Adaptation

Wrapping up COP26 with Professor Kevin Anderson

November 15, 2021November 26, 2021
Activism (category), Adaptation (category), Climate Policy (category), ClimateGenn Podcast (category), COP26 Glasgow, UK (category), Global Equity (category), Human Chaos (category), Shaping The Future (category)

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Near term threats & societal risk as the Earth changes state | Dr Paul Behrens

Dr Paul Behrens has just published his book, ‘Best of Times, Worst of Times’ looking at different outcomes based on the choices humanity makes today. The sobering aspect is that even if we make the… Read More »Near term threats & societal risk as the Earth changes state | Dr Paul Behrens

Policy Gaps & Climate Repair | Sir David King & Professor Chip Fletcher

November 15, 2021November 26, 2021
Adaptation (category), Carbon Dioxide Removal (category), Climate Policy (category), ClimateGenn Podcast (category), COP26 Glasgow, UK (category), Fossil Fuels (category), Global Equity (category), Green Energy (category), Net Zero (category), Shaping The Future (category), Solutions | Interventions (category)

How do we remove 30bn tonnes of CO2+CH4 per year? In this conversation, Honolulu’s Climate Commission Chair, Professor Chip Fletcher speaks to Professor Sir David King about the growing emissions gap, the double accounting of… Read More »Policy Gaps & Climate Repair | Sir David King & Professor Chip Fletcher

Hope, Anger & Finding A Better Future | Prof. Jason Box talks to Prof. Rupert Read

November 15, 2021November 26, 2021
Activism (category), Adaptation (category), Climate Policy (category), ClimateGenn Podcast (category), COP26 Glasgow, UK (category), Global Equity (category), Justice & Equity (category), Shaping The Future (category)

This COP26 in Glasgow is the story of split perspectives, a greenwashing COP hell-bent on establishing a narrative of just-in-time, saviour pledges that we all sit back and hope come to pass, and another one… Read More »Hope, Anger & Finding A Better Future | Prof. Jason Box talks to Prof. Rupert Read

Professor Rupert Read | Denial On Trial and What To Do When The COP fails.

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021
Activism (category), Adaptation (category), COP26 Glasgow, UK (category), Global Equity (category), Human Chaos (category), Justice & Equity (category), Psychology & Philosophy (category), Shaping The Future (category)

In this episode of Shaping The Future, I am speaking to professor Rupert Read on the eve of his trial that has since taken place resulting in a guilty verdict and a very modest fine handed… Read More »Professor Rupert Read | Denial On Trial and What To Do When The COP fails.

The Ripple Factor: Economic losses from weather extremes can amplify each other across the world

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021
Adaptation (category), Climate Models (category), Climate Policy (category)

Weather extremes can cause economic ripples along our supply chains. If they occur at roughly the same time the ripples start interacting and can amplify even if they occur at completely different places around the… Read More »The Ripple Factor: Economic losses from weather extremes can amplify each other across the world

Dr Saleemul Huq | “We have crossed a climate threshold” | ADAPT NOW!

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021
Adaptation (category), COP26 Glasgow, UK (category), Shaping The Future (category)

Dr Saleemul Huq is a highly respected climate scientist from Bangladesh who has worked for decades to progress the safety of the most vulnerable people up the climate policymaking agenda. Traditionally the most vulnerable people… Read More »Dr Saleemul Huq | “We have crossed a climate threshold” | ADAPT NOW!

Climate Famine In Southern Madagascar

September 2, 2021September 2, 2021
Adaptation (category), Human Chaos (category), Justice & Equity (category), Shaping The Future (category), United Nations | Net Zero (category)

“…a crisis that should not happen!” Menghestab Haile, Regional Director, World Food Programme In this special episode of Shaping The Future, I am speaking with Regional Director for the World Food Programme in Southern… Read More »Climate Famine In Southern Madagascar

Alice Hill |Adapatation matters - The Fight For Climate After COVID 19 interview

Alice Hill | Adaptation Critical To Our Global Climate Preparedness Strategy

August 25, 2021August 25, 2021
Adaptation (category), Agriculture (category), Books (category), Climate Policy (category), Global Equity (category), Human Chaos (category), Justice & Equity (category), Sea Level Rise (category), Shaping The Future (category), Solutions | Interventions (category)

In this episode of Shaping The Future, I am speaking with Alice Hill who was Special Assistant to President Obama at the White House and Senior Director for Resilience Policy at the National Security Council,… Read More »Alice Hill | Adaptation Critical To Our Global Climate Preparedness Strategy