Sustainable Matters

Professor Sir Jim Skea has spent over forty years working in climate science research and was once referred to as “the most important scientist no one’s ever heard of.” Since 2023 has chaired the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (or the IPCC). The panel’s work is described as a “code red for humanity”. Sir Jim is also Emeritus Professor at Imperial College London, hosted by the International Institute of Environment and Development. In this episode, ahead of UN COP29 Climate Summit, he talks to Sarah about the art of getting global agreement and the importance of sharing the results, as well as why he has grounds for optimism. Sustainable Matters … A podcast series full of solutions and optimism for a more sustainable world, brought to you by IEMA: transforming the world to sustainability Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Tony Juniper CBE has devoted his entire life to campaigning for nature and has been described by journalists as “the most effective of Britain’s eco-warriors”. Tony began his career as an ornithologist and went on to join Friends of the Earth, initially leading the tropical rainforest campaign and later appointed as Executive Director and Vice Chair of Friends of the Earth International. Now he is Chair of Natural England and a prolific writer. His books about the rainforest, parrots, climate change and the ecological economy all place nature at their centre. And he can even credit King Charles as one of his co-authors. Tony was nominated to be on the podcast by Craig Bennett, Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trusts. Sarah Mukherjee caught up with him at UN COP16 Biodiversity Summit, in the Colombian city of Cali in South American. They talked about his career, being consistent and encouraging diversity in sustainability - so that campaigners can include 'the whole world' in the important conversations about nature, "without which we are nothing." Sustainable Matters … A podcast series full of solutions and optimism for a more sustainable world, brought to you by IEMA: transforming the world to sustainability Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Craig is Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trusts. He has been described as “one of the country’s top environmental campaigners”, by The Guardian as “the very model of a modern eco-general”.In 2021, was included in The Sunday Times Green Power List of the UK’s top 20 environmentalists.He and Sarah talk the episode which inspired Craig to get into all things 'green' , how COP summits really work and what needs to be done now to make real change to our planet.Sustainable Matters … A podcast series full of solutions and optimism for a more sustainable world, brought to you by IEMA: transforming the world to sustainability Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Martin Lines is a third generation farmer from Cambridgeshire, who takes his role as custodian of the land very seriously.He is also CEO of The Nature Friendly Farming Network which advocates for sustainable food and farming in the UK.Martin was nominated for the podcast by the food writer and campaigner Henry Dimbleby, who says he loves the way Martin 'shows' rather than 'tells' when he talks about things that work.You can see Martin in action on YouTube, where he gives detailed accounts of the things he has tried on his farm.In this episode, Martin talks about his school days and his ambitions for the future as well as the challenges he had pivoting the farm away from older production techniques.Sustainable Matters … A podcast series full of solutions and optimism for a more sustainable world, brought to you by IEMA: transforming the world to sustainability Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.