Climate Change Unfolding

The second part of a multi-episode series on engaging the masses in sustainability and climate change. This time Sam talks on changing the culture!

How does the culture change? How do ideas spread out through the culture? How do we create an environment where people, businesses and politicians are pulled towards environmental action?

Discussions around these points and more in this episode. Stand by for Part 3 on powerful empathy.

Engaging The Masses (Part 1) - Fuelling The Fire by Climate Change Unfolding

For pictures connected to this episode check out: www.climatechangeunfolding.com/episode10

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Link to Bubugo Conservation Trust, Jenny Farmer’s (and her partner Charlie Langan's) community initiative: www.bubugoconservation.org

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Email list: email Sam on [email protected]

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Feel free to ask a question, send some feedback or connect with Sam:

@SamJamesWard on twitter

The trees are being chopped on the tropical paradise island archipelago that used to have my home on, and the monkeys, pangolins and other animals are in trouble!

Jenny Farmer, PHD, researcher and all round legend weighs in to offer Sam solutions to river bank reforestation issues, and it's time for Sam to get involved...

We need your help, check out the just giving page to help conserve the riverbanks, save the animals on the Hairy Lemon: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/nileriverreforestationproject

A bit more about Jenny:

Bubugo Conservation Trust http://www.bubugoconservation.org/

Bubugo Conservation hashtag #BubugoConservation

Check out the products made by the women's cooperative discussed and set up by Jenny: https://www.etsy.com/shop/UgandaMade

Escape to the wild trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beIMaFjss4k&app=desktop

Connect with Jenny Farmer on Twitter: @jfarmerug

or through Bubugo Conservation Trust

Mountain Club of Uganda: http://mcu.ug/

Jenny's partner Charlie Langan on Twitter: @cjlangan

Sam's about to lose his house, and one of his favourite places on earth as they get flooded in the enormous Isimba Hydropower reservoir... listen in as he shares his thoughts from the last days of a slice of tropical paradise.

Sam talks on the subject of Single use plastic… the astounding quantity we produce, and how he’s gone about cutting it out of his businesses operations.

Sam would love to hear your feedback! Drop him an email on [email protected] or connect on twitter @SamJamesWard

Climate Change Unfolding Community Section:

1) Story of a Spoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg-E1FtjaxY

2) Zero Waste Podcast by Laura Nash: https://zerowastecountdown.com/

Listen in to how host Sam Ward heads off on a last minute mission to get involved with the The Green Tourism Summit Africa, and listen in to some of the speakers as they share some soundbites of wisdom!

Here are some of the folks mentioned in the episode and the links to their respective websites and social media platforms.

JUDY KEPHER-GONA

Twitter: @GonaJudy

Judy Gona on Linked in: www.linkedin.com/in/judy-kepher-gona-miist-09604930

Judy’s company Sustainable tourism and travel Agenda: STTAKenya.org

Instagram: @STTAkenya

STTA on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/sustainable-travel-tourism-agenda-stta-184a60116/

BARRY CLEMMENS

If you want to get in touch with Barry contact him directly via email: [email protected]

EQ - Specialised Hospitality and Tourism Consultancy website: www.eq-bizz.co.za/

HARRIET INGABIRE

You can connect with Harriet on twitter @HandsofHope14 or check out the social platforms and websites of the initiatives that Harriet is involved with:

www.RedRocksRwanda.com

Red Rocks Rwanda on Facebook: www.facebook.com/redrocksrwanda/

Acts of Hope Rwanda on Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/actsofhopefoundation/

Red Rocks Rwanda on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/546507774/red-rocks-rwanda/

Acts of hope Rwanda on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/actsofhoperwanda/

CARMEN NIBIGIRA

If you want to read or hear more from Carmen, you can connect

Twitter: @CarmenNibigira

Horwath HTL’s website: www.horwathhtl.rw

Horwath HTL on Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/horwathhtl/?_rdc=1&_rdr

Horwath HTL on LinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/company/horwath-htl/

ALAN DICKSON

Twitter: @LetsGoSafari

Instagram: @uniglobeletsgotravel

Uniglobe Lets Go Travel on facebook: https://web.facebook.com/UniglobeLetsGoTravel/

Website: www.uniglobeletsgotravel.com/

Lets go travel sustainability page: www.uniglobeletsgotravel.com/sustainable-travel-and-tourism and full 2017 CSR Report: www.uniglobeletsgotravel.com/sites/default/files/2017%20Sustainable%20Report.pdf

DR BERNARD KITHERA

Connect with Bernard on linked in:

Doctor Bernard Kithera on LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernard-kitheka-80b68922/

Or via his personal email: [email protected]

An interview with Uganda Carbon Bureau founder Bill Farmer. Twenty years of living in Uganda, how he ended up working in the low carbon sector, innovating, creating and ultimately leading the way for climate change movement in Uganda.

Any thoughts, comments, ideas and critique welcome! Drop me an email on [email protected] or find me on twitter: @SamJamesWard.

Links for some things discussed in the episode: Uganda Carbon Bureau homepage:

http://www.ugandacarbon.org/

The greenhouse gas protocol

https://ghgprotocol.org/

Have a listen to Climate Change Unfolding, Episode Four – Carbon Footprints around the world. In the episode there are some useful tips for working out your own individual carbon footprint amongst other things.  I hope you enjoy!

Drop me an email on [email protected] or connect on twitter @SamJamesWard if you have any suggestions, comments or critique.

Here are some links referenced in the episode.

My suggested online personal footprint calculator:

https://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx

An alternate one if you are from the UK, graphic heavy, nice user interface:

https://www.footprint.wwf.org.uk/

Before the flood, a great documentary referenced halfway through the podcast:

https://www.beforetheflood.com/

The Journey begins… and there seemed no better place to start than working out what I’m currently responsible for emitting. This episode lays out how I went about working out the carbon footprint of my three businesses, and throws a few lessons that I learnt along the way in the mix. I wish I could have listened to this episode before I started out... and saved myself a whole bunch of time!

I hope you enjoy. Drop me an email on [email protected] or connect on twitter @SamJamesWard if you have any suggestions, comments or critique!

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Here are some links discussed in the podcast:

Uganda Carbon Bureau http://www.ugandacarbon.org/

Green house gas calculation tools: https://ghgprotocol.org/calculation-tools

The Carbon Trust: https://www.carbontrust.com/home/

Type in your country, and click on the secondary tab to work out the emissions using the cost of a category of items, rather than a per item emission:

https://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx

The flight calculator recommended by the greenhouse Gas protocol, which presumably then has a very good level of legitimacy:

https://www.icao.int/environmental-protection/CarbonOffset/Pages/default.aspx

Note on that is that this flight calculator comes in at a lower Carbon emissions than a lot of flight calculators online so if you want to be double sure you’ve got it covered, use the climate care calculator which comes in on the higher side: http://www.climatecare.org/home.aspx