The Carbon Connection

SUMMARYJeanette Bronée is a Carbon Almanac Network member and helped facilitate partnerships. In this episode, she offers insight into team building and how to create the conditions that sustain corporate teams in their climate work. Community-based organizations can also apply Jeanette's principles.Jeanette Bronée is a global keynote and two-time TEDx Speaker, culture strategist, and author of The Self-Care Mindset.Jeanette is rethinking self-care in the workplace as the foundation for peak performance, engagement, and a culture where people belong and work better together.As an internationally recognized self-care mindset expert, she has spoken at the United Nations, given keynotes across the US, and spoken to audiences on five continents. She shares the tools to reclaim agency and cultivate the human connection that helps us communicate and collaborate with curiosity and care to navigate challenges, innovate, and grow stronger together in our constantly changing reality. She gives us the C.A.R.E.-driven framework so we can change our relationship with self-care at work in order to be busy and healthy at the same time, cultivating a culture where people create impact and sustainable success together. Her clients include IBM, BlackRock, Lockheed Martin, Kaiser Permanente, Genentech, Microsoft, Facebook, ebay, Siemens, and more. Her new book, "The Self-Care Mindset, Rethinking How We Change and Grow, Harness Well-Being and Reclaim Work-Life Quality," is a book of tools to harness our human advantage to grow through adversity.  LINKSJeanette BronéeThe Carbon AlmanacThe Carbon Almanac Podcast NetworkCONTRIBUTORSSpecial Acknowledgment: Jeanette BronéeSenior Producer: Tania MarienSupervising Producer: Jennifer Myers ChuaMusic: Cool Carbon Instrumental, Paul Russell, MusicbedEpisode Art: Jennifer Myers ChuaNetwork Voiceover: Olabanji Stephen

SUMMARYToday we're trying a new format for this podcast.When The Carbon Connection launched one year ago, the objective was to highlight climate conversations happening around the world. The plan was to collaborate with hosts and producers of other podcasts and highlight their conversations with guests. Click on the link in the show notes to see the conversations we've been able to share, thanks to the independent podcasters and teams with which we've had the opportunity to collaborate.Moving forward, we will continue to highlight climate conversations. This time we're sitting down with partners of The Carbon Almanac Network.In the podcast's new format, we'll speak with partners to learn more about their community engagement efforts, what has worked for them, what hasn't, and what they've learned. We begin this new journey by speaking with Dr. Rob Slater, founder of One Devonshire Place, a specialty orthodontics practice in England.Rob is also a podcast producer and contributor to The Carbon Almanac Podcast Network.In today's episode, Rob and I discuss sustainability in dentistry. We discuss how Rob started his practice and what he has learned about making his practice more sustainable. Rob shares his successes and challenges and offers insight into how patients can enter conversations about sustainability with their family dentist.LINKSOne Devonshire Place is a Friends partner of The Carbon Almanac NetworkView The Carbon Connection catalogBritish Lingual Orthodontic SocietyBritish Orthodontic Society - Corporate Social ResponsibilitySustainable Dentistry (American Dental Association)Sustainability in Dentistry: A Multifaceted Approach Needed (Journal of Dental Research)CONTRIBUTORSSpecial Acknowledgment: Dr. Rob SlaterProducer: Tania MarienSupervising Producer: Jennifer Myers ChuaMusic: Cool Carbon Instrumental, Paul Russell, MusicbedEpisode Art: Jennifer Myers ChuaNetwork Voiceover: Olabanji Stephen

SUMMARYThis episode of The Carbon Connection is about ecological awareness. Michael Hawk, host of Nature's Archive, and Dr. Doug Tallamy, the T. A. Baker Professor of Agriculture in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, discuss oak trees' critical role in ecosystems. They also discuss Homegrown National Park, a movement started by Dr. Tallamy that helps people see the connection between food webs, ecosystems, and the urban landscape.LINKSNature's ArchiveNature's Archive podcastThe Carbon AlmanacThis episode aligns with the following spreads in The Carbon Almanac:TreesBiodiversityGardeningCONTRIBUTORSSpecial Acknowledgment: Michael Hawk, Nature's ArchiveProduction Team: Jeremy CôtéSenior Producer: Tania MarienSupervising Producer: Jennifer Myers ChuaMusic: Cool Carbon Instrumental, Paul Russell, MusicbedEpisode Art: Jennifer Myers ChuaNetwork Voiceover: Olabanji Stephen

SUMMARYIn this episode of The Carbon Connection we learn from Greg Peterson, host of The Urban Farm Podcast, and Christine Lance a Master Gardener in Colorado. They discuss how to plan, fund, and establish a community garden.LINKSThe Urban Farm PodcastThe Carbon AlmanacThe Daily Difference NewsletterDo you wonder how you can weave the topic of gardening into conversations about climate change? Consider The Daily Difference to:Help you use community gardens as a vehicle to tap into the power of local government.Start a tool library.Consider this as a way to begin conversations about our changing climate in non-threatening ways.CONTRIBUTORSSpecial Acknowledgment: Greg Peterson, The Urban Farm PodcastSenior Producer: Tania MarienSupervising Producer: Jennifer Myers ChuaMusic: Cool Carbon Instrumental, Paul Russell, MusicbedEpisode Art: Jennifer Myers ChuaNetwork Voiceover: Olabanji Stephen

SUMMARYExplore more carbon connections at https://thecarbonalmanac.org/connect-the-dots.CONTRIBUTORSSpecial Acknowledgment: Jennifer Myers Chua, Producer, Generation CarbonProduction Team: Edie, Callie Caterpillar, Penelope Opossum, Luna the BearSenior Producer: Tania MarienSupervising Producer: Jennifer Myers ChuaMusic: Cool Carbon Instrumental, Paul Russell, MusicbedEpisode Art: Jennifer Myers ChuaNetwork Voiceover: Olabanji Stephen

SUMMARYIn this episode of The Carbon Connection, hosts Olabanji Stephen and Leekei Tang speak with Juan Coronado, co-founder of Mijenta Tequila, the first B-corp tequila company in the world.You’ll learn how traditional tequila is made and how it differs from the approach taken by Mijenta Tequila. You’ll also learn about how the company’s works with their community.CONTRIBUTORSSpecial Acknowledgment: The CarbonSessions podcast teamProduction Team: Leekei Tang, Olabanji StephenSenior Producer: Tania MarienSupervising Producer: Jennifer Myers ChuaMusic: Cool Carbon Instrumental, Paul Russell, MusicbedEpisode Art: Jennifer Myers ChuaNetwork Voiceover: Olabanji Stephen

SUMMARYIn this episode of The Carbon Connection, we learn about insurance and its role in recovering after a climate disaster. Host Greg Dalton speaks with guests with deep knowledge about how US emergency services and the insurance industry work. They discuss how FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) distributes aid and offer insight into the needs-based aid system in the United States. They also consider big questions such as:What might disaster aid look like if those impacted received a flat amount?Why does climate disruption make it more difficult to be insured?What role should insurance play in aiding recovery?LINKSClimate One podcastFEMAThe Carbon AlmanacConnect-the-Dots, an interactive resource by The Carbon Almanac Network linking issues to actions.CONTRIBUTORSSpecial Acknowledgment: Greg Dalton, Climate OneProduction Team: Dr. Lynda UlrichSenior Producer: Tania MarienSupervising Producer: Jennifer Myers ChuaMusic: Cool Carbon Instrumental, Paul Russell, MusicbedEpisode Art: Jennifer Myers ChuaNetwork Voiceover: Olabanji Stephen

SUMMARYIn this episode of The Carbon Connection, Valerie Lucchesi speaks with Mathis Wackernagel, founder of the Global Footprint Network, a network dedicated to conversation and actions leading to the thoughtful management of natural resources. The network established Earth Overshoot Day. This day signals the day of a year that "humanity has used all the biological resources that Earth regenerates during the entire year." Learn more about this estimated date and the methodology used on the Earth Overshoot Day website.In this conversation, Lucchesi and Wackernagel discuss what "overshoot" looks like in Switzerland.LINKS5th Switzerland podcastGlobal Footprint NetworkEarth Overshoot DayThe Carbon AlmanacCONTRIBUTORSSpecial Acknowledgment: Valerie Lucchesi, 5th SwitzerlandProduction Team: Lucia Speranza, Steve HeatheringtonSenior Producer: Tania MarienSupervising Producer: Jennifer Myers ChuaMusic: Cool Carbon Instrumental, Paul Russell, MusicbedEpisode Art: Jennifer Myers ChuaNetwork Voiceover: Olabanji Stephen

SUMMARYIn this episode of The Carbon Connection, we learn from Dr. Kayri Havens, the Medard and Elizabeth Welch, Director of Plant Science and Conservation at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Dr. Havens discusses how plant conservation techniques are changing in response to climate change and how the biggest challenge in plant conservation is getting the public to take plants seriously.She also offers insight into how conservation techniques used in zoos are applied to plant collections in botanic gardens.LINKSNegaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science and Action at the Chicago Botanic GardenDr. Kayri HavensGreen Industry Leaders NetworkThe Carbon AlmanacRelated activity in The Carbon Almanac Educator's Guide (Seeing Plants, page 31; download here)CONTRIBUTORSSpecial Acknowledgment: Chris Sabbarese, Green Industry Leaders Network presented by Corona ToolsProduction Team: Dr. Lynda UlrichSenior Producer: Tania MarienSupervising Producer: Jennifer Myers ChuaMusic: Cool Carbon Instrumental, Paul Russell, MusicbedEpisode Art: Jennifer Myers ChuaNetwork Voiceover: Olabanji Stephen

SUMMARYIn this episode of The Carbon Connection, host Dan Cumberland speaks with Paige NeJame, writer, business owner, and contributor to The Carbon Almanac. Paige led the team that created Generation Carbon, the almanac for kids. In this conversation, you'll learn more about these two almanac projects and how Paige balances full-time work with advocating for a healthy planet.LINKSThe Meaning Movement with Dan CumberlandThe Carbon AlmanacCONTRIBUTORSSpecial Acknowledgment: Dan Cumberland, The Meaning MovementProduction Team: Barbara OrsiSenior Producer: Tania MarienSupervising Producer: Jennifer Myers ChuaMusic: Cool Carbon Instrumental, Paul Russell, MusicbedEpisode Art: Jennifer Myers ChuaNetwork Voiceover: Olabanji Stephen