Solving for Climate (Rob Stewart)
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| 30 Oct 2024 | Solving for Climate...coming soon | 00:01:01 | |
Hannah Ritchie and Rob Stewart are fascinated by solutions to the climate crisis and the innovators, entrepreneurs and scientists behind them. They want to shine the spotlight on the people working tirelessly to change the narrative on the climate crisis to show that there's brilliant stuff going on out there, and that all isn't lost. Subscribe to the feed now to listen to the first two episodes when they drop next Thursday 7th November. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 07 Nov 2024 | Kingsmill Bond: How is the energy transition going? | 00:33:05 | |
‘It’s obvious that oil is on the decline’, says energy strategist Kingsmill Bond. He joins Hannah and Rob to talk about the energy transition and he’s got an optimistic take: he says that we reached peak fossil fuel demand 10 years ago, and give it another five and oil will be a thing of the past. Kingsmill tells Hannah and Rob how we can move past a narrative that’s been peddled by the fossil fuel bosses telling us that renewables are too expensive, and why learning from the tech shifts of the past will be key to predicting the future of green energy. Guest Kingsmill Bond, Energy Strategist at RMI, kingsmillbond.com Co-hosts Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World In Data Rob Stewart, Co-founder and Director of Sustainability, Koba Subscribe to Kingsmill's Substack 'Renewable Revolution' and to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers' Want to get in touch? Email solvingforclimate@gmail.com Produced by Rachel Balmer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 07 Nov 2024 | Professor Sir David King: What’s whale poo got to do with it all? | 00:25:49 | |
How do we buy ourselves some time to save our planet? Humans are responsible for the immense damage inflicted on our planet since the Industrial Revolution, but now we have the chance to do some good and repair the climate. Hannah and Rob discuss the power of human ingenuity and ambition with Founder of the Centre for Climate Repair at Cambridge University, Professor Sir David King. His work finding ambitious solutions to the climate crisis can sound almost unreal. Making clouds brighter to reflect more sunlight? Refreezing the arctic? Using whale poo to regenerate the ocean’s biodiversity to store more carbon? He joins Hannah and Rob explore these solutions and more in this week’s episode. Guest Professor Sir David King Founder of the Centre for Climate Repair @Sir_David_King Co-hosts Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World In Data Rob Stewart, Co-founder and Director of Sustainability, Koba Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers' Want to get in touch? Email solvingforclimate@gmail.com Produced by Rachel Balmer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 14 Nov 2024 | Dr Sasha Luccioni: The climate cost of AI | 00:29:40 | |
Despite the inexorable growth of Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT or Midjourney in the past couple of years, painfully little is known - or at least publicised - about their carbon impact. However, Dr Sasha Luccioni is on a mission to change that. Hannah and Rob talk to her about how she’s trying to maximise the benefits of AI, while minimising its hidden climate costs. Why is AI development such a black box? And could AI be part of the solution to the climate crisis? Guest Sasha Luccioni, AI and Climate Lead, Hugging Face Co-hosts Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World In Data @_HannahRitchie Rob Stewart, Co-founder and Director of Sustainability, Koba Visit Sasha's website and subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers' Produced by Rachel Balmer Want to get in touch? Email solvingforclimate@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 Nov 2024 | Mark Bjornsgaard: The free heat revolution | 00:21:38 | |
Data centres are not the most glamorous topic of discussion but they are everywhere, powering our modern, digital economy. But they can also power swimming pools, breweries and laundries, as Mark Bjornsgaard tells Hannah and Rob on this episode. 97% of the electricity that goes into a computer comes out as heat. It’s an incredibly inefficient process, and more often than not this heat isn’t used. So, rather than building these data centres in the middle of nowhere, Mark’s company Deep Green is taking computing power to where heat is needed, offering a precious resource to communities across the UK. Could this be scaled up for use across the world? Guest Mark Bjornsgaard, Founder of Deep Green Co-hosts Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World In Data @_HannahRitchie Rob Stewart, Co-founder and Director of Sustainability, Koba Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers' Want to get in touch? Email solvingforclimate@gmail.com Produced by Rachel Balmer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 28 Nov 2024 | Dr Luke Haverhals: Making plastics out of plants | 00:20:45 | |
‘Plastic has long been the fossil fuel industry’s ‘plan B’’ says Luke Haverhals, co-founder of NFW, a start-up dedicated to creating materials with plants, not oil. Plastic has a stranglehold over our lives, but it’s not good for us, and it also keeps the fossil fuel industry in business. Luke is proposing a solution to this - creating four different materials that can be used to make anything from clothes to shoes to furniture, that can return to the earth at the end of their life. Is this the solution to the plastic crisis? Guest Dr Luke Haverhals, CEO of Natural Fiber Welding Co-hosts Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World In Data @_HannahRitchie Rob Stewart, Co-founder and Director of Sustainability, Koba Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers' Want to get in touch? Email solvingforclimate@gmail.com Produced by Rachel Balmer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 31 Jan 2025 | Solving for Climate will return | 00:03:25 | |
What are carbon credits? Can you eat fossil fuels? Why is nuclear energy back in fashion? Co-hosts Dr Hannah Ritchie and Rob Stewart will answer these questions and more in a new season of Solving for Climate.
Season two will be travelling sustainably into your podcast feeds at the end of February. Make sure you’re following the podcast so you are notified when episode one arrives. Season two of Solving for Climate is sponsored by Xlinks xlinks.co Co-hosts Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie Rob Stewart, Co-founder and Director of Sustainability, Koba Want to get in touch? Email solvingforclimate@gmail.com Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers' Madeleine Drury, Series Producer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 25 Feb 2025 | Lauren Eatwell: How do you make shipping sustainable? | 00:38:54 | |
The maritime industry is responsible for roughly 3% of global emissions. So one solution to help reduce fuel consumption has already set sail. Head of Engineering at BAR Technologies, Lauren Eatwell has steered a project called WindWings which retrofits large steel and glass sails to ships. But will the wider industry move fast enough to meet climate targets? Season two of Solving for Climate is sponsored by Xlinks xlinks.co Lauren Eatwell, Head of Engineering at BAR Technologies Co-hosts Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie Rob Stewart, Co-founder and Director of Sustainability, Koba Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers' Want to get in touch? Email solvingforclimate@gmail.com Madeleine Drury, Series Producer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 04 Mar 2025 | Duncan Walker: Will electric air taxis take off? | 00:38:52 | |
Skyports are building the infrastructure for electric flying taxis that could change the way we travel. You might be able to ride in one in Dubai as early as next year. The CEO of Skyports joins Hannah and Rob to discuss how vertiports could change urban transport. But do their climate credentials stand up? Season two of Solving for Climate is sponsored by Xlinks xlinks.co Duncan Walker, CEO of Skyports Co-hosts Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie Rob Stewart, Co-founder and Director of Sustainability, Koba Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers' Want to get in touch? Email solvingforclimate@gmail.com Madeleine Drury, Series Producer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 11 Mar 2025 | Zeke Hausfather: Why do we need carbon removal technology? | 00:34:42 | |
How much attention should we give to carbon removal technology versus stopping carbon emissions in the first place? Climate scientist Zeke Hausfather discusses the opportunities for carbon removal technologies including advanced rock weathering, direct air capture and ocean storage. Season two of Solving for Climate is sponsored by Xlinks xlinks.co Zeke Hausfather, Climate scientist with Stripe Climate, Carbon Brief, the IPCC and Berkeley Earth Co-hosts Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie Rob Stewart, Co-founder and Director of Sustainability, Koba Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers' Want to get in touch? Email solvingforclimate@gmail.com Madeleine Drury, Series Producer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 18 Mar 2025 | Cat Clifford: Why is nuclear energy back in fashion? | 00:38:19 | |
Small modular reactors. Nuclear fusion. Artificial intelligence. Senior economics correspondent for Cipher News, Cat Clifford, unpacks the latest innovations in nuclear energy and explains how China is leading the way. Season two of Solving for Climate is sponsored by Xlinks xlinks.co Cat Clifford, Senior Science and Economics Correspondent, Cipher News Co-hosts Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie Rob Stewart, Co-founder and Director of Sustainability, Koba Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers' Want to get in touch? Email solvingforclimate@gmail.com Maddie Drury, Series Producer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 25 Mar 2025 | Kathleen Alexander: Can you make edible oils without land? | 00:37:09 | |
We use an enormous amount of land for animal agriculture and crops like palm oil. But there’s a new fat on the market which is offering an alternative to dairy and vegetable oils. CEO of Savor, Kathleen Alexander, discusses the company’s synthetic alternative and explains how they designed it to make the perfect pastry. Find out how this was born from a surprising question: Can we not just eat fossil fuels? Season two of Solving for Climate is sponsored by Xlinks xlinks.co Kathleen Alexander, CEO of Savor Co-hosts Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie Rob Stewart, Co-founder and Director of Sustainability, Koba Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers' Want to get in touch? Email solvingforclimate@gmail.com Maddie Drury, Series Producer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||