Ready, Steady, Green!
In this podcast we are discussing challenges and opportunities of turning climate awareness to climate action. The episodes from Ready, Steady, Green! aim to inspire everyone to step up and step out in their lives and in their community, to make sustainability sustainable.
Ready, Steady, Green!
Acting on sustainability with Attila Schillinger
In this episode of Ready, Steady, Green! I talk to Attila Schillinger, Professor of Practice at the University of Oregon about youth climate awareness, the role of young people at COP30, the 10th anniversary of the Paris agreement, the importance of connecting global concerns to local actions, the changing role of ESG expectations, differences in interpretations of sustainability, the role of individuals, companies and governments in taking action, and daydreaming about the future.
In the podcast, we refer specifically to:
4:00: Oregon and the outdoors
4:34: Climate is not among the top 5 concerns for many people around the world: https://www.ipsos.com/en/what-worries-world
8:53: Talking to students on how the IPCC currently assesses status of the world: AR6 Synthesis Report
11:35: Forest fires, floodings and insurance premiums
13:40: Different interpretations of sustainability are one of the causes of problems
14:27: Sustainability: journey or destination?
16:53: Who should be taking action on climate change?
18:10: Climate action: sticks vs carrots?
21:50: Campaign to stop people from idling car engines
24:11: Fight climate change with climate change!
25:04: Air travel, air conditioning, activism and arts
28:45: Has ESG passed its golden years?
31:30: How to match growing distrust in COPs (https://www.ipsos.com/en/cop30) and growing hope in youth taking a leading role?
33:15: About missing leadership from the global climate movement
42:50: Technology building social media and AI, instead of carbon capture solutions - using the wrong amplifiers https://www.humanetech.com/
48:10: Distinguishing between wants and needs, changing habits, education - a range of things individual could do about climate change. Follow your own carbon track here: https://www.earthhero.org/
51:35: Companies addressing climate change through capacity building. This is a moral imperative combined with drive for profitability
56:20: Governments: regulations, reporting and beyond
