Before the Tipping Point AI & Sustainability
Where AI and Sustainability Meet Climate Leadership
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231 episodes
Ocean Acidification: The Slow Climate Risk No One Sees | Myron Roth
The ocean absorbs roughly a quarter of the CO₂ we emit. That buffering comes with a cost: chemical changes that are quietly reshaping marine ecosystems and the industries that depend on them. A drop from $2.3B to $1.6B in a single year is a cle...
Shadow AI in Sustainability Teams (and How to Govern It) | George Diplas & Martin Sieg
AI is already inside your sustainability team's workflows. The question is whether leadership knows about it and whether it can hold up under scrutiny.In this episode of Before The Tipping Point, we sit down with George Diplas, AI govern...
Beyond the Badge: Scaling Systemic Climate Leadership with Lucas Santos
How do we move from simply rewarding industry leaders to transforming entire global systems? In this episode of Before The Tipping Point, we sit down with Lucas Mereyes Dos Santos—a global sustainability catalyst, international project...
ESG Without the Fluff: How Sustainability Intelligence Becomes a Consumer Advantage | W. Daniel Cox III
On this episode of Before The Tipping Point: Where AI & Sustainability Meet Climate Leadership, we sit down with W. Daniel Cox III, CEO + Director of Green Parrot Sustainability Intelligence.With 30+ years across...
Before the Tipping Point: The Real Bottlenecks Stopping Climate Startups from Scaling (with Sam Kullar, ClimateDoor)
Climate tech is hard to scale for real reasons: long sales cycles, infrastructure constraints, policy risk, and messy data.In this episode of Before the Tipping Point: Where AI and Sustainability Meet Climate Leadership, Lourdes...
Navigating the Blue Economy: Ocean Governance, Climate Leadership, and Sustainable Development Across Africa and the Indo-Pacific
The future of our oceans will shape the future of our planet.In Episode 5, Season 15 of Before The Tipping Point Podcast: Where AI and Sustainability Meet Climate Leadership, host Lourdes Gant welcomes Xuefei Shi, an Ocea...
From Bycatch to Breakthroughs: How Mark Soetman is Reinventing Sustainable Food Systems with AI & Innovation
Innovation. Sustainability. Food systems transformation.In this episode of Before The Tipping Point: Where AI & Sustainability Meet Climate Leadership, we welcome back serial entrepreneur and sustainability disruptor Mark So...
From Catch to Consumer: The Technology Reshaping Seafood Sustainability
What happens when sustainability, technology, and global leadership converge beneath the surface of one of the world’s most complex industries?In Episode 3 of Season 15 of Before The Tipping Point, where AI and Sustainability me...
Authentic Sustainability: AI, Regulation & Real Talk with Helen Neal
AI is becoming the last line of defense before a brand accidentally greenwashes itself.In Season 15, Episode 2 of Before The Tipping Point: Where AI and Sustainability Meet Climate Leadership, we’re joined by Helen Neal<...
From Ocean Cycles to AI Systems: Why I Bet Everything on Sustainable Intelligence
After four weeks away—and as we celebrate five years of Before The Tipping Point Podcast (formerly The Business of Aquaculture)—I’m sharing the story behind a major pivot.This isn’t a story about leaving aquaculture bec...
Turning the Tables: Lourdes Gant on Influence, Sustainability, and Leadership
In a captivating role reversal, the Find Your Influence podcast welcomes Lourdes Gant, a luminary typically found behind the microphone, as she steps into the guest seat. Anton Guinea has the privilege of interviewing Lourdes, a distinguished s...
AI, Molecular Biology, and the Future of Climate Leadership with Yeritza Bohorquez
In this episode, I’m sitting down with Yeritza Bohorquez, a powerhouse partner in one of the world’s leading AI agency groups. Yeritza isn’t your typical tech expert—she brings over a decade of experience in molecular biology and chemical ecolo...
The World in 2050 - AI, Sustainability, and Empowering Future Generations with Nicolai Rottbøll
Welcome to Episode 12, Season 14 of Before The Tipping Point, the podcast where AI and Sustainability Meet Climate Leadership. In this insightful episode, we delve into "The World in 2050" with our distinguished guest, Nicolai Rottbøll.N...
AI & The Food Revolution: Cultivating a Sustainable Future with Carissa Campeotto
Welcome to Episode 11, Season 14 of the Before The Tipping Point podcast, where AI and Sustainability Meet Climate Leadership. In this compelling episode, we sit down with Carissa Campeotto, the visionary Founder of Food Revolution.Caris...
From Underwriting to ROI: How AI is Transforming Real Estate Investment with Jonathan Wright
Can AI actually move the needle in physical real estate, or is it just more digital noise? In Episode 10 of Season 14, we sit down with successful real estate investor and film producer Jonathan Wright to discuss the "measurable lift" AI is bri...
You Dream It, We AI It: Scaling to 9-Figures with JT Foxx
Is AI a threat to your business, or the ultimate equalizer? In this episode, Lourdes Gant sits down with "World’s #1 Wealth & Business Coach" JT Foxx to deconstruct the mindset shift required to thrive in the age of automation.JT sha...
AI in the Water: Scaling Sustainable Seafood with Umami Bioworks
What happens when you combine AI platforms with "brick and mortar" biotechnology? You get a revolution in how the world eats. Today, Mihir Pershad of Umami Bioworks explains how their ALKEMYST platform is slashing the cost per liter of cultivat...
Trailer: Before the Tipping Point AI & Sustainability
Hello, you're listening to Before the Tipping Point.This is the podcast for the AI sustainability movement.This podcast aims to amplify the voices of sustainability practitioners addressing the United Nations global goals, aka The...
Before the Tipping Point: How AI Is Re-Engineering Energy and Sustainability
Energy and sustainability sit at the heart of today’s climate challenge — and artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a key force shaping what comes next.In this episode of Before The Tipping Point: Where AI & Sustainability M...
Pricing the Ocean: Valuing Ecosystem Services from Seaweed Farming
How do you put a price tag on nature?In this episode of Before the Tipping Point — where AI and Sustainability meet Climate Leadership, we explore the economics behind seaweed farming and ecosystem services with Ngoc Pha...
AI, Sustainability & Island Resilience: Consulting for Small Island Climate Leadership
In this episode of Before The Tipping Point: Where AI & Sustainability Meet Climate Leadership, we’re joined by Richard Page, CEO of Avancil Consulting and Island Innovation Ambassador.Richard brings a mul...
The Blue Gold Rush: Accelerating the European Algae Revolution with Josien Hendricksen
Welcome back to Before The Tipping Point: AI & Sustainability Meet Climate Leadership. In this episode, we dive deep into the vast potential of our oceans with a true expert, Josien Hendricksen. A Marine & Aquaculture Researcher in Wage...
Carbon Credits Without the Greenwash: Turning Climate Ambition into Funded Action
Carbon credits are everywhere—but how do you separate real climate impact from glossy sustainability slogans?In this episode of Before The Tipping Point: Where AI & Sustainability Meet Climate Leadership, we’re joined by ...
A Special Episode Honoring the Legacy of David Fincham
This special episode of The Business of Aquaculture is released in honor of David Fincham, who has recently passed away.David was the Director of tilapiafarming.co.za, where he worked to support and help build tila...
Season 14: Before the Tipping Point — Seaweed, Systems & the Climate-Positive Economy
In Season 14 of Before the Tipping Point, we dive beneath the surface—literally and strategically—into one of the most underestimated climate solutions of our time: seaweed.This season explores how seawee...