Green Living Chats

Isak Stoddard is a PhD candidate in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development at the Department of Earth Science, Uppsala University. His research is currently focused on the strategies and imaginaries informing regional climate and energy transitions in Sweden and beyond. Over the past decade, he has worked in various capacities at the student-initiated Centre for Environment and Development...

Isak Stoddard is a PhD candidate in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development at the Department of Earth Science, Uppsala University. His research is currently focused on the strategies and imaginaries informing regional climate and energy transitions in Sweden and beyond. Over the past decade, he has worked in various capacities at the student-initiated Centre for Environment and Development...

Dr Julian Kirchherr is a researcher at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development (CISD) at Utrecht University and an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company. He started his work at CISD as a tenure-track assistant professor in 2017. Julian holds a doctorate from the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford. He’s the author of the book The Lean PhD , which is abou...

Rafael Monge Vargas is an economist with broad experience in different fields related to environmental information. He is working with the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica as Director of the National Center of Geoenvironmental Information. They coordinate the National System of Environmental Information and the National Land Use, Land Cover and Ecosystems Monitoring System. He...

Dr Farshid is an international expert on innovative solutions for waste challenges. His international research career, spanning high-profile research institutes in Japan, Singapore and Australia, includes considerable experience working closely with industry to improve existing processes to achieve better environmental outcomes and greater cost efficiencies. He has six international patents, more...

Listen to Part 1 of this conversation here: https://glcpodcast.ecoametsolutions.com/2022/06/27/part-1-2-whats-next-after-school-florentine-adjoa-ansah-asare-lois-afua-okyerewaa-damptey-juliet-ohemeng-ntiamoah/.  Thanks to our amazing guests for taking the time to share their unique stories and insights with us.  Florentine Adjoa Ansah-Asare Florentine is currently the program lead a...

Our guests on the first episode of the New paradigms of education were:  Florentine Adjoa Ansah-Asare Florentine is currently the program lead at Edify Ghana, an international NGO established to improve and expand sustainable Christ-centered education globally. Florentine holds a Master of Education (M.Ed) degree in Economics of Education and Management from Central China Normal Universi...

Michael Ofosuhene-Wise is Climate and Nature Lead at Business for Nature (BfN). He leads BfN's efforts to demonstrate and amplify credible business action on nature and activities to simplify and converge high-level nature and climate action from the business. He has extensive experience working with leading global companies to incorporate sustainability into their corporate strategies. Before joi...

Dear #Greenchatter,  In our new segment, " GLC ASK, " we asked people a simple question "if you had a superpower to change one human behaviour towards the environment, what would you change? Here are some incredible answers.  ---- GLC aims to share knowledge and education with our cherished listeners through this Podcast. It's about time we connect the pieces: sustainability is a sacrifi...

Shana Gavron is the CEO and founder of Endangered Wildlife OÜ. She holds an MBusSc/MBA in Business Management (Finance), an MPhil in Wildlife Management and is currently completing an MSc in Wildlife Biology and Conservation. She is also an Associate Member of IEMA and is in demand as a speaker and participant in roundtables at prestigious impact and environmental events. Endangered Wildlife OÜ is...

We are back again with season IV of the Green Living Chats podcast.  If you are new here, welcome; kindly consider subscribing on any platform you listen to and come back here again every Sunday at 6 pm GMT for more of these conversations.  Our theme for Season IV is Nature in focus .  ------- GLC aims to share knowledge and education with our cherished listeners through this Podcas...

It's a wrap, guys, and we are signing off this season. Thank you so much for being with us throughout this journey, and we are looking forward to working with you in Season 4. We will be back on World Environment Day, 5th June 2022 .  Keep listening and sharing our episodes from Season 1 to Season 3:  Our Website: https://glcpodcast.ecoametsolutions.com/. Our email: glcpodcast@ecoametsol...

Baffour Kyei Frimpong joins us on GLC to talk about food security solutions and what they are doing with their company, Baff Organic Farm & Agrotech, in Ghana.  Baffour is of Ghanaian origin (an Ashanti) did most of his schooling in Ghana. He went to America in 1991. He finally moved back home in 2009, and out of food security concerns, he decided to grow what he ate as a hobby and finall...

Nana Owusu-Achau joined us on the GLC to talk about how sustainable farming looks in Ghana, the challenges and what can be done in moving forward. This is Part 2 of a 2-part series. Listen to Part 1: https://glcpodcast.ecoametsolutions.com/2022/02/14/sustainable-farming-the-future-of-africas-agriculture-nana-owusu-achau-agro-kings-part-1-2/.  Nana is the CEO and founder of Kings Innovations –...

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Event PROMO! Event PROMO! Event PROMO! The Green Living Chats podcast presents the "Philosophy in PhD" PodiNar series.  In this second program of the podinar series, we hope to achieve two main objectives: Discuss the value of learning to summarize big ideas: According to Arckam's razor, Truth Is Simple. Therefore, the ability of any graduate student to present their opinions or findings in c...

Nana Owusu-Achau joined us on the GLC to talk about how sustainable farming looks in Ghana, the challenges and what can be done in moving forward.  Nana is the CEO and founder of Kings Innovations – a group of companies advancing human lives through relevant innovations, especially in the agricultural sector. With over ten years of combined experience in the Real Estate, Agriculture, Technolo...

Perk Pomeyie and Gloria Agyare of the Ghana Youth Environmental Movement (GYEM) joined us on the GLC podcast to have an in-depth conversation on Water and Sanitation in Ghana.  This is Part 2 of a 2-part series with GYEM . Part 1: https://glcpodcast.ecoametsolutions.com/2022/01/17/water-and-sanitation-in-ghana-voice-of-the-youth-gyem-part-1-2/ GYEM is a leading youth-led environmental po...

Perk Pomeyie and Gloria Agyare of the Ghana Youth Environmental Movement (GYEM) joined us on the GLC podcast to have an in-depth conversation on Water and Sanitation in Ghana.  This is Part 1 of a 2-part series with GYEM .  GYEM is a leading youth-led environmental policy advocacy and non-violent campaign group in Ghana. It exists to mobilise and organise young people to take action...

Papa Kwaku Baah Orgen joined me on the GLC podcast to share his take on Climate Finance and Sustainability.  Papa is a lecturer at the Fulda University of Applied Sciences and an external doctoral candidate at Ulm University, both in Germany. He is also an external research associate of the Center of Climate and Sustainability Finance at USI Lugano in Switzerland. His research focuses on buil...

Happy to take a little break to enjoy the holidays. Thanks for your support.  Happy holidays to you all, and see you on the 9th of January 2022! Get in touch with GLC podcas t via mail: glcpodcast@ecoametsolutions.com Eco Amet Solutions is looking forward to sharing knowledge and education with the public. At the same time, we support startups, workshops, conferences, and environmental R&...

Michael Rada joined me on the GLC podcast to tell his untold story of how he decided to build a "wasteLESS" world. We talked about growing up and how each experience added to the package of who he is. Is a "wasteLESS" world possible? Find out in this conversation. This is the final part of the 2-Part series with Michael Rada: https://glcpodcast.ecoametsolutions.com/2021/12/12/the-journey-to-buildi...

Michael Rada joined me on the GLC podcast to tell his untold story of how he decided to build a "wasteLESS" world. We talked about growing up and how each experience added to the package of who he is. Is a "wasteLESS" world possible? Find out in this conversation.  Mr Rada, born on December 24, 1971, is an experienced business professional equipped with 30+ years of rich business experience....

Dr Eyram Norgbey joined us on GLC to discuss his research on the deterioration of water reservoirs (Blackwater) in southern China. His research seeks to investigate why certain reservoirs in those areas turned black during the winter season and clear during summer. So we dived into his research hypothesis, findings and, most importantly, recommendations.  Eyram is currently an Associate Profe...

Olga Johnston–Antonova  joined the Podcast to discuss her journey and professional life in the sustainable fashion (industry). In the previous episode, we discussed her background story on how she got into the industry, how the fashion industry evolved in her eyes between Europe and its environs and Russia, her transition into sustainability, knowing how the industry she loved so much is poll...