Climate Change Unfolding

Some easy changes that are better for you and the planet!

Working to undermine the myth that climate action is all about personal sacrifice for the collective good.

SHOW NOTES:

Check out www.climateChangeUnfolding.com/episode22 for show notes, links to all the things mentioned in the podcast, and the 15 actions discussed.

Referral link for the green geeks hosting mentioned in the podcast: https://www.greengeeks.com/track/samward1

Week... er... quite a few, of Covid-19 lockdown, Sam talks on a using his businesses and team to launch an environmental initiative while they've got little else to do.

Also on getting going on climate action, how it feels better to be actively working on a climate project, than in constant internal dialogue about self sacrifice or focused only on things outside of his own personal control.

SHOW NOTES

Episode 8, lemon magic about the flooding of Sam's home at the end of 2018: https://www.climatechangeunfolding.com/episode8/

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Episode 9, all round legend and hero Dr Jenny Farmer: https://www.climatechangeunfolding.com/episode9/

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For images of the massive hyacinth islands, and for newsletter sign up: https://www.climatechangeunfolding.com/episode9/

As the world reels from the terrible impacts of Covid-19, Sam takes stock and digs into what this means for the climate, conservation and the natural world. How will this change our societies? How will it affect emissions? What can the corona crisis teach us about the climate crisis?

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If you want to contact Sam, he's always interested to hear and learn more, please contact him on www.ClimateChangeUnfolding.com

Sam talks from Covid-19 lockdown on six months of intensive work on the process of establishing a 3000 hectare conservation area in Uganda, including plans for community integrated conservation strategies. Also a call out for ideas from Climate Change Unfolding listeners to share additional ideas that could be incorporated into the plans for the area. Contact Sam through his website: www.ClimateChangeUnfolding.com

As the world gears up to what looks like being the biggest environmental movement in human history, Sam takes a look at why we should switch off Netflix, get off our sofas and be a part of an iconic moment in history.

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Connect with Sam on Twitter: @SamJamesWard

Sam discusses lessons in sales learnt in the world of business, and applies them to sustainability. This is part five of a series on Sam's search for answers on how to engage the masses with climate change.

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If you want to connect, drop Sam an email on [email protected] or connect on twitter @SamJamesWard.

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For the "outro" song at the end, "Telling it Like it is" and more of Terry Adam's work, check out Terry Adam's website: http://www.terryadams.org/

An inspiring and insightful interview with Etienne Stott, about his take on our predicament, his philosophy on dealing with it, and why he got involved personally with the arrests and civil disobedience of the XR spring rebellion of early 2019.

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Short video of Etienne and his crew mate Tim Baillie win the Gold at 2012 Olympics Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fQN__YQoP4

Connect and follow Etienne on Twitter @EtienneStott

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Here are some notes sent through from Etienne:

Extinction Rebellion website: https://rebellion.earth

This video explains the rationale behind Extinction Rebellion. It's called 'Heading for extinction and what to do about it’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2VkC4SnwY0

This is a video about personal choices without shame and judgement, which is central to Extinction Rebellion philosophy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kWqlzW7-nw&t=2s

This video by Professor Kevin Anderson explains the science behind the urgency and what solutions are feasible in the timeframe we have. It also explains how fairness plays out in this context. I'd recommend this one for development of personal understanding, as it really switched my thinking into a higher gear:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BZFvc-ZOa8

There is magic in nature, and we are part of it!

Listen in to hear how our natural world is fighting to address climate change, and how we can step back to let it help solve our problems for us!

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Check out www.climatechangeunfolding.com/episode15 for link to the newsletter and images of rewilding going on in Uganda.

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Short video on rewilding Yellowstone National Park: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=264&v=ysa5OBhXz-Q

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World Organic News Podcast: https://worldorganicnews.com/

(specifically check out episodes 172, 171, 168, 167, 157)

Then also check out the Regen Earth Podcast https://RegenEarth.net

Round four of the podcast series on engaging the masses.

Sam answers some questions on the series so far, and reflects on recent life events before digging into wrapping your ideas with powerful stories to make them dramatically more engaging.

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Video referenced in the podcast, Becky from Intrepid travel, using a video to create a meaningful story around an idea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz0Ndc9L6CQ

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If you have something to say about the episode, or anything really connected with the topic reach out to Sam via twitter: @SamJamesWard or via email sam at climatechangeunfolding.com

A multi-part series on how to engage the masses with your ideas, how to inspire action.

This particular episode hones in on empathy, and the power of empathy to connect with your audience.

Sam is always keen for feedback, comments or ideas, you can reach him on [email protected] or @SamJamesWard on twitter.