AmpliFIRE: Raising Voices Against Rising Temperatures

World leaders face mounting pressure to address more effectively the unequal vulnerability of women to the deepening climate crisis. At United Nations negotiations in recent years, women activists have urged broader gender equality and women’s leadership in launching new climate initiatives. Recent Emory graduates Prachi Prasad and Danni Dong interviewed delegates about the role of women and diver...

How is climate change disproportionately impacting global health, and how should these damages be compensated? Join Margaret and Clare, two public health students at Emory University, to explore these questions by interviewing delegates from developing nations at the UNFCCC's 27th Conference of the Parties. The interviews were recorded in November 2022, and this episode is being released one year...

“First, do no harm.” These words are part of the oath taken by doctors, as they pledge to avoid intentionally harming another person. But as the climate change crisis grows more urgent and the contribution of healthcare systems to the problem becomes clearer, this oath raises questions. In this episode, Lauren Balotin and Meg Withers discuss the role of healthcare in climate action and sustainabil...

You may have heard recent news about a growing list of American universities that are deciding to remove their investments in fossil fuel companies. This was no self-motivated act: students across the US have been charging for divestment for over a decade. In fact, a year ago students from several schools combined efforts to launch legal complaints against their universities for their financial en...

In this week’s student-produced episode, Leah Hartung, Jackson Pentz, and Ellie Sulser discuss the state of the green energy transition in the United States. They explore the move from coal to solar power and interview a variety of experts making an impact in the field of renewable energy.

At universities, we have the opportunity to live and learn alongside students from other communities, countries, and cultures. We have the opportunity to hear how students from different backgrounds view climate change and climate activism. In this episode, we hear from international students at Emory. They discuss how topics such as climate change impacted them before coming to Emory, what their...

From Glasgow to Georgia: Climate Action and Sustainable Land Use by Emory Climate Talks

For our final episode of Season 3, we sit down with Kumi Naidoo, Colin Spurway, and Mae Bowen for a roundtable discussion about COP26. We recap the events from Glasgow, the importance of equitable representation at international negotiations and the role that institutions of higher education can play in addressing the climate crisis. Featured Guests: Kumi Naidoo - Kumi has served as International...

Recorded from Glasgow, Scotland (and Atlanta, Georgia), Tyler Stern and Emaline Laney capture a glimpse of youth voices leading climate action from around the globe during the first week of COP26. Hear what gives them hope and the perseverance to realize their vision of a decarbonized world. Interviews featuring: Damilola Balogun, Natasha Sood, Alyssa Kemp, Amanda Gomes Lôbo UNFCCC Executive Secre...

COP26 begins next week, and on the agenda is the finalization of the Paris Rulebook, which describes how to implement the Paris Agreement. The carbon trading mechanisms in Article 6 will be one of the key points in this discussion. While Article 6 offers several opportunities, it also has several risks -- especially for Indigenous communities.  In this episode, we speak with two Indigenous activis...

In this episode, we’ll hear from two guests; Harlan Cutshall who is involved in helping define how companies and investors engage with the net-zero arena at the leading sustainability nonprofit CERES, and Ruth Apps, who works at a Scottish SME, Gravitricity, that is at the forefront of developing the technologies we’ll need to implement in order to make net-zero a reality. With COP26 only a few we...

A lot has happened since the first season of AmpliFIRE. The election of Joe Biden and the pursuit of his climate agenda has reintroduced the United States as an influential driver for international negotiations. With COP26 -- the Conference of Parties, a yearly climate conference hosted by the United Nations -- on the horizon, there is no time to lose. On the first episode of AmpliFIRE: season thr...

In this episode, Jordan Hasty, Jasmine Williams and Mackenzie White have a roundtable discussion about global greenhouse gas emissions accounting systems and how to ethically distribute the responsibility for reducing these emissions. Join us as we explore what current emissions accounting frameworks include, where their limitations are, and what can we do about it. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi...

Carbon capture and sequestration has been identified as a leading solution for climate change mitigation. However, the technology has encountered challenges in being implemented at scale. Ambika Natarajan will be speaking to an expert, Dr. Hari Mantripragada, to learn how carbon capture works as well as the technological, market and policy barriers that limit CCS from reaching its potential. This...

In the second installment of a two-part episode, this episode aims to bring to light how climate change is endangering our growing shellfish industries—both farmed and wild. If we want to be able to rely on shellfish to clean our waters, provide jobs, and feed our growing populations, it is imperative that we act now to enact policies supporting climate change mitigation strategies. Join Thomas Od...

In the first installment of a two-part episode, Thomas Odlum and Jaya Brizendine take a deep dive into America’s oyster mariculture and sustainable aquaculture industry. They speak with Dr. Jane Harrison, a Coastal Economics Specialist with North Carolina Sea Grant, Dr. Ashley Smyth, an Assistant Professor of Biogeochemistry at the University of Florida, and Ms. Natalie Simon, a Biologist at the U...

In this episode, Gabriela Rucker, Eden Yonas, and Genia Kim speak with Dr. Talea Mayo, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Emory University. Dr. Mayo specializes in developing hurricane storm surge models, which can be used to investigate how climate change impacts coastal flood risk, build resilient infrastructure, and create effective response policies. During this intervi...

In this episode, Meg Withers and Lauren Balotin discuss the intersections between climate change, COVID-19, and public health. They speak with community activist Sharon Lavigne, the founder and president of Rise St. James about her organization’s efforts to fight health impacts caused by air pollution in Cancer Alley. They also speak with public health expert Frank Richards about the ways climate...

As the pandemic has disrupted nearly every aspect of our lives, we’re all more aware of how dangerous infectious diseases can be. What few people may be aware of however, is how deforestation can lead to infectious disease transfer from wildlife to humans, also called zoonotic spillover. Join us this episode as Shirley Ma speaks with Dr. Alessandra Nava, a scientist at Fiocruz Amazônia in Manaus,...

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, becoming one of the most deadly and costly storms in U.S. history-- and one of the most salient examples of minority communities being disproportionately threatened by severe weather and climate change. In other words, environmental racism. Join Halle Bradshaw as she speaks with Troy Roberston (Regional Organizer at the Gulf Coast Center for Law and P...

Welcome to the first ever episode of AmpliFIRE: Raising Voices Against Rising Temperatures! In episode one, Halle and Tara explore how electoral politics impact climate policy on local and national levels ahead of the 2020 election, interviewing activist and community organizer Gayla Tilman and Florida Representative Ben Diamond on their experiences on using political action to expand climate just...