Upwell - A COP27 recap with Nick Nuttall, Co-presenter and Director, We Don't Have Time; Former Head of Communications at the UNEP and UNFCCC

A COP27 recap with Nick Nuttall, Co-presenter and Director, We Don't Have Time; Former Head of Communications at the UNEP and UNFCCC

11/22/22 • 38 min

In this episode of Upwell, we chat with Nick Nuttall, co-presenter and director at We Don't Have Time and the former head of communications at the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Nick is a global leader in climate communications and media who is working to elevate the dialogue to drive global action to address climate change.
In the conversation, we discuss announcements made at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, how the global climate convenings have evolved over the years, opportunities and financing needed to accelerate progress towards reaching climate goals, and how to accelerate awareness and action.
You can find Nick on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. You can learn more about We Don’t Have Time on their website, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.

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Protecting Antarctica’s Southern Ocean

In this episode of Upwell, we chat with Claire Christian, the executive director of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition, who is leading the charge for marine protection in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica.
In the conversation, we discussed the range of fascinating Antarctic ecosystems, how changes in and around the continent will impact the entire ocean and planet, and the global campaign to secure three new marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean, which collectively, would represent the largest act of ocean protection in history.
You can find the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and on their website.
For this week’s action, join the campaign to protect Antarctica and deliver the largest act of ocean protection in history.

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Investigating lawlessness at sea

In this episode of Upwell, we chat with Ian Urbina, founder and director of The Outlaw Ocean Project, author of The Outlaw Ocean, host of The Outlaw Ocean Podcast, and a long-time investigative reporter covering stories about human rights, environment and labor concerns at sea.
In the conversation, we discuss lawlessness at sea, the “maritime merry-go-round” that makes it hard to effectively prosecute crimes committed in the ocean, how overfishing is depleting the fish stocks of a small African country, and the investment of time and resources that goes into deep, investigative reporting.
You can find Ian on Twitter and Instagram, and learn more about The Outlaw Ocean Project on their website, YouTube, and their new podcast.
Additional Resources:

Learn more about the mission of The Outlaw Ocean Project
Listen to the new Outlaw Ocean Podcast
Ian’s investigative series The Outlaw Ocean for The New York Times
Ian’s New Yorker article on the negative effects of fishmeal production in Gambia