Future Proof - The Road to Zero

Welcome to a podcast diving in to opportunities of a transforming economy, where zero carbon, zero waste and zero impact are the main tenants. We are connecting with companies who are getting the edge, leading the way while being more profitable then ever.

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 29m. Bisher sind 44 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint wöchentlich.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 20 hours 58 minutes

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episode 1: Circular Economy Ep 10 - Bob Powell (Brigthmark and re-imagining waste)


Join our conversation with Bob Powell, Chief Executive Officer of Brigthmark.

Dedicated to finding sustainable and economically viable  solutions to the waste problem, Brigthmark has developed two principal business lines. The first is a process for transforming plastic waste into base chemical components that can be used to make fuel or new virgin plastics, thereby completely recycling all classes of plastics including the traditional non-recyclable kinds...


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 October 8, 2021  35m
 
 

episode 31: New Energy Ep 03 - Craig Nicol (GMG and AL-ion Batteries)


Listen to our conversation with Craig Nicol, CEO of Graphene Materials Group (GMG).

Having developed the ability to create Graphene by extracting carbon from natural gas, GMG has been busy developing ways to utilize this super material to accelerate the development of reduced and zero carbon technologies...


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 August 4, 2021  28m
 
 

episode 30: New Energy Ep 02 - Heather MacKenzie (Solar Alberta and the Alberta Solar Boom)


Join our conversation with Heather MacKenzie, Executive Director of Solar Alberta. Representing residential, business and the solar industry, this Non-Profit has a mission to educate and facilitate the development of solar energy and industry in the province of Alberta.

Leading in the growth of solar power generation in Canada, we’ll go over what is making that possible, as well as getting a better sense of what the future holds...


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 July 23, 2021  38m
 
 

episode 29: New Energy Ep1 - Gray Alton (Terrapin Geothermics - Alberta No 1 and Geothermal Baseload Power)


Join our conversation with Gray Alton, Vice President of Project Development at Terrapin Geothermics in Edmonton AB.


Pioneering conventional geothermal power generation in Alberta, Terrapin is looking to take advantage of the untapped geothermal capacity in northern Alberta to create a baseload and renewable zero carbon energy source...


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 July 15, 2021  30m
 
 

episode 28: Carbon Market Ep 07 - John Bissell and Rich Riley (Origin Materials and Carbon Zero Products from Wood Waste)


Join our conversation with John Bissell and Rich Riley, Co-Chief Executive Officers of Origin Materials.

Using novel chemistry to use wood product waste streams as feedstock, their process creates plastics and other valuable materials that would otherwise be made from fossil fuels.  These materials are able to be generated in a carbon neutral and even carbon negative manner from waste...


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 July 10, 2021  29m
 
 

episode 27: Carbon Market Ep 06 - Jonathan Frank (VCIB and value based lending focusing on the climate crisis)


Listen to our interview with Jonathan Frank, Head of Clean Energy at Vancity Community Investment Bank (VCIB).  

A Canadian nationally chartered bank, VCIB is a values driven bank with the goal of utilizing the tools of finance to drive a lower carbon future and seek new and innovative solutions that are often overlooked by mainstream finance...


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 June 23, 2021  27m
 
 

episode 26: Carbon Market Ep 05 - Sophia Hamblin Wang (Mineral Carbonation Inc and the Carbon Utilization Market)


Join our conversation with Sophia Hamblin Wang, Chief Operating Officer of Mineral Carbonation International.

Utilizing a variety of industrial mineral waste streams, MCI is able to utilize their carbon reactor system to combine them with captured carbon in order to create a variety of products, such as magnesium carbonate, silica, and other low carbon or carbon negative products...


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 June 15, 2021  33m
 
 

episode 25: Carbon Market Ep 4 Joseph Pallant (Blockchain for Climate Foundation & the impact of Cryptocurency)


Join our conversation with Joseph Pallant, Founder of Blockchain for Climate Foundation.  

As an avid supporter of blockchain technology, Joseph has been leading the development of a blockchain platform to enable issuance and exchange of international carbon credits under the Paris Agreement...


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 June 9, 2021  34m
 
 

episode 24: Carbon Market Ep 3 - Siddha Mahajan (Anova Energy and the carbon offset market)


Join us for our conversation with Siddha Mahajan of Anova Energy, as we examine the ways Canadian industry can meet their regulatory carbon emissions reductions.

Anova Energy is a leading Canadian commodities brokerage firm, based in Alberta, offering services in procurement management, renewable/green energy credits acquisition & sale, retail energy reviews, energy procurement audits, and energy consumption analysis...


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 June 6, 2021  24m
 
 

episode 23: Circular Economy Ep 09 - Wilson Ma (Li-Cycle and Lithium battery recycling)


Listen to our conversation with Wilson Ma VP, Corporate Development at Li-Cycle.

With Lithium battery demand continuing to rise and the extraction of raw materials creating more pressure on our environment, new and lucrative opportunities are arising to re-use end-of-life batteries and battery manufacturing scrap to create less expensive and less intensive sources...


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 June 1, 2021  19m