137. We're Back! Welcome to Season 5
02/03/22 • 48 min
1 Listener
How do we know what we’re doing is really helping?
What should we do now that the world is changing?
A slow, intentional beginning to a new year after a racing finish to the last one raises some big questions for all of us in the climate space. This week, Christiana, Tom, and Paul set out the big topics for the year leading up to COP27. Yes, another one.
Shifting long term pledges to short term deliverables. Moving financial institutions from high carbon assets to low carbon assets. Getting the data points that move the needle on reducing emissions on the desks of central governments- Solid, concrete, ambitious NDCs driven by the innovation and flexibility of the private sector is how we will prove ourselves to a Net Zero future.
Listen in to hear how Christiana lays out how our Self-interest, with a capital “S”, is the key to unlocking our true collective potential.
Welcome to Season 5!
Stick around for an intimate and cozy musical performance from Lilo!
—
Christiana + Tom’s book ‘The Future We Choose’ is available now!
Subscribe to our Climate Action Newsletter: Signals Amidst The Noise
—
Mentioned links from the episode:
LISTEN: Overthinking IT by Willow (Paul’s recommendation)
WATCH: Joy
READ: The Book of Joy
LISTEN: The Deep Time Walk O+O Episode
—
The incredible Lilo is our musical guest this week!
Lilo
Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Music
—
Keep up with Christiana Figueres here:
Tom Rivett-Carnac:
Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn
Paul Dickinson:
—
Follow @GlobalOptimism on social media and send us a message!
Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn
Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss another episode of Outrage + Optimism!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How do we know what we’re doing is really helping?
What should we do now that the world is changing?
A slow, intentional beginning to a new year after a racing finish to the last one raises some big questions for all of us in the climate space. This week, Christiana, Tom, and Paul set out the big topics for the year leading up to COP27. Yes, another one.
Shifting long term pledges to short term deliverables. Moving financial institutions from high carbon assets to low carbon assets. Getting the data points that move the needle on reducing emissions on the desks of central governments- Solid, concrete, ambitious NDCs driven by the innovation and flexibility of the private sector is how we will prove ourselves to a Net Zero future.
Listen in to hear how Christiana lays out how our Self-interest, with a capital “S”, is the key to unlocking our true collective potential.
Welcome to Season 5!
Stick around for an intimate and cozy musical performance from Lilo!
—
Christiana + Tom’s book ‘The Future We Choose’ is available now!
Subscribe to our Climate Action Newsletter: Signals Amidst The Noise
—
Mentioned links from the episode:
LISTEN: Overthinking IT by Willow (Paul’s recommendation)
WATCH: Joy
READ: The Book of Joy
LISTEN: The Deep Time Walk O+O Episode
—
The incredible Lilo is our musical guest this week!
Lilo
Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Music
—
Keep up with Christiana Figueres here:
Tom Rivett-Carnac:
Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn
Paul Dickinson:
—
Follow @GlobalOptimism on social media and send us a message!
Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn
Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss another episode of Outrage + Optimism!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Previous Episode
136. The Deep Time Walk with Stephan Harding
*This episode is best enjoyed on a pair of headphones or quality speaker system
Welcome to Season 5!
We have a special season opener for you- An immersive sound journey through the history of Gaia, as told by Dr. Stephan Harding. Normally on the podcast we engage full-heartedly in the political, social, and economic debate surrounding everything climate, but today we set aside the time to sit comfortably, relax, and learn to “walk well into the life of Gaia” as Stephan puts it. Stephan has had a massive influence on the climate movement in the way of inspiring global leaders to shift their world view of life to a Gaian view of life. We have the privilege of sharing an exercise of that shift with all of you.
But just before we go on this meditation together, we are taking a mindful breath as we acknowledge the passing of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. He was a global spiritual leader, poet, and an environmental and peace activist, known for his powerful teachings and bestselling writings on mindfulness and peace. Christiana, at the top of the episode, shares a few beautiful words about him and how grateful we are to have such influential teachers in our life. Our hearts are with the Plum Village and all the Sanghas around the world who are continuing Thich Nhat Hanh’s incredible legacy and teachings.
It is in this spirit of deep gratitude and stubborn optimism for the continuation of our teachers that we offer you this audio journey of The Deep Time Walk.
Enjoy!
—
Christiana + Tom’s book ‘The Future We Choose’ is available now!
Subscribe to our Climate Action Newsletter: Signals Amidst The Noise
—
Mentioned links from the episode:
READ: Zen and The Art of Saving The Planet by Thich Nhat Hanh
LISTEN: The Way Out is In Podcast (A Podcast Co-Produced by Global Optimism)
DOWNLOAD: The Deep Time Walk App
CHECK OUT: The Deep Time Walk Field Kit
LEARN MORE: Deep Time Walk Project
—
Thank you to our guest this week, Dr. Stephan Harding!
Dr. Stephan Harding
Deep Ecology Research Fellow | Senior Lecturer in Holistic Science
Author of Animate Earth and Gaia Alchemy
LINKS:
Schumacher College
Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn
Deep Time Walk
—
Keep up with Christiana Figueres here:
Tom Rivett-Carnac:
Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn
Paul Dickinson:
—
Follow @GlobalOptimism on social media and send us a message!
Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn
Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss another episode of Outrage + Optimism!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Next Episode
138. Just Look Up! with Adam McKay
Today, an earth-shattering comet of an episode as Christiana, Tom and Paul talk to the phenomenally talented Adam McKay about his 4 time Oscar nominated film Don’t Look Up!
Writing and directing a comedy film about climate change is not a challenge for the faint hearted. Not only did Adam McKay take this challenge on, in doing so he created a tour-de-force which dominated global news feeds after its release, quickly took the position of 2nd most watched Netflix original and got EVERYONE talking about climate change.
Listen as he describes his journey of growing climate awareness, how he doesn’t think he will produce another piece of work that ISN’T about climate change, and the breaking news that France will be hosting its own series of ‘Just Look Up’ days as a result of the film.
The hosts are also super charged this week as they tackle the global energy crisis head on, taking us on a whistlestop tour of the major issues that are being played out against an ever increasingly tense geopolitical backdrop. Can gas ever be considered green? What are the implications of this crisis on a swift green energy transition and stability of net zero ambitions?
We think you’ll agree, we really did have it all this week didn’t we?
And! Stick around til the end because playing us out this week is the incredibly talented Sibusile Xaba with his single ‘Angisenalutho’.
—
Christiana + Tom’s book ‘The Future We Choose’ is available now!
Subscribe to our Climate Action Newsletter: Signals Amidst The Noise
—
Mentioned links from the episode:
JOIN: Don’t Look Up’s Count Us In Initiative! (And bring a friend!)
READ: What if Climate Change Were Like a Comet? By Emily Atkin of HEATED
WATCH: Rowanbank’s Positive Imaginings Films
LISTEN: The Last Podcast Ever Made: A Don’t Look Up Podcast
—
Thanks to our guest this week, Adam McKay!
Adam McKay
Writer | Director | Producer
HyperObject
—
The fantastic Sibusile Xaba is this week’s musical guest!
Sibusile Xaba
Instagram | Facebook | BandCamp | YouTube | Twitter
—
Keep up with Christiana Figueres here:
Tom Rivett-Carnac:
Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn
Paul Dickinson:
—
Follow @GlobalOptimism on social media and send us a message!
Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn
Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss another episode of Outrage + Optimism!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
If you like this episode you’ll love
Episode Comments
Featured in these lists
Generate a badge
Get a badge for your website that links back to this episode
<a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/outrage-optimism-the-climate-podcast-35626/137-were-back-welcome-to-season-5-19281245"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/goodpods-images-bucket/badges/generic-badge-1.svg" alt="listen to 137. we're back! welcome to season 5 on goodpods" style="width: 225px" /> </a>
Copy