CarbonSessions

Episode Summary: In this episode, we talked about the impact of our buildings on carbon emissions and how we can improve things

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Jenn Swanson and Rod Aparicio

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

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

In this 2 part conversation, Jenn and Rod discussed how the building sector has a negative impact on climate change by emitting carbon at all steps of the process. They went on to talk about how things can be improved by using less carbon emitting material and improving building and city design altogether 

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You can find out more on page 218, 219, 220, 222, 223, 224 and 225 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 213, 229, 265, 111, 222, 235 and 247

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

Episode Summary: Octopuses are intelligent creatures.  In this episode the octopus’ environment is discussed and how humans are creating problems for them. Plastics and landfill which finds its way into our oceans is a big part of the problem. 

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Tonya Downing, Kristy Sharrow and Katherine Palmer.

Tonya is from Durham in North Carolina, she is involved in Personality-driven digital marketing for small businesses in the US.  Kristy is a journalist turned marketer and Katherine is an Aromatherapist and Workshop Coordinator.

Tonya, Kristy and Katherine discussed the marine environment and plastic pollution and how plastic recycling is problematic.  They talk about projects that are trying to solve these problems and how personal responsibility is just a part of this.

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

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

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: The possibility of people who can afford it travelling into space seems very exciting, at least for them. The impact on the planet is something that seems to be being overlooked. Meanwhile, the possibility of generating power for a wide range of applications brings some hope and opportunities. 

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Olabanji Stephen and Jenn Swanson

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.

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

Jenn and Olabanji came together to discuss the issues around commercial space travel with multi-fuel rocket engines plus green energy and the practical uses it is being put to around the world.

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

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

You can find out more on pages 82, 91-98, 226, 232, 238 & 605 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 226, 232, 238 & 605

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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 taking care of our teeth can impact the environment and how we can do better

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Jenn Swanson, Leekei Tang and Rob Slater. 

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 from Birmingham in the UK, he is an orthodontist, triathlete, coach and podcaster.

Jenn, Leekei and Rob discussed the environmental impact of taking care of our teeth as well as plastics contained in toothpaste, dental floss and toothbrushes and alternative solutions to reduce the daily release of microplastics in waterways.

Rob shared his experience of implementing change in his dental practice by using more sustainable equipment and consumables, and advocacy 

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 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 discuss Bikes, cycling and the freedom it gives people of all ages. 

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Leekei Tang and Rick Holt. 

Leekei is a fashion business founder, a business coach, an international development expert and a podcaster from Paris, France. Rick is a cycling enthusiast, part of his local school cycling patrol and a certified cycle instructor, teaching adults and kids. Rick is from Cincinnati, Ohio.

Leekei and Rick talked about the freedom that cycling gives children, as well as cognitive development and how biking can help kids take climate action. They discussed opportunities for children as young as 18 months to start using a bike and how infrastructure influences the uptake of cycling.

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

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

You can find out more on page 166 and 274 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 234 and 139

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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 the Myth that most people don’t believe in Climate change and the Myth that recycling plastic helps. 

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Jenn Swanson and Imma 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.  

Jenn and Imma talked about surveys that show that more people, particularly from younger groups, are concerned about climate change than the myth implies.  They then went on to talk about recycling and how many schemes, while on the face of them, say they recycle, don’t recycle at all, and on average, only 20% of filed recycling actually gets recycled. 

Figures as low as 9% have been published.

Often the separation of plastics, tins and paper in our homes is then just collected together with general household waste. 

They discussed different projects designed to overcome this and how some companies and areas of the world are starting to take note.  Avoiding the use of plastic is one of the most effective ways of reducing plastic waste.   

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, we discuss Golf Courses and the issues that arise from their construction and maintenance, as well as having a conversation with Carbon Almanac Contributors Tania Marian, Olabanji Stephen and Sam Schuffenecker, a keen and talented Golfer.

From Riverside, California, Tania is an independent environmental education professional and hosts and produces The Talaterra Podcast.  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. Sam Schuffenecker is from upstate New York and started playing golf following success as Hockey Player, she is involved in Project management and Podcasting.

Tania, Olabanji and Sam discussed how maintenance and care of golf courses pose environmental problems, how golf clubs are responding to this and what further steps can be taken.  

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 pages 202, 210 and 234 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 218, 108, 254 and 105

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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 Lawns and also, Batching errands, which became something of a thing during Covid and some people now do to help the environment.

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Jenn Swanson, Imma Lopez and Olabanji Stephen

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.  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.

Having contributed to many areas of the Carbon Almanac, Jenn and Olabanji discussed Lawns and Imma and Olabanji discussed how we can make errands more efficient.

Jenn and Olabanji talked about how the maintenance of lawns in many areas of the world have a larger carbon footprint than what is saved by having the lawn in the first place.  They talk about how lawns can be repurposed or just treated differently so that they can be more environmentally friendly.  

In the second half, Imma and Olabanji talk about how often we go out shopping for food and how much time we spend doing this.  How we can reduce the number of times we go shopping and even help others in our community by shopping for the elderly, walking to the market and other opportunities. 

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 pages 202, 210, 234 and 6 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 218, 108, 254, 105 and 008.

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

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

Episode Summary: Is Carbon offsetting a good idea or a bad one?

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Jenn Swanson and Imma 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.

Having contributed to many areas of the Carbon Almanac, Jenn and Imma came together to discuss a number of different environmental issues.

In this episode, Carbon offsetting is discussed and how it could be a little misleading to pay for making a carbon footprint.  How else could we approach this without paying for a future solution now?  What are the benefits and disadvantages of carbon offsetting?

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 pages 226 and 227 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 348

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

Episode Summary: Compostable Jeans or Non-Compostable Jeans, do you know if the jeans you are wearing are compostable? In Ugly Food the question is asked: Why do we have to have vegetables that fit certain shape criteria when it is leading to food waste in a world where there is hunger. 

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Imma Lopez and Olabanji Stephen, Jenn Swanson and Linda McLachlan.

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.

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.

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

Linda McLachlan is based in Hamilton, Ontario. She is a professional Coach, a writer and a Podcaster.  Her podcast is The Arena, Living a Courageous Life.

Imma and Olabanji came together to discuss the problems of the fashion industry and how a compostable product has become a non-compostable product, but things are changing as the industry starts to respond to calls for change. 

Jenn and Linda came together to talk about the variety of shapes and sizes that food products come in and how people tend to choose more aesthetically pleasing food.  Ugly food is just as good but is being wasted, sometimes before it even reaches the supermarket shelves.

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 pages 116, 162 & 201 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 101 and 598

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