Carbonbase | Podcast

Joshua Armah is the Founder & Chief Data Scientist of the Wiase Research Institute which advances research through science & engineering with cognitive solutions that address societal & environmental issues. Josh is recognized as a global leader in artificial intelligence with a career spanning over 10 years in information technology with a focus on big data. His research can turn insights into action for companies and organizations.

Josh Gregory is the Founder and CEO of Sugi, a great new platform that enables people to carbon track their investments. Josh founded Sugi after spending a decade working in investment funds, green finance and conservation, and became increasingly frustrated with the lack of clarity surrounding green investing. He created Sugi with the mission of simplifying green investing and making it easy and accessible for everyone to invest in a greener future.

Aubrey Christensen is the Director of Marketing and Public Relations for Boyish, an amazing sustainable denim brand based in Los Angeles, California. The fast-fashion industry has historically been very pollutive, but Boyish is showing others it is possible to make denim ethically and sustainably.

On this episode we talk to the founders of Project Canopy, whose mission is to advance evidence-based policymaking (EBPM) for the Congo Basin rainforest by providing environmental actors with the data, analytics, and tools they need to end deforestation, defaunation and associated carbon emissions. Environmental actors need the most accurate, complete, and timely information to design, develop, and implement their policies and programmes in a transparent and equitable way. The NGO aims to promote EBPM for the region by strategically providing the right information in the right way, to the right people at the right time.

We're joined by special guest Alex Katz, The Founder and Chief Carbon Captor at Protector Cellars. Alex has been making wine on California's Central Coast for more than a decade. During this time, he's seen how rapidly climate change is upending his agricultural industry and he felt compelled to do something about it. He saw no reason why a winery couldn't make great wine and address climate change, so he started Protector Cellars, the world's first climate positive winery: certified sustainable grapes, efficient packaging, beyond carbon neutral footprint.