Greenwich and the Environment Podcast

COP30 in Belém: What's Frustrating The Locals – and How Can Larpocracy Empower Artists?

Join us as we sit down with Professor Jorge Lopes Ramos to discuss the upcoming COP30 taking place in his home-country, Brazil, and how the local people of Belém are feeling about sustainability's biggest event taking place in their back yard. Jorge also discusses his latest project, Larpocracy, which takes him to the city of Belém to engage and collaborate with local artists. If you liked this episode (or didn't) we would love to hear your thoughts and feedback in our feedback form. This helps us to improve the podcast and enable us to share your thoughts and opinions with our wider research team to, hopefully, implement real-world changes. You can access our feedback form here [https://forms.office.com/e/UYGmCLtL1R].  Follow us on social media Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ice_greenwich?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] Linkedin [https://uk.linkedin.com/company/ice-greenwich] This podcast is brought to you from the Creative Futures research centre and the Sustainability Development Unit at the University of Greenwich. Production Team Host - Diva Wareing Producers - Faz Ahmed & Diva Wareing Sound engineer - Ken Conroy Editor - Harshul Narang Disclaimer:  Everyone who joins us on this podcast is here to share their personal thoughts, views and opinions. What they say doesn't always reflect the views of the university

AI vs The Planet: Who Will Win?

A.I. Two letters on everyone's lips. It's revolutionising, well, everything, and changing our lives for better or worse. Dr Neil Saunders demystifies AI and gives us the gory details on just how much damage our digital companion is causing to the environment. If you liked this episode (or didn't) we would love to hear your thoughts and feedback in our feedback form. This helps us to improve the podcast and enable us to share your thoughts and opinions with our wider research team to, hopefully, implement real-world changes. You can access our feedback form here [https://forms.office.com/e/UYGmCLtL1R].  Follow us on social media Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ice_greenwich?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] Linkedin [https://uk.linkedin.com/company/ice-greenwich] This podcast is brought to you from the Creative Futures research centre and the Sustainability Development Unit at the University of Greenwich. Production Team Host - Diva Wareing Producers - Faz Ahmed & Diva Wareing Sound engineer - Ken Conroy Editor - Harshul Narang

How Bicycle Powered Washing Machines Can Build Sustainable Communities

PhD student, Fred Preston, talks all things creativity with us. He discusses how effective use of creative design can help us to develop a world that not only helps the planet and reduces our emissions, but generates a sense of community and wellbeing for ourselves. Listen to Fred discuss his bicycle-powered washing machine, his PhD which will take him to the arctic, and how if everyone embraced a little more of their creative side then we might just have a healthier planet and communities.  If you liked this episode (or didn't) we would love to hear your thoughts and feedback in our feedback form. This helps us to improve the podcast and enable us to share your thoughts and opinions with our wider research team to, hopefully, implement real-world changes. You can access our feedback form here [https://forms.office.com/e/UYGmCLtL1R].  Follow us on social media Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ice_greenwich?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] Linkedin [https://uk.linkedin.com/company/ice-greenwich] This podcast is brought to you from the Creative Futures research centre and the Sustainability Development Unit at the University of Greenwich. Production Team Host - Diva Wareing Producers - Faz Ahmed & Diva Wareing Sound engineer - Ken Conroy Editor - Harshul Narang

Slow Down In Nature With Us

Listen to Dr Hannah Lammin and Anushka Athique Winterbottom discuss their practice-based research, using bodies, movement and slowing down to connect with nature. In this episode, we invite you to experience your own embodied practice in nature by listening in a natural setting and hopefully, by the end you will feel more connected to nature too. If you liked this episode (or didn't) we would love to hear your thoughts and feedback in our feedback form. This helps us to improve the podcast and enable us to share your thoughts and opinions with our wider research team to, hopefully, implement real-world changes. You can access our feedback form here [https://forms.office.com/e/UYGmCLtL1R].  Follow us on social media Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ice_greenwich?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] Linkedin [https://uk.linkedin.com/company/ice-greenwich] This podcast is brought to you from the Creative Futures research centre and the Sustainability Development Unit at the University of Greenwich. Production Team Host - Diva Wareing Producers - Faz Ahmed & Diva Wareing Sound Engineer and editor - Ken Conroy

Rethinking Cities: What Needs To Change?

Today we're joined by Dr Emilio Costales, Senior Lecturer in Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation, who discusses gentrification in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York, what exactly a "smart city" is, and how the way we design our cities can either strengthen or weaken the communities that live there. Follow us on social media Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ice_greenwich?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] Linkedin [https://uk.linkedin.com/company/ice-greenwich] If you liked this episode (or didn't) we would love to hear your thoughts and feedback in our feedback form. This helps us to improve the podcast and enable us to share your thoughts and opinions with our wider research team to, hopefully, implement real-world changes. You can access our feedback form here [https://forms.office.com/e/UYGmCLtL1R].  This podcast is brought to you from the Creative Futures research centre and the Sustainability Development Unit at the University of Greenwich. Production Team Host - Diva Wareing Producers - Faz Ahmed & Diva Wareing Sound Engineer and editor - Ken Conroy Consultant - Fakhar Raza  Marketing - Hang Duong & Diva Wareing