Emma Askew: Climate optimism, creativity and dealing with eco-anxiety
November 26, 2020
Welcome to the first episode of Mimazine on Air Season 3!
This week's game changer is Emma Askew - soil scientist, environmental researcher and founder of Earth Minutes - a collaboration of environmental researchers and creatives, sharing a strong ambition to drive global change for people and the planet. Their two fundamental values are creativity and optimism - two words you don't often associate with environmental activism and climate justice.
We talk about using optimism as a tool, dealing with climate anxiety and burn out, billionaires and dodging the blame game and the power of creativity in environmental education.
Welcome to the first episode of Mimazine on Air Season 3!
This week's game changer is Emma Askew - soil scientist, environmental researcher and founder of EARTH Minutes - a collaboration of environmental researchers and creatives, sharing a strong ambition to drive global change for people and the planet.
Their two fundamental values are creativity and optimism - two words you don't often associate with environmental activism and climate justice.
We talk about using optimism as a tool, dealing with climate anxiety and burn out, billionaires and dodging the blame game and the power of creativity in environmental education.
Data mentioned:
- Jeff Bezos announced the first #BezosEarthFund recipients on 17th November 2020 - giving $791 million (out of his $10 billion commitment) to fund 16 organisations addressing climate change.
- Frequent-flying “‘super emitters", 1% of the population caused half of aviation’s carbon emissions in 2018, according to a new study. [The Guardian].
- The social media #PayUp campaign has more than 90,000 signatures and unlocked $7.5 billion dollars globally to pay for wages.
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