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Clyde Hutchinson, PhD
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🌍🍀 Globetrotting innovator living at the crossroads of science, tech & investment. Working on innovating through people at Journey Partners, matchmaking climate technology at ADB K-HUB & investing in better transportation at Team ABC Ventures 💡✨🌱🚀
Malcolm Gladwell slammed golf’s land use. EcoWatch suggests a fix: repurpose courses for solar farms or housing.

🏌️‍♂️ 150–200 acres = 60 MW solar
🏡 Prime urban land, better used
💰 Tax breaks keep golf afloat despite decline

Time to rethink? ⛳⚡ www.ecowatch.com/renewable-en... #Energy #LandUse
Countries Use More Land for Golf Courses Than for Solar or Wind Energy: Study - EcoWatch
Much more land gets allocated for golf courses than for renewable energy in countries like the United Kingdom and the United States.
www.ecowatch.com
February 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM

🎨✨ A must-visit if you in Bangkok 🇹🇭 Cork-born George Bolster’s stunning tapestry installation at the Bangkok Biennale, Nurture Gaia. www.bkkartbiennale.com/artist/georg... #BAB2024 #NutureGaia
George Bolster | BAB2024
www.bkkartbiennale.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:56 AM
🌱 Today is #WorldSoilDay 🌍
Measure. Monitor. Manage.

Healthy soils are key to sustaining ecosystems, ensuring food security & combating climate change.

🌾 With accurate soil data, we can protect this vital resource & make informed decisions for a more sustainable future.
#SoilHealth #ClimateAction
December 5, 2024 at 2:09 AM
🌾 Feeding the Future: Asia-Pacific Food Security 🌱
Explore innovations tackling challenges like urbanization, climate change, and food waste:
🌡️Climate-resilient crops
🤖 AI-driven precision agriculture
🐟 Aquaculture automation
⛓️ Blockchain transparency
lnkd.in/g9xfD9FG
#FoodSecurity #Innovation
December 4, 2024 at 2:20 AM
🚲🚌 A Game in Bucharest: Intermodal Mobility in Action
Thrilled to share my latest #URBACT article! As teams raced across Bucharest from the 📚 National Library to the 🏛️ Transport Museum using as many #transport modes as possible, promoting 🌱 sustainable #mobility.
📖 Read 👇🏼 urbact.eu/articles/bey...
November 28, 2024 at 4:24 AM
Reposted by Clyde Hutchinson, PhD
The Asian Development Bank is providing $15 million in technical assistance to help Southeast Asian nations develop a pipeline of green projects in clean energy, sustainable transport, and waste management.
www.adb.org/news/new-adb...
New ADB Program to Accelerate Development of Climate Projects in Southeast Asia
ADB has approved a $15 million technical assistance program, supported by ADB’s own funds and the Green Climate Fund, to develop projects that promote climate change adaptation and mitigation in South...
www.adb.org
November 27, 2024 at 2:51 AM
🌊 We're Hiring! Lead the creation of a digital twin for the Pasig River, tackling plastic pollution. Work on data integration, collaboration, & impactful solutions for sustainability. 📍Metro Manila. Join us and make a difference!
#DigitalTwin #PlasticPollution selfservice.adb.org/OA_HTML/OA.j...
November 27, 2024 at 1:54 AM
🌱 Turning Seaweed into Sustainable Energy 🚗
Rum & Sargassum is turning invasive #seaweed into bio-compressed gas.
🚘 Powers vehicles via $2,500 conversion.
🏖️ Tackles tourism & ecosystem challenges.
🛢️ Reduces fossil fuel reliance.
Scaling to fuel 300 taxis in #Barbados
www.bbc.com/news/article...
From eyesore to asset: How a smelly seaweed could soon fuel cars
Scientists in the Caribbean are turning algae that have been choking beaches into biofuel.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:47 AM

🌍♻️ As INC5 unfolds in Busan, tackling plastic pollution globally, Bali's overwhelmed recycling system reveals recycling alone isn’t enough. Improved waste reduction, education, & sorting infrastructure are critical, reflecting the global challenge #INC5 #Plastics #Bali #Pollution lnkd.in/gXymU2fF
Bali plastic recycling scheme swamped with garbage
Scheme has collected a fraction of the waste it set out to handle and is struggling with broken machinery and poor finances
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:39 AM
Reposted by Clyde Hutchinson, PhD
As nations gather for INC-5 Busan to negotiate a legally binding global treaty on concrete, actionable solutions to protect ecosystems, safeguard human health & promote a #circulareconomy & marks a critical milestone in the fight against #plasticpollution ♻🌏🤝 #INC5 www.linkedin.com/posts/clydeh...
Dr. Clyde Hutchinson on LinkedIn: #plastics #circulareconomy #inc5
Next week my ADB colleague Roger Joseph (Rocky) Guzman will be in Busan for INC-5. This meeting marks a critical milestone in the fight against plastic…
www.linkedin.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:47 AM
Proud to contribute with at 🌏 #COP29 Azerbaijan as ADB and Clean Rivers sign an MOU for plastic-free waterways in Asia-Pacific 🌊♻️ Excited for the panel on how blended finance drives circular economy transitions, focusing on partnerships, solutions & collaboration! #plastic #circulareconomy #oceans
November 21, 2024 at 1:10 AM
👇 Check out this inspiring entrepreneurial journey from my EIT Health Jumpstarter mentee & 👏 finalist Martyna Jakubowska talking about finding her co-founder and scaling her company AutoCast Diabetic foot care www.linkedin.com/posts/clydeh...
Dr. Clyde Hutchinson on LinkedIn: EntrepreneurialJourney
👇 Check out this inspiring entrepreneurial journey from my EIT Health Jumpstarter mentee & 👏 finalist Martyna Jakubowska talking about finding her…
www.linkedin.com
November 19, 2024 at 1:22 PM
🌍🚜 At #COP29 the spotlight is on
#ClimateFinance to support farmers🌾Agriculture, despite its major emissions, receives <1% of climate funding @bloomberg.com highlights the urgent need for equitable funding to ensure #Sustainability & #FoodSecurity #ClimateAction www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 19, 2024 at 8:41 AM
🌊♻️Looking forward to discussing the circular economy of Manila Bay's plastic waste with Christine Bellen as part of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Circular Economy Webinar Series. Join us at 3pm Manila Time⬇️ adb-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #plastic #waste #circulareconomy #ADB
November 19, 2024 at 1:54 AM
🌊 We're Hiring! Lead the creation of a digital twin for the Pasig River, tackling plastic pollution. Work on data integration, collaboration, & impactful solutions for sustainability. 📍Metro Manila. Join us and make a difference! #DigitalTwin #PlasticPollution selfservice.adb.org/OA_HTML/OA.j...
November 18, 2024 at 8:12 AM
🌍 Tackling Plastic Pollution through Innovation ADB Webinar 🌊
🗓️ 21 Nov
Discover how Plastic Odyssey’s expedition ship is advancing global recycling & how Asia’s first containerized Micro-Factories in Manila & Cebu
👉 REGISTER HERE adb-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#PlasticPollution #Sustainability #ADB
November 18, 2024 at 1:15 AM
🚶‍♀️Walking in Manila can feel like a challenge course—uneven pavement, few safe crossings, & car-ruled streets
Walkable cities = healthier people, less traffic, & clean air.
What’s your city walkability experience? Let’s talk solutions🚀
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#Walkability #UrbanPlanning #Manila
Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi: Why it is so difficult to walk in Indian cities
Citizen activists are taking unusual steps to push authorities for better pedestrian infrastructure.
www.bbc.com
November 17, 2024 at 4:57 AM
Circular Economy Webinar Series on Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Manila time (UTC +8), Online via Zoom Register in advance for this meeting:
lnkd.in/gQKvuPWp #Plastics #CircularEconomy #WasteManagement
November 16, 2024 at 5:27 AM
Reposted by Clyde Hutchinson, PhD
Asia has ‘enormous’ shortfall of funds to adapt to climate change, warns ADB

https://www.ft.com/content/980b037b-05ed-44f6-9bd3-8fbe5a216e10
Asia has ‘enormous’ shortfall of funds to adapt to climate change, warns ADB
Development bank report says region still needs hundreds of billions of dollars for action to tackle impact of global warming
www.ft.com
October 31, 2024 at 12:51 AM