Best Nick Breeze Podcasts (2024)

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Interview with XR cofounder, Gail Bradbrook: "How do we live an honourable life?" 19:42

30d ago19:42

19:42

In this ClimateGenn episode I am speaking with Extinction Rebellion cofounder, Gail Bradbrook, about the role of activism today and the inner world of those taking action that can and does result in severe imprisonment, and in some countries, even death.ORDER COPOUT BY NICK BREEZE: https://genn.cc/copout-nick-breeze/GAILS LINKS: https://www.praler.…

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UK Gov funding Geoengineering: Between grinding rocks and a very hard place - Interview with Dr Shaun Fitzgerald 18:35

1M ago18:35

18:35

Intro with clips - Prof. Jason Box (Geological Survey of Denmark & Greenland), Prof. Kevin Anderson (Tyndall Centre for Climate Research), Prof. Heidi Sevestre (AMAP, Arctic Council), Joshua Aponsem (Green Africa Youth Organization, Ghana), Anni Pokela (Operatatio Arktis, Finland) Lord Rowan Williams (Fmr. Archbishop of Canterbury). I started recor…

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The Heating Arctic impacts on countries like UK, Canada and Scandinavia are worsening - Interview with Dr Jennifer Francis 25:22

2M ago25:22

25:22

Welcome to a new series of ClimateGenn where we aim to speak with a range of global experts to be better able to understand the changes in the global climate system that are rapidly impacting the world in which we live. Although some like to use the term climate chaos - if we dive into the noise, more often than not, there are signals we can learn …

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Massive Marine Ecosystem Crash Along Galicia’s Coast Due To Prolonged Atlantic Heatwave 18:52

6M ago18:52

18:52

In this first published ClimateGenn episode for a couple of months, I want to thank subscribers for your patience. I have not been sitting idle but much more trying to digest the appalling consequences of climate heating that we are now experiencing. [Order COPOUT By Nick Breeze here] Everyday on social media, climate graphs and charts are posted w…

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Cayman Islands Youth Make case For climate survival with potential evacuation plan 23:40

8M ago23:40

23:40

In this episode I am speaking with three young people from the Cayman Islands about the existential climate threat they face. They are taking their case to the British Government to ask for assistance in what could eventually lead to an evacuation plan. The Cayman Islands are a British Overseas Territory lying to the south of Cuba and the North Eas…

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'Saving Ourselves' by Dana Fisher: A policy cascade only after millions die from climate shocks! 31:12

8M ago31:12

31:12

This episode with Dana R fisher is the unofficial part 2 of 3 looking at the sociological side of collective action, while we try to slow the sinking of the Titanic, to make homes on the lifeboats. The rub in all this is that Dana’s message is not dissimilar from Roger Hallam’s (unofficial part 1). She agrees that millions will likely die before th…

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The AMOC Tipping Point (And what we need to know!) with Dr René van Westen 16:46

9M ago16:46

16:46

In this ClimateGenn Episode I speak with Dr René van Westen about the recent research he published with colleagues looking at what it would take to cause the Atlantic Meridonial Overturning Circulation (AMOC) to pass through it’s tipping point.Interpretations of this research have been published in media around the world and debated across social m…

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Dr Chris Kettle: Systems Under Stress, Trees, Forests, Food + Human and Planetary Health 27:54

9M ago27:54

27:54

In this ClimateGenn episode I speak with Dr Chris Kettle. Chris is Principal Scientist within the International organization Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT, one of the global CGIAR centers for Agricultural research for development. Chris leads their work globally on restoration and the role of trees in transitioning food systems. This i…

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Dickson Goodness: Shell, clean up your mess! Call for justice in the Niger Delta. 14:00

9M ago14:00

14:00

In this ClimateGenn episode I am speaking with Nigerian Climate Activist Dickson Goodness about the ongoing struggle to pressure the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, to clean up it’s colossal toxic mess left behind after nearly seven decades of oil extraction in the Niger Delta. Beyond carbon emission, the damage done has destroyed e…

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Roger Hallam: Can Rolling Climate Dice End The Carbon Regime? 40:42

9M ago40:42

40:42

In this ClimateGenn episode I speak with Roger Hallam, original cofounder of Extinction Rebellion, Just Stop Oil and other socially focussed organisations. He also hosts the ‘Designing The Revolution’ podcast. Roger’s communication style is often confrontational and very direct. In this interview Roger discusses where he thinks we are now and the c…

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Dr Jennifer Francis- 2024 and beyond "Expect surprises, destruction, suffering..." 14:24

10M ago14:24

14:24

In this climategenn episode bulletin, I speak with Dr Jennifer Francis about her new work looking at Weather Whiplash Events that she and colleagues have been studying in the N Atlantic and Europe. We also discuss the outlook for 2024 as climate impacts worsen and world leaders from across the world are doubling down on expanding the root cause of …

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Lord Martin Rees - The public need to show politicians they care for them to act 35:01

10M ago35:01

35:01

Lord Martin Rees, UK Astronomer Royal and former president of the Royal Society discusses his new book, If Science Is To Save Us. We discuss the myriad risks being faced by humanity at the global level and why wealthy countries like the UK must help poorer countries in the global south leapfrog fossil fuel energy. Order ‘If Science Is To Save Us’ b…

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Spirituality, heat, climate and conflict - Rabbi Yonatan Neril at COP28 16:57

11M ago16:57

16:57

In this ClimateGenn episode recorded at COP28 in the UAE, I speak with Rabbi Yonatan Neril from Jerusalem about his interfaith work to unite all faiths for climate action. The Faith pavilion at COP28 aimed to broadcast clear messages to the 6.5 billion plus people around the world who identify with a faith. Help support this channel by becoming a Y…

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Why The COP Fails - Fossil Fuel Treaty Chair, Tzeporah Berman digs in 13:14

11M ago13:14

13:14

Listen to Tzepora Berman explain why over 30years of COPs, emissions continue to rise and the problem gets worse. Also why we need civil society to demand a plan for rapid decarbonisation right now! PreOrder 'COPOUT - How governments have failed the people on climate' by Nick Breeze - https://amzn.to/3NrXIIG Subscribe on Youtube and Patreon to get …

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Professor Kevin Anderson - #COP28 A Big Success... Just Not For You! 35:32

11M ago35:32

35:32

In this climategenn episode recorded from COp28 in Dubai at the midway point between the 2 weeks, I speak with Professor Kevin Anderson about how the COP has failed humanity but actually is succeeding very well for the people running this colossal festival of carbon in the desert. Link to Order my book COPOUT - How governments have failed the peopl…

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With Professor Kevin Anderson Discussing Remarks By Bill Gates 8:07

11M ago8:07

8:07

Bill Gates has been interviewed on different occasions in the last couple of months making bold statements about planting trees and, more recently at COP28, how a temperature rise of 3ºC is not too bad. This segment with climate scientist, Professor Kevin Anderson from the Tyndall Centre at University of Manchester and also at the University of Upp…

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Sally Weintrobe: Climate Psychology and the struggle to care 30:51

11M ago30:51

30:51

In this ClimateGenn episode I am speaking with author and member of the Climate Psychology Alliance, Sally Weintrobe. We discuss underlying mental processes ranging from Narcissistic entitlement, to profound caring. These form the individual and collective conflicts that society is wrestling with in responding to the climate and ecological crisis.T…

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Dr Kaitlin Naughten - Antarctic Ice sheet Loss Acceleration - British Antarctic Survey 21:08

11M ago21:08

21:08

In this ClimateGenn episode I am speaking with Dr Kaitlin Naughten from the British Antarctic Survey about her new research looking at the unavoidable sea-level rise from west Antarctica. [Subscribe to the ClimateGenn Podcast on Spotify via Patreon to get episodes early: https://patreon.com/genncc ] [Preorder COPOUT by Nick Breeze: https://copout.g…

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Professor Kevin Anderson - Climate Failures and Phantasies ahead of COP28 43:29

12M ago43:29

43:29

In this full climategenn episode I am speaking with Professor Kevin Anderson from the Universities of Manchester and Uppsala about how journalists and experts have failed the public by an over dependence on reductionist thinking, as opposed to systems thinking, much needed to avert disaster.[PREORDER: MY BOOK ‘COPOUT - HOW GOVERNMENTS HAVE FAILED T…

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The Great Barrier Reef ahead of this summer - multi-year bleaching & the future- Prof. Terry Hughes 25:17

12M ago25:17

25:17

In this Climategenn episode I speak with Professor Terry Hughes, Director of the Australian Research Council (ARC) based at John Cook University in Australia. Join via Patreon (https://patreon.com/genncc) or Youtube to get access to full episodes weeks early. Full episode contents: 1. The role of coral reefs2. State of reefs in the worlds oceans3. …

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UN University Report on Risk Tipping Points, 'Interconnected Disaster Risks' with Dr Jack O'Connor 24:59

1y ago24:59

24:59

In this climateGenn episode I am speaking with Dr Jack O’Connor, at the UN University’s Institute for Environment and Human Security. Jack is the author of the Interconnected Disaster Risks Report that is looking at tipping points impacting human security and the Earth System. These so-called Risk Tipping Points are showing signs of tipping and in …

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Dr Euan Nisbet - Methane: Wetlands are “turning on” - a feedback effect to human induced climate heating causing a Termination event. 17:35

1y ago17:35

17:35

Episode contents: 1. Comparisons between methane and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. 2. Working out the methane budget. 3. Atmosphere getting richer in Carbon 13 isotope from fossil fuel industry. 4. Something happened in 2006 as Carbon 12 started to rise. 5. Rising methane from biological sources. 6. Regional increases are spiking. 7. Different …

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Is the COP process set up to fail? Joe Romm Interview PT3 - dodgy offsets, double accounting 23:25

1y ago23:25

23:25

In part 3 with Joe, we discuss how dodgy offsets and double accounting feed into COP28 and ask the question - is the COP process set-up to fail? A link to Joe’s in-depth paper on all of this is in the notes.To get full episodes much earlier, join via Youtube or Patreon: https://patreon.com/genncc Link to Joe's paper on offsets: https://bpb-us-w2.wp…

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Dr Joe Romm Pt 2 - Double Accounting & Climate Colonialism 15:31

1y ago15:31

15:31

In Part 2, with Dr Joe Romm, we discuss how offsetting impacts the NDC accounting systems that underpin the Paris Agreement and expose much less well off countries to yet another form of what Joe calls Climate Imperialism Become a member to get full episodes early: ⁠https://patreon.com/genncc⁠ Or on Youtube for video versions: ⁠https://www.youtube.…

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Dr Joe Romm: Dodgy Offsets, Double Accounting plus why solving climate is not a $2 a tonne problem. 17:57

1y ago17:57

17:57

Contents - Part 1 (of 3): [Support this channel by joing via https://patreon.com/genncc or https://www.youtube.com/@NickBreeze/videos] Download Joes Paper here. 1 - A license to pollute 2 - Offsets relationship to “net zero” 3 - “Carbon neutral” claims = greenwash 4 - Pay to pollute 5 - 94% of offsets are worthless 6 - Quantifying deforestation is …

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Professor Jason Box - Atmospheric River Rapids + why next year will be worse 18:45

1+ y ago18:45

18:45

All the main points from this interview with prof. Jason Box from the Geological Survey of Greenland. To get the full episode and also support this channel, you can join on https://youtu.be/9Ddb9pRqcDw or at https://patreon.com/gennccContent points- What are atmospheric river rapids?- what do these teach us about extreme deluge events around the wo…

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Summary Version: A Treaty To End Fossil Fuels - Tzeporah Berman Interview Summary with Nick Breeze 17:56

1+ y ago17:56

17:56

A fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty is exactly what is needed to switch off the fossil fuel pipelines that are driving crazily hot temperatures, flash flooding, and droughts that directly threaten the global food production system. [Join now to get full episodes early: https://genn.cc or https://patreon.com/genncc ] In this ClimateGenn episode I…

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Dr Julia Steinberger - The Hour Before Dawn Is Always The Darkest 14:15

1+ y ago14:15

14:15

Episode full contents: [For full episode interviews join via Patreon: https://patreon.com/genncc or on Youtube: https://youtu.be/v9fEcRYVaf4 ] 1. Fossil fuel companies were never a partner is solving climate change. 2. The possible world that we see emerging around us. 3. How do we face the strength of the fossil fuel industry? 4. COP28 is symbolic…

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Dr Alice Hill: The Insurance industry is the retreating canary in the CLIMATE coal mine 12:44

1+ y ago12:44

12:44

Full 25 min version: [members link: https://youtu.be/NSdk6BwsSQA or https://genn.cc/dr-alice-hill-insurance/ ]Welcome to the ClimateGenn podcast. This summary version is edited from the full interview. Included are the key points from the discussion and the full version can be accessed by all Youtube and Patreon members. Overview of topics covered:…

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Sir David King - Antarctic Warming and the COP28 Nightmare [13 min summary version] 13:15

1+ y ago13:15

13:15

Full versions on: https://genn.cc - https://patreon.com/genncc - https://www.youtube.com/@NickBreeze/membership Full 26 min members version Contents: Antarctica Sea Ice Decline Antarctic versus Arctic differences Greenland can change the global map Arctic methane release and potential warming Have we crossed a global threshold? Can we repair climat…

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Dr Chad Briggs - Integrating disaster risk and national security with climate policy 13:39

1+ y ago13:39

13:39

(Full Episode 27 mins - members: https://youtu.be/xZ7i5_m7udE or https://genn.cc/dr-chad-briggs-risk/)Contents:Military lens - military objectives requires enemies. A hammer in search of a nail.US Air Force - largest user of fuel in the world. Mitigation inevitably leads to less flight hours. Not an option.All military, governmental and even social…

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Dr Jennifer Francis - 2023’s symptoms of climate chaos, El Niño, Ocean Heatwaves, and Arctic Sea Ice lows 22:44

1+ y ago22:44

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In this ClimateGenn episode I am speaking with Dr Jennifer Francis, a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Climate Research Center, in the US. 2023 has already seen record breaking temperatures in the atmosphere, land and oceans, with horrific impacts to human life, communities and ecology. [Visit https://genn.cc or https://patreon.com/genncc for add…

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Sources of Water In A Drier World | Aquaseek | Marco Simonetti (Intro with Al Gore speaking at COP21) 14:48

1+ y ago14:48

14:48

Southern Europe is gripped by drought that could last indefinitely, representing a collapse in the sources of water that we have relied on for drinking water, industrial and agricultural purposes. In this episode we discuss the potential for using atmospheric moisture harvesting as a source for agricultural irrigation. Aquaseek have already piloted…

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Leave Africa Alone - Solidarity With The Voices Of The Voiceless – Ina-Maria Shikongo 29:32

1+ y ago29:32

29:32

In they climate Genn episode I am speaking with Namibian Activist, Ina-Maria Shikongo (Twitter: @IMariashikongo). Ina Maria has been speaking out about the unlawful exploitation of the Okavango Delta in Africa, calling on the Canadian oil company, Recon Africa, to leave Namibia. Visit https://genn.cc for more information and become a member for exc…

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Capture6 - Scaling Carbon Removal - Interview with Dr Ethan Cohen Cole CEO. 26:58

1+ y ago26:58

26:58

In this ClimateGenn episode I am speaking with California Climate Tech CEO, Dr Ethan Cohen-Cole, about the impact the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank had on his business and the niche climate tech sector as a whole. Read more at https://genn.cc/capture6-svb/ - Support this channel via: https://patreon.com/genncc Far from a 2008 financial domino eff…

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David Spratt: [Articulating And] Reclaiming the Climate Emergency 22:27

1+ y ago22:27

22:27

That was Professor James Hansen speaking during an interview I recorded in Vienna at the European Geophysical Union Conference, in 2012. In this ClimateGenn episode I speak with David Spratt, Research Director, Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration in Australia, about his recent article, ‘Reclaiming the Climate Emergency’ - the links…

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Jojo Mehta, Ecocide: EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PROPOSES INCLUDING “ECOCIDE” IN EU LAW 18:53

1+ y ago18:53

18:53

In this ClimateGenn episode I am speaking with Jojo Mehta, Executive Director of Stop Ecocide International about the positive news that the European Parliament is proposing to include Ecocide in EU Law, an important development in the course to have this vital legislation enshrined in international law. [Support this channel and access episodes ea…

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Italys Creeping Disaster - crossing the drought threshold 20:52

1+ y ago20:52

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Discussing the critical drought situation in Europe with a focus on Italy. Visit https://genn.cc for more information. View more in the water series by backing this channel on Patreon or by becoming a Youtube member. Quote by Dr Francesco Avanzi: “Droughts are often called the creeping disaster because at the very beginning, you don't realise that …

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2023 - The Dawning Era Of Overshoot & Intervention (Climate Engineering) 15:00

2y ago15:00

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The UN Climate COP’s are not succeeding in solving the longterm problem of overshooting our Paris climate commitments. This episode focuses on the emerging voices that are defining the overshoot agenda. Full transcript at: https://genn.cc/2023-overshoot/ You can support this work on Patreon: https://patreon.com/genncc…

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Prof. Dan Bodansky - The Rise The Mega-COP's and the gap between expectation and reality 24:25

2y ago24:25

24:25

In this ClimateGenn episode, recorded on the last night of the extended COP in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, I am speaking with US COP veteran and legal expert, Professor Dan Bodansky from Arizona State University. [Support this channel on Patreon at https://patreon.com/genncc and also access additional content at https://genn.cc ] Dan has extensive expe…

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The Long Game on Loss And Damage With Dr Saleemul Huq 16:40

2y ago16:40

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In this COP27 interview with Dr Saleemul Huq we discuss the arrival of Loss & Damage into the negotiations. We also discuss the need to urgently reduce emissions, first in the wealthy nations that have caused, and are causing, so much suffering and destruction, and then with assistance, across the Earth. Please support this work on https://Patreon.…

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At COP27 with Professor Katharine Hayhoe Asking, Are These The Shifting Sands of Climate Policy? 15:51

2y ago15:51

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Recorded in week 2 of COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. See more climate change podcasts at https://genn.cc and support my work at https://patreon.com/genncc Professor Hayhoe is a Canadian climate scientist and communicator at the Nature Conservancy and Texas Tech University on the United States. I this episode we discuss the shifting momentum away …

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Greenland: Zombie Ice or One Foot In The Grave - Professor Jason Box 12:50

2y ago12:50

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In this ClimateGenn episode, I speak with Professor Jason Box about his recent research that identifies the amount of Greenland’s ice sheet that is committed to melting in the coming decades. [Support my work on https://genn.cc/ or directly via https://patreon.com/genncc ] This so-called Zombie Ice is not included in the mainstream models, and when…

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Dr Nathalie Hilmi - “We Need to Protect, Restore and Regenerate the Ocean Ecosystem” 17:13

2y ago17:13

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In this ClimateGenn episode, I am speaking with Dr Nathalie Hilmi at the Centre Scientifique in Monaco about the need to invest in research, restoration and regeneration of the world's oceans. [ Support my channel at https://genn.cc and directly on http://patreon.com/genncc ] By protecting and restoring ocean ecosystems we can start to create resil…

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Action And Activism - Is it time to mobilise the moderate masses? 42:00

2y ago42:00

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Recent activism in the UK has made worldwide headlines. By bringing cultural treasures into the discussion, it raises new anxieties, and questions about what is at stake. The visual impact of the soup hitting the van Gogh painting was viscerally shocking to many, including me. On reflection, it reminded me of when the painter Francis Bacon was aske…

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Bill McGuire's Hot House Earth [Book] - Reflections on our current trajectory 22:11

2y ago22:11

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In this ClimateGenn episode, I speak with climate scientist & author Professor Bill McGuire about his recent book titled Hot House Earth. Bill discusses the necessity to discuss worse-case climate outcomes at a time when emissions are still rising and political leaders are looking the other way. [Visit https://genn.cc for more content & https://pat…

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Ep. 08: Creating a Sustainable Wine Region - João Barroso 31:21

2y ago31:21

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In this final Sustainability in Alentejo episode, I speak with João Barroso, manager of the Wines of Alentejo Sustainability Programme (WASP). [Visit https://genn.cc for more info or support this channel on https://patreon.com/genncc] We discuss how the programme evolved from a need to respond to worsening climatic conditions, into a solid certific…

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Dr Shaun Fitzgerald OBE - Can Kelp Forests Capture a billion tonnes of carbon? 18:53

2y ago18:53

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In this ClimateGenn Episode, Dr Shaun Fitzgerald OBE, Director of the Centre for Climate Repair in Cambridge, discusses new research to build resilient and scaleable kelp growing platforms, asking the key question of whether kelp forests can capture and store a billion tonnes of carbon? [Visit https://genn.cc or support my work on patreon for more …

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Ep. 07: Regenerative, Resilient, Balanced - Luis Patrão at Herdade de Coelheiros 15:19

2y ago15:19

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In this episode, I am speaking with Luis Patrão, director of enology and viticulture at Coelheiros, a stunning 800 hectare, historic estate, north of Evora, in the centre of Alentejo. [Support this channel on https://patreon.com/genncc and find more info at https://genn.cc ] When I visited the estate, Luis gave me a guided tour to demonstrate how t…

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The AMOC – Is a shut down faster than models forecast? Dr Levke Caeser. 28:08

2y ago28:08

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In this ClimateGenn episode, I am speaking to Dr Levke Caesar about the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, about what would happen if this vital piece of the climate system either slowed dramatically or even shut down altogether. [Visit https://genn.cc for more information on ClimateGenn and support this channel via https://patre…

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