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10/04/2026

In the latest Future Now podcast episode, Matt and edie publisher Luke Nicholls take you inside ChangeNow - The largest event for the planet in Paris – the sustainability mega‑event showcasing 1,000+ climate and impact solutions.

From breakthrough technologies to the barriers slowing them down, this special edition captures insights from the people shaping the future of climate innovation, including:

✅ Paul Polman, former Unilever CEO — on bottlenecks, bold ambition, and why collective action matters now more than ever.

✅ Barbara Martin Coppola, board member at Patagonia — on mission‑led governance and the intersection of performance and sustainability.

✅ Startup founders across circularity, biodiversity and energy — on what they need from corporates to scale real impact.

🎧 Listen to the full episode wherever you normally get your podcasts. Link in the comments!

02/04/2026

⚙️🔋 “We give innovators a platform. You impart the latest science and we give you a megaphone to amplify this message.”

In the newest Future Now podcast episode, Sylvain Filippi, Managing Director and CTO of Envision Racing, explains how Formula E pushes the boundaries of sustainable technology.

From advanced battery systems to energy optimisation strategies, Formula E allows teams to trial cutting-edge innovations under extreme performance conditions, with lessons that can ultimately influence the wider EV transition.

🎧 Listen to the full episode wherever you normally get your podcasts. Link in the comments!

02/04/2026

🏎️⚡What can motorsport teach us about the net-zero transition?

In the latest episode of Future Now, Matt and Matilda explore the rapidly evolving world of sustainable sport, and how it’s becoming a powerful testbed for climate innovation.

Featuring special guests Julia Pallé, VP of Sustainability at Formula E, and Sylvain Filippi, Managing Director and CTO of Envision Racing, the episode dives into:

🔋 Why Formula E is the “most sustainable motorsport championship”

🤝 The role partnerships play in scaling sustainable sport

⚙️ How racing is accelerating cutting-edge innovation

🌍 And how sport’s global reach can help drive net zero

Tune in to learn how breakthroughs on the racetrack could help transform the wider energy transition. Link in the comments 🔗

01/04/2026

🏎️⚡ “Motorsport is a place where excellence reigns”

In the latest episode of Future Now, we speak with Julia Pallé, VP of Sustainability at Formula E, about how the championship is redefining what sustainability looks like in global sport.

From becoming the first sport to certify as a B Corp to embedding sustainability across its four “E” pillars (excellence, environment, equity, and ecosystem), Formula E is proving that high-performance sport and climate ambition can go hand in hand.

🎧Listen now wherever you normally get your podcasts! Link in comments

14/03/2026

🌍 The planetary boundaries have become a central mechanism for understanding humanity's impact on the Earth, giving us clear thresholds we must stick to to ensure a safe and stable future for the planet.

With seven of those nine boundaries now breached, it's more urgent than ever that we take decisive action to repair the climate, safeguard biodiversity, and limit our impact on the Earth. That will require radical new ways of thinking and transformative solutions.

Over a thousand of these much-needed solutions will be at ChangeNOW at the end of the month. To give you a taste of who will be there, we've collated 10 innovators all working to protect planetary boundaries:

🪸 Biosphere integrity
Dunya Analytics
Tēnaka
Coastruction

🌳 Land system change
Ten Lives
Le Printemps des Terres
Féro

🚮 Novel entities
Plastic Fischer
plasticompact
Resistomap Oy
PigmentOCO

Click the link in the comments for the full feature ⬇️

05/03/2026

🌍 How close are we to pushing the planet beyond its limits?

The planetary boundaries framework helps answer that question, mapping nine critical Earth systems that keep our planet stable. But scientists now warn that seven of the nine boundaries have already been crossed.

Ahead of ChangeNOW 2026 in Paris, we've spotlighted some of the innovators working to restore balance across three of those systems: climate change, ocean acidification, and freshwater change.

From solar-powered industrial heat and digital tools for low-carbon farming, to direct ocean CO2 removal, kelp-based climate solutions, and new desalination technologies, these innovators show that the solutions our planet needs are already out there.

Discover the innovations shaping a more resilient Earth – link in the comments 🌊🌱

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10/02/2026

📈🌍 How can we scale climate innovation in 2026?

Building powerful climate technologies is a complex task, but getting them off the ground often presents an even bigger challenge.

Focus tends to be on the power of VCs, but public finance also has a huge role to play in accelerating climate tech.

For the latest episode of Future Now, we sat down with Sarah Tennison, the head of clean growth strategy and impact at Innovate UK, to unpack the role of public funding in de-risking first-of-a-kind technologies – and what needs to change to close the UK’s growth-stage funding gap.

Follow the link in the comments to listen now, or catch the episode wherever you normally get your podcasts 🎧

09/02/2026

🌱 What does 2026 hold for climate tech companies?

Developing new technologies to tackle the climate crisis is critical, but getting these solutions off the ground is an enormous challenge.

One startup that's successfully navigating this tricky landscape is Mission Zero Technologies, a direct air capture startup based in the UK.

From strategic investment to transformative industrial pilots, we sat down with the company's CEO and Co-founder Nicholas Chadwick to learn more about how Mission Zero is approaching scaling up.

The latest episode of Future Now is out - click the link in the comments or listen wherever you normally get your podcasts 🎧

06/02/2026

06/02/2026

🎙️Future Now is back for 2026!

In our first episode of the year, Matilda and Matt look ahead at what’s next for climate innovation and startup funding – and what it will take to scale solutions in a tougher investment landscape.

Featuring interviews with:

🌍 Mathilde Carraro, the director of portfolio impact at The Earthshot Prize , on partnerships that help innovations scale
🌬️ Nicholas Chadwick, co-founder and CEO of direct air capture startup Mission Zero Technologies, to discuss navigating growth in climate tech
🌱 Sarah Tennison, the head of clean growth strategy and impact at Innovate UK, on public funding and de-risking transformative tech

From data centres and AI to resilience and carbon removal, tune in for a forward-looking take on the road to 2030.

Click the link in the comments to listen now 🔗