Podcasts about low carbon development

Michael Yulkin graduated from the Economic Faculty of the Moscow State University named after M. Lomonosov with diploma in Economic Cybernetics; in 1992-1993, he took a 2-year training course of project analysis in the World Bank Institute in Washington, DC (USA). In 1998-1999, Michael participated as a task leader in charge of carbon projects methodology and pipeline development in the Russian Strategy Study on Climate Change, supported by the World Bank and other international donors. In 1999, Michael initiated the foundation of the non-commercial Environmental Investment Center and has remained its leader until March 2021. In 2007-2008, Michael worked in the Russian branch of Camco International, a carbon asset management company listed on London Stock Exchange (AIM), first as Director for JI carbon projects, and later – as Director for policy and strategy. In 2009, he took a position of Managing Director at CCGS LLC, a Russian-Dutch consulting company established in 2008 to help Russian industries design and implement GHG emission reduction projects under the Kyoto protocol and to sell carbon credits in the international market. In 2019, Michael launched his own consulting company CarbonLab LLC which focuses on climate change mitigation and adaptation, including GHG monitoring, reporting and verification, climate change risks and opportunities evaluation and management as well as climate strategy design and implementation. In 2021, he took over CCGS LLC and merged it with CarbonLab. In 2017, Michael started teaching Modern Climate Policy at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University) and giving training courses on carbon accounting and climate change management to corporate clients. In 2018, Michael wrote a book “Low Carbon Development: from Theory to Practice” which happened to be the first publication in the Russian language where the concept and consequences of the world's transition to low carbon development were explored. He is also well known domestically and abroad for his numerous articles and interviews on climate change and GHG regulation in the Russian and international media. In 2009-2018 Michael was the Head of the Working Group on Climate Change and GHG Management at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, in 2014-2018 – deputy Chairman, Head of the Expert (Advisory) Council of the Interregional Working Group for Russian Barents (Euro-Arctic) Region Climate Strategy Development, since 2013 – a member of the Interdepartmental Working Group under the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation on Climate Change and Sustainable Development; since 2016 – member of the Working Group on the implementation of a pilot project aimed at GHG emissions reduction in the city of Moscow, since 2018 – member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Russia) Commission on the Economy of Climate Change and Sustainable Development, since 2021 – member of the Working Subgroup on GHG Regulation and Carbon Trading at the Bank of Russia. FIND MICHAEL ON SOCIAL MEDIA LinkedIn | Facebook

On the latest episode of the Environment Edge podcast, Fine Gael TD for Carlow/Kilkenny John Paul Phelan joins Deirdre Glynn and Cathal Somers to discuss the new Carbon removal amendment to the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development bill which was signed into law by Michael D Higgins on July 23rd and now makes Ireland's green targets legally binding. Is Ireland ready for carbon trading? Where does the EU stand on carbon leakage? And who will foot the bill if Ireland does not meet its targets? For more episodes and information from the Environment Edge, visit the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/environmentedge/

This week Senator Barry Ward talks climate change legislation with former Minister for Communications, Climate Change and the Environment, Richard Bruton TD (Fine Gael – Dublin Bay North), and Attracta Uí Bhroin, Environmental Law Officer with the Irish Environmental Network (IEN), specifically the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021, which is currently before the Dáil. Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Change, Brian Leddin TD (Green Party – Limerick City) also gave his views on the various aspects of the Bill and how Ireland should approach the issue of climate change. You can read the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021 here. You can read a government summary of the provisions of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021 here. You can follow the meetings of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Change, here, and read its report on which gave rise to the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021, here (and watch the launch on Twitter by Brian Leddin TD, here. You can follow Richard Bruton TD on Twitter @RichardbrutonTD, on Instagram @richardbruton_td, on Facebook at richardbrutontd, and you can learn more about him on his web site: richardbruton.ie. Attracta Uí Bhroin (Twitter @attractaub) is the Environmental Law Officer of the Irish Environmental Network (web site: ien.ie; Twitter @IrishEnvNet; Facebook: IEN.Fans) and also acts as the facilitator for the Environmental Law Implementation Group (ELIG) – a joint initiative with the Government to support the proper transposition and implementation of environmental law, including the further development of eNGOs' capacity to leverage the law to support their missions. She is also a Vice-President and the Irish Board Member of Europe's largest environmental NGO, the European Environmental Bureau (web site: eeb.org; Twitter: @Green_Europe; Facebook: EuropeanEnvironmentalBureau). You can follow Brian Leddin TD on Twitter @BrianLeddin, on Instagram @brianleddin, on Facebook at Leddin4Limerick, and you can learn more about him on his web site: brianleddin.ie. The Irish Legislation Podcast is presented by Senator Barry Ward. Follow Barry on Twitter @barrymward; Instagram @barrym_ward; Facebook at BarryWard.ie; or his web site: www.barryward.ie. E-mail barry.ward@oireachtas.ie with any comments or suggestions. 

Amy Duchelle-Senior Scientist and Team Leader for Climate Change, Energy, and Low Carbon Development, CIFOR Forests play a crucial role in tackling climate change. Nature-based solutions, or actions to protect, restore and sustainably manage natural ecosystems, are increasingly acknowledged for the positive ways they can contribute to climate mitigation, and support the rights and livelihoods of rural populations. A growing number of commitments and actions to end deforestation, restore degraded landscapes, and protect the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities offer bright spots for the future of tropical forests. In the first podcast of a series during United Nations climate talks this month in Madrid, Spain, CIFOR Senior Scientist and Climate Change Team Leader, Amy Duchelle, discusses how forests play a critical role in efforts to combat climate change, and what CIFOR and ICRAF scientists are doing at COP25. Duchelle is one of 14 CIFOR-ICRAF scientists attending COP25 to share research on how forests, peatlands and other ecosystems can play a positive role in addressing climate change.

With already some twenty years of experience, Norway is planning the next big step in carbon capture and storage: an open access European industrial CCS system. This Northern Lights project is led by Norwegian energy-company Equinor. But with the cost of CCS still well above the ETS-price, the obstacles the project is facing, are huge. In charge of overcoming them is Stephen Bull, Senior Vice President Wind & Low Carbon Development at Equinor.

Norway is pursuing a future rich in fossil energy and climate solutions. Can its oil company, Equinor, reconcile these priorities and continue to reliably finance the country’s expansive social welfare system? Equinor’s Clean Energy Chief weighs in.---Much has been made of Norway’s efforts to address climate change. The country has set the goal of going carbon neutral by the middle of the century, and generates nearly all of its electricity from hydropower. Norway’s ambitious environmental policies have even transformed the country’s car market, where EVs now account for half of new car sales.Yet the country remains economically dependent on its fossil fuel industry, which provides key revenue for the government and its generous social welfare programs.Much of Norway’s fossil fuel wealth comes from a single company, state-controlled Equinor, which has produced oil and gas from North Sea wells for half a century, and is now diversifying beyond fossil fuels. Equinor opened the world’s first commercial floating offshore wind farm in 2017, and is developing a carbon capture and storage business. Stephen Bull, Equinor’s Senior Vice President for Wind and Low Carbon Development, discusses Equinor’s efforts beyond fossil fuels and how the Norwegian government, which is environmentally progressive yet dependent on oil wealth, is driving the company. He also talks about the inherent conflict of interest when a fossil fuel company pursues non-fossil energy alternatives.Stephen Bull, Senior Vice President for Wind and Low Carbon Development at Equinor, and Chairman of RenewableUK, a renewable energy trade association.Related ContentTargeting Net Zero Emissions https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/policy-digests/targeting-net-zero-emissionsU.S. Offshore Wind Power https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/paper/us-offshore-wind-powerU.S. Offshore Wind Industry Arrives (Podcast) https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/energy-policy-now/us-offshore-wind-industry-arrives

Climate change remains one of the biggest threats to humanity and will no doubt change the direction of our economies, cultures, and collective futures.  It can be hard, however, to determine the ways in which we can combat such changes given breadth and scale of the changes underway. Thinley Namgyel serves as the Chief Environment Officer for the government of Bhutan and works on the front lines of our changing landscape.  Even though I've known Thinley for more than twenty years - I learned a great deal from our conversation: Water conservation and water flows are one of the largest challenges to Bhutan's future, Bilateral government funding remain crucial to supporting low-income countries and their work on behalf of the environment, Least Developed Countries (LDC) are their own organizing entity and are helping inform some of the most dramatic environmental challenges around the world. We also talked about the intersection of life and climate change - and what we can do to support the wider ecosystem.  Here we talked about Thinley's Grandmother's garden, the growing Mountain Biking scene and reclaiming of ancient trails, and the long-view it takes to make progress.  Whether you're focused on climate change directly - or another social challenge - Thinley's humble look at social innovation and its importance to our future is a powerful story we can all learn from. Show Notes: If you're looking to get oriented, here's where Bhutan's located. Find out more about Bhutan's National Environment Commission here. Learn more about the Paris Climate Agreement here. Get up to speed on Bhutan's Mountain Biking scene here. If you were like me...and wanted to get a sense of what Thinley's Grandmother's chilies might have looked like - here's a peak. Thinley's Bio: Thinley Namgyel is Chief Environment Officer, Climate Change Division of Bhutan’s National Environment Commission and oversees the coordination of climate change policies and programs in Bhutan. He initiated the preparation of Bhutan’s NAPA and coordinated the implementation of priority NAPA projects. He also led the preparation of the Bhutan’s Second National Communication to the UNFCCC and the National Strategy and Action Plan for Low Carbon Development and is currently overseeing the development of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions and Low Emission Development Strategies in Bhutan. He chairs the Technical Advisory Panel to the Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation and is a member of the Executive Committee of Tarayana Foundation, both based in Bhutan. He has been a member of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) of the UNFCCC since 2011. He has a M.Sc. in Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development from the University of Maryland, and a B.Sc. in Natural Resources Management from the University of Wisconsin. As a keen photographer and naturalist, he co-authored “A Photo Guide to the Flowers of Bhutan” published by WWF in 2009.

Dr. Abdul-Azeez evaluates the planning and implementation of low carbon development in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Dr. Amin uses an integrated carbon accounting and mitigation model to demonstrate how Malaysia could reduce carbon emissions and water use by converting biomass to energy.

The World Bank Group today unveiled a new plan that calls for $16 billion in funding to help African people and countries adapt to climate change and build up the continent’s resilience to climate shocks. Titled Accelerating Climate-Resilient and Low-Carbon Development, the Africa Climate Business Plan will be presented at COP21, the global climate talks in Paris, on November 30. It lays out measures to boost the resilience of the continent’s assets – its people, land, water, and cities - as well as other moves including boosting renewable energy and strengthening early warning systems.

A podcast talk by Eric Zusman, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), on climate change reform policy efforts in China.