TFT’s Antony Yousefian: Soil Will Be The Most Valuable Asset Class

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Welcome back for Series 2 of Wicked Problems – Climate Tech Conversations Farmers may wind up making or breaking our chance to tackle climate change In this episode Claire Brady and Richard Delevan speak with Antony Yousefian partner at The First Thirty VC shares his journey from finance to the forefront of climate tech and sustainable investment in the UK Delving into the impacts of climate change on agriculture the potential of regenerative farming Antony provides invaluable insights into leveraging technology and capital for a greener future img src https substackcdn com image fetch w 1456 c limit f auto q auto good fl progressive steep https 3A 2F 2Fsubstack-post-media s3 amazonaws com 2Fpublic 2Fimages 2F5c8523cb-076c-4912-b56d-b6539bfd1fb9 800×800 jpeg Time Codes amp Highlights 00 01 30 – Antony shares his background in finance and the transition towards sustainable investments and the decarbonisation of financial assets 00 05 25 – Discussion on the challenges of ESG quantification and the journey towards actionable metrics in sustainable investment 00 06 24 – Antony highlights the significance of food security climate change and the crucial role of sustainable agriculture in addressing these issues 00 10 56 – Insights into regenerative agriculture carbon sequestration and the necessity of incentivising sustainable farming practices 00 25 58 – The role of AI in capturing data and enabling sector growth and the importance of data in attracting capital to sustainability efforts 00 31 22 – Why investing in nature tech and the food system is bankable and the opportunity for returns on investment 00 36 47 – Antony provides recommendations for books films and podcasts that have influenced his perspective on sustainability and agriculture Antony s Catalysts Films Kiss the Ground and The Biggest Little Farm for insights into regenerative agriculture s potential Book What Your Food Ate by David R Montgomery and Anne Bikl exploring the impact of soil health on food nutrition Podcasts Investing in Regenerative Agriculture by Koen van Seijen and Regenerative Agriculture by John Kempf for discussions on the future of farming Energy amp Climate Intelligence Unit on climate-caused food price inflation Contact Connect with Antony Yousefian on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast See acast com privacy for more information Click here to visit this podcast episode