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Changing European carbon markets … in one weekend

15 November 2013

The article at a glance

Much has been written about the challenges in Europe’s carbon markets but Faisal Sultan, a Cambridge MBA, decided to tackle one oft-overlooked …

Much has been written about the challenges in Europe’s carbon markets but Faisal Sultan, a Cambridge MBA, decided to tackle one oft-overlooked aspect, the poor functionality that hinders buyers and sellers of carbon credits.

Over one weekend, Faisal and two Cambridge students developed an app that won the second prize at the Cambridge Hackathon. His prize was an invite to a dinner with prominent entrepreneurs and VCs as part of Silicon Valley Comes to Cambridge.

Listen to his story and what are the next steps for this promising idea.

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An interview with Conrad Chua, Head of Marketing and Admissions for the Cambridge MBA.