Guest: Maddy and Sophie from the podcast You're in Good Company

We're jumping into Economics month with a collab episode! We're joining by the lovely, intelligent, smart and wonderful girls from You're In Good Company Podcast, Maddy and Sophie! 

You'll learn:

• How do I even begin to invest?
• What should I know about a company before I invest? Where can I find information?
• How do I know if a company really is 'sustainable' or 'green'? 

You’re in Good Company is an investing podcast striving to disrupt the norms in the finance industry. Check out there podcast here and there Instagram is @yigcpodcast!

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It's a busy time of year with COVID-19 lockdowns across the globe and Olympic news dominated our newsfeeds. In all this excitement you might've missed a few stories that we think are worth talking about. This week Bella and Heidi discuss the UNESCO World Heritage Commitee's  recent recommendation to add the Australian Great Barrier Reef to the 'in danger' list. The Australian Government faught hard to block this, despite top Australian scientists supporting the choice. Take a listen to find out how this played out and why we should be talking about it.

Next, we'll discuss the multitude of natural disasters that have swept across the globe in the past 2 months (from wildfires to floods to drought).

Enjoy the episode and as always, let us know what you think by tagging @lifeonplaneta in your socials. Got a topic you want us to talk about? Email [email protected]

Time Stamps:

0:00 Introduction

5:05 - UNESCO and the Great Barrier Reef(GBR)

7:44 - Bleaching Events in the GBR

12:58 - GBR and the UNESCO 'In-danger' list

14:00 - Natural Disasters

15:00 - Floods in China

17:13 - Floods in Tajikistan 

19:42 - Floods in Germany 

19:57 - Floods in New York 

21:12 - Wildfires Across the Globe

23:14 - Famine in Madagascar


 

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This week Heidi and Bella spoke with ocean governance and marine debris researcher, Jordan Gacutan. Jordan is a PhD candidate at the University of NSW who is working closely with NGOs such as Tarangoa Blue to collect big data and identify the sources and sinks of plastic. What you'll learn from this episode:

• what is the source to sink pathway of marine debris?
• what is the role of NGOs and the government in this space?
• are we doing enough about the plastic problem?
• extra link: NSW Plastic Discussion Plan

Thanks again for joining us Jordan and as usual, let us know what you think by tagging @lifeonplaneta_podcast and #lifeonplaneta on our socials.

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This week Heidi and Bella discuss the pathways to the future, the non-plastic pathways to be exact. In this episode you'll learn:

• What is Plastic Free July about?
• What is biobased plastic? And is it always biodegradable?
• What are the best options we have for plastic alternatives? Incl. Loliware, B'zeos, Ecovative Design.
• Can we start wearing mushrooms and eating seaweed!? (and if yes, where do I sign up?)
• How can we all be futurologists?

Thanks for listening and let us know your thoughts by tagging @lifeonplaneta_podcast and #lifeonplanetapodcast on your socials.

#futurology #mushroombioplastic #bioplastic #seaweedbioplastic #lolliware #plasticfreejuly

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To kick off Plastic Free July we spoke with Life on Planet A's resident marine ecologist, Bella Charlesworth about all things plastic! We discuss the unlikely places where plastics have been found, as well on tips on how you can reduce the plastic you're using, wearing and chucking. Did you know you could be shedding plastics into the environment every time you wash your clothes? But what happens next? Press play to find out.

In honour of #plasticfreejuly we're dedicating the entire month to focus on plastic contamination and research as well as getting to know the start-ups give us a much needed solution to the plastic problem. 

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Last week we traveled (virtually) to the Philippines to interview biologist and conservationist Jean Utzurrum about Seaspiracy; here's Part 2 of our chat! In this episode we learned:

• does the film over-dramatize the dangers of South East Asia?
• what struggles do conservationists go through (often daily) in South East Asia?
• should we stop eating fish?
• what positives are there to look to in the future of the fishing industry?
• what is the meaning of life?

Also, stick around at the end for some news about Life on Planet A's cheeky relaunch. Thanks again Jean and we'll see you all in July! 

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Chances are you've heard of the Netflix documentary Seaspiracy, and you're probably also familiar with the controversy that came with it (if not, where have you been!?) Did the documentary make you question your actions? and everything you thought you knew about the fishing industry? Us too! But then we saw the mixed reviews appearing in the media and thought this was a dilemma we had to get to the bottom of. That's why we traveled (virtually) to the beautiful oceans of the Philippines, to get in touch with ocean conservationist, Jean Utzurrum. 

In this episode, we discuss alternative methods of fishing, sustainable fishing, and the racist undertones throughout the film. 

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How would you debate with a climate change denier? This week Heidi and Bella will do it for you as they take on new personas to battle it out about the climate change debate. Heidi will play De Ny, a coal lobbyist and firm denier of climate change and Bella will be Cli Mate, climate scientist, and activist. Extra points if you spot the name puns! 
Special guest appearances: 
1. Shane Cornell discusses the price of renewable energy (from Episodes 23 & 24)
2. Richie Merzian discusses jobs in the non-renewable vs. renewable industries (Episode 28)

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Elsa has a degree in Geography and Sustainable development and is currently finalizing her Master's degree in Comparative Public policy.  Elsa is particularly interested in the relationship between political trust and political participation (their undergraduate thesis topic) as well as environmental politics, circular economy and different forms of governance, and the intersections of social sciences and sustainability more broadly.

Time Stamps:

1:07 - Comparative Public Policy

10:38 - Epistemic Governance

18:22 - Circular economy

23:16 - Minimal state intervention

27:34 - Fairness versus Entitlement

32:00 - What is a policy?

37:38 - Book recommendations

39:00 - Democracy

42:00 - Human Rights

50:00 - Assigning Responsibility 

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The episode is out with Ryan Collins from Planet Ark. We discuss Circular economy and all things recycling!

Timestamps:

2:50 - Planet Ark - Circular Economy Hub 

3:17 - Introduction to Ryan

6:03 - Background on Planet Ark

8:18 - Recycling the Un recyclable 

11:00 - Australasian recycling label

13:50 - Circular Economy 

21:00 - Data and recycling

23:50- Will a circular economy solve our problems?

43:00 - Can everything be made of the same thing?

49:00 - Biogas

53:00 - Advice from Ryan

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