Climate Forward

Conversations about climate, sustainability, and what happens next.

Climate Forward is a science podcast hosted by Mansur Philipp Gharabaghi, with 16 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Mansur Philipp Gharabaghi hosts Climate Forward, a science show with 16 episodes published.

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  Everybody Wants SAF. Who Will Produce It? Philippe Lacamp on Sustainable Aviation Fuel

  Jul 21, 20261h 5mS2

  Everybody agrees sustainable aviation fuel is essential for reducing aviation’s emissions. So why isn’t it already everywhere? Former SkyNRG CEO Philippe Lacamp explains why the biggest challenge is no longer proving SAF works, but producing enough of it. We discuss investment, regulation and the enormous industrial effort required to build a new fuel industry. The question now is whether we can produce enough SAF, fast enough.

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  Why Better Plastic Doesn’t Win Easily: Bart Langius on PEF, Avantium, and Rebuilding Europe’s Materials Base

  Jun 3, 202652 minS2

  <p>Bart Langius explains why replacing fossil-based plastics is not just a chemistry challenge, but an industrial one. At Avantium, he is helping bring PEF, a polyester made from plant sugars, from pilot scale into the market. The conversation looks at Europe’s weakening petrochemical position and the real hurdles facing new materials: cost, scale, customer risk, and recycling systems. It is a practical look at what it takes to build a new materials category.</p>

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  Why Good Science Isn’t Enough: From Aviation Fuel to Beauty, Cost Gaps in Climate Innovation with Olivier Rolland

  Apr 28, 20261 hourS2

  <p>Olivier Rolland is a chemist turned sustainability strategist working at the intersection of biology, business, and climate impact. Over two decades, he has worked on bio-based materials, sustainable aviation fuel, and large-scale supply systems across companies like Michelin, Total, Boeing, and now L’Oréal. He shares what it takes to bring sustainable technologies to market, why economic viability is often the missing piece, and how large companies are rethinking their value chains from the inside out.</p>

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  Palm Oil Isn’t the Problem: Land, Perception, and Supply Chain Reality with Caroline Westerik-Sikking​ and Jules Blom

  Apr 16, 202643 minS2

  <p>Palm Oil Isn’t the Problem: Land, Perception, and Supply Chain Reality with Caroline Westerik-Sikking​ and Jules Blom and Jules Blom from AAK challenge one of the most emotional debates in sustainability: palm oil. They argue the issue is not the crop itself, but how it is produced, and that replacing palm can increase pressure on land rather than reduce it. In this conversation, they show what supply chain sustainability actually looks like in practice, from satellite-based deforestation monitoring to direct sourcing models in West Africa.</p>

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  Art and Climate Change: Visualizing Rising Sea Levels and Urban Nature with Lilian Cooper

  Dec 16, 202539 minS2

  <p>Lilian Cooper is an artist and European Climate Pact Ambassador whose work connects nature, science, and everyday places. For nearly three decades she has documented fragile coastlines, rising sea levels, and the quiet resilience of urban nature. She speaks about drawing disappearing shorelines, rehabilitating so-called weeds, working with scientists, and why careful observation can make climate change visible.</p>

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