Tune in for the final episode of the Green Minds Around the World series, where the MSc Climate Change, Management and Finance cohort shares insights on the countries they call home.     For this last episode, Marie-Céline sat down with Kushboo, Gabriella, Chong, and Syakira to delve into climate policy challenges and outlooks in India, the US, China, and Malaysia. You’ll hear about China’s current five-year plan, the upcoming elections in India and the United States, and Malaysia’s recent cabinet overhaul.     If you have any suggestions for guests or topics you ..read more

Paul has been building startups since the age of 18 when he started his studies at the European Sports University in Cologne. Since then, he has helped scale brands across various fields including nutrition, e-commerce, fitness, and health to six and seven figures in revenue.     Today he talks about building start-ups, emerging trends in the health and fitness industries, and growing communities ..read more

In this week’s episode of Green Minds, we continue our Around the World series in which we interview students studying the MSc in Climate Change, Management & Finance on climate change in the countries they call home.   In this episode, Jim sits down with Hadia, Sara, and Gillian to hear about the energy mix and trends in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Mexico. Our guests also talk through the challenges faced by oil producing countries in the face of climate change.   For listeners who are interested in finding out more about WISE and P+II can be found in the link below:  h ..read more

This week's episode of Green Minds features Mathilda D'silva, Founder and CEO of Ocean Purpose Project. Ocean Purpose Project is a Singapore-based NGO that aims to solve the ocean pollution crisis and promote ocean conservation at scale.    This episode gives an insight into Mathilda's journey and motivation to found Ocean Purpose Project, provides an understanding of the Blue Economy, and highlights the role of the oceans and the importance of protecting them.    For listeners interested in learning more about Ocean Purpose Project, a link to the website can be found here ..read more

In this week’s episode of Green Minds, we continue our Around the World series in which we interview students studying the MSc in Climate Change, Management & Finance on climate change in the countries they call home.    In this episode, Lorenzo sits down with Angel Miao, Laurence Denyer, and Qiu Wong to hear about the role of nature-based solutions in climate mitigation and adaptation in Canada, the UK, and Malaysia. Our guests also talk through how climate change poses an existential risk to our most valuable carbon sinks across terrestrial, marine and coastal ecosystems.  ..read more

In this week’s episode of Green Minds, Marie-Céline sat down with Jahan Chowdhury, Lead for Environment and Climate at the IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development). Jahan explored the intricacies of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and their design challenges, uncovering why countries struggle to meet the Paris Ambition. Tune in to discover the crucial role of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in extending development finance to the last mile and ensuring no community is left behind.     If you have any suggestions for guests or t ..read more

Welcome back to Green Minds! This week, Jim sits down with John Waldron, a civil servant from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero. They're delving into the intricate world of Carbon Capture, Usage, and Storage (CCUS) policy and the pivotal role the UK is playing. Stay tuned for some enlightening conversation!    Key Highlights:  Understanding the Dynamics: Dive deep into CCUS, what it means and what are the different sectors.  Why the UK is positioned to be a leader in developing CCUS.  Peering into the Future: How will the UK address the funding of CCUS.&n ..read more

This week’s episode of Green Minds features Win Sim Tan, whose career has stretched across wildlife conservation, climate scenario modelling, and voluntary carbon markets, and seem him work on projects in his home country of Malaysia, as well as the United States, Canada, and Scotland.    Lorenzo and guest co-host Qiu interview Win about his passion and motivation for starting his career in wildlife conservation, his career pivot to working on climate scenario modelling, and his role in setting up Malaysia’s first voluntary carbon market exchange. Win also gives tips for listeners th ..read more

Matthew Barrett, founder of Goal Click, talks about his journey in the sports industry, combining his passions for history and sport, working across various functions in the sports industry and eventually building his own company.     https://www.goal-click.com/    Since 2014, Goal Click has given people across the world a platform to share real stories about their own lives and football communities.  Told through the eyes and voices of our storytellers, these stories are brought to life in analogue and digital photography, written word, short films and exhibitions.&nb ..read more

This week’s episode of Green Minds features Henry Godon-Smith, who is the CEO and founder of Agritecture, a global urban agriculture consulting firm, whose mission is to empower impact-driven organizations to develop feasible urban farming solutions.   As a sustainability strategist focused on urban agriculture, water issues and emerging technologies, Henry has visited urban farms in five continents and worked on community and for-profit urban farms.     Eva interviews Henry about his motivation to found Agritecture and venture into the field of climate smart agriculture, the be ..read more