Podcasts about climate progress

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail.Greetings, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites, we have an official “friend of the pod” on the show today. John Stackhouse is here, making his 4th appearance on The Herle Burly. He's a bestselling author. One of Canada's leading voices on innovation and economic disruption. A former Editor-in-Chief of the Globe and Mail and Editor of Report on Business. A senior fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute and the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.Today, John is a Senior Vice-President, office of the CEO, at the Royal Bank of Canada, leading the bank's research and thought leadership on economic, technological, and social change. In December, he attended COP 28 – the “Conference of the Parties” UN Climate Conference in Dubai. He and his team at the bank have just published a new report on the state of Canada's climate progress: “Climate Action 2024 – Double or Trouble.”There are very cool things happening in clean energy here and around the world. But, as the title suggests … too little … and too slowly.Thank you for joining us on #TheHerleBurly podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch episodes of The Herle Burly via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.

Nick and Albert Wenger, Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures (and a preeminent investor in general), discuss the state of climate, climate and energy work in general, and climate venture capital in 2024 and beyond. Specifically, Nick and Albert dive deep on:How our collective response to climate change so far has been a bit ‘meh'The ‘low energy' trap and what we stand to gain if we reverse itThe prognosis for climate tech venture capital in 2024 and beyondDon't miss out on this podcast if you're interested in learning more about the state of climate tech, climate tech venture capital, electrification, and more! Subscribe on Spotify, Apple, Google, or your favorite podcast platform to catch all the latest episodes.Timestamps:00:02:06 - Reflecting on 2023's Climate Crisis00:04:52 - Where we're at: Climate Progress and Challenges00:05:14 - The Reality of Climate Action Progress00:08:12 - The Low Energy Trap00:13:03 - Funding Challenges for Climate Companies00:17:03 - The Benefits of a War-Like Climate Action Mode00:23:10 - The Need for Comprehensive Climate Action00:30:01 - The Climate Venture Capital Landscape in 202400:31:10 - The Impact of Interest Rates on Climate Work00:36:12 - The Importance of Writing for Idea CrystallizationRead Albert and others' blog posts on USV's website: https://www.usv.com/writing/If you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcoolThank you so much! Plus, stay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool here: https://keepcool.co/ and follow Albert on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Albertvanosdol and LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasvanosdol/

In this in-depth conversation, data scientist and researcher Hannah Ritchie delves into key insights from her new book 'Not The End of The World', which challenges the pervasive idea that human society is doomed due to environmental degradation. She explores various environmental problems, including climate change and plastic pollution, and emphasizes the potential for progress in tackling these critical issues. Hannah also discusses the essential role of technology and outlines the importance of lifting people out of poverty as a measure against climate change. Her argument centers around the balance of environmental change and human impact in achieving a sustainable planet. Furthermore, she provides advice on dealing with climate anxiety, career progression, and essential work ethics. Link to transcript, video and more here: www.thendobetter.com/arts/2024/1/26/hannah-ritchie-sustainability-progress-not-the-end-of-the-world-podcast Approach: Hannah's work is primarily driven by data, focusing on the interplay between sustainability, climate change, and patterns of global development. Her new book, "Not the End of the World," addresses one of the most significant challenges of our time - environmental sustainability.  In the book, Hannah dispels a range of myths associated with environmental issues. She counters the prevailing narrative which claims we are doomed and there's nothing left to do about our environmental crisis. Instead, she believes we can change the narrative and become the first generation to build a sustainable planet. Tackling Climate Change:    Hannah's optimism for combating climate change stems from the significant strides made in technology, especially renewable energy technologies. These technologies are no longer mere futuristic imaginings. They are realistic, economical, and deployable on a large scale.  However, she acknowledges the difficulty of the task at hand. The world is on track for 2 and a half to 3 degrees of warming which puts us in challenging terrain. We need rapid technological change coupled with significant societal transformation to alter our trajectory.  Addressing Biodiversity Loss:  Biodiversity loss, according to Hannah, is among the most challenging problems explored in her book. The manifestation of this crisis is nuanced as it involves intricate geo-political and economic dynamics. While technology can help, solving the biodiversity crisis will require simultaneous action on many fronts, from controlling deforestation to addressing climate change and overfishing. 

What do you think of when you think about advertising and its role in climate change? I'll confess the first thing that comes to mind is the fossil fuel industry's multi-billion dollar campaign to discredit climate science, deliberately confuse the public, and delay climate action. But, of course, like every industry, advertising has a role to play in accelerating climate progress. Advertising creatives have storytelling skills that can help distill complex information, shift attitudes, and accelerate the adoption of climate solutions. At a more basic level, the narratives that capture our attention and gain currency in our collecting thinking play a powerful role in influencing corporate agenda, policymaking, and voters. So don't count advertising out. Today, I'm joined by Blake Harrop, President of Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam. Whether or not you know it, you're familiar with Wieden+Kennedy's work. They're a small creative firm with a big reputation, and they've been doing some genuinely interesting climate-related work. In our conversation, we talk big picture about the advertising industry and how it needs to evolve, and also what we can all learn from European countries' effective climate communication. We also get specific and talk about some of Wieden+Kennedy's recent projects and how they demonstrate advertising's potential as a climate ally. Lot's to learn about and ponder if you listen with an open mind. Here we go. In today's episode, we cover:[3:19] Wieden+Kennedy history & what it's known for[4:32] Why does advertising matter?[7:22] Should we be lauding the ad industry?[8:55] How the ad industry rewards success & opportunity to change perception[10:28] Wieden+Kennedy as a B Corp & what it means for their commitment to climate[13:06] Would Wieden+Kennedy work with fossil fuel companies in the future?[15:10] Working with Fortescue Future Industries & Google in Germany[19:16] Working with Orsted (Fmr. DONG Energy) & Corona[25:31] The pros & cons of sustainability as a selling point[30:10] Lessons on communicating climate change[33:23] The importance & urgency of climate action[36:22] Nuclear energy as a dream campaign from a climate perspective[39:43] A role for all of us to be advertisers for climate engagementResources MentionedWieden+KennedyB LabClean Creatives PledgeW+K & Fortescue Future Industries: The Power of NowW+K & Google DE: Every Decision CountsW+K & Ørsted: The Power of WindW+K & Ørsted: Hello to a Better FutureW+K & Corona: Oceans WeekW+K & Corona: The FishAn Inconvenient TruthYale Program on...

“Arkansas Traveler” is an old-time song of folk humor that tells of a well-heeled dandy who gets lost while travelling across the Ozark Mountains. He comes upon a backwoods farmer and shouts out: “Hey farmer, where does this road go?” Not missing a beat, the farmer says: “I’ve lived here all my life, stranger, and it ain’t gone nowhere, yet.”

According to a new report by the World Resources Institute, the world is making progress on climate, but the progress is not fast enough.  The report looked at 37 indicators of climate progress towards the goals set forth by the Paris Agreement.  In some areas, the progress has been substantial, but in six areas, the […]

COP28, which was hosted in the UAE, has come to a close. In the first of a two-part instalment of PGIM Fixed Income's Fixed on ESG, James Malone, CFA, ESG Research Specialist, and John Ploeg, CFA, Co-Head of ESG Research, analyse the key takeaways of the COP. The duo take a closer look at the results of the first-ever Global Stocktake, discuss the effectiveness of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), weigh in on the debate around the new loss and damage fund, examine the criticism that shadowed the appointment of this year's host nation and president, assess the effectiveness of various COP initiatives, and consider the real-world impact of COP's voluntary pledge process. Recorded on December 15, 2023.

Former US Vice President Al Gore has been going to COP summits since the beginning. But he's much more than a COP-goer. Many of today's climate activists say that Gore's climate documentary An Inconvenient Truth was the reason they became activists. The movie won an Academy Award in 2007 and also bagged him that year's Nobel Peace Prize alongside the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Gore has become the de facto spokesman for climate change. In recent years and especially before COP28, he's become much more vocal in calling out the villains. He has castigated the role of petrostates and oil companies who shape the COP agenda, saying they've “taken the disguise off” and are not good faith partners. Bloomberg Green senior reporter Akshat Rathi spoke with Al Gore at the Bloomberg Green Summit at COP28 in Dubai to ask him how to break the stranglehold petrostates have over COP, why tackling climate change solves many other major problems, and why big emitters can no longer hide.  Read more:  Al Gore Wants to Weaken Petrostates' Power Over Global Climate Decisions — Bloomberg Akshat Rathi's book of essays about climate activists inspired by Al Gore Sign up to the Green newsletter Fill out Bloomberg Green's climate anxiety survey Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd and our senior producer is Christine Driscoll. Special thanks to Kira Bindrim. Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia's ambitious climate goals: On the Vverge of COP28 As we gear up for COP28, Australia has made notable climate strides that can't go unnoticed. Under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the country has set ambitious goals to reduce emissions by 43% by 2030, a significant leap from the previous 28% target. At COP28, Energy Minister Chris Bowen will present a report indicating that Australia is on track for a 37% reduction with existing programs while aiming for 42%. Here are just a few bold steps Australia has taken on climate action: Safeguard mechanism in heavy industry: A groundbreaking policy compels industrial facilities emitting over 100,000 metric tons of CO2e annually to cut emissions. This policy includes mining and oil and gas production facilities, marking a significant step towards reducing emissions.Electric vehicle (EV) strategy: Despite the absence of a new fuel efficiency standard, Australia's EV strategy is promising, focusing on infrastructure and charging access. The federal push is encouraging more EV brands to enter the market, signifying a shift in the supply-demand balance.Rapid adoption of rooftop solar: Australia is the fastest-growing rooftop solar market globally, reflecting the community's strong desire for an energy transition. Policies at federal, state, and council levels support renewable home energy, though affordability remains a challenge. Community's role in climate action The climate policy in Australia is not just top-down; community involvement is pivotal. This week, climate activists organized a protest in Newcastle, arresting 109 people for blocking coal shipping and emphasizing the public's demand for swifter climate action. The protest, including diverse participants like retired coal miners and high school students, underscores a collective push for a just and swift transition away from fossil fuels. Australia's climate action, backed by government policies and community activism, is a beacon of hope. As we witness these developments, it's clear that a sustainable future is not just a vision but can be an achievable reality. 

Welcome to another episode of "Redefining Energy Tech," hosted by Michael Barnard. Today, we have the pleasure of having Dr. Joseph Romm, a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media. Dr. Romm, with a rich background in physics and public policy, has significantly contributed to our understanding of climate solutions, especially in areas like direct air capture and offsets.Dr. Romm shared about his journey, recounting his time working closely with Amory Lovins at the Rocky Mountain Institute, and his role as the Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Department of Energy. Post his tenure at the Department, he dedicated himself to climate communication, contributing to the Climate Progress blog until its unfortunate closure. Following this, he took up his current position at the Center under the leadership of Michael Mann, where he is actively involved in research and is in the process of writing three papers focusing on bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS), direct air capture (DAC), and carbon offsets as potential climate solutions.The discussion started with the concept of carbon offsets, their limitations, and their role in the broader climate change mitigation strategy. Dr. Romm highlighted the concerning trend of organizations opting to pay for projects in places like Brazil or investing in tree planting and deforestation prevention as a means to offset their own emissions. He emphasized the distinction between voluntary market offsets and regulated offsets, pointing out the lack of oversight in the voluntary market which has led to a decrease in price and quality, and the more robust, yet expensive and complex nature of regulated offsets under agreements like the Paris Accord.The conversation touched upon the 2015 Paris Agreement, its goals, and the challenges in achieving them, specifically addressing the complexities of trading and offsets. They discussed the developments since the agreement, including the introduction of authorized offsets in November 2021, and the concept of corresponding adjustments to prevent double counting of emission reductions. The example of Brazil was highlighted, demonstrating how countries could sell offset credits while maintaining their official emission levels through corresponding adjustments. However, this practice raises concerns about the future, especially for poorer countries that might find themselves at a disadvantage, potentially being pushed out of these markets.The first half of the discussion concluded with the importance of genuine emission reductions, the challenges associated with offsets and corresponding adjustments, and the need for careful consideration to ensure that the mechanisms in place truly contribute to global emission reduction efforts without exploiting poorer nations.Read Dr. Romm's paper on offsets, bioenergy and carbon capture and direct air capture to prepare for COP28. They are available from the University of Pennsylvania.LInk to Joe Romm publications: https://web.sas.upenn.edu/pcssm/publications/

More companies have set sustainability goals than ever. But many will struggle to meet those goals. Baker McKenzie's Alyssa Auberger shares insights from a special survey that reveals business leader worries and the blindspots that some might overlook. As the global law firm's first-ever Chief Sustainability Officer, she also shares her unique journey to the role -- from pianist to lawyer to her current position -- and how the discipline and creativity required in music shapes how she works even today. To read the survey, click here: The Race to Net-Zero: Is the global business community on course to beat the clock?, To learn more about Baker McKenzie's approach to navigating risks, check out its podcast Solutions for a Connected World sharing advice on driving growth that is both sustainable – and inclusive.

More companies have set sustainability goals than ever. But many will struggle to meet those goals. Baker McKenzie's Alyssa Auberger shares insights from a special survey that reveals business leader worries and the blindspots that some might overlook. As the global law firm's first-ever Chief Sustainability Officer, she also shares her unique journey to the role -- from pianist to lawyer to her current position -- and how the discipline and creativity required in music shapes how she works even today. To read the survey, click here: The Race to Net-Zero: Is the global business community on course to beat the clock?: https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/newsroom/2022/11/new-report-finds-barriers-to-net-zero-transition To learn more about Baker McKenzie's approach to navigating risks, check out its podcast Solutions for a Connected World sharing advice on driving growth that is both sustainable – and inclusive: https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/expertise/solutions-connected-world Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More companies have set sustainability goals than ever. But many will struggle to meet those goals. Baker McKenzie's Alyssa Auberger shares insights from a special survey that reveals business leader worries and the blindspots that some might overlook. As the global law firm's first-ever Chief Sustainability Officer, she also shares her unique journey to the role -- from pianist to lawyer to her current position -- and how the discipline and creativity required in music shapes how she works even today. To read the survey, click here: The Race to Net-Zero: Is the global business community on course to beat the clock?: https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/newsroom/2022/11/new-report-finds-barriers-to-net-zero-transition To learn more about Baker McKenzie's approach to navigating risks, check out its podcast Solutions for a Connected World sharing advice on driving growth that is both sustainable – and inclusive: https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/expertise/solutions-connected-world Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Contents - Part 1 (of 3): [Support this channel by joing via https://patreon.com/genncc or https://www.youtube.com/@NickBreeze/videos] Download Joes Paper here. 1 - A license to pollute 2 - Offsets relationship to “net zero” 3 - “Carbon neutral” claims = greenwash 4 - Pay to pollute 5 - 94% of offsets are worthless 6 - Quantifying deforestation is tricky 7 - 2 types of lawsuit 8 - Disputing claims of carbon neutrality 9 - Unregulated markets 10 - Solving the climate problem for a few bucks a tonne (?) 11 - European Carbon Trading System 12 - Unregulated Markets In this first of three part interview with Dr Joe Romm, we discuss how dodgy off-sets and double accounting are plaguing climate progress at a time when the world urgently needs to get serious about climate change.  Joe Romm was the acting assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewables in the US Department of Energy, back in the 1990's and also the founder of the now ceased Climate Progress blog. Today Joe is a senior research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Centre for Science, Sustainability and Media. Part 1 focuses on the how offsets are misused by big brand names and nations in unregulated markets to peddle lies to the public. In Part 2 we discuss how this impacts the NDC accounting systems that underpin the Paris Agreement and expose much less well off countries to yet another form of what Joe calls Climate Imperialism.  In Part 3 we discuss how COP28 does not bode well having an oil boss as the president and how all these strands come together to reinforce the notion that the UNFCCC process is set-up to fail.

Princeton University researchers have launched a global survey aimed at spotting and eliminating practical barriers to a net-zero carbon future. Description Much work needs to be done, very quickly, if if a net-zero carbon economy is to become reality by the middle of this century. Yet, the fact is that the current rate of investment in clean energy technology and today's pace of clean infrastructure deployment lag well behind what will be needed to reach the mid-century goal, and limit climate change impacts. On the podcast, two researchers from Princeton University discuss their work to identify key bottlenecks to the acceleration of the energy transition in the areas of finance, workforce mobilization, and related challenges through a recently launched global survey into barriers to achieving net-zero. They also take a deep dive into a series of critical shifts that, if they take place, hold the promise of delivering an accelerated rate of decarbonization toward the 2050 goal. Elke Weber is a Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs, and Professor of Energy and Environment at Princeton University's Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. Chris Grieg is a Senior Research Scientist at the Andlinger Center and former energy industry executive. Related Content Accelerating Climate Action  https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/podcast/accelerating-climate-action/ The Net-Zero Governance Conveyor Belt https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/research/publications/the-net-zero-governance-conveyor-belt/ Ammonia's Role in a Net-Zero Hydrogen Economy https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/research/publications/ammonias-role-in-a-net-zero-hydrogen-economy/   Energy Policy Now is produced by The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. For all things energy policy, visit kleinmanenergy.upenn.eduSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Sultan Al Jaber was made president of COP28, the year's biggest climate summit, there was outrage. How can the head of a giant oil company Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. – think Exxon and BP combined – convince the world to cut emissions faster? But Al Jaber isn't an oil boss cut from the same mold. He spent a decade as a renewables executive.  This week on Zero, Bloomberg Green Executive Editor Aaron Rutkoff talks to Senior Reporter Akshat Rathi about his new in-depth profile of Al Jaber exploring a world of contradictions. You can read the full article “The Oil Sheikh's Climate Fixer”. Read a transcript of this episode, here. Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd and our senior producer is Christine Driscoll. Special thanks this week to Gilda Di Carli, Stacey Wong, and Kira Bindrim.  Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/greenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The fashion industry has an outsized carbon footprint. But many fashion brands have been making promising statements about their carbon emissions reduction or carbon neutrality goals. How does the actual progress and supply chain action match up to these goals, though? It can, frankly, be difficult to discern. But in today's episode, we're going to unravel the tangled web of confusing greenwashing and claims and dig into the nitty gritty of where fashion actually stands on climate action today. I (Elizabeth here!) spoke with Rachel and Erdene of the climate and environmental advocacy organization Stand.Earth. The team at Stand just released their 2023 Fossil Free Fashion Scorecard, ranking 43 influential fashion brands on their progress towards decarbonization in their supply chain.In this episode, we talk about this scorecard, discuss where fashion stands now on climate action, and what brands need to do in order to reach their climate goals.***THIS EPISODE WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY... Passion LilieFair trade fashion brand Passion Lilie partners with 5 different artisan groups in India to create their beautifully printed dresses, jumpsuits, and a variety of other clothing and accessories. As a Fair Trade Federation member, Passion Lilie ensures that their partners are paying living wages to their makers, offering a safe and healthy work environment, and are investing in the overall wellbeing of the artisans. The brand also uses durable natural fibers and non-toxic dyes for their collections.***Conscious Fashion Collective Job BoardWant to start or grow a career in sustainable fashion? Find your next career opportunity on Conscious Fashion Collective's Job Board. (Or if you are hiring, submit your job opening!)You can also sign up for the Conscious Fashion Collective job newsletter to get career opportunities delivered to your inbox, plus upcoming events.***SHOW NOTEShttps://www.consciouslifeandstyle.com/stand-earth-fossil-free-fashion***TRANCRIPT:https://conscious-style-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/80-where-does-fashion-stand-on-climate-progress-rachel-erdene-of-standearth ***CONNECT WITH STAND.EARTH: 

Welcome back! I'm finally restarting The Cameron Journal Newshour! This week we are talking about AI, the climate crisis and the our banking-crisis-that-is--not-a-crisis. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cameron-cowan/support

How we think and feel about the climate response, whether optimistic, pessimistic, cynical or pragmatic, shapes our perceptions of possible solutions. Too often, we argue over emotional perceptions and not hard climate data. But hard data is sterile, it doesn't necessarily engage the passions that move us to act. So, we tell stories, often focusing on what can go wrong. Author Justin Bean wrote What Could Go Right to counter the "doom and gloom" media coverage that makes every day feel like a climate failure. We need to be honest and pragmatic, he argues, to face the climate crisis and invest in useful solutions, many of which already exist. For example, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things can be combined to help track and eliminate waste. He believes society will move from today's complicated poly-crisis, when so many human systems are failing, to an “omni-thriving world” in which new jobs and business opportunities can deliver a just and prosperous future. Justin Bean is a longtime Silicon Valley executive and advisor to sustainability startups who current works as Sustainability Strategy and Solution Lead at Hitachi's Environmental Business group. Following other optimists, such as the late Hans Rosling and Buckminster Fuller, he writes that social and technical progress has prepared society for a rapid transition to low-carbon living. The distributed, democratically governed future is possible, though we face aggressive alternative forms of government, like China. But we've always confronted those challenges and humanity is still here, democracy is holding on. We all have choices to make, and understanding our options is the first step toward a better future. As Justin says, a lot could go right. You can learn more about Justin at https://www.justincbean.com/ What Could Go Right is available from Amazon, Powell's Books, and in local bookstores.

Many companies around the world are declaring tremendous progress in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.  Sometimes these claims are the result of actions that really do  reduce emissions but other times they are the result of something called “market-based accounting”. Businesses buy credits from clean energy providers that allows them to say they are running […]

Rémy Rioux is chief executive officer of the French Development Agency, or AFD. But before that, in 2015, he worked as chief negotiator on the finance track of the landmark Paris Agreement on climate. Since then the United Nations Conference of the Parties has grown into a behemoth, with COP 27 in Egypt attracting 40,000 people. Devex sat down with Rioux on the sidelines of COP 27 to hear his thoughts on how the summit has changed since 2015 — and if it's become an opportunity for greenwashing. In this wide-ranging interview, Rioux also discussed the prospects of the AFD providing loss and damage financing and supporting nuclear energy programs through its aid program, and whether human rights in Egypt were helped or hindered by the summit.

The war in Ukraine has led to soaring energy prices, political enmity and instability. Can the meeting of global leaders re-focus the world's attention on the climate catastrophe?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

We have had a really interesting two days in our nation's capital. With the help of Anne Bradbury (CEO) and Liz Bowman (Vice President, Communications) of the  American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC), we spent time in Washington DC on Monday and Tuesday talking to think tanks, energy specialists, Congressional and Senate staff, and other energy players here, trying to get a feel for the current sentiment and future direction around energy. We capped off the experience with a sit-down with Anne at AXPC's headquarters and as you will hear, we touched on many aspects of where things may be headed in the discussion.  Our key observations are that first and foremost, the election is hanging over the city, along with the backdrop of war and energy scarcity in Europe, the potential for recession, the ongoing climate debates, the aftermath of the IRA legislation, and in particular the retail price of gasoline. Anne is a longtime Washington veteran and expert and assumed the reigns at AXPC a little over two and a half years ago. Since then, she has seen COVID, the big climate push, and now the results from various policies (the good, the bad and ugly) and of course an unexpected and dangerous war. Through it all, Anne has continued to grow the membership and reputation of AXPC and has also been a strong voice for increasing energy education. Anne's perspective and overall "Washington-wisdom" was wonderful to get and we hope you enjoy the discussion as much as we did. Just an hour or so after we finished the discussion, the White House put out an energy press release.  The home team kicked us off today:  Mike Bradley hit on bond, commodity and equity performance from the past week, flagging recent decreases in oil and natural gas prices, and highlighted key events including oil service earnings kicking off this week.  Colin Fenton added his global market perspective and shared an important operational update from Rio Tinto. He also helped frame our discussion by sharing data on the number of crude oil barrels in-transit on the water (more than 1.1 billion barrels).We want to thank Anne and the AXPC team for a fantastic visit. For you COBT history buffs, Anne was one of our first guests over two years ago.  We are leaving Washington heading back to Houston with optimism for better policy-making days ahead. There are many smart people on both sides of the aisle increasingly determined to find better answers to the challenges of energy cost, reliability, innovation, climate, and security. Thanks, as always, for all you do! 

How the Supreme Court decides a case over pork welfare in California could impact the way states tackle climate and energy policy

How the Supreme Court decides a case over pork welfare in California could impact the way states tackle climate and energy policy

Included in this episode: 1. What TIME's Newest Class of Next Generation Leaders Can Teach Us 2. GOP Senate Candidates Bet Biden Will Hurt Democrats 3. A Supreme Court Case Over Pork Could Imperil U.S. Climate Progress 4. Iranian-Made Kamikaze Drones Strike Kyiv Region .

Featuring: Ashley Korenblat is a founding Managing Director for Public Land Solutions, a non-profit recreation economy consultant that works from the bottom up directly with communities transitioning away from fossil fuel extraction, and from the top down, on public land legislation and policies that affect this transition, such as oil and gas leasing and land management planning.   Ashley's involvement with public land began when she served as President of Merlin Metalworks, a bicycle manufacturing company in Cambridge, MA. During that time she became chair of the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) and worked with the organization to establish MOUs with federal, state, and local land managers. Ashley has spent the last 15 years at Western Spirit Cycling, an outfitter based in Moab, Utah who runs multi-day trips throughout the US, and is one of the largest holders of recreational permits on the public lands system. Ashley was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 2003. She was appointed to the Utah BLM Resource Advisory Council for two terms, as well as the Outdoor Recreation Economic Ecosystem Taskforce created by Utah Governor Jon Huntsman. Ashley created IMBA's Public Lands Initiative and has testified before Congress on the recreation economy. She recently served on The Western Governor's Association's Get Out West Committee. Show Highlights:  In this episode of Channel Mastery, Kristin is joined by Ashley Korenblat, Managing Director for Public Land Solutions, to talk about how business leaders can support climate change solutions within their organizations. While there are many ways that business leaders can help combat climate change, Ashley explains how supporting public lands and informing policy around public lands is essential for the outdoor industry and its consumers.    Kristin and Ashley also speak to the recent passing of the Inflation Reduction Act, supply chain implications, public land solutions, oil and gas land + energy policy, and what you can do to support the climate through your business.  RELATED LINKS Ep. 192 with Adam Cramer VerdePr.com/blog/channel-mastery-192-adam-cramer-inflation-reduction-act Public Lands Solutions - publiclandsolutions.org Western Spirits Cycling - westernspirit.com Outerbike - outerbike.com Kristin on LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/kcarpediem Verde Brand Communications - VerdePR.com

Maya K. van Rossum is the Founder of Green Amendments For the Generations, a grassroots non-profit organization inspiring a nationwide movement to secure constitutional recognition and protection of environmental rights in every state and ultimately at the federal level. Maya is the author of The Green Amendment: Securing Our Right to a Healthy Environment, and the follow up book The Green Amendment: The People's Fight for a Clean, Safe, and Healthy Environment, which will be released in November 2022. Continue reading Maya's bio at ASustainableMind.com/100 Today's Sponsors: Wren helps you calculate your carbon footprint and then go carbon neutral by investing in environmental projects across the globe. Sign up and take the carbon footprint quiz at Wren.co/ASM and get 10 extra trees planted in your name! Brooklyn Candle Studio specializes in hand-crafted eco-friendly luxury candles. Get 20% off with the promo code SUSTAINABLE20 at BrooklynCandleStudio.com! In this episode, Marjorie and Maya discuss: Is our environment actually protected under current legislation? States that are getting environmental protection right and why The one thing you should always do when speaking to local and state officials about the importance of environmental protections…hint: it involves the Constitution! Maya's new book! Resources mentioned in today's episode: Maya's first book: The Green Amendment: Securing Our Right to a Healthy Environment Maya's first ASM appearance: ASustainableMind.com/026 TerraCycle, global leader in recycling hard-to-recycle materials: TerraCycle.com TerraCycle founder Tom Szaky on ASM: ASustainableMind.com/027 Book: The Last Train to Lon­don: A Novel by Meg Waite Clayton, purchase at JewishBookCouncil.org Book: Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, purchase at Ishmael.org Last Child In the Woods by Richard Louv, purchase at RichardLouv.com Connect with Maya and The Green Amendment Team: Website: ForTheGenerations.org/the-green-amendment/ Website: DelawareRiverkeeper.org LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/maya-van-rossum-21803114/ Twitter: @GreenAmendments Instagram: @GreenAmendments Connect with Marjorie Alexander: Instagram: Instagram.com/asustainablemind/ Twitter: Twitter.com/SustainableMind Facebook: Facebook.com/asustainablemind/ Website: ASustainableMind.com Interested in sponsoring or supporting A Sustainable Mind? Visit our sponsorship page at ASustainableMind.com/sponsor!

Ben Davison gives a wrap up of the "end of the climate wars" (its not really), the culture war being built to oppose the Voice, Dutton's union bashing and his nuclear folly.  Don't forget to join your union at australianunions.org.au/wow (you know Dutton will hate it) With Paul Karp's Guardian piece exposing the "Pay to get paid" Uber platforms in the NDIS Ben discusses how Uber style "contracting" is undermining the assumptions of employment in the NDIS, the profiteering that is happening at tax payer and participant expense and how some Uber-style platforms have traded shares to the Murdoch empire for media coverage.  Just like Uber did in Europe.

Hello! This week we're talking about the Climate Change Committee's recent progress report on the UK government's Net Zero targets. While they say the UK is doing well at setting targets, what about delivery? Where do we need to improve? And why are workers' rights, delivering zero carbon jobs and public engagement so crucial in our work to reduce emissions? We talk to Mike Thompson, director of analysis and chief economist at the Climate Change Committee, Mika Minio-Paluello, policy officer for industry and climate at the TUC, and Jacob Ainscough, senior research associate at Lancaster University.Plus: Enjoy Ed and Geoff's speculation about Boris Johnson's fate, 24 hours before (spoilers!) he resigns.Buy tickets for Ed Miliband's Cabinet of ChaosThe full 619 page CCC report See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Though near the Bay Area, Contra Costa County has very different political dynamics when it comes to climate change. And yet a group of organizations are collaborating to get climate action language into cities' general plans and even getting climate emergency resolutions adopted. We interview Lynda Deschambault, President and Co-founder of Contra Costa County Climate Leaders and Zoe Siegel, Sr. Director of Climate Resilience at Greenbelt Alliance, about their approach and specifically how they're using Sustainable, Mixed-use, Affordable, Resilient, and Transportation-friendly (SMART) housing to make progress.ResourcesContra Costa County Leaders website (LOTS of resources)Greenbelt Alliance websiteThe Resilience Playbook - from GreenbeltContra Costa County Climate Emergency Resolution and Announcement

Louisa Casson from Greenpeace (now on an Antarctic expedition) explains her work looking into carbon offsets and how they have developed since COP26.  She also gives her view on the  development of voluntary carbon markets.Here is some of Louisa's suggested further reading on the issue:- Oxfam's report on the use of offsets in net zero  - European Climate Foundation CEO, Laurence Tubiana's commentary on offsets  

Air Date 11/20/2021 Today we take a look at the state of international climate negotiations and the intersection of capitalism and colonialism in the role of indigenous peoples around the world in stewarding the lands in a climate-friendly way. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com  Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content) BestOfTheLeft.com/Refer Sign up, share widely, get rewards. It's that easy! SHOP BOMBAS BestOfTheLeft.com/Advertise Sponsor the show! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Promises to Help the Climate Keep Breaking Part 1 - The United States of Anxiety - Air Date 11-15-21 We talk to journalist Elizabeth Kolbert about this history the COP Ch. 2: Is COP26 Set To End in Failure? Part 1 - TyskySour - Air Date 11-12-21 Negotiations in Glasgow are going down to the wire, yet few believe world leaders will get us anywhere near limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees. Is COP26 heading for failure? We speak to Simon Lewis. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani. Ch. 3: Promises to Help the Climate Keep Breaking Part 2 - The United States of Anxiety - Air Date 11-15-21 Coming off of COP26, we talk to journalist David Wallace-Wells about the real cost of the climate crisis and who is paying the price. Ch. 4: COP26 Closes Out What Comes Next - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 11-15-21 Negotiations at COP26 have been formalized into the Glasgow Climate Pact and already faces criticism. Julian Brave NoiseCat, climate activist, writer and fellow at New America and the Type Media Center, discusses disappointment in the agreement. Ch. 5: Is COP26 Set To End in Failure? Part 2 - TyskySour - Air Date 11-12-21 Ch. 6: Young Activists At U.N. Climate Summit 'We Are Not Drowning. We Are Fighting' - Consider This from NPR - Air Date 11-12-21 Thousands of youth activists from all over the world gathered in Scotland this week for the COP26 UN climate summit. They say climate change is already transforming their countries and that their generation has the most to lose. Ch. 7: Promises to Help the Climate Keep Breaking Part 3 - The United States of Anxiety - Air Date 11-15-21 MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S) Ch. 8: Is COP26 Set To End in Failure? Part 3 - TyskySour - Air Date 11-12-21 Ch. 9: Border walls and the climate crisis Nick Buxton - This is Hell! - Air Date 11-3-21 The Transnational Institute's Nick Buxton on the report "Global Climate Wall" and in a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen judges a costume contest. FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 10: Final comments with an update on shifting conservative baseline syndrome MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr  Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard (https://theobard.bandcamp.com/track/this-fickle-world) Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent SHOW IMAGE:  Description: At night, a white light projection on a stone monument in Glasgow, Scotland (UK) reads “Reject False Solutions”. Credit: “COP26 light projection in Glasgow by Backbone and friends” by Backbone Campaign, Flickr | License | Changes: Cropped   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com

Former U.S. President, Barack Obama (pictured) was among the speakers at COP26 in Glasgow and pleaded with those concerned about the climate crisis to persevere. RN Breakfast host, Hamish Macdonald, interviewed Australia's Resources Minister, Keith Pitt, who said Australia would be selling coal for decades. Climate Conversations has long argued that it is women and girls who are at the forefront of the climate effort, both locally and at an international level and it's white, middle-aged men who are responsible for the crisis. Today's Quick Climate Links are: "Obama, in Climate Speech Focused on Youth, Has Words for Republicans, Too."; "The Power of Knowledge: Girls' Education as an Accelerator of Climate Action"; "Which side of history will the Morrison government be on when Glasgow is over?"; "Saul Griffith, PhD - Inventor, entrepreneur, founder and Chief Scientist of Otherlab and Rewiring America, author of Electrify: An Optimist's Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future"; "From Chile and Taiwan via Glasgow, youth call for climate justice"; "COP26: Canada announces $1bn in funding for nature protection"; "Climate change: Group walks 5km to sensitise Kaduna community"; "Climate scientists: concept of net-zero is a dangerous trap"; "Protestors Expose the Stark Reality of Climate Progress at COP26"; "'Too early' to assess accomplishments of Cop26, warn experts"; "Australian bushfire survivors and firefighters plead for urgent climate action at COP26"; "Australia's emissions from land clearing likely far higher than claimed, analysis indicates"; "Australia vows to sell coal 'for decades'"; "COP26: Fossil fuel industry has largest delegation at climate summit"; "Australia to face growing international pressure to improve 2030 emissions target"; "Government commits to expanding electric vehicle charging stations but no subsidies to increase uptake"; "Grid upgrades, infrastructure rollout planned to handle electric car surge"; "Obama fears failure and urges passion in Glasgow speech"; "Glasgow ‘ratchet mechanism' could put more pressure on Australia"; "Australia reaches 3 million households with rooftop solar"; "Rural leaders demand details from Nationals over net-zero deal"; "‘If they die, we all die': Drought kills in Kenya"; "Keith Pitt: Australia will keep selling coal for as long as the world keeps buying it"; "Australia is vulnerable as the world cleans up its ‘dirty' metals"; "BHP sells Australian coking coal mines to Stanmore Resources in $US1.2b deal". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". ‍ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

After a year of unprecedented weather events, world leaders will gather in Glasgow, Scotland this week for the United Nations Climate Change conference. We examine which countries are living up to past emissions pledges and how President Biden is positioning new US initiatives. Guest: Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate CorrespondentTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

The brains behind Solutions The Game Sam Levac-Levey and Mehrad Yaghmai join Peter on this week's episode to discuss:- The eureka moment- Making the first prototypes- Working with orgs like Drawdown to inform game content- Gearing up for the launch of their Kickstarter- The impact their already seeing with playersCheck out their Kickstarter here!

Jason Lear joins Building Better to discuss how density can amplify and enable a variety of positive climate outcomes. Jason owns and operates a high performance design-build shop in Seattle, and has great perspective about how homeowners think about density in their city. We touch on shared resources, gentrification, and encouraging a diverse mix of people, places and buildings.

This week Katharine Murphy speaks with Erwin Jackson, the policy director at Investor Group on Climate Change, to discuss the Biden administration’s pressure on Australia to cut greenhouse gas emissions faster than planned. With the global summit of 40 world leaders held this week, how will Australia face up to the challenge of transitioning to a net zero world?

Catherine Brahic, the environment editor at The Economist, joins Earth911's Mitch Ratcliffe to discuss her November 16, 2020, editorial, "The world could turn a corner on climate change." She explains the United Nations' upcoming COP26 meeting, when world leaders will renew and update their climate change commitments, was postponed to Fall 2021. Brahic shares her assessments of climate progress to date and the pivotal roles of China and the United States in 2021, when scientists and policymakers say aggressive action is essential to preventing a 1.5℃ increase in average atmospheric temperature. Yet, Brahic is optimistic because of the return of the U.S. to the Paris Climate Accord under Joe Biden and recent corporate investments in green bonds and greenhouse gas reductions. You can read Catherine Brahic's editorial, "The world could turn a corner on climate change," at https://econ.st/3qC6RBd.

Does the loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg mean the future of federal climate policy is in jeopardy? What will a changed Supreme Court mean for climate change, and for the all-important endangerment finding? The Gang weighs in. Then, the great plastic cover-up. How important are plastics to the profits of fossil fuel companies? We dive into an important investigation from NPR and Frontline into how fossil fuel companies hoodwinked the public on plastics recycling.Then last, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is out with an important and long-awaited policy that opens the door for all types of distributed energy – hot water heaters, batteries, rooftop solar, electric cars – to feed energy into the grid in the aggregate. Are we finally there? Recommended reading, viewing:Scientific American: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leaves a Nuanced Legacy on Env. IssuesPolitico: Ginsburg Left a Long Environmental LegacyAxios: The Climate Stakes of the Supreme Court FightGuardian: Oil industry lobbies US to help weaken Kenya’s strong stance on plastic wasteFast Company: Surprise: Your cleaning supplies are full of fossil fuelFrontline: Plastic WarsNPR: How big oil misled the public into believing plastic would be recycledGreentech Media: ‘Game-Changer’ FERC Order Opens Grid Markets to DERHouston Chronicle: FERC opens grid to power aggregatorsTwitter: Peter Cavan’s threadTwitter: Ari Peskoe’s threadThe Energy Gang is brought to you by Sungrow, the leading global supplier of inverter solutions for renewables. During these uncertain times, Sungrow is committed to protecting its employees and continuing to reliably serve its customers around the world. Sungrow has also leveraged its extensive network across the United States to distribute face masks to communities in need.The Energy Gang is also brought to you by KORE Power. Based in the U.S., KORE Power is situated to meet the growing global demand of the energy storage market. KORE Power is building the first large-scale battery cell manufacturing facility in the U.S. owned by an American company. Once it’s operational, the 1-million-square-foot facility will have 12 gigawatt-hours of scalable manufacturing capacity. Learn more.

SPEAKERS Rachel Becker Environmental Reporter, CalMatters Kate Gordon Director, California Governor's Office of Planning and Research Noel Perry Founder, Next 10 Greg Dalton Founder and Host, Climate One This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco on January 23rd, 2020.

California has been at the forefront of America's climate fight since Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the country's first major climate law in 2006. The state's suite of policies for decarbonizing the economy survived industry-funded attacks in court and at the ballot box, and remained largely consistent under Democratic and Republican governors. But a recent report by Next 10, an independent think tank, indicates the state will meet its 2030 goals 30 years late. Is California really the climate leader it's purported to be? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

California has been at the forefront of America’s climate fight since Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the country’s first major climate law in 2006. The state’s suite of policies for decarbonizing the economy survived industry-funded attacks in court and at the ballot box, and remained largely consistent under Democratic and Republican governors. But a recent report by Next 10, an independent think tank, indicates the state will meet its 2030 goals 30 years late. Is California really the climate leader it’s purported to be? Visit climateone.org/watch-and-listen/podcasts for more information on today's episode. Guests: Rachel Becker, Environment Reporter, CalMatters Kate Gordon, Director, California Governor's Office of Planning and Research; Climate Advisor to Governor Newsom F. Noel Perry, Founder, Next 10 This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco on January 23, 2020.

In Episode 82, Quinn & Brian discuss: How to fix our somewhat pressing land reconfiguration issues -- from 30,000 feet down to the soil under your feet. Our guest is Dr. Iara Lacher, a land use ecologist at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. She is also the co-runner of a small nursery out of northwestern Virginia called Seven Bends Nursery. The work she does is based around sustainable planning and living, where they conduct the science to provide information for use in planning, land use, and conservation. She also wants to, through the nursery, provide these materials on a smaller scale to homeowners. We have a lot of work to do to combat climate change. We need to drastically rebuild our land use from top to bottom, reforesting the world — and before we can even start doing that, we have to stop deforestation. There is no one solution that’s going to solve it all, but we need a diverse portfolio of planning for our ecological future. Want to send us feedback? (https://anchor.fm/important-not-important/message) ! Trump’s Book Club: Silent Spring by Rachel Carson: https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3R5XF4WMZE0TV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_ws_2Gr8Ab6RS5WF3 Links: Have feedback or questions? Send a message to funtalk@importantnotimportant.com Leave us a voice message: anchor.fm/important-not-important/message Smithsonian Institution: www.si.edu Conservation Biology Institute: consbio.org Changing Landscapes Initiative: www.vaworkinglandscapes.org/what-we-do/collaborative-projects/203-changing-landscapes-initiative Connect with us: Subscribe to our newsletter at (http://importantnotimportant.com/) ! Check out our Morning Show and other daily bite-size content on Instagram: instagram.com/ImportantNotImportant Leave us a voice message: anchor.fm/important-not-important/message Follow Quinn: twitter.com/quinnemmett Follow Brian: twitter.com/briancolbertken Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ImportantNotImp Like and share us on Facebook: facebook.com/ImportantNotImportant Pin us on Pinterest: pinterest.com/ImportantNotImportant Tumble us or whatever the hell you do on Tumblr: importantnotimportant.tumblr.com Intro/outro by Tim Blane: (http://timblane.com/) Support this podcast

I talk with Carl Cameron, who was one of the first people hired at Fox News in 1995 and worked at the right-wing cable news channel for 22 years, about what he's doing now working for Front Page Live, a liberal news site. We talk about what it was like to work at Fox News, and how covering campaigns from the road gave Carl the independence from Roger Ailes and others that he wanted. Carl is unsparing in his criticism of President Trump, and weighs in on whether Kamala Harris has a clear core rationale for her candidacy.I mention during the intro that I don't quite buy the argument that the right wing is ahead of the left in its use of the Internet. But I wasn't thinking at the time that I talked to Carl about the ways that reporters like Charlie Warzel -- who was on this podcast last fall -- have detailed the rise of the online right, both on Twitter and through various websites, which still in many ways revolve around the Drudge Report. Charlie described the online right this way in 2017: "There’s really no substantive debate. It’s about narratives and it’s about the media. It is about the different medium that all these messages go through and about setting agendas in terms of conversations that you have. It’s more about playing with the media to get influence."Cameron's site, Front Page Live, is run by Joe Romm, who has a long resume in the world of progressive online publishing, including his role as founder of the "Climate Progress" page at Think Progress. Romm wrote a book last year called "How to Go Viral and Reach Millions," in which he writes on page 23: "An election is not some abstract logical exercise in determining the 'truth' of who is most qualified or who has the best policies. Most voters, especially those who aren't hard-core partisans, do not have the time or interest to assess which policies are superior for various complex social problems, such as health care or poverty or terrorism or the opioid epidemic." Romm advocates, instead, for progressive politicians to have "a message that triggers the right emotions ... by telling a simple, compelling story."So that gives us a bit more context as to what Front Page Live is aiming to do. Outro Music: "To Be" by FoxWarren Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelonggame. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Leigh Baker, listener favourite, is back with her fresh perspective and deep knowledge of how to get things done. We talk human systems, marketing for good, and approaching human psychology as the irrational, emotional, conflicted beast it is.

Leigh Baker is a very experienced veteran of the manufacturing industry, and brings this grounded, realistic thinking to sustainability. She's a brilliant guest, a quick-wit, and out-of-the-box thinker, and her first episode with us was a listener favourite. Now, Leigh is back to talk to us about human systems, the way we make decisions as human beings, and how we can effectively influence people towards sustainability, and away from the climate crisis. Climate group leaders, volunteers, and people wanting to make a change for the good will be more effective by taking onboard what Leigh has to say in this episode. We'll be striving to do the same. Credits:Caleb Fidecaro — ProducerRich Bowden — Co-FounderMark Spencer — Co-FounderAbigail Hawkins — DesignerGreg Grassi — Composer Special Guest: Leigh Baker. Support Climactic Links: Turning regenerative thinking into sustainable business innovation Paul Hawken lecture See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Leigh Baker is a very experienced veteran of the manufacturing industry, and brings this grounded, realistic thinking to sustainability. She's a brilliant guest, a quick-wit, and out-of-the-box thinker, and her first episode with us was a listener favourite. Now, Leigh is back to talk to us about human systems, the way we make decisions as human beings, and how we can effectively influence people towards sustainability, and away from the climate crisis. Climate group leaders, volunteers, and people wanting to make a change for the good will be more effective by taking onboard what Leigh has to say in this episode. We'll be striving to do the same. Credits: Caleb Fidecaro — Producer Rich Bowden — Co-Founder Mark Spencer — Co-Founder Abigail Hawkins — Designer Greg Grassi — Composer Special Guest: Leigh Baker. Support Climactic Links: Turning regenerative thinking into sustainable business innovation Paul Hawken lecture Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Leigh Baker is a very experienced veteran of the manufacturing industry, and brings this grounded, realistic thinking to sustainability. She's a brilliant guest, a quick-wit, and out-of-the-box thinker, and her first episode with us was a listener favourite. Now, Leigh is back to talk to us about human systems, the way we make decisions as human beings, and how we can effectively influence people towards sustainability, and away from the climate crisis. Climate group leaders, volunteers, and people wanting to make a change for the good will be more effective by taking onboard what Leigh has to say in this episode. We'll be striving to do the same. Credits:Caleb Fidecaro — ProducerRich Bowden — Co-FounderMark Spencer — Co-FounderAbigail Hawkins — DesignerGreg Grassi — ComposerSpecial Guest: Leigh Baker.Support ClimacticLinks: Turning regenerative thinking into sustainable business innovation Paul Hawken lecture See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today, Ikonokast visits with Joe Romm, author of How To Go Viral and Reach Millions: Top Persuasion Secrets from Social Media Superstars, Jesus, Shakespeare, Oprah, and Even Donald Trump. Romm is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and the founder of the widely read and well respected Climate Progress (a part of Think Progress). He was for a time Acting Assistant Secreatary of the US Department of Energy, and has published several books on climate change, energy, national security, and communication, some of which we link to below. In this interview, as well as in Romm’s book, you’ll learn about the tried and true methods of creating a message that sticks. You’ll also learn about the one thing Donald Trump is very good at (much to our collective peril). Books by Joe Romm: Climate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know Language Intelligence: Lessons on persuasion from Jesus, Shakespeare, Lincoln, and Lady Gaga Hell and High Water: How Global Warming Will Forever Change

Today, Ikonokast visits with Joe Romm, author of How To Go Viral and Reach Millions: Top Persuasion Secrets from Social Media Superstars, Jesus, Shakespeare, Oprah, and Even Donald Trump. Romm is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and the founder of the widely read and well respected Climate Progress (a part of Think Progress). He was for a time Acting Assistant Secreatary of the US Department of Energy, and has published several books on climate change, energy, national security, and communication, some of which we link to below. In this interview, as well as in Romm's book, you'll learn about the tried and true methods of creating a message that sticks. You'll also learn about the one thing Donald Trump is very good at (much to our collective peril). Books by Joe Romm: Climate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know Language Intelligence: Lessons on persuasion from Jesus, Shakespeare, Lincoln, and Lady Gaga Hell and High Water: How Global Warming Will Forever Change

Joseph Romm is one of the country’s leading communicators on climate science and solutions. He was Chief Science Advisor for “Years of Living Dangerously,” which won the 2014 Emmy Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Series. He is the founding editor of Climate Progress, which Tom Friedman of the New York Times called “the indispensable blog.” In 2009, Time named him one of its “Heroes of the Environment,” and Rolling Stone put him on its list of 100 “people who are reinventing America.” Romm was acting assistant secretary of energy in 1997, where he oversaw $1 billion in low-carbon technology development and deployment. He is a Senior Fellow at American Progress and holds a Ph.D. in physics from MIT. He is the author of Climate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know.

Alexandria McBride is Director of Environment and Sustainability at ITI. Alexandria develops and advocates positions on domestic and international policies related to energy efficiency and environmental priorities. She currently serves on the Board for the Center of Diversity and the Environment and is the Chair of the NAACP-DC Climate and Environmental Justice Committee. Prior to ITI, Alexandria coordinated the re-launch of the Tishman Environment and Design Center, an academic hub based at The New School that utilizes design, policy and social justice approaches to solve pressing environmental issues. She was also a manager at The Engine Room, an international NGO using technology and data to support social and environmental causes. Alexandria was formerly the Chief Financial Officer at Groundswell, a D.C.-based nonprofit aimed at unlocking communities' economic power to grow sustainability on the local level. As the CFO and Executive Management Team member, Alexandria oversaw the organization's financial and operational functions and worked closely with program directors to identify and implement systems that improve the efficiency and quality of Groundswell's impact. Prior to joining Groundswell, Alexandria served in multiple project and operational management roles at the ExxonMobil Environmental Services Company, where she helped steward environmental cleanup projects across the Mid-Atlantic. She also managed the transfer of environmental responsibility during ExxonMobil's multimillion dollar divestment of properties in New York and New Jersey. In addition to this work, Alexandria was nominated to support ExxonMobil's STEM education and diversity efforts. Alexandria holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Environment from Howard University and a M.S. in Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management from the Milano School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy.   In this episode, we discussed the top 3 environmental tech policy issues policymakers should be focusing on. a review of environmental legislation ITI is advocating for. how advocates can work most effectively with a potential Scott Pruitt Environmental Protection Agency. Resources ITI Year of Yes: How to Dance it Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes News Roundup   Tech sector leaders reacted in strong opposition to Trump's immigration ban on immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries. The leaders of major tech companies cited not just the effect the ban would have on their bottom lines, but on what they personally felt. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said it is time for the nation to link arms and that the ban is un-American. Lyft CEO Logan Green said the ban runs counter to Lyft's inclusive culture and said the ban conflicts with both Lyft and the nation's core values. Google's Sergey Brin, whose family fled Russia in 1979, participated in the protest at San Fracisco International Airport saying that he too is a refugee. The company also released statement. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg released a statement opposing the measure, as did Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who is an India-native. But President Trump has not budged, although Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham  -- both Republicans -- publically opposed the executive order on Monday. -- Journalists covering violent protests during Trump's inauguration parade were arrested and charged with felony rioting. Journalism advocates have been denouncing the charges. Jonah Engles Bromwich has the story in The New York Times. -- As late as Wednesday, Trump Senior Advisors Kellyanne Conway, Jared Kushner, Sean Spicer and Steve Bannon had active private email address on the Republican National Committee domain. While there is nothing illegal about using an RNC domain to keep political and state business separate--the George W. Bush administration was accused of using RNC domains to quote-unquote "lose" 22 million emails. And the Trump campaign of course accused Hillary Clinton of breaking the law when she used her own private email domain for official State Department Business. The RNC was also hacked into last summer, raising questions about the security of the RNC's email server. Nina Burleigh covers this for Newsweek. -- FBI Director James Comey will be staying on under Trump. Comey is 4 years into his 10-year term. Matt Zaptosky and Ellen Nakashima at the Washington Post note that it would be extremely unusual for a president to remove an FBI director, even though Comey is see by many in Washington to have interfered with the U.S. election by making public specious claims about Hillary Clinton's emails just 11 days before the election. -- The White House ordered the Environmental Protection Agency and Departments of the Interior, Agriculture and Health and Human Services to stop making social media posts, blogging, and updating official content until getting approval from White House officials, according to a report by the New York Times' Coral Davenport. So-called black ops websites of the White House and the National Park Service, which claim to be operated by actual federal employees posting to Twitter anonymously, emerged following the order. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer denies the White House gave any such directive.  The black ops Twitter handles include @RoguePOTUSStaff and @AltUSNatParkService. -- Russian officials have arrested on suspicion of treason a Russian cyberintelligence official whom Americans said oversaw hacks that interfered with the U.S. presidential election. It's not clear what Sergei Mikhailov, a senior officer of the Federal Security Service, or F.S.B.,--basically the new KGB--actually did, but Andrew Kramer has the story in the New York Times. -- Verizon is reportedly making a bid for Charter Communications. Charter is valued at around $80 billion. Charter acquired Time Warner Cable last year. Shalani Ramchandran, Ryan Knutson and Dana Mattioli have the story in the Wall Street Journal. -- Finally, Brian Fung reports for the Washington Post that Trump has named Maureen Olhausen acting Federal Trade Commission Chair. Olhausen, a free-market Republican, has been with the agency since 201. Her term expires in 2018.

U.N. Climate Progress in Marrakech / Dakota Pipeline High Stakes / Organic Cranberries: Perhaps More Delicious? / BirdNote: Audubon's Wild Turkey / Time Travel: A History

U.N. Climate Progress in Marrakech / Dakota Pipeline High Stakes / Organic Cranberries: Perhaps More Delicious? / BirdNote: Audubon's Wild Turkey / Time Travel: A History

U.N. Climate Progress in Marrakech / Dakota Pipeline High Stakes / Organic Cranberries: Perhaps More Delicious? / BirdNote: Audubon's Wild Turkey / Time Travel: A History

U.N. Climate Progress in Marrakech / Dakota Pipeline High Stakes / Organic Cranberries: Perhaps More Delicious? / BirdNote: Audubon's Wild Turkey / Time Travel: A History

U.N. Climate Progress in Marrakech / Dakota Pipeline High Stakes / Organic Cranberries: Perhaps More Delicious? / BirdNote: Audubon's Wild Turkey / Time Travel: A History

Connie Hedegaard, the former EU Commissioner for Climate Action, played a key role in international climate talks. She joined EPIC’s Senior Fellow and former White House National Security Director for International Climate Policy Pete Ogden for a conversation on the road to Paris, from Paris and much more as part of an EPIC event and live recording of Off The Charts.

Do you believe in climate denial? According to climate scientists, it’s all around us. How can scientists learn to communicate to a skeptical public? Naomi Oreskes, Professor of the History of Science, Harvard; Co-Author, Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco to Global Warming (Bloomsbury Press, 2011) Joe Romm, Founding Editor, Climate Progress; Author, Language Intelligence: Lessons on Persuasion from Jesus, Shakespeare, Lincoln, and Lady Gaga (CreateSpace, 2012) Eugenie Scott, Chair, National Center for Science Education This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on December 16, 2014.

Do you believe in climate denial? According to climate scientists, it’s all around us. How can scientists learn to communicate to a skeptical public? Naomi Oreskes, Professor of the History of Science, Harvard; Co-Author, Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco to Global Warming (Bloomsbury Press, 2011) Joe Romm, Founding Editor, Climate Progress; Author, Language Intelligence: Lessons on Persuasion from Jesus, Shakespeare, Lincoln, and Lady Gaga (CreateSpace, 2012) Eugenie Scott, Chair, National Center for Science Education This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on December 16, 2014.

My little 8-year-old world was changed forever when I saw the behemoth mechanical beings that I loved so dearly, loudly and violently portrayed on the big screen in all their glory. Transformers: The Movie was released in the summer of 1986, and despite its many, many, many flaws, it has remained one of my favorites, a cultural milestone wedged deep into my psyche like a metal splinter short-circuiting an altruistic automaton's abdomen. For this special edition of the Obcast, I bring Matt Licata and Ryan Koronowski back to form a Devastator-Like gestalt podcast panel to dig deep into our enthusiasm for and questions about this remarkable movie. What are the film's theological allegories? What can we determine about the governmental and judicial systems of Cybertronian and other mechanical civilizations? Does Unicron pee? We tackle all of it with varying degrees of success in the course of these two hours.Duration: 121 minutesSubscribe to the Obcast in iTunes or through this link. Links from the show:Paul's post on the video for "The Touch" by Stan BushTransformers "Masterpiece" figures for Optimus Prime and Soundwave at AmazonMovie soundtrackRyan on Twitter and at Climate ProgressMatt on Twitter and Future WorldAnd as promised in the show, here is a picture of a very young Ryan Koronowski dressed as Sky Lynx.

Ryan Koronowski is deputy editor of Climate Progress at the Center for American Progress, and for a young guy he's had a long and grueling career in liberal politics (including time with me on the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign). And he's pretty damned well-read.  Oh, and there's a brief guest appearance from my 3-year-old boy, as well as some spilled beer. Duration: 67 minutesSubscribe to the Obcast in iTunes or through this link.Links from the show: Ryan at Climate Progress. Qualiteracy, Ryan's book blog. Ryan on Twitter as @koronet Status Anxiety by Alain De Botton

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Speaking Youth to Power Abigail Borah, student, SustainUS.org Tania Pulido, Green For All Fellow; Brower Youth Award winner Adarsha Shivakumar, Stanford student, litigation plaintiff From courtrooms to diplomatic enclaves, youth advocates are clamoring to make their voices heard. Climate Progress dubbed 21-year-old college student Abigail Borah the “Durban Climate Hero” by for her appeal for faster action at a recent UN climate conference. Other advocates are filing suits claiming the U.S. and state governments have a legal responsibility to protect the atmosphere for future generations. Join us for a conversation with youth trying to build a cleaner future starting now. This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco on March 26, 2012

This week Dave has a spirited debate with Richard Heinberg, author of The End of Growth: Adapting to our New Economic Reality, about how our limited environmental resources will impact the world economy. Dave also speaks with Stephen Lacy, blogger for Climate Progress, about the effects of federal spending cuts on environmental agencies, and environmental supporters and opponents in Congress In our Healthy Living Radio segment, Robert Scott Bell, health expert and host of the Robert Scott Bell Show, stops by to talk about the health benefits of silver and the shocking FDA raid of raw milk at a restaurant in Venice, California.   For more information, please visit www.thinkprogress.org, www.richardheinberg.com, www.postcarbon.oprg, www.robertscottbell.com, natural-immunogenics.com, www.healthylivingmag.com, and www.greenpatriotism.com.   A big thank you to musicians Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real and two-time Grammy nominee John Lee Hooker, Jr. for allowing us to play their music on Green Patriot Radio! For more information, visit www.promiseofthereal.com and www.johnleehookerjr.com. Lukas Nelson is on the August cover of Healthy Living magazine. Pick up your free copy at your local health food store or call 310-455-8952 to subscribe.

Four more fantastic interviews this week! First Dave talks to Rebecca Boyle, a contributing writer for Popular Science, about intelligent cars and what happened to the oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Next Dave speaks with Joseph Romm, editor for Climate Progress and senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, about Mayor Bloomberg's $50 million donation to the Sierra Club's Anti-Coal Cmpaign. Next, Emily James, the director of Just Do It: A Tale of Modern Day Outlaws, calls in from London to talk about the bravery and antics of extreme climate activists in the UK. Finally in our Healthy Living Radio segment, Dave interviews Dr. Rachel West, osteopath and family practice physican, about the health benefits of far infrared saunas.   For more information, please visit www.popsci.com, www.americanprogress.org, www.thinkprogress.org,  www.www.beyondcoal.org, www.justdoitfilm.com, www.indiegogo.com/Just-Do-It-1, www.drrachelwest.com, www.sunlighten.com, www.greenpatriotradio.com, www.greenpatriotism.com, and www.greenpatriotradio.com.   Thank you to two-time Grammy-nominee Johnny Lee Hooker, Jr., and Lukas Nelson for allowing us to play their music on our show. Lukas is also featured on the front cover of this month's Healthy Living magazine, available in health food stores nationwide. (For more info, call 310-455-8952.)

After BP: Climate Progress? Joe Romm, Editor, Climate Progress Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress It is “morally unconscionable” for the fossil fuel industry, and the politicians who carry their water in Congress, to stand in the way of action on climate change, says Climate Progress blogger Joe Romm. A Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and former US Department of Energy official, Romm says California voters have an opportunity this November to defeat the forces seeking to delay action on climate change by rejecting an attack on AB 32. “There isn’t anything more important Californians can do than kill Proposition 23 by as large a margin as possible to send a message. Anybody who wants to save the climate in this country, who wants to pass legislation, is going to have to transform politics in this country so that there is a political cost to trying to destroy the climate. ” Confronted by such a grave threat, we need to act now, he says. Which means we can’t wait for technologies yet to be invented. More R&D funding for clean energy would be wonderful, he says, but “We need to deploy every last piece of low-carbon technology we have today if we’re to give the next generation a fighting chance.” This program was recorded in front of a live audience in San Francisco at The Commonwealth Club on July 19, 2010

Originally posted at Climate Progress*************************April 2008 saw another sharp drop in vehicle miles traveled (aka VMT) according to the Federal Highway Administration’s monthly report on “Traffic Volume Trends.” This follows “the sharpest yearly drop for any month in FHWA history” in March (see here). I was compelled to blog on this because of the incredibly astute media coverage by AFP, “worldwide news agency,” which wins the “Duh!” award for the month: Observers surmise a possible link between the declining number of miles driven and rising US gasoline prices. Wouldn’t want the ever-cautious media to leap to any conclusions. [Note to AFP: Observers surmise a possible link between the declining number of readers for big media and the rising blandness of your/their coverage.] As it becomes increasingly clear that high gasoline prices are not a fluke, Americans are adjusting their driving habits. The longer prices stay high — or go even higher — the more people will start to make permanent adjustments in their driving — and then, ultimately, in where they live and so on. Here are the details from the April report: In April 2008, Americans drove 245.9 billion milles, compared to 250.3 billion in April 2007. Indeed, the April 2008 figure is lower than the April 2004 figure. To see just how remarkable that is, look at the annual vehicle-distance traveled data (in billions of miles) since 1983 (this is a moving 12-month total):