Latest Environment Non-Profit Podcast Episodes
Plastic Grass
Planet Possible - November 23, 2023 06:30 - 46 minutesYou might already have a view on whether it’s a helpful way of bringing some greenery to a tricky space – or that it should be banned entirely. Either way, we’re going to explore in this episode some of the science and evidence behind the use of plastic grass, think about why it’s proving so pop...
What did Biden and Xi accomplish at APEC 2023?
The US-China Podcast - November 22, 2023 16:08 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsU.S. President Joseph Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the APEC summit in San Francisco on November 15, 2023. After what Biden referred to as “some of the most constructive and productive discussions we’ve had,” the two leaders separately announced progress on key ...
Eat Your T(of)urkey: How to Reduce Food Waste This Thanksgiving
People Places Planet - November 21, 2023 21:09 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsAn estimated 312 million pounds of food will be wasted this Thanksgiving. In this week’s episode, host Sarah Backer is joined by ELI Senior Attorney Linda Breggin and Research Associate Elly Beckerman to discuss the food waste problem and some easy solutions for this holiday season—and ...
Xi Jinping addresses the American Public at National Committee- hosted dinner
The US-China Podcast - November 16, 2023 23:32 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsLast night the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and The US-China Business Council co-hosted People's Republic of China President Xi Jinping following the long-anticipated meeting between Presidents Biden and Xi Jinping during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San F...
Emergency Podcast! Sunnylands Declaration and COP28 - with Li Shuo
Environment China - November 16, 2023 12:36 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsThis is an emergency podcast about the Sunnylands Statement on Enhancing Cooperation to Address the Climate Crisis, which was released just a day ago. Top US and China climate negotiators Xie Zhenhua and John Kerry have held several days of talks at the Sunnylands estate near Palm Springs in ...
Markets, Motives, and Micro-Finance: A View of the SDGs
InAsia - November 15, 2023 20:00 - 23 minutesAt the half-way point for the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, where we are, how we can move forward, and a shout-out to Adam Smith.
Young Professionals in Sustainability - with Qiwen Cui of Dialogue Earth [in Chinese]
Environment China - November 15, 2023 14:30 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn the latest episode of Environment China’s Young Professionals in Sustainability Series, we talk with Qiwen Cui, the China editor at China Dialogue, which in 2024 will launch its new flagship website called Dialogue Earth. Qiwen has worked in various media outlets covering climate action, tech...
Groundtruth: Valuing Lived Experience and Fostering Meaningful Community Engagement
People Places Planet - November 14, 2023 22:28 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThe Biden-Harris administration has placed an unprecedented federal focus on environmental justice using a whole of government approach, including issuing executive orders demanding accountability and action from a broad list of federal agencies and requiring input from impacted communi...
What will Joe Biden and Xi Jinping discuss at APEC?
The US-China Podcast - November 14, 2023 17:23 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsWhat can senior leaders do to ease tensions between the United States and China? U.S. President Joseph Biden and PRC President Xi Jinping are set to meet this week at the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit. It would be the first time President Xi Jinping has visited the United State...
How Powerful is Xi Jinping?
The US-China Podcast - November 13, 2023 15:51 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsWe are re-running an episode recorded in 2022 with Harvard University professor Yuhua Wang on Xi Jinping’s power and influence leading up to the meeting between Presidents Joseph Biden and Xi Jinping at the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit this week. Listen to the original r...
Ma Ying-jeou Reflects on Cross-Strait and U.S.-China Relations
The US-China Podcast - November 10, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDr. Ma Ying-jeou, former president of the Republic of China (Taiwan), has been studying the dynamic across the Strait for over 30 years. In 2015, Dr. Ma met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Singapore, the first face-to-face meeting between leaders from both sides of the Taiwan Strait since t...
Dr. Marshall Shepherd and “The Climate Moonshot”
People Places Planet - November 09, 2023 17:31 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIn this week’s episode of People Places Planet Podcast, host Sarah Backer sits down with Dr. Marshall Shepherd, ELI’s 2023 Environmental Achievement Award recipient and renowned scientist, to have a conversation in celebration of his work. They discuss Shepherd’s background, inspiration...
Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady on Why Sports Diplomacy is a Slam Dunk
The US-China Podcast - November 06, 2023 19:55 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThe National Committee on U.S.-China Relations held our annual black-tie Gala Dinner on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at The Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York. NBA All Stars Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady dive into their friendship, highlighting the importance of sports diplomacy and people-to-people e...
Welcome to Woopie Town
InAsia - November 01, 2023 22:00 - 24 minutesThe irrepressible disability activist, Tanzila Khan, tries her hand at board game design. We take the game out for a spin. You can learn more and purchase the board game: Woopie Town – Mayor of Woopie Town
50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with Quentin Pair (Part 2)
Environmental Law Explored: A Podcast SEERies - October 31, 2023 19:47 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingIn the second of two episodes, Quentin Pair continues a discussion on his career and environmental justice, and shares his thoughts on the future of EPA with Phillip Dupré, a Senior Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, ENRD - Environmental Defense Section, and past member of the Section’...
Coal is back – with Sam Clissold of Carbon Tracker
Environment China - October 30, 2023 14:28 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsCoal in China is seeing a multi-year resurgence after years in which the government seemed ready to dial back and ultimately halt coal power construction. Indeed, just months after the 2020 announcement by Xi Jinping on carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, in early 2021 a Central Environmental...
Stu Adam - Agronomeye
Shape the System - October 30, 2023 13:00 - 48 minutesAbout The Guest(s): Stu Adams is the CEO and co-founder of Agronomeye, an agricultural technology company that focuses on providing detailed data and decision-making tools for farmers. With a background in sports journalism, Stu transitioned into the agricultural space through his work with dro...
Weighing The Social Cost of Carbon with Cass Sunstein and Kip Viscusi
People Places Planet - October 25, 2023 16:44 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIn this week’s episode of the People Places Planet podcast, Harvard Law Professor Cass Sunstein engages in an illuminating discussion with Vanderbilt Professor W. Kip Viscusi about the social cost of carbon—a hotly debated and frequently litigated number—that is used to quantify the har...
Mick Hase - SEVENTNEENx
Shape the System - October 23, 2023 01:00 - 44 minutesAbout The Guest: Mick Hase is the founder of SEVENTNEENx, an organization that focuses on engaging the business community to take meaningful action with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He is passionate about redefining the definition of business and believes that businesses have the...
How To Fix The UK Water Sector
Planet Possible - October 20, 2023 04:05 - 35 minutesWater in the UK has become both a political football and a source of vast public anger. Storm overflows, sewage spills, dying rivers and dividend payouts have dominated debates everywhere from parliament to the pub. Everyone seems to have an opinion, and clearly there are huge and complex issues...
CHINA Town Hall: Nicholas Burns
The US-China Podcast - October 18, 2023 15:48 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsCurrent U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns was the featured speaker for CHINA Town Hall 2023, a national conversation on how the U.S.-China relationship affects our communities. The nationwide virtual conversation, including live Q&A, took place on Wednesday, October 11, at 7:00 p.m. ET. ...
"Greener than Ever"? The BRI turns 10! - with Christoph Nedopil-Wang
Environment China - October 15, 2023 09:11 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsThe Belt-and-Road Initiative (BRI) has reached the ripe old age of 10 this month. Those 10 years have seen a lot of change, including on topics like the relative focus on clean energy versus fossil fuels and the interest in and incentives for applying ESG criteria to BRI investments. Today we a...
Hear from ELI’s Summer Interns: Substantive Due Process in Climate Litigation, Caribbean Climate Migration, and Community Gardening in California
People Places Planet - October 11, 2023 15:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIn this week’s episode of People Places Planet Podcast, ELI’s three summer interns (Anna Guzman, Natalie Triana, and Alex Alvarez) sit down with host Sarah Backer to reflect on their experience as summer interns, share who they are, their interests, and what brought them to ELI. They d...
BRI and BRICS: what's the deal?
The US-China Podcast - October 10, 2023 15:02 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsChina's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) turned 10 this year, and BRICS, the global economic organization made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, has recently expanded. How will these two global endeavors impact the United States and global economic order? In an interview reco...
Kristian Hansen - Slo Jeans
Shape the System - October 09, 2023 13:00 - 44 minutesAbout The Guest(s): Kristian Hansen is the founder and CEO of Slo, a sustainable fashion brand that aims to change the fast fashion industry. With a background in the fashion industry, Kristian saw the need for a more sustainable and ethical approach to clothing production and set out to create ...
Dr. Carl P. Giordano - Rebesana
Shape the System - October 02, 2023 13:00 - 51 minutesAbout The Guest(s): Dr. Carl Giordano is an orthopedic surgeon and spine surgeon with a background in chemistry. He is also a nutritional biochemist and has been studying the field of aging and health span for over 20 years. Dr. Giordano is the co-founder of Rebasana, a company that aims to prov...
The Last Nomads
InAsia - September 27, 2023 21:00 - 19 minutesIn a world grappling with climate challenges, Mongolia's nomadic herders have a unique perspective to offer. Join us for an engaging interview with Asia Foundation Development Fellow alum Badruun Gardi as we explore the enduring relevance of nomadism in Mongolia and its valuable insights for add...
U.S.-Taiwan Relations: Will China’s Challenge Lead to a Crisis?
The US-China Podcast - September 27, 2023 15:33 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsAnxiety about China’s growing military capabilities to threaten Taiwan has induced alarm in Washington about whether the United States is capable of deterring attempts to seize Taiwan by force. This alarm feeds American impulses to alter longstanding policy, and to view challenges confronting Ta...
Selling to China: Stories of Success, Failure, and Constant Change
The US-China Podcast - September 20, 2023 16:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsSelling to China: Stories of Success, Failure, and Constant Change, edited by Ker Gibbs, former president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai during the U.S.-China trade war, is a sobering look at the realities of the intermeshed nature of the Chinese and American economies at a time...
Marine plastics with Liu Xiao (Women in Sustainability) [Chinese]
Environment China - September 20, 2023 09:53 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode of our Women in Sustainability series, we are speaking again with Dr Liu Xiao about marine waste and the broader topic of waste and recycling in general. We talk with Dr Liu about a typical day at work on her projects at GIZ. Dr Liu is Project Manager at GIZ of the Rethinking P...
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