Waste Not WHY Not

About Waste Not WHY Not

Waste Not Why Not (WNWN) is a podcast on climate and sustainability from Ghost Island Media in Taiwan. Debuted on Earth Day in 2019, it's hosted by Nature N8 (Nate Maynard), a sustainability consultant working on energy, ocean and waste. Media partner at AAAS Annual Meetings in 2020 and 2021. Recognized as a Circular Economy Solution by SITRA Fund in Finland, 2020. New season begins May 3, 2022. 鬼島之音旗下的英文節目，由環境研究員及顧問 Nate Maynard （自然8）主持，探討世界環境永續發展的重要議題，每集聊一個重要的概念、或是跟專家訪談、有時也會去田野採訪。2020及2021美國科學促進會(AAAS)年會媒體夥伴、受芬蘭創新基金會肯定為2020世界循環經濟解決方案。新一季於將於五月三日開播。

Publisher

Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音

Category

news · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Apr 2019

Latest episode

21 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

68 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Nov 2025

   70. COP30 Watch (Nate’s Back?)

   Nature Nate is back (for today!) for his take on COP30 in Brazil, framed by his observations from Climate Week in New York City in September 2025. COP30 (https://cop30.br/en) (November 10-21, 2025) has just wrapped up in Belém, Brazil. Nate shares his thoughts on Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) and the new dynamics in global climate negotiations: a fragmented geopolitical environment leading to a weaker global alliance to commit to climate actions; the U.S. pulling back, a shortfall in the U.N. budget, and an almost empty Loss and Damage Fund for climate adaptation. Despite the challenges, COP30 is still necessary and important. This is where countries and delegates can have transparent discussions at the global stage. (The episode was recorded on November 20, when countries still yet to reach a consensus on mapping out the “roadmap” to phase out fossil fuel.) This is Waste Not Why Not, a climate podcast from Ghost Island Media. It's hosted by Nature N8 (Nate Maynard), a sustainability consultant working on energy, ocean, and waste. Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/wastenotwhynot (http://patreon.com/wastenotwhynot)Follow us on Twitter @wastenotpod (https://twitter.com/wastenotpod) EPISODE CREDIT Nate Maynard (@N8May (https://twitter.com/N8MAY)), Host Emily Y. Wu (@emilyywu (https://twitter.com/emilyywu)), Producer Wayne Tsai, Audio Editing Zack Chiang, Production Assistant Show logo by Southwicks Graphics Theme tune by Dac Chang A Ghost Island Media production (@ghostislandme (https://twitter.com/ghostislandme)) Support the show: https://patreon.com/wastenotwhynot (https://patreon.com/wastenotwhynot) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

2. 

   6 May 2024

   69. Finale: Our last episode (for now)

   One fine day in December 2018, Nate Maynard and Emily Y. Wu met over a coffee in downtown Taipei. The two talked about podcasting and sustainability. By Christmas, Nate, Emily, and Emily (Pearson) had recorded the first episodes of “Waste Not Why Not”. “Waste Not Why Not” - a sustainability podcast - was the first original show from Ghost Island Media. It debuted on Earth Day in 2019. Since then, it’s been a media partner at the 2020 AAAS Annual Meeting (American Association for the Advancement of Science), a program partner of the American Institute in Taiwan, and received support from Cypress River Advisors. We remember interviewing incredible guests: Season One included Daniel Vickery, then-head of engineering of batteries and energy systems at Gogoro (maker of the world’s first nation-wide electric grid for electric vehicles); Sam Kimmins, then-head of RE100 from The Climate Group; Taiwanese youth climate activist Liang-Yi Chang; and Dr. Nebojsa Nakicenovic (IIASA) on radical change. Season Two included Dr. Jane Lubchenco, former head of NOAA; Professor Stephan Lewandowsky of the University of Bristol on science denial and disinformation; Christine Bader, former head of CSR at Amazon and BP; and Dr. Enric Sala, National Geographic explorer-in-residence. We visited a food lab (thank you, Mattson in California!), a coral lab (thank you Shashank Keshavmurthy at Academia Sinica in Taiwan!), a batteries R&D center (thank you, Antonio Baclig at Stanford University!), a garage of new electric dirt bikes (you rock, Azizi Tucker!). In Season Three and Four, we walked about solar energy, climate simulation, sustainable menstrual products, green buildings, COP, and we even did a game show. Thank you to all our listeners and supporters who rooted for us in the past five years. Waste Not Why Not has come to an end (for now!) Nate Maynard now continues his podcasting career at NETTING ZEROS, a new project Nate launched with David Green. Here’s the show on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/netting-zeros/id1739098029 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/netting-zeros/id1739098029) Here’s the show on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7uEIMDGgCduymAekSiV7zD (https://open.spotify.com/show/7uEIMDGgCduymAekSiV7zD) Check them out on Substack: https://nettingzeros.substack.com/about (https://nettingzeros.substack.com/about) As for Ghost Island Media, we continue producing podcasts and publishing. Please check out our other shows at www.ghostisland.media (http://www.ghostisland.media) EPISODE CREDIT Host: Nate Maynard (Nature 8, @N8May (https://twitter.com/N8MAY)), a sustainability consultant working on energy, ocean and waste. Producer: Emily Y. Wu (@emilyywu (https://twitter.com/emilyywu)), executive producer and founder of Ghost Island Media. Audio Packaging by Wayne Tsai Show logo by Southwicks Graphics Theme tune by Dac Chang A Ghost Island Media production (@ghostislandme (https://twitter.com/ghostislandme)) Support the show: https://patreon.com/wastenotwhynot (https://patreon.com/wastenotwhynot) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

3. 

   22 Jan 2024

   68. Live from COP28, Part 3

   For this final part of our COP28 mini-series, Nature N8 attends his last day at COP28. He chats with Tanmatra Bhanti, Manager of Policy & Partnerships at Rare, and Alfredo M Coro II, Municipal Mayor of the Municipality of Del Carmen, Siargao Islands in the Philippines. Nature N8 gives his final thoughts at COP. What is it for, who is it for, what's achieved there, and what's greenwashing in today's climate conversations? This is Waste Not Why Not, a climate podcast from Ghost Island Media. Debuted on Earth Day in 2019, it's hosted by Nature N8 (Nate Maynard), a sustainability consultant working on energy, ocean and waste. Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/wastenotwhynot (http://patreon.com/wastenotwhynot)Follow us on Twitter @wastenotpod (https://twitter.com/wastenotpod) EPISODE CREDIT Nate Maynard (@N8May (https://twitter.com/N8MAY)), Host Gerald Williams, Audio Editing Show logo by Southwicks Graphics Theme tune by Dac Chang A Ghost Island Media production (@ghostislandme (https://twitter.com/ghostislandme)) Support the show: https://patreon.com/wastenotwhynot (https://patreon.com/wastenotwhynot) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

36 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

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