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In the fourth episode of this series I’m joined by Scott Smith, Head of Sustainability at Dar UK, where we will be discussing sustainability through the building life cycle and the importance of end user engagement throughout the design, construction and operation. We will be cov ... Show More

In the third episode of this series I’m joined by Tom Hopton, the leader of the Smart Buildings control team for Buro Happold. We will discuss key topics surrounding smart building design such as challenges in the supply chain, key trends such as healthy buildings and Net Zero ca ... Show More

Episode summary introduction: In my second episode I’m joined by Jules Barker, Global Director of Product at WiredScore, where we will be going back to basics, discussing what makes a building smart and why we need to have a certification for our smart buildings. Jules will also ... Show More

In this episode, we take a closer look at Schneider Electric’s Sustainability School and dive into the science behind climate change. You'll learn how human activities, like burning fossil fuels, have altered the Earth's atmosphere and contributed to global warming. The episode e ... Show More

Humanity has emitted over 1 trillion tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere since the industrial revolution, raising atmospheric concentrations of CO2 from 280 to 417ppm. Every year, we add another 50 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent, meaning that in 20 years we will double our total ... Show More

Over 4.5 billion years, Earth's climate has transformed tremendously. Before our more temperate recent past, the planet swung from one extreme to another--from a greenhouse world of sweltering temperatures and high sea levels to a "snowball earth" in which glaciers reached the eq ... Show More

There's an invisible super-pollutant heating up the planet — but it's surprisingly easy to reduce, if we try. Revealing how methane contributes (way) more in the short term to global warming than carbon dioxide, chemical engineer Daniel Zavala-Araiza highlights the emerging techn ... Show More

In 2015, a vigorous response to climate change seemed possible: even fossil fuel companies talked about transitioning to cleaner energy. But exploration and exploitation of oil and gas reserves have continued unabated, and in 2024, annual temperatures surpassed the 1.5ºC limit se ... Show More

In this urgent and hard-hitting talk, Nobel Laureate Al Gore thoroughly dismantles the fossil fuel industry’s narrative of "climate realism," contrasting their misleading claims with the remarkable advancements in renewable energy. Drawing on data showing clear signs of progress ... Show More

Climate change is causing severe weather, dangerously elevated temperatures, and water shortages around the world. Meanwhile, firms are struggling to reduce their carbon emissions while adapting their operations to these new conditions. To address both challenges at once, Harvard ... Show More

Meet MethaneSAT: the satellite circling Earth right now to track global emissions from methane: a highly potent, short-term greenhouse gas. Environmental advocate Millie Chu Baird details the heat-trapping side effects of a planet full of methane — and explains why understanding ... Show More

ExxonMobil forecasts 2050 Oil demand be the same as today. We believe that they are just “talking their books.” To discuss the future of the Energy system as well as the fight against Climate Change, we bring in a very respected expert and friend of the show: Kingsmill Bond, Ener ... Show More