Juliette Deseilligny is based in Paris. She is an ecosophist, an artist, a writer, a zero-waster, a rewilding advocate. With Juliette, we talked about being homeschooled and the opportunities it offered, art as a way to respond to big questions, upcycling, movement, sedentary living and its implications on sustainability, low tech lifestyle, the necessity of anger to take action, and the importance of dialogue and having conversations in a caring environment.

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Juliette Deseilligny on movement and sustainability, minimalism vs maximalism, and caring art

Lis Dingjan has a background in design, international development and law, and community building. She splits her time between several organisations she founded - the experience design studio Identity Division, a community centre in Cambodia, a social enterprise Nowhere and Everywhere where she advocates for climate change, biodiversity, systemic issues, waste and climate justice, and Skwoodle, a children environmental and social teaching platform. With Lis, we talked about nurturing creativity, the shift to new business models, ecogrief, friendships in times of climate crisis, the population debate, space mining, and the greenwashing of Amazon. Full transcript and references mentioned in this episode: http://www.gosimone.org/episode-23-lis-dingjan-systems-thinking-response-to-the-climate-crisis

Lis Dingjan on systems thinking as a response to the climate crisis

Sarah Hanson-Young has been senator for South Australia since 2008, representing the Australian Greens. With Sarah, we talked about human rights activism, feminism, what a Green New Deal should look like, systemic greed in today's world, and being real. The transcript and references mentioned in this episode can be found on Go Simone's website: www.gosimone.org/episode-22-sarah-hanson-young-addressing-climate-change-australian-political-bubble

Sarah Hanson-Young on addressing climate change in the Australian political bubble

Corinna Dengler studied Economics, Development Studies, and Socio-ecological Economics and Policy in Vienna, Moscow and Quito. Her research focuses on making degrowth more feminist and on how care can be organized in a degrowth society. With Corinna, we talked about why degrowth is ecologically necessary, the need for a gender-equitable society transformation, degrowth and the Global South and the need to find out what a good life is. All the references mentioned in this episode can be found on Go Simone's website: http://gosimone.org/episode-21-corinna-dengler-feminist-degrowth-care-full-radical-transformation/

Corinna Dengler on feminist degrowth and a care-full radical transformation

Heather Alexander is an assistant professor in forest ecology in Auburn University, United States. She is an expert in the areas of forest, fire and disturbance ecology. She studies the impacts of changing fire regimes of forest succession, dynamics influence of tree traits on forest flammability and the consequences of changing forest composition on forest ecosystem function. With Heather, we talked about the impacts of increasing wildfire severity on forests, how the melting permafrost affect them, the Sergei Zimov experiment and the Pleistocene Park project in Siberia, the benefits and cons of reforestation and offsetting programs, "playing God" with the environment and ecosystems, and scientists and the activism dilemma. Transcript and references of this episode are available on Go Simone's website: http://gosimone.org/episode-20-heather-alexander-forest-ecology/

Heather Alexander on forest ecology and the danger of simple solutions to complex climate issues

Aoife O'Leary is the Director of international climate at Environmenral Defense Fund (EDF). She is a lawyer and as specialised on the environmental impacts of international shipping in aviation, she's also a board member of Rethinking Economics, a charity campaigning to reform the economics curriculum in the UK. With Aoife, we talked about growing up in a union household, the murky world of shipping, the potential of renewable energy export, navigating complexity, the right way to implement carbon pricing and what to do with the revenues generated, changing the climate change narrative and having the right incentives for corporates. All the references mentioned in this episode can be found on: http://gosimone.org/episode-19-aoife-oleary-on-decarbonising-shipping-to-unlock-a-global-energy-transition/

Aoife O'Leary on decarbonising the shipping industry to unlock a global energy transition

Karen Ellis founded Mend It, Australia with her husband, Dan. They offer their help to repair and mend, building capacity to upcycle and promoting a circular economy culture within their community. With Karen, we talked about the myth of recycling, the need for coordinated repair movement, wisdom, affecting societal change as an individual, man-woman divide when it comes to repair, and finding one's voice. Transcript of the episode and references mentioned: http://gosimone.org/episode-18-karen-ellis-on-the-role-of-individuals-in-creating-change-and-the-rights-to-repair/

Karen Ellis on the role of individuals in creating change and the rights to repair

Hongqiao Liu is an independent consultant on policy research, strategic communication and advocacy, and a multi-award winning journalist. With Hongqiao, we talked about following one's passion, writing for change, the environmental and social issues relating to rare earth in China, promoting a just and fair transition, China as a developing country, and being a female investigative journalist. Full transcript of this episode and all the references mentioned available on gosimone.org: http://gosimone.org/episode-17-hongqiao-liu-on-writing-for-purpose-and-policy-change/

Hongqiao Liu on the power of investigative journalism and advocating for a fair and just transition

Dekila Chungyalpa heads the Loka Initiative, a project which she co-founded with Buddhist scholar researchers, Dr Richard Davidson and Dr John Dunne of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Healthy Minds. Launched in 2018, the initiative unites religious leaders with environmental experts to bolster climate activism and Dekila also worked at WWF for 13 years. She earned the prestigious Yale McCluskey Award for conservation innovation in 2014. With Dekila, we talked about her roots in the Himalayas, the influence of her mother, a Buddhist nun, reconciling science and faith, how to dismantle climate change denial, and the connections between land, traditional practices, the right to self-determination and gender justice. All the references mentioned in this episode are available here: http://gosimone.org/episode-16-dekila-chungyalpa-on-uniting-faith-leaders-to-bolster-climate-activism/

Dekila Chungyalpa on uniting faith leaders to bolster climate activism

Arnagretta Hunter is a cardiologist based in Canberra and a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University Medical School. She is also Human Futures Fellow at the ANU College of Health and Medicine and part of the Commission for the Human Futures, an ANU initiative which brings together researchers and thinkers to promote ways we can prevent human extinction. With Arnagretta, we talked about growing up on a farm, the impact of the climate crisis on human health, science denial in politics, and the powers of imagination, utopia and dystopia for change. References mentioned during this episode: - Commission for the Human Future - Doctors for the Environment Australia - Australia21 - Global Green and Healthy Hospitals - Climaginaries - Surviving & Thriving in the 21st Century, Commission for the Human Future - Doctors need to meet challenge of climate change, InSight+ - The carbon footprint of Australian health care, The Lancet - We Can Waste Another Crisis, or We Can Transform the Economy, Jacobin Mag - 'Cashed-up activists’ should not be able to hold up developments, Australia's resources minister says, The Guardian - Yuval Noah Harari - From What Is to What If: Unleashing the Power of Imagination to Create the Future We Want, Rob Hopkins - The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming, David Wallace-Wells - Men at Work: Australia’s Parenthood Trap, Annabel Crabb - Climate Change and the People's Health, Sharon Friel - How Democracy Ends, David Runciman - Agency, William Gibson

Arnagretta Hunter on the impacts of the climate crisis on human health and rethinking our society

Ailsa Lamont has had a long career in Australian universities, leading various international and social innovation departments. In 2016, she founded Pomegranate Global, a start-up dedicated to helping the education sector to tackle climate change, and co-founded the Climate Action Network for International Educators. With Ailsa, we talked about Scotland, the value of studying abroad, being a climate reality leader, universities’ carbon footprint, the challenges with top-down university management, and having more women at the decision-making table. References mentioned in the episode: http://gosimone.org/climate-adaptation/episode-14-ailsa-lamont-on-the-role-of-higher-education-in-propelling-climate-action/

Ailsa Lamont on the role of higher education in propelling climate action

Esther Onyango is a research fellow at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. She is part of a trans-disciplinary research program on the impacts of climate change and vector-borne diseases. With Esther, we talked about her roots in Kenya, her passion for microbiology, how she became interested in the links between health and the environment, and the importance of developing cross-boundary policies in order to respond to the increasing occurrence of viruses due to climate change. All the references mentioned in this episode: http://gosimone.org/science/episode-13-esther-onyango-and-its-impact-on-viral-diseases/ www.gosimone.org

Esther Onyango on climate change and its impacts on viral diseases

Jojo Mehta is the co-Founder of Ecological Defence Integrity and Stop Ecocide. She carries on the legacy left by Polly Higgins, a UK lawyer who fought for the recognition of ecocide as an international crime. With Jojo, we talked about how criminalising ecocide internationally can drastically change the rules and put an end to environmentally-destructive activities on the planet. For the references mentioned during this episode: http://gosimone.org/activism/episode-12-jojo-mehta-on-establishing-a-law-of-ecocide-and-drastically-changing-the-rules/

Jojo Mehta on establishing a law of ecocide and drastically changing the rules

Stacy Levy is an American eco-artist. She is a sculptor making large-scale public installations in rivers, streets, parking lots, airports and nature centres. She merges the principles of art, ecology, science and collaborative engagement. Her latest completed art piece is called Collected Watershed; it’s a live map made of 8,500 recycled jars, filled with water collected from every tributary in and around the University of Towson. With Stacy, we talked about combating climate change with art, outside art galleries. Stacy Levy: https://www.stacylevy.com/ All the references mentioned in this episode: http://gosimone.org/creativity-art-for-good/episode-11-stacy-levy-on-combating-climate-change-with-art/

Stacy Levy on combating climate change with land art

Cecile Gauthier co-founded the marketing consultancy and design agency Lime, based in Singapore. It’s 100% women-owned. It is a purpose driven agency which is building brands for businesses with a purpose and helping to create purpose for traditional brands. With Cecile, we talked about how she believes the ad industry can use its power for good, and influence change within businesses, corporations and social entreprises in order to tackle the climate emergency. For all the references mentioned during the episode: http://gosimone.org/circular-economy/episode-10-cecile-gauthier-on-how-the-ad-industry-can-use-its-power-for-good/ Photo Cecile Gauthier by Nathaly Molina @itsanatha

Cecile Gauthier on how the ad industry can use its power for good

Exploring sustainable change and the women inspiring it. Women make up more than half the world’s population, and although they are often disproportionately impacted by climate change, their voices are not always heard due to lack of inclusion and representation at the decision-making level. Go Simone gives them a voice. Each episode, we meet with an academic, activist, artist, entrepreneur, politician, researcher or student who shares her story, roots, passions, and hopes for the future. She tells us more about the alternatives and strategies she has developed to tackle climate change.

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