Balanced Energy Transition and Sustainability

In this episode, we visit with a gentleman who has been recycling and refurbishing discarded items for over 60 years. His roadside shop contains a collection of items ranging from farm equipment to apple cider makers to bird houses to benches - all saved from becoming solid waste. I sift through his collectibles and find a 10 pound, rusted 3 foot wrench, originally used to repair farm machinery. I...

In this episode I give some stats about the countries that genrate the most and the least amounts of solid waste. I give the names of only 3 countries in the world that are carbon negative. I take a trip out to rural New Jersey to discover a shop that has been restoring household items for decades.

In this episode we talk about the Net Zero Banking Alliance, what it hopes to achieve, how it proposes to do that, what are carbon sinks, what is the 1.5 degree trajectory, and other comments related to Carbon reduction

In this episode I "clear the air" on COP 26. What is COP, why is it important, what items were discussed there, what were some of the well known COPs in the past, what were the key outcomes and disappointments , what role did India and China play in COP 26, where do we go from here?

Ryan Laddey, who worked with the UN on significant papers describing the impact of climate change upon women in Africa and other developing zones, gives his commentary on studies funded by the Japanese government. He gives his reasons for concluding how women in developing nations are more greatly impacted than men. He shares how insurance companies are making carbon reduction commitments by signi...

n this episode I take a trip to Marconi Tower and Marconi Beach in The Cape Cod National Seashore. I view a rookery of seals, I ponder upon the progress unleashed by Marconi and I stumble upon a paradoxical statement attributed to Marconi.

In this episode, I interview Michelle McGinty from The Center for Resource Solutions, a non profit that creates policy and market solutions to advance sustainable energy

In this episode, we  revisit the day Martians landed at Grovers Mill NJ, on October 30, 1938, and we discuss the difference between the atmospheres of the Earth and Mars.

For the past 15 years, The Princeton Environmental Film Festival has been showcasing films related to environmental topics. In this episode I interview Susan Conlon on how they bring filmmakers, thinkers, viewers together to  focus on understanding and improving the environment.

In this episode, I give my views on the recent book by Bill Gates: How to Avoid a Climate Disaster. I discuss the spiritual journey Senator Al Gore takes us on, in his book: Earth in the Balance. I end the episode  with a recital of a short Hymn of Peace!

In this episode I chat with Don Young, who has been in the asset management business his entire career. He shares his perspectives on sustainability, and explains how investors from different parts of the world have stepped up their inquiries on how their money is deployed in the ESG space. He also explains how it is important to have an ESG perspective in credit analysis, without sacrificing cred...

This is a poem to draw attention to the problem of smoke pollution caused by agricultural waste burning. Growing up on the Indian plains, I remember that the skies were clear and the nightime always offered lovely views of the heavenly skies. As cities sprawled and developed closer to farmland, things changed. In New Delhi - the (ex) city beautiful, pollution from automobiles, combined with smoke...

Episode 21-4 My conversation with Lindsay Drogin, banker with New York Green Bank. How the bank entertains proposals from everyday "sustainable projects". Is a Federal Green Bank in the works? 

The episode focuses on providing an easy to understand explanation of the Greenhouse Effect, its implications and the importance of maintaining a balance in the earth's temperature.

I interview Jay Gorawara, a pure Chemical Engineer with over 30 patents. I get his views on what it was like living in SIberia, and I ask him to explain the chemistry behind the formation of acid rain in the midwest. He explains his views on progress vs. climate change and pollution 

Contact Suraj: SurajBhatia@iitdalumni.com This episode is a preview of the breadth of topics to be discussed in this podcast. Suggestions and feedback are welcome, as we continue this journey together.