47 min

Can we invest our cash today without threatening tomorrow‪?‬ Great Green Questions

    • Science

A lighthearted and witty exploration of some of the big questions that come up when trying to 'walk the green line'.

What we do with our money is of huge importance when it comes to climate change. Helping us dig into the complex and unifying question: "Can we invest our cash today without threatening tomorrow ?" is Huw Davies, senior adviser for the Make My Money Matter campaign, Huw is part of the national campaign to help people understand where their money is going, and to change the financial system for the better and Isabel Losada, modern day champion of everyday sustainability, who literally wrote the book on finding the joy in environmentalism Isabel’s most recent book "The Joyful Environmentalist takes" a look at the everyday areas of environmentalism and how we can inject some lightness and joy into them.

Hosted by Juliet Davenport, climate scientist, renewable pioneer, businesswoman, environmental activist and founder of the UK’s first 100% renewable electricity supplier, this podcast invites a panel of comedians and experts to tackle some of the common (and quirky!) questions that pop to mind when trying to live a greener life.

Topics covered:
- What our money does when we aren't using it and why it's imperative that we find out!
- What is ethical and sustainable banking?
- Practical tips and directives as to what you can do today to green up your money.
- What you can do on an individual level
- What you can do from a business level
- How we can get the younger members of our society involved who might not have even thought of a pension before
- Why changing the default for pensions is important

and much much more! Great Green Questions is powered by Good Energy and produced by Mags Creative, with curation from Hawkwood Centre for Future Thinking.

A lighthearted and witty exploration of some of the big questions that come up when trying to 'walk the green line'.

What we do with our money is of huge importance when it comes to climate change. Helping us dig into the complex and unifying question: "Can we invest our cash today without threatening tomorrow ?" is Huw Davies, senior adviser for the Make My Money Matter campaign, Huw is part of the national campaign to help people understand where their money is going, and to change the financial system for the better and Isabel Losada, modern day champion of everyday sustainability, who literally wrote the book on finding the joy in environmentalism Isabel’s most recent book "The Joyful Environmentalist takes" a look at the everyday areas of environmentalism and how we can inject some lightness and joy into them.

Hosted by Juliet Davenport, climate scientist, renewable pioneer, businesswoman, environmental activist and founder of the UK’s first 100% renewable electricity supplier, this podcast invites a panel of comedians and experts to tackle some of the common (and quirky!) questions that pop to mind when trying to live a greener life.

Topics covered:
- What our money does when we aren't using it and why it's imperative that we find out!
- What is ethical and sustainable banking?
- Practical tips and directives as to what you can do today to green up your money.
- What you can do on an individual level
- What you can do from a business level
- How we can get the younger members of our society involved who might not have even thought of a pension before
- Why changing the default for pensions is important

and much much more! Great Green Questions is powered by Good Energy and produced by Mags Creative, with curation from Hawkwood Centre for Future Thinking.

47 min

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