Reducing emissions in the aid sector | Rethinking Humanitarianism
The New Humanitarian
English - October 27, 2021 15:13 - 42 minutes - 59.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsNews Government humanitarian aid analysis conflict rethinkinghumanitarianism worldnews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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To what extent are massive relief operations contributing to climate-related crises?
In this episode, TNH CEO and podcast host Heba Aly discusses the findings of The New Humanitarian’s eight-month investigation into the size of the aid industry’s carbon footprint. We also hear from two aid organisations trying to green their operations.
Guests: Journalist Léopold Salzenstein explains the TNH investigation. Kathrine Vad, climate change adviser at the ICRC, and André Krummacher, vice CEO of impact and accountability at ACTED, offer perspectives from two aid organisations faced with the challenge of trying to cut emissions.