Shashwat Vishwanath: Combating Climate Change With Carbon-Negative Solutions

Jul 21, 2022 Posted by: Anushree Nande IL,  SDG 13,  Shashwat Vishwanath,  USA

Shashwat: It’s my pleasure, Spiffy! GarboCarbo hopes to tackle the climate crisis that is on track to wreak havoc on the entire planet. Climate change is driven by rising CO2 emissions, and coal-fired power plants are responsible for over 46% of the 40 billion tons of emitted CO2. Thus, at GarboCarbo, we make it our goal to combat climate change at its root: power plants. We aim to integrate a carbon-negative solution into industrial plants to not only slow the increasing emissions but to eliminate them entirely in the coming decades.

Alex Berkowitz: Protecting Communities From the Threat of Rising Sea-Levels

Jul 18, 2022 Posted by: Anushree Nande Alex Berkowitz,  MA,  SDG 13,  USA

Alex: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! Coastal Protection Solutions is focusing on creating systems that decrease flooding and protect communities against the threat of sea-level rise and climate change. We’ve invented two systems that help communities survive the future with the effects of climate change. The first system is called the Wavebreaker, which is a 300-feet wave speed bump that stops people’s homes and businesses from getting destroyed by reducing the strength of big waves. The second is an Artificial Marsh System that takes grasses and sediment and expands the shoreline outward by hundreds of feet, which protects people against sea-level rise.

Jane Zhang: How to Eat Better For the Planet, Starting Today

Mar 04, 2022 Posted by: Anushree Nande Jane Zhang,  MA,  SDG 13,  USA

Jane: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! The way that we eat food today is mostly produced using a massive amount of chemicals, factory farming, and industrial processes that are destroying our land, ecosystems, and climate. And yet, we each have three meals a day where we can make a difference! Many of us want to make better decisions, but there's a lot of misinformation out there about what's healthy and truly "sustainable," so I started Farm to Future, a podcast all about how to eat better for the planet, starting with our decisions today.