7 episodes
Climate Vision 2050 Boston Consulting Group
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4.8 • 6 Ratings
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It’s 2050 and we’re exploring how the world radically reduced carbon emissions and saved itself from climate catastrophe. What have our cities done to accommodate massive population growth? And how do businesses, governments, researchers and everyday people work together to build sustainable supply chains, agricultural practices and transportation infrastructure?
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The Mangrove Manifesto
In 2050, mangrove forests are thriving across Southeast Asia’s shorelines, protecting coastal communities from flooding and erosion. The region is a world leader in nature-based solutions to climate challenges. Environmental scientist Danilo Manolo travels through a protected mangrove forest in a national park in Malaysia to halt an illegal logging operation.
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From Future to Fork
Controlled-environment agriculture allows farmers to grow fruits and vegetables indoors all over the world and even on Mars. Vertical farms are interwoven into the fabric of our cities, and produce is grown in greenhouses in less densely populated areas. Farmer Louisette Thibault must contain a pest outbreak at indoor farming facilities in and around Montreal, Canada.
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Riding out the Storm
Shipping is propelled into the future by a force that has moved vessels since antiquity: the wind. Ships powered with sails, kites, flettner rotors, and more sustainable fuels have aided decarbonization. Captain Karan Sharma battles a hurricane as he competes in a company-wide efficiency rating game called GreenShip50.
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Sustainability at 36 000 Feet
The path to decarbonize aviation seemed insurmountable. Through new aircraft design, alternative fuels, and infrastructure improvements, flying is greener than ever. In a rush to get to the delivery room of his new baby, electric supercharging technician Paul Harper travels home on a supersonic jet run on sustainable aviation fuel.
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The Green City in the Sun
Nairobi’s 's green tech and innovation boom make it a 2050 powerhouse. That success comes with climate challenges that the city is addressing. Urban planner Bailey Muthoni lives in housing built from plastic waste and gets around on an electric motorbike. She stages a tactical urbanism intervention advocating for improved walkability around the city's parliament.
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Ballad of the Wind Rigger
In 2050 energy islands around the world power our societies, each with hundreds of offshore wind turbines. In this episode, we travel alongside offshore technician Sofia Rojas to the North Sea energy island; one of the oldest. Sofia must investigate and fix an anomaly detected through the island's AI interface known as SAILOR.
Customer Reviews
Fun and Insightful
Fun way to dissect the policies of today and understand their impact on our future. Have listened to first three episodes - love that different technologies AND geographies are represented.
Looking forward to the next few eps.
Great way to envision the future
And what addressing the climate crisis could look like
Interesting, forward thinking series
Sparking ideas in the sustainability space.