I’m Lottie Dalziel, a sustainability expert with a passion for the planet. But it hasn’t always been that way, four years ago I made a New Years' resolution that actually stuck, I pledged to do better for the planet. I’ve dedicated my life to making living sustainably EASY, so easy that there’s no reason not to save the planet.
In this podcast series, you’ll hear me talk to experts and everyday individuals who are also navigating their way through trying to do their bit. From recycling to composting to upcycling and next-gen innovation I’ll fill your ears with the best and greatest sustainable babble.
So if you’re new to sustainability or you just want to learn more, listen up because together we’re going to save the planet.
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“Words That Make People Care”: Sarah Bassett on Talking About the Planet Without the Doom
We all know the planet is in trouble. So why does so much of what we hear about it make us want to look away? Fear, guilt, doom, jargon: the way we talk about sustainability might be doing as much harm as good.
Sarah Bassett has spent years doing the opposite. As a sustainability communicator and content creator, she has built an audience by making the planet feel like something you can actually do something about, in a way that is warm, human and refreshingly free of shame.
In this episode, inspired by a talk called "The Words That Make People Care About the Planet", Lottie sits down with Sarah to talk about the craft of climate communication: the language that makes people lean in versus switch off, why guilt is such a poor motivator, and how any of us can bring the people around us along without the eye-rolls. It is a conversation about words, but really it is about how we get more people to care, and to act.
If you’re looking for more ways to save money while living sustainably, my book “365+ Ways to Save the Planet and Your Money at the Same Time” is available now — http://bit.ly/48Fs4CE
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5 Oct 2026
How Writing a Letter to Your MP Is One of the Most Powerful Climate Actions You Can Take
Most of us feel completely powerless when it comes to climate change. We recycle, we buy better, we sign petitions - and then we watch the news and wonder if any of it matters.
Eezu Tan had the same feeling. Then in April 2022, she invited four friends over to her house in Sydney and they did something old-fashioned and a little radical: they wrote letters to their politicians. That small living-room gathering became Climate Writers - a monthly community that has now sent over 400 personalised letters to policymakers, held meetings with MPs including the Federal Climate Change and Energy Minister, and helped shift the needle on real policy issues.
In this episode, Lottie Dalziel sits down with Eezu to talk about why writing to your MP is one of the most underrated and effective forms of climate action available to ordinary Australians, how Climate Writers makes it feel easy and even fun, and what Eezu witnessed at COP30 in Brazil that renewed her hope - and her urgency.
This is the episode for anyone who wants to do more but doesn't know where to start.
Find ouf more about Climate Writers here (https://www.instagram.com/climatewriters/?hl=en).
If you’re looking for more ways to save money while living sustainably, my book “365+ Ways to Save the Planet and Your Money at the Same Time” is available now — http://bit.ly/48Fs4CE
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28 Sept 2026
From Climate Anxiety to Climate Action: How to Actually Do Something That Matters with Tegan Lerm from Project Planet
Most of us care deeply about climate change. But between the doom-scrolling, the overwhelm, and the sense that nothing we do will make a dent, it's easy to end up doing... nothing.
Tegan Lerm has dedicated her career to solving exactly that problem. As co-founder and CEO of Project Planet, the not-for-profit that's become Australia's go-to guide for turning climate anxiety into real action – she's helped hundreds of thousands of Australians find their place in the solution.
In this episode, Lottie sits down with Tegan to talk about why individual action still matters even when the system is broken, how to have climate conversations that actually land (without alienating the people you love), and how Build a Ballot, Project Planet's game-changing voting tool, is helping Australians connect their values to their vote. Because as Tegan will tell you, your vote isn't just a personal choice. It's a collective one.
Find out more here (https://www.projectplanet.org.au/).
If you’re looking for more ways to save money while living sustainably, my book “365+ Ways to Save the Planet and Your Money at the Same Time” is available now — http://bit.ly/48Fs4CE
If you enjoyed this conversation, please hit subscribe so you don’t miss the next episode, and leave a quick rating or review — it really helps more people find the show.
Thanks for tuning in, and I’ll catch you next time!
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