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Could Your Savings Save the Planet?
In the UK we face a triple threat of climate change, energy scarcity and cost of living crisis. What did the Spring Statement mean for climate action? Why are our pensions a superpower? We spoke to Simon Mundy, Moral Money Editor at the Financial Times and author of The Race for Tomorrow, Kenneth Green, Campaigns Manager at Make My Money Matter and Alex Smith, Senior Associate at Eversheds Sutherland. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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05/04/2022 07:02
https://shows.acast.com/planetpod/episodes/the-power-in-your-pension
Chickpeas for Change
Planet Pod talks to two organisations who are tackling the damage our food system inflicts on the planet in very different ways. Sofia Condes is the Investor Outreach Manager at FAIRR, a collaborative investor network that aims to harness the power of capital market to drive transition in the food system. Lana Zivanovic is the CSO at InnovoPro, who have developed an extraction process to concentrate protein from chickpeas in such a way that it can be used as an alternative to animal protein. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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22/03/2022 06:57
https://shows.acast.com/planetpod/episodes/chickpeas-for-change
Seaweed Pizza Anyone?
How can we produce the right food in the right place, the right way and in the right amount? We spoke to Ivo Mulder, Head of Climate Finance Unit at UNEP and Dorothy Shaver, Global Food Sustainability Director for Unilever’s food and ice cream brands about the issues with our complex food supply chains and how we can address them - both with producers and consumers. This is the first podcast in our series Spilling the Beans; produced in partnership with The Sustainable Foods Conference. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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01/03/2022 06:33
https://shows.acast.com/planetpod/episodes/seaweed-pizza-anyone
Fashion Waste - Africa is Not a Dumping Ground
Every second of every day one rubbish truck of fashion goes to landfill. 150 million tonnes of second hand clothing arrives in Ghana's market every week. 40% of those clothes are unsellable and are dumped. We explore where our clothes really end up, the catastrophic damage they are causing and what we can do about it with Betty Osei Bonsu, Project Coordinator at Green Africa Youth Organisation (GAYO), George Harding-Rolls of The Changing Markets Foundation and Amy Nguyen of Sustainable and Social. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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07/02/2022 07:00
https://shows.acast.com/planetpod/episodes/fashion-waste-africa-is-not-a-dumping-ground
Fossil Fashion - The Plastic Elephant in the Room
Fashion has a dangerous addiction to fossil fuels. 67% of our clothes are made out of plastic, most of which ends up in landfill. Synthetic fibres are energy intensive to produce and, according to a report by Ellen MacArthur Foundation, produce six times more CO2 emissions than cotton, not to mention the threat of microfibre pollution. So why is this such a fast growing industry? In this first podcast we look at how we can tackle the devastating relationship between fossil fuels and fast fashion without making fashion a luxury only accessible to the rich. With George Harding-Rolls, Campaigns Advisor at The Changing Markets Foundation and Amy Nguyen, writer, strategist and founder of Sustainable and Social. Part two will look at the clothes we discard - where do they end up? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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30/01/2022 09:34
https://shows.acast.com/planetpod/episodes/fossil-fashion-the-plastic-elephant-in-the-room
Protest Is Not a Crime - Yet!
Climate activists of all shapes and sizes will be affected by the proposed amendments to the new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. All forms of peaceful protest from linking arms while walking in the road to making a noise could be banned and potentially criminalised. Estelle Dehon a barrister with expertise in environment & human rights law and Liam Norton campaigner & spokesperson for Insulate Britain discuss what this might mean for civil liberties and climate action. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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11/01/2022 10:55
https://shows.acast.com/planetpod/episodes/protest-is-not-a-crime-yet
Anxiety to Action
When does 'normal' concern about the planet become climate anxiety? Who does eco-anxiety affect? What can we do about it? How can we look after our mental health under a cloud of Covid? We explored these questions and more with Dr Patrick Kennedy-Williams, a Clinical Psychologist specialising in Climate Anxiety, Dr Emma Lawrance, Mental Health Innovations Fellow at the Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI) at Imperial College London and Rowenna Davis, Director of Global Future, a think tank dedicated to using psychological insight to pursue progressive politics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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20/12/2021 11:13
https://shows.acast.com/planetpod/episodes/anxiety-to-action
The COP we should have had 20 years ago?
In this final episode in our COP Conversations series @TheGreen Amanda and co-host Chris White from the University of Strathclyde catch up with Chris Stark, Chief Executive of the UK’s Climate Change Committee who sounds a positive note about the likely final outcome from COP26. We discuss how this COP has established a clear pathway to limiting global heating to below 2degC, if not the targetted 1.5deg C. With positive engagement of corporates and financiers in the debate along with mounting pressure from the younger generation and other concerned citizens, could COP26 be the tipping point to give global governments the confidence to enact tougher legislation and provide greater incentives to decarbonise? Have we finally recognised that adaptation and building resilience is a key part of mitigating climate change and are we on the way to achieving a fair transition? Listen to this final episode to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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15/11/2021 07:57
https://shows.acast.com/planetpod/episodes/the-cop-we-should-have-had-20-years-ago
Green Hydrogen on Tap
Solving the climate emergency will need a host of innovative ideas and new business models. In this special episode recorded at COP @TheGreenAmanda meets up with Hugo Spowers - entrepreneur, former motor racer and MD of Riversimple, producers of affordable, hassle free, fun-to-drive hydrogen powered eco cars and Earthshot prize winner Vaitea Cowan, co-founder of Enapter, manufacturers of the first scalable electrolyser that replaces fossil fuels with green hydrogen. Together they discuss how they are breaking mould and reshaping our thinking on sustainable personal and larger scale transport. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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13/11/2021 07:38
https://shows.acast.com/planetpod/episodes/green-hydrogen-on-tap
Good COP, Bad COP?
As we reach the end of two weeks of debate and dialogue, @TheGreenAmanda asks guest Seema Joshi from Global Witness to reflect on some of the key themes at this year’s COP. Since the Paris agreement global banks have lent $157bn to businesses which drive deforestation, so are we really serious about protecting global rainforests? With the 503 delegates representing the interests of fossil fuel companies outnumbering those from the largest country, did this COP duck the challenge of cutting our ties with fossil fuels? Will the non-binding words of commitments made be backed by hard hitting and rigidly enforced regulation and law? As Green and Blue Zones held separate gatherings, were those whose lives and livelihoods are being affected most by climate change given the opportunity to be part of the negotiations? Did this COP step up to the plate or was it just – in the words of activist Greta Thunburg – just another “blah blah blah”? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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12/11/2021 07:43
https://shows.acast.com/planetpod/episodes/good-cop-bad-cop
