Solutions For Climate Revolution: Recent Episodes
Francesca Shirley
A podcast about sustainability, circular economics and the triple bottom line. Hosted by Physicist and Namene Solar's School Program Manager, Francesca Shirley -- Conversations with experts to share their knowledge, projects and stories about positive news and ways WE CAN BE THE CHANGE WE WISH TO SEE (: Solutions For Climate Revolution is also a School Program helping young people in the UK donate solar lights to young people in Africa who have to use kerosene lamps THE SOLUTIONS TO REVERSING HUMAN-INDUCED WARMING ARE THE SAME AS THE SOLUTIONS TO REVERSING INEQUALITY :) @namenesolar
Solar panels installed on your school AND education in energy and climate literacy at NO COST!
YES! You read it correctly! Robert and his team at Solar For Schools have been working hard to perfect a solution that teaches young people about the climate, and solar installations and helps their school benefit from solar electricity generated from their rooftop.
Find out how you and your school can become a Solar Champion: https://www.solarforschools.co.uk/gb/en/students/solar-champions
And check out Solar For Schools website: https://www.solarforschools.co.uk/gb/en/
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If you met an Alien and you had to show them three places in the world, to explain the human race (in terms of the biodiversity and climate emergency for this episode :) where would you take them, what would you show them?
Looking at our actions and their consequences from an Alien's point of view offers us a chance to step outside of ourselves and our own lives to see without our lenses and filters of daily life what we are doing to Planet Earth.
The three places I would take an Alien are the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, on a kayak and jungle trek through Wilderness in South Africa and Iguazu Falls and the Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam on the border between Argentina and Paraguay.
Where would you take an Alien?
Atul's website, Alien Places Podcast, Instagram
And you can follow Namene's work through our Instagram and Website :)
Just Have a Think is a YouTube channel where you can find the answer to just about any climate change-related question you can think to ask!
Dave's cheery disposition, animated and info-packed videos are resonating with people from across the globe in growing numbers.
Dave and I chat about human nature; set the record straight on the controversy between population vs consumption; the importance of questioning; and the importance of each-and-every single one of us!! POWER TO PEOPLE !! :) :)
It was an honour and a privilege to go deep into these topics with him, and I can't wait for video # 114
Thank you, Dave!! :D
Namene Solar Website and Instagram (:
This episode is the first of many I will be recording to talk to people from across Africa about their experiences of COVID-19 and how the Black Lives Matter movement makes them feel.
Africa is resource-rich, but the majority of its people do not get to experience the benefits of the fruits from this beautifully diverse and massive continent.
Join me on this journey to discover how people in Africa are tackling the global myriad of crises and join the Solutions For Climate Revolution mission to help protect our beautiful planet and people.
We recently re-branded! Check out our new website Namene Solar's website and our Instagram for info on how to simultaneously reverse global-warming and inequality. (:
Thank you, Leah, Alistair and James!
As the first UK model featured in British Vogue and founder of model agency NOWMODELS, Hazel has experience inside and out of the fashion industry.
We chat about the future of the fashion industry and how this behemoth producer of products, and yes currently pollution, has listened to consumer demand and the planet and is on a mission to reset.
Feeling fabulous inside and out for a healthy body and prosperous future is a change we can and are facilitating as this fabulous industry evolves to reflect a kinder, more conscious society.
Links to the organisations, people, and documentaries mentioned:
--> MY WARDROBE HQ, BAM Bamboo Clothing, BAUKJEN, Green Dodo :)
--> Paul Lister, The European Nature Reserve (TENT), Alladale Wilderness Reserve, Plan International :)
--> BBC 4: Machines, The True Cost, Stink! :)
Follow Hazel on Instagram, through her podcast W.T.Fifty, and NOWMODELS.
Jerry is a leader in the solar and storage space.
A leader not just in how he works with people but a leader, a pioneer, in bringing innovation and practical solutions in solar energy generation and storage to benefit us all.
We talk about shifts; shifting our energy use, our demand, our waste products and our attention to move us towards a sustainable present and future.
GET £50 WHEN YOU SWITCH TO OCTOPUS ENERGY: FOLLOW JERRY'S LINK: share.octopus.energy/happy-wolf-111
GRIDSERVE: York Bi-Facial PV and Storage Farm, Braintree EV Forecourt,
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Celebrating World Environment Day I would like to share with you some horrific facts - but also some awesome solutions to reverse human-induced warming.
Its is a challenge to hear the hard facts about how humans are destroying the planet. However, it is enabling to hear how we each and every one of us creates demand.
COVID-19 has demonstrated businesses cannot thrive without our demand we are the fuel that keeps their engines going. We have seen how quickly businesses can adapt to change when there is an emergency.
In this biodiversity and climate emergency; let us all use our power of demand to make businesses adapt in ways that naturally result in a prosperous and sustainable future.
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A special episode with the host of The Conversation Piece, and the main host of this episode, Steve Gladman; following from our previous episode Sustainable Careers Advice For Young People Looking Towards Further Education where we put the questions back to the Green Committee.
What do young people think about the government response to the ecological and climate crises? How COVID-19 is being handled and, what are the solutions?
Hear from the young people who are striving to be the change they wish to see in the world and our chat about the solutions available to us.
POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
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Nottingham City Council's Regional Energy Projects Manager, Michael Gallagher, takes us behind the scenes of some of our local authorities to champion the progress that has and is already underway to move us all towards a carbon-neutral economy.
In this inspiring, fast-paced interview Michael talks about Nottingham's journey, and that of the Midlands Energy Hub (Nottingham City Council is the accountable body), and the national collaboration of the other Energy Hubs across the UK alongside the work of the Rural Community Energy Fund that the Energy Hubs manage.
Stay tuned for more inspiring chats with Michael and other local authorities :)
Useful links:
Latest Midlands Energy Hub Newsletter
Nottingham City Council's not for profit energy company: Robin Hood Energy
Sustainability West Midlands
Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)
Energy Systems Catapult
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Ralph is the host of The Bleeding Edge Podcast and Partner at First Friday; a consultancy, change management, and training business that puts people at the heart of everything they do to facilitate sustainable change.
The Bleeding Edge is a platform for innovators to discuss the challenges their technologies solve that existing technology has not been able to tackle, and how to scale these innovations to be adopted by the mainstream.
Ralph's technical knowledge and understanding of business, people, and leadership is a fascinating blend that will probably, like me, change your world view, and render you, like me, speechless! He emphasises the importance of every one of us and our daily decisions to overcome the hurdles we face as a global society.
Stay tuned for the next episode :)
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Rounding up Earth Week and celebrating fifty years of support for environmental protection with this inspiring group!
Dr Alison Green, UK National Director at Scientists Warning and Steve Gladman, Founder of Energy Connectors, Women Powering Smart Energy, BlahBlahBlart and Steag Solar Energy Solutions, answer important questions facing a young people looking towards further education.
Huge shout out to:
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Alison and Scientists Warning and THANK YOU for your detailed notes on today's episode :) :)
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Steve and Energy Connectors
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And the Lycee International Winston Churchill School Green Committee for their drive and passion.
THANK YOU :)
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Plastic has become a hot topic in recent years. We are drinking it in water, we are eating it in food and we know especially how it is impacting marine life and the health of the oceans.
In a plastic world that can be overwhelming and sad at the best of times, Rowan is a beacon of light. His inspiring attitude, uplifting knowledge and joyful energy are enough to motivate anyone feeling the plastic crisis :) :) :)
Check out Rowan's website: Marine Creatures
And Mott MacDonald
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Voting with your money has never been more important. As consumers, we have the power to create demand for the products and standards we want because without our custom - not even the largest companies could survive if their products were not in demand.
In this enlightening and behind the scenes chat with researcher Josie we can further begin to understand the importance of our personal responsibility in understanding the supply chain of our products and also what happens to them after we have finished with them.
Ethical Consumer website
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What better way to celebrate today; what would have been the world premiere of David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet (postponed due to C-19) than to chat with Sir William Hanham! William is a champion of all things nature working to maintain and transform his beautiful ancestry estate into a sanctuary for veg, wildlife, plants and us humans too :)
William talks about ecology, and we discuss the interconnectedness of us and nature, the pressures we exert on the environment, and the solutions! :)
Deans Court
A link to a podcast set Radio 4 have released today (16.04.20) to celebrate David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet
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Hear how the international Eco-Schools program has adapted to become Eco-Schools At Home during COVID-19.
Hear members of the secondary Green Committee of the Lycee International de Londres Winston Churchill School ask Eco-Schools' National Manager, Lee Wray-Davies, how she has adapted the school program to work under lockdown.
The Green Committee is working hard with the Namene Solar Light Company to put together a Green Week plan to celebrate Earth Day, April 22nd, and inspire a week of low carbon living.
Eco-Schools At Home
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Trailblazing designer Gary is on a mission; striving to protect well being and conserve the natural world through magnificent infrastructure. Gary is an inspiration to anyone at any age. As a long-standing protector of our planet, hear how he 10 X'ed HPW's impact and is pushing the boundaries of what it truly means to build sustainably for the present and future. Gain insight into the current industry, what needs to change, and how we can all improve it. Thank you, Gary! Looking forward to the next episode :)
HPW Architecture
Association for Environment Conscious Building (AECB)
Future South
Green Halo
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Steff is a pioneer in sustainable development. Not only is he crushing the standards of housing development, and leading by example on how developers can and should be operating; he is cultivating community spaces and facilitating a healthier, happier and more connected way of life to each other and the planet. Steff is also changing how we think about higher education; why chose between university or travel when you can have both!
Gusto Homes:
Website - https://gustohomes.co.uk/
Email - steff@gusto-uk.com
Facebook - @gustohomesltd
Global Grad:
Instagram - @globalgradhq
Email - enquires@globalgrad.com
Website
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Marc is a Global Food Reformist and pioneer in sustainable food production at the ALOHAS ECO-Centre.
Marc is a World Economic Forum expert and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals advocate (UN SDGs/SDGs) working on our greatest tool to combat global warming and the freshwater crises; land use and the production of food.
Marc's website
Instagram: marcearth
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Steve is the Founder of Energy Connectors.
Steve and I talk about the importance of social connectivity, the changes we are seeing, and the opportunities we can focus on to get us through these new and unknown times.
Watch this space for Energy Connectors events :)
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