38. We dig into e-waste (CEWS, Corporate eWaste Solutions)

For this final part of our COP28 mini-series, Nature N8 attends his last day at COP28. He chats with Tanmatra Bhanti, Manager of Policy & Partnerships at Rare, and Alfredo M Coro II, Municipal Mayor of the Municipality of Del Carmen, Siargao Islands in the Philippines.

Nature N8 gives his final thoughts at COP. What is it for, who is it for, what's achieved there, and what's greenwashing in today's climate conversations?

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Nature N8 spends another day at COP28 in Dubai where he continues to go behind the scenes giving his thoughts, explaining some of the cool exhibits, and speaking with participants from Taiwan. 

This episode includes interviews from:
Katie Liu, New Taipei City representative
Chia Wei Chao, Research Director at the Taiwan Climate Action Network
Cammie Lu, Mom Loves Taiwan Association
Emmanuel Fromont, Acer’s Corporate Vice President and President of Acer’s EMEA operations. 

Stay tuned for part 3 of our COP28 mini-series!

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Skip to 4:00 minutes for Nate live from Dubai! Go behind the scenes at COP28 with Nate where he gives his thoughts, what he hopes to see, and what cool stories he can find.

Nature Nate is back! He jump-starts this new season by going to COP 28, what might be the most important climate negotiations ever…or not. Also, listen in to hear some updates about the show and its upcoming season.

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Hosted by Nate Maynard (@N8May)
Audio Editing by Gerald Williams
Show logo by Southwicks Graphics
Theme tune by Dac Chang
Produced by Emily Y. Wuu (@emilyywu) 

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Tony Rinaudo is an Australian agronomist widely known as the “forest maker”. He's lived and worked in Africa for decades where he put into a forest restoration practice called Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR).

FMNR has restored 6,000,000 hectares of land and over 200 million trees in Niger, vastly improving the livelihood of millions. Today, Nature N8 and Tony talk about inspiration, life’s purpose, making a difference, and hope.

Resources:
- Read the FMNR manual here to learn more.
- Two books that made a difference in Tony’s life: “I Planted Trees” and “Sahara Conquest” by Richard St. Barbe Baker.

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Today’s piece is guest-produced by students at Minerva University - a four-year, US accredited college where the students are on semester-abroads all the time. In Fall 2022, more than a hundred Minerva students spent time in Taiwan. Nate was a mentor to four students who wanted to make a podcast on sustainability. And here’s the result!

A VEGAN STORY - TAIWAN

Despite the recent rise of popularity in veganism, it is true that veganism is associated often with a restrictive, judgemental connotation. However, veganism in Taiwan is proof that veganism does not have to be all or nothing Today, 1 in 7 people in Taiwan live with a vegan or vegetarian diet, with a diverse array of vegan alternatives to choose from. However, despite the abundance of alternatives, not many Taiwanese do not actively identify themselves as vegan or vegetarian. Why may this be the case?

For many, it may seem like the increasing global attention towards sustainability has shifted the options available for keeping a vegan diet, extending the abstinence from all forms of animal products into more and more people’s everyday lives. But veganism is not just a story about sustainability. In Taiwan, veganism is an embedded practice within everyday life that is a combination of politics, religion, sustainability, and more. In this article, we will cover Taiwan’s unique vegan story, created through its unique cultural background. We will delve into the past, present, and future of Taiwan’s veganism, exploring the multifaceted story that has allowed Taiwan to become so vegan.

This episode is written and produced by Stephanie Froebel, Jana Majnova, Seo Kim, and Narandelger Erdenebileg.

Enjoy!

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Happy lunar new year from all of us at Ghost Island Media! At time of this new years greetings recording, we didn't know yet of the mass shooting in Monterey Park in California that took the lives of 10 people on new years eve, Saturday, January 21, 2023. Our deepest condolences to families affected by the horrific tragedy. Our hearts are with our Asian American community.

We have new shows waiting to announce this spring. Meanwhile, our newest partner is AmCham, the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan, do check out the podcast we're helping to produce. "Executive Sweet":

Search "Executive Sweet" right here where you're listening, or use this link: https://topics.amcham.com.tw/listen/ 

Happy new year of the rabbit. Hop hop! 

Other shows we mentioned in the announcement: 
Waste Not Why Not: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/waste-not-why-not/
The Taiwan Take: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/
Metalhead Politics: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/metalhead-politics/

In French and Mandarin:
Balades Culturelles Franco-Taïwanaises: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/france-taiwan/

In Mandarin:
Z Green Party: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/green-party/
In the Weeds 大麻煩不煩: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/in-the-weeds/
Dos Salidas: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/dos-salidas/
Five Star Nation: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/5-star-nation/

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Joshua Sam Miller is a musician, a filmmaker, a conservationist, a yogi, and a collector of ocean sounds and peoples. He’s performed at COP as well as at Burning Man. 

Today, N8 talks to Joshua about mindfulness, meditation, breathwork, the healing power of ocean sounds, and how something silly now, may end up being something you do for a living later on. 

If you liked the music track at 11:44 - 12:15 and 28:07 - 30:07 in this episode, then check out more works from Joshua on Spotify. The track we featured is called “Unity”: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2AWiZLYN8BaYhMJp9lfQ9j?si=xtfUJccVQ8S0iQPGWCIkRA

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Last month, Taiwan’s largest green energy event took place in Taipei connecting the domestic renewable energy industries with their international counterparts. So obviously, Nature N8 had to go.

This year, Energy Taiwan had 5 categories: solar, wind, smart storage, emerging power and net zero Taiwan. This year, N8 saw bigger booths, plenty of renewable technologies, and goats. Yes, real goats. There's exciting times ahead for the renewable energy sector in Taiwan. 

But there were still some things Nate wanted to see more of at Energy Taiwan. Energy alternatives were rarely featured and Taiwan’s net zero plan could have played a bigger role.

To read more about Taiwan’s Net Zero Targets, click here.

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The climate crisis came into full view this summer as countries across Europe experienced record-high temperatures in July. In the UK, a train track caught on fire, and an airport runway melted. In France, they called it a “heat apocalypse.”

But while Europe is trying to deal with 40-47 degree celsius weather, we need to remember that things have been bad for a long time now. In 2016, parts of India reached 51C degrees celsius. The climate crisis affects everyone on this planet, but why do we pay attention only to some countries, and not others?

Most of our infrastructures just weren’t built for this new climate, and the climate policy sphere, we refer to this as adaptation. Adaptation is where countries, companies, institutions adapt to new levels of warming from our warming planet.

We need to ask some important questions as well. How long will these events last? Where will they be? And what do these countries need to do or need to survive them?

Today, N8 has a list of climate resources he recommends:

• Bloomberg Green
• Volts by David Roberts
• Carbon Brief
• Professor Jesse Jenkins at Princeton
• Professor Kuei-Tien Chou at the Risk Society and Policy Research Center in Taiwan

And here’s more - 

• National Geographic, Enric Sala
• Podcast Catalyst by Shayle Kann
• theconversation.com 
• Yale Environment 360

And for your friends, colleagues, and families, here’s a digital library from the Waste Not Why Not team and our guests:

• https://wastenotwhynot.com/#library

This is Waste Not Why Not, a climate podcast from Ghost Island Media. Debuted on Earth Day in 2019, it's hosted by Nature N8 (Nate Maynard), a sustainability consultant working on energy, ocean and waste.

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Double Dribble is a fashion & accessories brand that upcycles basketballs. The founders come from product design, but they’re now trying to design a new system for upcycling sports waste.

Today, we bring you “The Incinerator” - a game show where a circular economy startup goes in front of a panel and gets their ideas burned and turned into better ideas. (Cheat sheet: Circular Economy = Environmental Impact + Business)

Contestant today is Roy Huang, co-founder of Double Dribble, based in Taiwan.

Panelists: 

Aining Ouyang, COO of REnato Lab, a circular economy consultancy based in Taiwan. Luke Martin, Cultural Affairs Office at the American Institute in Taiwan, responsible for educational and cultural programming. And Nate Maynard (Nature N8), an environmental consultant focusing on waste, ocean, and energy.

We have a prize for one lucky listener! 

That’s right we are giving away a prize, it’s like we are rewarding you for listening to our podcast! Name another podcast that does that! Here is what you do: 

Go on Instagram - to Double Dribble’s page at @2doubledribble (https://www.instagram.com/2doubledribble/)

Share the design you want.

Tag Ghost Island Media (@ghostislandme), AIT (@ait_taipei), and Double Dribble (@2doubledribble). 

Write “I heard about this on the Waste Not Why Not podcast.”

Good Luck!

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** Today’s episode is sponsored by American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). Check out our full-length bonus video interview about its LEED Silver certified green building in Taipei. WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5PPlzYFa78&list=PLZzATvbhwVo_a0vn1oydVOXDzoccyaECY&index=2 **

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