Refrigerants play a vital role in modern cooling systems, yet their impact on climate change is often underestimated. These chemical substances are among the most potent greenhouse gases, contributing to ozone layer depletion and global emissions.

In this episode, we welcome Dr. Anastasia O’Rourke, Senior Managing Director of Carbon Containment Lab, a Yale University-affiliated non-profit.

Dr. O’Rourke unpacks the environmental risks associated with refrigerants, highlights their contribution to global emissions, and shares insights into strategies that can incentivize refrigerant recovery. We also dive into the specific challenges Asia faces in managing refrigerant usage.

How can companies in mainland China accurately collect and report value-chain emissions data?

Reporting life cycle emissions has been challenging for companies in China due to the lack of country-specific data and standardization in emissions calculations.

Johnson Gui, founder of E-C Digital, delves into how his company solves this issue through automated data collection. Johnson speaks about the important of accurate data, the potential of AI in data collection and the scalability of their data collection model.

In this episode, Callum Douglas, an independent nature and climate consultant, discusses the biodiversity crisis and nature-based solutions in Asia.

Callum explores how biodiversity loss can impact real estate, and actions stakeholders are taking to protect biodiversity during construction and building operation.

He also highlights the important roles of technology, policy and financing in advancing biodiversity protection across China and Asia.