In this episode, we’ll hear from two guests; Harlan Cutshall who is involved in helping define how companies and investors engage with the net-zero arena at the leading sustainability nonprofit CERES, and Ruth Apps, who works at a Scottish SME, Gravitricity, that is at the forefront of developing the technologies we’ll need to implement in order to make net-zero a reality. With COP26 only a few weeks away, we’ve asked both of our guests to provide their insights on the current state of the corporate net-zero landscape, and the momentum that COP26 might provide in helping further accelerate the push towards corporate net-zero alignment.

A lot has happened since the first season of AmpliFIRE. The election of Joe Biden and the pursuit of his climate agenda has reintroduced the United States as an influential driver for international negotiations. With COP26 -- the Conference of Parties, a yearly climate conference hosted by the United Nations -- on the horizon, there is no time to lose.

On the first episode of AmpliFIRE: season three, we examine the stage set for COP26 and speak to professor and community activist Dr. Na’Taki Osborne Jelks about the local impacts of the negotiations.

Learn more about COP26: https://ukcop26.org/

Read about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6): https://www.ipcc.ch/assessment-report/ar6/

Get involved with the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance: https://www.wawa-online.org/

Additional audio from NBC News, France 24, and Joe Biden’s YouTube Channel

In this episode, Jordan Hasty, Jasmine Williams and Mackenzie White have a roundtable discussion about global greenhouse gas emissions accounting systems and how to ethically distribute the responsibility for reducing these emissions. Join us as we explore what current emissions accounting frameworks include, where their limitations are, and what can we do about it.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09644016.2018.1507467

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652617330986?via%3Dihub

Carbon capture and sequestration has been identified as a leading solution for climate change mitigation. However, the technology has encountered challenges in being implemented at scale. Ambika Natarajan will be speaking to an expert, Dr. Hari Mantripragada, to learn how carbon capture works as well as the technological, market and policy barriers that limit CCS from reaching its potential. This episode was adapted from a podcast initially written and produced by Maggie Layer, Max Rotenburg and Regina Luu, with their permission.

This episode features an interview with Dr. Hari Mantripragada, a research scientist at the University of Pittsburgh whose research focuses on Energy Systems. Dr. Mantripragada received his bachelors in technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, his masters in Energy Systems at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and his Ph.D. in engineering and public policy from Carnegie Mellon, where he also completed a post-doctoral fellowship. He is a science and engineering ambassador for the National Academy of Sciences, a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and a member of both the US and International Association for Energy Economics. While we will be discussing some of the key takeaways from his paper, “Boundary Dam or Petra Nova — Which is a better model for CCS energy supply?” we also want to highlight his work on the Integrated Environmental Control Model, an open-access tool for measuring the cost performance and emissions of fossil fuel power plants.

“Boundary Dam or Petra Nova — Which is a better model for CCS energy supply?” which was published in the International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control in 2019 and is linked here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1750583618307436.

Integrated Environmental Control Model: https://www.cmu.edu/epp/iecm/.

In the second installment of a two-part episode, this episode aims to bring to light how climate change is endangering our growing shellfish industries—both farmed and wild. If we want to be able to rely on shellfish to clean our waters, provide jobs, and feed our growing populations, it is imperative that we act now to enact policies supporting climate change mitigation strategies. Join Thomas Odlum and Jaya Brizendine as they continue their conversations with Dr. Jane Harrison, Dr. Ashley Smyth, and Ms. Natalie Simon to explore policy and economic implications and the future of sustainable aquaculture in America and around the world.

Blue Economy NC SeaGrant Website:

https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/blueeconomy/

Big Bend Shellfish Trail Website:

http://www.floridashellfishtrail.org/

North Carolina Oyster Trail Website:

https://ncoysters.org/oyster-trail/

Monterrey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Website:

https://www.seafoodwatch.org/

Shellfish Growers Climate Coalition & Against the Tides Trailer:

https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/tackle-climate-change/climate-change-stories/shellfish-growers-climate-coalition/

Thomas Odlum's Website:

https://climate4us.wordpress.com/

Jaya Brizendine's Website:

https://oystersandclimate.weebly.com/

Sensing Nature NatureCast Sustainable Seafood Program with Dr. Ashley Smyth:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNbV9V1xwCw

NOAA Oyster Reef Benefits Website:

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/habitat-conservation/oyster-reef-habitat

In the first installment of a two-part episode, Thomas Odlum and Jaya Brizendine take a deep dive into America’s oyster mariculture and sustainable aquaculture industry. They speak with Dr. Jane Harrison, a Coastal Economics Specialist with North Carolina Sea Grant, Dr. Ashley Smyth, an Assistant Professor of Biogeochemistry at the University of Florida, and Ms. Natalie Simon, a Biologist at the University of Florida, to explore how and why the farming of oysters could be the key to healthy and long-lasting coastal ecosystems. Join us as we learn more about oyster mariculture, why it is important, how oysters are impacted by climate change, and ways you can make a difference! To learn more about our speakers’ work, please visit:

Dr. Jane Harrison: https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu

Dr. Ashley Smyth: http://trec.ifas.ufl.edu

Ms. Natalie Simon: http://masgc.org/publications/category/brochures-fact-sheets

To access the Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jan/23/aquaculture-bivalves-oysters-factory-farming-environment

In this episode, Gabriela Rucker, Eden Yonas, and Genia Kim speak with Dr. Talea Mayo, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Emory University. Dr. Mayo specializes in developing hurricane storm surge models, which can be used to investigate how climate change impacts coastal flood risk, build resilient infrastructure, and create effective response policies. During this interview, Dr. Mayo discusses her work, her personal experience with Hurricane Irma, and the environmental justice impacts of hurricanes.

Learn more about Dr. Talea Mayo: https://www.taleamayo.com/

In this episode, Meg Withers and Lauren Balotin discuss the intersections between climate change, COVID-19, and public health. They speak with community activist Sharon Lavigne, the founder and president of Rise St. James about her organization’s efforts to fight health impacts caused by air pollution in Cancer Alley. They also speak with public health expert Frank Richards about the ways climate change could influence disease spread in the future.

Learn more about RISE St. James: https://www.facebook.com/risestjames/

Donate to RISE ST. James’: https://www.stopformosa.org/

Learn more about Dr. Frank Richards' work at the Carter Center: https://www.cartercenter.org/

As the pandemic has disrupted nearly every aspect of our lives, we’re all more aware of how dangerous infectious diseases can be. What few people may be aware of however, is how deforestation can lead to infectious disease transfer from wildlife to humans, also called zoonotic spillover. Join us this episode as Shirley Ma speaks with Dr. Alessandra Nava, a scientist at Fiocruz Amazônia in Manaus, Brazil, about the relationships between COVID-19, deforestation, and infectious diseases. To learn more about Dr. Nava’s work, head to https://amazonia.fiocruz.br.

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, becoming one of the most deadly and costly storms in U.S. history-- and one of the most salient examples of minority communities being disproportionately threatened by severe weather and climate change. In other words, environmental racism. Join Halle Bradshaw as she speaks with Troy Roberston (Regional Organizer at the Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy) and Gayla Tillman (Community Organizer for Georgia Conservation Voters) in their exploration of the intersectional struggle for climate justice.