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Episode drops October 22, 2021 on CCR's iTunes, SoundCloud and Podbean Channels:

Episode drops October 22, 2021 on CCR's iTunes, SoundCloud and Podbean Channels: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/citizens-climate-radio/id1339453942?mt=2 https://soundcloud.com/citizensclimateradio https://ccl.podbean.com/category/citizens-climate-radio/ Kathy Baughman McLeod, SVP, Atlantic Council & Director, Adrienne Arsht - Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center reveals the many risks that come with extreme heat. She also provides multiple solutions, including innovative ways to use insurance to change the way we build and respond to extreme weather. Kathy Baughman McLeod leads the Center’s work to reach one billion people worldwide with climate resilience solutions by 2030. She also chairs the Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance which partners with climate-forward Mayors around the world to appoint Chief Heat Officers. Additionally, Kathy is spearheading the global push to name and categorize heat waves. She was formerly Global Executive for Environmental and Social Risk at Bank of America, Managing Director for Climate Risk & Resilience at The Nature Conservancy, and a Florida Climate Commissioner. She is the recipient of the Duke University Fuqua School of Business 2021 “Leader of Consequence” award. Learn more about Kathy and her work to reach one billion people with climate solutions by visiting One Billion Resilient. Follow Kathy on Twitter. Articles by Kathy Baughman McLeod and others about responding to extreme heat. Foreign Affairs’ “Building a Resilient Planet,” Marketplace’s “How the U.S. could be smarter about insuring against extreme weather-related disasters,” The Financial Times’ “Cities Appoint ‘Heat Officers’ In Response to Warming Threat,” The New Yorker’s “Oil’s Bad, Bad Day,” The Climate Pod’s “How Do We Live with Hotter ‘Climate Normals’?,” Reuter’s “U.S. Cities Hire specialists to counter climate change as impacts worsen,” and Fast Company’s “Athens will be the first European city to appoint a Chief Heat Officer.”bHeat is Killing Us and The Economy Too The Atlantic Council The Art House Joining us in the Art House is Marissa Slaven. In 2019 we featured her in Episode 33 to talk about her young adult climate themed novel, Code Blue. Now Marissa is back with the squeal, Code Red. She was inspired by her daughter to write this series of eco-fiction thriller, where a teenage girl and her friends battle climate change. I sat down with her to talk about the new book and to hear her read an excerpt. To learn more about Marissa and her books, visit Stormbird Press. You can also follow her on Twitter. Good News Report Our good news story this month comes from Flannery Winchester, communications director at Citizens Climate Lobby. Because of the many efforts by CCL volunteers, the needle is moving towards carbon fee and dividend as one of the ways to address climate change. She talks about the budget reconciliation process and volunteer lobbying and how politicians and the press are responding. We always welcome your thoughts, questions, suggestions, good news, and recommendations for the show. Leave a voice mail at 518.595.9414. (+1 if calling from outside the USA.) You can email your answers to radio @ citizensclimate.org You can hear Citizens’ Climate Radio on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher Radio, SoundCloud, Podbean, Northern Spirit Radio, Google Play, PlayerFM, and TuneIn Radio. Also, feel free to connect with other listeners, suggest program ideas, and respond to programs in the Citizens’ Climate Radio Facebook group or on Twitter at @CitizensCRadio.

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A CISL Conversation between Shruti Kapila, Professor of History and Politics and the University of Cambridge, and Senior Associate at CISL, with Lindsay Hooper, Executive Director and Chief Impact

A CISL Conversation between Shruti Kapila, Professor of History and Politics and the University of Cambridge, and Senior Associate at CISL, with Lindsay Hooper, Executive Director and Chief Impact Officer at CISL (the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership). In this conversation, Shruti and Lindsay discuss: - How history and politics affect international climate negotiations - India's long-standing environmentalism and culture of civil disobedience - Causes for optimism versus caution - Individual vs collective action - Moving away from Western-centric narratives - Anticipating COP28 - The leadership capabilities we need - The role of business and financial institutions - Lessons from history ***** About the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership partners with business and governments to develop leadership and solutions for a sustainable economy. We aim to achieve net zero, protect and restore nature, and build inclusive and resilient societies. For over three decades we have built the leadership capacity and capabilities of individuals and organisations, and created industry-leading collaborations, to catalyse change and accelerate the path to a sustainable economy. Our interdisciplinary research engagement builds the evidence base for practical action. Discover more resources and publications from CISL: https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/resources/ ***** The opinions expressed here are those of the authors and do not represent an official position of CISL or The University of Cambridge.

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Mr. Ovais Sarmad joined the United Nations Climate Change secretariat (UNFCCC) on 1 September 2017. Mr. Sarmad supports the Executive Secretary in managing the UNFCCC secretariat and its staff,

Mr. Ovais Sarmad joined the United Nations Climate Change secretariat (UNFCCC) on 1 September 2017. Mr. Sarmad supports the Executive Secretary in managing the UNFCCC secretariat and its staff, advising on a range of issues relating to the strategic operations planning and development of the organization. Mr. Ovais Sarmad joined the United Nations Climate Change secretariat (UNFCCC) on 1 September 2017. Mr. Sarmad supports the Executive Secretary in managing the UNFCCC secretariat and its staff, advising on a range of issues relating to the strategic operations planning and development of the organization. Previously he served as Chief of Staff to the Director-General at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Geneva. Mr. Sarmad worked in several management and policy capacities in IOM over a period of 27 years. Prior to the IOM, he worked in the private and public sectors in London, where he qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA) and Chartered Global Management Accountant (GCMA). Mr. Sarmad graduated from Osmania University in Hyderabad, India, as a Bachelor of Commerce. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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Anna sits at the centre of the story of how Finland is tackling the problem of food waste, and why that story seems to be heading for a happy ending. But how does the story begin? The characteristics

Anna sits at the centre of the story of how Finland is tackling the problem of food waste, and why that story seems to be heading for a happy ending. But how does the story begin? The characteristics of Finnish society play a crucial role here. Finland is cold, vast in size, and has a relatively small population of about 5.5 million. Survival imperatives mean that in general, Finnish society has had to develop a solutions-based, practical attitude to life, with a strong tradition of working together, even when the various actors don’t always agree. Given this understanding, the most important thing that Anna and her team have had to do has been to ensure that the motley crew of actors in the Finnish food system—the food and drink industry; the packaging value chain; retailers; the ministries in charge of environment, agriculture, forestry, economic, and labour affairs—are all at one table, reading from the same script. The model selects for voluntary action aimed at the profitability and sustainability of food chain companies, while spreading knowledge and understanding of food waste. The learnings are clear for all to see: food waste is a multi-faceted problem, and the solutions need to reflect that. Chief policy adviser on sustainability and environment for the federation of Finnish food and drink industries This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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Renowned biologist, explorer, and TED Prize recipient Dr. Sylvia Earle considers the vast majesty of Earth's unique oceans and their critical role in supplying the ingredients for all life. She

Renowned biologist, explorer, and TED Prize recipient Dr. Sylvia Earle considers the vast majesty of Earth's unique oceans and their critical role in supplying the ingredients for all life. She discusses the devastation caused by humans to ocean biodiversity and talks about her efforts to protect the world's great bodies of water. Dr. Sylvia Earle is the founder of Mission Blue and DOER Marine Operations and has been a National Geographic Explorer in Residence since 1998. Dr. Earle was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She has earned a PhD from Duke University along with 32 honorary doctorates, and has served on numerous advisory boards including Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Mote Marine Lab, and Duke Marine Lab. Dr. Earle’s academic accomplishments include 230 publications and more than 150 honors. Dr. Earle has over 7500 hours of diving experience, including the use of 30 submarines, and has contributed to over 195 publications including NGS Atlas of the Ocean, The World is Blue and Sea Change. She has won more than 100 national and international awards including the 2009 TED prize, the 2011 National Council for Science and the Environment Achievement Award, and Time Magazine’s First Hero for the Planet. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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