilots feel better, a unique triple bottom line. This work is quoted as the lowest ever measured cost to reduce carbon.

Dan joins the show to talk about "nudging," meshing profitability with mission driven work, sustainability in the travel sector, and a whole lot more. You can reach him on LinkedIn or via email at [email protected]. 

Additional Reading:

• Scope 1, 2, & 3 Emissions as told by The EPA

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Nathan Zvi is on a mission to bring climate innovators to the forefront of media and help the people of the world reduce their carbon footprint, save money, and live happier. The Net Zero Life podcast answers the most basic question of “Why should you care about climate change?” and dives deep into topics such as “How many times do you need to use your Hydroflask before it is better than a Poland Springs water bottle?” 

Along the way you’ll hear from sustainability thought leaders such as climate scientists, politicians, celebrities, business people, and everyday folks who are living their best net zero life.

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