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Join the Dots
by jointhedots
The lively and light-hearted podcast tackling the serious side of everyday decisions. What does it mean to be environmentally conscious? Should we feel guilty about choosing convenience over sustainability? How can the average person join the dots from evidence to advice? Join environmental experts Ece, Jill, Sabine and guests as they dismantle everyday decisions - and what they are doing to our health, wealth and planet.
Episodes
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Demystifying Expertise 12 - Harriet & Rob Fraser - Data of the Heart
Time, process and perspectives - being artists in a complex world We want our listeners to share our wonder and curiosity about nature, embrace the complexity, take the time to enjoy the process of finding out more about our relationship with nature. Taking the time is, also, what Harriet and Rob...
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Choices 21. Ways out of the energy crisis
We are in the middle of an energy and cost of living crises, and widening gap between the very rich and the rest of the people, while our increasing energy demand is fuelling strife and wars around the world, not least the war in Ukraine. We recorded this episode in late April, before the...
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Choices 18(2). Thinking About People & Nature in Times of War – case of Ukraine
Ece caught up with Alla Ljungman with whom we first spoke back in February at the beginning of the war in Ukraine. We talked about birds, agriculture, energy technologies, what the Ukrainian Environment Ministry and others are doing, and a whale in the Pacific It is clear that the impact of war…
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Choice 20. Biodiversity and Us
Did you know corals call out for the new spoors to land on them? Did you know ecologists predicted pandemics like COVID19 before most of us even heard of the word pandemic? Policy makers talk about the dual crises of climate change and nature – its loss, degradation and pollution. We talked about...
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Demystifying Expertise 11: Building People Together through Science: Tamar Hagopian Schlekat
In this episode, we speak to Tamar Hagopian Schlekat, MSPH, the Executive of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), North America. She talks to us about her journey, from being an environmental consultant, helping clients use science to solve environmental and regulatory...
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Choice 19. Adapting to our Changing Climate
Did you know the UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries on the planet? That depletion makes nature (and hence us humans) vulnerable to climate change. Any investment in nature is investment in adaptation but where do we start? On 28th February 2022, IPCC – Intergovernmental Panel on...
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Choice 18. Thinking about people and nature in times of war - case of Ukraine (1)
Our Ukrainian guest Alla Ljungman talks about how Ukrainians were increasingly empowered and engaged in environmental issues Did you know Ukraine supplies grain to the world - 12% of the wheat for example? War stalls progress and process but people continue to collaborate and will return to land...
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Choice 17. Net Zero Banking with Dr Sarah Kemmitt
What is Net Zero banking? What is your bank doing about climate change? Not just their own emissions, but also the emissions they facilitate? What does it have to do with you? Have you heard about green mortgages, green loans and investments? In previous episodes, we talked quite a bit about how…
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Demystifying Expertise 10: Building Communities through Theatre - Angie Pena Arenas
Angie came to the UK, from Colombia, when she was 5 years old. She worked her way through youth theatre (a clear argument for good value for public money!), studying drama at University of East Anglia, and recently culminating in creating plays that make the distant and difficult relevant here…
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Choices 16. One Thing in 2022!
Back at the start of 2021 we promised ourselves and each other to improve 'one thing' in our lives...to reduce our environmental impacts. Listen to our update on how we got on, and our "one things" for 2022! Happy New Year!
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Demistifying Expertise 9.Oceans to farms: Denise Manker
Hear about how a scientist manages to have so many patents to her name and still stays interested and fresh in her thinking. Dr Denise Manker speaks to us about how to use science and technology to solve our problems. But even as a scientist, she says facts don’t change people’s minds, emotions…
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Choices 15 Festive Drinks
Season's Greetings come with a tipple or two... What where do those tipples come from and what impacts do they have? We talked about the festive / holiday season last year, in season 1. Not being able to meet up with family due to COVID made us focus more on the true gifts of spending time…
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COP26 - Debrief
Been there, done that, got the mask The work continues. Listen to Sabine unpicking the COP experience for Jill and Ece and what it means for our future episodes.
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COP26 - Day 12
A 12 day conference with diplomatic negotiations, a blue zone (for 'parties' and 'party overflows') and a green zone (for the general public) and many side events all over the city; attended by around 30,000 people. A lot of work goes into preparing for a COP - not just the physical structures…
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COP26 - Day 11
A 12 day conference with diplomatic negotiations, a blue zone (for 'parties' and 'party overflows') and a green zone (for the general public) and many side events all over the city; attended by around 30,000 people. A lot of work goes into preparing for a COP - not just the physical structures…
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COP26 - Day 10
A 12 day conference with diplomatic negotiations, a blue zone (for 'parties' and 'party overflows') and a green zone (for the general public) and many side events all over the city; attended by around 30,000 people. A lot of work goes into preparing for a COP - not just the physical structures…
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COP26 - Day 9
A 12 day conference with diplomatic negotiations, a blue zone (for ‘parties’ and ‘party overflows’) and a green zone (for the general public) and many side events all over the city; attended by around 30,000 people. A lot of work goes into preparing for a COP – not just the physical structures…
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COP26 - Day 8 - Mini-Debrief
A 12 day conference with diplomatic negotiations, a blue zone (for ‘parties’ and ‘party overflows’) and a green zone (for the general public) and many side events all over the city; attended by around 30,000 people. A lot of work goes into preparing for a COP – not just the physical structures…
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COP26 - Day 6
A 12 day conference with diplomatic negotiations, a blue zone (for ‘parties’ and ‘party overflows’) and a green zone (for the general public) and many side events all over the city; attended by around 30,000 people. A lot of work goes into preparing for a COP – not just the physical structures…
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COP26 - Day 5
A 12 day conference with diplomatic negotiations, a blue zone (for ‘parties’ and ‘party overflows’) and a green zone (for the general public) and many side events all over the city; attended by around 30,000 people. A lot of work goes into preparing for a COP – not just the physical structures…
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COP26 - Day 4
LISTEN ALSO Day 12 update to hear more about Hydrogen. Hydrogen from natural gas only works if carbon left from the process is stored. Very expensive and not green as advertised by the Mitshibushi man. A 12 day conference with diplomatic negotiations, a blue zone (for ‘parties’ and ‘party...
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COP26 - Day 3
A 12 day conference with diplomatic negotiations, a blue zone (for ‘parties’ and ‘party overflows’) and a green zone (for the general public) and many side events all over the city; attended by around 30,000 people. A lot of work goes into preparing for a COP – not just the physical structures…
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COP26 - Day 2
A 12 day conference with diplomatic negotiations, a blue zone (for ‘parties’ and ‘party overflows’) and a green zone (for the general public) and many side events all over the city; attended by around 30,000 people. A lot of work goes into preparing for a COP – not just the physical structures…
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COP26 - Day 1
A 12 day conference with diplomatic negotiations, a blue zone (for ‘parties’ and ‘party overflows’) and a green zone (for the general public) and many side events all over the city; attended by around 30,000 people. A lot of work goes into preparing for a COP – not just the physical structures…
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COP26 - Prologue
A 12 day conference with diplomatic negotiations, a blue zone (for ‘parties’ and ‘party overflows’) and a green zone (for the general public) and many side events all over the city; attended by around 30,000 people. A lot of work goes into preparing for a COP – not just the physical structures…
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Demystifying Expertise - 8. Learning and Unlearning: Jodi Newcombe
For this episode, Ece spoke to Jodi Newcombe, one-time colleague, all-time friend, with several hats – including Carbon Arts and Castlemaine Institute. She talked about her journey of learning, unlearning and managing her professional ego. She says she hits ‘the green wall’ but what helps her...
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Choices 14. Sustainable Fishing
Eat or not eat fish? If you are going to eat fish, how to choose which? - check out the Good Fish Guide "we are putting too much in, taking too much out" The oceans are vast, deep, and largely unexplored. The seas have for countless generations provided a seemingly limitless source of food in...
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Demystifying Expertise - 7. Compassion & Connection for Sustainability: Joke van Wensem
In her journey, Joke admits lab work is a lot about washing up and she learnt when you start communicating your research, how you say it matters as much as what you say. And to make a difference to policies, we need to connect scientists first...competition does not always lead to efficiency....
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Choices 13. Sustainable Business & Stakeholders
Stakeholder capitalism - for the benefit of all...A big statement? Yup, need big statements even for baby steps. "Business As Usual is currently unsustainable and a wasted opportunity" How can good business be good for the business, the people and the planet? What is stakeholder capitalism? In...
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Demystifying Expertise - 6. Explorer & Conservationist Tanya Rosen
Tanya's love for the animals and people she works with will warm your heart. Tatjana (Tanya) Rosen is a National Geographic Explorer working on snow leopard, Persian leopard and Asiatic cheetah conservation in Central Asia and the Caucasus – currently based at Caucasus Nature Fund; having...
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Choices 12. Down the Drain - 2
Is “cheap” clothing really such a bargain, when we consider our health, wealth and planet? What are the costs of our fashion addiction? What can we do about it? In this episode, we continue on One-Health exploring microfibres that are shed from our clothes and the chemicals we use to wash…
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Science-in-fiction novelist: Susan M. Gaines
In this episode, we hear about Susan’s zigzagging path from literature to science and back again. We chat about Susan’s novels, Accidentals and Carbon Dreams—which deal with the science and politics of species extinctions and climate change—about incorporating knowledge of sciences like...
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Choices 11. Down the Drain - 1
When things go down the drain, have we really flushed them out of our lives? How do we know which chemicals accumulate, which are safe or not? Why care about fish changing sex? In this episode, we talk about emerging contaminants, pseudo-persistence and One-Health You are probably aware, by now,...
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Mainstreaming the environment into economics: Kerry ten Kate
In this episode, we speak to Kerry about how she handles the challenge of bringing different groups who don't normally see eye to eye together around "common problems" and values the emerging generation of people who are able to speak the languages of different disciplines and work with different...
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Choices 10. Electric Vehicles
In this episode, we talk comparing costs and benefits; and life cycle analysis and thinking about the full cost Hybrid and electric vehicles have been coming to the market for quiet a few years now. In November 2020, the UK government announced a two-step policy: Step 1 will see the phase-out…
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Update on Covid19 and masks - February 2021
Given the new virus variants, we wanted to check out the new advice about masks. Listen to the quick update (we sneak in 'the precautionary principle' too). You can download the references which we used for the update by visiting the episode webpage - click here
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Environmental Policy Adviser: Jill Duggan
In this episode, we hear the varied career history of Jill from fine art to economics; from John Lewis shop floor to her current position as the CEO of Environmental Defense Fund-Europe. Her curiosity and determination not to settle for “the way it is, the way it is done” enabled her to link it…
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Choices 9. The Air We Breathe
Who pollutes the air in our cities? What can we do about it? How about the air in our homes? - that's for another episode In this episode, we talk about impact pathway to understand the impacts of air pollution and transport policy - transport generally being the main source of air pollution in...
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Choices 8. One thing in 2021!
The problem with New Year’s Resolutions is that we have too many of them and they are too ambitious. Years of making and breaking them leads to disappointment and they either become a joke or are dropped altogether. So this year, we decided to pick 1 thing and see it through. We’ll let you know…
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Choices 7. Season's Greetings 2020 - Together Apart!
What is the best gift you can give to your loved ones? How can we celebrate with fewer environmental impacts and more love? In this episode we focus on life cycle analysis, beliefs and a bit of reminiscence We recorded this episode on 6th December. The UK government had given permission for...
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Choices 6. Can many cooks feed the world and save the planet?
"Eat food. Not a lot. Mostly from plants" Michael Pollan How do we navigate the food system and help reduce our environmental and social impacts? In this episode we focus on the food system, integrated analysis, almond milk and a little bit of Brexit It was difficult enough talking about a...
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Environmental Economist: Ece Ozdemiroglu
In this episode, we hear what environmental economics is about; the work of eftec, of which Ece is the Founding Director and the work of the Climate Change Committee - Adaptation Committee, of which she is a member. It is a story of luck and grit and focusing on the positives to keep going. And...
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Choices 5. Food in an Uncertain World
Where does our food come from? How can we change our shopping, cooking and eating habits to be more resilient to risks to food supply and also better for our health, wealth and the planet? In this episode we focus on the food system, adaptation planning, life cycle analysis, food miles and touch...
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Choices 4. Air Fresheners
Who tells us what clean should smell of? Who knows what is in the fragrances used? Do we need to surround ourselves with yet more chemicals, especially when their necessity is questionable? In this episode we focus on understanding chemicals, risk assessment and policy Pleasant smells have always...
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Environmental scientist: Dr Sabine Apitz
In this episode, we start with one of our own, Dr Sabine Apitz, because she was reluctant to be called an ‘environmental scientist’. Let’s hear what she really does and why is she called ‘The Mud Queen’.
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Choices 3. Homes, Heat Pumps and More
What do you look at when replacing your boiler? Where do you find information about heat pumps? Who do you trust? Can the UK embrace community heating options? In this episode we focus on energy policy and technology and, as always, a bit of cost benefit analysis... In June 2019, the UK committed...
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Choices 2. Hygiene Products from Cradle to Grave
Is there such a thing as a perfectly ethical choice? How can we weigh up the costs and benefits of our decisions? Should we feel guilty about choosing convenience over sustainability? In this episode we focus on Life Cycle Assessment and, as always, a bit of cost benefit analysis... In this...
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Trailer for the Join the Dots podcast. Join environmental experts Ece, Jill, Sabine and guests as they tackle the surprising effects of our daily decisions. Each episode brings you a vibrant discussion on a new topic, dissecting the evidence and having a good laugh along the way. Check out...
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Choices 1. Covid19 - From evidence to advice
Why does expert advice change? How can we interpret risk evidence? How do we deal with uncertainty? In this episode we focus on Source-Pathway-Receptor Framework and, as always, a bit of cost benefit analysis... One of the biggest changes the coronavirus pandemic has caused in our day-to-day…
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The lively and light-hearted podcast tackling the serious side of everyday decisions. What does it mean to be environmentally conscious? Should we feel guilty about choosing convenience over sustainability? How can the average person join the dots from evidence to advice? Join environmental experts Ece, Jill, Sabine and guests as they dismantle everyday decisions - and what they are doing to our health, wealth and planet.
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