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Oct. 30, 2023

A Positive Climate #Wrapped 2023

That’s a wrap! It's our annual review episode, with Alex and Nick covering all the climate technology news from 2023. The hottest year on record brings a reminder that we need to be doubling down on the right solutions, so we hope you enjoy our reflections about what we think matters. Thanks again to all you listening out there! It’s been a big year for us - where we hit the Top 5 in tech podcasts (in Malawi) - and we’ve loved hearing from many of you throughout the season. Chapters (00:00) ...
June 21, 2023

Season 4 Trailer: The Australian Startup Season starts 27 June!

We’re BACK with our best season yet! Launching fortnightly from 27 June we’ll interview Australia’s very best startups in the global climate transition. They’ve got game changing sustainable technology. They’ve raised hundreds of millions of dollars. And they’re ready to turn the world’s biggest problem into Australia’s great opportunity. Low carbon aviation. Cow free dairy. Sustainable lithium mining. Plastic recycling. Next generation solar. The future of EV charging. And much more. Join us ...
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Oct. 31, 2022

A Positive Climate #Wrapped: 2022 in Review with Alex and Nick

Alex and Nick wrap up 2022 and the end of season three with a wide ranging chat including an update on the international race to decarbonise, trends in cleantech, a check-in on our BIG predictions and our plans to bring you even more great episodes in 2023. We cover a lot on this episode: How the narrative around decarbonisation has changed in the last 12 months - "The electric bus is leaving the station and you best get on it" International developments: What are other countries doing to inc...
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Sept. 19, 2022

Crypto and Climate

Nick and Alex chat about the impact of crypto and blockchain on climate. Is crypto accelerating climate change or can it be a force for good? Hot off the heels of “the Ethereum Merge” we cover the following in this ep: What is cryptocurrency? What is blockchain? Why can crypto be so energy intensive? Can it be improved? Bitcoin and Ethereum (including the Ethereum Merge) Dogecoin, GarlicCoin, OnionCoin and Dentacoin Regenerative Finance Offsets, Peer to Peer Energy Trading;...
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Dec. 13, 2021

A Positive Climate #Wrapped: 2021 in Review with Alex and Nick

Alex and Nick wrap up 2021 and the end of our second season with a wide ranging chat: the current state of cleantech, some BOLD predictions about the future, the zaniest climate solutions of 2021 and what we’re excited about for 2022! We cover a lot on this episode: Australia’s opportunity to be a renewable energy superpower; the hydrogen economy; when we might get to high levels of EV uptake; what our dinner plates might look like in 2025; Our favourite moments of Season 1 and 2; Cleante...
April 20, 2021

Trailer: A Positive Climate

A Positive Climate is a podcast focused on the cool ways to tackle climate change. Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. Media coverage on the issue is often negative and many of us have no idea where to begin. While we can’t forget the truly dire consequences of what isn’t being done, a Positive Climate focuses on what is. Clean Energy industry “young vets” Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer are flipping the script on climate change as they interview the inspiring peop...