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Welcome to Terra.talk, the show answering the questions you never knew you had about climate work. Brought to you by Shannon Ferber and Jae Canetti alongside the team at Terra.do, an international school for climate action. Season 2 dropping every Tuesday from October 14 to November 11, 2025. 🌱🌎🌱

Episodes

  1. 11/18/2025

    S2E5: The Power of Creativity, Community, and the TikTok Algorithm? w/ Carl Philip Dybwad

    Welcome to Terra.talk, the official podcast of international climate school ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Terra.do.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're wrapping up Season 2 with a nod to the young guns driving climate literacy and action forward in every corner of the world. Carl Philip Dybwad is the COO of Climate Cardinals, one of the largest (if not the largest) youth-led climate education groups in the world. He's a climate strategist, designer, and researcher from Norway, and his work covers multilateral policy, corporate strategy, and design for impact, driven by the belief that creativity, combined with climate science and innovation, can lead to transformative solutions. He holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Management from the Yale School of the Environment and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Sciences Po Paris. In the international policy arena, Carl was a Norwegian Youth Delegate to Pre-COP26 and an observer for Action Solidarité Tiers Monde at COP26, where he advocated for loss and damage funding for the Global South from Nordic countries. He was previously Director of Impact at JUV Consulting (now part of UTA), where he developed sustainability strategies for major brands including IKEA, Procter & Gamble, and VF Europe. Beyond his work, he finds inspiration in design, architecture, and Arctic hikes. USEFUL LINKS 👇🏼👇🏼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out Terra.do using ⁠this link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and save 25% on Terra's Learning for Action Fellowship!Check out Climate Cardinals ⁠here!⁠If you want to join Climate Cardinals as a volunteer, start here.Check out exclusive bonus footage and watch our episodes on YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠feedback form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help us improve the podcast in future seasons!Check out the Terra.talk Soundtrack ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ to rock out to our guests' favorite music and discover something new for your playlist. Season 2 of Terra.talk released from October 17 to November 18, 2025. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect those of Terra.do or its partners. 🌱🌎🌱 Happy holidays and see you for Season 3 in 2026!

    58 min

  2. 11/05/2025

    S2E4: Designing Hydropower Turbines for the Fishies w/ Natel Energy's Johannes Santen and Sterling Watson

    Welcome to Terra.talk, the official podcast of international climate school ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Terra.do.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For the first time, we hosted a guest duo on the pod! Johannes Santen and Sterling Watson are two engineers at Natel Energy, a hydropower company whose FishSafe™ turbine designs protect fish from injury as they pass downstream through the turbine and get whacked around by its blades. We navigate the worlds of balancing biodiversity protection with clean energy generation, finding your place in the engineering world, and mechanically rethinking the cutting edge of hydropower - figuratively and literally (thank you Sterling for the joke). Johannes is a Principal Mechanical Engineer at Natel, where he's worked for seven years designing FishSafe hydro turbines. He also builds automation and optimization tools for the team's design and simulation processes, drawing on his background in mechanical engineering and control systems. Previously, he played a key role in designing and commissioning Natel's field-installed turbines and auxiliary equipment. Prior to Natel, he spent five years at a startup developing a high-compression ratio, liquid-tolerant compressor, taking the technology from concept to field operation. Johannes holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. Sterling Watson leads experimental and modeling work at Natel Energy to quantify the effects of turbine passage on fish that encounter hydropower facilities, and inform safer, high-performance designs. In 2024, Sterling received the inaugural Rising Star Award from the National Hydropower Association in recognition of her achievement and leadership as an early-career professional in the water power industry.Sterling holds bachelors and masters degrees in mechanical engineering from MIT. Her passion for everything aquatic extends beyond the office and she can be found swimming, surfing, and sea foraging in the waters of San Francisco during her free time. USEFUL LINKS 👇🏼👇🏼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out Terra.do using ⁠this link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and save 25% on Terra's Learning for Action Fellowship - still accepting late enrollment as of October 21, 2025!Check out Natel Energy ⁠here!⁠Check out exclusive bonus footage and watch our episodes on YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠feedback form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help us improve the podcast in future seasons!Check out the Terra.talk Soundtrack ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ to rock out to our guests' favorite music and discover something new for your playlist. Season 2 of Terra.talk debuted October 17, 2025 and is subsequently releasing every Tuesday from October 21 to November 11, 2025. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect those of Terra.do or its partners. 🌱🌎🌱

    53 min

  3. 10/28/2025

    S2E3: The Art of Investing Climate Smart w/ James Regulinski

    Welcome to Terra.talk, the official podcast of international climate school ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Terra.do.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode lodges itself somewhere between a financial explainer and a philosophy discussion, as James Regulinski guides Jae through a winding, intricate discussion of climate-forward personal finance and the foundational philosophies about Earth, life, and our natural resources that guide it all. James Regulinski is the co-founder of Carbon Collective, a groundbreaking investment platform providing low-fee, diversified portfolios built to help solve climate change and that helps companies build 401ks with climate-focused options. At Carbon Collective, James leads product development and technology as well as being CCO, ensuring that individuals and organizations can invest in ways that align with their sustainability values. In this capacity, he has worked with mission-driven companies like Terra.do to implement climate-aligned 401(k) retirement plans for employees, exemplifying how corporate benefits can advance environmental goals. Carbon Collective’s mission is to close the multi-trillion-dollar climate investment gap by divesting from fossil fuels and reinvesting in climate solutions, making James a key player in the push to green the finance industry. James’s career spans several climate-focused initiatives. Prior to founding Carbon Collective in 2020, he teamed up with his eventual co-founder Zach Stein at Osmo Systems, where they developed a low-cost water-quality sensor platform for sustainable aquaculture. Under James’s technical leadership as CTO, Osmo Systems raised over $4 million to commercialize this innovation, which won Imagine H2O’s 2018 prize for water tech innovation. James began his journey in climate solutions even earlier at ALL Power Labs, engineering biomass gasifiers that converted agricultural waste into renewable electricity while producing biochar to sequester carbon.  He credits a unique childhood for sparking his commitment to the planet: as a child, he spent five years sailing around the world with his family, witnessing firsthand the negative impacts of human activity on the natural environment. This early global perspective instilled in him a drive to fight climate change through actionable solutions.  Through his work with Carbon Collective and partnerships with organizations like Terra.do, James continues to bridge the gap between finance and climate action, empowering others to invest in a sustainable future. USEFUL LINKS 👇🏼👇🏼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out Terra.do using ⁠this link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and save 25% on Terra's Learning for Action Fellowship - still accepting late enrollment as of October 21, 2025!Check out Carbon Collective here!Check out exclusive bonus footage and watch our episodes on YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠feedback form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help us improve the podcast in future seasons!Check out the Terra.talk Soundtrack ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠ to rock out to our guests' favorite music and discover something new for your playlist. Season 2 of Terra.talk debuted October 17, 2025 and is subsequently releasing every Tuesday from October 21 to November 11, 2025. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect those of Terra.do or its partners. 🌱🌎🌱

    54 min

  4. 10/21/2025

    S2E2: From East Asian Journalism to Climate Communications: Terra.talk x Climate Swings w/ Michael Ethan Gold

    Welcome to Terra.talk, the official podcast of international climate school ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Terra.do.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode is a break from the usual Terra.talk formula, as Jae goes on a deep, winding conversation on the mechanics of climate communications, GenAI, and the role of business in journalism and storytelling with Michael Ethan Gold, host of the Climate Swings Podcast and full-time climate comms consultant. Michael Gold is a communications strategist and writer with more than fifteen years of experience shaping human-centered climate and sustainability narratives. As Founder of Word Clouds Consulting, he helps multilateral institutions, investors, and innovators translate complex climate, finance, and technology themes—including the emerging role of AI—into compelling stories that drive action. Based between Barcelona and San Francisco, Michael has advised organizations such as Methane Guiding Principles, Emerald Technology Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and the Climate Policy Initiative, building narrative frameworks that connect data, policy, and human impact. Before founding Word Clouds, Michael served as managing editor at The Economist Intelligence Unit (now Economist Impact), where he led global research and thought-leadership projects spanning sustainability, technology for good, and inclusive growth. His editorial career began in Asia as a Reuters correspondent in Taiwan and cultural reporter in Beijing, experiences that honed his ability to find nuance and humanity in complex, rapidly evolving systems. Today, he applies that same journalistic precision to helping clients and collaborators craft stories that resonate across business, policy, and the public sphere. Michael also produces and hosts Climate Swings, a narrative-driven podcast spotlighting global climate innovators and the personal journeys behind their work. A Yale graduate in anthropology and a Terra.do fellow (shout out to the Quokkas!), he brings a cross-cultural, research-driven perspective to the art of sustainability communication. Fluent in Mandarin and conversant in Spanish, he bridges regions and disciplines to help shape the stories of a net-zero future. USEFUL LINKS 👇🏼👇🏼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out Terra.do using ⁠this link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and save 25% on Terra's Learning for Action Fellowship - still accepting late enrollment as of October 21, 2025!Check out the Climate Swings Podcast here, and sign up for Michael's Substack here!Check out exclusive bonus footage and watch our episodes on YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠feedback form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help us improve the podcast in future seasons!Check out the Terra.talk Soundtrack ⁠⁠here⁠ to rock out to our guests' favorite music and discover something new for your playlist. Season 2 of Terra.talk debuted October 17, 2025 and is subsequently releasing every Tuesday from October 21 to November 11, 2025. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect those of Terra.do or its partners. 🌱🌎🌱

    1h 19m

  5. 10/17/2025

    S2E1: Can Tourism Be Fun and Still Inspire Environmental Action? w/ Greg Findley

    Welcome to Terra.talk, the official podcast of international climate school ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Terra.do.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're back for Season Two, and Jae kicks off the festivities with an old Terra friend, Greg Findley. Greg is a long-time environmentalist and climate justice activist and educator, who sees a stable climate as the bedrock for a livable future for humans and all other species. Until recently, he was Director of Climate Change: Learning for Action at Terra.do, where he helped educate and activate thousands of mid-career professionals from all over the world to work on climate. He has been an international adventure guide and outdoor educator, an entrepreneur and international travel company CEO, as well as a climate change educator, activist, and writer. For more than a decade, he led Class V wilderness rafting expeditions and treks in the western US, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Chile, Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, Turkey, and the Philippines. He’s also founded and served as CEO of several businesses, including Detour, an international adventure travel company designed to ensure that tourism benefits local people, cultures, and ecosystems. He has served on the boards of multiple climate organizations, mostly working on utility and energy policy at the state and city levels, and he is currently on 2 Boards in Wyoming. In 2019, he helped found and then mentored young activists in a local chapter of the Sunrise Movement in Bozeman, Montana, where they helped push the City of Bozeman to pass strong climate goals. He has an MBA in finance and entrepreneurship and a BA in English, Creative Writing. Greg lives in Lander, Wyoming, USA, with his wife, two teenage sons, next to the majestic Wind River Mountains and the Wind River Indian Reservation (the seventh largest Indian reservation in the US, home to the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes), and not far from Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. He and the family can often be found mountain biking, skiing, rafting, and camping in the spectacular mountains near their home. USEFUL LINKS 👇🏼👇🏼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out Terra.do using ⁠this link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and save 25% on Terra's Learning for Action Fellowship - the Tapirs cohort closes October 20, 2025!Check out exclusive bonus footage and watch our episodes on YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠feedback form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help us improve the podcast in future seasons!Check out the Terra.talk Soundtrack ⁠here to rock out to our guests' favorite music and discover something new for your playlist. Season 2 of Terra.talk debuted October 17, 2025 and is subsequently releasing every Tuesday from October 21 to November 11, 2025. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect those of Terra.do or its partners. 🌱🌎🌱

    56 min

  6. 07/08/2025

    S1E7: The Five W's of Terra.do w/ Anshuman Bapna

    Welcome to Terra.talk, the official podcast of international climate school ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Terra.do.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shannon and Jae bring Season 1 home by going right to the source to learn about the company that started it all - we're interviewing the CEO, Anshuman Bapna. Anshuman is the founder of Terra.do, the global platform for learning & working in the climate economy. They combine immersive cohort-based learning programs with a powerful community of climate insiders and jobs from the top climate employers across the world. Think of them like a LinkedIn for Climate. Their ambitious goal is to move 100M people into climate work this decade. Anshuman is a serial entrepreneur. He co-founded and sold his first startup (RightHalf.com) while in undergrad at IIT Bombay, seeing it through the first boom & bust on the internet. After his MBA at Stanford, he spent some time selling solar lights in Vietnam and started a non-profit that helped Indian Members of Parliament develop their constituencies. All this while working with Deloitte, then Google in New York. He moved to Bangalore in 2009 to start Mygola.com, a travel planning app that was acquired by MakeMyTrip in 2015, where he was their Chief Product Officer until 2019 when a classic midlife crisis sent him in search for what was truly worth working on. He currently lives in Stanford University where his wife is finishing her PhD. He has two kids, and often finds himself taking climate inspiration (and career advice!) from them these days. USEFUL LINKS 👇🏼👇🏼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out Terra.do using ⁠this link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and save 25% on Terra's Learning for Action Fellowship - the Sea Turtles cohort closes July 23, 2025!Check out exclusive bonus footage and watch our episodes on YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠feedback form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help us improve the podcast in future seasons.Check out the Terra.talk soundtrack here. Season 1 of Terra.talk aired every Tuesday from May 27 to July 8, 2025. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect those of Terra.do or its partners. 🌱🌎🌱

    55 min

  7. 07/01/2025

    S1E6: How Kids Are Suing Governments Over Climate Change (and Winning) w/ Avi Lipman

    Welcome to Terra.talk, the official podcast of international climate school ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Terra.do.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kids in the U.S. are suing their governments over their constitutional rights to a safe, healthy natural environment - and they've been winning. This week, Shannon and Jae chat with one of the litigators responsible for these victories (and Terra.do alum), Avi Lipman. Our Children’s Trust (OCT) is a non-profit public interest law firm that provides strategic, campaign-based legal services to youth from diverse backgrounds to secure their legal rights to a safe climate. Avi joined OCT in 2024 to manage its litigation practice. He supervises senior staff attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants. Among other things, Avi oversees OCT's robust year-round law clerk program and post-graduate fellowships. Before joining OCT, Avi practiced complex civil litigation for 16 years at McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren PLLC in Seattle, where he became a partner in 2014. He represented plaintiffs and defendants in trial and appellate litigation, appearing regularly as first-chair counsel in jury trials, arbitrations, and mediations. He was previously a teaching fellow at the Georgetown University Law Center; a criminal defense attorney with The Defender Association in Seattle; pro bono counsel investigating mistreatment of incarcerated youth in New Orleans; and a public school teacher with Teach for America in Oakland, California. Avi received his JD from New York University School of Law, LLM in Trial Advocacy from Georgetown, and BA from Oberlin College. USEFUL LINKS 👇🏼👇🏼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out Terra.do using ⁠this link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and save 25% on Terra's Learning for Action Fellowship! (Jae said 20% by accident - oops!)Check out exclusive bonus footage and watch our episodes on YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠feedback form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help us improve the podcast in future seasons.Check out Our Children's Trust here. Season 1 of Terra.talk drops every Tuesday from May 27 to July 8, 2025. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect those of Terra.do or its partners. 🌱🌎🌱

    52 min

  8. 06/26/2025

    S1E5: How CLIF Bar Built a Sustainable Company Before It Was Cool w/ Elysa Hammond

    Welcome to Terra.talk, the official podcast of international climate school ⁠⁠⁠⁠Terra.do.⁠⁠⁠⁠ Did you know that your (and our) favorite energy bar has been a leader in the sustainable food space since the 90's? Today we're talking with the woman behind it all, Elysa Hammond. Elysa has spent her career working in food system sustainability with a focus on organic and regenerative agriculture, climate solutions, sustainable business practices and zero waste. She is currently serving on the Community Advisory Council of the City of Austin/ Travis County’s first ever Sustainable Food Plan. Elysa worked at CLIF Bar for 23 years and was the founder of CLIF Bar’s award-winning environmental sustainability program. She served in various role including staff ecologist, SVP of Environmental Stewardship, and Executive Fellow in Regenerative Business and Climate Solutions. She was the chief architect of the CLIF Bar’s “think like a tree” sustainability framework, launched their commitment to organic and sustainable agriculture, drove the use of renewable energy into the supply chain, and helped integrate biophilic design into their zero waste, LEED certified bakeries. She was an advisor to the CLIF Family foundation, and a frequent speaker at conferences and in university classrooms. CLIF Bar was purchased by Mondelēz International in 2022, which is when Elysa parted ways with the company. Elysa holds a Master of Forest Science from Yale School of the Environment and Master of Philosophy from Yale University where she focused on the ecology of traditional farming systems. She conducted field research for her graduate programs in the Peruvian Amazon and in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. She currently lives in Austin, Texas with her husband Chuck, where she is a student in the Master Naturalist program and serves on the advisory boards of People and Plants International and EcoAthletes. USEFUL LINKS 👇🏼👇🏼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out Terra.do using ⁠this link⁠⁠⁠⁠ and save 25% on Terra's Learning for Action Fellowship! (Jae said 20% by accident - oops!)Check out exclusive bonus footage and watch our episodes on YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠Fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠feedback form⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help us improve the podcast in future seasons.Comment your favorite CLIF Bar flavor! Jae's is Coconut Chocolate Chip - these made up about half of his total caloric intake in the year 2013. Season 1 of Terra.talk drops every Tuesday from May 27 to July 8, 2025. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect those of Terra.do or its partners. 🌱🌎🌱

    50 min

  9. 06/17/2025

    S1E4: What Is Climate, Peace and Security? w/ Sagal Abshir

    Welcome to Terra.talk, the official podcast of international climate school ⁠⁠⁠Terra.do.⁠⁠⁠ In a period of escalating conflict around the globe, Sagal Abshir dives into the highly technical field of climate, peace and security with Shannon and Jae, explaining how a changing physical climate can exacerbate existing hostilities and amplify threats of tensions boiling over. Sagal has been working at the intersection of climate, peace and security since 2020 when she first undertook research on these linkages in the Horn of Africa. Most recently, she led a team at the UN Environment Programme that focused on influencing policy and designing responses to the interaction of environmental degradation and climate change with peace and security dynamics worldwide.  Sagal comes from a peacebuilding and governance background, having worked directly for the Prime Minister of the Somali government and also advised the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General to Somalia. Her time in Somalia awakened her to the increasing intensity of climate change impacts and their devastating effects on the most vulnerable. Overall she spent a decade in the public sector, as a practitioner and researcher focused on the challenges of rebuilding in fragile or post-conflict settings. A lawyer by training, Sagal started out her career in the private sector, practicing corporate law in New York. Sagal holds a law degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She's now based in Nairobi, Kenya, and is an alum of Terra.do's Learning for Action Fellowship (and the one who introduced Shannon to Terra!). USEFUL LINKS 👇🏼👇🏼 ⁠⁠⁠Check out Terra.do using ⁠this link⁠⁠⁠ and save 25% on Terra's Learning for Action Fellowship!Check out exclusive bonus footage and watch our episodes on YouTube ⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠Fill out our ⁠⁠⁠feedback form⁠⁠⁠ to help us improve the podcast in future seasons.On this topic at the UN Security Council Climate Security at the UN Security Council, a short history (Jan 2022) The Security Council Report (Oct 2022): The UN Security Council and Climate Change: Tracking the Agenda after the 2021 Veto UN resources: UN Climate Security Mechanism - describes the UN mechanism, but also provides some useful resources (toolkit, online course, articles and reports)UNEP's work on environment and securityOther multilateral responses: EU Joint Communication on the Climate-Security Nexus (June 2023) African Union & Climate Security Resources from leading think tanks: SIPRI's work on climate change and riskAdelphi's work on climate and security Growing peace agenda @ COPs - also included some commentary/reaction links so show the wider engagement with this topic (links are not endorsements!): COP27 - commentary before COP27 - https://www.international-alert.org/blogs/to-succeed-cop27-must-put-conflict-on-the-agenda/ - and what was achieved at COP27 - https://theglobalobservatory.org/2022/11/integrating-sustaining-peace-and-climate-peace-and-security/COP28 - The groundbreaking declaration from COP28 - https://www.cop28.com/en/cop28-declaration-on-climate-relief-recovery-and-peace - plus commentary on it - https://www.mei.edu/publications/cop28-introduced-peace-and-conflict-climate-discussion-what-comes-nextCOP29 - analysis from CEOBs - https://ceobs.org/reflections-on-cop29-what-price-do-we-put-on-peace-and-security/Season 1 of Terra.talk drops every Tuesday from May 27 to July 8, 2025. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect those of Terra.do or its partners. 🌱🌎🌱

    43 min

  10. 06/10/2025

    S1E3: Taking Electrons the Last Mile in West Africa w/ Richard Hammond

    Welcome to Terra.talk, the official podcast of international climate school ⁠⁠Terra.do.⁠⁠ Shannon and Jae keep the energy conversation going for the second straight week with Richard Hammond, an energy access consultant from Accra, Ghana. Richard most recently served as the Energy Access Lead for the USAID Empower West Africa Program at Tetra Tech, spearheading energy access initiatives across 18 countries, targeting 2 million connections via solar home systems and mini-grids before the program was terminated due to changes in the U.S. Administration's objectives (hint hint: we talk about this in the episode). Before this, Richard worked as an Off-Grid Energy Specialist for Deloitte, supporting the West Africa Energy Program by facilitating strategic partnerships and business strategies for off-grid solar companies. He also led the USAID Power Africa Off-grid Program in Ghana and Liberia, achieving over 80,000 energy access connections. Richard's core competencies include business development, renewable energy financing, strategic partnerships, program management, and policy advocacy. He has led cross-functional teams, forged strategic partnerships, and scaled off-grid solar initiatives for health, agriculture, and SMEs. In addition to his full-time roles, Richard has provided consultancy services for organizations like ASI ( FCDO Green Cities and Infrastructure program ), RTI International, and the African Enterprise Challenge Fund. His advisory roles have involved market research, business strategy development, and technical support for renewable energy projects across Africa. Richard is now exploring new opportunities within the renewable energy sector or broader development space, committed to addressing energy poverty and promoting sustainable development in Africa. USEFUL LINKS 👇🏼👇🏼 ⁠⁠Check out Terra.do using ⁠this link⁠⁠ and save 25% on Terra's Learning for Action Fellowship!Check out exclusive bonus footage and watch our episodes on YouTube ⁠⁠here.⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠here.⁠⁠Fill out our ⁠⁠feedback form⁠⁠ to help us improve the podcast in future seasons.Richard is also a singer/songwriter! Check out his channel at RhammsMusic or at the link in the episode description. Season 1 of Terra.talk drops every Tuesday from May 27 to July 8, 2025. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect those of Terra.do or its partners. 🌱🌎🌱

    47 min

  11. 06/03/2025

    S1E2: Mini-grids, Electrifying Rural Africa and Asia (and Other Adventures) w/ Chris Greacen

    Welcome to Terra.talk, the official podcast of international climate school ⁠Terra.do.⁠ Switching up the pace from last week's episode, Shannon and Jae talk with mini-grid consultant Chris Greacen on all things rural electrification (and what these terms even mean). Chris works on policy and hands-on implementation of renewable energy projects from the village to the national level. He has worked on rural renewable electricity projects or policies in over 20 countries, including Cambodia, China, Haiti, Laos, Liberia, Nepal, Nigeria, North Korea, Rwanda, Tanzania, Vanuatu, and Yemen. He helped Thailand develop its first regulations supporting grid-connected renewable energy, now accounting for over 5 GW of small grid-connected renewables. Since 2007 he has worked as a consultant to the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), developing country programs and regulatory frameworks for mini-grids in Sub Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, and Pacific Islands. He holds a Ph.D. in Energy and Resources from UC Berkeley and is an adjunct professor in the Energy Systems Management program at the University of San Francisco. He lives on Lopez Island, Washington, where he serves on the San Juan County Climate and Sustainability citizens advisory committee. USEFUL LINKS 👇🏼👇🏼 ⁠Check out Terra.do using ⁠this link⁠ and save 25% on Terra's Learning for Action Fellowship!Check out exclusive bonus footage and watch our episodes on YouTube ⁠here.⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠here.⁠Fill out our ⁠feedback form⁠ to help us improve the podcast in future seasons.The handbook Chris helped write, Mini Grids for Half a Billion People: ⁠https://www.esmap.org/mini_grids_for_half_a_billion_people_the_report Season 1 of Terra.talk drops every Tuesday from May 27 to July 8, 2025. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect those of Terra.do or its partners. 🌱🌎🌱

    54 min
  12. S1E1: Disasters, Design, and Dignity w/ João Figueiredo

    05/27/2025

    S1E1: Disasters, Design, and Dignity w/ João Figueiredo

    Welcome to Terra.talk, the official podcast of international climate school Terra.do. To kick off the inaugural season of the pod, hosts Shannon Ferber and Jae Canetti sit down with Terra alum João Figueiredo. João is the Regional Lead for the Americas and the Caribbean at the Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR), the world’s largest network of civil society actors working to build resilience and promote locally led solutions in disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation. With over a decade of experience, João has led and coordinated major initiatives in emergency response, sustainable urban transformation, and climate adaptation across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa. His work focuses on empowering local communities, building capacity, and influencing policies that protect vulnerable populations from the growing impacts of climate change. João holds a solid academic background in Architecture and Urbanism, with a Master’s in International Cooperation in Urban Development (TU-Darmstadt and UIC), complemented by advanced studies in Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation. He brings a distinctive combination of technical expertise and humanitarian vision, bridging urban development, climate resilience, and risk reduction. USEFUL LINKS 👇🏼👇🏼 Check out Terra.do using ⁠this link and save 25% on Terra's Learning for Action Fellowship!Check out exclusive bonus footage and watch our episodes on YouTube here.Follow us on Instagram here.Fill out our feedback form to help us improve the podcast in future seasons.João's UNDRR data: https://www.undrr.org/our-work/our-impact Season 1 of Terra.talk drops every Tuesday from May 27 to July 8, 2025. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect those of Terra.do or its partners. 🌱🌎🌱

    55 min
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Welcome to Terra.talk, the show answering the questions you never knew you had about climate work. Brought to you by Shannon Ferber and Jae Canetti alongside the team at Terra.do, an international school for climate action. Season 2 dropping every Tuesday from October 14 to November 11, 2025. 🌱🌎🌱

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