Resistance to Geoengineering in Africa with Dr. Mfoniso Antia

Breaking Green

Ahead of a meeting of African Union Heads of States in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, numerous civil society organizations called on the African Union not to Geoengineer the African Continent.
The organizations noted that geoengineering is a false techno-fix that can only provide an excuse for the Global North to continue relying on fossil-fuel based energy generation in light of the ongoing climate emergency.
The organizations stated that advancing geoengineering technologies distracts countries from their commitments to large emission cuts, responsible consumption and delivering over-due climate finance.
On this episode of Breaking Green we will talk with Dr. Mfoniso Antia of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation.
Dr. Antia is an environmental scientist, researcher and climate justice advocate – She holds a Master of Science Degree in Aquatic Pollution and Toxicology, and a PhD in Environmental Toxicology from the World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence in Public Health and Toxicological Research hosted by University of Port Harcourt.
She works with Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) as a Program Manager and the Project Lead, overseeing Health of Mother Earth Foundation’s learning spaces. Dr. Antia is also the Anglophone coordinator of Africa Technology Assessment Platform, a network to which Health of Mother Earth Foundation is a founding member.
She is also co-leading the Hands Off Mother Earth Africa Working Group on Geoengineering.
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Chapters

1. Breaking Green Intro (00:00:00)

2. Episode Introduction (00:00:26)

3. Bio of Dr. Mfoniso Antia (00:00:55)

4. Dr. Antia's Environmental Beginining (00:01:44)

5. A Call for the African Union not to Geoengineer (00:03:06)

6. Response of the African Union (00:05:09)

7. What is Geoengineering (00:05:43)

8. Who Will Control the Global Experiment (00:08:11)

9. Solar Radiation Mitigation and Temperature Shock (00:12:41)

10. Neocolonialism (00:14:30)

11. Parallels to the Green Revolution (00:17:28)

12. What is the Solution? (00:19:39)

13. Self Determination (00:22:13)

14. Outro (00:24:29)