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- Portsmouth
The Running Out of Time baton has now reached the south coast of England, and in this episode of this Carbon Copy Podcast special, we meet Elly Toyer of Portsmouth International Port, Kristina Downey of the city council and Clare Seek of Share (Portsmouth). We learn how this coastal city is leading the way in terms of making maritime greener, and we even hear from the local climate choir, who sang as the baton was carried through the port!
Listen, to discover the successes and the challenges of climate action in Portsmouth.
“I love what community can do to bring people together, to do practical things which help the planet and help each other. I discovered Repair Cafes – the first one was founded in the Netherlands 15 years ago this October – and thought this seems such a good idea, why haven't we got one in Portsmouth? “So I decided to set up a little Facebook group and plugged it on every community group in the city that I knew, and in 24 hours, I had 200 people... Either ones to help or, [people saying] ‘Yes, oh my goodness, I want this because I've got X, Y, and Z and I'd love someone to help me fix it.’ “So, you know, I couldn't then not make it happen!”- Clare Seek, Share (Portsmouth)
Show Notes
- Find out more about what's happening across Portsmouth for climate and nature, here: www.carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/portsmouth
- Find out about Share (Portsmouth): https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/share-portsmouth
- Discover more about the Repair Cafe network: https://www.repaircafe.org/en/
- Learn about sustainability at Portsmouth International Port: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/environmental-health/climate-action/
- Find out what Portsmouth City Council is doing to tackle the climate crisis: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/environmental-health/climate-action/
- Read about the huge solar project at Lakeside North Harbour: https://lakesidenorthharbour.com/solar-project/
- Read about the Climate Choir Movement: https://climatechoirmovement.org/#about
- Sign up for a leg of Running Out of Time: https://running-out-of-time.com/route/
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20 min - Bradford on Avon
This episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast Running Out of Time special comes from the town of Bradford on Avon, in Wiltshire. Carbon Copy’s Head of Social Media, Yasmin Redfern, and Trustee Andy Knott, joined the relay crew and participants for a sustainable fashion-themed event to celebrate the baton’s arrival in the town, organised by Climate Friendly Bradford on Avon. We hear about Climate Friendly BoA from member Rowena Quantrill, and about the local Town Council environment committee and repair cafe from more enthusiastic residents. We also speak to relay participant and vegan runner Laura Briggs about her involvement with the Running On Plants campaign.
Listen to discover the fantastic energy and enthusiasm for climate action in this vibrant Wiltshire town.
“I think it's about opening those dialogues and having conversations about people who are participating in your sports. Not everybody wants free t -shirts. Not everybody wants free bottles of water. Just really being mindful about the little changes that you can make that will improve our environment... “The climate crisis is upon us now. We're running out of time, quite literally. And we need to do something about it now.”- Laura Briggs, Running on Plants
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Show Notes
- Find out more about what's happening across Wiltshire for climate and nature, here: www.carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/wiltshire
- Learn more about Climate Friendly Bradford on Avon: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/climate-friendly-bradford-on-avon
- Get useful tips about reducing the impact of fashion and textiles locally, from Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/community/slow-down-fast-fashion
- Read about Running On Plants: https://runningonplants.org/
- Sign up for a leg of Running Out of Time: https://running-out-of-time.com/route
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16 min - Bristol & Bath
In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast Running Out of Time special, we follow the baton as it makes its way through Bristol and into Bath. We meet Gil Martin, Head of Estates at Belmont, an inspiring project based just outside Bristol, which is rewilding, rewetting and restoring landscapes, as well as connecting people locally with the natural environment. We also hear from Planet Earth Games founder Chris Broadbent as he leads a “plog” around Bristol City Centre, before ending the episode in Bath, where Olympic gold medallist Etienne Stott and Olympic sailor Laura Baldwin talk to us about their work using sport to engage people with climate action.
Listen to hear more about these initiatives, which are all finding ways to inspire more action for climate and nature.
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Show Notes
- Find out more about what's happening across Bristol for climate and nature, here: www.carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/bristol
- Find out more about what's happening across Bath and North East Somerset for climate and nature, here: https://carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/bath-and-north-east-somerset
- Find out more about Watercress Farm at Belmont: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/watercress-farm-rewilding
- Read more about Planet Earth Games: https://planetearthgames.org/
- Read about Champions for Earth: https://championsforearth.com/
- Read about Sport Local and how to have an imaginarium at your club or group: https://www.sport-local.earth/
- Learn about Rob Hopkins and the ideas that inspired the Imaginariums: https://www.robhopkins.net/
- Sign up for a leg of the Running Out of Time relay: https://running-out-of-time.com/route
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16 min - Cardiff
Running Out of Time has now reached the land of dragons – Wales! In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast, we catch-up with the baton as it is taken from Merthyr Tydfil to Cardiff, via the Dragon’s Back in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park. We chat to Green Runners Nina and Martin, following their epic 46km run through beautiful Welsh landscapes. Also in this episode, we hear from Richard Pollard, Head of the Schools programme at the Tree Council, who welcomed the relay to an event at St. Fagan’s Museum in Cardiff; and from Becca Clark, co-founder of Green Squirrel, the Cardiff-based social enterprise where the baton ended its day in Cardiff.
Listen to hear the inspiring stories behind these projects.
“The job I do is fantastic... Every day there's something new. You get this honorable opportunity to meet children from all over the country who are just so passionate, and believe so strongly in the changes that they can make. It's so lovely to see that happening over time.” - Richard Pollard, Tree Council
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Show Notes
- Find out more about what's happening across Cardiff for climate and nature, here: www.carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/cardiff
- Read about climate action in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park: https://bannau.wales/environment/climate-change/
- Learn about The Green Runners: https://thegreenrunners.com/
- Learn more about the schools programme at The Tree Council: https://treecouncil.org.uk/young-learning/
- Read more about Green Squirrel: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/green-squirrel
- Sign up for a leg of Running Out of Time: https://running-out-of-time.com/route
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12 min - Worcester
In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast Running Out of Time special, we rejoin the climate relay as the baton reaches Worcester. We hear from Dan Brothwell and Rob Collier, founders of Bike Worcester, about their passion for make cycling more accessible for all. We also learn about sustainability at the University of Worcester, from Professor Sally Moyle and Katy Boom, in a conversation with Chair of the NHS Confederation, Lord Victor Adebowale.
Listen to hear how the next generation is inspiring all the guests in this episode to take action for a more sustainable future.
“I’m 62 and it seems that our generation really had a bit of a party. You know, [sustainability] wasn’t that big an issue… We’ve had a great time, and now the generation that are running out of time have got five years basically to make a significant difference to the trajectory. Otherwise, they’re going to be living in a depleted world… “…We had the party, but we’re expecting them to get in the kitchen and clean up afterwards, and actually, I’m surprised they’re not more frustrated or more angry than they are because this is their lives and their kids’ lives. So we have a duty to make this an issue, to listen to them and help them tell the story and get the message across.”- Lord Victor Adebowale
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Show Notes
- Find out more about what's happening across Worcester for climate and nature, here: www.carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/worcester
- Learn more about Bike Worcester: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/bike-worcester
- Listen to the full Bike Worcester No Foot Down podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/14suTArgU6nEjyD6WgOsr1?si=fd6f3be36f8c4452
- Read more about the SHIFT scheme in Worcester: https://goshift.co.uk/
- Read about sustainability work taking place at the University of Worcester: https://www.worcester.ac.uk/about/sustainability/
- Read about the work the NHS Confederation is doing to tackle the climate crisis: https://www.nhsconfed.org/topic/climate-change
- Learn about Lord Victor Adebowale: https://www.nhsconfed.org/people/victor-adebowale-cbe
- Sign up for a leg of the Running Out of Time relay: https://running-out-of-time.com/route
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20 min - Show Your Stripes Day
In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast Running Out of Time special, the climate relay visits the world-famous Lord’s Cricket Ground, to mark Show Your Stripes Day as the baton headed through North London and then west to finish the day at Reading Climate Festival. We chat to Stuart Dunlop, Sustainability and Accessibility Manager at Lord’s, as well as Andrew Charlton-Perez, Professor of Meteorology at the University of Reading; before catching up with Carbon Copy trustees Heather and Ric as they completed their first leg.
Also in this episode, a conversation with co-founder of The Green Runners, Nina Davies, and Harry Stow of England Athletics, about the exciting project they are collaborating on to bring sustainability to more athletics clubs around the country.
Listen to learn more about the need for action now, from athletes, fans and sporting organisations alike.
Show Notes
- Find out more about what's happening across Hounslow for climate and nature, here: www.carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/hounslow
- Discover your local warming stripes: https://carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action
- Find out more about sustainability at Lord’s: https://www.lords.org/lords/match-day/plan-your-day/sustainability-at-lord-s
- Learn more about Show Your Stripes Day and the climate stripes: https://showyourstripes.info/
- Learn more about the Run to 2030 event being organised by The Green Runners and England Athletics: https://www.englandathletics.org/news/running-greener-towards-2030/
- Learn more about England Athletics’ partnership with The Green Runners: https://www.englandathletics.org/news/update-on-our-greener-clubs-commitment/
- Sign up for a leg of Running Out of Time: https://running-out-of-time.com/route/
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20 min - London
In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast Running Out of Time special, we join the relay as it makes its way through London. We reconnect with Ivo Gormley, founder and CEO of GoodGym, after he and a group of lively GoodGymmers have carried the baton all the way from Parliament Hill in North-West London, to the Southbank Centre in Southwark. We speak to Emma Nutland, Arts and Wellbeing Manager at the venue, and learn about the incredible rooftop garden there, which has been growing for over a decade thanks to the care and dedication of Paul Pulford and his project Grounded Ecotherapy. And we meet Paul himself who tells us a bit more about his journey from addiction struggles to star-gardener at the UK’s largest arts centre.
Listen to learn more about the amazing impact that this urban-greening initiative is having on all those involved.
Show Notes
- Find out more about what’s happening across Westminster for climate and nature: https://carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/westminster
- Find out more about Find out more about what's happening across Southwark for climate and nature, here: https://carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/southwark
- Learn about Grounded Ecotherapy: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/creative-engagement/arts-wellbeing/grounded-ecotherapy
- Learn more about GoodGym: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/goodgym
- Hear our earlier chat with GoodGym founder and CEO, Ivo Gormley in our first Carbon Copy Podcast Running Out of Time Special episode: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/root24-ben-nevis
- Listen to an earlier episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast, which focuses on the health and wellbeing benefits of spending time in nature: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/returning-to-our-trees
- Sign up for a leg of the Running Out of Time relay: https://running-out-of-time.com/route
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12 min - Northampton
In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast Running Out of Time special, host Isabelle Sparrow travels to an event at the Sixfields Stadium, home of Northampton Town FC, for a special event involving young care leavers and school children from across Northamptonshire. We hear from members of the team at Northampton Children’s Trust, as well as some of the care leavers themselves; as well as finding out more about the work of the Northampton Town FC Community Trust.
Listen now to hear why climate issues are so important to these young people and those who support them.
“We work with 16- to 25-year-olds and I think (climate change) affects everybody, and it's going to affect them for longer than it will affect us so it's good to get people involved in climate change campaigns.”- Rae Shaw, Northamptonshire Children’s Trust.
Show Notes
- Find out more about what's happening across Northampton for climate and nature, here: www.carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/northampton
- Find out more about Northamptonshire Children’s Trust: https://nctrust.co.uk/
- Learn about Northampton Town FC Community Trust: https://www.ntfccommunity.co.uk/
- Learn about Pledgeball, that Northampton Town FC is part of: https://pledgeball.org/
- Learn about Planet League, another initiative the football club is involved with: https://www.planetleague.co.uk/
- Read about Northampton Road Runners: https://www.northamptonroadrunners.co.uk/
- Sign-up for a leg of the Running Out of Time relay: https://running-out-of-time.com/route/
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13 min - Coventry
In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast Running Out of Time special, the baton has arrived in the West Midlands, visiting Streetly Academy in Sutton Coldfield, before heading into Coventry for a day of activities with children and young people. We meet Headteacher Bill Downie, Matt Clayton from Coventry City Council and hear more about the fantastic events of the day from relay crew members Rohan Date and Roisin McDonough.
Listen to learn how one school achieves the “best-behaved 30 minutes of the week” and to discover who local politicians think ask the toughest questions!
“If we don't protect these spaces, our sports are at risk. Our triathlons, our marathons, whatever it may be: that outdoor sport would be at risk as we go forward... Green space is becoming a premium and it shouldn't be. It should be something that every person has an entitlement to.”- Bill Downie, Streetly Academy
“We're really hopeful that it will be a real memorable thing for (the children), and help them promote their views on climate, but also obviously then have an impact on their families as well”- Matt Clayton, Child Friendly Cov
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Show notes
- Find out more about what's happening across Coventry for climate and nature, here: www.carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/coventry
- Learn about Streetly Academy, where the baton started its journey in this episode with the Streetly Mile: https://www.streetly.academy/
- Read more about Child Friendly Cov: https://www.childfriendlycov.co.uk/
- Read about the House Project in Coventry: https://warwickshire.thehouseproject.org/about-our-project
- Read about last year’s Pupil Parliament, which took place at Warwick University: https://www.coventry.gov.uk/news/article/4720/child-friendly-cov-celebrates-first-pupil-parliament-event-with-university-of-warwick-and-eon
- Sign-up for a leg of Running Out of Time: https://running-out-of-time.com/route
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16 min - Nottingham & Tamworth
In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast Running Out of Time special, we follow the climate relay across the midlands, starting in Nottingham and ending up in the Staffordshire town of Tamworth. We meet Dr Sarah Maloy, founder of Shop Zero, a refill store in Nottingham city centre; Chris Common, who works in Nottingham City Council’s climate change team and Winter Paralympian Anna Turney, who works with charity SnowBuddies to help people with disabilities get involved with winter sports.
Listen to this Nottingham & Tamworth-based episode to hear stories of ambition, inspiration and dedication.
“It's always been a response to the community and what they've needed and wanted in Nottingham. The big thing around this is any of us can jump online and try and get a lot of these products, but there's so much greenwashing that goes on... “So the benefit here is that we have a lot of knowledge about the products. I can talk about the supply chain. I know where they've come from because also because I'm interested in sustainability. Sustainability isn't just about the environment, it's also about social issues. I don't want any of my products to have come from people that are underpaid or undervalued in their work. So that's an important part of it as well.”Dr Sarah Maloy, Shop Zero
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Show Notes
- Find out more about what's happening across Tamworth for climate and nature, here: www.carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/tamworth
- Find out more about what’s happening across Nottingham for climate and nature, here: https://carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/nottingham
- Read about Shop Zero on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/shop-zero-nottingham
- Read about ways to reduce single use plastics where you live: https://carboncopy.eco/community/use-less-plastic
- Learn about SnowBuddies: https://www.snowbuddiesuk.com/
- Read about Anna’s participation in a campaign to prevent polluting companies sponsoring sports events: https://news.sky.com/story/winter-sports-are-nailing-lid-on-own-coffin-by-accepting-sponsorship-from-polluters-12821290
- Find out more about Rushcliffe Spencer Academy’s Eco School of the year award: https://rushcliffespencer.org.uk/news/rushcliffe-spencer-academy-wins-eco-school-of-the-year-award/
- Sign up for a leg of Running Out of Time: https://running-out-of-time.com/route/
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About Carbon Copy Podcast
From the publisher's feed
There’s huge power in local action. From community groups to corporate partnerships, local authorities to charity campaigns – there are thousands of people across the UK making big positive impacts…
in the places where they live and work. The Carbon Copy Podcast gives a louder voice to some of those amazing people: boosting hope and progress by showing what's possible.
The pod is brought to you by Carbon Copy; a UK charity inspiring more big-thinking local action for climate and nature. We build community around solutions so people can copy what’s working.
We’re looking towards a better future together that can be co-created today. Our resources serve as inspiration and are also instructive about what could be. The Carbon Copy Podcast is backed by hundreds of climate action stories and local Climate Action Plans from across the UK.
Join host Isabelle Sparrow, producer Bradley Ingham and a fascinating, eclectic mix of guests and co-hosts as we explore just how big local action can be.
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