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In this final episode of Here's The Plan, we recap everything we have discussed in the last 10 weeks, and draw it all together in one final plan. FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIAJoin in the conversation by following the podcast on social media.Find Here's The Plan on Instagram, Tiktok and LinkedIn.Follow James Miller on Instagram, Twitter and Linkedin. Follow Bella Lack on Instagram, Twitter and Linkedin.SUPPORT THE PODCASTThere are three main ways you can help support our podcast, for which we would be very grateful.1. Subscribe! Hit that big 'Follow' button.2. Share our episode with friends. It's quick and easy way to help get more ears on our show.3. If you're on Apple Podcasts, leave us a review! It helps to get the podcast recommended to more listeners. If you're on Spotify, give us a 5 star rating.AND IF YOU REALLY LOVE ITWe put this series together completely unpaid - all funding has gone towards production. If you've enjoyed it, and want to support us to do more of this work in the future, we would really appreciate a small donation at Ko-fi.com

For the final step of our 10-point plan, we sit down with Ralph Regenvanu, the Minister of Climate Change, Energy and Environment and Disaster Management of the Republic of Vanuatu. Vanuatu is the most vulnerable country in the world to the impacts of climate change. We hear about the damage being caused by everything from sea-level rise to cyclones, and the difficulties faced the government in trying manage them. We discuss the leading role that Vanuatu is playing in negotiating a 'Loss and Damage Fund' to help the most affected countries cope with climate impacts, what outcomes it is pushing for at COP28, and what true global solidarity needs to look like in the 21st century.NOTESHere's The Plan is presented by James Miller and Bella Lack. It is produced by Airaphon.Correction to episode content: since the time of recording, data has been released indicating that the $100 billion finance goal was most likely met in 2022 as well as 2023.WHAT YOU CAN DO1. Support and amplify voices from communities most impacted by climate change. Listen to Liz Wathuti's speech at COP262. Help push for a fossil fuel phase out (not phase down) at COP28 and beyond. 3. Hold governments accountable to financing the Loss and Damage Fund, meeting the cumulative shortfall in the $100bn/year target, and increasing the proportion of global climate finance dedicated to adaptation to 50%. FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIAJoin in the conversation by following the podcast on social media.Find Here's The Plan on Instagram, Tiktok and LinkedIn.Follow James Miller on Instagram, Twitter and Linkedin. Follow Bella Lack on Instagram, Twitter and Linkedin.SUPPORT THE PODCASTThere are three main ways you can help support our podcast, for which we would be very grateful.1. Subscribe! Hit that big 'Follow' button.2. Share our episode with friends. It's quick and easy way to help get more ears on our show.3. If you're on Apple Podcasts, leave us a review! It helps to get the podcast recommended to more listeners. If you're on Spotify, give us a 5 star rating.AND IF YOU REALLY LOVE ITWe put this series together completely unpaid - all funding has gone towards production. If you've enjoyed it, and want to support us to do more of this work in the future, we would really appreciate a small donation at Ko-fi.com

Climate change, biodiversity loss, plastic pollution - it's all pretty scary. But more worrying still - imagine if our main plan to tackle them was inherently scientifically flawed? This week, we speak to Timothée Parrique, a French social scientist and author of the book 'Slow Down or Perish'. We find out exactly where our obsession with GDP came from and whether we can grow the global economy and avoid the collapse of ecosystems. And - if we do decide to stop chasing growth at all costs - what do we do instead?NOTESHere's The Plan is presented by James Miller and Bella Lack. It is produced by Airaphon.Studies referenced in episode: A Doughnut for the Anthropocene: humanity's compass in the 21st century (thelancet.com)A good life for all within planetary boundaries | Nature SustainabilityWHAT YOU CAN DOThink holistically about the environmental crises we face, and make sure that any sustainability strategy (whether for a business, organisation or school) doesn't consider climate change in isolation - often solutions to one problem can have trade-offs that negatively impact others. Aim to adopt a well-rounded 'Doughnut Economics' model of thinking.FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIAJoin in the conversation by following the podcast on social media.Find Here's The Plan on Instagram, Tiktok and LinkedIn.Follow James Miller on Instagram, Twitter and Linkedin. Follow Bella Lack on Instagram, Twitter and Linkedin.SUPPORT THE PODCASTThere are three main ways you can help support our podcast, for which we would be very grateful.1. Subscribe! Hit that big 'Follow' button.2. Share our episode with friends. It's quick and easy way to help get more ears on our show.3. If you're on Apple Podcasts, leave us a review! It helps to get the podcast recommended to more listeners. If you're on Spotify, give us a 5 star rating.AND IF YOU REALLY LOVE ITWe put this series together completely unpaid - all funding has gone towards production. If you've enjoyed it, and want to support us to do more of this work in the future, we would really appreciate a small donation at Ko-fi.com

Imagine - what if we could cut emissions drastically faster, with no change in political leadership or public support, just by being a little smarter?This week, we welcome onto the podcast Simon Sharpe, author of the book Five Times Faster, who thinks we can do exactly that. He explains how we can rethink the way we do policymaking and diplomacy to exploit tipping points in the economy and unlock exponential action.Prepare to have your mind BLOWN.NOTESHere's The Plan is presented by James Miller and Bella Lack. It is produced by Airaphon.WHAT YOU CAN DO1. Get better at system thinking. Simon's book is good start, Kate Raeworth has also done some fantastic talks and books.2. Think about where your points of leverage in the system are - your professional position, your connections, your skills and expertise. 3. Consider your activism not only as a standalone contribution but also how it might play into system feedbacks. Is it helping to dismantle balancing feedbacks that maintain fossil fuel dominance? Is it accelerating positive feedbacks to upscale green technology deployment?FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIAJoin in the conversation by following the podcast on social media.Find Here's The Plan on Instagram, Tiktok and LinkedIn.Follow James Miller on Instagram, Twitter and Linkedin. Follow Bella Lack on Instagram, Twitter and Linkedin.SUPPORT THE PODCASTThere are three main ways you can help support our podcast, for which we would be very grateful.1. Subscribe! Hit that big 'Follow' button.2. Share our episode with friends. It's quick and easy way to help get more ears on our show.3. If you're on Apple Podcasts, leave us a review! It helps to get the podcast recommended to more listeners. If you're on Spotify, give us a 5 star rating.AND IF YOU REALLY LOVE ITWe put this series together completely unpaid - all funding has gone towards production. If you've enjoyed it, and want to support us to do more of this work in the future, we would really appreciate a small donation at Ko-fi.com

It's often said about the climate crisis that we know what we need to do, we're just not doing it. But why? This week James and Bella catch up with fellow climate activist Luisa Neubauer to discuss the barriers that are holding back progress across all sectors. Luisa is the most prominent climate activist in Germany - she started the German Fridays For Future movement, took her government to court (and won), and also finds the time to write books and host a podcast on the climate crisis.They talk about how the climate movement needs to change its communication tactics, the nature of the fossil fuel industry's power in society, and how to build a movement that can catalyse real social change.
NOTESHere's The Plan is presented by James Miller and Bella Lack. It is produced by Airaphon.WHAT YOU CAN DO1. See yourself not just as a consumer but also as a political being - you could have a far more profound impact through your political engagement than your material carbon footprint. (But it is also healthy to live by your values!).2. Join a career or sector-specific movement to advocate for leadership in your profession. Examples include 'Music Declares Emergency', 'Lawyers Are Responsible', and 'Teachers for Future'. This way you can push for specific, constructive change in the area you know most about and have most influence on.3. If you're based in the UK (or Norway), join the Stop Rosebank campaign to prevent the drilling of a huge new oil field in the North Sea. 4. Plan your activism in small, manageable chunks. Decide on 3 days you want to get out on the street protesting, 3 more sustainable consumer choices you want to make, 3 meetings to go to to advocate for stronger environmental action. Just make a start.FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIAJoin in the conversation by following the podcast on social media.Find Here's The Plan on Instagram, Tiktok and LinkedIn.Follow James Miller on Instagram, Twitter and Linkedin. Follow Bella Lack on Instagram, Twitter and Linkedin.SUPPORT THE PODCASTThere are three main ways you can help support our podcast, for which we would be very grateful.1. Subscribe! Hit that big 'Follow' button.2. Share our episode with friends. It's quick and easy way to help get more ears on our show.3. If you're on Apple Podcasts, leave us a review! It helps to get the podcast recommended to more listeners. If you're on Spotify, give us a 5 star rating.AND IF YOU REALLY LOVE ITWe put this series together completely unpaid - all funding has gone towards production. If you've enjoyed it, and want to support us to do more of this work in the future, we would really appreciate a small donation at Ko-fi.com

Carbon credits. Offsets. Removals. In all their terms and forms, they are perhaps one of the most divisive concepts among environmentalists today. Some see them as a cop-out for companies to claim carbon neutrality and continue business as usual. Some fear they will lead to no emissions reductions at all - and worse, human rights violations. Others believe it is the only way we can channel enough finance from the Global North to climate solutions in the Global South to stay below 1.5 degrees. This week James and Bella talk to Anil Madhavapeddy, who is a Professor of Planetary Computing at Cambridge University and the director of the Cambridge Centre for Carbon Credits. They discussed the - frankly appalling - state of the carbon market, the ways in which forest protection projects can go wrong, and how Anil thinks the system can be fixed to allow massive amounts of finance to go to protecting threatened rainforest.
NOTESHere's The Plan is presented by James Miller and Bella Lack. It is produced by Airaphon.WHAT YOU CAN DOGet your business or institution to sign up to the Science Based Targets Initiative for decarbonisation. If they want to use carbon credits, encourage them to read up on and stick to the VCMI Claims Code of Practice, and purchase ICVCM-approved credits.FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIAJoin in the conversation by following the podcast on social media.Find Here's The Plan on Instagram, Tiktok and LinkedIn.Follow James Miller on Instagram, Twitter and Linkedin. Follow Bella Lack on Instagram, Twitter and Linkedin.
SUPPORT THE PODCASTThere are three main ways you can help support our podcast, for which we would be very grateful.1. Subscribe! Hit that big 'Follow' button.2. Share our episode with friends. It's quick and easy way to help get more ears on our show.3. If you're on Apple Podcasts, leave us a review! It helps to get the podcast recommended to more listeners. If you're on Spotify, give us a 5 star rating.AND IF YOU REALLY LOVE ITWe put this series together completely unpaid - all funding has gone towards production. If you've enjoyed it, and want to support us to do more of this work in the future, we would really appreciate a small donation at Ko-fi.com