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Utopia is Now
by Xavier Logan-Sievers
Multi-disciplinary conversations with experts about the ecological crisis.Learn more: https://linktr.ee/utopiaisnow
Episodes
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Power is Progress: The Fight for Global Energy Access | Bob Freling
Bob has been the executive director of the Solar Electric Light Fund (or SELF for short) since 1997. Under his leadership, SELF has installed over 650 solar energy systems in 25 countries, making it one of the world’s leading nongovernmental organizations that designs and implements solar...
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Misinformation 101: Climate Change Denial and How to Fight Back | Dr. John Cook, PhD
Introduction Today I am joined by Dr. John Cook. Dr. Cook is a Senior Research Fellow with the Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change at the University of Melbourne. He obtained his PhD at the University of Western Australia, studying the cognitive psychology of climate science denial. His…
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Carbon Markets 101: A Beginners Guide to Carbon Markets | Dr. Roger Cohen, PhD
Dr. Roger Cohen is an entrepreneur, focused on addressing climate change through innovative solutions. He leads C2Zero and the Real Carbon Price Index (RCPI), initiatives aimed at reducing carbon emissions. Roger was part of the founding team at BetaShares and has held senior roles at Macquarie...
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Why Climate Change Divides Us | George Marshall
George Marshall (born 1964) is a British environmental campaigner, communications specialist and writer. He is the founder of Climate Outreach and is a specialist in climate communication. He is the author of Carbon Detox (2007) and Don't Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore...
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The Warming World Order: How Climate Change Fuels Geopolitical Risks | Prof. Dhanasree Jayaram, PhD
Dr. Dhanasree Jayaram is a Senior Assistant Professor at Manipal Academy of Higher Education and serves as the co-coordinator of the Centre for Climate Studies. She specialises in geopolitics and international relations, with a focus on environmental and climate security, climate diplomacy, and...
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The Language of Climate Politics | Dr. Genevieve Guenther, PhD
Genevieve Guenther is the founding director of End Climate Silence and affiliate faculty at The New School, where she sits on the board of the Tishman Environment and Design Center. While writing the End Climate Silence newsletter, Dr. Guenther advises NGOs, corporations, and policymakers on...
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Misreading Climate Change: An Anthropological Perspective on Bangladesh | Prof. Camelia Dewan, PhD
Dr Camelia Dewan is an environmental anthropologist focusing on the anthropology of development. She holds a PhD in Social Anthropology and Environment from the University of London (SOAS/Birkbeck) and is an Associate Senior Lecturer in Cultural Anthropology examining the socio-environmental...
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The Social Psychology Behind Climate Change Inaction | Prof. Jeffrey Rotman, PhD
Dr Jeff Rotman is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Marketing and co-director of the Better Consumption Lab at Deakin Business School. He is the recipient of the 2021 Vice-Chancellor’s Early Career Researcher Award for Career Excellence. He specialises in research on consumer psychology with…
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The Next Six Years Will Make or Break Our Climate Goal of 1.5°C Warming | Dr. Robin Lamboll, PhD
Dr Robin Lamboll researches what humans emit into our atmosphere, what effects it will have on us, and what we can do about it. Robin completed a PhD in the physics of solar cells at the University of Cambridge, modeling the behavior of new designs of solar cells, and has an MSci in Natural...
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Climate Change in India: A Growing Environmental Crisis | Prof. Harini Nagendra, PhD
Professor Harini Nagendra is the Director of the Research Centre at Azim Premji University in Bangalore, India, and leads the University’s Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability. Nagendra is known for her research spanning over 30 years on forest conservation, and urban sustainability, with...
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Business in a Post-Growth World | Prof. Donnie Maclurcan, PhD
Donnie Maclurcan Ph.D. leads the Post Growth Institute, an international organization exploring how we thrive within ecological limits. Believing purpose-driven enterprise is at the heart of a healthy market economy, he has consulted to over 500 not-for-profit projects and businesses, across 32...
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Can Liberalism Solve Climate Change? | Dr. Christopher Shaw, PhD
Chris has more than 15 years of experience in researching climate policy and climate communications. Chris is also a contributing author for the IPCC Working Group I Sixth Assessment Report, serves as a Non-Executive Director of the award-winning environmental news organization DeSmog, is an...
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Awakening the Sleeping Giant: China's Green Energy Transition | Tim Buckley
Tim Buckley, Director, Climate Energy Finance (CEF) has 30 years of financial market experience covering the Australian, Asian and global equity markets from both a buy and sell side perspective. Tim was formerly Director Energy Finance Studies, Australia/South Asia, IEEFA, and was a Managing...
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EcoPsychology: The Psychological Practice Triggered by the Climate Crisis | Dr. Eshana Bragg, PhD
Dr Eshana Bragg is an ecopsychologist with over 30 years of experience in the field. Links _____________________ The Joyality Project: www.joyality.org Jagera EcoCommunity: www.ecocommunity.org.au Timestamps ____________________ 0:00 - Intro & Eshana’s Story 10:21 - What is Eco-Psychology & Deep...
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Biological Annihilation: The Ongoing Sixth Extinction | Prof. Rodolfo Dirzo, PhD
Rodolfo Dirzo is Professor of Biology and Earth Systems Science at Stanford University. Rodolfo's scientific work examines the study of species interactions in tropical ecosystems from California, Latin America, and other tropical areas of the world. Recent research highlights the decline of…
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Irrationality, Climate Change & Evolutionary Psychology | Prof. Lionel Page,PhD
Lionel Page is a Professor of Economics and the Director of the Behavioural and Economic Science Cluster at the University of Queensland. He has worked on a wide range of topics in behavioural economics, such as risk preferences, social preferences and strategic behaviour. Timestamps...
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Cognitive Bias & Climate Change | Prof. Ben Newell, PhD
Ben Newell Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Deputy Head of the School of Psychology at the University of New South Wales. Ben’s research focuses on the cognitive processes underlying judgment, choice and decision-making, and the application of this knowledge to environmental, medical,...
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The Future is Degrowth? | Dr. Aaron Vansintjan, PhD
Aaron Vansintjan is the Author of 'The Future is Degrowth' & Co-Editor of Uneven Earth. Aaron completed his PhD Candidate in the Department of Film, Media, and Cultural Studies at Birkbeck, University of London. He studies gentrification in Montreal and Hanoi. His PhD research draws on the fields...
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Climate Change as Class War | Prof. Matt Huber, PhD
Matthew T. Huber is Professor of Geography at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. He is the author of Lifeblood: Oil, Freedom and the Forces of Capital and Climate Change as Class War. Links ___________________ Contact: [email protected] Matt…
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The Moral Sentiments of a Climate Scientist | Dr. David Karoly, PhD
Professor Karoly was leader of the Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub in the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program, based in CSIRO, during 2018 to June 2021. During 2012-2017, he was a member of the Climate Change Authority, which provides advice to the Australian...
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Artisanal Mining: The Hidden Cost of the Green Transition | Rob Karpati
Rob Karpati is a long-term finance leader in multi-national corporate environments. Focusing on strategic transformation and on global process optimization over a 30+ year career, Rob's strength has been integrating complex end-to-end processes in ways that optimize value across multiple...
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Western Fundamentalism: Are We Growth Fundamentalists? | Prof. Gordon Menzies, PhD
Gordon Menzies obtained a (First Class) Honours degree from the University of New England in 1985. He won the Robert Jones Prize for the best Masters student at the Australian National University in 1997, and he won a Commonwealth Scholarship to undertake doctoral studies at Oxford University…
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Crisis and Disaster Communication | Prof. Jacqui Ewart, PhD
Professor Jacqui Ewart was a journalist and media manager for more than a decade. She has worked as an academic for the past 25 years. Professor Jacqui Ewart's research focuses on communication across various phases of disasters and the involvement of politicians in disasters. She also researches...
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The Myth of Perpetual Economic Growth | Prof. James Hope-Ward, PhD
Professor James Hope-Ward (PhD) is the current Dean of Programs for STEM at the University of South Australia (UniSA). James has a mixed background in civil engineering and environmental science, putting himself under the broad heading of "environmental engineering". At UniSA, James coordinates…
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Degrowth: A Brief Introduction to Post-Capitalism | Dr. Timothée Parrique, PhD (economist)
Timothée Parrique is a social scientist, originally from Versailles, France. He is currently a researcher at the School of Economics and Management of Lund University (Sweden).He holds a PhD in economics from the Centre d’Études et de Recherches sur le Développement (University of Clermont...
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A Green Hope? Post-Mortem on the Australian Election | Prof Kate Crowley, PhD
Kate Crowley is Associate Professor of Public and Environmental Policy at the University of Tasmania. She is widely published on green politics and environmental policy and has chaired advisory councils such as the Tasmanian Environment Industry Council, the Tasmanian Climate Action Council and…
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Climate Finance & The Australian Election | Feat. Tim Buckley (Energy & Finance Expert)
Director of Energy Finance Studies (Australia/South Asia), Tim Buckley has 25 years of financial market experience covering the Australian, Asian and global equity markets from both a buy and sell-side perspective. Tim was a top-rated equity research analyst and has covered most sectors of the...
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Woke Capitalism: How Corporate Morality is Sabotaging Democracy | Prof Carl Rhodes, Litt.D
Carl is the Dean of the Business School at the University of Technology, Sydney. Carl has held professorships at Swansea University, The University of Leicester, and Macquarie University. Prior to his academic career, Carl worked in professional and senior management positions in change…
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How the Humanities Can Help Solve Problems | Feat. Prof Christian Madsbjerg (Founder of ReD Associates)
Christian is the co-founder of management consultancy ReD Associates & Professor of Applied Humanities at The New School and Senior Partner in Red Associates. Christian's work is based on his interest in the practical application of the Human Sciences. Christian teaches philosophy at The New…
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What Art & Music Can Teach us about Innovation | Feat. Michael Hendrix
Michael Hendrix is an American graphic designer and entrepreneur. He is also the Partner and the Global Design Director of IDEO, a leading design consulting firm, where he practices brand strategy, creative direction, and graphic design. Michael also teaches entrepreneurship at the Berklee…
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How Romanticism Can Reconnect Us With the World | Joshua Krook Ph.D.
Josh is a researcher, writer, and public speaker interested in the humanities, legal education and employment policies. He has appeared as a guest on the BBC, Channel 7, ABC Radio, 2SER FM, RTR FM and spoken at TEDx. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in English, History, and Law, and also a Ph.D. in...
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The Curious Case of Business Ethics | Feat. Robert Chesnut (Former General Council of AirBnB)
Rob is the former General Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer of Airbnb. Rob is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Virginia. He worked for 14 years with the U.S. Justice Department. In 1999, Rob left the U.S. Attorney’s Office and moved to California to become eBay’s third...
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Corporate Sustainability & Social Good | feat. Rob Karpati
Rob Karpati is a Finance and Transformation leader who believes that social value is the starting point for business value. Rob is the VP and Strategic Transformation Leader at O Trade where social engagement turns potential conflict into collaboration, resulting in dignity for potentially…
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How Language and Relationships Can Change the World | Feat. Cheryl Kiser
Welcome to Utopia is Now. In today's conversation, we talked to Cheryl Kiser, the executive director of the Lewis Institute for Social Innovation at Babson College. Cheryl inspires people to create a positive social impact in any role, any sector, and any community and empowers people to see the…
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Reimagining Work & Taking the Unconventional Path | feat. Paul Millerd (Ex-McKinsey, Ex-BCG)
Paul Millerd is a Curious Human & Solopreneur, Writer, Host of the Reimagine Work Podcast, Teacher at Strategy U, Independent Consultant and Adviser (for companies like VIVO, Wrangler, Russel Reynolds Associates, Good Jobs Associates among many others), and a Career Coach for people who carve…
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Pandemic Economics | Ryan Bourne (Economist)
Ryan Bourne is an economist and currently occupies the R. Evan Scharf Chair for the Public Understanding of Economics at Cato Institute. Before joining Cato, Ryan was head of public policy at the Institute of Economic Affairs and Head of economic research at the Centre for Policy Studies. He…
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Utopias and Dystopias | Prof. Weston Miller
Formerly a corporate attorney, advertising copywriter, and carpenter, Weston Miller teaches intermediate Humanities and introductory writing courses at Babson College. Specifically, he teaches a popular class on 'Utopias/Dystopias', and also the 'The Literature of Guilt'. He lives in Hyde Park…
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Grow the Pie - The Future of Value Creation | Prof. Alex Edmans, PhD
Alex Edmans is a professor of finance at London Business School and the author of the book, "Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit". He is an expert in corporate governance, executive compensation, corporate social responsibility, and behavioral finance. He has spoken…
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Why is Utopia Now? | feat. Alex Canadell
Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 01:28 - Alex and the origin of 'Utopia is Now' 03:27 - What is Utopia? 06:23 - Shouldn't we keep our focus on more pressing short-term goals, rather than a long-term utopia? 12:15 - Climate change, Patagonia, Greenwashing and Corporate Ethics 19:07 - False...
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What is 'Utopia is Now'?
'Utopia is Now' is a trans-disciplinary community dedicated to having deep discussions to stimulate and challenge our views on the world. Our goal is to reorient our focus to a better future while being in the here and now. This community is for curious minds who strongly feel a sense of duty to...
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Multi-disciplinary conversations with experts about the ecological crisis.Learn more: https://linktr.ee/utopiaisnow
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