Planet in Crisis

About Planet in Crisis

Conversations with scientists exploring science-based ways to protect the future of our planet, our children, and other creatures that share our World. We live on a planet in crisis. Scientists have warned us about the rapidly increasing dangers of climate change and destruction of the biosphere - specifically in the 1992, 2017 and 2019 World Scientists' Warnings which were signed by 1,700; 15,000 and 11,000 scientists respectively when issued. Initial episodes of this podcast feature sessions from the Planet in Crisis – Creating Action for COP26 global online summit. In November 2020, exactly one year before the official COP26 climate conference, Scientists Warning Europe organised this series of online Pre-COP events to raise awareness, push the conversation, show demand, and drive real action. Over 25 events were attended by more than 2,000 people from across the globe. View video of these sessions here. This podcast is produced by Scientists Warning Europe. We present and promote science endorsed solutions which will lead to a just transition for our World to a sustainable and equitable future. Our mission is to bring about a great change in humanity's stewardship of the Earth in order to prevent irretrievable mutilation of our global home. Learn more, sign up for updates, and support our work at scientistswarningeurope.org.uk. "This is bigger than any movie, this is the challenge of our time. And it is our responsibility to leave this world a better place than we found it, but right now we are failing future generations." — Arnold Schwarzenegger

Publisher

Scientists Warning Europe

Category

science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Apr 2021

Latest episode

8 Jan 2023

Latest episodes

1 of 34 episodes have a transcript.

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   8 Jan 2023

   3 RIP SDG? Are UN Sustainable Development Goals Enough to Save Us?

   As we face an urgent ecological crisis, a group of experts discuss whether the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development goals are a help, or a hindrance, in rising to the challenge. According to the UN, "The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests." Critics argue that the UN SDGs are not focused enough in tackling the singular issue of climate breakdown, and at worst, have created a business opportunity for many which has led to distraction and no real action. The central question is - are the SGDs dead, fit for purpose, or simply in need of an update. This was the third event in Scientists Warning Europe’s Road to COP27 series. Panelists: Ed Gemmell - Managing Director of Scientists Warning Europe, Naomi Sheehan - Sustainable Development Scientist & Climate Advisor Carter Dillard - Fair Start Movement Policy Advisor Victoria Harvey - PhD researcher, Climate Change at University East Anglia Steve Pipe - Author and former UK Entrepreneur of The Year This is a recording of an online panel discussion held 15 November, 2022. See the video at: https://youtu.be/JLvQqSaaQLU At COP26 Scientists Warning Europe launched a new paper, the 'Scientists Warnings into Action'. It expanded on the six stressors identified in the previous three warnings of Nature, Population, Economy, Food and Pollutants and Energy. This fourth great scientists Warning has already been signed by over 3,000 scientists and is currently collecting more signatures by graduates in any science. LINKS: Fair Start Movement https://fairstartmovement.org/ Justice as a Fair Start in Life – by Carter Dillard https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62140570-justice-as-a-fair-start-in-life Clima https://climauk.com/ (https://climauk.com/) Our Time to Rise – by Steve Pipe https://www.ourtimetorise.global/ Scientists Warning Europe presents and promotes science endorsed solutions which will lead to a just transition for our World to a sustainable and equitable future. Learn more, sign up for updates, and support our work at https://www.scientistswarningeurope.org.uk This podcast series is made possible through the generous help of the GrowthBusters podcast about limits to growth. MORE INFO: World Scientists’ Warnings into Action, Local to Global https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00368504211056290 Scientists Warning Europe https://scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/ Video of this conversation https://youtu.be/JLvQqSaaQLU (https://youtu.be/JLvQqSaaQLU) All Three World Scientists’ Warnings https://scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/warnings Scientists Warning Europe YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientistsWarningEurope (https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientistsWarningEurope) If you’re interested in starting up a Scientists Warning group on your continent, please reach out to us at https://www.scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/contact GrowthBusters podcast http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/ (http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/) Don't miss an episode. Follow wherever you listen.

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   11 Sept 2022

   2 The Energy War and Climate Breakdown - Road to COP 27

   Cost of living crisis, global conflict, and climate breakdown - is a shift in our energy systems the solution to all of this? What does the recent Russia/Ukraine conflict tell us about our energy security? Is renewable energy the answer, or is there more to the equation? What should our energy systems look like in these times of unprecedented global change? Energy experts from science and industry discuss the changes that are rapidly required to secure humanity's safety on a local, national, and international level. Panelists also offer suggestions of what we can each do, as individuals, to protect our access to energy. Panelists: Ed Gemmell - Managing Director of Scientists Warning Europe, Climate Politician Professor Chris Rhodes - Director of Fresh-lands Environmental Actions Keila Abreu - Development Director of Electric Land Andy Caulton - Founder and CEO of Hope Energy Kayla Ente MBE - CEO of Brighton & Hove Energy Services Co-operative (BHESCo) This session was hosted by Scientists Warning Europe as part of their Road to COP27 series: Energy and the Climate Crisis. Scientists Warning Europe presents and promotes science endorsed solutions which will lead to a just transition for our World to a sustainable and equitable future. Learn more, sign up for updates, and support our work at https://www.scientistswarningeurope.org.uk This podcast series is made possible through the generous help of the GrowthBusters podcast about limits to growth. MORE INFO: Fresh-lands Environmental Actions (Chris Rhodes) http://www.rba.co.uk/cjr/index.htm Electric Land (Keila Abreu) https://electricland.co.uk/ Hope Energy (Andy Caulton) https://www.hopeenergy.co.uk/ (https://www.hopeenergy.co.uk/) Brighton & Hove Energy Services Co-operative https://bhesco.co.uk/ (https://bhesco.co.uk/) World Scientists’ Warnings into Action, Local to Global https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00368504211056290 Scientists Warning Europe https://scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/ Video of this conversation https://youtu.be/okuetPh6qBY (https://youtu.be/okuetPh6qBY) All Three World Scientists’ Warnings https://scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/warnings Scientists Warning Europe YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientistsWarningEurope (https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientistsWarningEurope) If you’re interested in starting up a Scientists Warning group on your continent, please reach out to us at https://www.scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/contact GrowthBusters podcast http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/ (http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/) Don't miss an episode. Follow wherever you listen.

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   26 Jun 2022

   1 Climate Leadership Panel – Road to COP27

   What should leadership look like in these times of unprecedented global change? How can successful leadership mitigate a climate catastrophe? Where are we now – on the road to ruin or is there hope on the horizon? Scientists Warning Europe convened this panel of experts to hear what we need to see from leadership – at all levels – to respond to the climate crisis. At COP26 Scientists Warning Europe launched a new paper, the 'Scientists Warnings into Action'. It expanded on the six stressors identified in the previous three warnings of Nature, Population, Economy, Energy, Food and Pollutants and added an essential seventh element: 'Leadership'. This fourth great scientists Warning has already been signed by over 3,000 scientists and is currently collecting more signatures by graduates in any science on the way to COP27. This episode features two of the authors of the paper. Along with other eminent friends of Scientists Warning Europe, they present and review the vital element of Leadership and look at what leaders should be doing at the local, regional, national and global level. The panel will also examine the question of what we can each do as individuals to ensure effective climate leadership. Panelists: Ed Gemmell - Managing Director of Scientists Warning Europe, Climate Politician Professor Lorenzo Fioramonti - Political Scientist and Professor at University of Pretoria, Member of Italian Parliament, Co-Author of the Scientists Warnings into Action paper Dr. Victoria Hurth - Visiting Fellow, University of Cambridge Judge Business School This episode is the first in our Road to COP27 series, a rolling conference of webinars, events, workshops and inspiring activities designed to drive real action at COP27. In this series we’ll hear from World renowned scientists, politicians, climate activists, business leaders and community organisers who are all committed to inspiring action on local to global levels. LINKS: Video of this panel discussion https://youtu.be/PWk8IJm5gH4 Warnings to Action: Mobilising Humanity (film shown in introduction to this panel) https://youtu.be/YQYLtGVar2A Road to COP27 events https://www.scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/cop27 Scientists Warning Europe presents and promotes science endorsed solutions which will lead to a just transition for our World to a sustainable and equitable future. Learn more, sign up for updates, and support our work at https://www.scientistswarningeurope.org.uk This podcast series is made possible through the generous help of the GrowthBusters podcast about limits to growth. MORE INFO: World Scientists’ Warnings into Action, Local to Global https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00368504211056290 Scientists Warning Europe https://scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/ All Three World Scientists’ Warnings https://scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/warnings Scientists Warning Europe YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientistsWarningEurope (https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientistsWarningEurope) If you’re interested in starting up a Scientists Warning group on your continent, please reach out to us at https://www.scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/contact GrowthBusters podcast http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/ (http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/) Don't miss an episode. Follow wherever you listen.

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30 Mobilising Humanity Film Premier at COP26

Published 23 May 2022 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Science is such an important issue for humanity but it's only a tiny part of the solution. We scientists need to join together with public policymakers, civil society groups, educators, faith communities, artists, everybody. Time to stand up and help grasp this crossroads of civilization and people. […]

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