Cleaner Planet: How to build a more Sustainable World

In this opening episode of Season 3, eighteen year old Climate activist Sarah Syed emphasizes how small actions can lead to giant differences in preserving our planet and future.

Sarah talks about her journey and how she started taking an interest in the preservation of the climate. As a fourth grade project presenter in school, she learned that it wasn't just about global warming but so many other things like our food systems, fossil fuels and energy sustainability. Poverty is also a factor to contend with, she realized, and  how our actions have a long term effect on the planet.

Her journey began when she realized that humans weren't living in harmony with nature, leading to an equilibrium loss. She had to make small changes in her own life, such as using a reusable water bottle instead of a plastic one.

Our guest sees climate change as a gigantic puzzle piece. Need for renewable energy, tackling gender inequality and poverty, all contribute to climate change - as education could foster innovation to help solve and mitigate the issue. Sarah emphasizes the importance of taking action now in order to create a better future.

She believes that technology is not the only solution to addressing climate change and that in order to have a sustainable future, a balance of technology, community, businesses, government and individuals is necessary. Her passion for science and technology drove her to work on a project to create a biosorbant, or a sponge made from biomass, which can remove 98% of oil and heavy metals from water.

We also talk about -
- Why climate change is perceived just as global warming
- Need to cut deforestation
- Her involvement with "You are the change"
- How youth of today can participate and make a difference
- The different avenues that one can resort to and help resolve this crisis
-  How to get involved in climate movements
-  Mix of creating awareness and leadership, starting one's own climate journey.
-  Sarah using her passion area to drive change - technology: bio sorbants, IoT in   agriculture, AI based transparent rotating solar cell, 3D printable biodegradable coffee pod
-  Multi pronged approach : advocacy, innovation and incorporating personal life changes
- Need to address our food eco system


Like my guest rightly put it, "It's more about how our actions of today and tomorrow can lead to more hope."

Tune in and derive actionable insights to build a more sustainable future!

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