Ragged Reactions: Recent Episodes
Stephen Leonard
Catch up on the latest news and views, for real talk on climate change, biodiversity and human rights.
Here we are, it's 2021 and all of a sudden everyone is sustainable....sure thing!!! The Great Greenwash Swindle is upon us.
In this episode, we explore a few ways that you and I, as normal everyday people can push back on corporate greenwash lies and deception.
Has the time finally arrived where environmental destruction can be an international crime?
Recently, top-notch international lawyers came together and went through the lengthy process to develop an internationally recognized definition of Ecocide. The next step is to have this recognized and taken up by the International Criminal Court.
THE GAME HAS CHANGED: Three game changer take aways from the defeat of Shell in a climate case.
In May 2021, Shell Oil suffered a crushing defeat in one of the worlds most significant climate litigation cases.
You can read up on the case here: https://en.milieudefensie.nl/climate-case-shell
Climate litigation is on the rise.
There are more than 2000 climate cases currently underway and it's only a matter of time before the fossil fuel industry and laggard Governments have no option but to take the appropriate action to address climate change.
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No Place to Hide
This Other Space
We hear from Professor Doreen Stabinsky on net zero, offsetting and why we need to do more than just offset our way out of the climate crisis.
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Viewpoints: Green Sunday
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Check out Chasing Carbon Unicorns here: https://www.foei.org/resources/publications/chasing-carbon-unicorns-carbon-markets-net-zero-report
We catch up with indigenous activist, Janene Yazzie and hear about her experience working on indigenous peoples rights in the international climate negotiations, holding the US accountable at the international level, and how this relates to local level activism for indigenous peoples in the US. If you enjoy this video feel free to subscribe, and make sure to hit that like button. Stick around for more Ragged Reactions to come from world leading experts on climate, biodiversity and human rights.
WATCH on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI_Oj-WvPdCSF9IuEr-Zsdw
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ES_Dun Kno: Focality
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We catch up with Rick Heede and talk about his ground breaking carbon majors research and his new work looking at how (un)serious the fossil fuel industry about doing anything about climate change.
WATCH this episode on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI_Oj-WvPdCSF9IuEr-Zsdw
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We catch up with Kate Dooley from Melbourne University and explore the importance of stopping deforestation urgently, whilst not letting the recent trend in 'net zero' commitments take the pressure off the fossil fuel industry..
WATCH on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/lsT7tLo_TPU
Read the publication: It Is Still Possible to Achieve the Paris Climate Agreement here: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/8/2103
Check out the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land here: https://www.ipcc.ch/srccl/
And the IPCC Special Report on achieving 1.5 here: https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/
We catch up with international climate lawyer, Vice Yu and hear about climate related loss and damage, and how wealthy countries are stalling progress in the UN climate negotiations, and stand in the way of financial support for vulnerable countries most impacted by climate change. If you enjoy this video feel free to subscribe, and make sure to hit that like button. Stick around for more Ragged Reactions to come from world leading experts on climate, biodiversity and human rights.
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Climate Justice and the African Continent
https://youtu.be/NUyXLnOXiQA
Can we offset our way out of the climate crisis?
https://youtu.be/U4FheRVTdUE
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ES_Dun Kno: Focality
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We catch up with Augustine Njamnshi and hear about climate justice across Africa, the challenges facing vulnerable countries and how to strengthen the implementation of the Paris Agreement. If you enjoy this video feel free to subscribe, and make sure to hit that like button. Stick around for more Ragged Reactions to come from world leading experts on climate, biodiversity and human rights.
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Indigenous Activism: From the international to the localhttps://studio.youtube.com/video/FE780L63YCI/edit
Can we offset our way out of the climate crisis?
https://studio.youtube.com/video/U4FheRVTdUE/edit
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Sight of Wonders: Deep Inside the Rainforest
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