Sustainable(ish)

Consumption, or overconsumption, is a recurring theme here on the podcast, and I would suggest that we could get a long way towards a more sustainable society if we, collectively, found ways to rein that in. Did you know? 22 million furniture items a year are thrown away each year in the UK, which equates to 60,000 pieces of furniture every single day 3.83 million items of clothing a day are thrown away And 22 billion pairs of shoes every year In a world of ever faster consumption, how do w

This week I'm chatting to sustainability podcasting royalty! Dave Powell was co-host of the popular Sustainababble podcast from 2015-2022, publishing a whopping 274 episodes, and is now the host of Your Brain on Climate, a podcast all about climate change and psychology. I’m kind of fascinated by the psychology and behavioural science behind climate action, or not climate action, and wanted to get Dave on to learn from him, what he’s learned from his eminent and very knowledgeable guests over t

I thought I knew a bit about sustainable fashion but this chat, and the book behind it all, Charity Shop World by Tansy Hoskins, blew me away. There’s been quite a bit in the press in recent weeks and months about the impact of Vinted on both overall consumption levels of fast fashion, and on charity shops, but it turns out, that’s just scratching the surface. Listen to hear about the link between charity shops and austerity, the fashion industry and imperialism, how many YEARS of human labour i

Today’s guest on the podcast is Damian Hall, ultra-marathon runner, co-founder of The Green Runners, and author of We Can't Run Away from This. If you’re not a runner, don’t turn off! This episode is still for you – I think there are some great takeaways about we can bring sustainability into conversations for the things that we love doing. This example just happens to be running, but will apply to other sports, as well as, I don’t know, singing, or dancing, or even book clubs. USEFUL LINKS: Da

According to climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe, the most important thing we can do to fight climate change is talk about it. But the reality, certainly for me, and if attendees on my Carbon Literacy courses are anything to do by, for others too, it isn’t easy. We worry that we don’t know all the facts and stats and maybe we’re going to get stuck in an argument with a climate denier. We worry that people will think we’re judging them, that they will think we’re a hypocrite if we’re not ‘perfect

A solo episode from me, detailing my recent visit to my MP! I talk about why MP engagement is so important, even if it can feel a teensy bit frustrating; how and why my MP visit came about; what happened during my visit; and my top tips for MP visits (because obviously I'm now officially an expert having done one..!) If you're looking for tips and a bit of gently encouragement to engage with your MP on climate stuff, whether that's off the back of a People's Emergency Briefing, or something else