Climate Correction™ - A Climate Change Podcast

Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding what climate change means for people and the places where we live. She is a professor at Texas Tech University and has been named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People and Fortune’s 50 World’s Greatest Leaders

During Climate Correction 2018, Dr. Katharine Hayhoe scientifically explained why each of us plays a vital role in solving the greatest climate challenge of our time.

Join VoLo Foundation for the 4th Annual Climate Correction™ Conference in Orlando, FL on March 17-18, 2022. This two-day event will focus on food systems and the agricultural processes that will not only feed populations into the next generation but provide ecological solutions to our climate crisis.

As we prepare for Climate Correction 2022, we are revisiting the popular Regenerative Soil & Agriculture Panel from last year's event. Ray Archuleta is one of the world’s preeminent experts, pioneers and advocates in today’s regenerative agricultural movement. Through years of practical experience on his own farms and ranches, and by learning from other experts and researchers across the globe, he’s learned how to successfully farm and ranch in nature’s image—to grow healthier soil, food, farms and profits. And he’s dedicated his life to teaching others how to do the same.

Join VoLo Foundation for the 4th Annual Climate Correction™ Conference in Orlando, FL on March 17-18, 2022. This two-day event will focus on food systems and the agricultural processes that will not only feed populations into the next generation but provide ecological solutions to our climate crisis.

During this special episode, listen as we highlight some of our favorite snippets from season 1. Throughout this episode, you will hear key insights from those advocating for climate change and the health of our planet.

Season 2 kicks off soon with an incredible line up of experts. You won’t want to miss a single episode. Subscribe now!

VoLo Foundation

Climate Correction Podcast

Meet the incredible team at VoLo Foundation. Team VoLo is comprised of scientists, lawyers, philanthropic professionals, community leaders, and innovative thinkers working together to advocate for climate change solutions to address the climate crisis. We are deeply passionate about the health and wellness of our planet and believe that data-driven research can accelerate change in our world. By developing and sharing knowledge through facts and data, together we can impact positive global change.

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Coordinated by Citizens' Climate International, the COP26 People’s Pavilion aims to provide open and direct communication with the general public and engage people all over the world to raise awareness and drive climate action that is necessary as we face the climate crisis and the climate challenge. This panel provides a shared space for people from all around the world to interact with allies to address climate change solutions.

VoLo Foundation was honored to support this important initiative to accelerate change and global impact.

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Citizens' Climate Lobby

People's Pavilion

VoLo Earth addresses our planet's climate crisis at its roots by providing first-in funding and hands-on leadership to early-stage climate tech companies. We strive to grow, propagate, and capitalize on climate solutions with an intent to deliver superior investment returns and quantifiable carbon benefit.

Chris Tullar and Joseph Goodman, PhD are two of the founding members at VoLo Earth Ventures. During this interview, they discuss what motivated them to join this diverse team, the future of investing in the environment, and even provide some tips for investing on a personal level.

VoLo Earth Ventures launched its first fund focusing on a diverse cohort of founders with an endless appetite to tackle climate change through innovative products and technologies.

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The Amazons are the largest rainforest in the world spanning 8 countries and comprising about 40% of all remaining rainforests in the entire world. New species are still being discovered at least once a week, and approximately 300 different indigenous groups call the Amazon their home.

Meg Symington, World Wildlife Foundation Managing Director for the Amazon project shares how they are working to keep a functional ecosystem that provides benefits to people and nature over the long term.

Born at the Conference of the Parties for the Climate Change Treaty in Paris in 2015, the Heritage Colombia Project is an ambitious PFP initiative for the next 20+ years to ensure the conversation of 20 million hectares (1 hectare = 100 acres) of natural areas by increasing the number of protected areas, improving management, and supporting productive activities in areas that connect these important protected regions.

Phase 1 is currently underway with a goal to have 14 million hectares of protected areas and corridors and five landscape mosaics in the Amazon. They are working to raise $100 million in donor funding which will be matched by the Government of Colombia.

The Heritage Colombia Project is establishing the framework to apply this model in other countries of the Amazon and beyond.

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President & Founder, American Conservation Coalition, Benji Backer, is a voice for young conservative who want real actionable climate change solutions. ACC is the largest grassroots organization for conservatives who care about the environment and want to have a community of people fighting for climate change. With chapters across the country, they provide people with the tools to be good advocates in their community regardless of their political affiliation. Benji shares that we start by taking small, reasonable, but tangible wins and continue scaling those wins up into larger policies. He notes that there are 3 areas we can focus on immediately where there is alignment on both sides of the political aisle, and discusses strategies for change.

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Chisato Fukuda Calvert is Deputy Director of OpenAQ, an environmental tech non-profit empowering communities around the world to clean their air by harmonizing, sharing, and using open air quality data.

1 in 8 deaths in the world is due to poor air quality making this one of the largest public health threats of our time. With climate change, this issue is becoming even more pressing.

OpenAQ is a one-stop-shop for real-time and historical air quality data tracking 7 main ambient air pollutants. By making data more accessible and digestible, they empower local communities to create lasting change.

OpenAQ provides synergy between stakeholders and sectors to bring people together to collectively work together to identify the core issues as it relates to air pollution within the community.

Chisato shares their goals for the future and ways that people can get more involved.

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For over 40 years, distinguished university professor and senior research scientist, Lonnie Thompson, has been collecting ice to analyze the effects of climate change. He’s led 64 expeditions conducting ice core drilling programs in 16 countries.

Lonnie shares how he first became interested in studying ice, and how his early failure led to the development of the first solar-powered drilling equipment launching a whole new area of research. The results of these studies have been published in more than 260 articles.

The history of the earth’s climate is recorded in glaciers around the world, sums up what is happening in the environment, and allows us the opportunity to respond to what we are seeing. By studying the data in the ice core, we are able to understand data through the course of time, long before humans were around to record it.

This intriguing interview will leave you rethinking what you thought you knew about ice!

Docu-Short: The Rising Cost of Climate Change

Icy Warning from the World’s Highest Mountain

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Global business and government leaders have announced ambitious climate commitments, laying out targets with fast approaching end dates. ‘Net Zero’ will define our politics and economies for decades to come, from energy to transport, industry to food; the opportunities are endless, and the risks of inaction are profound.

But despite our ambitions and actions so far, despite the science setting us targets, and knowing we must halve emissions by 2030, all trajectories suggest we are vastly off track to meet all the commitments made. We need greater leadership in this Climate Decade.

Many of the technologies, the tools and the pathways to deliver these targets are available, right now. Growth in the green economy will continue to outpace traditional sectors and we can rebalance our relationship with nature, but only if governments take urgent policy decisions and greater business action starts today.

The Hub Live’s opening flagship event will explore what needs to happen now to make 2030 and 2050 commitments a reality. How do we get back on track, what critical policy interventions, technology development and investment decisions must converge, and when do key climate millstones need to be hit across the Climate Decade to Get It Done?

Speakers include:

• Inger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• Ezgi Barcenas, CSO, AB InBev
• John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
• Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency
• Helen Clarkson, CEO, Climate Group
• Dr Jonathan Foley, Executive Director, Project Drawdown
• Bill Gates, Founder, Breakthrough Energy
• Simon Glynn, Partner and Co-lead, Climate & Sustainability, Oliver Wyman
• Aongus Hegarty, President, International Markets, Dell Technologies
• Catherine MacGregor, CEO, ENGIE
• Nisha Pillai, Event Host, Former BBC World News Anchor
• Prof Dr Johan Rockström, Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Professor in Earth System Science, University of Potsdam
• The Hon. Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister, Scottish Government
• Judith Wiese, Managing Board Member & Labor Director, Siemens AG
  

Climate Week NYC 2021

Studies show that climate change has become a global public health threat with a disproportionate impact on vulnerable populations. This event, hosted by Johnson & Johnson, will bring together cross-disciplinary leaders, who are on the frontlines of climate, health and equity - from physicians who are working to better understand the connection between human health and environmental health, to advocates who are supporting communities that are feeling the effects of a changing climate, to policy influencers who are working to address air pollution and other climate impacts. The event will highlight some of the collaborative and innovative actions happening today, and share ideas on the immediate and longer-term climate and health interventions needed to help increase community resilience and reduce future impacts. 

Speakers include:

• Irene Burga, Air Quality Advisor, City of LA
• Paulette Frank, CSO, Johnson & Johnson
• Dr Cheryl Holder, Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity & Community Initiatives, FIU/Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
• Sonali Sharma, Senior Director, Global Sustainability & Engagement, Johnson & Johnson

Climate Week NYC

A healthy planet is the foundation for a healthy global population, and human health cannot be advanced without healthy planetary systems such as fresh water, clean air and a stable climate. The direct yearly financial costs of degrading natural systems are predicted to be US$2-4 billion by 2030. And yet, there is currently a lack of guidance for businesses on how to leverage their strategies in a way that simultaneously accelerates change across both climate change and public health.

To bridge this gap, Forum for the Future, in collaboration with Walgreen Boots Alliance, GSK Consumer Healthcare and Bupa has over 2020-21 explored the interconnection of these critical challenges and how businesses can take action. Join this event to explore:

• What are the interconnections of climate and health? How might they strengthen in the 2020s?
• How can businesses deliver positive outcomes for both issues through supply chain strategies, products and services, advocacy, and partnerships?
• What opportunities exist for cross-sector collaboration to consider how to drive co-benefits on two of today’s biggest global challenges?

Speakers include:

• Jane Burston, CEO, Clean Air Fund
• Richard Ellis, VP, Corporate Social Responsibility, Walgreen Boots Alliance
• Dr Paula Franklin, Chief Medical Officer, Bupa
• Teri Lyng, Sr VP, Head of Transformation & Sustainability, GSK Consumer Healthcare
• Dr Sally Uren, CEO, Forum for the Future
  

Climate Week NYC

The renewed US domestic climate agenda will drive demand for green innovation and investments with new approaches to scaling up finance for climate-aligned sectors and infrastructure. According to a recent Princeton University study, Net Zero America, in order for the United States to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions economy-wide by 2050 it would require at least $2.5 trillion in upfront additional capital investment over the next decade. Yet, the cost for inaction and the impact on the environment, human health and the economy is immeasurable. What the broader financial community does now will help determine the fate of the planet on which humanity relies. This session will explore the innovations and pathways needed for the financial system to accelerate investments toward a zero-carbon economy.

Speakers include:

• Amy Davidsen, Executive Director, North America, Climate Group
• Jonah Goldman, Managing Director, Breakthrough Energy
• Alexandra Liftman, Global Environmental Executive, Bank of America
• Mindy Lubber, CEO & President, CERES
• Susan Mac Cormac, Principle, Chair of Social Enterprise and Impact Investing Group and Co-Chair of Energy and Cleantech Group, Morrison & Forester, LLP
• Kathryn I. Murtagh Esq., Chief Compliance Officer & MD of Sustainable Investing, Harvard Management Company, Inc.
• Fiona Reynolds, CEO, PRI
• Anne Simpson, Managing Investment Director, Board Governance & Sustainability, CalPERS
• Dr Andrew Steer, CEO & President, Bezos Earth Fund
• Tom Steyer, Founder, Beneficial State Bank
• Jason Storah, CEO, Aviva Canada
• Marilyn Waite, Climate & Clean Energy Finance Program Officer, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
  

Climate Week NYC 2021

The transition to 100% clean energy by 2030 - an historical commitment by the Biden Administration with the potential to create over 10 million green, well paid and skilled jobs. From construction to transport, manufacturing to industry, green jobs will continue to grow and with greater business and government collaboration increasing the demand for green jobs, has the potential to transform the American energy economy and secure a future for key American industries – but only if people and communities are placed at the heart of this transition. The Hub Live presents a 90-minute examination of Biden’s jobs and energy vision exploring how the transition can benefit all Americans, why it is so critical to other sectoral transitions, and how to build the level of capacity – both infrastructure and skills – required to deliver a new energy economy.

Speakers include:

• Chris Ashton, CEO, Worley
• Sophie Brochu, President & CEO, Hydro-Québec
• Kate Brown, Governor, State of Oregon
• Helen Clarkson, CEO, Climate Group
• Megan Darby, Editor, Climate Home News
• Ani Dasgupta, CEO & President, World Resources Institute
• Deb Haaland, US Secretary of Interior, US Department of the Interior
• Damilola Ogunbiyi, CEO, SE4ALL / UN Energy
• Pedro J. Pizarro, CEO, Edison International
• James Slevin, National President, Utility Workers Union of America
• Frans Timmermans, Executive VP, European Commission
• Halla Tómasdóttir, CEO & Chief Change Catalyst, B-Team
• Mary Warlick, Deputy Director General, International Energy Agency
  

Climate Week NYC 2021

Laura Termini is a Venezuelan actress, producer, writer and a board certified health beauty counselor. She is also the founder and creative director of Chicanol.com, an inspiring online publication for English and Spanish speaking people. She was invited to the White House to be recognized as one of America’s top Latina Bloggers.

Laura uses a mix of entertainment, knowledge and creativity to share valuable information with the world about healthy lifestyle choices that impact climate change. During this interview, she provides insight about how you can use social media as a resource tool to support your interests, answer questions, and implement small changes that have a ripple effect on the world.

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As a high school science teacher, Caroline Lewis was passionate about breaking down complex science into simple consumable nuggets of information. She expanded her work outside schools to design programs that drove youth to ask questions, and help the disengaged become engaged.

Caroline founded CLEO Institute in 2010, and later developed the GenCLEO youth advocacy group composed of students coming together to advocate for environmental justice and climate change solutions. Through the program, students learn about the latest climate science from reputable and vetted sources, and increase their advocacy and communication skills through training and engagement opportunities.

Today’s youth are looking to hold elected officials accountable, and work together to build a brighter future. GenCLEO provides them with the tools, skills, and resources to help them find their voice.

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Paul Rennie is the Head of the Global Economy Group at the British Embassy, Washington DC, leading the UK’s climate and energy, economic and trade, and science and technology networks across the United States.

For years, there has been talk about climate change, but there’s never been this level of public support. The US’s renewed commitment to climate change sends a message to the world that this is an issue that cannot be ignored and is coming at a time when technology is ready and able to meet our missions.

Through his work, Paul works in collaboration with the US government, businesses and citizens to address challenges and identify solutions with a major emphasis on improving the economy.

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Rep Bob Inglis shares his journey from climate disputer to climate change activist. Following a science committee trip to Australia, he had a spiritual awakening moving him to consciously loving God and loving people and leaving the world a better place for future generations. Upon his return, he introduced the Raise Wages Cut Carbon Act of 2009. Unfortunately, the act was defeated but his desire to continue the conversation was not.

Bob provides insight into how both sides of the aisle can come together to create bipartisan action that is durable. He notes that most people will not accept a problem unless they think it has a solution. As such, he believes it is important to identify solutions that are directly connected to people’s values.

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