Change Oracle

In this podcast, we review the evolution, current state, and future prospects of nuclear power. It outlines historical developments, reactor types, and worldwide adoption trends, highlighting the resurgence of interest in nuclear power due to climate concerns. We explore small modular reactors (SMRs) and fusion reactors, heralded by many as the future of nuclear ...

In this podcast, Richard Matthews emphasizes the central role of education on Earth Day. Originating as a response to a devastating oil spill, Earth Day's founders put education at the center of the inaugural event. Today, Earth Day pedagogy focuses on an ever-expanding web of themes. In recent years the event has leveraged the psychology of communications to advocate for the health and well-being...

Dive into the significance of Earth Day as a unifying force that pushes back against societal divisions. Explore how this inclusive event brings together individuals from diverse backgrounds, transcending political polarization and economic divides. With the planet facing escalating crises, including climate change and biodiversity loss, Earth Day is a rallying point that amplifies the urgent need...

Discover the evolution of Earth Day and its pivotal role in global sustainability efforts. From its inception in 1970 to its influence on policy, regulation, and global governance, this podcast reviews how Earth Day has shaped environmental activism worldwide. It has impacted issues ranging from climate change to social justice. Over the years it has grown in both size and scope. It now encompasse...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help us to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While AI offers significant benefits for advancing sustainable development, it also poses challenges. Solutions to these problems are proposed as an essential part of maximizing the benefits of AI.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Much of what conventional economic wisdom perceives as growth harms both humanity and the environment. The evidence contradicts the conventional economic wisdom that over time, economic growth reduces inequality and benefits biodiversity. The obsession with growth fuels globalization, exacerbating inequality and environmental degradation. Moreover, traditional measures like GDP fail to account for...

This episode reviews how petrostates and oil producers sneakily added some major loopholes into the final agreement coming out of the most recent UN-sponsored climate summit (COP28). These loopholes include vague language, reliance on carbon capture, restricting the phasedown to "unabated" fuels and the inclusion of the "transitional fuels" loophole that embraces natural gas. Hosted on Acast. See...

This episode addresses the outcome of the most recent UN-sponsored climate conference (COP28). While many are celebrating the phasedown of fossil fuels agreed to by almost 200 nations in attendance at the conference, others are decrying the fact that we did not get a phase-out. While agreement on a phase-down of fossil fuels is historic, weaknesses in the final draft give us cause for concern. Hos...

In this podcast, we review how petrostates and the fossil fuel industry are advancing widely unrealistic expectations for both carbon capture and carbon removal technologies. There is a yawning disparity between what they are promising and what the technologies can deliver. The sheer scale of the build-out, needed for meaningful impact is simply not achievable. Making false promises about the capa...

In this episode, we unravel some of the disinformation strategies used by the fossil fuel industry at COP 28. Their calls for decarbonization with carbon capture are exposed as a ruse and while they give the impression of climate action, their clever word choices are trying to shift the focus away from phasing out fossil fuel production. If we fall for their carbon capture gamb...

In this podcast, we review business sustainability trends for 2024 and beyond. After decades of inaction, corporations are now facing unprecedented scrutiny and a tsunami of regulations. Forward-looking companies are engaging sustainability as a risk mitigation strategy and as a bulwark against risks from social issues. In 2024 sustainability-focused companies will leverage AI, ESG, and circularit...

As the host of this year's climate conference (COP 28), the UAE will present itself as a nation committed to lead climate action, but statements and planning documents reveal that they are preparing for one of the largest expansions of fossil fuel infrastructure in the world. Despite rhetoric about carbon capture and a transition to renewables, the UAE will leverage COP 28 as a public relations to...

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber is the president of this year's climate conference, he is also the CEO of an oil major. He has spent millions on PR firms to highlight his impressive green credentials. These efforts are designed to conceal a masterful campaign of deception. If he succeeds he will push the Paris climate targets out of reach.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.