CarbonSessions

Episode Summary: Have you ever experienced eco-anxiety? You are not alone and there are things you can actually do to help deal with the issue. In Fungus, you will learn that mushrooms can be used in many different ways other than foods.

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Imma Lopez, 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.

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.

Did you know that eco-anxiety is when you worry a lot about the environment and the future of the planet? As we are talking more and more about environmental issues, eco-anxiety is a feeling that more and more people are experiencing. Imma and Jenn came together to discuss this problem and share some tips on how to deal with the issue.  

Jenn and Linda came together to talk about fungus and the surprising many different ways fungus (mycelium, mushrooms) could be used in our everyday lives such as a canoe, sustainable packaging or … coffins

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

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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 154, 155 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 252

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

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

From Langley in British Columbia, Canada, Jenn is a Minister, Coach, Writer and Community Connector, helping people help themselves. Leekei is an entrepreneur and an educator in the mission-driven fashion business industry. She is also a finance and business coach, helping chemistry engineering students transform their great ideas into small businesses.

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, Leekei and Imma came together to discuss a number of different environmental issues.

In this episode, myth 3 is discussed.  People think that sustainable energy is more expensive.  Jenn and Leekei talk about to what extent this is a myth and where some upfront expenses can save a large amount in the long run. Myth 4 is that solar and wind energy only works when it is sunny or windy.  While energy can run out if there is very little sun or wind, energy is stored.  There can also be advantages when there is a lot of sun or wind!

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 32 and 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: How leaf blowers are a problem for the environment.

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, the problem with one piece of garden machinery is discussed: the leaf blower. The pollution from gasoline and noise, as well as the alternatives, are covered. How communities can help each other provide different solutions to clearing up, or even making use of, the leaves which fall from our trees.

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 90 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 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 unpack 2 of the 10 myths around climate change.

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, Inma talks about how one of the myths is that climate change is nothing new because the climate is always changing. The real myth is that it is not a problem but how many record-breaking years of rising temperature will it take to change this view? 

The second myth is about cold weather showing that the climate isn’t changing.  They discuss the extremes of weather and how one town no longer exists!

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 32 and 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 our own experiences of signs that the climate is changing.

Today’s episode is another conversation on Climate and Weather with contributors from all over the world. They discuss what factors seem to have changed over their lifetimes.  Ecology of animals, agriculture and water usage and wine crops producing wine twice a year are all discussed from real-life experience.  

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Leekei Tang, Inma Lopez, Steve Heatherington, Katherine Palmer, Tania Marien and Olabanji Stephen.

Leekei is a fashion business founder, a business coach, an international development expert and 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. From a  beautiful valley in Wales, UK, Steve is a Podcast Coach, Producer and Alpaca Shepherd. Steve is fascinated by the ideas of regeneration beyond sustainability and is still a biologist at heart. From the great outdoors of Vancouver in Canada, Katherine is a Copywriter and Brand Designer for Small Eco-Businesses, part-time Aromatherapist and Workshop Coordinator. Tania is from southern California, USA, she is a podcaster and independent environmental education professional with experience connecting educators and bringing attention to the work of freelance professionals. 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.

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

You can find out more on pages 32 and 33 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 342.

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

Please join the conversation by leaving a message using the SpeakPipe tab at thecarbonalmanac.org/podcasts

Selected in this episode: 

Sam, a competitive golfer in the US, starting a conversation on the impact of golf courses on the environment.

Lynn Wood, from IdeaSpies.com, sharing an idea on the sort of innovations the world needs to solve the climate crisis 

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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 signs that the climate is changing.

Today’s contributors are from all over the world. They discuss what factors seem to have changed over their lifetimes. Heat domes, dried rivers and snow storms and disappearing towns are all discussed from real-life experience.

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Jenn Swanson, Leekei Tang, Jo Petroni, Elisa Graf 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. Jo Petroni is from Cordes sur Ciel in France, she is a Bioclimatic Architect and helps non Architects get back to the basics of what makes a good home. Elisa Grafis from California and living in Germany, she is a freelance writer, editor and podcaster, she has helped develop a cohousing development and lives in an Eco Village. Rob is from Birmingham in the UK, he is an orthodontist, triathlete, coach and podcaster.

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

You can find out more about the topics from today's episode on pages 32 and 33 of the Carbon almanac. And on the website, you can tap the footnotes link and type in 342.

Don’t Take Our Word For It, Look It Up! Please join the conversation by leaving a message using the Speak Pipe tab at thecarbonalmanac.org/podcasts

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

Carbon Conversations for every day, with everyone, from everywhere in the world.

Welcome to CarbonSessions. In our conversations, we share ideas, perspectives, questions, and things we can actually do to make a difference.

Hosted by: Jenn Swanson (Canada) Inma J López (Scotland) Olabanji Stephen (Nigeria) Rod Aparicio (Germany) Leekei Tang (France) with Carbon Alamanac contributors, and guests from all over the world.

We’d love you to join the CarbonSessions and share your perspectives from wherever you are.

If you want to add your voice to the conversation, go to thecarbonalmanac.org/podcasts and sign-up to be part of a future episode. It's not too late to add your voice to the global conversation.

This podcast is a part of the Carbon Almanac Network of Podcasts

For more information, to sign up for the emails, to join the movement and to order your copy of the carbon Almanac, go to thecarbonalmanac.org

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