CarbonSessions

Episode Summary: In this episode, we talked about how a vegetarian diet can help reduce carbon emission

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Jenn Swanson and Leekei Tang

From Langley in British Columbia, Canada, Jenn is a Minister, Coach, Writer and Community Connector, helping people help themselves. 

Leekei is a fashion business founder, a business coach, an international development expert and a podcaster from Paris, France.

After explaining how carbon emission is linked to meat consumption, Jenn and Leekei went on to discuss the environmental benefits of a vegetarian or flexitarian diet and how to implement gradually small changes in our daily eating habits.

At the end of their conversation, Jenn shared with Leekei an easy recipe to make oat milk quickly at home and with a relatively low cost.

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The CarbonSessions Podcast is produced and edited by Leekei Tang, Steve Heatherington and Rob Slater.

Episode Summary: In this episode, Leekei and Olabanji discussed Fast Fashion, the negative impact of this industry on our planet and how this industry is pushing consumers to always buy more.

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Olabanji Stephen and Leekei Tang. 

Olabanji is from Lagos Nigeria, He’s a Creative Director and visual designer that helps brands gain clarity, deliver meaningful experiences and build tribes through Design & Strategy. He founded Jorney - a community designed to help people stay productive, accountable, and do their best work. 

Leekei is a fashion business founder, a business coach, an international development expert and podcaster from Paris, France.

What is fast fashion, and why the industry is doing no good to our planet? In this conversation, Olabanji and Leekei talked about the negative impact of fast fashion on the environment, the strategies used by the industry to always push for more consumption, the value of cherishing your clothes and the power of the consumers to ignite change in the industry,

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You can find out more on page 162 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 101

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The CarbonSessions Podcast is produced and edited by Leekei Tang, Steve Heatherington and Rob Slater.

Episode Summary: In this episode, we are joined by Rob, one of Jenn’s neighbours, to talk about his experience and the benefits of permaculture. 

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Jenn Swanson and Leekei Tang, and Special Guest Rob Copeman-Haynes

From Langley in British Columbia, Canada, Jenn is a Minister, Coach, Writer and Community Connector, helping people help themselves. 

Leekei is a fashion business founder, a business coach, an international development expert and a podcaster from Paris, France.

Rob is a permaculture advocate who 20 years ago transformed his garden using permaculture design principles and never looked back. Rob also lives in Langley, in British Columbia, Canada.

In this conversation, Rob introduced some of the principles of permaculture design as well as the foundational ethics of this movement. He shared his experience and profound emotions from his relationship with his garden and its ecosystem. He also discussed connectedness and resilience.   

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You can find out more on pages 83, 201, 66 and 76 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 373, 031, 013 and 022

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The CarbonSessions Podcast is produced and edited by Leekei Tang, Steve Heatherington and Rob Slater.

Episode Summary: In this episode, we talked about the benefits of local buying whenever possible and what to do to reduce food waste 

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Olabanji Stephen, Inma Lopez and Rod Aparicio

Olabanji is from Lagos Nigeria. He’s a Creative Director and visual designer that helps brands gain clarity, deliver meaningful experiences and build tribes through Design & Strategy. He founded Jorney - a community designed to help people stay productive, accountable, and do their best work. 

Imma is from Cádiz in the South of Spain, living in Aberdeen, Scotland. Imma is a sommelier, a poet, a podcaster, a mother, a slow food advocate, and an animist activist.

Rod is a strategy advisor for indie brands. Rod is from Lima, Peru, living in Frankfurt, Germany.

In the first conversation, Inma and Olabanji discussed how our buying habits could impact carbon emissions, the benefits of buying local produce and choosing locally grown food and in-season fruits and vegetables. 

In the second conversation, drawing from their experiences growing up in Spain and Peru, and from their grandparents' thrift habits, Inma and Rod shared practical tips for reducing wood waste and its harmful impact on the environment

For more information on the project and to pre-order your copy of the Carbon Almanac, visit thecarbonalmanac.org

Want to join in the conversation?

Visit thecarbonalmanac.org/podcasts and send us a voice message on this episode or any other climate-related ideas and perspectives.

Don’t Take Our Word For It, Look It Up!

You can find out more on page 83, 201, 66 and 76 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 373, 031, 013 and 022

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The CarbonSessions Podcast is produced and edited by Leekei Tang, Steve Heatherington and Rob Slater.

Episode Summary: In this episode, Inma and Olabanji discussed the ecosystem and relationships in a Food Forest and the many benefits of a Community Gardens to grow foods even if you don’t have access to a garden

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Olabanji Stephen and Inma Lopez. 

Olabanji is from Lagos Nigeria, He’s a Creative Director and visual designer that helps brands gain clarity, deliver meaningful experiences and build tribes through Design & Strategy. He founded Jorney - a community designed to help people stay productive, accountable, and do their best work. 

Imma is from Cádiz in the South of Spain, living in Aberdeen, Scotland. Imma is a sommelier, a poet, a podcaster, a mother, a slow food advocate, and an animist activist.

What do we need to grow a food forest? In this 2-part conversation, Olabanji and Inma talked about how plants and animals can grow harmoniously in a food forest. In the 2nd part, Inma and Olabanji shared some ideas and personal experiences of community gardens in Seville. When Inma was living in Seville, she couldn’t grow food in her garden. so she joined a community. She found much more than gardening and food growing, but really what a community means. 

For more information on the project and to pre-order your copy of the Carbon Almanac, visit thecarbonalmanac.org

Want to join in the conversation?

Visit thecarbonalmanac.org/podcasts and send us a voice message on this episode or any other climate-related ideas and perspectives.

Don’t Take Our Word For It, Look It Up!

You can find out more on page 210, 213, 202, 122, 121, 120, 119 and 90 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 108, 250, 218, 599, 600, 579, 067, 069 and 034

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The CarbonSessions Podcast is produced and edited by Leekei Tang, Steve Heatherington and Rob Slater.

Episode Summary: In this episode, we discuss our own experiences of Lego, its use as a toy, sustainability and plastics.

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Jenn Swanson and Rob Slater.

From Langley in British Columbia, Canada, Jenn is a Minister, Coach, Writer and Community Connector, helping people help themselves.  Rob is from Birmingham in the UK, he is an orthodontist, triathlete, coach and podcaster.

Jenn and Rob discuss Lego, the Tokio incident and Lego spills on the shore of Cornwall, plastics washed up on our beaches, calls to action and different factors around the sustainability of the toy.

For more information on the project and to pre-order your copy of the Carbon Almanac, visit thecarbonalmanac.org

Want to join in the conversation?

Visit thecarbonalmanac.org/podcasts and send us a voice message on this episode or any other climate-related ideas and perspectives.

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You can find out more on page 78, 79 and 162 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 027, 346 and 256

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The CarbonSessions Podcast is produced and edited by Leekei Tang, Steve Heatherington and Rob Slater.

Episode Summary: In this episode, we talked about how 2 other myths about Climate Change which are ‘Climate Change does not affect me personally’ and ‘It’s too late - nothing can be done about it'

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Jenn Swanson and Inma Lopez. 

From Langley in British Columbia, Canada, Jenn is a Minister, Coach, Writer and Community Connector, helping people help themselves. 

Imma is from Cádiz in the South of Spain, living in Aberdeen, Scotland. Imma is a sommelier, a poet, a podcaster, a mother, a slow food advocate, and an animist activist.

If you live on planet Earth, you are all affected by Climate Change in various levels of severity, and it’s not too late; there are things that can be done to avoid the worse consequences of climate change. Start a conversation. Find a climate action group. It’s not too late, but we have to get started and take action together.

For more information on the project and to pre-order your copy of the Carbon Almanac, visit thecarbonalmanac.org

Want to join in the conversation?

Visit thecarbonalmanac.org/podcasts and send us a voice message on this episode or any other climate-related ideas and perspectives.

Don’t Take Our Word For It, Look It Up!

You can find out more on page 33 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 342

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The CarbonSessions Podcast is produced and edited by Leekei Tang, Steve Heatherington and Rob Slater.

Episode Summary: In this episode, Inma and Olabanji discussed the many benefits of a food forest and how to grow your food forest in your backyard

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Olabanji Stephen and Inma Lopez. 

Olabanji is from Lagos Nigeria, He’s a Creative Director and visual designer that helps brands gain clarity, deliver meaningful experiences and build tribes through Design & Strategy. He founded Jorney - a community designed to help people stay productive, accountable, and do their best work. 

Imma is from Cádiz in the South of Spain, living in Aberdeen, Scotland. Imma is a sommelier, a poet, a podcaster, a mother, a slow food advocate, and an animist activist.

Why not convert your lawn into a food forest? In this 2-part conversation, Olabanji and Inma talked about the many benefits for the environment, the animals and your finance of getting rid of your lawn and growing a food forest instead. In the 2nd part, Olabanji and Inma shared some tips and personal experiences of growing a food forest in Nigeria and Scotland

For more information on the project and to order your copy of the Carbon Almanac, visit thecarbonalmanac.org

Want to join in the conversation?

Visit thecarbonalmanac.org/podcasts and send us a voice message on this episode or any other climate-related ideas and perspectives.

Don’t Take Our Word For It, Look It Up!

You can find out more on page 210, 213, 202, 122, 121, 120, 119 and 90 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 108, 250, 218, 599, 600, 579, 067, 069 and 034

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The CarbonSessions Podcast is produced and edited by Leekei Tang, Steve Heatherington and Rob Slater.

Episode Summary: In this episode, Inma and Leekei discussed how cities are becoming increasingly hotter and what we can do to cope with it

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Leekei Tang and Inma Lopez. 

Leekei is a fashion business founder, a business coach, an international development expert and a podcaster from Paris, France.

Imma is from Cádiz in the South of Spain, living in Aberdeen, Scotland. Imma is a sommelier, a poet, a podcaster, a mother, a slow food advocate, and an animist activist.

Like most cities in the world Paris, Aberdeen and Seville are witnessing increasing temperatures in the summer months. During this conversation, Leekei and Inma talked about the initiatives that are implemented by the municipalities of the cities they live/have lived in as well as personal initiatives to cope with scorching high temperatures.

For more information on the project and to order your copy of the Carbon Almanac, visit thecarbonalmanac.org

Want to join in the conversation?

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Don’t Take Our Word For It, Look It Up!

You can find out more on page 77 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 359

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The CarbonSessions Podcast is produced and edited by Leekei Tang, Steve Heatherington and Rob Slater.

Episode Summary: In this episode, we talked about how 2 other myths about Climate Change which are Styrofoam (can be recycled) and the ozone layer (as being the cause of climate change)

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Jenn Swanson, Inma Lopez and Leekei Tang. 

From Langley in British Columbia, Canada, Jenn is a Minister, Coach, Writer and Community Connector, helping people help themselves. 

Imma is from Cádiz in the South of Spain, living in Aberdeen, Scotland. Imma is a sommelier, a poet, a podcaster, a mother, a slow food advocate, and an animist activist.

Leekei is a fashion business founder, a business coach, an international development expert and a podcaster from Paris, France.

Jenn and Inma discuss myth 7, which is a Styrofoam cup or takeout container placed in recycling bins helps the environment. It is not true. Styrofoam contains mainly air, the fraction of plastic is too small to be recycled

Jenn and Leekei discuss myth 8, which is depleting ozone is the principal cause of climate change. Again it is a myth. Ozone loss is not the cause of climate change. 

For more information on the project and to pre-order your copy of the Carbon Almanac, visit thecarbonalmanac.org

Want to join in the conversation?

Visit thecarbonalmanac.org/podcasts and send us a voice message on this episode or any other climate-related ideas and perspectives.

Don’t Take Our Word For It, Look It Up!

You can find out more on page 33 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 342

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The CarbonSessions Podcast is produced and edited by Leekei Tang, Steve Heatherington and Rob Slater.