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...

Nick and Alex hear pitches from TEN of Australia’s up and coming climate startups! This episode brings you something a bit different. We’ve partnered with our friends at EnergyLab (Australia’s leading climate solutions accelerator) to hold a pitch speed round featuring their most recent startup cohort. The rules: A 60 second opening free pitch and 10 minutes max for each startup. That’s it! If you want to help the startups get in touch with them via the links below AND if you enjoyed th...

We chat to Liam Wallis, Founding Director of Hip v Hype a leading sustainable property developer based in Melbourne about the built environment and how we can make our homes and buildings carbon neutral. In our chat with Liam we cover: What goes into creating a sustainable building - what matters the most? How do builders or developers consider designing for sustainability not just in the construction phase but also for the entire life of the building? What innovative building mater...

We chat to Paul Gambill from Nori about their carbon removal marketplace using blockchain technology. This is the second episode in our two-part series about whether crypto and blockchain can be a positive force for addressing climate change. In this one we cover: The role of (and challenges with) carbon offsets Carbon avoidance offsets vs carbon removal Nori’s carbon removal marketplace and the Nori token How Nori can help put a price on carbon The energy intensity dilemma of...

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;...

Nick and Alex chat to Ned Ekins-Daukes from UNSW about their breakthrough to create solar energy in the dark. This is a wide ranging chat about how solar panels could generate all of Australia's electricity at night, where climate solutions come from, the role of UNSW and universities in creating them, the legend of Martin Green, how to commercialise early stage technology, and a little lesson on the correct way to pronounce “solar photovoltaic”. ** Hey! Can we ask a fave? If you are en...

We chat to Tim Dawson, the founder of PV industries, an Australian startup on a mission to recycle solar panels (and soon, batteries too!). In Australia we have A LOT of solar! Currently over 3 million (or 1 in 3) households have solar. Australia has over 25 GW of solar capacity now installed which on a per person basis is 1kw per person, 30% greater than any other country. But what will happen to all these solar panels once they reach the end of their life? ** If you enjoy the show, we...

Alex provides a primer on hydrogen's role in our future clean economy and then we interview Tom Campey from Hysata (11:06) an Australian startup with a breakthrough electrolyser technology. ** If you enjoy the show, subscribe! We'd love it if you gave us a rating on Apple or Spotify! You can also follow us: on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn or send us some comments at hello@apositiveclimate.com ** Hydrogen gets a lot of hype in the media as a future technology, the “swiss army knife” for ...

Tom White from CarsGuide presents the state of play for electric vehicles in Australia. ** If you enjoy the show, subscribe ! You can also follow us: on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, or say hi at hello@apositiveclimate.com ** Tom White, CarsGuide’s New Energy Vehicle Specialist has a very cool job! He gets to drive and review all the latest electric vehicles that are coming to Australia. He also recently released the EVGuide Report for all the latest stats, facts and figures on Electric...

Lily Dempster from One Small Step chats to us about how to address your personal carbon footprint. Welcome to Season THREE of A Positive Climate! We’re excited to have a new season of another ten episodes, released fortnightly on Tuesdays in Australia. HIT THE FOLLOW / SUBSCRIBE button in your podcast app One Small Step is a mobile app that aims to be your personal sustainability coach. It provides you with tailored programs to help you cut your carbon footprint. It uses behavioural scienc...