33. The Green Belt Movement with Wanjira Mathai
Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast
Persephonica
4.7 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2019
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
This week we have an inspiring conversation with Wanjira Mathai as she talks about The Green Belt Movement, the interconnection of sustainability, and how to combat corruption & greed.
We discuss the announcement by the European Investment Bank to stop funding fossil fuels, how psychology professionals plan to work on climate change, and Paul takes us on his trip to the Magic Kingdom.
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| 0:00.0 | This week we are happy to re announce that our book is coming out and we have recently spoken to |
| 0:09.9 | Juanjira Matai. |
| 0:11.6 | Who features on this very episode? |
| 0:13.1 | But we have actually asked for her permission |
| 0:15.8 | to dedicate the proceeds that would normally |
| 0:20.0 | have come to the authors to actually the Green Belt Movement because it is one of the longest |
| 0:28.0 | standing and most reputable tree planting exercises and tree planting Planting exercises and tree planting |
| 0:35.0 | plays a very important role in part three of our book where we put out the 10 actions that we need to implement or enact in order to bring about a |
| 0:47.4 | regenerated planet. So if you buy a book between now and the 25th we choose |
| 0:52.4 | the future |
| 0:52.8 | You have to go to you can click there through through from there to every retailer that currently |
| 0:57.4 | allows you to pre-order it by it before the 25th of February and all the proceeds that would have come to us will go to the Greenbelt movement. |
| 1:03.7 | All right, here's the episode. Hello and I'm Paul Dickinson This week. We speak about the recent decision |
| 1:25.6 | by the European Investment Bank to stop funding fossil fuels. We delve in to a recent announcement |
| 1:30.9 | of psychology professionals from 40 countries to announce |
| 1:34.7 | their intention to deal with climate change and Paul talks about his recent |
| 1:38.1 | trip to the Magic Kingdom. Plus we speak to Wangeera Matai, head of the Wungari Matai Foundation. |
| 1:44.4 | Thanks for being here. |
| 1:49.6 | Right, so it's been a nice couple of weeks, |
| 1:51.6 | good stuff happening all around the world few things |
| 1:53.5 | to be outraged by let's dig into it Christina how you doing well I am very |
| 1:58.4 | joyous and relieved that the European Investment Bank has finally taken a very important decision that kept on towing and throwing. |
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