Environmental Professionals Postulating
19 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsTopical and off-beat discussion on Environmental matters by Environmental Professionals.
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Ep 016 The World After Corona
May 07, 2020 05:13 - 27 minutes - 22.2 MBAn interview recorded on 5th May 2020, by Mr. Mohamed Farouk of the World After Corona initiative. The video and the World After Corona page can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1283650755171257 Follow up links about what I was referencing: The work of prof. Tim Garrett linking total global accumulated wealth and energy demand, also highlighting Jevon’s Paradox http://www.inscc.utah.edu/~tgarrett/Economics/Economics.html Some great presentations from Dr. Noltheni...
Ep 015 - GeoEngineering and the "Garrett Relation"
January 01, 2018 03:00 - 43 minutes - 23.5 MBDr. Richard Nolthenius has a background in thermal engineering and astronomy. He currently runs the Astronomy Program at Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz California. He also lecturers and has been a visiting researcher for UC Santa Cruz since 1987. He describes his professional transition in to climate science as “quite a shock, not necessarily a pleasant one”! Dr. Nolthenius suggests that Professor Tim Garrett’s work on linking global wealth and energy consumption has not been given the atten...
Ep 014 - Technological Solutions for fighting Climate Change
December 01, 2017 03:00 - 46 minutes - 37.6 MBDr. Richard Nolthenius has a background in thermal engineering and astronomy. He currently runs the Astronomy Program at Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz California. He also lecturers and has been a visiting researcher for UC Santa Cruz since 1987. He describes his professional transition in to climate science as “quite a shock, not necessarily a pleasant one”! Dr. Nolthenius suggests that Professor Tim Garrett’s work on linking global wealth and energy consumption has not been given the atten...
Ep 014 - Technological Solutions for fighting Climate Change
December 01, 2017 03:00 - 46 minutes - 37.6 MBDr. Richard Nolthenius has a background in thermal engineering and astronomy. He currently runs the Astronomy Program at Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz California. He also lecturers and has been a visiting researcher for UC Santa Cruz since 1987. He describes his professional transition in to climate science as “quite a shock, not necessarily a pleasant one”! Dr. Nolthenius suggests that Professor Tim Garrett’s work on linking global wealth and energy consumption has not been given the atten...
Ep 013 - Policy Mechanisms for fighting Climate Change
November 01, 2017 01:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBDr. Richard Nolthenius has a background in thermal engineering and astronomy. He currently runs the Astronomy Program at Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz California. He also lecturers and has been a visiting researcher for UC Santa Cruz since 1987. He describes his professional transition in to climate science as “quite a shock, not necessarily a pleasant one”! Dr. Nolthenius suggests that Professor Tim Garrett’s work on linking global wealth and energy consumption has not been given the atten...
Ep 012 - Linking wealth, energy demand, CO2 and Climate Change
October 06, 2017 20:11 - 1 hour - 49 MBTim Garrett is Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Utah who's research focus is the physics of clouds. Professor Garrett joins Steven to discuss his work, and model, which shows a consistent link between the global economy and climate change. Professor Garrett's model indicates the constant requirement of 9.7 Watts to support every $1000 (adjusted to the 1990 Dollar) means it is impossible to decarbonise the economy and prevent catastrophic climate change within six deca...
Ep 011 - The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement (VHEMT)
September 04, 2017 08:21 - 48 minutes - 26.9 MBThe Voluntary Human Extinction Movement (VHEMT) is a 'radical' environmental movement who believe that the voluntary choice to not create more humans is the only viable method to save the planet from environmental catastrophe. In this Episode of the Environmental Professionals Postulating Podcast, Steven is joined by Les Knight, the founder / discoverer of VHEMT. The main object of the movement, based on environmental arguments, is the voluntary choice to not create new humans. To find...
Ep 010 - Groundwater and Dependent Ecosystems: Revealing the Impacts of Climate Change
August 05, 2017 06:47 - 32 minutes - 26 MBKarim M. Morsy, Co-author of a recent publication titled "Groundwater and Dependent Ecosystems: Revealing the Impacts of Climate Change" joins Steven to discuss the effects Climate Change upon an often ignored, vital eco system. To read the full publication, click here or visit http://www.ripublication.com/ijaer17/ijaerv12n13_50.pdf . ---------- Join the discussion on my website: https://www.slipperychimp.co.uk/2017/08/05/groundwater-and-dependent-ecosystems-revealing-the-impacts-of-c...
Ep 009 - Environmental Vegetarianism
July 14, 2017 00:00 - 45 minutes - 36.9 MBLuke and I discuss the pro’s and con’s of eating meat, specifically the environmental impacts of our demand for meat. ---------- Join the discussion on the environmental professionals postulating facebook group. All episodes coupled with (quite frankly utterly bizarre) computer generated transcripts, and the option to leave comments on each episode are available on the Environmental Professionals Postulating website www.epppodcast.com. For anything else I can be contacted via e...
Ep 009 - Environmental Vegetarianism
July 14, 2017 00:00 - 45 minutes - 36.9 MBLuke and I discuss the pro’s and con’s of eating meat, specifically the environmental impacts of our demand for meat. ---------- Join the discussion on my website: https://www.slipperychimp.co.uk/2017/07/14/environmental-vegetarianism/
Ep 008 - Climate Change Wars
June 20, 2017 00:00 - 9 minutes - 8.1 MBI am joined again by my wife Iv, so you don’t have to listen to my monotonous tones constantly. It turns out Climate change isn’t just causing the glaciers to melt and driving 200 species to extinction every day, it’s also a major threat to international security. According to Major General Munir Muniruzzaman who is the chairman of the Global Military Advisory Council On Climate Change, climate change could spark major wars “completely destabilising” the world and forcing millions of peo...
Ep 007 - Brexit and Environmental Law
June 16, 2017 00:00 - 38 minutes - 31.4 MBLuke & Steven discuss some potential impacts of the United Kingdom exit from the European Union, specifically with regard to managing environmental issues across the UK. There's no denying that the majority of current UK environmental law has come down from the European Union (EU). The EU has introduced policies and laws dealing with all sorts of wide reaching issues, the UK Environmental Law Association gives the examples of industrial and agricultural pollution, waste, water quality, ai...
Ep 006 - Climate Change and the Philippines / Ang Pilipinas at Pagbabago sa Klima
May 12, 2017 00:00 - 26 minutes - 21.2 MBSteven and Iv discuss the already present effects of Climate Change on the Philippines. We discuss the impact of increased extreme weather events on agriculture, President Duterte, along with the recent news that his Environment Secretary was pushed out by big money. ---------- Join the discussion on my website: https://www.slipperychimp.co.uk/2022/05/12/climate-change-and-the-philippines-ang-pilipinas-at-pagbabago-sa-klima/
Ep 006 - Climate Change and the Philippines / Ang Pilipinas at Pagbabago sa Klima
May 12, 2017 00:00 - 26 minutes - 21.2 MBSteven and Iv discuss the already present effects of Climate Change on the Philippines. We discuss the impact of increased extreme weather events on agriculture, President Duterte, along with the recent news that his Environment Secretary was pushed out by big money. ---------- Join the discussion on the environmental professionals postulating facebook group. All episodes coupled with (quite frankly utterly bizarre) computer generated transcripts, and the option to leave comments on e...
Ep 005 - Environmental News Update 7th April 2017
April 06, 2017 23:00 - 17 minutes - 14.7 MBToday I’ll be updating you guys, and girls, and other, on some news items regarding Trump, the record 20 million pound fine levied against Thames Water, Brexit and Climageddon. ---------- Join the discussion on my website: https://www.slipperychimp.co.uk/2017/04/07/environmental-news-update-7th-april-2017/
Ep 004 - Trump's Environmental agenda - Part 2
March 31, 2017 04:00 - 39 minutes - 32.2 MBHow will the Trump Presidency effect local, national and global Environmental Policy? Climate Change? Local level clean up operations? Legal enforcement? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)? The Paris Agreement? .... Get answers to those questions by joining Steven and Luke who discuss what the new President of the United States has done so far with his Executive Orders, what he's planning to do and other issues for Environmental Management that have been raised as a result of the 20...
Ep 003 - Trump's Environmental agenda - Part 1
March 24, 2017 04:00 - 32 minutes - 30.9 MBHow will the Trump Presidency effect local, national and global Environmental Policy? Climate Change? Local level clean up operations? Legal enforcement? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)? The Paris Agreement? .... Get answers to those questions by joining Steven and Luke who discuss what the new President of the United States has done so far with his Executive Orders, what he's planning to do and other issues for Environmental Management that have been raised as a result of the 20...
Ep 002 - Advice for starting an Environmental Business
March 17, 2017 10:08 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBI was joined by Laura Franklin of start-up Social Enterprise Management Consultancy Sovenco to discuss the realities of starting your own business. ---------- All episodes coupled with (quite frankly utterly bizarre) computer generated transcripts, and the option to leave comments on each episode are available on my website: https://www.slipperychimp.co.uk/2017/03/17/advice-for-starting-an-environmental-business/ - see you there!
Ep 001 - An interview with Guy McPherson
March 03, 2017 08:47 - 39 minutes - 25.8 MBSteven is joined by Professor Emeritus of Arizona University, Dr. Guy McPherson. Guy is the worlds leading authority on Abrupt Climate Change leading to Near-term Human extinction. Guy believes the Environment will change so rapidly over the coming decade that the Earth will become Mars-like. Guy speculates that it will be highly unlikely the human species will survive. Steven and Guy cover positive feedback loops that could have already sent the earth past it's tipping point, including...