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MAR 13

Your Shopping Superpowers with Diane Osgood

In this episode of CarbonSessions, we welcome Dr. Diane Osgood, sustainability strategist and author of Your Shopping Superpower. Diane has spent decades working at the intersection of business, sustainability, and consumer behavior. Through her work, she explores how everyday purchasing decisions can influence markets and drive meaningful environmental change. Diane shares how volunteering early in her career sparked her passion for environmental stewardship and eventually led her to focus on how companies and consumers interact within the sustainability ecosystem. She explains why businesses often struggle to balance sustainability goals with profitability and how consumer demand plays a critical role in accelerating change. Together, we explore how shopping choices, transparency, and trust influence corporate behavior and why small individual actions can scale into powerful collective impact. In this episode we discuss:Diane’s journey into sustainability and environmental advocacyWhy consumer choices can influence corporate sustainability strategiesThe role of certifications and labels in building trustThe challenge companies face balancing profit and sustainabilityWhy packaging, plastic waste, and everyday purchasing decisions matterThe gap between what consumers say they want and what they actually buyHow communities can influence change through collective action Diane also reminds us that change doesn’t always start with governments or corporations—it often begins with individual choices that reshape markets. About Diane OsgoodDr. Diane Osgood is a sustainability expert, strategist, and author focused on helping businesses and consumers create positive environmental impact through informed choices Your Shopping Superpower – available through major bookstores and independent booksellers ----- For more information on the project and to order your copy of the Carbon Almanac, visit thecarbonalmanac.org Want to join in the conversation? Visit thecarbonalmanac.org/podcasts and send us a voice message on this episode or any other climate-related ideas and perspectives. Don’t Take Our Word For It, Look It Up! ----- Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Olabanji Stephen, Jenn Swanson, and Jennifer Myers Chua Olabanji is from Lagos Nigeria. He’s a Creative Director and visual designer that helps brands gain clarity, deliver meaningful experiences and build tribes through Design & Strategy. He founded Jorney - a community designed to help people stay productive, accountable, and do their best work. From Langley in British Columbia, Canada, Jenn is a Minister, Coach, Writer, and community Connector, helping people help themselves. Joining us from Toronto, Jennifer Myers Chua helps organizations creating positive change make a bigger impact with better creative, smarter strategy, and thoughtful solutions. ----- The CarbonSessions Podcast is produced and edited by Leekei Tang, Lilli Querker, Steve Heatherington, and Rob Slater.

Mar 13

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54 min
2022-03-10

Collaboration, Cricket Burgers, Pie Charts & Insights from the Carbon Almanac Charts Team

Featuring Carbon Alamanac Contributors Jasper Croome, Barbara Orsi and Steve Wexler From Portland, the New York State and Bologna, Italy these collaborators are passionate about data visualization, D3, data science & analytics - and cricket burgers with hot sauce. The three came together on the Carbon Almanac charts team. Taking complex data and using design thinking and design to present the information clearly, and making it easy to understand for the readers of the almanac. In this episode, we talk about data, charts, how data can be manipulated to present certain ideas, why clarity is key, and we learn how contributors from around the globe came together to create charts that are beautiful in their simplicity. For more information on the project, and to pre-order your copy visit thecarbonalmanac.org This podcast is a part of the Carbon Almanac Podcast Network. Production Team: Jennifer Myers Chua, Sam Schuffenecker, Leekei Tang, Tania Marien, Barbara Orsi Cover Art: Ray Ong Copyright © 2022 The Carbon Almanac Network About the Carbon Almanac Collective: What happens when regular people work together to create massive, meaningful change on a global scale? Welcome to the carbon Almanac collective. A podcast where the volunteers who created the Carbon Almanac share the insights and aha moments they had while collaborating on this landmark project to help fight the climate crisis. Hosted by Jennifer Myers Chua, and featuring the voices of Carbon Almanac Contributors. Reminding you that it's not too late to join in on the conversation.

2022-03-10

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36 min
2022-03-17

Hand drawn Illustrations, Carbon for Kids & Going from Working Alone to Designing with Hundreds

Featuring Carbon Alamanac Contributors Paige NeJame, Michi Mathias & Boon Lim. From Singapore, the United Kingdom and The United States, these collaborators have backgrounds in teaching design, owning a family business, and spending years working with Greenpeace. Having contributed to many areas of the Carbon Almanac, the three came together to craft one of the most meaningful parts - the Carbon Almanac for kids' content. In this episode, we talk about digitizing hand-drawn illustrations, being inspired by the wacky inventions of kids, and why this environment was so drastically different but delightfully so - than working creatively on your own. For more information on the project, and to pre-order your copy visit thecarbonalmanac.org This podcast is a part of the Carbon Almanac Podcast Network. Production Team: Jennifer Myers Chua, Sam Schuffenecker, Leekei Tang, Tania Marien, Barbara Orsi Cover Art: Ray Ong Copyright © 2022 The Carbon Almanac Network About the Carbon Almanac Collective: What happens when regular people work together to create massive, meaningful change on a global scale? Welcome to the carbon Almanac collective. A podcast where the volunteers who created the Carbon Almanac share the insights and aha moments they had while collaborating on this landmark project to help fight the climate crisis. Hosted by Jennifer Myers Chua, and featuring the voices of Carbon Almanac Contributors. Reminding you that it's not too late to join in on the conversation.

2022-03-17

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38 min
2022-04-28

Community, Coming Together, Appreciating Strengths, and Making a Difference with Carbon Almanac Contributors

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Louise Karch, Eva Forde & Diane Osgood. This trio lives around the world with Louise a Canadian living in Australia, Eva the self-proclaimed nomad currently in West Palm Beach, Florida, and Diane who splits her time between the United States and France. These collaborators have vast backgrounds in social work, entrepreneurship, marketing, sustainability, and biodiversity. They all contributed to content for The Carbon Almanac, but equally important, they provided glue and connections to the community – raising team members up and helping everyone believe they have what it takes to make a difference. In this episode, we talk about the power of community by leveraging and leaning on one another for their strengths, writing a book to start a movement, and how change will happen by activating individuals across governments, corporations, and communities. To read Diane Osgood's guide on how to "Unleash Your Shopping Superpower" visitdianeosgood.com/shopping-superpower For more information on the project and to pre-order your copy, visit thecarbonalmanac.org This podcast is a part of the Carbon Almanac Podcast Network. Production Team: Jennifer Myers Chua, Sam Schuffenecker, Leekei Tang, Tania Marien, Barbara Orsi Cover Art: Ray Ong Copyright © 2022 The Carbon Almanac Network About the Carbon Almanac Collective: What happens when regular people work together to create massive, meaningful change on a global scale? Welcome to the carbon Almanac collective. A podcast where the volunteers who created the Carbon Almanac share the insights and aha moments they had while collaborating on this landmark project to help fight the climate crisis. Hosted by Jennifer Myers Chua, and featuring the voices of Carbon Almanac Contributors. Reminding you that it's not too late to join in on the conversation.

2022-04-28

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41 min
2022-08-09

On Being - The Intelligence of Plants with Robin Wall Kimmerer

In this episode of The Carbon Connection, we discover the Intelligence of Plants with Krista Tippett and her guest Robin Wall Kimmerer. Robin Wall Kimmerer's blend of indigenous wisdom and scientific exploration and her calm, kindly delivery have nurtured many. She shares her perspectives on plant wisdom and encourages reflection on the natural world and our relationship with it. This guest speaks of the interconnectedness of all things, which speaks to the urgency of looking after all things. We particularly liked her explanation of mosses "sharing limited resources and making the most of what they've got." As a botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Robin Wall Kimmerer joins science's ability to "polish the art of seeing" with her personal, civilizational lineage of listening to plant life and heeding the languages of the natural world. She's an expert in moss — a bryologist — who describes mosses as the "coral reefs of the forest." And she says that as our knowledge about plant life unfolds, human vocabulary and imaginations must adapt. Learn more about climate change at TheCarbonAlmanac.org. CONTRIBUTORS Special Acknowledgment: Robin Wall Kimmerer, "The Intelligence of Plants," from On Being with Krista Tippett; first broadcast in February 2016; onbeing.org Episode Producer: Jenn Swanson Show Notes: Jo Petroni Editor: Tania Marien Production Team: Steve Heatherington, Jo Petroni, Mary Paffard Senior Producer: Tania Marien Supervising Producer: Jennifer Myers Chua Music: Cool Carbon Instrumental, Paul Russell, Musicbed Episode Art: Jennifer Myers Chua Network Voiceover: Olabanji Stephen

2022-08-09

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54 min
2022-06-16

The Carbon Almanac Origin Story, Idea to Project in 24 Hours and Coming Together in Community to Change Culture

Featuring Carbon Almanac Founder Seth Godin and Portfolio Editor in Chief Niki Papadopoulos In this episode, Jennifer is joined by Seth and Niki to explore the spark behind The Carbon Almanac. Seth shares why he started this, where the idea came from, what he accomplished in 24 hours and how he chose the Almanac format for the book. We learn from Niki about her role in the Almanac and how this project is different from others that she has worked on. This is the episode to dive into if you want to hear more about how this project came to be. Why now? What's the urgency? Why choose an almanac over another format, why use a community to write a book? How can we change the culture? And how is the Carbon Almanac like the pit of a cherry? The conversation explores the early phase of writing the book as well as the establishment of the Almanac community. Seth dives into how it's evolved, who he asked to join first, and both Niki and Seth explain their most challenging moment so far. They share the personal impact this project has had on them and where they hope the project will be in a year from now. All while reminding us that it is not too late to join the Carbon Almanac project and create meaningful contributions and take action on climate. This podcast is a part of the Carbon Almanac Podcast Network. Production Team: Jennifer Myers Chua, Sam Schuffenecker, Leekei Tang, Tania Marien, Barbara Orsi Cover Art: Ray Ong Copyright © 2022 The Carbon Almanac Network About the Carbon Almanac Collective: What happens when regular people work together to create massive, meaningful change on a global scale? Welcome to the carbon Almanac collective. A podcast where the volunteers who created the Carbon Almanac share the insights and aha moments they had while collaborating on this landmark project to help fight the climate crisis. Hosted by Jennifer Myers Chua, and featuring the voices of Carbon Almanac Contributors. Reminding you that it's not too late to join in on the conversation.

2022-06-16

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45 min
2022-05-06

Will bugs get bigger or smaller with a warmer climate, or go extinct?

Hey Gen C Changemakers. This is Generation Carbon. The podcast where kids like you, help grownups like us, save the planet. We know you have tough questions about climate change, and we believe you deserve the answers! In this episode of Generation Carbon, we are learning about Bugs! What will happen to insects with a warmer climate? And what about eating insects? Will that help the planet? Our Science Sparks come from Aaron and Simon, Gen C Changemakers in Virginia and Grand Rapids, Michigan. We hear what’s going on firsthand from Edie, Callie Caterpillar & Spencer Sparrow. Learn more from Stephanie A. Dole, Ph.D, The Beetlelady and Gen C Super Scientific Story Reporters Kate and Tilly from Toronto, Canada. Dalia, from Ontario, shares what she thinks life in 2050 may look like. Gen C Changemakers. We’d love you to get involved. If you’d like to ask a question or submit your super scientific findings in a future episode, we need Gen C science-minded story reporters on the climate case! Have your grownups visit thecarbonalmanac.org/kids to sign up. This podcast is a part of the Carbon Almanac Network of Podcasts. Supervising Producer: Jennifer Myers Chua. Senior Producer: Tonya Downing. Expert Outreach Advisor: Tania Marien. Written by: Carolanne Petrusiak with support from Kristy Sharrow. Hosted By: Jennifer Myers Chua, Edie Chua. Talent: Sam Schuffenecker, Olabanji Stephen, Steve Heatherington Editor: Jennifer Myers Chua. Project Co-ordinator: Jen Ankenmann. Shownotes: Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett

2022-05-06

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12 min
2022-10-11

ESG Insider – A New Economic Model for the Climate Change Era with Lindsey Hall and Esther Whieldon

SUMMARY In this episode of The Carbon Connection, we learn about how reshaping our economic model can turn care for our planet into an intrinsic business driver. Ahead of this year’s Davos conference held by the World Economic Forum, Bruno Roche, former Mars Inc. chief economist and founder of the Economics of Mutuality platform, sat down with Lindsey Hall and Esther Whieldon of ESG Insider: A Podcast from S&P Global. Bruno explains the theory and practice of stakeholder capitalism. That is, companies should operate for the purpose of “creating scalable and profitable solutions to the problems of people and planet” through mutual relationships with a diversity of stakeholders, not just shareholders. We also learn that while a corporate focus on mutual value creation may seem like a new concept situated for our time, it is rooted in the very etymology of the word 'company.’ Explore more connections between corporate action and climate at https://thecarbonalmanac.org/connect-the-dots. CONTRIBUTORS Special Acknowledgment: Lindsey Hall and Esther Whieldon, hosts of ESG Insider: A Podcast from S&P Global Episode Producer: Iruka Brown Editor: Tania Marien Production Team: Richie Biluan, Kaleigh Carter, and Judy Parrella Senior Producer: Tania Marien Supervising Producer: Jennifer Myers Chua Music: Cool Carbon Instrumental, Paul Russell, Musicbed Episode Art: Jennifer Myers Chua Network Voiceover: Olabanji Stephen

2022-10-11

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30 min
2023-07-07

Tree Planting And Carbon Offsetting

Episode Summary: in this conversation, Brian, Jenn, Kristina and Olabanji delve into Brian’s plan to leverage his family farmland as a tool for climate action. They explore his considerations for expanding tree planting as an efficient strategy for carbon sequestration The conversation assesses the benefits and challenges of this approach, and discusses the types of trees most suitable for this purpose. The discussion also touches on how these actions could contribute to carbon offsetting on a larger scale. As the conversation broadens, issues related to carbon offsetting in general are brought to the fore, including concerns about accountability and the effectiveness of the carbon offsetting system in meeting our carbon reduction goals. For more information on the project and to order your copy of the Carbon Almanac (one of Amazon best-selling books of the year!), visit thecarbonalmanac.org Want to join in the conversation? Visit thecarbonalmanac.org/podcasts and send us a voice message on this episode or any other climate-related ideas and perspectives. Don’t Take Our Word For It, Look It Up! UC Davis article: Grasslands More Reliable Carbon Sink Than Trees You can find out more on pages 226, 230, 231 and 202 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website, you can tap the footnotes link and type in 348, 220, 219 and 218 ----- Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Brian Tormey, Olabanji Stephen, Jenn Swanson and Kristina Horning Brian is a Real Estate Title Insurance Professional and Goat Farmer in the US. Olabanji is from Lagos Nigeria. He’s a Creative Director and visual designer that helps brands gain clarity, deliver meaningful experiences and build tribes through Design & Strategy. He founded Jorney - a community designed to help people stay productive, accountable, and do their best work. From Langley in British Columbia, Canada, Jenn is a Minister, Coach, Writer and community Connector, helping people help themselves. Kristina is working on design theory and using the design process in everything. Currently in Prague (that it is where she is originally from) and her base is US ----- The CarbonSessions Podcast is produced and edited by Leekei Tang, Steve Heatherington and Rob Slater.

2023-07-07

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36 min
2022-10-03

Did climate change cause the extinction of the dinosaurs? How did earth recover?

Hey Gen C Changemakers. This is Generation Carbon. The podcast where kids like you, help grownups like us, save the planet. We know you have tough questions about climate change, and we believe you deserve the answers! In this episode of Generation Carbon, we are learning about dinosaurs! Why did the dinosaurs go extinct? Did the asteroid affect the climate? How did the planet recover? Our Science Spark comes from Lake, our Gen C Changemaker from River Farm Forest School. We hear what’s going on firsthand from Edie, Hennie Heron and Sloane the Sloth! Learn more from Francois Therrien from Royal Tyrrell Museum 1 and Gen C Super Scientific Story Reporter Onon from Hong Kong. Cole, from Toronto, shares what Jurassic Park got wrong. Additional Resources: What happened when the dinosaur-killing asteroid slammed into Earth? via LiveScienceHow birds evolved from dinosaurs. Quanta MagazineResearch finds a surprising new way climate change killed the last dinosaurs Gen C Changemakers. We’d love you to get involved. If you’d like to ask a question or submit your super scientific findings in a future episode, we need Gen C science-minded story reporters on the climate case! Have your grownups visit thecarbonalmanac.org/kids to sign up. This podcast is a part of the Carbon Almanac Network of Podcasts. Supervising Producer: Jennifer Myers Chua. Senior Producer: Tonya Downing. Expert Outreach Advisor: Tania Marien. Produced by: Jen Ankenmann. Written by: Carolanne Petrusiak and Tonya Downing. Hosted By: Jennifer Myers Chua, Edie Chua. Talent: Olabanji Stephen and Fannie Theofanidou. Editor: Jennifer Myers Chua. Project Co-ordinator: Jen Ankenmann. Shownotes: Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett

2022-10-03

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18 min

The Carbon Almanac Network includes compelling podcasts on climate change and sustainability created by people from different parts of the world. Meant for everyone, including children who we've dubbed Generation Carbon. Questions are asked, hands are raised and together we've come together to find practical ways forward. In these podcasts, we address the carbon crisis in easy-to-understand, mostly entertaining ways, with an aim to educate, inspire, and invite YOU to join the conversation. Climate, but not doom and gloom. It’s not too late.

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