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Fossil vs FutureWHAT ABOUT COP? A complex, outdated process or an important platform for vulnerable countries?The COP, or ‘Conference of the Parties,’ is the main decision-making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), meeting annually to assess progress in dealing with climate change. This year, COP29 will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan. In this episode, James and Daisy talk about the COPs. How did they begin? Is the process effective? What might we expect from this year’s conference? SOME RECOMMENDATIONS:The Carbon War by Jeremy Leggett – this book is an eyewitness account of the climate talks, and the way the fo...2024-11-0546 min
A Climate Change with Matt Matern128: Professor Durwood Zaelke: Climate Action & Legal BattlesMatt Matern speaks with Durwood Zaelke, founder of the Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development. Durwood's career spans major environmental cases and founding the Center for International Environmental Law. He focuses on using the Montreal Protocol to combat climate change.A Climate Change With Matt Matern is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.soCheck out our most downloaded episodes:The Future of Blue Economy: Terry TamminenRe-release: Paul Ehrlich Discusses Overpopulation Solutions and Sustainability ChallengesRe-release: Andy Marsh: Steering Plug Power to a Hydrogen-Fueled Future2023-09-2647 min
Alaska Climate and Aviation PodcastCOP26~Glasgow, UK~Daphne Wysham of MethaneAction.orgSend us a textCOP26, Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, held in Glasgow, UK is underway November 1-12, 2021 with scientists and climate change experts discussing solutions for climate goals to cut greenhouse emission, including methane. Today's guest are Daphne Wysham, CEO of Methane Action.org as well as clips from the COP26 presentation, "Beyond Cutting Methane Emissions: Why We Need to Enhance Atmospheric Methane Oxidation. Speakers include, Durwood Zaelke, President of the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development as well as John FitzGerald, Counsel and Vice President of th...2021-11-0220 min
The Environmental Transformation Podcast with Sean Grady“Cut Super Climate Pollutants Now!” In Alan Miller’s new book, we discuss what are they and why do they matter.“Cut Super Climate Pollutants Now!” In Alan Miller’s new book, we discuss what are they and why do they matter in this episode. Alan was one of the earliest activists for ozone layer protection, including helping Dr. Rowland promote the importance of bans on CFCs to avoid increases in skin cancer and cataracts. He teamed up with co-authors Stephen Andersen and Durwood Zaelke to explain the importance of reducing four key pollutants as a means of rapidly slowing global warming. You will want to get a copy of his new book to learn more.
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Burke Allen's Big Time Talker Podcast — by SpeakerMatchWhat it takes to save the environment with climate specialists Miller and Zaelke"If we don't get off the dime, it's going to be a dark, dark future." This week, Burke speaks with Alan Miller, an internationally recognized authority on climate finance and policy, and Durwood Zaelke, an environmental expert, discuss their new book, "Cut Super Climate Pollutants Now!" based on the biggest threats to our environment in the era of climate change. Throughout the show, they discuss the main points mentioned throughout the book and what needs to be done within the next 20 years before the environment becomes irreversibly damaged. As experts, Zaelke and Miller go into great detail explaining the most...2021-10-1547 min
Political Climate'Need for Speed': Why Solving Climate Change Is About More Than CO2
The skies may look clearer these days. But don’t get too excited. Levels of smog and other short-lived climate pollutants (remember HFCs?) are still high and climbing.The good news: there’s a long track record of international cooperation to get these harmful pollutants in check. The challenge: finding the political will to eliminate them entirely.Short-lived climate pollutants include black carbon or soot, methane, hydrofluorocarbons and tropospheric ozone, or what we think of as city smog. In addition to heating up the atmosphere, they dirty our air, make people sick and affect the ozon...2020-05-2142 min