ESRAG Podcast: Climate conversations

Angela Benson   Introduction: 00:08 Intro Admiral & Felix and cooperation to another RAG within Rotary - Rotarian Action Group for Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health. Interesting news: 00:43 Admiral chocolate and cocoa trees being affected by climate crisis. https://theecologist.org/2025/may/12/all-cocoa-trees-will-be-destroyed#:~:text=Cocoa%20yields%20will%20be%20%E2%80%9Cdestroyed,globa...

Kris Cameron and Dawn Byford #17   Introduction: 00:10 Intro Admiral & Felix Interesting news: 01:03 Kris has been reading a new book by Will Potter about factory farming and how there are more and more laws against reporting on how the food is being made. More on the book here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216425370-little-red-barns 02:05 Dawn Byford has been reading on about global wa...

ESRAG Podcast Episode #16   Richard Kirundi   Introduction: 00:10 Intro Admiral & Felix Short talk about Felix birthday Interesting news: 01:43 Felix talking about all types of snakes that he hasn’t seen before  02:21 Admiral on climate change to affect blood transfusions https://www.euronews.com/health/2025/04/19/bleeding-the-planet-dry-climate-change-could-unlock-new-threat-to-the-worlds-blo...

ESRAG Podcast with Pat Merryweather-Arges Introduction: 00:01 Intro Admiral & Felix and our guest Pat Interesting news: 00:59  Catch up with Felix, Felix wants to feed animals more fruits to combat food loss. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0377840120304752 05:21 Admiral hay fever and other allergies, how climate change will affect people with allergies. https://www.theg...

ESRAG Podcast with Gert-Jan van Dommelen. Introduction: 00:01 Intro Admiral & Felix and our guest Gert-Jan Interesting news: 00:44 Felix about longest hug of a tree https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/02/10/i-found-peace-activist-hopes-48-hours-of-non-stop-tree-hugging-will-inspire-others-to-love#:~:text=A%20young%20Kenyan%20woman%20may,Kenya%20for%20almost%2048%20hours   02:31 Admiral on coff...

ESRAG Podcast with Pablo Palacios Date 01-04-2025   Introduction: 00:10 Intro Admiral & Felix 00:20 New Year Traditions and christmas holidays recap 03:16 Swiss Grandma’s sued the Swiss government to demand climate action https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/who-are-elderly-swiss-women-behind-landmark-climate-court-case-win-2024-04-09/ Interesting news: 05:09 Felix about Hemp production in Ken...

Lamech Opiyo Introduction: 00:10 Intro Admiral & Felix and our guest Lamech Opiyo Interesting news: 01:00 Felix about Zebrafish in Kenya - https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Zebrafish   01:45 Admiral on failed plastic treaty that didn’t get adapted in South Korea https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/12/02/we-should-be-outraged-plastics-treaty-talks-collapse-as-countries-disagree-on-chemic...

Mary Beth Growney Selene Introduction: 00:10 Intro Admiral & Felix and our guest Mary Beth Growney-Selene Interesting news: 01:00 Felix: There has been mealworms discovered which eat plastic and process it: ⁠https://www.livescience.com/animals/insects/plastic-eating-mealworms-native-to-africa-discovered#:~:text=The%20researchers%20found%20that%20the,the%20complex%20polymers%20in%20plastic⁠ . 0...

Salvador Rico   Introduction: 00:10 Intro Admiral & Felix and our guest Salvador Rico 01:16 Admiral future of dams in the world and how climate change will affect them https://www.un-ihe.org/news/dams-increasing-danger-collapse-due-climate-change-and-conflict 04:06 Interesting news Felix about shrimps from fellow ESRAG members.  07:13 Introduction Guest Salvador Rico Salvador Rico joined the R...

Dr Liz Hanke   Introduction: 00:10 Intro Admiral & Felix and our guest Liz Henke   01:16 Admiral due to hail size set to increase  https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/hail-bigger-climate-change-higher-insurance-costs-rcna168526 04:06 Interesting news Felix about river in Zambia - Zambezi dry river:  https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-245794.html 07:13 Introduction Gue...

Tijana   Introduction: 00:10 Intro Admiral & Felix and our guest 02:50 Interesting news Felix about weather in Kenya, culling of animals in Namibia amids drought: https://www.dw.com/en/trophy-hunting-and-animal-conservation-does-that-go-together/a-70213343 06:11 Interesting news Admiral - 100 hot days - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/sep/06/hottest-summer-record . 09:03 I...

Introduction: 00:10 Intro Admiral & Felix Interesting news  01:22 Felix about innovations in Senegal, electricity from pavements. 03:20 Interesting news Admiral - Mangroves - https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/wildlife-rich-mangroves-suffer-as-indonesia-ramps-up-construction-of-new-capital/ Guest of the Episode 07:10 Guest Mina Venkataraman Our guest today is Rtn. Dr. Meenakshi Venkataraman als...

ESRAG Podcast explores Rotary community initiatives combating global climate change. With 1.2 million members, discover impactful projects. Join us as Deniz Vural unveils the inspiring efforts within the organization.   Introduction: 00:10 Intro Admiral & Felix 01:01 Interesting news Felix about first human bones, and ESRAG members visiting Felix 07:47 Interesting news Admiral - Wildfire manag...

Clari Nolet pioneered ESRAG’s Freon initiative, organizing drives to collect and destroy old Freon stocks, generating carbon offset credits. She also led a lithium-ion recycling collaboration with Redwood Industries, involving over 50 clubs. With an MBA in finance, Clari served as President of the Los Altos Rotary Club Endowment and marketing director of its largest fundraiser. She aims to encoura...

The ESRAG Podcast highlights Rotary's initiatives to combat global climate change. With 1.2 million members, impactful projects are explored. Ludwig Kalthoff, a leader in both healthcare and Rotary, shares his journey and optimism. He discusses his roles, the drive for climate-friendly clubs, and book recommendations. The episode concludes with inspiring stories about preserving biodiversity, incl...

Explore the ESRAG Podcast as Felix discusses state of Baltic Sea and how funding of projects goes in Africa. Special guest Yasar Atacik shares his Rotary journey, including the future developments, future of ESRAG, and his climate action roadmap. Concluding with intriguing facts on solar panels and el nino in Kenya. Learn more about Yasar’s role in leading ESRAG and other fascinating topics throug...

Explore the ESRAG Podcast as Felix discusses building with plastic waste and Admiral explores clean energy solutions. Special guest Karen Kendrick Hands shares her journey and insights into ESRAG’s focus areas, including the future developments. Concluding with intriguing facts on holograms and diesel from plastic. Learn more about Karen’s role in founding ESRAG and other fascinating topics throug...

Join the ESRAG Podcast premiere! Explore Rotary's initiatives against global climate change with 1.2 million members. Discover impactful projects as Laurie Zuckermann, Director of Communications, unveils inspiring efforts. ESRAG envisions a sustainable future, uniting to protect the environment. Learn how Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation address the triple planetary crisis of climate...