In this podcast we are discussing challenges and opportunities of turning climate awareness to climate action. The episodes from Ready, Steady, Green! aim to inspire everyone to step up and step out in their lives and in their community, to make sustainability sustainable.
Why young people feel excluded from expert climate conversations - Jonathan Nobrega, youth environmental advocate
Send us Fan Mail Jonathan argues that climate discussions need to move from experts to the various diverse communities, questions why so many urban young people feel disconnected from the environmental space, emphasises the need to normalise the talk about the environment and brings examples of making talking about climate trendy. Jonathan Nobrega is an environmental advocate and sustainability educator based in London. He is best known for his work as a Youth Project Coordinator at the Londo...
3 Jul 2026
How can young people make our oceans trendy? - Kirsty Crawford, community engagement expert at the Marine Conservation Society
Send us Fan Mail Kirsty Crawford argues that conservation of marine life needs to be a collaborative effort, explains how inland waste and litter damage marine ecosystems, shares how children become devoted to sea through nursery rhymes, music, and English literature and how we should let young people lead the fight for cleaner oceans, restored habitats and stopping sewage pollution. Kirsty is the Learning and Community Engagement Manager at the Marine Conservation Society, leading national p...
3 Jun 2026
Will India's development while decarbonising serve as a model? - Vikram Gandhi, Harvard Professor of Business Sustainability
Send us Fan Mail Vikram Gandhi argues why private capital is needed to create a sustainable world. He explains why do Harvard students look at sustainability challenges as business opportunities, what the key lessons from India are about developing while decarbonising and gives insights to addressing the climate crisis as a collective action problem. Vikram is a professor at the Harvard Business School. With a background in investment banking he has extensive experience in the internati...
18 May 2026
Are European green policies competing with clean technologies from China? Benedek Jávor, European green politician
Send us Fan Mail Benedek Jávor argues that European green policies need to be more effective. How does the social contract with farmers influence the landscape? Is it sustainable that green policies are developed in Europe while related technologies are all pioneered by China? How can a climate tax be turned fair and generate a just prosperity? Benedek is a Hungarian biologist, environmentalist and green politician. Currently he is Head of the Representation of Budapest to the EU. Between 201...
6 May 2026
Why increased risk literacy is key to managing climate challenges - Rodrigo Souza, risk management academic
Send us Fan Mail Rodrigo explains how we should manage climate risks, warns that with the current trajectory, a society level climate chaos could happen by 2035? and argues why better risk literacy could help us all plan our future. Rodrigo Souza is a senior lecturer in accounting and risk management at the Business School of the University of Roehampton. He has a significant professional and academic experience risk management, corporate governance, internal controls and internal and externa...
26 Apr 2026
Building Climate Resilience in UK Firms - invitation to join the workshop on the 29 April
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the latest episode of Ready, Steady, Green. This time we share a short snippet, to extend invitation to an event that is happening the last week of April in London, at the University of Roehampton. On the 29 April, 10.00-4.00pm London time, the hybrid workshop on ‘Climate Resilience in UK Firms’ invites finance managers, management accountants and risk managers to discuss critical and topical issues related to climate change. In this teaser episode we discuss...
9 Apr 2026
Why can renewable energy inherently lead to energy injustice? Chitzi Ogbumgbada, environmental law specialist
Send us Fan Mail Chitzi Ogbumgbada argues why governments should ensure energy security, how the African communitarian approach addresses renewable energy injustices, and why the individual actions of countries will never bring us even close to the goals of the Paris agreement. Chitzi is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Exeter. His PhD thesis developed an African communitarian approach to global energy justice and demonstrated how this approach could be operationalised through internati...
25 Mar 2026
Why does your organisation's climate credibility matter? Simon King, senior partner at Edenseven
Send us Fan Mail Simon King argues how one can make sustainability the competitive edge of their organisation, why climate credibility matters for young people, if sustainability is primarily a management or a technological issue and why local authorities cannot afford to follow net zero. Simon is a senior partner in Edenseven, a management consultancy firm that helps companies of all sizes achieve their sustainability goals and work towards net zero emissions. Edenseven provides sustainabili...
9 Mar 2026
Will women show the future of sustainable farming? Veronica White, environmental social scientist
Send us Fan Mail Veronica White explains what makes one bike across the UK, and interview over fifty farming women across the UK. Is there a pattern for sustainable farming in England? How can farms contribute to sustaining food security? Are farmers to adapt more nature-friendly farming practices? How shall we prioritise between competing demands for land use? Veronica is an ESRC funded PhD student at the University of Exeter, exploring visions of the future of farming in England. She descri...
16 Feb 2026
Why should we solve the climate problems, instead of just analysing them? Leo Rayman, founder of EdenLab
Send us Fan Mail Leo Rayman argues why it is both a moral duty and a career advancement opportunity to come up with sustainability solutions, why the atmosphere of a climate tech conference is different to a sustainability conference; how the ability to control the local things will lead to controlling the big stuff; why innovation should not be a dilemma but the fundamental focus and why putting a degrowth in the diary of company management will never work. Leo is the founder & CEO of Ed...
31 Jan 2026
How should we step on students' toes to change their thinking about sustainability? Franzisca Weder, Professor of Sustainability Communication
Send us Fan Mail Franzisca Weder believes in activist academics who don't just stand on the sidelines; sustainability communication needs to build on exciting and disruptive stories; to underline climate emergency one has to speak about the burning issues that effect everyone, instead of mentioning climate change; people need spaces to come to agreement about what they mean by sustainability; and noticing the fundamental difference between companies that make sustainability part of their DNA ...
20 Jan 2026
Why is Amazonia the heart, and not the lungs of the Planet? Filipe Machado Franca, tropical environment researcher
Send us Fan Mail Filipe Machado Franca claims it is time that indigenous voices that had been silenced and suffered are finally brought to the table, why nature restoration efforts are more than just throwing seeds in the ground, why sister tree and brother jaguar are our family and how tropical forest fieldwork in Brazil, Ghana and Malaysia help understand what is happening in Sweden and Romania. Filipe is a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Bri...
6 Dec 2025
Why does engaging with a local climate volunteering group matter? Anne Robertson, Professor of Ecology
Send us Fan Mail Anne Robertson, a professor of ecology at the University of Roehampton in London, speaks about why fieldwork is essential to understand what is happening to our rivers; how cutting back on screen time could help youth volunteering, extended droughts and flooding are proof of the climate change; why is it we don't know where our rivers are coming from and why have COPs lost their purpose and what can be done about that. Water ecosystems are in the centre of her research and te...
22 Nov 2025
Ask your family and friends: what is their plan to manage the climate crisis? Ash Goddard, Director of Climate Clarity
Send us Fan Mail Ash is an experienced sustainability workshop facilitator and climate educator. He is Director of Climate Clarity whose mission is to raise awareness and empowerment around the climate and ecological crisis using mainly Climate Fresk workshops. What is the future of sustainability education? Is talking about climate in the classroom enough? How shall we get young people engaged in tackling the climate emergency? We look at what individuals, companies and governments would nee...
16 Nov 2025
Is leadership missing of the global climate movement? Attila Schillinger, Professor of Practice, sustainability communicator
Send us Fan Mail Attila Schillinger, Professor of Practice at the University of Oregon talks about youth climate awareness, the role of young people at COP30, differences in interpretations of sustainability, the lack of global climate leadership, the 10th anniversary of the Paris agreement, the importance of connecting global concerns to local actions, the changing role of ESG expectations, and the role of individuals, companies and governments in taking impactful sustainability actions.&nbs...
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