EnviroEducate
EnviroEducate
Podcast Description
This is EnviroEducate, an initiative to empower people for personal and professional development towards a sustainable future.
With passion, we bring in real champs and discuss wicked environmental problems, and super simple tips on how you can maximise your positive impact across the planet.
My name is Leon Wiesner - my passion for environmental management stems from my earliest childhood memories spent in nature having studied and worked in the space in Australia, Europe and Africa for over 6 years.
I've been put on this planet to help save it. 🙏 Thanks for Tuning in!!
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of sustainability, environmental education, and personal empowerment, with episodes exploring topics like Controlled Environment Agriculture, the challenges of going green in construction, and the impacts of dietary choices on sustainability.
This is EnviroEducate, an initiative to empower people for personal and professional development towards a sustainable future.
With passion, we bring in real champs and discuss wicked environmental problems, and super simple tips on how you can maximise your positive impact across the planet.
My name is Leon Wiesner – my passion for environmental management stems from my earliest childhood memories spent in nature having studied and worked in the space in Australia, Europe and Africa for over 6 years.
I’ve been put on this planet to help save it. 🙏 Thanks for Tuning in!!
Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) is transforming the future of food. In this episode of EnviroEducate, we sit down with Prof. Paul Gauthier to explore how CEA enables sustainable, year-round farming with minimal environmental impact. Learn about the technology behind vertical farms, hydroponics, and AI-driven systems; the sustainability challenges and tradeoffs; and how CEA could secure food supplies in the face of climate change. We also discuss scaling CEA, reducing costs, and how you can get involved in this growing field.
What we discuss:
00:00 Introduction
01:35 Key benefits of growing food in a controlled environment
04:35 How do factors like lighting, temperature, and CO₂ levels impact plant growth in these systems
9:00 How can CEA help ensure food security in the future?
12:45 Key Challenges of Controlled Environment Agriculture
18:30 Current State of Controlled Environment Agriculture
24:25 The Vision of the Future of Controlled Environment Agriculture
32:45 The role of vertical farming in space exploration
37:00 Key Takeaways
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