Climate Talk Podcast

Excited to announce the next episode of the Climate Talk Podcast . Our guest, Isaac Oyedokun is one of the young Nigerians innovating and redefining transportation in Nigeria. From a 70-year-old man to young teenage girls, Trekk Scooters is redefining communities’ access to smart and affordable mobility. This sustainability-focused transport company is already providing solutions to thousands of p...

What do you think influences the search results you get on Google, Facebook, Bing, etc.? From restaurants to shopping malls, in what subtle ways are we being nudged to embrace (or not) certain environmental practices? Can we find improved ways to communicate climate change and is there a need for that? How beautiful could our world be if we put into use just a fraction of the thousands of recommen...

What is the connection between water and climate? Pretty obvious to some but not to all. My guest on this episode of the Climate Talk Podcast, Shaina Shay is an accomplished water professional who has spent more than a decade developing expertise in water policy and management conservation, and community outreach. She puts forward in simple terms the need to drive water and climate change conversa...

What can children do about the climate crisis? Zach is my youngest guest on the Climate Talk Podcast and I must admit he is not just smart, he is very optimistic that little actions matter in making the world a better place. Ever wonder why governments continue to subsidize fossil fuel despite knowing the danger it poses to people and our planet; ignoring cleaner options such as solar panels which...

"Presently, we have in total about 50 gigatonnes of CO2 present in the atmosphere now. We cannot do without emitting carbon, at best, we must become more responsible about our emissions and take action to offset them." - David Ahonsu. 50 gigatonnes of CO2 in the atmosphere. What does this mean for a world that is currently grappling with the many impacts of climate change? On this episod...

 There is no question about it that when it comes to climate justice, we need more voices and we must have some difficult conversations. Daze Adhaji is our guest on this episode of the Climate Talk Podcast . In 2019, she was the youngest candidate to run in the EU Parliament elections, and she has maintained strong ties with the Extention Rebellion group. At 21, this British-Nigerian world-renowne...

Young people are part of the key actors in nature protection and restoration. There is an important need to support them to ensure the sustainable implementation of their projects and also ensure that their lives are protected. Millie Edwards is the project manager for the Iris Project, a project aimed at supporting young people aged 14-24 with funding and mentorship to start and scale up their na...

Just like we talk about sports, reality shows, and Netflix; we need to raise more conversation about the environment and the impact of climate change. Not only among experts and not restricted to social media, outside the norm, we must also get newer perspectives on climate change so that our government and policymakers see the need to do something about it - quickly at that. Rafiat Akinwande, pop...

My guest on this episode of the Climate Talk Podcast is Hazel Chapman – born in Malawi, lived her childhood years in Nigeria and is now an associate Professor of Evolutionary Ecology at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Hazel shares the idea behind her decision to establish the Nigerian Montane Forest Project (NMFP) in Taraba State, Nigeria. She further explains how her work is gradually...

Both the government and the people are responsible for waste management. The government can lead on putting functional infrastructures in place, on our part as the people, we should do better by paying for waste management services, improve our knowledge about how waste works and own up to our other responsibilities. Rita Idehai, a very successful entrepreneur and sustainability thought-leader arg...

Protecting existing forests is important, but while we are at that we must be committed to planting new trees if we are serious about addressing climate change. Science has confirmed that Tree planting 'has mind-blowing potential' to tackle the climate crisis. #CommuniTrees is a community-based tree planting and climate advocacy project that is engaging youth volunteers and concerne...

Wetlands around the world are very important but sadly under-appreciated. I was surprised to learn from my guest that Lagos State, Nigeria has not less than 10 wetlands. This episode of the Climate Talk Podcast is particularly focused on protecting wetlands, you would also find out: -  Difference between wetlands and mangroves -  The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and what it means - &nbs...

“We are not a bunch of high school students who come to the room, read a little poetry, dance around, eat some food and they’ll say we had the young people there.” Deon cracked me up when he used that sentence to describe youth tokenization in global climate change conferences. That aside, it was a very enlightening conversation as we discuss lessons from COVID19 and how it can change the global r...

On this episode of the Climate Talk Podcast, I spoke with Matthew Lefler, the coordinator of Earth Day Africa for the Earth Day Network; he shared with me the 50-years journey of the Earth Day Network. How this organization has mobilized over 1 billion people and is working with over 75, 000 partners across the world to ensure that we take good care of this place we all call home. Climate Talk Pod...

There are fewer young people that are as vast as Heeta Lakhani when it comes to making a case for the role of young people in advancing climate change globally. As the world is currently faced with #COVID19 – a seemingly more urgent crisis, on this episode of the Climate Talk Podcast, Heeta shares thoughts on the impacts of COVID19 on young people, the connection with Climate Change and what a pos...

“We don’t need now to pray for the Amazon; we need now to act. if you think you can do anything in your power to help the situation, please do it, let’s make the world aware.” - Paloma Costa. This is a very emotional episode of the Climate Talk Podcast , – perhaps the most emotional episode yet. The reason isn’t far-fetched, it has not been the best of times for us on the planet. Days in, weeks ou...

Meet our first female guest on the Climate Talk Podcast, widely regarded as the number one youth on the planet; Jayathma Wickramanayake needs little introduction, she is the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth (UN Youth Envoy) and the brain behind the famous Hashtag Generation. Only a few people know that at 23, Jayathma served as a Senator in the Sri Lanka Youth Parliament. Find mor...

Niclas Svenningsen is my guest on this episode of the Climate Talk Podcast. He has worked at the United Nations for over 20 years, in different positions and countries; currently, Niclas is the Manager of Global Climate Action at the UN Climate Change (UNFCCC), Bonn, Germany. Niclas reveals plans of the UN to become a climate-neutral organization in this chat.  Find out more on www.climatetal...