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In this episode, we review COP 30 and UN PRI week from Brazil, November 2025. The main discussion items from Brazil are recounted, and a new focus on Investing Through a Child Lens is reviewed. Commentary is provided on Indigenous Peoples, Nature Remediation, Grid Optimization, Nuclear Power Generation, Hunger and Poverty.

In this episode, we take our listeners back to 1979, when the movie "The China Syndrome" was released, depicting a nuclear accident just days before the Three Mile Island partial meltdown in Pennsylvania. We visit the project site, and play a clip from a recent interview, where Chris Wallace asks Michael Douglas about his changing views about the role of nuclear power. Michael Douglas frankly says he has changed his mind about the necessity of using safe nuclear power to satisfy energy demands.

In this episode, we visit 3 Middle Eastern Countries - Kuwait, Dubai and Egypt, and review the pattern of energy transition as it relates to the middle East.eas

The COO of Bruce Power explains the technology, safety and reliability and costs related to Nuclear Power as a viable power generation source to help the energy transition process.

In this episode, we review the outcomes of COP 29, discuss recent important developments in energy transition, refresh certain acronyms - GFANZ, NZBA, GFS - and look forward to energy transition in 2025, leading up to COP 30 in Brazil. We review the fresh global focus on redefining transition to emphasize fossil fuels and nuclear power as essential elements that cannot be switched off.

In this episode, I visit the city of Cali, Colombia, and give my observations from the UN conference that discussed biodiversity as an integral part of solutions for global warming.

In this episode we discuss key outcomes and discussion points from New York Climate Week, Sept. 2024. We interview some entrepreneurs creating exciting products in the field of climate change. One such area is the mapping of areas that have been the subject of reforestation.

In this episode, we give a synopsis of the main observations from Climate Week New York. Nature based finance and the term Peace With nature are highlighted. The effect of the elections on Climate programs is talked about, and the impact of the IRA - past and future - is discussed. The resurgence of Nuclear Power, the need for large amounts of poser for AI and the restarting of the Three Mile Island Nuclear plant are stated. The curious case of fact following fiction - The movie China Syndrome preceding the Three Mile Island accident - is profiled. A documentary on Climate Change - The White House Effect- is reviewed.

In this episode, we speak to the Stefano Buono, CEO of Newcleo, a company that pioneers Small Modular Nuclear Reactors. He explains why the time is right for Nuclear power to make a come back , with Small Modular Nuclear as the way to go. He touches upon key issues such as safety, cost, technology and others that make this a compelling story. He explains the role of lead encasement for safety, touches upon the 24/7 availability of Nuclear, unlike solar and wind. Space considerations in our crowded planet are enumerated, and he opines on how long it takes for fusion technology to reach commercial status.

In this episode, we interview Jeffrey Rissman, the author of Zero Carbon Industry - Transformative Technologies and Policies to Achieve Sustainable Prosperity. He discusses his book, which provides details on sectors such as Chemicals, Paper and Cement, via well researched data and technologies. The book seamlessly blends technical, statistical, philosophical and human issues to offer solutions for industrial decarbonization.

In this episode, we speak once again to Dan Delurey, a clean energy and climate expert, who has been to all recent COPs. He disects the implication of the breakthrough agreement for transition away from fossil fuels, and tells us how the COP process truly works through the course of the year leading up to the final negotiations. He also explains the various zones at COP- blue, green, etc, where real ideas germinate and real transformations take place.

In this episode, I speak to Virgilio Viana, ex- Secretary of State for Environment in Brazil, and Director General of the Amazonas Sustainability Foundation. Virgilio provides his candid views on the successes and shortcomings of COP 28 Dubai, from the standpoint of Biodiversity and its close relationship with decarbonization. He also discussed UN's lack of agreement on standards for Carbon Trading.

In this episode, we break down the key agreements reached in Dubai, to address global warming. We also analyse the shortcomings and provide a clear conclusion from the conference.

In this episode, we speak to Dan Delurey, a UN climate advocate and advisor, to get his take on how the UN is progressing in its attempts to get the world to restrict global warming. We discuss recent climate cases in the courts, one of which is California's case against 5 oil majors, on the topic of climate change. Finally, we talk about a disturbing new trend, especially among young people - Climate anxiety.

In this episode, we review Cimate Week New York, and provide a synopsis of key announcements and findings from over 400 events. As the emphasis on biodiversity takes center stage, we discuss recent announcements from the United Nations and from the State of California - the UN Taskforce for Nature Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) guidelines, and California's lawsuit against five oil majors. We visit a rooftop farm, and meet with the farm's custodians, and speak to other experts attending the conference.