Green Minds at Imperial College Business School

Green Minds at Imperial College is a podcast that explores topics related to climate change and sustainability. The show is hosted at Imperial College by Edina Molnar and Adam Isenberg.

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Monday Jun 10, 2019

Carbon trading, also referred to as the cap-and-trade scheme, is one market-based way to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Essentially, carbon trading is the idea of trading the right to pollute, creating a financial incentive to curb emissions. Companies buy and sell the ‘right to pollute’ from each other, with a limit imposed on emission permits.

Tuesday Mar 19, 2019

Matoha Ultrascience is a small and low-cost plastics identification instrument which has been developed by a team of 4 Imperial College scientists. In this episode we're joined by Martin and James from Matoha and we're talking about tackling the plastics issue on a local and a global scale! 

Sunday Feb 24, 2019

In today’s episode we are talking about how changing diets affects our identity and social interactions. We dive into the social aspects of diets, touching on plant-based diets and how diets shape our relationships with friends, family and animals.
Learn more about Richard: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/r.carmichael

Wednesday Jan 30, 2019

Alexandros Angelopoulos is the founder of Elpis Solar, a student-led social enterprise that is offering a sustainable solution to a modern crisis - access to electricity in refugee camps. Elpis provides autonomous solar-powered charging stations, digital platforms and water filtration systems to refugees. 
Learn more at: https://elpissolar.com

Wednesday Jan 16, 2019

Lucy Erickson is the Science Communications Manager at the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), an independent non-profit organisation which sets a standard for sustainable fishing. In this episode we talk about the impact of the fishing industry on the environment and how you can do your part to reduce overfishing!
Learn more at https://www.msc.org/ 
 

Wednesday Jan 02, 2019

Felicia Aminoff is one of the founders of Spark Sustainability, a Finnish initiative aiming to inspire grass root level climate action. Spark empowers people all around the world to be part of the solution to climate change.
Calculate your CO2 footprint and get your carbon doughnut at https://sparksustainability.com/calculator/ 
 Recorded in 2018 at Imperial College London.

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