Racing Green

This mini-series explores the sustainability of the events industry.  Today, the events industry is more popular than ever – generating over $1.1 trillion US dollars in global revenue annually and predicted to increase more that 10% over the next 5 years. Nonetheless, the environmental impact of large scale events is significant and difficult to reduce. The very nature of events, bringing together...

In this episode, Jeffrey Young is joined by Paolo Tiramani, CEO of Boxabl. He explains the amazing tech behind the most disruptive technology in housing today that can enable complete homes to be built and shipped every 60 seconds from an automotive-style production line. They discuss Boxabl’s complete re-imagination of traditional building materials, assembly and over 70 mechanical patents brough...

In this episode Jeffrey Young talks with Ties van der Hoeven, Co-founder of The Weather Makers – a pioneering Dutch ecosystem regeneration company using nature to help regreen our planet. After centuries of change, both natural and man-made, many of our planet’s deserts that were once flourishing ecosystems, have now become barren landscapes, lacking in life, greenery, and natural vegetation.  In...

In this episode, Jeffrey Young is joined by James McMicking, VP of Strategy at ZeroAvia, a leader in zero-emission aviation, focused on hydrogen-electric aviation solutions. They discuss how a new aviation technology based on hydrogen could pave the way to sustainability in an industry with no easy answers. ZeroAvia’s model is to retrofit existing aircrafts and convert them to running on hydrogen....

In this episode, Jeffrey Young is joined by Dmytro Chupryna, ESG Partnerships Director for AirScape. Dmytro talks to us about AirScape, the world’s densest air quality sensor network, that has been installed in the Borough of Camden in partnership with Camden Clean Air and Camden Council. The hyper-local, real-time sensor network aims to fundamentally transform how we monitor and manage air pollut...

In this episode, Jeffrey Young is joined by Quentin Willson, Britishvolt’s EV Advocate. They discuss the topic of battery technology, and how battery technology will help us reach our decarbonisation goals. We learn about the link between batteries and electrification, and how this solution is supporting the green revolution. This episode explores the role that Britishvolt is playing in this indus...

In this episode, Jeffrey Young is joined by Alastair Evans, Government and Corporate Affairs Director for SMR at Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd. They discuss the topic of nuclear energy as a vital component in the solution to rapid decarbonisation and how SMRs can be a key player in this process. We learn about the development and application of SMRs and how these compare to large-scale reactors, as well as...

In this episode, Jeffrey Young is joined by Lorraine Dallmeier, CEO of Formula Botanica. They discuss the vast topic of green beauty, covering ingredients, naturalness, impact on the environment, the science behind products, and what to look out for as a responsible consumer.  Lorraine Dallmeier is the award-winning CEO of Formula Botanica, the online organic cosmetic formulation and business scho...

In this episode, Jeffrey Young is joined by Anna Chernyavsky, Senior Sales Manager of Watergen. They discuss how the Watergen technology can turn air into water and how this can be used across the world to have a positive environmental and humanitarian impact. Anna joined Watergen in September 2020, with a decade of experience in global B2B sales, strategic partnerships and sustainable business de...

Jeffrey Young is joined by the Vice President of Communications, Marketing, and Sustainability for FLSmidth, a company with the aim to reduce emissions in cement and mining to zero by 2030. Fleming discusses why the cement and mining industries are so carbon-intensive and how their technology hopes to reduce this. They talk about the future of this technology and the positive impact it can have ac...

In this episode, Jeffrey Young is joined by Laurence Kemball-Cook, CEO and Founder of Pavegen, an innovative clean technology company. They discuss how the Pavegen technology can turn footsteps into power and how this can be used across the world to have a positive impact on the environment.  Laurence is the award-winning founder and CEO of Pavegen, an innovative clean technology company. Headquar...

In this episode, Jeffrey Young is joined by Nina Bowyer and Jeremy Griffin from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), a global law firm assisting major supply chain clients with their transition to sustainable energy, as we investigate hydrogen as the next sustainable energy source across Europe and beyond. But first, Jeffrey talks with Dr. David Hart, a hydrogen expert at E4tech, to help us understand m...

Jeffrey Young is joined by Mark Preston, Team Principal at DS TECHEETAH, a world-champion team in Formula E. They discuss Formula E and the role it plays in keeping motorsports relevant alongside our changing environmental values. Mark details his reason behind moving from Formula 1 to Formula E as well as his most recent ventures in autonomous vehicles. After a career in Formula 1 in teams such a...

Jeffrey Young is joined by Claire Thompson-Sage, Sustainable Development Co-ordinator for UPS. They discuss the changing behaviours of consumers due to the rise in online retail and how supply businesses such as UPS must meet this demand while racing to reduce their environmental footprint. Claire also discusses the developing technologies that will enable UPS to achieve a more sustainable supply...

Jeffrey Young is joined by Hanson Cheng and Siobhan Anderson from The Tyre Collective. They discuss the impact that tyre wear has on our air and the ingenious and innovative device that they have created to do something about this.  Hanson is an interdisciplinary designer working across scales of design. From products, speculation, to immersive pavilions, his work explores themes of sustainability...

Jeffrey Young is joined by the CEO and the Head of London of AirRated, Francesca Brady and Niall Ingham. Francesca and Niall discuss the work being done by AirRated to provide an AirScore as a simple and effective way for landlords, developers, and employers to communicate the health of indoor environments to their tenants, residents, and employees. Francesca Brady believes indoor air quality has...