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In this special episode, we look back at the year through some of our favourite moments from Series 4.
Our hosts Mark Maslin and Simon Chin-Yee explored climate action in a multitude of forms: from groundbreaking climate science and AI, to innovative policy solutions and inspiring stories of individual activism. With fantastic guests spanning multiple disciplines and industries.
Reflect with us on what’s been done, and what there is still to do, with our Series 4 highlights.
Transcript link: www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/pod…ne-climate-podcast
Date of episode recording: 28th May 2024
Duration: 27.16 minutes
Language of episode: English
Presenter: Mark Maslin and Simon Chin-Yee
Guests:
Ian Townsend, ONS
Pierre Cannet, Client Earth
Sims Witherspoon, Google Deep Mind
Buffy Price, Carbon Re
Louise Harris, Just Stop Oil
Annabel Rice, Green Alliance
Versha Jones, The Climate Reality Project
Kris de Meyer, Department of Earth Sciences, UCL
Shirley Rodrigues, previous Deputy Mayor, Environment and Energy at Greater London Authority
Mark Watts, C40 Cities
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In the final episode of this series of Generation One, we take a look at cities and climate action. With many elections happening around the world, what are cities actually doing to adapt to climate change, mitigate climate impact on populations, and reduce emissions?
Our hosts discuss urban adaptation and transformation with UCL Professor Lauren Andres (Director of Research at the Bartlett School of Planning) and Mark Watts, the Executive Director of C40 Cities, a global network of mayors taking urgent climate action.
C40 Cities website: https://www.c40.org/
The Bartlett School of Planning: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/planning/bartlett-school-planning
For the transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcasts-videos/generation-one-climate-podcast
Date of episode recording: 11th April 2024
Duration: 33.46 minutes
Language of episode: English
Presenter: Mark Maslin and Simon Chin-Yee
Guests:Professor Lauren Andres, UCL
Mark Watts, C40 Cities
Producer: Adam Batstone
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Happy Earth Day! This episode’s focus is on entrepreneurial climate action: what are businesses – particularly the AI sector – doing to combat the climate crisis and help reach net zero?
Helping our hosts Mark and Simon answer these questions are Sims Witherspoon (current UCL student studying for MSC in climate change and Climate and Sustainability Lead at Google DeepMind), Buffy Price (COO and Co-Founder of Carbon Re, an AI startup which aims to accelerate decarbonisation), and Zoe Cokeliss Barsley (Director of Sustainability at Oxford University Press) and UCL alumna (MSc Conservation 2003)
Carbon Re carbonre.com/
Oxford University Press Responsible Publishing report oup.foleon.com/responsible-publi…-2022-23/2022-23/For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/pod…ne-climate-podcast
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Date of episode recording: 14th February, 23rd February and 1st March 2024
Duration: 32.15 minutes
Language of episode: English
Presenter: Mark Maslin and Simon Chin-Yee
Guests:
Sims Witherspoon, Google DeepMind
Buffy Price, Carbon Re
Zoe Cokeliss Barsley, Oxford University Press
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What are individuals doing to fight climate change and how important is the role of local activism? This episode will be focusing on individual climate action, with our guests chatting to our hosts about the role of activism in initiating change. Featuring Louise Harris (songwriter and Just Stop Oil activist), Versha Jones, (Climate Reality Project - Volunteer National Coordinator, UK) Annabel Rice (Political Advisor at the Green Alliance) and Kris de Meyer (Senior Research Fellow in Climate Communications University College London, Dept of Earth Sciences).
‘We Tried’ song by Louise Harris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2XV20G85Tg
The Climate Reality Project https://www.climaterealityproject.org/
For more information and to access the transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcasts-videos/generation-one-climate-podcast
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Date of episode recording: 14th February and 8th March
Duration: 39.20 minutes
Language of episode: English
Presenter: Mark Maslin and Simon Chin-Yee
Guests:Louise Harris, Just Stop Oil
Versha Jones, The Climate Reality Project
Annabel Rice, Green Alliance
Kris de Meyer, Department of Earth Sciences, UCL
Producer: Adam Batstone
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In this episode, we’re moving beyond the UK to explore global climate policy in the wake of COP28. Hosts Mark and Simon are joined by Pierre Cannet, the Global Head of Public Affairs and Policy at Client Earth, to discuss how the law can be used to create change.
More about Client Earth: www.clientearth.org/
For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/pod…ne-climate-podcast
Sign up to our climate newsletter here: r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/6T06-7DL/su…s-newslettersDate of episode recording: 16th February 2024
Duration: 27.12 minutes
Language of episode: English
Presenter: Mark Maslin and Simon Chin-Yee
Guests: Pierre Cannet, Global Head of Public Affairs and Policy at Client Earth
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Introducing episode 3 of season four! Our hosts Mark and Simon continue this series with a discussion on the fallout from COP28 for the UK, and what needs to be done on a national, governmental and local level.
Joining them are our guests Ian Townsend (ONS Divisional Director of Environment), Robbie Macpherson, (APPG lead at Uplift), Annabel Rice (Political Advisor at Green Alliance) and Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy at Greater London Authority, Shirley Rodrigues, to talk national feeling and climate policy.
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References
ONS release calendar: https://www.ons.gov.uk/releasecalendar/
Key ONS environmental releases: https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts
Important issues facing the UK (5.1-5.13), http://bit.ly/ONSimpactCOLPublic opinions and social trends, Great Britain Statistical bulletins:
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/bulletins/publicopinionsandsocialtrendsgreatbritain/previousReleases
Business insights and impact on the economy bulletins: https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/businessservices/bulletins/businessinsightsandimpactontheukeconomy/previousReleases
Date of episode recording: 14th and 23rd February 2024
Duration: 27 mins, 14 secs
Language of episode: English
Presenter: Mark Maslin and Simon Chin-Yee
Guests:Ian Townsend, ONS, Divisional Director of Environment
Annabel Rice, Political Adviser at Green Alliance and UCL alum (Environment, Politics and Society 2021)
Robbie MacPherson, Political and Climate Change APPG Lead, Uplift
Shirley Rodrigues, Deputy Mayor, Environment and Energy at Greater London Authority
Producer: Adam Batstone
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COP28 in Dubai is over and Mark and Simon are back in the studio to debrief. What on earth happened and is it good enough? They discuss the loss and damage fund, the challenges with the COP process and ultimately whether the outcome is enough. Joining them live from COP are Dr Guy Jackson (University of Northumbria), Nada Berrada (Education Development Centre), Mary McHarg (UCL Union Affairs Officer) and Kerrlene Wills (United Nations Foundation).
For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcasts-videos/generation-one-climate-podcast
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Welcome back to UCL’s Generation One podcast! To kick us off co-hosts Prof Mark Maslin and Dr Simon Chin-Yee are chatting about COP28, set to be held in the United Arab Emirates. In this episode Mark and Simon are looking back at what went wrong at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, and what needs to happen at COP28 to keep us track to combat the climate crisis.
For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcasts-videos/generation-one-climate-podcast
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Join host Helen Czerski as she discusses what happened at the COP27 conference, and whether the negotiations went far enough.
Helen is joined by Dr Nadia Ameli and Katie Kedward to discuss the financial implications of COP27, international financial institutions, and also the focus on loss and damage at COP27.
We also hear from Zi Han Xuan, UCL Student and climate activist with YOUNGO, the youth constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Zi Han shares his perspective as a young person at COP27, and why young voices are so critical.
For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcasts-videos/generation-one-climate-podcast
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Welcome back to UCL Generation One: The Climate Podcast. We’re back for a two-part series, and part one is coming to you live from COP27 in Sharm El-Sheik. Join Professor Mark Maslin as he takes us through the conference centre, and chats to multiple delegates and activists along the journey.
Views expressed by our guests are their own.
For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcasts-videos/generation-one-climate-podcast
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It is the final episode of season two! Hosts Mark and Helen are wrapping up this season with a conversation on disaster, mitigation and climate change.
Dr Ilan Kelman and Prof Lisa Vanhala are sitting down with Mark to discuss defining natural disasters and what can be done to mitigate climate change.
For more information and to access the transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcasts-videos/generation-one-podcast/climate-podcast-how-should-we-tackle-climate-disasters
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Date of episode recording: 28/04/2022
Duration: 00:29:53
Language of episode: English
Presenter: Mark Maslin
Guests: Ilan Kellman, Lisa Vanhala
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This week we're tackling the question: how do we make London as bike friendly as Amsterdam? Host Helen Czerski is joined by Richard Jackson, Director of Sustainability at UCL and Will Norman, Walking and Cycling Commissioner for London and TFL.
They are discussing cycling in London, plans for making it even safer, and the impact of electric scooters on our streets.
For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcasts-videos/generation-one-climate-podcast
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This week we are looking at apps and technology, and whether they can help us fight the climate crisis. Listen now to hear host Mark Maslin chat to Chris Tan, Co-Founder of Marble app and UCL master's student, and Ed Caldecott, co-founder of TrainHugger.
Mark and his guests are discussing how apps can be vital tools for consumers, the fight to keep them accessible for all and the long-term impact they could have.
For more information and to access the transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcasts-videos/generation-one-climate-podcast
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Why are bees and wasps so important? Join host Helen Czerski this week as she dives into why insects are so critical to our ecosystem, how the climate crisis is impacting them and what the long term impact will be.
Helen is joined by Dr Tim Newbold and Dr Seirian Sumner from UCL Division of Biosciences as they debate why wasps are as important as bees, and why and how we need to protect them both.
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Date of episode recording: 21/04/2022
Duration: 00:30:13
Language of episode: English
Presenter: Helen Czerski
Guests: Dr Tim Newbold, Dr Seirian Sumner
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Welcome back to episode two of Generation One: The Climate Podcast. Mark’s here this week with two brilliant guests, Dr Virginie Le Masson, from the UCL Institute of Gender and Disaster, and Mathilde Rainard, master's student at the University of Leeds and UNFCCC Consultant.
This week we’re talking about gender and how it intersects into the climate crisis, from tackling single-use period products to much needed policy changes. Listen now to hear about how and why women are more negatively impacted by climate change, as well as what we can do about it.
For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcasts-videos/generation-one-climate-podcast
Date of episode recording: 21/04/2022
Duration: 28:20
Language of episode: English
Presenter: Mark Maslin, Helen Czerski
Guests: Dr Virginie Le Masson, Mathilde Rainard
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Welcome back to season two of Generation One: The Climate Podcast! We're back with hosts Helen Czerski and Mark Maslin and this episode we're tackling plant based diets. Helen is joined by Tim Van Berkel, Co-Founder of Cornish Seaweed Company, Prof Tim Lang, emeritus professor at London City University and Dr Carole Dalin from UCL's Institute of Sustainable Resources.
Listen now as they get in to the benefits and downfalls of plant based diets, the popularity of superfoods and whether seaweed can become a staple in our diets, and discuss how we can eat our way to a better plant.
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Welcome back to the final episode of series one of Generation One, this week host Matt Winning is chatting about finance and tackling the question: Must cutting CO2 cost more for those with less?
He is joined by Heather McKay, sustainable finance policy advisor at E3G, an independent climate change think tank, and Ashish Ghadiali, filmmaker and activist-in-residence at the Sarah Parker Remond Centre.
Listen now to hear them discuss how finance is necessary to make action happen, how the UK is aiming to be a green finance leader and how we have to start by looking at big systematic change as well as the small individual actions you can take.
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Does the earth have to be a fashion victim? This week host Mark Maslin chats with Juliet Russell, Head of Sustainability at Stella McCartney and Max Bittner, CEO of Vestiaire Collective about all things fashion.
We’re discussing the fashion industry, from greenwashing to fast fashion and how you can shop more consciously. Join Juliet Russell and Max Bittner as they discuss the current problems in the industry and what needs to change.
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This week we’re talking trees, from Kew Gardens to Dame Judi Dench’s back garden. Join hosts Matt Winning and Mark Maslin as they chat to Prof Mat Disney about measuring trees, and to Craig Bennett, CEO of Wildlife Trusts about the importance of biodiversity, and how the UK is ‘beaver ready’.
Listen now to hear about a NASA app that allows you to measure trees around you and assess how much carbon they can hold. We also chat about the UK climate, how wildlife is on a decline and what needs to be done now to undo the damage.
For more information on Generation One and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcast
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This week we’re talking COP26: what happened, what it means and where we go from here. Join our hosts Helen Czerski and Mark Maslin in conversation with Prof Kate Jones, Dr Priti Parikh and Ryan Philip from the St Kitts and Nevis delegation, and they are discussing the COP agreement, what was missed, the big wins and the big misses.
This episode covers the main takeaways from COP from deforestation to adaptation, loss and mitigation. We get into who was left out of COP, the impacts on the Small Island Alliance and the problem of western countries causing damage and expecting others to fix it.
For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcast
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