Be Loud: Climate

The last month has been characterised by soaring energy prices resulting from sanctions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Although it's made everyone acutely aware of the dependence on fossil fuel imports, it's made many really question our relationship with our energy providers, and whether there should be state intervention to manage this relationship. Why do energy firms still make profit while many households can't afford their new bills? In this episode, we speak to energy branding expert Dr Fridrik Larsen about the relationship between energy companies and their customers. Do they care what we think, or are they just out for profit devoid of purpose?

We are back after a short hiatus, ready for 2022! Keran and Rux discuss where they've been, including the post-COP26 burnout. Then Keran and Rux will discuss how much of climate change should you feel responsible for - should you be swopping out all plastics, stopping your international travel and going vegan? You might be surprised by the answer...

Rux is traveling again for the Erasmus+ youth exchange and is coming to you live from Latvia! Meanwhile Keran meets Karen Rossell again to discuss all things carbon! We discuss what we mean by 'carbon' and the relationship to CO2 and other greenhouse gases. We also discuss common carbon terminology such as carbon capture, sequestration, offsetting, insetting and direct air capture, featuring the brand new Climeworks ORCA direct air capture project in Iceland. IT'S A CARBON BONANZA! Don't forget to follow us on twitter and instagram @beloudclimate.

This week’s episode will blow your mind. Rux and Keran look at climate education in the UK speaking with Friends of the Earth, Teach the Future, Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum and SOS UK about where we stand with the current curriculum, as well as resources for educators looking to start including climate change in their classrooms. This is a must listen, and listeners can expect more content on this topic in the future! A full list of resources is available online. Follow us on IG and Twitter @ beloudclimate

In the inaugural episode of the season 2, Keran and Rux discuss the concept at the very heart of Be Loud: Climate: Climate literacy. They discuss the role of education and the news media, the responsibility of journalism to educate citizens and the huge challenges that exist in building a climate literate global population. You'll also hear from exciting new launches from Be Loud, some of the upcoming plans and more about Rux's awesome summer of fun.

In the season 1 finale of the Be Loud: Climate podcast, Keran and Ruxi are breaking down travel in a climate change era. We will look at the meanings of popular terms with the help of our guests Wesley Maraire, Founder of Tiritose Sustainable Travel Agency in Zimbabwe, and Caroline Wangechi, tours and travel consultant, Kenya.

In the second part, we address the elephant in the room: air travel and a little more about offsets (with some side notes about cruise ships - because we can’t take those out of the equation).

Resources:

https://offset.climateneutralnow.org/aboutoffsetting

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49349566

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2019/jul/19/carbon-calculator-how-taking-one-flight-emits-as-much-as-many-people-do-in-a-year

(BOOK) How to save the world for free - Natalie Fee

(BOOK) How to save our planet: The facts - Professor Mark Maslin

(BOOK) Sustainability in Tourism: A multidisciplinary approach - Ian Jenkins, Rolan Schroder (Editors)

Rux speaks to Wesley Maraire (Founder of Tiritose Sustainable Travel Agency, and Doctor of Philosophy in Law from the University of Cape Town) and Caroline Wangechi (tours and travel consultant, Kenya) about community interactions when we travel. While the episode doesn't have a focus on climate change, we discuss ideas such as "othering" and Orientalism and briefly dive into the idea of volunteer tourism (voluntourism).

On this week's episode, we continue our discussion with ActionAid NL policy advisor, Nils Mollema. Keran and Nils discuss fossil fuels in the developing countries, what people can do to make small changes and Nils answers the question "do you consider yourself to be a climate activist?"

This week's episode of the Be Loud: Climate podcast is the first part of our interview with ActionAid NL policy advisor, Nils Mollema. At the time of the interview, a Dutch court had just ordered Royal Dutch Shell (the fossil fuel company) to cut their emissions by 45% by 2030 to bring it in line with Paris Agreement obligations. Nils and Keran discussed the importance of this judgment and how these sorts of cases will bring accountability in a just transition.

On this episode of the Be Loud Climate podcast, we interview Anna Watson, a former event producer, turned phd candidate and sustainability consultant. Anna talks about how her career in conference production led her to her PhD topic in clean energy systems, a reflection on how we should be reconnecting with the natural world in our daily lives and how the UK energy system is transitioning towards renewable energy.