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Phantom Carbon Credits – Patrick Greenfield

19th April 2023

Patrick Greenfield is a biodiversity and environment reporter for the Guardian and the Observer.  In January 2023, a joint investigation by the Guardian, Die Zeit and Source Material found that the forest carbon offsets approved by the world’s leading certifier and used by major corporations for climate claims are largely worthless. In this podcast we […]

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Biodiversity Net Gain – Nat Duffus

14th March 2023

In this episode we speak to Nat Duffus to find out the good and the bad about Biodiversity Net Gain which is a major driver of the UK’s policy to improve the state of biodiversity whilst still allowing for development. Some of the things mentioned in this podcast include: Kidbrooke Village Lye Valley and of […]

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Putting a Price on Nature – Kate Raworth, Bob Costanza and Eric Gòmez-Baggethun

1st March 2023

In this episode we have a debate between Kate Raworth, Bob Costanza and Eric Gòmez-Baggethun on Monetary Valuation of Nature: pragmatic conservation or unhelpful commodification? This is an edited version of a debate that took place at the Oxford Martin School in February 2023. Listen to the debate here You can watch the full video […]

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Nature Positive with Joseph Bull

15th February 2023

In this episode we talk to Dr. Joseph Bull, Associate Professor in Climate Change Biology at the University of Oxford and find out what is meant by the term Nature Positive. We look at reasons for pragmatic optimism in the face of biodiversity decline and find out more about his work in the Aral Sea […]