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It's time for another book report! Today Jason will provide a summary of his recent reading of Purpose and Profit: How Business Can Lift Up the World by George Serafeim.

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Check out this book: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=61494

Today Jason and I will provide a high level overview of COP27. COP aka the Conference of Parties is a United Nations conference on climate change where over 35,000 participants, including over 100 heads of States and Governments, meet to discuss climate change problems and solutions. The goal is to meet the Pair Climate Accord of limiting the increase of global temperatures to 2 degrees C with the hopeful target being 1.5 degrees C. This was a two week event that took place in early November in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

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Tip of the week: report any natural gas leaks that you come across (link)

Sources:

https://www.resources.org/common-resources/four-issues-and-outcomes-that-rose-to-the-top-at-the-cop27-climate-conference/

https://www.rff.org/publications/explainers/border-carbon-adjustments-101/?_gl=1*1rio0k*_ga*MTg0MTIwMjAyLjE2NzAyNzAwNDk.*_ga_HNHQWYFDLZ*MTY3MDI4NDI5MS4zLjAuMTY3MDI4NDI5MS4wLjAuMA..

https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/cop27-more-countries-join-methane-pact-focus-turns-farms-waste-2022-11-17/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2022/11/16/brazil-is-back-lula-tells-cop27-in-vow-to-protect-amazon-rainforest/?sh=5df3dba374ce

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/11/24/cop27-was-disappointing-but-us-china-climate-diplomacy-is-thawing

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/20/cop27-agrees-to-historic-loss-and-damage-fund-to-compensate-developing-countries-for-climate-impacts

https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/what-you-need-know-about-cop27-loss-and-damage-fund

https://impact.economist.com/sustainability/five-key-takeaways-cop27

Today Jason and I will cover the sustainable stories from the month of November including: FDA approval of lab-grown meat, the RAF using sustainable aviation fuel, the EPA increasing the social cost of carbon, and Apple using clean energy to charge iPhones. Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod

Sources:

- RAF using SAF

- FDA approval of lab-grown meat

- Upside Foods

- Social cost of carbon 101

- EPA increase the social cost of carbon

- Apple Charging - clean energy

- Apple's Environmental page

Today I'll be talking with Cory Thompson, owner of Red Oak Refillery, which actually has 6 locations throughout Southeast Michigan. Refillerys are a great way to refill containers of various soaps, detergents, shampoos, and more as a way to reduce packaging, reduce plastic, and reduce toxic materials within your products. Refillerys are becoming more and more popular throughout Michigan as well as the greater U.S.

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Red Oak Refillery: https://www.redoakrefillery.com/

On A Dragonfly's Wing: http://onadragonflyswings.com/

Today I'll be chatting with Dr. Andrew Hoffman, a professor at the University of Michigan in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and the School for Environment and Sustainability. We will be discussing how the insurance industry is in the midst of shifting the way it does business due to the impacts of climate change. This was a topic that we covered in one of my classes at U of M and I found it to be fascinating.

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Andrew Hoffman bio: https://michiganross.umich.edu/faculty-research/faculty/andy-hoffman

Today I'll be chatting with Yesh Pavlik Slenk, Senior Manager of the Climate Corps, which is part of the Environmental Defense Fund, (EDF) and the host of the podcast Degrees. The EDF is a nonprofit working to solve many climate and environmental solutions. The Climate Corps is an innovative fellowship program that places graduate students into companies and nonprofits to help advance clean energy projects and climate goals.

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Links:

Degrees Podcast

Degrees Green Job Hub

Climate Corps

Sustainable Career Pathways

Today Jason and I will cover the sustainable stories from the month of October including Apple switching to USB-C chargers, the Detroit Tree Equity partnership, and Carbon Capture projects. We will also touch on how I took a week off from podcasting this month for mental sustainability. After midterms, I decided to get off the grid for a weekend and we traveled to Hocking Hills, Ohio and learned a bit about the Civilian Conservation Corps.

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Sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/26/iphone-usb-c-lightning-connectors-apple-eu-rules

https://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news/detroit-tree-equity-partnership-to-bring-jobs-tree-canopy-to-city/

https://www.americanforests.org/tools-research-reports-and-guides/tree-equity-score/

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/44-pt-more-carbon-capture-and-storage-projects-in-the-pipeline/

Today I will be chatting with Rev. Kyle Meyaard-Schaap who is also Vice President of the Evangelical Environmental Network. We will be discussing what it is like being a devoted Christian who is also focused on educating, inspiring, and mobilizing other Christians to address environmental issues and climate change. Religion isn't a topic that I have covered much on this podcast, but I'm excited to hear how Kyle ties it together with climate activism.

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Links:

Yale Climate Opinion Maps 2021

Evangelical Environmental Network

Kyle's Book: Following Jesus in a Warming World

Have you ever looked at the effects of climate change and the apathy of so many around you and wondered, "What are we missing here?" Climate activist Kyle Meyaard-Schaap understands this feeling from personal experience. But in his years of speaking to and equipping Christians to work for climate action, he's seen the trend begin to shift. More and more young Christians are waking up to the realities of climate change. They want to help, but they're not sure how. Through stories from the field, theological and scriptural exploration, and practical advice, Meyaard-Schaap offers hope to Christians paralyzed by the scale of the crisis, helping us turn our paralysis into meaningful action. Following Jesus in a Warming World is a field guide for Christian climate action—one grounded not in a sense of guilt or drudgery, but in the joy of caring for creation.

Today I will be chatting with Dr. Shelie Miller, one of my amazing professors at the School for Environment and Sustainability (also known as SEAS) at the University of Michigan. Shelie will be talking about some of her various life cycle analysis studies and explaining the concept of tradeoffs as well as feedback loops.

Check out all of her work here: https://seas.umich.edu/research/faculty/shelie-miller

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Today Jason and I will be covering the sustainable stories from the month of September. These stories will include: The founder of Patagonia giving away his company, EasyJet ditching offsets, Solar panel efficiency, and an update on the ozone layer.

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Tip of the week: Check out this video of Katharine Hayhoe talking about the impacts of climate change on storms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z0GQphrqF4&t=156s

Sources for today's stories:

Patagonia

EasyJet

Solar Panel Efficiency

Ozone Layer