Carbon Copy Podcast

In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast Running Out of Time Special, Carbon Copy Podcast producer Brad chats to participants of the Trent Valley Way Relay – a one-day event taking place along the Trent Valley Way in the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. This mini relay within the wider climate relay was organised by the Trent Rivers Trust, and included a visit to the Stoke City FC stadium and to several historic sites related to Stoke’s famous pottery industry. 

Listen to chats with Ruth Needham from Trent Rivers Trust, Lis Gibbs who worked on the Trent Valley Way project, Craig Chorlton from Stoke City Community Trust, and Running Out of Time co-founder Dan Thompson. 

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Show Notes 

• Find out more about what's happening across Stoke-on-Trent for climate and nature, here: www.carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/stoke-on-trent    
• Read more about Trent Rivers Trust: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/trent-rivers-trust 
• Read more about the Trent Valley Way: Trent Valley Way - Trent Rivers Trust
• Learn about Trent River Trust's work in Stoke-on-Trent: Stoke - Trent Rivers Trust
• Read about the Trent Valley Way Relay: https://www.trentriverstrust.org/relay-brings-free-fathers-day-fun-to-stoke-on-trent/  
• Read more about Stoke City FC’s work in the local community: https://www.stokecityfc.com/community 
• Sign up for a leg of the relay: https://running-out-of-time.com/route/  

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In this episode, to mark the incredible day of schools action that took place in Manchester on Friday 14th June, we chat to three guests all focused in some way on connecting education settings and young people with climate action. We hear from Manchester City Council Project Manager Rob Potter about the work of the Educational Climate Change team in schools across the city; we learn about the incredible work that climate charity Ashden is doing through its Let’s Go Zero programme, which is now active in around 3,000 schools across the UK; and chat to Michelle Parkes about Earth Cubs – the award-winning sustainability education organisation teaching young children about climate, nature and the environment at school. 

Listen now to hear these inspirational stories about climate action for the next generation. 

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Show Notes  

• Find out more about what's happening across Manchester for climate and nature, here: www.carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/manchester   
• Read more about the work happening across the wider city-region of Greater Manchester around schools and climate: https://gmgreencity.com/projects-and-campaigns/schools/  
• Read more about Let’s Go Zero’s Climate Action Advisors project: https://letsgozero.org/climate-action-advisors/ 
• Read more about Earth Cubs on the Carbon Copy website: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/earth-cubs 
• Sign-up for a leg of Running Out of Time: https://running-out-of-time.com/route/ 

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This episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast Running Out of Time Special we’re in Castleford, in the borough of Wakefield. We meet Adam Savage, Climate Change Project Manager at Wakefield Council, and Lorna Malkin, CEO of Castleford Heritage Trust, which owns Queen’s Mill, a fantastic heritage building and community hub in the town. 

Listen to hear more about the sustainability initiatives at the mill and across the borough of Wakefield. 

- Lorna Malkin, CEO Castleford Heritage Trust 

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Show Notes  

• Find out more about what's happening across Wakefield for climate and nature, here: www.carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/wakefield   
• Discover more local climate action stories on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives
• Find out about Queen’s Mill and Castleford Heritage Trust: https://www.castlefordheritagetrust.org.uk/ 
• Read about Adam’s refill store: https://www.growrefillstore.com/ 
• Learn about Wakefield Council’s regeneration projects: https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/regeneration 
• Sign up for a leg of Running Out of Time: https://running-out-of-time.com/route/ 

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In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast Running Out of Time special, the relay baton has reached the city of Leeds, in the heart of Yorkshire. Featuring city councillor Mohammed Rafique, relay participants Caitlin and Stefan from C-Capture, Leeds Children’s Mayor, Mohammed and members of the relay crew. We also hear from Executive Director for relay partner The Climate Coalition, Helen Meech, about the campaigns they are focused on this year, including United for People, Climate and Nature – which calls for commitment from political leaders ahead of the UK general election. 

Listen to hear more about how the climate relay is delivering this message as it moves through Great Britain. 

Helen Meech, The Climate Coalition 

Show Notes  

• Find out more about what's happening across Leeds for climate and nature, here: www.carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/leeds 
• Read about the two organisations that Helen mentions, Manchester Urban Diggers: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/stronger-roots and Ambition Lawrence Weston: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/ambition-lawrence-weston  
• Learn more about C-Capture: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/c-capture  
• Read more about Leeds PIPES: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/leeds-pipes 
• Learn about the Children’s Mayor in Leeds: https://www.leeds.gov.uk/children-and-families/leeds-youth-voice/childrens-mayor  
• Learn more about The Climate Coalition’s campaign, United for People, Climate and Nature: https://www.theclimatecoalition.org/united 
• Learn more about Great Big Green Week: https://greatbiggreenweek.com/ 
• Sign up for a leg of Running Out of Time: https://running-out-of-time.com/route/  

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In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast Running Out of Time special, the climate relay reaches the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. We meet legendary ultrarunner Jasmin Paris, as well as fellow Green Runner and Running Out of Time superstar Kenny Alexander. We chat sustainable transport with Cllr. Scott Arthur from Edinburgh City Council, and hear some of the highlights from the first weekend of the event from relay support crew members, Harry and Roisin. 

Jasmin Paris, Ultrarunner and founding member of The Green Runners. 

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Show Notes  

• Find out more about what's happening across Edinburgh for climate and nature, here: www.carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/city-of-edinburgh   
• Learn more about Edinburgh City Council’s sustainable transport plans: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/citymobilityplan 
• Read about Jasmin’s incredible experience completing the Barkley Marathons: https://thegreenrunners.com/green-runners-co-founder-jasmin-paris-makes-history-at-barkley-marathon/  
• Find out more about The Reeling event that the relay visited: https://thereeling.com/  
• Read this helpful article from The Green Runners about how to make your vote count in this year’s election: https://thegreenrunners.com/how-runners-can-speak-out-in-a-year-of-elections/ 
• Sign up for a leg of Running Out of Time: https://running-out-of-time.com/route/  

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In this, the second episode of this Running Out of Time special series, the relay baton has reached Glasgow. Here, we meet members of the team from the Hamiltonhill Claypits Local Nature Reserve, and hear from Rory Crawford of the National Trust why this local community initiative is being supported by the Nature Neighbourhoods programme. 

We also explore why one of the key messages of the relay, a call for political commitment to protect and restore nature, is so important – and how voters can ensure their candidates are doing all they can. 

Finally, we have a chat with Founding Director of Music Broth, Jen O’Brien, who participated in a leg of the relay and whose social enterprise is helping more people to access musical instruments whilst reducing waste and the need for new instruments to be produced. 

Listen to discover these exciting stories from Scotland’s biggest city. 

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• Find out more about what's happening across Glasgow for climate and nature, here: www.carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/glasgow-city 
• Find out more about Hamiltonhill Claypits Local Nature Reserve: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/the-claypits 
• Find out more about the Nature Neighbourhoods project: https://peoplesplanfornature.org/nature-neighbourhoods 
• See Rory presenting on CBeebies: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000sccf
• Find out more about Parents for Future: https://parentsforfuture.org.uk/
• Listen to the Carbon Copy Podcast episode about the People’s Plan for Nature: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/bigger-than-all-of-us 
• Read more about Music Broth: https://www.musicbroth.org/ 
• Sign up for a leg of the relay: https://running-out-of-time.com/route/ 

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In this extended first episode of the Running Out of Time special series, we meet the leaders of three of the climate relay’s lead partner organisations, and learn more about why they are supporting this extraordinary event. 

Hear from David Starley, co-founder of The Green Runners, Ivo Gormley, founder and CEO of GoodGym and Damian Luscombe of Vegan Runners UK; as well as people working locally in Fort William for climate and nature, and the relay crew that will be supporting the event from start to finish.  

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Show Notes  

• Find out more about what's happening across Highland for climate and nature, here: www.carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/highland   
• Find out more about Lochaber Environmental Group’s Active Transport Library: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/active-transport-library 
• Find out more about The Green Runners: https://thegreenrunners.com/ 
• Find out more about GoodGym: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/goodgym 
• Find out more about Vegan Runners UK: https://www.veganrunners.org.uk/ 
• Sign up for a leg of the relay: https://running-out-of-time.com/route/ 

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Carbon Copy is hosting the official podcast for Running Out of Time 2024. In this special “warm up” episode, we meet Jamie Hay, co-founder of the climate relay, to learn more about this incredible event and what we can look forward to. 

Now in its third year, Running Out of Time is Britain’s biggest sporting celebration of climate action and nature. The first baton-carrier will set off from the foot of Ben Nevis on June 6, and the baton will then be transported, without the use of fossil fuels, through places in Scotland, England and Wales over 29 days before reaching the finish line at Big Ben on July 4, coinciding with the recently announced UK general election.

Carbon Copy, with our focus on local, collective climate and nature action, is proud to be a partner of Running Out of Time. We are excited for this special relay podcast series, which will allow us to showcase and bring to life the stories of people in communities all along the route, who are working together to make a difference. 

Listen to Running Out Of Time: The Warm Up, to get energised for the start line on 6 June! 

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Show Notes

Find out more about Running Out of Time: https://running-out-of-time.com/ 

Check out the podcast tour schedule: https://carboncopy.eco/running-out-of-time-2024 

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With more people experiencing poor mental health and the health service under severe pressure, community organisations across the UK are exploring new ways to help people heal – through green social prescribing. 

In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast, we meet Janis Werrett, founder of Cynon Valley Organic Adventures in southern Wales, to learn how her project is enabling people of all ages to improve their wellbeing through nature. We hear from a GP, a researcher and a former volunteer at the project, and explore how the initiative works collaboratively with partner organisations to offer green social prescribing treatments. 

Listen to Returning To Our Trees now to learn about the incredible impact Janis’ work has had so far; and to discover how nature, community and getting our hands dirty could help us all to feel better. 

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Show Notes 

• Find out more about Janis’ project here: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/cynon-valley-organic-adventures  
• Learn about Green Health Wales here: https://greenhealthwales.co.uk/  
• Read about the Accelerate programme that Andrew worked on at Cardiff University: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/medicine/research/clinical-innovation/accelerate  
• Read more of Andrew’s research on green social prescribing: https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutputs/making-well-green-social-prescribing-for-mental-health-and-wellbeing(c6d0820d-1c5c-4ca7-8e4a-f5300a51f9a8).html 
• Find out about the project that Mike now works for: https://www.down-to-zero.co.uk/  
• Discover more projects on Carbon Copy that help to improve health and wellbeing: https://carboncopy.eco/impact/wellbeing 
• Discover more project on Carbon Copy that are helping to protect nature: https://carboncopy.eco/action-area/nature 
• Learn more about Mental Health Awareness Week: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/public-engagement/mental-health-awareness-week  

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Whether your concern is the environment, health or road safety; the severe congestion that plagues the streets around UK primary schools is something we could all do without.  

In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast, released during National Walking Month, we meet James Lucas, a devoted father and keen cyclist from Wymondham in South Norfolk, who has worked with others at his children’s school to implement a School Street initiative – closing the road outside the school to most motorised vehicles twice a day during term time. We also hear from Cara Fahy, Headteacher at Robert Kett Primary School, Jeremy Wiggin of Norfolk County Council and David Burt from Sustrans to learn more about the successes and challenges of implementing a School Street. 

Listen now to Taking To The Street, to hear how this collaborative initiative is benefitting the lives of children, parents and the wider school community. 

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Show Notes

• To find out more about Sustrans School Streets, check out the story page on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/sustrans-school-streets 
• Learn more about what Sustrans do: https://www.sustrans.org.uk/ 
• Learn more about climate action in South Norfolk: https://carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action/south-norfolk  
• Find more tips and information about active travel on Carbon Copy’s community page, here: https://carboncopy.eco/community/walk-and-cycle  
• Read about what Norfolk County Council is doing to address climate change: https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/climate 

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