Arne Fjørtoft – man of so many parts
Arne Fjørtoft in conversation with Anuradha Vittachi on a life that ranges from TV reporter to Norwegian Green party Chair, and from Sri Lankan environmentalist to founder of Worldview International.
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Arne Fjørtoft in conversation with Anuradha Vittachi on a life that ranges from TV reporter to Norwegian Green party Chair, and from Sri Lankan environmentalist to founder of Worldview International.
Why the ‘old story’ of climate change must remain the new story, not least in the context of human health which it profoundly threatens. Professor Hugh Montgomery makes a powerful case in his Climate Health Check, delivered at the 2014 CleanMed conference in Oxford. After his talk he spoke to Anuradha Vittachi about why he […]
At OneWorld we were early adopters of Second Life – not for the worlds we could build, but for education on climate change and to provide a virtual meeting place that would avoid the carbon costs of travel. To provide all the necessary facilities we built OneClimate Island. For it’s time it was a considerable […]
We were excited in the noughties about the power of livestreaming. We called our version of it ‘ecoCasting’ because it represented participation in events without the carbon cost of travel – particularly flying. Here’s a taste of some of the events we covered live.
“It’s possible to develop a sustainable future for this planet, but it needs all of us to get involved” Kumi Naidoo, Director, Greenpeace Mosaic Earth is coming of age. Mosaic Earth and her daughter Mosaics are en route to becoming a creative, empowering way to generate and empower individuals and communities everywhere to become visible, find […]
Psychotherapist Chris Robertson reflects on spaces of healing beyond the consulting room – based on a favourite story told by Carl Jung. How can this help address the issue of the tendency to deny the reality of climate change?
It’s eight years since the launch of The Age of Stupid. Here’s a nostalgic look back and some of the informal coverage we made in the weeks leading up to the big day. It starts with the last two days of post production before this feature documentary on climate change is ready for its crew screening […]
Lydinyda Nacpil, climate activist from the Philippines, in conversation with Anuradha Vittachi.
At a recent meeting of the Climate Parliament, Hans-Josef Fell, President of Energy Watch, gave a compelling account of the renewable energy revolution in Germany. He was in conversation with Anuradha Vittachi.
The evening of 12th December 2015, when the historic Paris agreement on climate change was finally confirmed. The President of the COP, Laurent Fabius, was taking no chances on objections and banged his gavel with the words ‘hearing no objections’ barely uttered. For all its limitations, the agreement is clear signpost setting the world in the right […]
That’s Asad Rehman’s reaction on behalf of Friends of the Earth – far more negative that most of the NGOs here. In their view it’s a stitch-up. “It doesn’t deliver justice for those already being impacted by climate change and it’s a great escape for the big polluters.
Bill McKibben – in a grabbed comment the co-founder of 350.org combines pessimism about the Climate Summit with determination to fight on -“I just get up in the morning and make trouble for the bad guys.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2ikfj9XvxU&feature=youtu.be view it here.