Zirann - Sustainability Podcasts

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Adolphus Ifeka, Principal Meteorologist at the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), who has dedicated over a decade to meteorology, delving into research and weather forecasting. Dr. Ifeka walks us through his personal journey into meteorology, sharing pivotal moments and influences that shaped his career. He also shares his insights on climate change, sustainability, and the interdisciplinary collaboration required to tackle climate change in Nigeria. We then tap into his thoughts on Nigeria's stance on air quality and solar energy harnessing. Don't miss this episode where we unravel the complex web of meteorology and its significant role in championing sustainability.Thank you for tuning in to this episode of 'Thoughts on Sustainability.' Stay connected and deepen your understanding of sustainability with us: 🌿 LinkedIn Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7064528350882529280 – Join our LinkedIn community for regular updates, insights, and discussions. 🌿 Email: cityplus.sustainability@gmail.com – Have questions, suggestions, or ideas to share? We'd love to hear from you! Reach out to us directly. 🌿 Share and Support: If you enjoyed this episode, please don't forget to share it with your network and leave us a review. Your feedback helps us grow and bring more enriching content to you.

Stephen-Francis Wittenhearst-Alexzander is the founder of The Loo Roll Fat Cat, a London-based sustainable toilet roll startup with a social vision.In this episode, Stephen shares his journey of building a new social enterprise, with the mission to use toilet rolls made from sustainable sources as the medium and a starting point, to generate income, with half of the profits to fund a “benefits system” for providing basic essentials like food and hygienic products for the most needy in society.Let’s hear more from Stephen on how positive environmental and social impacts can be achieved, literally, one roll at a time.Thank you for tuning in to this episode of 'Thoughts on Sustainability.' Stay connected and deepen your understanding of sustainability with us: 🌿 LinkedIn Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7064528350882529280 – Join our LinkedIn community for regular updates, insights, and discussions. 🌿 Email: cityplus.sustainability@gmail.com – Have questions, suggestions, or ideas to share? We'd love to hear from you! Reach out to us directly. 🌿 Share and Support: If you enjoyed this episode, please don't forget to share it with your network and leave us a review. Your feedback helps us grow and bring more enriching content to you.

Daniel Kong is a project manager of a Hong Kong based power company, with operations in the Asia Pacific region. He is a graduate in Engineering for Sustainable Development and Chemical Engineering.In this podcast episode, Daniel shares his day-to-day experiences in his work, and his views on opportunities for academia and industry to collaborate for the decarbonation of power generation.Thank you for tuning in to this episode of 'Thoughts on Sustainability.' Stay connected and deepen your understanding of sustainability with us: 🌿 LinkedIn Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7064528350882529280 – Join our LinkedIn community for regular updates, insights, and discussions. 🌿 Email: cityplus.sustainability@gmail.com – Have questions, suggestions, or ideas to share? We'd love to hear from you! Reach out to us directly. 🌿 Share and Support: If you enjoyed this episode, please don't forget to share it with your network and leave us a review. Your feedback helps us grow and bring more enriching content to you.

In this episode, we interviewed Dr Ashan Senel Asmone, senior lecturer of building economics at University of Moratuwa, and talked about the definition of sustainable facilities management and his research in this area. Thank you for tuning in to this episode of 'Thoughts on Sustainability.' Stay connected and deepen your understanding of sustainability with us: 🌿 LinkedIn Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7064528350882529280 – Join our LinkedIn community for regular updates, insights, and discussions. 🌿 Email: cityplus.sustainability@gmail.com – Have questions, suggestions, or ideas to share? We'd love to hear from you! Reach out to us directly. 🌿 Share and Support: If you enjoyed this episode, please don't forget to share it with your network and leave us a review. Your feedback helps us grow and bring more enriching content to you.

In this episode, we interviewed Roberto Boghetti, a PhD student of the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), and talked about his research related to machine learning and energy modelling. Thank you for tuning in to this episode of 'Thoughts on Sustainability.' Stay connected and deepen your understanding of sustainability with us: 🌿 LinkedIn Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7064528350882529280 – Join our LinkedIn community for regular updates, insights, and discussions. 🌿 Email: cityplus.sustainability@gmail.com – Have questions, suggestions, or ideas to share? We'd love to hear from you! Reach out to us directly. 🌿 Share and Support: If you enjoyed this episode, please don't forget to share it with your network and leave us a review. Your feedback helps us grow and bring more enriching content to you.

Thoughts on Sustainability is a podcast that aims to interview people from academia, industry and business related to sustainability, to share their knowledge, expertise, experience and stories.In this episode, we give an introduction of our platform, including what the platform is about and the ultimate goal of it. Thank you for tuning in to this episode of 'Thoughts on Sustainability.' Stay connected and deepen your understanding of sustainability with us: 🌿 LinkedIn Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7064528350882529280 – Join our LinkedIn community for regular updates, insights, and discussions. 🌿 Email: cityplus.sustainability@gmail.com – Have questions, suggestions, or ideas to share? We'd love to hear from you! Reach out to us directly. 🌿 Share and Support: If you enjoyed this episode, please don't forget to share it with your network and leave us a review. Your feedback helps us grow and bring more enriching content to you.

In this episode, Lawrence Tse, a researcher in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, introduces the concept of fuel cell.As an example of application, he explains the benefits, challenges and opportunities of using a high temperature solid oxide fuel cell to provide heating, cooling and electric power for a large ship.Thank you for tuning in to this episode of 'Thoughts on Sustainability.' Stay connected and deepen your understanding of sustainability with us: 🌿 LinkedIn Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7064528350882529280 – Join our LinkedIn community for regular updates, insights, and discussions. 🌿 Email: cityplus.sustainability@gmail.com – Have questions, suggestions, or ideas to share? We'd love to hear from you! Reach out to us directly. 🌿 Share and Support: If you enjoyed this episode, please don't forget to share it with your network and leave us a review. Your feedback helps us grow and bring more enriching content to you.