Stabilizing our climate is going to take some hard truths – and hard numbers. “If you look at 1.5 degrees, it's about 13 years,” says Stanford’s Arun Majumdar. “If you look at 2 degrees,

Stabilizing our climate is going to take some hard truths – and hard numbers. “If you look at 1.5 degrees, it's about 13 years,” says Stanford’s Arun Majumdar. “If you look at 2 degrees, it’s 20 years. And after that, it’s zero.” Meaning: zero time left to solve our planet’s climate problem. But there are ways to turn that zero into a plus – if we act fast enough. “We need to start thinking about carbon removal now,” says Kate Gordon of the Columbia Center on Global Energy Policy. “We can't wait for the second half of the century to start doing the research and development, and getting this to scale and figuring out the technology and stopping deforestation - because these things have got to be part of the current solution.” One way to fight back? With the power of zero: a zero emissions electric grid, zero emission transportation, zero emission buildings and zero waste manufacturing. Getting to zero in those four areas could be the climate solution – if we can all get on the same page. Later in the show: Fighting climate change isn’t cheap. Where’s the money coming from – and where is it going? Greg Dalton was joined by donors big and small for a Climate One discussion on harnessing the power of the purse in the fight against climate change. Major philanthropic organizations like Hewlett, Packard and Bloomberg are at the forefront when it comes to addressing climate change. But are their dollars going to the right places? Tate Williams of Inside Philanthropy thinks they could be doing better. “I find that even today philanthropy doesn't fund the grassroots enough; they don't fund movement building enough,” says Williams. “And then in particular, I find that they don't fund communities of color and low-income communities that have the most to lose when it comes to climate change.” In many ways, small to mid-sized foundations can be more effective on a grass-roots level. But Farhad Ebrahimi, founder of the Chorus Foundation, says that creating change means bringing everyone in the community to the table. #letstalkclimate https://climateone.org/ The Electric Grid 1:43 Electrify everything? 5:03 2 billion more cars 10:40 Autonomous Vehicles 12:22 Donor Power 15:22 Philanthropy wins? 20:08 Lightening Round! 22:58

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2015 Plastic Pollution Coalition Video - Narrated by PPC Notable supporter, actor Jeff Bridges. www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org Plastic Pollution Coalition would like to thank: Jeff

2015 Plastic Pollution Coalition Video - Narrated by PPC Notable supporter, actor Jeff Bridges. www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org Plastic Pollution Coalition would like to thank: Jeff Bridges Georgienne Bradley Sea Save Foundation Jon Bowermaster Kate Connor Ed Begley Jr. Grant James Javier Mas Mas y Rallo Greg Stone Jill Mazursky Captain Charles Moore Algalita Marine Research and Education Nick Thune Abrielle Stedman Van Jones Andy Keller Fabien Cousteau Kelly Meyer Taina Uitto Jan Vozenilek Annie Farman Todd Sali The SandBox Bob Nixon Earth Conservation Corps Daryl Wallace Pam Longobardi Drifter's Project Nickos Myrtou Sergio Ko Ionian Cultural for Arts & Culture Mathew John Pearson Engineered Films Rajiv Joseph Lily Lakovidou Veronica Sive Sunjive Studios Life Without Plastic

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Indigenous Peoples are facing a new wave of extractivism for transition minerals key in battery development such as copper, nickel, cobalt and lithium. These mining projects risk replicating the same

Indigenous Peoples are facing a new wave of extractivism for transition minerals key in battery development such as copper, nickel, cobalt and lithium. These mining projects risk replicating the same harms of the fossil fuel economy: threatening Indigenous Peoples’ rights, especially Indigenous women’s rights, and destroying biodiverse ecosystems. Panelists will discuss why Indigenous women’s rights must be prioritized. Speakers: Galina Angarova (Buryat), Executive Director, Cultural Survival Lesley Muñoz (Colla), Board Member, Plurinational Observatory of Andean Salt Flats (Observatorio Plurinacional de Salares Andinos) OPSAL Jannie Staffansson (Saami), Cultural Survival Board Member Guadalupe García Prado, Director, Observatory of Extractive Industries (Observatorio de Industrias Extractivas) Kate R. Finn (Osage), Executive Director, First Peoples Worldwide

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Kristine McDivitt Tompkins is an American conservationist and former CEO of Patagonia, Inc. Kris and her late husband Douglas Tompkins are considered the most ambitious and successful national park

Kristine McDivitt Tompkins is an American conservationist and former CEO of Patagonia, Inc. Kris and her late husband Douglas Tompkins are considered the most ambitious and successful national park oriented philanthropists in history. Earlier this year, on behalf of her NGO, "Tompkins Conservation," Kris and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet joined forces to create five new national parks in Chile and expand three others, adding a total of more than 10 million acres of new national parklands to Chile. In this talk, Kris presents her work in conservation in the Southern cone, the motivations behind making the change from businesswoman to conservationist, and makes a call to action to participate in "Paying our rent to Earth". Moderated by Kate Brandt.

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In this age of global weirding where climate disruption has tumbled the Goldilocks effect into unruly surges of too much and too little water, the restoration of beavers offers ancient nature-based

In this age of global weirding where climate disruption has tumbled the Goldilocks effect into unruly surges of too much and too little water, the restoration of beavers offers ancient nature-based solutions to the tangle of challenges bedeviling human civilization. Droughts, floods, soil erosion, climate change, biodiversity loss – you name it, and beaver is on it. In this episode, Kate Lundquist and Brock Dolman of the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center share their semi-aquatic journey to becoming Beaver Believers. They are part of a passionate global movement to bring back our rodent relatives who show us how to heal nature by working with nature. Featuring Kate Lundquist, co-director of the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center’s WATER Institute and the Bring Back the Beaver Campaign in Sonoma County, is a conservationist, educator and ecological artist who works with landowners, communities and resource agencies to uncover obstacles, identify strategic solutions, and generate restoration recommendations to assure healthy watersheds, water security, listed species recovery and climate change resiliency. Brock Dolman, co-founded (in 1994) the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center where he co-directs the WATER Institute. A wildlife biologist and watershed ecologist, he has been actively promoting “Bringing Back Beaver in California” since the early 2000s. He was given the Salmonid Restoration Federation’s coveted Golden Pipe Award in 2012: “…for his leading role as a proponent of “working with beavers” to restore native habitat. Resources Beaver Believer: How Massive Rodents Could Restore Landscapes and Ecosystems At Scale (https://bioneers.org/beaver-believer-how-massive-rodents-could-restore-landscapes-and-ecosystems-at-scale-zmbz2110/) Fire and Water: Land and Watershed Management in the Age of Climate Change (https://bioneers.org/fire-and-water-watershed-management-zmbz2008/) Brock Dolman – Basins of Relations: A Reverential Rehydration Revolution (https://bioneers.org/brock-dolman-basins-of-relations-a-reverential-rehydration-revolution-bioneers/) From Kingdom to Kin-dom: Acting As If We Have Relatives Brock Dolman, Paul Stamets and Brian Thomas Swimme (https://bioneers.org/from-kingdom-to-kin-dom-acting-as-if-we-have-relatives-brock-dolman-paul-stamets/) The WATER Institute’s Beaver in California reader (https://oaec.org/publications/beaver-in-california/) Credits • Executive Producer: Kenny Ausubel • Written by: Kenny Ausubel • Senior Producer and Station Relations: Stephanie Welch • Program Engineer and Music Supervisor: Emily Harris • Producer: Teo Grossman • Host and Consulting Producer: Neil Harvey • Production Assistance: Monica Lopez This is an episode of the Bioneers: Revolution from the Heart of Nature series. Visit the radio and podcast homepage (https://bioneers.org/bioneers-radio/)  to learn more.

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SDG Digital showcased solutions to achieve the SDGs through digital technologies on September 17, 2023 in New York. Sara de Moitié, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Gybe presenting SDG 6 —

SDG Digital showcased solutions to achieve the SDGs through digital technologies on September 17, 2023 in New York. Sara de Moitié, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Gybe presenting SDG 6 — Clean Water and Sanitation Kate Steele, Co-founder and COO, NITHIO presents SDG 7 — Affordable and Clean Energy Golestan Radwan, Chief Digital Officer, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) presents SDG 14 — Life below Water Bourhan Yassin, CEO, Rainforest Connection presents SDG 15 — Life on Land Moderator: Sinead Bovell, Founder, Waye

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As a sophomore at Wesleyan University, Kate Weiner noticed that even though her institution had a stellar sustainability program and most of her student cohort did care about the environment, it was

As a sophomore at Wesleyan University, Kate Weiner noticed that even though her institution had a stellar sustainability program and most of her student cohort did care about the environment, it was hard to get them to actually take actions that would help conserve resources and protect the environment. An internship with a feminist farming collective in Chile her junior year gave her the idea of exploring collectives as a tool for impactful engagement in sustainable living and social change. In 2014, she founded LOAM, a student run environmental arts collective that, via a literary magazine and a gardening program, provides a creative space and multiple pathways for students to explore sustainability and environmentalism. LOAM’s eponymous magazine features environmentally themed art and writing by students. Copies are distributed for free on campus. The gardening program, called Wild Walls features low-cost wall gardens built and maintained by students. LOAM has produced three issues of the magazine so far and various installations of Wild Walls. If the messages and contributions pouring in from Wesleyans, alumni, and students from other campuses is any measure, Weiner has been pretty successful in creating the impact she had sought. Weiner graduated earlier this year, but she continues to create a welcoming space off campus for people to learn more about sustainability and explore their environment through multiple creative channels. She and her peers have hosted a national youth essay contest and launched a vibrant new online home for LOAM.

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Part of our CSR in 60 seconds Kate Dunbar, Subject Matter Expert - Human Trafficking at Assent Compliance shares how they're helping businesses manage risk around human trafficking. For more videos

Part of our CSR in 60 seconds Kate Dunbar, Subject Matter Expert - Human Trafficking at Assent Compliance shares how they're helping businesses manage risk around human trafficking. For more videos from #RBSUSA visit here http://ow.ly/jfCw3015JKr

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Early founders of BSR Bobb Dunn (Former President and CEO of Synergos Institute) and Mats Lederhausen (Founder of BE-CAUSE) discuss the early days of BSR and how and why we were founded. Moderated by

Early founders of BSR Bobb Dunn (Former President and CEO of Synergos Institute) and Mats Lederhausen (Founder of BE-CAUSE) discuss the early days of BSR and how and why we were founded. Moderated by Google's Lead for Sustainability Kate E. Brandt.

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