AmpliFIRE: Raising Voices Against Rising Temperatures

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AmpliFIRE: Raising Voices Against Rising Temperatures

AmpliFIRE: raising voices against rising temperatures is a podcast that aims to equip listeners to accelerate climate action by providing accessible information; amplifying diverse voices; and highlighting the intersections of environmental issues.

  1. 06/11/2023

    COP27 Conversations: Pay Up Now for Loss and Damage to Human Health

    How is climate change disproportionately impacting global health, and how should these damages be compensated? Join Margaret and Clare, two public health students at Emory University, to explore these questions by interviewing delegates from developing nations at the UNFCCC's 27th Conference of the Parties. The interviews were recorded in November 2022, and this episode is being released one year later to commemorate the life of Dr. Saleemul Huq, who recently passed away and is featured prominently in the episode. Learn more about Dr. Saleemul Huq https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/climate/saleemul-huq-dead.html Audio from the protest at the start of the episode: AP Archive. (2021, November 16). Activists from Global South lead protest at COP27. https://youtu.be/s2he_RjWhv4 Learn more about the International Centre for Climate Change and Development https://www.icccad.net/ Learn more about LaRutadelClima https://larutadelclima.org/ Learn more about the Panafrican Climate Justice Alliance https://pacja.org/ Learn more about IBON International https://iboninternational.org/ Read the full text of the loss and damage funding agreement https://unfccc.int/documents/624440 Read the press release titled "COP27 Reaches Breakthrough Agreement on New “Loss and Damage” Fund for Vulnerable Countries" https://unfccc.int/news/cop27-reaches-breakthrough-agreement-on-new-loss-and-damage-fund-for-vulnerable-countries Learn more about the Green Climate Fund https://unfccc.int/process/bodies/funds-and-financial-entities/green-climate-fund Read the Green Climate Fund report https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/status-pledges-irm_1.pdf Learn more about Next Gen. Global Frontier https://ngglobalfrontier.org/ Read a PBS News article about the conference outcomes https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/cop27-closes-with-deal-struck-for-climate-disaster-fund-but-no-new-emissions-cuts , and a CNN article https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/19/world/cop27-egypt-agreement-climate-intl/index.html

    20min
  2. 17/10/2022

    First, Do No Harm: The Role of Health Care in Climate Action

    “First, do no harm.” These words are part of the oath taken by doctors, as they pledge to avoid intentionally harming another person. But as the climate change crisis grows more urgent and the contribution of healthcare systems to the problem becomes clearer, this oath raises questions. In this episode, Lauren Balotin and Meg Withers discuss the role of healthcare in climate action and sustainability. The episode features interviews with Dr. Shanda Demorest, the Associate Director of Climate Engagement and Education at Health Care Without Harm, and Dr. Adam Klein, Professor in Emory University’s School of Medicine. Dr. Demorest and Dr. Klein discuss how they discovered their passions for sustainability as healthcare providers, what barriers healthcare organizations face in climate action, and how healthcare systems can strengthen climate commitments. Additional resources: Health Care Without Harm’s climate programming (https://healthcareclimateaction.org, including the Physician Network (https://noharm-uscanada.org/physiciannetwork) and the Nurses Climate Challenge (https://us.nursesclimatechallenge.org) Practice Greenhealth (https://practicegreenhealth.org) Medical Students for a Sustainable Future (https://ms4sf.org) Sustainability Roadmap for Hospitals (http://www.sustainabilityroadmap.org/strategies/index.shtml#.Y0x2yC2B3UK) Emory University’s 2019 emissions report (http://sustainability.emory.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2019-GHG-Executive-Summary_finaldraft-1.pdf) Credits: Music by Coma-Media on Pixabay

    34min
  3. 21/02/2022

    Turning the Page: How Universities Can Steward Climate Action After COP26

    For our final episode of Season 3, we sit down with Kumi Naidoo, Colin Spurway, and Mae Bowen for a roundtable discussion about COP26. We recap the events from Glasgow, the importance of equitable representation at international negotiations and the role that institutions of higher education can play in addressing the climate crisis. Featured Guests: Kumi Naidoo - Kumi has served as International Executive Director of Greenpeace International (from 2009 to 2016) and Secretary General of Amnesty International (from 2018 to 2020). Kumi is currently a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy, on the Global Leadership Council for Sanitation and Water for All, and Honorary Professor of Practice at Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. Currently, Kumi serves as Global Ambassador to Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity. Colin Spurway - Colin is the North Africa Country Director of the BBC’s international development charity - BBC Media Action. His Tunis-based team implements a portfolio of media-development and media-for-development projects across North Africa in the spheres of governance, health, and resilience. Their El Kul social media platform for young Libyans, for example, aims to contribute to social cohesion and currently has over a million followers on Facebook. Colin has an M.A. in International Relations from St. Andrews University and was a Bobby Jones Scholar at Emory 1996-97. Mae Bowen - Mae is an attorney practicing environmental law in Washington, DC. She was part of Emory’s first COP delegation, attending the Paris talks in 2015, serving as a student teacher for the accompanying course Paris is an Explanation, and co-founding the Emory Climate Organization. In 2016, she traveled to the talks in Marrakech as an alumni delegate, developed a fundraising campaign for the delegation, and founded the Emory Alumni Environmental Network, which she continues to lead today. Mae holds a bachelor's degree in Environmental Science and Political Science from Emory University, and a JD from New York University School of Law. All views expressed in the episode are her own and not reflective of her employer.

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AmpliFIRE: raising voices against rising temperatures is a podcast that aims to equip listeners to accelerate climate action by providing accessible information; amplifying diverse voices; and highlighting the intersections of environmental issues.

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