Reaching Net-Zero

Seed banking with Jill Wagner

Viridios Capital — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 00:06:08 +0000

In this episode of the Reaching Net-Zero podcast we look at seed banking and talk with Jill Wagner. Jill is Chief of Global Seed Banking at Viridios Capital and has spent 30 years as a horticulturist and forest restorationist, specializing in tropical hardwood species and native Hawaiian species.

From founding Hawaii Island Seed Bank to doing forest restoration projects for the State of Hawaii, the National Park Service, the Department of Hawaiian Homelands, US Fish & Wildlife Service, The Nature Conservancy and many more, Jill is a passionate advocate for the role seed banking can play in helping the world achieve its climate targets.

Seaweed Sargassum with Carbonwave's Geoff Chapin

Viridios Capital — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 21:22:24 +0000

In this episode of Reaching net-zero we talk with CEO of Carbonwave Geoff Chapin about seaweed sargassum. Geoff runs one of the world’s most innovative nature-based solutions companies, which takes seaweed that would otherwise rot on beaches and turns it into a range of products for agriculture, textiles, personal care and cosmetics.

Carbon credit tokenisation

Viridios Capital — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 21:07:00 +0000

In this episode of the Reaching Net-Zero podcast we look at carbon credit tokenisation and talk with Tiff Potter. Tiff is the head of origination (Americas) at Viridios Capital and has spent her career in the carbon markets and helping to protect our natural environment.

From working in Gold Standard’s certification business, SustainCERT, where she explored the world of decentralized finance and working as a UN advisor and Delegate to Dominica to being a park range and field biologist in the Yellowstone National Park, Tiff has truly seen the frontier of the carbon market.

Carbon Farming with Sarah Costello

Viridios Capital — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 09:59:00 +0000

In this first episode of Reaching net-zero we talk with carbon specialist Sarah Costello about carbon farming. From fencing dams to planting trees to help sequester carbon and improving soil and live stock management, we look at various strategies farmers can use to help reduce their carbon footprint.