Eco-Business Podcast

Nov 14 2024 106 ep. 28 mins 22
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Faraway tale of pastoralist struggles spotlights China’s green growth complexities

Nov 14 2024 35 mins  
The joke in Alasha League in China’s Inner Mongolia region is that people in Beijing only discovered their existence when local newspapers blew over to the capital city in a sandstorm. Such growing pollution in the 1990s nearly spelt the end of traditional animal herding in Alasha (also spelt Alxa), as China banned livestock and resettled herders to tame the deserts and restore

What RSPO’s new rules for sustainable palm oil mean for people and planet

Nov 06 2024 34 mins  
Joining the Eco-Business Podcast to discuss the implications of RSPO’s draft revised standard is the organisation's director of standards and sustainability, Yen Hun Seng. Tune in as we discuss: What’s changed about RSPO in the last five years How has RSPO managed lobbying from various interest groups? How has the new standard changed on deforestation? How does the standard ali

IPCC expert on fighting to keep to the science as global climate politics flares

Nov 05 2024 28 mins  
A climate science group under the United Nations recently faced a fight over the date of its next set of reports – a seemingly small squabble that could have big implications on future global climate policy. Many countries want these reports, covering the science behind the latest trends and ways to tackle the growing risks, by 2028, in time for a review of whether global climat

The case for carbon offsets as interim solution for aviation emissions

Oct 14 2024 33 mins  
With alternatives such as sustainable aviation fuel still too expensive and low in demand for the aviation industry to consider, carbon offsets could be a way to reduce emissions – if used right. EcoSecurities and the International Air Transport Association tell the Eco-Business podcast how airlines can ensure compliance when new regulations become mandatory

Dubai scales green spine concept as developers eye more ‘eco-friendly’ projects

Sep 23 2024 36 mins  
Can a desert city be liveable? Eyes are on whether the Dubai's plan to build the world’s “greenest highway” will take off. Envisioned as a 64-kilometre corridor that people can easily walk and bike on, the development aims to challenge conventional urban planning norms in the Middle East and shift the residents of the metropolis away from their old habits, including heavy

‘Decarbonisation does not cost seconds on the track’: Mercedes F1 on the race to net zero

Aug 11 2024 22 mins  
Joining the Eco-Business to discuss how the sport can reach the net zero finishing line in just six years is Mercedes F1’s head of sustainability, Alice Ashpitel. Tune in as we discuss: Why an earth sciences graduate chose to work in F1 What has been driving down Mercedes F1’s emissions? How sustainable is sustainable aviation fuel? Is sustainability accepted in F1 culture? W

Social enterprise Goumbook on why the Middle East needs an oceans initiative

Aug 01 2024 23 mins  
Goumbook launched a regional oceans network that brought discussions on the blue economy to the forefront at the last COP summit. Founder Tatiana Abella tells the Eco-Business Podcast why healthy oceans are important for the Middle East.

‘We can’t keep asking more questions’: CDP acknowledges it needs to do more with less ESG data

Jul 31 2024 34 mins  
Environmental disclosure non-profit CDP was founded on this premise: “You can’t manage what you can’t measure.” 23 years on, this theory that increased environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures would lead investors and other stakeholders to reward companies with strong sustainability performance, and punish those who lagged, has gained widespread market accept

Former Verra veteran envisions an unshackled carbon market and a new endgame

Jul 23 2024 35 mins  
Voluntary carbon markets have been in existence for over three decades, and the industry could well be set for future growth despite a recent bump in the road. But its potential to combat climate change may never be fully realised without a rethink of some key mechanisms, industry veteran David Antonioli believes. The founding chief executive of Verra, the world’s largest carbon

How to deal with climate anxiety: climate activist Clover Hogan

Jul 13 2024 46 mins  
Eco-anxiety is a healthy psychological response, says 24-year-old activist Clover Hogan. The founder of nonprofit Force of Nature tells the Eco-Business Podcast how to respond to anxiety in a world that is “numb” to the climate crisis. Tune in as we discuss: The birth of a climate activist Does the future look like a techno utopia or a dying planet? Real versus “shiny” c