It’s hard to imagine a bright future in the face of the climate crisis. This new podcast, from Hugo Award winning podcaster and author Emma Newman, will take you on a journey from despair to the most radiant, radical hope.
Made in partnership with Friends of the Earth, Imagining Tomorrow shows how we can create a future that is good for people and for nature, based on innovations in technology and community action that are already having a positive impact.
Join Emma as she pieces together the roadmap to utopia by interviewing amazing inventors, communities and award-winning science fiction authors.
We can’t build a better future until we can imagine it, so let’s imagine it together.
As series 1 of Imagining Tomorrow draws to a close, presenter Emma Newman reflects on the battle against despair and what the podcast has revealed about the entrepreneurs, scientists, innovators and communities she's interviewed. Emma explores the key lessons they've imparted, and whether they're enough to tackle the climate.Resources:Research on new onshore wind and solar sites: https://friendsoftheearth.uk/climate/mapping-england-could-produce-13-times-more-clean-energyhttps://www.oxfam.org...
9 Aug 2024
Harvesting, Fertilising, Revolutionising
Seaweed has long been touted as an important resource in the battle against climate change, thanks to its rapid growth and ability to absorb carbon dioxide. Inspired by conversations with a community garden group in Scotland and the founder of a company producing sustainable materials from seaweed, Emma Newman imagines a world in which new materials replace plastics and fossil fuels are replaced by different types of biomass, including seaweed. In episode 9 we heard from: Prof...
10 Jul 2024
Mapping, Restoring, Regenerating
Recent council decisions to cut down trees in Sheffield and Plymouth have prompted outcry from local residents and demonstrated how passionate we can be about preserving trees in urban environments. Research carried out on behalf of Friends of the Earth (https://friendsoftheearth.uk/climate/maps-showing-city-cooling-trees-and-green-space) shows the dramatic impact trees have on bringing down temperatures in urban areas, and calls to increase our woeful tree cover in the UK are gathering momentum.
Inspired by conversations with the CEO of one of the most ambitious rewilding projects in the UK, and a data scientist who specialises in the interpretation of mapping data, Emma Newman imagines a future where trees are valued more in both rural and urban environments and reflects on how that could benefit people and planet.
In this episode we hear from:
Trees for Life, (https://treesforlife.org.uk/) a charity working to rewild the Scottish Highlands
Author Justina Robson (https://justinarobson.co.uk/)
Terra Sulis, (https://terrasulis.org/) a community interest company that uses open data to conduct research and pilot nature-friendly projects
Additional resources
The relationship between heatwaves and premature births (https://grist.org/health/fertility-climate-change-heat-premature-birth-pregnant/)
First major study examining the link between heat, pollution and premature births (https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/172/10/1108/90774)
Urban heat map of the UK (/node/9833)
Woodland opportunity map for England (/node/4034)
Chew Valley Plants Trees (https://www.chewvalleyplantstrees.co.uk/what-we-do)
Support the Show. (https://act.friendsoftheearth.uk/donate/make-a-donation?_ga=2.1735858.2055361964.1579523061-622360301.1536752803)
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Apple Podcasts (US)
3.7 / 5
41 ratings
Spotify
4.7 / 5
15 ratings
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