Climate Vision 2050

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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?

2 NOV

Imagine This...: Peer into Possible Futures

Take a trip into the future that will challenge the way you think and act today. In each episode, BCG's Patricia Sabga and her AI co-host GENE delve into disruptive scenarios that could define the coming decades. BCG experts join the conversation, probing the possibilities and implications for leaders. Human and machine work together to explore the very real actions CEOs could take today to prepare.

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Vote for Climate Vision 2050 in the Webby Awards!

We're very proud of Climate Vision 2050 and its combination of rich, experimental storytelling, cutting-edge science, and its message of hope. We're excited to announce that Climate Vision 2050 has been nominated for a Webby Award, recognizing excellence in podcasts focusing on Sustainability & the Environment. Please consider voting using the link below if you enjoyed the show. Thank you for your time. https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/sustainability-environment

1 min
03/05/2023

Driven to Adapt

Electric vehicles have revolutionized the automotive industry and created a sustainable circular economy. Today in 2050, the internal combustion engine is a relic of the past. At the Paulista Grand Prix in São Paulo, race car driver Bela Tanaka goes neck and neck with Rahul Gonzalez for a chance at the top 5.

28 min
19/04/2023

BCG Presents: Climate Rising – How BCG Uses AI to Address Climate Change

This week, we’re presenting an episode of Climate Rising from our friends at Harvard Business School. In this first episode of a new series on climate change and AI, Hamid Maher and Charlotte Degot, Managing Directors and Partners at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), explain how BCG has developed and uses AI tools to help their clients manage climate risks and address mitigation and adaptation challenges. They describe how they pitch these solutions to potential clients, and share their advice for those interested in careers in business and climate. For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org. Climate Rising Host: Professor Mike Toffel, Faculty Chair, Business & Environment Initiative Guests: ● Hamid Maher, Managing Director and Partner, Head of Africa, BCG ● Charlotte Degot, Managing Director and Partner, Global Lead for CO2 AI, BCG In our next and final season one episode of Climate Vision 2050, we’ll take to the streets of São Paolo for the Paulista Grand Prix—an annual car racing event. We'll explore how electric vehicles revolutionized the industry and created a sustainable circular economy. We'll also delve into advancements in charging technology that allowed EVs to overtake the internal combustion engine.

42 min
05/04/2023

Green is the New Black

Clothing recycling along with second-hand and rental markets have significantly decreased waste in the fashion industry. Today in 2050, every garment tells a story. This transparency about an item’s provenance empowers consumers to make responsible choices. At Tokyo Fashion Week, model Emiko Ikeda must decide if they should take a stand against unethical clothing manufacturing.

27 min
22/03/2023

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.

26 min
08/03/2023

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.

28 min
22/02/2023

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.

25 min
08/02/2023

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.

24 min
25/01/2023

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.

27 min
02/11/2022

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.

25 min
26/10/2022

Introducing Climate Vision 2050

It’s 2050 and we’re exploring how the world radically reduced carbon emissions and saved itself from climate catastrophe. In this podcast, we transport you across the world to hear stories about overcoming inertia and mistrust, unleashing creativity and collaboration, and making meaningful and sustainable progress against an existential threat. How do we power our world with renewable energy? 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? Join us as we unpack the challenges we’ve faced, the technology that made it possible and the crucial steps that still need to be taken. Climate Vision 2050 is a podcast from BCG, a global consulting firm committed to climate and sustainability action.

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11 valoraciones

Positive look on the world

08/02/2023

Mmhugs

I really enjoyed the first episodes, as it makes tackling the environmental crisis seem doable. The positive take on the issue and their clear ideas are insightful and empowering
Recommended! Great way to learn more about climate

08/02/2023

JoseSanchezP

AMAZING podcast! It shows in a very dynamic and interesting way how climate action can improve our world 🌎. Really informative and insightful 🧠 When you start with this podcast, it is impossible to stop! You just want to listen to more and more episodes 🎧 BCG showing perfection once again! 🙌🏼
Inspiring perspectives and challenges

26/01/2023

Luis Milagre

Very excited to hear the next episodes! Great way to be more acquainted and informed about what is going on with climate development.
Futuristic food for thought

25/01/2023

FranEwald

In times of negative news gaining more and more attention, this innovative format, “looking back“ from 2050 is a hopeful vision how we could head into a more sustainable future.