Planet Pod's Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Planet Pod - From politicians to protesters, scientists to entrepreneurs, we talk to the peoplebehind the headlines.We are in a climate emergency. What can we do to protect our planet? At Planet Pod we believe that the first step is to take action, every small step adds up to change. We aim to share ideas and knowledge to help us all live more sustainable lives. Together we can make great strides towards halting climate change and making a difference, but the time to act is now.Planet Pod is delighted to be partnering with The Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment at Imperial College London for a ten-part podcast series which dives deep into the science of Climate Change, exploring how we can get to Net Zero sector by sector – energy, waste, travel and innovation. Stay updated via our Twitter and Instagram.
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For our last podcast of the season we are in conversation with two beacons of hope. We talk to Professor Professor Richard Templer, who led the climate innovation centre at Imperial College and went on to found Undaunted in partnership with the Royal Institution and look back over his career and the huge impact he has had on students, businesses and start ups with Tom Robinson, CEO of Adaptavate.
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Should solicitors or barristers turn down work from fossil fuel companies? What is the role of law in the transition from an oil based economy? We explore the changing face of accountability with Haley Czarnek, National Director of Law Students for Climate Accountability, Alexander Rhodes, Partner and Head of Purpose at corporate law firm Mishcon de Reya and Paul Powlesland, Barrister and Founder of Lawyers for Nature.
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Three species go extinct every hour. We talk to zoologist, wildlife TV presenter and photographer Megan McCubbin and Dr John Ewen, Senior Research Fellow at ZSL’s Institute of Zoology about their work to highlight and tackle threats to wildlife, how far we should go to stop a species going extinct and the painstaking work, hope and courage it takes to bring a species back from the edge of extinction.
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A conversation with author Nicola Chester about her life, shaped by the landscape she has fought so hard to save. Author of the Wainwright Prize-nominated 'On Gallows Down', Nicola talks protest, nature, belonging, hope and the future of climate action.
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Insects - pollinators, major carnivores, herbivores and recyclers. They sustain our diet. Most animals eat insects. Our food relies on insects. The ecology of the world has evolved around insects. Yet they are in crisis, the situation is dire. We speak to Matt Shardlow, the Chief Executive of Buglife – The Invertebrate Conservation Trust, and Dr George McGavin, television presenter and author, whose recent book “The Hidden World” offers a fascinating insight to how insects sustain life on earth today and will shape our lives tomorrow.
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We take a deep dive into the threats facing our waterways and why it matters with Feargal Sharkey, former frontman of punk band The Undertones and de facto figurehead of the battle to save Britain’s rivers, author and Right to Roam activist Amy-Jane Beer and author, academic and campaigner Mark Wormald. To mark the conference Owned By Everyone? Chalk Streams in Culture and Crisis, we explore the scandal behind the terrible state of our rivers and find out what we can do to be part of the solution.
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What is the meaning of geese? This podcast explores what climate change, personal action and hope hold in store for our local spaces through the story of Nick Acheson, renowned naturalist and conservationist, who cycled 1,200 miles during lockdown, the exact length of the pinkfeet's migration to Iceland, to try and discover what geese mean to communities, landscapes and the future of the planet.
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Migratory birds are in sharp decline. We talk to pioneering conservationist Sacha Dench about her work to raise awareness of the threats facing these incredible creatures and efforts to create systems to protect them and their flyways. We talk about her recent expedition, the Flight of the Osprey, her recovery following the tragic accident on the Round Britain Climate Challenge and the future of her conservation work.
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Do we need to rethink farming? Farmers are not just food producers; they are custodians of the land, businesses, innovators and our partners in the hunt for solutions to climate change. What does the Government's new payment scheme mean for them? We catch up with Martin Lines, arable farmer in South Cambridgeshire and UK Chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network and Dominic Buscall, Project Manager at Wild Ken Hill, who aims to restore nature, fight climate change and farm regeneratively at his family farm in Norfolk. In our Animal, Vegetable, Mineral slot - where we explore the many astounding facts and feats of the natural world - we find out how a certain bird can survive bashing its head against a tree 20 times a second, each time withstanding deceleration 1000 times the force of gravity!
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We speak to Sasha Abraham, Senior Analyst at the UK's Climate Change Committee and formerly a member of the COP26 President's team, about her hopes and fears for 2023. How does the CCC hold Government to account? What did the UK achieve in 2022? Was COP27 a success? Also, in Animal, Vegetable, Mineral we talk to Jim Haywood about the latest incredible green tech. What do seaweed, squid and dandelions have in common?
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We hear from Sally Bunce, seal protection officer at Teesside about the collapse of the local marine ecosystem which many believe is due to constriction to service an offshore wind project and Isobel Morris, Senior Policy Officer for Energy at the RSPB about how the UK can prioritise nature during an energy crisis. We also hear some very good nature news from Charlie Zakss of Suffolk Wildlife Trusts and have a chat with Jim Haywood for Animal, Vegetable, Mineral - what was it that Darwin found in the rigging of the Beagle?
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What price is nature paying for the UK's transition to clean energy? We talked to Joan Edwards OBE, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at The Wildlife Trusts and Dr Tom Appleby, Chief Legal Affairs Advisor at The Blue Marine Foundation.
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Is nuclear energy safe? Is it clean? Do we need it? We talk to experts from both sides of the debate - Dr Paul Dorfman, Associate Fellow at University of Sussex and Chair of the Nuclear Consulting Group and Jessica Johnson, Communications and Advocacy Director at Nuclear Europe - about how nuclear energy is generated and whether it can play a role in the UK's transition to Net Zero.
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Exploring the volatility in the energy sector with Dhara Vyas, Director of Advocacy at Energy UK and Dr Jeff Hardy, Senior Research Fellow at the Grantham Institute of Climate Change. Why are bills so high? Why aren't we solving the crisis by building renewables at pace? What renewables would solve the crisis? What does next year look like? How can communities gain control of their own energy supply?
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In 2020 the government pledged to protect at least 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030 – the ‘30x30’ target. Two years on and they have made woeful progress. What can we, as citizens, do to challenge this inaction? We speak to Kate Jennings, Head of Site Conservation and Species Policy for the RSPB and Richard Benwell, CEO of Wildlife and Countryside Link; a coalition of over 60 environmental organisations and author of the report "Nature 2030 - Habitats".
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It has been a tumultuous time for nature in the UK with many of the existing legal protections for species and habitats coming under threat. To kick off our new series we speak to Natalie Bennett, Green member of the House of Lords and former leader of the Green Party and Karla Hill, Associate Director at think tank E3G and former Director of Programmes at Client Earth about the relationship between climate and politics. Will the cost of living and energy crises push the agenda for nature protection right out of the frame? Will climate and nature be the defining issue in the next election? Amanda also talks to Planet Pod Executive Producer Jim Haywood for a new segment reflecting on the natural world and exploring innovations in science and technology that will help us restore the balance.
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Award-winning writer Ben Macdonald joins us to discuss his new book Cornerstones, how these species can save our planet and the power of books to shape our lives. We are also joined by Rose Malleson, founder of a sustainability book club, who shares her recommendations for summer reading.
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An exploration of the incredible past and a hopeful future of the Dogger Bank and Doggerland, a unique area which once connected the British Isles to Europe. With Julia Blackburn, described as "one of the most original writers in Britain" and author of Time Song, a startling, "funny and often very moving" exploration of life on Doggerland and Dr Tom Appleby, Associate Professor at UWE and a member of the Centre for Architecture and Built Environment Research, where he leads on environment and sustainability. Tom is also a member of the International Water Security Network, the Environmental Law Unit and Chief Legal Affairs Adviser to UK based ocean conservation charity, the Blue Marine Foundation.
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We talk to William Kendall, environmentalist, entrepreneur and farmer about the future of farming. Having transformed Green & Blacks and Covent Garden Soup, William now farms organically and conventionally in coastal Suffolk. Where is farming going wrong? How do we keep food affordable? What is the difference between organic and regenerative? How will innovation transform farming? Listen to find out.
In this episode we look at rewilding on both a small and a large scale - from the 'Best in Show' garden at The Chelsea Flower Show to an ambitious new wilding project at West Chevington on the shore of Durridge Bay.
We chat to Duncan Hutt, Director of Conservation at Northumberland Wildlife Trust about their new wilding site at West Chevington; a 700 plus acre project monitoring both active and natural wilding projects. We also caught up with Professor Alastair Driver, Director of Rewilding Britain, about the amazing 'A Rewilding Britain Landscape' garden designed by Lulu Urquhart and Adam Hunt which won Best of Show at the 'world cup of gardening' - the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
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Biodiversity is in trouble pretty much everywhere. Our new series explores biodiversity, habitat loss and threats to wildlife. In this first episode we speak to Professor Andy Purvis, Research Leader at the Natural History Museum and take a walk around the magical nature reserve of RSPB Minsmere with Visitor Experience Officer Ian Barthorpe.
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The global population is sustained by fragile food systems that are wreaking havoc with the environment and public health. Food systems contribute to and are significantly affected by climate change but they are also a crucial part of the solution. In this final episode of Spilling the Beans we spoke to Patrick Holden, Founding Director of the Sustainable Food Trust and Patty Fong, the Program Director for Climate and Health & Well-being at Global Alliance for the Future of Food about how and why we need to rethink food systems. Produced in partnership with Sustainable Foods Event.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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 withDr Patrick Kennedy-Williams, aClinical Psychologistspecialising in Climate Anxiety,Dr Emma Lawrance, Mental Health Innovations Fellow at theInstitute of Global Health Innovation(IGHI) at Imperial College London andRowenna Davis, Director ofGlobal Future,a think tank dedicated to using psychological insight to pursue progressive politics.
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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!
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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.
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As we reach the end of two weeks of debate and dialogue, @TheGreenAmanda asks guestSeema JoshifromGlobal Witnessto 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”?
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It is time to rethink our relationship with cars - 30% of the time your car sits unused outside your house. We need a systems change around transport. Our guests understand the changes needed in business models, culture, planning and government policies to set us on the right road. @TheGreenAmanda is joined by Professor Greg Marsden from the University of Leeds’ Institute of Transport Studies, Hugo Spowers, reformed racing driver and founder of River Simple and Joe Ravetz from the Manchester Urban Institute at the University of Manchester. The step changes needed cannot be achieved by incremental measures. It’s time for big bold thinking.
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Covid-19 has left many people tired, dazed and frustrated - there is a danger that we collectively press the ‘pause’ button to catch our breath. But accelerator for change organisation After the Pandemic, co-founded alongside Laura McHard by our guests in this episode Fergus Bruce and Graham Hogg(from Lateral North),arepassionate about mobilising and engaging communities, particularly young people, to ‘rethink, reimagine and redesign spaces and places to be greener, more resilient and more vibrant’. Joining them in conversation with @TheGreenAmanda is young Glasgow student Colin Li, whose powerful climate change focused mural design was one of seven winners in the Grantham Institute’s national competition for young people and now adorns the SWG3 railway arches beside the Clydesdale Expressway. Together they highlight the power of creativity, design and education to stimulate positive grass-roots change for the world’s future.
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The world's coastlines are dynamic and constantly shifting, providing homes and livelihoods to millions of people whilst playing a key role in nature based solutions for adapting to climate change. With sea level rise - even if every net zero target is met - coastal erosion is set to continue apace. In this powerful episode Amanda is joined by Professor Larissa Naylor, Professor of Geomorphology and Environmental Geography at Glasgow University and postgraduate researcher Uduak Affiah to look at the likely societal, environmental and economic impacts of our disappearing and shifting coastlines. The vulnerability of Nigerian coastal communities serves as a graphic example of how significant numbers of people in many parts of the world are likely to be affected by coastal erosion and why this COP must heed the urgent call for a joined up and properly financed approach to adaptation which engages local communities.
How linked are the Climate Crisis and the Nature Crisis? We talk to Professor Andy Purvis of the Natural History Museum about managing nature rather than mining it, Greta, over consumption, lobbying, shifting baselines and how we can encourage the behaviour change that nature so desperately needs. Amanda goes on location to see first hand the threat to one small woodland rich in biodiversity and a superhighway for invertebrates is at risk of destruction.
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Title: Striking for the Planet
In this special episode Amanda joins young climate activists on the streets of Glasgow for the Fridays for Future Climate Strike and hears a loud and powerful message about their concerns about the impact of unchecked global heating on the planet and their future. They are the generation that will suffer the real consequences of our collective inaction on climate change. Their message for COP – listen to us, listen to the science and act now before it is too late.
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Recorded on the eve of the Fridays for the Future Climate Strike and as COP26 talks continue apace, we step out onto the streets of Glasgow to talk with young climate activists who bring their passion and energies to the discussions. University of Strathclyde students Ben Rapson, Ru WallaceandLewis McDermottvoice the concern many young people feel about the climate crisis and the need for action that goes beyond rhetoric. Medical students Lizzie O’Brien and Mehajabeen Farid describe how Students for Global Health is raising awareness about climate related inequalities and health issues which disproportionately affect some of the poorest people and areas of the world. We hear how the charity Reboot the Future helps amplify the call from young people for a more compassionate and sustainable future.
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As COP26 moves through Day 3 we hear from Professor Mark Maslin, author and Professor of Earth System Science at UCL and environmental campaigner, Citizens’ Assembly megafan and drag comedy artist Alex Bradbury about the politics of this particular COP. How, by talking about the issue - in the workplace, to friends and family, to our politicians - can we ensure that our collective wisdom base is not ignored? The climate doesn’t care what political badge we wear but nor does it have a voice. When citizens raise theirs on its behalf are they being heard?
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Global heating resulting from climate change is likely to have the greatest impact on those who can do least about it. In this episode Amanda talks with Professor Lisa Vanhala, Professor of Political Science at UCL and Michael Watson, Partner at law firm Pinsent Masons, about the non-economic loss and damage associated with unchecked climate change. We ask where does responsibility lie – in short, who pays the price? What is the role of legislation and non-state actors (including law firms) and will this COP help provide a safe space for meaningful collaboration and constructive discussion?
As COP26 finally kicks off in Glasgow hosts for this special series Amanda and Chris begin to get a sense of how far we’ve come and how far we have yet to go to sort out climate change once and for all. WWF’s Stephen Cornelius highlights the importance of connections and collaborations at all levels whilst, fresh from an epic 500 mile walk from London to Glasgow, Ric Casales from Carbon Copy talks about the many positive examples of practical actions to address this pressing issue he is witnessing. COP is off to a good start - best foot forward for the rest of the discussions.
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In this first podcast in our special COP 26 series we talk with seasoned COP veteran and pioneering scholar Professor Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, a renowned international expert in climate change policy, law and governance about the power of the COP process to bring hearts and minds together to address the pressing issues of climate change. We set the scene for this important gathering in Glasgow, discuss hopes and aspirations and consider the creative, courageous and dynamic actions needed to deliver post COP26.
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What are the challenges facing the food industry in the 20th Century? Are our supply chains resilient? Is the food industry sustainable? What role does technology play in more sustainable food production? We explore every aspect of food with Matt Reynolds, science editor at WIRED UK and author of The Future of Food and Sir Charles Godfray, Director, Oxford Martin School, population biologist and Lead Researcher on The Oxford Martin Programme on The Future of Food.
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We are launching our Autumn podcast series "Climate on Your Doorstep" with an exploration of AR6, the most sobering IPCC report yet, and what it means for the UK's weather. This Sixth Assessment Report is the first major review of the science of climate change since 2013. In the run up to COP26 we spoke to Dr Chris White, Head of the Centre for Water, Environment, Sustainability and Public Health at the University of Strathclyde and Dr Lizzie Kendon of the Met Office about why this report is different, the effect climate change will have on the UK's weather in the near future and what we can do about it.
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Planet Pod catches up with the inspirational Sacha Dench – aka the Human Swan – as she takes to the skies for an amazing 3000 miles coastal circumnavigation of Britain. For this extraordinary flight Sacha has decarbonised - her paramotor is now electric and during recharging stops she is gathering stories from people on the ground who are devising innovative solutions to the climate crisis.
Join Amanda and Jim for this last episode of Planet Pod before the summer break. Happy Holidays everyone!
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Our National Parks are in crisis - just when we need them most to help us tackle the climate emergency, boost nature recovery and biodiversity.Rewilding Britain has called for 10% of the parks to rewild but can they or will they? Who owns our parks? Not the nation but private landowners. Are they listening? We talk to Guy Shrubsole, Policy and Campaigns Coordinator at Rewilding Britain (author of Who Owns England?) and Anita Konrad, CEO of The Campaign for National Parks.
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The ancient art of silvopasture could be set to, quite literally, change the landscape of British farming.
Currently the subject of a 12 year trial run by farmers, Rothamsted Research, The Woodland Trust, The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) and Innovative Farmers, silvopasture (a traditional method of farming livestock with trees) is thought to sequester additional carbon, reduce flooding, increase drought-resilience, improve animal health and wellbeing and boost biodiversity. But will it work in the UK? Scientists and farmers in Devon have combined forces to find out. We talked to two key people involved in the trial; Andy Gray, commercial farmer at Elston Farm in Devon and Dr Robert Dunn, a scientist at Rothamsted Research, who specialises on reducing the environmental impact of agriculture.
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In the aftermath of a pandemic which, for many of us, has fundamentally changed our relationship with nature, we talk to two people building on that capital: Dr Pavel Cenkl, Head of College at Schumacher College and Director of Learning, Dartington Trust and Trewin Restorick, Founder and CEO of Hubbub. We explore creative solutions to the climate crisis and how we can educate and influence behaviour in very different ways.
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How to create an ecological garden that is people and nature friendly with Matt Rees Warren and Brigit Strawbridge Howard share their tips and advice for a friendlier gentler approach to gardening.
Perfect for no mow May!
This episode has been produced with generous sponsorship from Chelsea Green Publishing
We discuss the new Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill with Caroline Lucas MP and Dr Richard Benwell from the Wildlife & Countryside Link
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We discuss barn owls and beetles, tractors, ploughs and policies, economics and farmers markets. How can rethinking how we manage and live alongside the land and our approach to better stewardship help restore health to the soil, ensure continued productivity and bring back the birds and wildlife?
[Owl photo credit: Keith Mullings]
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We discuss the hows and whys of rearing beef cattle and explore some of the myths around whether beef is good for us and the planet. We ask our guests Nicolette Hahn Niman and Dr Michael Clark what this means in the context of the global food system.
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Taking lessons from Wales, a small country, we discuss how significant changes can come about from making changes on the local level. Jane Davidson, architect of the Future Generations Act in Wales, author of #futuregen and a smallholder discusses sustainability, farming politics and how to make change happen with Chris Smaje, author of A Small Farm Future
This episode has been produced with generous sponsorship from Chelsea Green Publishing
Pete Cairns from SCOTLAND: The Big Picture and author and farmer Patrick Laurie discuss whether bringing back the Lynx will benefit Scotland's countryside, economy and wildlife.
We discuss the Lynx and the year long conversation SCOTLAND: The Big Picture are having with communities in Cairngorms and Argyll as well as the changing nature of Scotland's landscape, land ownership, the opportunities rewilding brings and what can be done to ensure its benefits are felt by all.
Now the dust has settled, what does Brexit mean for local fishermen, for the fish catches and for precious marine habitats like Doggerbank?
Join our guests Dr Tom Appleby and John Condon for a thorough update on just what the Brexit deal includes and does not when it comes to fish and marine protection - some good news and some not so good news!
A year on we catch up with Em Smith and the Cairngorm Reindeer & find out how they survived lockdown plus chat to award winning author & journalist Judith Schwartz about her book The Reindeer Chronicles. Discover why the Norwegians are culling reindeer and how we need to learn to live in better harmony with the natural world.
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Empowering women and making sure their voices are heard in local forest management schemes can change lives and save ancient rainforest. This is just one of the campaigns the forest team at ClientEarth are leading as they work on behalf of all to save and protect forests - currently being destroyed at a rate of one football pitch per second - and the rights of indigenous peoples. By working with local communities Babette Brophy and Brian Rohan from CE ensure that the forest provides both an income and home to the local residents and holds back the tide of mass commercialisation.
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Bats, badgers, dolphins and raptors are all at risk from wildlife criminals. From nest disturbance to illegal slaughter - why are so many of our native species so poorly protected? Join Dr Ruth Tingay, Director of Wild Justice and Dr Richard Benwell, CEO Wildlife and Countryside Link as they discuss the threats, legal protection (or lack of it) and what Planet Pod listeners can do to help.
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Don’t take our word for it but that of farmer Dominic Buscall from Wild Ken Hill who talks about his experience of lower costs and higher yields across his Norfolk farm when they adopted a rewilding approach. Dom is joined by Rebecca Wrigley, CEO Rewilding Britain, whose new report highlights species loss and the need to act now.
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Join us to find out how bees and beavers play a crucial role in increasing biodiversity. A fascinating conversation with Derek Gow, the 'human wrecking ball' of beaver conservation and Jennifer Moore, a wayward beekeeper who views life through the bees' eyes!
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Swanscombe Marshes is an extraordinary mosaic brownfield site just by the Thames which is under threat from developers who want to build a Disney-style theme park - the London Resort. With Buglife's Jamie Robins and author Julian Hoffman this episode explains why we need to save it.
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Photo: Distinguished Jumping Spider © Roman Willi www.endlessfields.ch
From coal mining in Colombia to the Ecuadorian cloud forest - one woman's fight for climate justice.
Monica Feria-Tinta, a UK based barrister, uses the principles of Human Rights law and Earth's Jurisprudence (the rights of mother earth) to halt the tide on pollution and protect the rights of indigenous peoples in Colombia, Mexico and the Torres Strait. She is even campaigning to protect the pristine primary forest in Ecuador, the cloud forest home of the last living species of Andean spectacle bears (aka the Paddington Bear!). Monica is a leading Human Rights lawyer now working in environmental protection with a string of successful cases to her name and she has been shortlisted by the Lawyer Magazine for this year's prestigious Barrister of the Year award - join us and you'll find out why.
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We talk to Jeremy Purseglove, author of Wainwright Prize 2020 shortlisted book Working with Nature, about the inspiration behind his writing and his call to action for us all.
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We talk to Lamorna Ash, author of Wainwright Prize 2020 shortlisted book Dark, Salt, Clear, about the inspiration behind her writing and her call to action for us all.
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We talk to Carolyn Steel, author of Wainwright Prize 2020 shortlisted book Sitopia, about the inspiration behind her writing and her call to action for us all.
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We talk to Chris Goodall, author of Wainwright Prize 2020 shortlisted book What We Need to do Now, about the inspiration behind his writing and his call to action for us all.
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We talk to David Gange, author of Wainwright Prize 2020 shortlisted book The Frayed Atlantic Edge, about the inspiration behind his writing and his call to action for us all.
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We talk to Brigit Strawbridge Howard, author of Dancing with Bees, about the inspiration behind her writing and her call to action for us all.
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We talk to Julian Hoffman, author of Wainwright Prize 2020 shortlisted book Irreplaceable, about the inspiration behind his writing and his call to action for us all.
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We talk to Mike Parker, author of Wainwright Prize 2020 shortlisted book On the Red Hill, about the inspiration behind his writing and his call to action for us all.
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We talk to Jini Reddy, author of Wainwright Prize 2020 shortlisted book "Wanderland", about the inspiration behind her writing and her call to action for us all
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We talk to Benedict Macdonald, author of Wainwright Prize 2020 shortlisted book "Rebirding", about the inspiration behind his writing and his call to action for us all
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We talk to Patrick Laurie, author of Wainwright Prize 2020 shortlisted book "Native", about the inspiration behind his writing and his call to action for us all
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We talk to Dara McAnulty, author of Wainwright Prize 2020 shortlisted book Diary of a Young Naturalist, about the inspiration behind his writing and his call to action for us all
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We talk to Helen Pilcher, author of Wainwright Prize 2020 shortlisted book Life Changing about the inspiration behind her writing and her call to action for us all.
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We talk bees, honey and money!
Amanda talks to bee experts Richard Rickitt, co-editor of Bee Craft magazine and beekeeping tutor, and Kevin Baughen, co-owner of 13 Bees beekeeping experiences, to discuss their passion for bees and why we should all be in awe of these amazing insects. But "bee" warned - we also raise the spectre of the destructive Asian Hornet and what to do if one buzzes your way!
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How the ocean ecosystems help restore the planet
Carbon makes us blue, but what is Blue Carbon? If the coastal and oceanic ecosystems aren't incredible enough - they also play a key role in capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in complex processes played out in inorganic and organic matter, which is then called Blue Carbon.
We ask our experts Prof Fiorenza Micheli from Stanford University and Prof Ali Mashayek from Imperial College how a better understanding of Blue Carbon Ecosystems (e.g. coasts, mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass) can help tackle climate change, provide coastal protection and food security. This is the last in this series produced in partnership with The Grantham Institute. Watch out for more in the Autumn!
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We banned it from paint petrol and pipes but allow it to enter the human food chain - find out why it's time to ban lead shot. Sacha Dench joins Dr Julia Newth from WWT, John Gregson from Waitrose and Dr Niels Kanstrup from Danish Hunters Association on the eve of an historic EU vote to finally ban the use of lead in shot and so stop the annual killing of 1million wild birds in Europe and the dumping of 20,000 tons of poisonous lead shot across the fields on England. Hunters and conservationists are joining forces to put pressure on ammunition manufacturers and the government to implement a ban and use a safe alternative.
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The Climate Change Committee's Annual Report to Parliament calls for immediate and systemic change if we are to build a green recovery post Covid. Investment in the low carbon economy coupled with some bold thinking and decision making on land use, house building, infrastructure and behaviours provides a blueprint for a green future according to Baroness Brown of Cambridge (Deputy Chair Climate Change Committee) and environmental economist Dr James MacGregor. We discuss whether UK government actions match its policies and if we are ready for an almost certain 1.5 to 2 deg C rise in global temperature.
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Waste in the field, the factory and in the kitchen - the truth behind the scandal of global food waste
UN Manifesto Chef Arthur Potts Dawson joins Tristram Stuart, author, campaigner and founder of Toast Ale and food waste charity Feedback and Will Edge, founder of Greensand Ridge Distillery, as they talk with Amanda about the global scandal that leaves farmers unpaid, food rotting in fields and waste on an epic scale while millions starve.
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Did you know 50 billion years of evolutionary history is under threat of extinction? Rikki Gumbs from ZSL Edge programme and Dr James Rosindell discuss punk turtles (aka Mary River Turtle), how to Zoom in on the Tree of Life and why we need to save the rarest and most precious of our species who are on the edge of extinction. This podcast is the latest in our series in collaboration with the Grantham Institute. Photo courtesy of ZSL and copyright Chris Van Wyk
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Lost to the UK since Roman times, according to Ben Macdonald - conservation writer, field director in wildlife television and keen naturalist - the enormous Dalmatian pelican might once again be spotted (no pun intended) gliding across our marshes and wetlands. Along with John Arbon from WWT’s Barnes Wetland Centre, Ben describes the dramatic decline of the bird population in the UK over the past 2000 years and the hopes for the future rebirding of the country. Pockets of diverse wildlife as seen on John’s patch at Barnes could spread and be re-established. Not a flight of fancy but an exciting, realisable vision.
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Transition to Green Energy - who pays? The producer, the polluter or the consumer?
Join our expert guests Neil Hirst, Senior Policy Fellow for Energy and Mitigation at the Grantham Institute and Juliet Davenport, CEO of Good Energy as they discuss the paradigm shift we need in policy and regulation that will free up the consumer so we can make our own decisions about how to heat and power our homes. Trust the consumer says Juliet - they know what they are doing .... does the government??
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Fancy "....a fishy on a little dishy, when the boat comes in"? But, if the boats aren't going out, there won't be any fish! Catch our Fish for Dinner podcast produced by Planet Pod for The Blue Marine Foundation and hear how they are supporting sustainable fishing to ensure the fish caught in native waters are getting to customers while Covid 19 has shut down the routes to market, keeping the fishing industry afloat. And if that's not enough puns, maybe Chef Mark Hix will reel you in as he shares his Tshirt (and some recipes for unusual fish) with us as well.
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Author and walker Peter Fiennes joins Alastair Driver from Rewilding Britain and Amanda to discuss how landscape shapes imagination and how rewilding today is about man and wildlife living in harmony together, not about resetting the baseline or turning the clock back.
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In this fascinating "eco-nomics" discussion with guests Professor Michael Grubb and Dr Alex Köberle we explore what choices and opportunities there may be to build a greener economy once the current world health crisis is over. What will the lasting impacts be on global markets and are we likely to see disruptive models emerging which will help drive us towards a more sustainable model for businesses?
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Join Amanda and co-host Beatrice as they talk to writer and fashion consultant Aja Barber alongside Sarah Ditty, Global Policy Director at Fashion Revolution about the future of fashion post Covid-19The fashion industry is one of the biggest contributors to climate change. From the water-heavy production processes, the carbon emissions and the huge amount of waste it produces, with 300,000 tonnes of clothing sent to landfill in the UK in 2016. The current model of mass production and rapid turnaround plays into the consumer’s constant desire for something new and is having detrimental effects on both people and planet. We ask who bears the cost of the clothes we wear and the exploitative nature of the fashion industry, why it needs to change and what Covid-19 means for the industry and its workers. We also explore the responsibilities and brands in considering the environmental and ethical consequences of our actions and how we can call for change. This episode is going live in #Digitalfashionrevolutionweek, a week that commemorates the Rana Plaza factory collapse in 2013 in Bangladesh. This tragically killed thousands of workers and exposed the horrific working conditions of garment factories supplying clothing retailers in the UK and around the world.
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Buzzing bees, beautiful butterflies, burbling birdsong ..... what better way to banish the blues?Take a break from staring at your own four walls and join our guests to look for beasties, bees and birds right on your doorstep ( or through your window). The Urban Birder, David Lindo, tells us which birds we can see in the city sky - wherever you are. Tony Whitbread and Gill Perkins share their insights into insects, trees, plants and Bees.
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What can studying core samples from over 2.5m years ago tell us about the likely impact of climate change today?Join us as we talk with climate science expert Professor Martin Siegert about his work to investigate what conditions were like on earth during the Pliocene era (5.3 to 2.6 million years ago) - the last time atmospheric carbon emissions were around 400ppm for a prolonged period. We explore what conditions at that time can tell us about what we might encounter if we don't reduce our current levels of carbon.
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Join Amanda and Jim for this special Covid 19-free podcast as they step their way from A to Z and guide you through some useful climate change and environment terms. Essential listening to prep for those Houseparty quizzes or help out with home schooling assignments. We hope all our listeners are staying safe and well and wish everyone good health. Happy listening!
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Discussing the knowns and unknowns of the COVID 19 pandemic and its impact on the Climate Emergency.....
In this episode (recorded via a Skype connection rather than our usual studio production in response to the guidance to limit travel and contact) we unpick what we can learn from the current Covid 19 pandemic. Could there be a possible green benefit when we emerge from the worst global health crisis for 100 years? Learn while you self isolate! Listen to Dr Ajay Gambhir and Alyssa Gilbert from Grantham Institute discuss all this and more.
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Planet Pod talks Brexit, fish and the environment with the two Toms!.....Join Amanda as she explores with our expert guests Dr Tom Appleby and Dr Tom West what leaving the EU, its regulations and the jurisdiction of the European Courts might mean for the environment in the UK. Will we be like fish out of water? Will we have to swim against the tide? Will it open up a can of worms? Or will it help us find whole new ways to get to Net Zero? Listen in to what our experts have to say!
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With nearly 70 episodes under our belt Planet Pod has had the privilege of hearing from over 150 inspirational guests. They all have a call to action - listen to a few of these in this short compilation and download past episodes to hear what else they have to say on a wide range of sustainability topics. Go to www.theplanetpod.com to read about our guests and listen past episodes.
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“If you take care of birds, you take care of most of the environmental problems in the world.”
The words of Thomas Lovejoy and eminent biologist perfectly describe why Sacha Dench has soared with swans and now plans to fly with ospreys. In this episode in our 'Environmental Changemakers" series, Amanda finds out what has inspired Sacha to strap herself to her paramotor and take on the challenge of a 7000km expedition accompanying the osprey on its 2020 autumn migration across Europe and Africa.
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In this fifth episode in our Grantham series of podcasts looking at the challenges of getting to Net Zero, Professors Richard Templer and Peter Childs talk to Amanda about the role of innovation in helping us to deliver things to the market that have an impact in a timescale which is 10 times shorter and involving 10 times as many people than the Industrial Revolution - and doing this without making too many boo boos along the way! We discuss who has been thinking about what that takes and how we innovate the way we innovate.
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Cars, trains, buses, planes.....what's the right way to travel to achieve net zero?
We kick off 2020 with Planet Pod's fourth episode in collaboration with the Grantham Institute which looks at the impact of travel and transport on climate change and our ability to achieve a net zero carbon economy by 2050. Amanda is joined by experts Dr Audrey de Nazelle and Dr Mark Stettler. We look at the intersection between environmental sciences, health behaviour, transportation, air quality and urban planning and consider what's the right route to get us to a net zero future.
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Explorer, adventurer, conservationist, campaigner.....
Our first guest for our "In Conversation With" series is all of the above (oh, and BAFTA-winning naturalist, writer and TV presenter as well!). Amanda talks with Steve Backshall to find out what has inspired him to want to protect the world's ecosystems and species. How can we shift the political dial and encourage countries to think beyond GDP and start measuring success by the quality of life for future generations? We explore the role of activism in all this and the importance of action based on evidence.
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Bored with being fobbed off? Don't think any of the parties mean it? Listen into Planet Pod's election special as self-confessed eco maverick and activist Alex Gilbert and Amanda pick their way through the party manifesto commitments - is there hope or is it all hogwash and just how many trees a minute will Labour have to plant to meet their commitments?
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Get down and dirty with Planet Pod....We talk about waste – methane, landfill and water. How wasteful is the UK? Where does your recycling go? How much is recycled? What is residual waste? Can you avoid making waste in the first place? Can waste have value? In this third episode of our series about getting to Net Zero, Professors Chris Cheeseman and Nick Voulvoulis of The Grantham Institute spill the beans about what happening in the UK’s bins.
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The energy revolution is happening somewhere near you....
Clean Green Energy: locally sourced - locally managed. Just a pipe dream or realistic vision of the future? In the second of our shared series with the Grantham Institute, Dr Jeff Hardy and Dr Madeleine Morris explore what smart local net zero energy systems mean for our communities, for our energy bills and for our lives ... a positive smorgasbord of new ways of heating and powering our homes and businesses....!
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Join Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change member and Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group III Professor Jim Skea & Alyssa Gilbert, Director of Policy and Translation at the Grantham Institute for first in our shared series on getting to Net Zero. They take an in-depth look at the target of net zero emissions and help to answer questions like What is Net Zero? How do we achieve it? What will it look like? Can we get there by 2050?Future podcasts in the series will draw on the expertise of Imperial academics to pick apart the net zero target sector by sector, and show the kind of change required to meet these targets.
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Join Amanda for this special Planet Pod episode recorded live at Tonbridge School as part of the Tonbridge Talks Festival of the Environment. Panelists debating the Politics of Climate Change include experts from business, politics and conservation: Anjuli Pandit - UK Head of Corporate Sustainability forBNP Paribas, David Hone - Chief Climate Change Advisor with Shell International, Gareth Redmond-King - Head of Climate Change at WWF-UK & April Clark - Green Party counsellor for Tonbridge and Malling.
We hear Shell's prediction that we won’t achieve net zero carbon before 2070, although do we have the technology to prevent catastrophic global warming. There are more encouraging words from WWF and Green Party, and we hear how BNP Paribas are divesting from all fossil fuel investment. A lively debate and Q&A session afterwards!
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Love them or hate them, XR has electrified the frame of climate change debate. With mass occupations disrupting cities across the globe, over a thousand XR protesters were arrested in London alone in a week. Planet Pod spoke to Marijn van de Geer, Director of Resolution:Possible and active member of XR from the very start and Steve Shaw, campaigner and founder of Power for People, who is leading the Parliamentary Campaign to get the Three Demands Bill into parliament. How does Extinction Rebellion work? Why get arrested? What is the Three Demands Bill and how will it create change?Get the inside story here....
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In the wake of the global climate strike Amanda talks to the UK Student Climate Network about The Green New Deal and hears from the only law firm in the UK to declare a Climate Emergency, exploring how we should build on the momentum of the biggest climate mobilisation in history. This is the second in our series on Youth Activism.
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On Friday 20 Sept 2019 millions of children and young people around the globe will strike to demand action against the global warming which threatens the planet. What is motivating them to take to the streets? Are they right? Should we support them? Hear from a striking student, a striking lawyer and a strike sceptic in the first of our Youth Activism Series on the Global School Climate Strike
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What music would you associate with Japanese Elm, Purple Plum, Field Maple or Oak? Find out how music is being used to enhance our enjoyment of trees by joining Amanda in Regent's Park to explore the Royal Parks’ brand new immersive “Music for Trees” experience. Amanda talks with Royal Parks arboriculturalist Matt Steinmann, editor of Resurgence magazine Marianne Brown and students Isaac and Margetta from the Royal Academy of Music, two of the composers of pieces written for each tree species.
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Planet Pod asks whether fashion has to cost the earth or is there a more sustainable way to look and feel good in the clothes and accessories we buy? We explore the real cost of what we wear with Amelia Womack, Deputy Leader of The Green Party and Sustainable Fashion Blogger, Sophie Slater, Co-Founder of Birdsong and Bronwyn Lowenthal, Founder and Design Director of Lowie.
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Emissions gaps, carbon budgets, net zero, global heating, 1.5 or 2 degC - we pick big brains at The Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College to get the latest update on the climate emergency and unravel the language, science and policy of climate change.
Planet Pod talked to Dr Joeri Rogelj, Leading Climate Scientist and Lecturer in Climate Change and the Environment and Dr Alyssa Gilbert, Head of Policy and Translation for Climate Change and the Environment for this special episode marking Climate Action Week.
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Is it ever sustainable to eat beef? When is food "slow food" and what's the environmental cost and benefit to taking it slow? Join the Planet Pod team down on the farm as Amanda chats with Bridget and Bill Biddell, owners of Hampton Estate and Shane Holland, Executive Chairman of Slow Food.
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In this Planet Pod World Environment Day Special, Amanda took time out during Climate Action North's Rewilding - A Solution for Climate Change conference to talk to "Human Swan" Sacha Dench and David Hetherington, Cairngorms National Park Authority ecology advisor and author of "The Lynx and Us", about how they are encouraging us all to look differently at the way rewilding can provide solutions to climate change.
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Planet Pod gets out of the studio and goes walkabout with our guests Tompion Platt, Director of Advocacy and Engagement with The Ramblers and Rory Forsyth, CEO of the Western Front Way. Amanda finds out first hand about the work of The Ramblers in making it easier to access walks in our cities as well as the countryside, and also learns about the Western Front Way - the new, continuous, permanent way marked path from the Swiss border in the South through France and Belgium to the channel coast in the North.
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From recycling to upskirting and deciding who wins an election by flipping coin - Amanda talks politics, environment and women's issues with Amelia Womack, Deputy Leader of the Green Party in this special Planet Pod episode.
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The air we share is not as clean as is could and should be - but what is air pollution and what is it doing to us? Where are the clean areas and who is most at risk from pollution? Is it better to be a cyclist or an HGV driver? In this episode a marathon runner and a University researcher share their experiences of the recent Hubbub air pollution study in London.
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In this Planet Pod Short public law lawyer Estelle Dehon from Cornerstone Barristers gives us a 5 minute guide to fracking.
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While the news on climate change and species loss is gloomy there is some light on the energy front: last month we hit 76 hours without coal! What does this mean for consumers and policy makers? How much of our energy comes from wind, solar or nuclear? What does the future of sustainable energy look like? Find out the truth behind the stats - and hear our Planet Pod myth busts on green and not so green energy.....
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In this Planet Pod Short, UK Clean Air Lawyer Katie Nield from Client Earth discusses Air Quality and Air Pollution and the impact this has on our daily lives and health.
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Planet Pod visits three very different world-leading projects, protecting wildlife and acing sustainability in the North East. Amanda is the guest of Climate Action North who act as her guide visiting the RSPB's Saltholme Nature Reserve, a Pollinator Park in the middle of the North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC) in Sunderland and the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust's Washington Wetland Centre. Amanda is in the company of Sharon Lashley, MD of Climate Action North, who is responsible for Europe's only solar powered flamingo house. Intrigued? Then listen in for more......
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Earth Day 2019 at Somerset House - Planet Pod celebrates Earth Day by chatting with some of the artists who have created special installations and art pieces to highlight the loss of species. Hear how Justin Brice Guariglia, visual artist, Carmen Aguilar y Wedge from Hyphen-Labs and Karishma Rafferty who has curated the season have responded. Dive into the Anxious Ocean or catch your breath at #ReduceSpeedNow
Links:
Earth Day Season at Somerset HouseAnxious Ocean - Hyphen LabsJustin Brice Guariglia
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In this short Planet Pod Special Amanda talks to public law lawyer Estelle Dehon from Cornerstone Barristers to get her view on climate justice and why people are motivated by this to take to the streets. We ask Estelle how climate action sits with the rule of law - two things which might be seen to be in conflict.
Estelle is recognised as a leading junior in environment and planning law (with particular expertise in climate change matters). Estelle is also a guest along with consultant physician Veneta Cooney in our longer Planet Pod episode discussing the ethics of sustainability which you can also listen to here.
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In this special Planet Pod episode Amanda catches up with renowned arctic explorer, advocate and visionary Pen Hadow who talks about what inspired him to push the boundaries of exploration in the arctic region.
Pen describes the disturbing truth of what he has seen with his own eyes - the gradual destruction of what he calls the "floating ice reef ecosystem" of the arctic. He highlights the vulnerability of an entire habitat from unchecked commercial fishing, international shipping and mineral extraction in the region.
Pen then gives a call to action for all of us to tackle climate change and highlights the important international advocacy work of the 90o North Unit.
The 90ºNorth Unit, founded by Pen, is the only organisation exclusively dedicated to protecting the wildlife and floating ice-reef ecosystem in the Arctic Ocean’s international waters. The Unit is catalysing the conservation process within the United Nations to create the world’s largest protected marine area by 2032.
Many thanks to Charles Russell Speechlys for hosting this podcast
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90º North Unit
Pen Haddow
Twitter: @penhadow @ArcticMission
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Are we making the link between poor health and the climate, and is it provoking more acts of protest and civil disobedience? Are the protests effective and what should and could the law do about it? Join Amanda as she discusses health, the law and ethics with Estelle Dehon, a leading barrister at Cornerstone Barristers whose work includes environment and planning law (with particular expertise in climate change matters) and Dr Veneta Cooney, a consultant physician who specialises in occupational and environmental medicine.
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Listen to David Finlay, Supply Chain Manager at Fairtrade Foundation, as he explains what Fairtrade is all about and what makes this such an important programme
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We are thrilled that Planet Pod has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Be The Change Awards 2019! This short video is our entry for the awards - we hope you find this interesting. We are always looking for interesting subjects and stimulating guests - please get in touch if you would like to know more.
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Something is stirring in the tunnels of South London and it isn't the Northern Line!
Join Amanda and guest co-host Alex Gilbert as they chat deep below London with Richard Ballard, co-founder of Growing Underground and Faye Tomson, MD of Central Eating. Hear how how disused WWII air raid shelter tunnels are being put to good use to grow salad crops organically, efficiently and unbelievably fast. Find out more about how unused heat generated from district heating networks can be used to grow food. These really are examples of Smart Food Production in action!
HOT NEWS: We are delighted that Planet Pod has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Be The Change Awards 2019.
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Question: What has a banana, your mobile phone and your fridge got in common?
Answer: They can all be Fairtrade products.
Listen to our latest pod to find out how the gold in your phone (or even in your fridge) is as important to the Fairtrade movement as the banana in your fruitbowl. Join Amanda in conversation with David Finlay from Fairtrade Foundation and award winning eco chef Tom Hunt as they discuss gold, coffee and bananas...plus Tom's secret recipe for hot chocolate!
Fairtrade Fortnight: 25 February – 10 March 2019
For two weeks each year, thousands of individuals, companies and groups across the UK come together to celebrate the people who grow our food, people who live in some of the poorest countries in the world and who are often exploited and badly paid. This year we are focusing on the people – in particular the women – who grow the cocoa in the chocolate we love so much.
FIND OUT MORE AND GET INVOLVED HERE
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The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs - also known as the Global Goals) are a great framework for anyone looking to make a positive contribution across all aspects of sustainability. In this Planet Pod Short, Emily Auckland - Network Director & Co-chair at UKSSD (UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development) - explains what the SDGs are and how they can apply to any individual or organisation. Emily highlights the way the Global Goals are each interconnected and aren't just aimed at tackling sustainability issues in developing countries (such as No Poverty (SDG 1), Zero Hunger (SDG 2) and Good Health & wellbeing (SDG 3)) - these are also real issues needing action in developed countries such as the UK. As a common framework, the Global Goals provide a great opportunity for engagement and collaboration between individuals, business, community groups and a host of other stakeholders.
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Is our long term love affair with plastic finally over? Have we woken up as a country to the damage plastic does to our lives, our homes, our planet and our health ...... or are we still in this toxic love affair with the single use water bottle? In our Valentines episode we talk with Saskia Restorick from Hubbub and Laure Cucuron from TerraCycle about how much progress we have really made to change our ways or are we still dependent on plastic in packaging in shops in the workplace. We discuss the Waitrose £1million plastic bag fund and how you can tackle the scourge of crisp packets - join us and give plastic the "Dear John" treatment!
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What do we mean by the Circular Economy and how can the digital world of the internet, big data and innovations in advanced manufacturing techniques such as 3D printing revolutionise our concept of waste and resources? Listen to this Planet Pod Short to hear from Bioregional's Suzannah Gore who explains the Circular Economy and how circular thinking breaks the "take, make, waste" cycle, ensuring that the earth's finite and valuable resources are kept in use for as long as possible and materials recovered and regenerated at the end of their life.
(P.S. During this Short, Suzannah mentions an innovative "disrupter" called Stuffstr - take a look at their website here)
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Amanda braves the snowy weather and visits BedZed - the pioneering low carbon housing and community development in Sutton - where she is joined in conversation by Sue Riddlestone, CEO Biogregional and Suzannah Gore, Project Manager, to talk about sustainable consumption and production, One Planet Living and the circular economy (as well as using soap instead of shampoo and the quiet revolution in garden centres at B&Q!)
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Did you know that standing barefoot on grass increases feel-good endorphins? Coming back to work after a break can often be a bit of a shock, so we might all welcome some coping hints and tips to deal with the stresses and strains of our personal and professional lives. In this Planet Pod episode, our host Amanda Carpenter talks about healthy workspaces to guests Ben McGuire - Innovation and Business Change Director at law firm Simmons & Simmons, Phillipa Gill - Partner at Verdextra and Dr Carole Pemberton - Resilience expert and author. Together they shine a light on how we can all become more resilient to the challenges of daily life.
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Refreshed from our Christmas break, Planet Pod is brimming full of energy for 2019! What better way to start than by talking to our guests Alex Gilbert, TfL's Senior Energy Strategy Manger, low carbon energy consultant Element Energy's Celine Cluzel and Naomi Nye, EV Sales Manager at Alfen, about the opportunities and challenges associated with sustainable transport and smart cities. This is the first in a series of podcasts focusing on Global Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities.
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Amanda talks to Edward van Reenen, Head of Health and Sustainability at Bywaters about how Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is working hard to deal with its waste streams in a more sustainable way.
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Amanda talks to finance expert Michael Mainelli from Long Finance about Smart Ledgers (aka 'Block Chain' ledgers) and finds out why this new accounting technology is playing an increasingly important role in supporting Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).
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Amanda talks to waste and recycling expert Ben Beagley, Client Relationship Manager at Bywaters' Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Bow, London who unravels some of the mysteries around recycling.
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Join Amanda and Jim in conversation with Caroline Arnold - Director of Bore Place, and Tom Forward - Education Coordinator at this inspirational sustainable working farm and community in the heart of the Kent Countryside. You can almost taste the freshly pulled leeks, feel the squelch of the mud and smell the breath of the cows as our producer Jim gets well acquainted with the organic dairy herd!
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In this Planet Pod Special we talk to Libby Sandbrook, Business in the Community's Head of Circular Economy about the new Waste to Wealth campaign. More details, including how to sign up, are available here.
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Greenbacks are a thing of the past but Green Money is the new currency creating waves in the financial sector. Join Amanda and her guest host Michael Mainelli from Long Finance, and their guests Sir Roger Gifford, Chairman Govt Green Task Force, and Anne Maria Cronin of Quarter Penny Consulting, as we get to the bottom of Green Finance, including bonds, investment and the progress against the Taskforce report.
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In this short Planet Pod Special we join Amanda as she sat down in the middle of Lambeth bridge and joined around 1000 supporters of Extinction Rebellion's recent Day of Action in London - a peaceful protest to highlight the urgency of the climate crisis facing the world and the need for action now. Amanda spoke to a number of fellow protesters and got a sense of why they feel so passionately about the issue and why this type of peaceful action is needed. More than 70 people were arrested in the protest which blocked Blackfriars, Waterloo, Westminster, Lambeth and Southwark bridges. Coordinated action took place at sites around the UK and the globally.
More information about Extinction Rebellion can be found here.
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Q: What can you do with 9 tonnes of Pumpkins? A: Make curry, of course!
This and other questions were on the menu when sat around the table to chat about sustainable food and how Bristol is going for Gold as a Sustainable Food City with our guests Jane Stevenson - chair of the Bristol Food Network, Sara Venn - head of Incredible Edible Bristol, Jennifer Best - co-Director of award winning Bristol restaurant Poco (winner of most sustainable restaurant of the year 2018), Heather Mack from the sustainable food campaigning organisation Feedback'sand public health expert Dr Angela Raffle from the University of Bristol.
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We grabbed the opportunity to catch up with Extinction Rebellion's Dr Gail Bradbrook and Roger Hallam, together with Teddy - one of the campaign's younger members - as they made preparations for Extinction Rebellion's press conference in a busy (and quite noisy!) London pub. We apologise for the sound quality but, we hope, the message will still be crystal clear!
Extinction Rebellion is a campaign by the network. It aims to promote a fundamental change of our political and economic system to one which maximises well-being and minimises harm.
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Planet Pod visits the 3,500 acres Knepp Estate in Sussex - one of the largest rewilding projects in lowland Europe - and encounters herds of longhorn cattle, Tamworth pigs, cranes and other fauna and flora as the driving forces of habitat regeneration. We walk and talk with safari guide Tom Forward and then sit down to chat with Isabella Tree who, along with husband Charlie Burrell, is the co-owner and inspiration behind this amazing wilding project.
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Join Planet Pod host Amanda Carpenter as she interviews Helen Pankhurst, Kate Fox and Jennifer Nadel among others at the recent Deeds and Words Festival of women’s voices. The weekend event held to celebrate 100 years of women’s suffrage brought together poets, writers, politicians, campaigners and activists celebrating women making themselves heard across the decades politically, publicly and personally.
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Join Planet Pod host Amanda for a wide ranging discussion with guests Shehana Gomez, Emma Bean, Natasha Bradshaw, Colin Robertson and Rónán Kennedy in which we explore the tricky and sometimes controversial topic of earth’s jurisprudence – do mountains and rivers have rights? We discuss the Universal Declaration of Mother Earth and how it applies here in the UK and we ask: Is the law doing enough to protect and safeguard our rivers, our foreshore and our wild places? If not, what can and should we do?
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During a a break at a recent sustainability seminar hosted by Aston Martin Lagonda at their Gaydon factory (at which Planet Pod hosts Amanda, Jim and Steve ran breakout sessions) Planet Pod took a pit stop to talk with James Stephens, Director of Global Government and External Affairs, about Aston Martin's approach to sustainability. James discusses the drivers for sustainability for this luxury marque and the importance of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (aka Global Goals) and explains to Amanda staff engagement with the car manufacturer's operational sustainability programme. We also get a glimpse of the future of high-end personal mobility in the form of the Aston Martin Volante Vision Concept and discuss the company's plans for prestige EVs.
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During Planet Pod's summer break we visited Britain’s only free-ranging herd of reindeer in the Cairngorm mountains in Scotland. As well as getting up close and personal to these magnificent creatures and experiencing some of their natural habitat, we talked to Emily and Alex Smith from Cairngorm Reindeer about the origin of the herd and the benefits and challenges of introducing a species such as reindeer to the Highlands.
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Planet Pod talks bats, bison and beavers in Sussex - a rewilding discussion with Sussex Wildlife Trust recorded on location at Ebernoe Common. Join the team as they dodge the late summer rain and walk and talk about re-wilding. What it is - bottom up or top down, the case for wolves and beavers in the UK and tips on what you can do in your plot. Dr Tony Whitbread (SWT) and Simon Boyle (Argyll Environmental) took shelter with Amanda and Jim in the porch of a country churchyard to chat about how re-wilding really works, what it means and its many benefits. Then, when the rain stopped, they took a leisurely stroll round the 80 hectares of Ebernoe Common.
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Our host Amanda Carpenter (Achill Management) talks about green buildings with guests Helen Heathfield, environmentalist and lead with the Islington Sustainable Energy Partnership, and Julie Hirigoyen, Chief Executive of the UK Green Building Council. We talk about green homes, green buildings and the associated challenges in between.
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Our host Amanda Carpenter (Achill Management) talks about sustainable food and food proiduction with our expert guests: Paul Newnham, head of the SDG 2 Advocacy Hub which coordinates global campaigning and advocacy of the Global Goal 2 - to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture; Helen Munday, Chief Scientific Officer at the Food And Drink Federation where she is accountable for sustainability and the diverse food safety and science policy briefs; Julia Porter, National Supply Chain Manager at Bio Bean - the world's first company to recycle coffee waste into advanced biofuels and - soon - biochemicals.
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Our host Amanda Carpenter (Achill Management) talks about pro bono support with guests Olga Hancock, who leads the pro bono practice at international law firm Simmons & Simmons, Pascale Bird, coordinator of Legal Response International's legal advisory service and Charlotte Davis from Christian Aid. We talk about what pro bono is, who does it and why and what it means to those in receipt of it.
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Does art imitate life or life imitate art? Join Amanda Carpenter (Achill Management) and her guest co-presenter Julie Flower from The Specialist Generalist as they explore just how much art, design, architecture and the built environment influence how we feel about the world around us and, specifically, the planet and the climate.
Special pod guests Michael Pinsky, artist, and Lynne Elvins, independent design strategist, discuss life, art, design and pollution!
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In this episode of Planet Pod, we are talking about city streets and green spaces: how do they co-exist in our increasingly urban life? Host Amanda Carpenter (Achill Management) talks with Meredith Whitten, researcher at the LSE who also sits on the GLA’s Green Infrastructure Task Force and acts as an advisor to Covent Garden Community Association. Meredith also writes and tweets regular as @urbanparksgirl. Our other guests include Harry Knibb, sustainability and wellbeing expert providing strategy advice for the built environment working with global consultancy WSP and whose work spans many scales, from the city to the block, both nationally and internationally, and Steve Kellett, Sustainability Manager for Argent where he drives environmental sustainability across their activities at a corporate and project level, including the Kings Cross Granary Square development.
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In this OB episode, our host Amanda Carpenter (Achill Management) talks to Emily Penn, Ocean advocate artist and skipper of all women crew on board eXXpedition talks about her life, her inspiration and the massive challenge facing us all as we try to tackle the plastic tsunami that is flooding our oceans. Recorded live at the LSA Summer Event hosted by Taylor Wessing, this podcast gives an insight into what inspired Emily to take on a life of advocacy on behalf of the planet ocean as she would call it. Emily is about to lead another eXXpedition to the North Pacific - follow her voyage here. She has promised to talk to us when she gets back.
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In this episode of Planet Pod hosts Amanda Carpenter (Achill Management) and Steve Malkin (The Planet Mark) are talking to our guests about the UN Sustainable Development Goals, (aka the Global Goals) and how organisations can help achieve these. Joining Amanda and Steve are Louise Scott, the COO for PwC’s Global Sustainability Network, who is leading the firm’s work in relation to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and Carolina Karlström who brings a broad knowledge of sustainability, the result of over 20 years of experience in the sustainable energy sector and in leading strategic and professional sustainability roles. As a well as being a regular blogger Carolina has a different perspective on realising the SDGs as she leads and the successful SDG Network MeetUp.
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This episode of Planet Pod is all about Green Finance in all its guises - green investment, social investment, sustainable income and the green economy. Our host Amanda Carpenter (Achill Management) is joined by Jessica Fries, Executive Chairman of the Prince's Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S), long finance expert Michael Mainelli, Executive Chairman of the Z/Yen Group and Paul Druckman, a passionate leader in capital market reform and Non Executive Director of the Financial Reporting Council. As well as our usual "Good, Bad & Ugly" slot we explore a range of issues related to the challenges and opportunities surrounding green finance.
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In this episode, Planet Pod host Amanda Carpenter (Achill Management) chats about changing habits and behaviours with guests Leilani Weier, a senior manager at global law firm Linklaters where she runs the firm's environmental sustainability programme; management and organisational development consultant, facilitator and coach Julie Flower, MD of Specialists Generalist; and Graham Simmonds, MD of Green Rewards and named as one of the 1000 most infuential Londoners and an Eco Hero.
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In this episode of Planet Pod our host Amanda talks Green Consumerism with guests Michelle Johnson, Digital Editor at Tempus Magazine and a journalist with a passion for storytelling and the environment, and Daianna Karaian, founder of Thoughtful Works, a social enterprise harnessing creative talent to make things that make a real difference. As well as our usual "good, bad and ugly" slot, we talk about sustainable travel, consumer attitudes, disruptive products and services and teh challenges facing B2C businesses.
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During a recent visit of LSA Task Force members and other LSA member guests to the Granary Square development at Kings Cross, hosted by Argent, the LSA's Amanda Carpenter talked with Paul Crilly, MD of cleaning and business support service company NJC about being a sustainable business. In this first outside broadcast for the LSA (with more to come, we hope), Paul talks passionately about what it means to be sustainable and how his own company is approaching this and supporting clients.
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In this episode of Planet Pod our hosts Amanda Carpenter (Achill Management) and Steve Malkin (the Planet Mark) talk to Martin Turner, Partnerships Manager of the Woodland Trust and Paul Gisby, diving instructor at Oyster Diving and expert in Aqua Theatre about some of the challenges facing our two most precious resources - our ancient woodlands and the planet's seas and oceans.
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In this episode, host Amanda Carpenter (Achill Management) is joined by Caroline May - senior Partner at law firm Norton Rose Fulbright and colleague Jackie O'Keefe - HSE consultant at the firm, Anne Johnson - Chair of UKELA and Frances Scott - founder of 50:50 Parliament to talk about sustainability, the environment and gender politics in the workplace and beyond. Are women greener than men and do they care more?
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In this week's Planet Pod podcast, hosts Amanda and Steve are talking with guests Steve Kearns (MD of Cawston Press), Mickey Reedy (Co-Director of This is Rubbish) and David Rumble (Bywaters) about all things rubbish from food, food waste, packaging, recycling and MRFs!
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Welcome to Planet Pod - the weekly podcast for everyone who cares about the planet!
In this week's podcast we are talking about plastic and how we can reduce our dependence on it, particularly single use plastics.
Our guests include Alex Robinson, MD of Hubbub Enterprise and Sian Sutherland, co-founder of A Plastic Planet.
Planet Pod is brought to you by Achill Management and the Planet Mark.
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