2Celsius

2Celsius, Raul Cazan, Francesca Fazey

"A podcast 2 degrees Celsius hotter" (2C) is a Brussels-based enterprise that brings about hot dialogues about everything climate. The episodes are made and edited by Francesca Fazey and Raul Cazan while the whole product is supported by Association 2Celsius (2Celsius.org).

Episodes

  1. 1d ago

    METHANE. Mitigation: How Do You Solve a Problem like Methane?

    So if methane is this big a problem, what tools do we have, and are we using, to solve it? The first global agreement that methane was a problem came in the form of the Global Methane Pledge announced at COP26 at Glasgow in 2021. What’s happened since then, especially in the industry with the easiest to abate emissions: oil and gas? We look at the International Methane Emissions Observatory, the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership, the new EU regulation on methane and proposals for financial instruments to help bring emissions down. Host:  The show is presented by: Francesca Fazey Affiliation: The show is brought to you by: The 2Celsius Association Resource List:  1.     Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) 2.     International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) 3.     International Energy Agency (IEA) 4.     Global Methane Tracker 5.     United Nations Global Methane Pledge 6.     Rocky Mountain Institute Climate Program 7.     Oxford Institute for Energy Studies 8.     Clean Air Task Force 9.     Greenhouse Gas Laboratory, University of Royal Holloway 10. Romanian Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Laboratory of Climate and Environmental Sciences, Paris 11.  University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, USA 12.  NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre, Washington DC, USA     Contributors: Raul Cazan, Founder of The 2Celsius Association, Bucharest, Romania Kim O’Dowd, Campaigner at The Environmental Investigation Agency, London, UK Dr Roland Kupers, Global Advisor to the United Nations Environment Programme’s International Methane Emissions Observatory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Deborah Gordon, Senior Fellow, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University; Senior Principal at the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) Climate Program, Washington DC, USA Dr Philippe Ciais, Associate Director, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL), Paris, France Théophile Humann-Guilleminot, Campaign Manager, Clean Air Task Force ,Athens Greece Dr Dave Lowry, Reader: Stable Isotope and Greenhouse Gas, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Royal Holloway, London UK Dr Rebecca Fisher: Reader: Atmospheric Methane, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Royal Holloway, London UK Dr Thoman Roeckmann, Professor of Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Professor Jonathan Stern, Distinguished Research Fellow, The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Oxford, UK Melanie Kenderdine, Principal, Energy Futures Initiative, Washington DC, USA

    54 min
  2. 1d ago

    METHANE. Is Natural Gas Clean or Are We Being Gaslit?

    Natural gas is the ideal bridge fuel to support the global energy transition, or so the story goes. But what about methane emissions? Environmentalists want us to throw it on the pile of the other fossil fuels and doom it to the past. The energy community says: Not so fast. Where are we on our energy transition journey when it comes to natural gas and if we’re going to invest in it going forward, what are the implications of the methane problem for our chosen direction to a renewable future?  Host:  The show is presented by: Francesca Fazey Affiliation: The show is brought to you by: 2Celsius Association Resource List:  1.     Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) 2.     International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) 3.     International Energy Agency (IEA) 4.     Global Methane Tracker 5.     United Nations Global Methane Pledge 6.     Rocky Mountain Institute Climate Program 7.     Oxford Institute for Energy Studies 8.     Clean Air Task Force 9.     Greenhouse Gas Laboratory, University of Royal Holloway 10. Romanian Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Laboratory of Climate and Environmental Sciences, Paris 11.  University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, USA 12.  NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre, Washington DC, USA     Contributors: Raul Cazan, Founder of The 2Celsius Association, Bucharest, Romania Kim O’Dowd, Campaigner at The Environmental Investigation Agency, London, UK Dr Roland Kupers, Global Advisor to the United Nations Environment Programme’s International Methane Emissions Observatory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Deborah Gordon, Senior Fellow, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University; Senior Principal at the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) Climate Program, Washington DC, USA Dr Philippe Ciais, Associate Director, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL), Paris, France Théophile Humann-Guilleminot, Campaign Manager, Clean Air Task Force ,Athens Greece Dr Dave Lowry, Reader: Stable Isotope and Greenhouse Gas, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Royal Holloway, London UK Dr Rebecca Fisher: Reader: Atmospheric Methane, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Royal Holloway, London UK Dr Thoman Roeckmann, Professor of Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Professor Jonathan Stern, Distinguished Research Fellow, The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Oxford, UK Melanie Kenderdine, Principal, Energy Futures Initiative, Washington DC, USA

    32 min
  3. 1d ago

    METHANE. Unravelling nature’s methane: The threat of methane climate feedbacks

    Host:  The show is presented by: Francesca Fazey Affiliation: The show is brought to you by: 2Celsius Association Resource List:  1.     Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) 2.     International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) 3.     International Energy Agency (IEA) 4.     Global Methane Tracker 5.     United Nations Global Methane Pledge 6.     Rocky Mountain Institute Climate Program 7.     Oxford Institute for Energy Studies 8.     Clean Air Task Force 9.     Greenhouse Gas Laboratory, University of Royal Holloway 10. Romanian Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Laboratory of Climate and Environmental Sciences, Paris 11.  University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, USA 12.  NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre, Washington DC, USA     Contributors: Raul Cazan, Founder of The 2Celsius Association, Bucharest, Romania Kim O’Dowd, Campaigner at The Environmental Investigation Agency, London, UK Dr Roland Kupers, Global Advisor to the United Nations Environment Programme’s International Methane Emissions Observatory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Deborah Gordon, Senior Fellow, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University; Senior Principal at the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) Climate Program, Washington DC, USA Dr Philippe Ciais, Associate Director, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL), Paris, France Théophile Humann-Guilleminot, Campaign Manager, Clean Air Task Force ,Athens Greece Dr Dave Lowry, Reader: Stable Isotope and Greenhouse Gas, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Royal Holloway, London UK Dr Rebecca Fisher: Reader: Atmospheric Methane, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Royal Holloway, London UK Dr Thoman Roeckmann, Professor of Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Professor Jonathan Stern, Distinguished Research Fellow, The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Oxford, UK Melanie Kenderdine, Principal, Energy Futures Initiative, Washington DC, USA

    27 min
  4. 1d ago

    METHANE. Detectives: Making the Invisible Visible

    In this episode, we introduce our listeners to some of the world’s methane hunters, environmental detectives who use cutting-edge technology to detect and quantify methane emissions, making an invisible gas, visible. We embark on a methane hunting expedition of our own and talk to the coordinator of one of the world’s largest methane studies on the difference between estimated and measured emissions in the oil and gas sector. Host:  The show is presented by: Francesca Fazey Affiliation: The show is brought to you by: 2Celsius Association Resource List:  1.     Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) 2.     International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) 3.     International Energy Agency (IEA) 4.     Global Methane Tracker 5.     United Nations Global Methane Pledge 6.     Rocky Mountain Institute Climate Program 7.     Oxford Institute for Energy Studies 8.     Clean Air Task Force 9.     Greenhouse Gas Laboratory, University of Royal Holloway 10. Romanian Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Laboratory of Climate and Environmental Sciences, Paris 11.  University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, USA 12.  NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre, Washington DC, USA Contributors: Raul Cazan, Founder of The 2Celsius Association, Bucharest, Romania Kim O’Dowd, Campaigner at The Environmental Investigation Agency, London, UK Dr Roland Kupers, Global Advisor to the United Nations Environment Programme’s International Methane Emissions Observatory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Deborah Gordon, Senior Fellow, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University; Senior Principal at the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) Climate Program, Washington DC, USA Dr Philippe Ciais, Associate Director, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL), Paris, France Théophile Humann-Guilleminot, Campaign Manager, Clean Air Task Force ,Athens Greece Dr Dave Lowry, Reader: Stable Isotope and Greenhouse Gas, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Royal Holloway, London UK Dr Rebecca Fisher: Reader: Atmospheric Methane, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Royal Holloway, London UK Dr Thoman Roeckmann, Professor of Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Professor Jonathan Stern, Distinguished Research Fellow, The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Oxford, UK Melanie Kenderdine, Principal, Energy Futures Initiative, Washington DC, USA

    31 min
  5. 1d ago

    METHANE. So, Where’s It All Coming From?

    In this second episode of our podcast, we delve into the complex world of methane emission sources. Join us as we look at the five main sectors that emit methane, unpack how the main ingredient of natural gas is also emitted by cow burps and get a taste of how scientists tease apart the difference. We’ll also touch on why so much emphasis is placed on the emissions from oil and gas.  Host:  The show is presented by: Francesca Fazey Affiliation: The show is brought to you by: 2Celsius Association Resource List:  1.     Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) 2.     International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) 3.     International Energy Agency (IEA) 4.     Global Methane Tracker 5.     United Nations Global Methane Pledge 6.     Rocky Mountain Institute Climate Program 7.     Oxford Institute for Energy Studies 8.     Clean Air Task Force 9.     Greenhouse Gas Laboratory, University of Royal Holloway 10. Romanian Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Laboratory of Climate and Environmental Sciences, Paris 11.  University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, USA 12.  NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre, Washington DC, USA   Contributors: Raul Cazan, Founder of The 2Celsius Association, Bucharest, Romania Kim O’Dowd, Campaigner at The Environmental Investigation Agency, London, UK Dr Roland Kupers, Global Advisor to the United Nations Environment Programme’s International Methane Emissions Observatory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Deborah Gordon, Senior Fellow, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University; Senior Principal at the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) Climate Program, Washington DC, USA Dr Philippe Ciais, Associate Director, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL), Paris, France Théophile Humann-Guilleminot, Campaign Manager, Clean Air Task Force ,Athens Greece Dr Dave Lowry, Reader: Stable Isotope and Greenhouse Gas, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Royal Holloway, London UK Dr Rebecca Fisher: Reader: Atmospheric Methane, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Royal Holloway, London UK Dr Thoman Roeckmann, Professor of Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Professor Jonathan Stern, Distinguished Research Fellow, The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Oxford, UK Melanie Kenderdine, Principal, Energy Futures Initiative, Washington DC, USA

    34 min
  6. 1d ago

    METHANE. Let’s Face It: The World Has A Meth Problem

    In the premiere episode of "Methane," we embark on a journey to unravel the complexities of methane emissions, exploring why this often-overlooked greenhouse gas holds the key to combating global warming.  Join host Francesca Fazey as she introduces the world of methane emissions, shedding light on its significance, challenges, and where we might look to start on delivering some promising solutions. Host:  The show is presented by: Francesca Fazey Affiliation: The show is brought to you by: 2Celsius Association Resource List:  1.     Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) 2.     International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) 3.     International Energy Agency (IEA) 4.     Global Methane Tracker 5.     United Nations Global Methane Pledge 6.     Rocky Mountain Institute Climate Program 7.     Oxford Institute for Energy Studies 8.     Clean Air Task Force 9.     Greenhouse Gas Laboratory, University of Royal Holloway 10. Romanian Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Laboratory of Climate and Environmental Sciences, Paris 11.  University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, USA 12.  NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre, Washington DC, USA     Contributors: Raul Cazan, Founder of The 2Celsius Association, Bucharest, Romania Kim O’Dowd, Campaigner at The Environmental Investigation Agency, London, UK Dr Roland Kupers, Global Advisor to the United Nations Environment Programme’s International Methane Emissions Observatory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Deborah Gordon, Senior Fellow, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University; Senior Principal at the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) Climate Program, Washington DC, USA Dr Philippe Ciais, Associate Director, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL), Paris, France Théophile Humann-Guilleminot, Campaign Manager, Clean Air Task Force ,Athens Greece Dr Dave Lowry, Reader: Stable Isotope and Greenhouse Gas, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Royal Holloway, London UK Dr Rebecca Fisher: Reader: Atmospheric Methane, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Royal Holloway, London UK Dr Thoman Roeckmann, Professor of Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Professor Jonathan Stern, Distinguished Research Fellow, The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Oxford, UK Melanie Kenderdine, Principal, Energy Futures Initiative, Washington DC, USA

    22 min

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"A podcast 2 degrees Celsius hotter" (2C) is a Brussels-based enterprise that brings about hot dialogues about everything climate. The episodes are made and edited by Francesca Fazey and Raul Cazan while the whole product is supported by Association 2Celsius (2Celsius.org).