Climate LinkUP Spotlight
Welcome to Climate LinkUP Spotlight Podcasts! Join us as we illuminate the pressing climate challenges impacting communities and explore science-informed solutions for climate mitigation and adaptation. Our podcasts showcase real-world challenges, opportunities, and actions making a positive difference locally. Tune in to stay informed and inspired! Subscribe now on your preferred podcast provider.
Episodes
15 episodes
Resilient Seas: Adapting to a Changing Climate
In this episode, we delve into one of the key themes of the upcoming QUIN Institute inaugural conference, 'Shaping a Sustainable Future'. Professor Rick Stafford from Bournemouth University, Co-facilitator of the Climate LinkUP and QUI...
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17:14
Collaboration at the nexus of climate, conservation and community
In this episode, Sachiko Graber reflects on her work supporting a more sustainable relationship between communities and landscapes in North America. Sachi, from The Nature Conservancy, joins RMI’s Zach Clayton, co-host of Climate L...
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30:27
'The Future of Green Energy' webinar: Meet the hosts
Meet the hosts of our upcoming global Climate LinkUP event: 'The Future of Green Energy' on Tuesday 24 January.Climate LinkUP with partners invites you to the upcoming webinar hosted by two of our UK Energy Ambassadors: Courtney Quinn a...
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6:14
Keynote Speaker address at AMP Africa Launch Event: 'Building A Resilient Africa'
Keynote Speaker Address by Samantha Atukunda Kakuru Mwesigwa: 'Catalyzing climate action through creating strong connections and facilitating expert collaboration'. Samantha Atukunda Kakuru Mwesigwa, Climate LinkUP Expert Panelist, ...
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5:29
Leveraging climate finance to accelerate climate change adaptation in Africa
Winnie Chepkemoi is an international development expert with experience in policy practice, social research, and multi-country programs. She has expertise in project development, implementation and stakeholder management. Her vast experie...
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15:59
Climate-resilient agriculture is the pathway to enhancing food security in Africa
Stephen Mwongela Moses is the Founder & CEO at Plusfarm Kenya Ltd, an agritech startup based in Kenya. At Plusfarm Kenya, Stephen helps advance access to technologies to smallholder farmers as well as build resilience and inclusion in agric...
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24:54
How climate change policies shape adaptation and mitigation efforts across Africa
Dr Patrick Byakagaba is a Climate LinkUP Expert Panelist and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Environmental Management, School of Forestry, Makerere University. He has been a visiting scholar at Brown University, Providence, USA and Texas A...
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24:47
Net Zero: Hong Kong Paris Watch
In this episode we talk to Kevin Li, a Climate LinkUP Expert Panelist, who leads policy research for the Paris Watch Project at the NGO, CarbonCare InnoLab in Hong Kong. The project tracks the annual performance of Hong Kong and other major Asi...
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23:40
Communicating the challenges of climate change
Professor Adam Hart, a Climate LinkUP Expert Panelist, is an award-winning scientist who was given the title of Science Communicator of the Year in 2010 by the Royal Society of Biology. Adam Hart is a Professor of Science Communication at...
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19:51
Adapting to climate change in the Pacific region
Espen Ronneberg, a Climate LinkUP Expert Panelist, is one of the speakers for the Climate LinkUP Launch Event on the 8th June. Espen is a senior advisor, climate change multilateral agreements at the climate change and environmental sustainabil...
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19:55
Achieving a net-zero carbon industry in New Zealand
In this episode, we talk to Dr. Martin Atkins, one of the Climate LinkUP Expert Panelists and global energy speakers for the live launch event. Dr. Martin Atkins is a senior lecturer in chemical and process engineering at the school of engineer...
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29:18
The energy technology to go green already exists
In this episode we talk to Nicc Moeono, our Climate LinkUP Energy Ambassador in Samoa, South Pacific - who has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Waikato University, New Zealand. Nicc is employed at the Electric Power Corporation (EP...
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21:53
My grandchildren might not see the island where I grew up
In this episode we are talking to Grace Ah Young, our Climate LinkUP Ambassador in Samoa South Pacific, who as a climate activist has founded the student association Lanulau’ava, a name which means "the colour of the ava leaf" (green). Sh...
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21:14
Climate challenges from a community perspective
In this episode of Spotlight we are talking to Diwigdi Valiente, a Climate LinkUP Ambassador and climate activist from Panama. He talks about the climate challenges faced by his people who are facing the prospect of losing their homes, communit...
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