Turning plastic waste into low-carbon buildings, with Kidus Asfaw of Kubik

03/20/24 • 27 min

Kidus Asfaw is the founder of Kubik, an Ethiopian company that upcycles plastic waste into construction material for low-carbon buildings.

In this episode we talked about:

🏢 How Kubik aspires to be a technology platform for the materials industry, aiming to extend their reach beyond just plastic
🚀 The opportunities for climatetech companies in Sub-Saharan Africa
🌐 Kidus’s career, including time with UNICEF and the World Bank
🎖️ What it’s like to be named as one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in climate
🌱 Why he’s optimistic about the future

#greenbuilding #recycling #innovation #sustainabledevelopment #Africantech #climatetech

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03/20/24 • 27 min

Another ClimateTech Podcast - Turning plastic waste into low-carbon buildings, with Kidus Asfaw of Kubik

Transcript

Ryan Grant Little00:00:06.008

Welcome to another Climate Tech Podcast interviews with the people trying to save us from ourselves . Kidus Asfaw is the founder of Kubik , a company turning the materials we throw away every day into construction material for low-carbon buildings . We talked about investing in African climate tech , his recently being named as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in

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