Episode 17: COP 27 The African COP - A Ghana perspective

Join us for our last episode of Greening the News, when we met the team behind Couch to Carbon Zero. They share with us the small changes that can make a real difference.  To know more about the work IEMA does to transform the world to sustainability please visit our website: https://www.iema.net/

In this episode we speak to Jake Fiennes, about rewilding, agriculture, the need for nature, how rewilding can impact productivity. We ask who should be responsible for the increased cost of food production and how rewilding can diversify revenue streams.    If you would like to ask a question, share your thoughts, or want us to discuss an issue you think we should cover, please email us: [email protected]    To know more about the work IEMA does to transform the world to sustainability please visit our website: https://www.iema.net/ 

In this special COP27 episode we discuss our experiences at COP as observers, as the talks come to a close. Sarah presents the podcast from Sharm El Sheikh with Martin Baxter, IEMA’s Director or Policy, Chris Seekings, Transform Deputy Editor and Tom Pashby, IEMA’s digital journalist

In this episode we speak to Thomas Kankam about his path from attending the Cartagena Dialogue held in Ghana to becoming the UNEP National Project Coordinator (NPC) at the Environmental Protection Agency of Ghana. We discuss the climate change affecting Ghana, what they are doing about it and the barriers they face to implement the change needed. If you would like to ask a question, share your thoughts, or want us to discuss an issue you think we should cover, please email us: [email protected] To know more about the work IEMA does to transform the world to sustainability please visit our website: https://www.iema.net/

In this episode we discuss the challenges in making sport ‘greener’. We talk to two sustainability professionals working at the top level of professional sports, Caroline Carlin from the Southampton Football Club and Jaime Mc Keown from World Rugby. Together we talk through some of the sustainability issues in sports and what they are doing to embed sustainability across their organisations.   If you would like to ask a question, share your thoughts, or want us to discuss an issue you think we should cover, please email us: [email protected]   To know more about the work IEMA does to transform the world to sustainability please visit our website: https://www.iema.net/

In this episode we talk to an IEMA Fellow and sustainability manager working in the nuclear industry. We discuss the myths that surround nuclear energy – the ‘trilemma’ of security supply, price and carbon. We discuss how nuclear energy sits within the energy crisis and the climate crisis.  We would love to know how our IEMA members are helping to make all jobs greener, so please do write to us: [email protected]  To know more about the work IEMA does to transform the world to sustainability please visit our website: https://www.iema.net/   

In this episode we speak to Paul Field, a former coal miner and now environment and compliance manager, and Becky Toal, the owner of Crowberry Consulting, which provides environmental management system advice to businesses.  Becky and Paul talk about their varied career paths, the role of education and apprenticeships for developing professionals and tips to encourage more young people to pursue a career in sustainability.  To know more about the work IEMA does to transform the world to sustainability please visit our website: https://www.iema.net/. You can also share your thoughts with us by writing to our email [email protected] 

In this episode we talk to two IEMA sustainability professionals, Laura Middlemass, from Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Rebecca Garner from Serco UK. We discuss their roles in helping to make ‘every job become greener’ within their organisations. We discuss the shift in enthusiasm for sustainability, the pandemic and lessons learnt from working through it.   We would like to hear how our IEMA members are helping to make all jobs greener, please contact us at: [email protected], or if you’d like to contribute to a future episode.   To know more about the work IEMA does to transform the world to sustainability please visit our website: https://www.iema.net/

In this episode we are joined by Laila Takeh from Deloitte and Martin Baxter from IEMA, who were part of a team of authors of our report, ‘A blueprint for green workforce transformation’. We discuss what we mean by green skills and green jobs and how organisations can understand and implement greener credentials.

This  month we welcome two women working in different areas of renewable energy. Sarah Merrick, the founder and CEO of Ripple, a co-op wind farm and Caroline Donnelly, a consent manager for SSE Renewable and the first female IEMA Fellow in Ireland. We hear about the fantastic work they are doing in the renewable energy sector as well as how the renewable energy sector can help reduce energy costs. We discuss the roadblocks that are slowing down the uptake of renewable energy in the UK and Ireland. We also touch on some of the myths regarding new technologies like the heat pumps for heating our homes and the use of hydrogen to power vehicles. We want to know about how our IEMA members are dealing with rising energy cost, so please do write to us: [email protected] To know more about the work IEMA does to transform the world to sustainability please visit our website: https://www.iema.net/