Helena Rambler, Cindy Ye, Pierce Siegel, Giulia Di Vincenzo, Catherine Du, David Case, Adeline Sauberli, Eli Gitter-Dentz, Marie Fadeyeva, Nicholas Wu, Ajani Stella, Daniel Shneider, Gabriel Gitter-Dentz, Kevin Zhou, Adam Rudt

Bridging the Carbon Gap

Education EN ↓ 28 episodes

Join students at Hunter College High School and Stuyvesant, two schools in New York City, on their journey to gain knowledge about climate change, a topic that is not taught enough to young students across the U.S. We interview climate activists, experts, and researchers about their work and experiences, and use our knowledge to think about how a climate change themed high school education can be created. This podcast is created in collaboration with newyork.thecityatlas.org.

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Meteorologists and Climate Change with Jeff Berardelli [Season 1, Episode 3] 14.04.2022 15:12

In this episode, we interview meteorologist Jeff Berardelli of CBS in New York City, who views himself as a teacher of climate change to viewers of the weather on TV. We talked about a story he did on the Dust Bowl, his knowledge about the California wildfires, and how climate change intersects with weather reporting. Thank you for listening to Bridging the Carbon Gap! Send us Fan Mail

Shipping, aviation research, and climate change with Alice Larkin [Season 1, Episode 4] 14.04.2022 27:20

In this episode, we speak with climate researcher Alice Larkin, Professor of Climate Science and Energy Policy and Head of the School of Engineering at the University of Manchester. Dr. Larkin describes her research on reducing the emissions from the vital sectors of shipping and aviation. We also learn about the wide-reaching social impact of discussing sustainability with peers. Thank you for li...

Aarne Granlund's Personal Emission Reductions in North Karelia [Season 1, Episode 1] 12.04.2022 21:12

In the first episode of Bridging the Carbon Gap, we talk to Finnish climate activist Aarne Granlund about personal choices he has made to cut down his individual carbon emissions, from dramatic changes like moving from Helsinki to North Karelia, a region in which there is more concrete action addressing climate change, to smaller changes like being conscious about unnecessary driving. We discuss w...