The GreenWave Podcast

The GreenWave Podcast by Synergy International Episode 45: Measuring Climate Change in Geological Time

SYNI, your hostess with virtual swag, challenges us to become time travellers to ameliorate our view on climate change. She addresses the recent, growing clamour in the climate change debate and why the science leaves very little room for doubt. The clock we should be watching is measured in geological time rather than in financial quarters or electoral cycles. Claims that urgent action is alarmism fail this basic time test. The science shows that each additional increment of warming increases damages and raises the risk of crossing thresholds with long lasting outcomes. The pathways that keep those risks in a manageable range demand deep emission cuts this decade and the next. They require structural investment decisions that align with a world that works at low emissions. So let's go Back to the Future, jump into the DeLorean with Doc and Marty, set the clock to the 22nd century and listen to SYNI tell it like it is.  

The GreenWave Podcast by Synergy International Episode 44: UN's Article 6.4 Is Total Game Changer for Carbon Market

SYNI, your host with the most subtle-swag in the sustainable community, is focused on the United Nations endorsing the first Article 6.4 carbon credit methodology, a breakthrough that may unlock hundreds of billions $$ in climate finance and reframe how global carbon markets operate. SNYI introduces you to the A6.4ER (catchy we know!) and unravels why this huge step forward that has taken a decade will soon take centre stage at the COP30 conference in Belem, Brazil. And yes, this is one of those rare times when bureaucracy might save the planet. One thing is certain: the global carbon market is no longer a theoretical construct. It has a name, a rulebook, and a supervisor. 

The GreenWave Podcast by Synergy International Episode 43: IMO Kicking the Can into 2026

SYNI, your host, gives a review of the International Maritime Organisation meeting in London last week to promote a Net Zero agenda. Spoiler Alert: Delegates arrived with dense documents and finely tuned talking points and left with a familiar souvenir from multilateral life. The headline is simple. The can has been kicked into 2026. The decision on a global fuel standard and a pricing instrument still awaits while the working group on greenhouse gas reduction refines drafts and guidance while capitals weigh their red lines and their comfort zones. As always, SYNI is full of tough questions and she offers up honest answers. Thanks for joining us!

The GreenWave Podcast by Synergy International Episode 42: World Bank at Sustainable Crossroads

In this episode, SYNI, your host who provides the most, is mulling the politicisation of sustainability, especially sustainable finance at the supranational institutional level. The World Bank sits at this crossroads, and there are political opponents howling in the not-so far distance. This brings us to a core principle we have stated since the start: sustainability should stand on its own, not be wrapped in other causes, so it stays clear of political fights unrelated to protecting the climate. So let's tip our hat to SYNI and cozy up to another 20 minutes of her podcast magic.

The GreenWave Podcast by Synergy International Episode 41: Germany's Leadership Role in the European Green Hydrogen Industry

Join SYNI, your host, for an examination of Germany’s role in Europe’s green hydrogen industry and the politics now shaping support for production and infrastructure across the Union. Germany likes to think of itself as Europe’s industrial metronome. When the beat is steady, factories hum and policy lines up with engineering. When the beat stutters, everyone hears it. Nowhere is that more evident than in green hydrogen, where Berlin’s choices ripple through investment committees from the Ruhr to Rotterdam, and through ministries from Brussels to Madrid. 

The GreenWave Podcast by Synergy International Episode 40: Douro Valley and UNESCO Go Together

SYNI, your host, explores the Douro Valley as a living landscape, a place that invites careful stewardship because it is both a working valley and a world treasure. We are going to explore how UNESCO helps set a sustainable framework for this remarkable region in northern Portugal, how local institutions and producers have translated that framework into practical choices, and why the Douro remains a case study for aligning heritage with climate action. So join SYNI's pod and search into your cabinet for that long-savoured bottle 40 Tawny, both yours to enjoy! 

The GreenWave Podcast by Synergy International Episode 39: NYC Climate Week - Substance Underlying Spectacle

SYNI, your host, delves into New York City Climate Week, one of the high-profile gatherings on the sustainable calendar. As the conference moves into full-swing, we want to answer two important questions that you may share. Is this spectacle or substance? Are we meeting to admire the problem or to move capital and policy and technology at the speed required? SYNI works through these animating questions in five pieces of thinking. History and origins. Who is on the mic this week. What impact to expect in real terms. What the record says about outcomes from prior years. And what future trends and complementary events like Harvard Climate Action Week can add to the signal. So sit back and let SYNI sort it out on your behalf!

The GreenWave Podcast by Synergy International Episode 38: Are NDCs More Credible Policy Instruments Or Sustainable Theatre?

SYNI, your hostess, address today’s topic of a slightly specialist nature within the world of sustainable politics, Nationally Determined Contributions, otherwise known as NDCs, and whether they are a credible foundation of climate action or a theatrical flourish of sustainable politics that promises the earth on the grand political stage but then forgets its lines once the global attention and auditorium empties. But don't expect a one-line verdict from SYNI. That would be neat and misleading. Evidence points to both momentum and inertia. Listen for the next 22 minutes and join the debate!

The GreenWave Podcast by Synergy International Episode 37: Storage Keeps Time in Sustainable Orchestra

In our 37th Episode, SYNI, your host, tackles the next wave of sustainable energy storage and why it will define the pace and reach of the clean power transition. Storage is the hinge on which an electrified future swings. Solar and wind now form a meaningful and growing share of generation in many markets. Yet scale brings new questions. SYNI asks you, our loyal listeners, to picture the grid as an outdoor orchestra. Renewables are the brass and strings with surges of splendour and the odd squeak of timing. Storage is the percussion section keeping time. The conductor is price. And the audience is you, a public that now expects reliability, low emissions, and sensible cost. Happy listening!! 

The GreenWave Podcast by Synergy International Episode 36: SBTi Revisions Close Out Summer on a Serious Note

SYNI, your indefatigable hostess, focuses on the Science Based Targets initiative and its draft revision to the Corporate Net Zero Standard, which were recently updated. We hope you didn’t think we would go for a light and cheerful topic to close out the summer? No, no! Instead SYNI plunges into the deep end of sustainable governance and corporate regulation, taking a close look at STBi Version 2.0 and the fine line between pragmatic target setting and protecting long-term reductions that the net zero carbon emissions goal requires. So grab your notebook and sit at your desk for this one as we're working through complex policy and making recommendations how to best navigate the changes.