Planet & The People
21 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -Inquisitive actor, Tom Ward-Thomas explores the many different facets of climate change. Through talking with the experts he takes a practical, positive approach and finds out more about the human impact on the planet, what has been done, what is being done, and what we as people can do to fix the climate crisis.
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WARD THOMAS & BUSKING FOR THE PLANET
May 15, 2021 14:46 - 57 minutes - 107 MBMy sisters, Catherine & Lizzy form the popular country duo, Ward Thomas and they are about to busk in a different city each week in the run up to Cop 26, raising money for environmental charities and awareness for the climate crisis. I decided to get them onPlanet & The Peopleto find out more and to enjoy a meandering conversation where we discussed our obsession with climate change & exchanged some encouraging news stories, while also looking back at the podcast series so far. Ward-Th...
FASHION FOR THE PLANET
May 05, 2021 08:18 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBFashion is something we all enjoy, whether purely as a function or as a passion, but it's impacts on the environment have only relatively recently started to be talked about. I wanted to dive deep into this topic to find out why and in what ways the fashion industry is bad for the planet, and also how we can turn things around, and to help me with this, I spoke to Professor Sheila-Mary Carruthers, FTI FRSA Sheila-Mary has worked in the field of textiles and fashion for 51 years and ...
RIDDING THE OCEANS OF PLASTIC
April 27, 2021 22:05 - 32 minutes - 25.8 MBPlastics are swamping our oceans. This is one of the most talked about issues but what are we doing about it? The Ocean Cleanup, led by inventor and entrepreneur Boyan Slat are pioneers in technology that is clearing our oceans of plastic and also stopping plastics entering our oceans through river interceptors. I spoke to Rachel Richardson from The Ocean Cleanup to find out out about how The Ocean cleanup started and what they are currently doing to clean up our oceans. ...
THE FUTURE OF AIR TRAVEL
April 14, 2021 09:01 - 28 minutes - 24 MBSome time ago I was speaking to a friend of mine Chip Yardly all about the impacts of air travel on the planet. Chip is a pilot who flies for Tui, and had quite a lot to say about the topic, having had to swat up on it for his job interviews. So I decided to have him on Planet & The People for a bite sized chat where he gave me the low down on how the aviation industry is responding to climate change. Social Media: Instagram & Facebook: @planetandthepeople Twitter: @planetan...
CAN BIOCHAR PROTECT THE PLANET
April 14, 2021 09:01 - 38 minutes - 30 MBI spoke to Henrietta Moon, co-founder of Carbo Culture all about Biochar. Biochar is one of the lesser known climate solutions. It's not as talked about as renewable energy or trees or direct air capture technology, which was why I was so pleased that Carbo Culture contacted me and asked me to come on the podcast. For more information about carbo culture, please visit: https://www.carboculture.com Social Media: Instagram & Facebook: @planetandthepeople Twitter: @planetandthep
THE THEATRE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
April 07, 2021 04:00 - 49 minutes - 38.1 MBHaving made a career in theatre and film as a writer and actor, I like to think the arts can be pretty powerful in lots of ways, but how can it be used to inspire us about climate change? I spoke to playwright April De Angelis whose 20 year career has seen her plays produced at the National Theatre, The Royal Court and the RSC among many others. In 2011 her play 'Jumpy' starring Tamsin Grieg, received much acclaim. April is also a longstanding activist and a part of Extinction Rebellion....
LETS REALLY TALK ABOUT CARBON OFFSETTING?
March 30, 2021 18:59 - 48 minutes - 43.7 MBThe concept of Carbon Offsetting, or carbon credits is often met with mixed views. Is it simply an excuse to carry on as normal but look like you're doing good? Or is it maybe a valuable tool? In fact, what is it? Where does the money go? What does it actually do? And what else are the big businesses doing to save the planet? Tom explores all and more of these questions with Lucy Arndt from Ecosphere Plus, a company that specialises in conservation and generating carbon credits. Lucy is ...
THE ORIGINS OF PANDEMICS
March 23, 2021 20:03 - 44 minutes - 36.7 MBThe emergence of a new pandemic is something that has impacted us all in varying degrees of hell. But where do pandemics come from? Where do they start and how are we responsible? Can we call this year an ecological event? From Measles, to Ebola to Sars to covid 19, Tom talks to Zoonotic disease specialist Dr David Redding, and Reader in Environmental governance, Dr Peter Jones, and finds out about the origins of disease and the correlation between environmental breakdown and the spread ...
IS IT REALLY GREEN & WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
March 17, 2021 03:25 - 54 minutes - 45.3 MBGeorgina Wilson Powell is founder and editor of the online eco lifestyle magazine, Pebble and author of the new book 'IS IT REALLY GREEN' Pebble was founded to bridge the gap between sustainability and style and the every day. Since then Georgina has recently published 'Is it Really Green', a helpful guide that answers 249 questions about our every day lifestyle choices and how they can impact our world. Tom talks to Georgina about her book, about Pebble, and dissects all of those rule...
CLIMATE CHANGE & THE GLOBAL STAGE
March 09, 2021 21:06 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBWorld leaders that deny Climate Change. Nations chopping down forests and expanding their coal industry It can be overwhelming and terrifying In this first episode of series 2, Tom talks to Professor Chris Rapley and returning guest Professor Mark Maslin and finds out how the international community has worked together since the 1990s to fight climate change, from international COP summits, COP26 & the Paris Agreement, to oil companies and other big business. Find out how it all works ...
SPECIAL. Mock Cop 26
November 16, 2020 15:41 - 26 minutes - 49 MBIn the absence of this years COP 26 (the annual Conference of Parties, where world leaders meet to discuss climate goals), a collection of young people from all over the world have decided to set up their own online conference this November 2020 to explore the range of issues and potential policies around Climate Change. This is Mock Cop 26 Tom met with some of the organisers Lavinia Lovino (Italy), Domenica Jaramillo (Ecuador) and Josh Tregale (UK) to find out what the conference will inv...
THE PLANET AND THE ECONOMY
June 02, 2020 08:04 - 43 minutes - 34.1 MBIs Economic growth the enemy of our planet or is it just how we grow? Can we build an economy that helps us prosper while also protecting our environment? What kind of world will we build in the aftermath of the Covid19 Pandemic? In the final episode of series 1, Tom talks to Climate Change Economist, Dimitri Zenghelis - formerly head of Economic Forecasting at the Treasury and subsequently co-lead author of the Stern Review, an examination of the economics of Climate Change - and asks hi...
HEMP AND THE PLANET
May 25, 2020 21:49 - 42 minutes - 35.6 MBTom visits a Hemp farm in Co Monaghan in Ireland and talks to Farmer Marcus McCabe & Hill sheep farmer and Land Tenure Specialist Bridget Murphy all about the wonderful potentials of Hemp. From a Carbon negative building material, to a fossil fuel substitute, to a health food that can suck in more carbon dioxide than trees, Hemp provides an incredible climate solution. But where is the market? https://kamahemp.com https://www.farmingfornature.ie Podcast socials: Facebook & In...
GREENPEACE AND THE PLANET
May 18, 2020 23:02 - 49 minutes - 38.3 MBWho are Greenpeace, what do they stand for, and what role can we play in preventing deforestation? Tom talks to Greenpeace's Forest Campaigner Chiara Vitali about the planet, about the Amazon, about Greenpeace and about chickens, with the occasional reference to a supermarket elf. Chiara tells Tom about two reports she's written, Under Fire & Winging it, both of which can be viewed at: Winging It Under Fire For more info about Greenpeace visit: www.greenpeace.org @greenp...
REFORESTING THE PLANET WITH ECOSIA
May 11, 2020 22:16 - 35 minutes - 28 MBHow to restore forests and plant trees with a simple online search. Tom chats to Hannah Wickes, the CMO at Ecosia, the tree planting search engine. He finds out all about how they are shrinking deserts, restoring water cycles and rebuilding wildlife habitats with their extensive reforestation projects, all funded by the revenue from their search engine. www.ecosia.com @ecosia Podcast socials: Facebook & Instagram: @planetandthepeople Twitter: @planetandthepe1
TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PLANET
May 05, 2020 15:14 - 49 minutes - 38.8 MBIn two interviews, Tom finds out about CO2 air capture technology and also explores how we can protect the Polar Regions. Climeworks is a Direct Air Capture Company based in Switzerland, extracting carbon dioxide from the air and converting it into commercial commodities. Tom finds out from Louisa Charles just how their technology works and what opportunities it presents. The Polar Regions are warming at twice the rate of the rest of the planet. In his second interview Tom talks ...
Technology For The Planet
May 05, 2020 07:40 - 48 minutes - 38.2 MBIn two interviews, Tom finds out about CO2 air capture technology and also explores how we can protect the Polar Regions. Climeworks is a Direct Air Capture Company based in Switzerland, extracting carbon dioxide from the air and converting it into commercial commodities. Tom finds out from Louisa Charles just how their technology works and what opportunities it presents. The Polar Regions are warming at twice the rate of the rest of the planet. In his second interview Tom talks ...
FOOD & THE PLANET
April 27, 2020 20:45 - 40 minutes - 31.5 MBHow can food be both a climate problem and a climate solution? Tom talks to Honor Eldridge, Head of Policy at the Sustainable Food Trust (until May 2020, then Head of Policy at Plant Life) all about food systems and how the world can turn farming around from being a climate offender to a climate solution. Follow The Sustainable Food Trust at https://sustainablefoodtrust.org and on socials @SusFoodTrust Podcast social Media @Tomwardthomas
PLANET & THE PEOPLE: FOOD
April 27, 2020 20:45 - 40 minutes - 31.5 MBHow can food be both a climate problem and a climate solution? Tom talks to Honor Eldridge, Head of Policy at the Sustainable Food Trust (until May 2020, then Head of Policy at Plant Life) all about food systems and how the world can turn farming around from being a climate offender to a climate solution. Follow The Sustainable Food Trust at https://sustainablefoodtrust.org and on socials @SusFoodTrust Podcast social Media @Tomwardthomas
PLANET & THE PEOPLE
April 19, 2020 13:29 - 42 minutes - 32.6 MBThrough his expertise and Laidback approach, Mark Maslin approaches the subject of climate change in an engaging and informative way that makes it easy for even the climate change novice to understand. He explains how past, present and future climate change is read, discusses the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic on the climate and what this could mean for the future, challenges the ideas around individual vs corporate responsibility, and how the real answer to solving climate change li...
PLANET AND THE PEOPLE
April 19, 2020 13:29 - 42 minutes - 32.4 MBA new podcast with Tom Ward-Thomas exploring the many different facets of climate change and looking at the human impact on the planet, what we have done, what we can do and what we are currently doing to fix the climate crisis. Through his expertise and Laidback approach, Mark Maslin approaches the subject of climate change in an engaging and informative way that makes it easy for even the climate change novice to understand. He explains how past, present and future climate change is r...