Influenced by Nature

The Influenced by Nature podcast is doing a 9-show special on the Woroni Radio in Canberra where we take the temperature on Australia's climate. In the second show, we take a closer look into what climate change have meant for the past, what it looks like in the present and what we might expect to happen in the future.

The Influenced by Nature podcast is doing a 9-show special on the Woroni Radio in Canberra where we take the temperature on Australia's climate. During the first show we go back to the beginning and explore what is climate change, is it fair to compare it to a disease and why is the Greenland ice sheet called a tipping point? We finish off the show by exploring some recent climate change news headlines from Australia. And it's not all positive. Hosted by Stine Eiersholt and Ben Galea.

Belina Raffy from the comedy project Sustainable Stand Up explains how stand-up can help us to talk about stuff that matters and avoid the doom and gloom mentality surrounding how we treat this planet and each other.

How long should your electronics be able to last? How long does it take before you throw them out? The Restart Project help us prolong the life of our electronics by hosting community repair events where you can bring your broken electronics. All for the benefit of people and the planet.

What are the Sustainable Development Goals and how can we as society try and reach them? Emily Boyd, Director of Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, joined us on stage for our very first live episode to talk about the roles of developing and developed countries in reaching the SDGs.

In the second part of our Stoicism & The Environment crash course I talk with Kai Whiting about societal wellbeing, about how he applies stoicism to his own life and about how you can do the same. All from an environmental perspective.

How can philosophy help us become better persons whilst improving sustainable development? According to sustainability researcher Kai Whiting, the philosophy of Stoicism, which is based on wisdom, self-control, courage and justice, can help us reach collective societal goals whilst taking care of our environment. This is part 1 of 2 about Stoicism and the environment.

How big an impact does tourism have on the oceans? And what can be done to make tourism sustainable? Ally Dragozet from consultancy company Sea Going Green answers all of our questions on how we can be all touristy but at the same time good and respectful for the environment and planet.

90% of all coffee mass goes to waste after consumption and ends up emitting methane from our landfills. Kaffe Bueno wants to change this by utilising the valuable oils found within coffee grounds to produce healthy skin care products whilst supporting the life of Columbian coffee farmers.

What is circular economy and why is it good for our environment and for us? Those are questions we try and answer this week with our guest Anna Queralt who is a big promoter of circularity within business and resources. This is also the episode where you get to meet the full IbN Team of Michelle Lee, Connie Jeffreys and myself.

We have a problem with stuff. Brett Chamberlin from The Story of Stuff Project explains how we have developed a culture of over-consumption and how that culture is hurting our environment, the people working somewhere along the production line and our own well-being. Luckily, the Story of Stuff Project has plenty of good solutions to quitting the take-make-waste culture.

Jeff Willis from Trump Forest explains how the group is planting a global forest to offset the extra greenhouse gas emissions caused by the ignorance of the Trump presidency.

Stephanie Benedetto, CEO of Queen of Raw, reveals the polluting aspects of the textile industry and shows how her online platform helps to combat the waste of perfectly good textiles that ends up in landfills each year. A perfect combination of people, planet and profit!

Johanne Stenstrup and Emma Slebsager from the online sustainable lifestyle forum, Sustain Daily, are sharing their best tips and tricks to a green and sustainable Christmas - and a few words on how you can inspire and get your family involved as well.

Photographer Ashley Cooper travelled around the world for 13 years while documenting the impacts of climate change. This episode is about his journey with indigenous people, clashes with the oil industry and the rise and hope of renewable energy. All his images are now published in his latest book "Images From a Warming Planet".

Each year, the sustainability think tank Sustania collects 100 amazing climate solutions from cities all over the world. Pernille Jægerfelt, analyst and editor of the Cities100 report shares how cities are fighting back climate change!

We and our oceans are drowning in plastic! Anne Warner from the initiative Think Beyond Plastic talks about how they aim to combat this problem through innovation challenges that leads the transition from conventional plastic towards a future of biodegradable and sustainable plastic alternatives.

In this second part of our special, Chris Roy and Jesse Jones are back helping me discuss some of the current environmental topics such as electric cars, permaculture and ocean plastic clean-up.

MSc Climate Change students Jesse Jones and Chris Roy help me share good advice on how to live more sustainably while adding their own views and thoughts on some of the world's environmental problems and solutions. Part 1 of 2 episodes.

'Rise of the Necrofauna' author Britt Wray takes us on a journey into the scientific field of de-extinction, bringing a whole new angle to conservation. We're discussing the resurrection of the woolly mammoth and how de-extinction techniques might help save the elephants.

'Why We Farm'-author Elvira Di'Brigit tells the personal stories of how organic small scale farmers are maintaining a sustainable land stewardship whilst making a living in the Capay Valley.

The climate justice network, Ende Gelände, gathers thousands of people in climate camps in the Rhineland of Germany to fight fossil fuels through civil disobedience.

Artistic director, Geert Vons, is sharing details about a long and ever-evolving Sea Shepherd campaign called Bloody Fjords which opposes the killing of pilot whales in the Faroese Islands - a tradition that collides with EU directives and being under Danish protectorate.

Jay Sheppard and the initiative Foodsharing Copenhagen explain the issue of food waste. Their incredible volenteers distribute leftover food every week from wholesale markets and bakeries to you and me for free.

Liselot Lange, a Dutch primatologist, shares her passion for spider monkey research and explains why their conservation is crucial for the well-being of the rainforest.

Henry Evans, the founder of Magnificent Ocean, talks about how an expedition to the South Pole ended up in a worldwide educational program on science and exploration.

Richard Damania, Global Lead Economist of the World Bank, explains how the biggest effect of climate change is seen through the availability of water, which has big consequences for the economy, particularly in developing countries.

A formerly trafficked ocelot kitten named Khan was given a second chance of life as this weeks guest, Harry Turner, took on an incredible wild cat rehabilitation project in the Peruvian Amazon - a learn-by-doing project that led to an unlikely and inseparable friendship.

Biology student, Emil Førby shares his hobby of scything which is a physically challenging but social activity that also has a huge beneficial effect on biodiversity. Despite what many people might think, scything is not only applicable for large areas, but as Emil explains it, can also be utilised in your very own back garden to increase the flora and fauna that is normally cut away from our neatly mown green patches of grass.

André Mildam, from the organisation Forests of the World, talks us through the various solutions that the organisation are implementing in their work for conserving the rainforest. He touches upon the importance of creating value chains for the rainforest, the importance of implementing agroforestry and the importance of securing sufficient rights for the indigenous people in their own areas. André finishes off the interview by giving his recommendations and suggestions of what we can do in order to live more sustainably and help secure a climate friendly political agenda.

Nina Askov, aka The Buglady, talks us through the crunchy new world of insect-tasting. She explains how eating insects can provide a viable solution to solving environmental issues, delves into why insects are a nutritious wonder-food and introduces the concept of Insect Tuesday.