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Climate Quickie: How Bali trip inspired waste-clearing ocean robot business
FromClimate Curious
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Length:
5 minutes
Released:
Apr 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Teenage robotics whiz turned custodian of the oceans, Sidhant Gupta, co-founder of Clearbot is going global with his fleet of smart, waste-clearing boats to clean up and decarbonise our oceans. He speaks with TEDxLondon’s Climate Curious to share how a trip to Bali turned into a business idea strong enough to sail the seven seas!Learn more about Clearbot. Follow Climate Curious:NewsletterInstagramTwitterLinkedInFacebookSuggest a topic you’d like Climate Curious to cover.
Released:
Apr 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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