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The Futuring Podcast

By: Futures Centre
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  • Can we reimagine our future? What do we want it to look like? How do we get there? In this biweekly podcast, the Futures Centre - powered by Forum for the Future, brings you chats with innovators, activists and thought leaders about leverage points for transformation in this decade of climate action. Visit www.thefuturescentre.org for more insights.
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  • Reflecting on almost 30 years of Forum for the Future and the wider sustainability movement - with Jonathon Porritt, Sara Parkin and Paul Ekins

    Reflecting on almost 30 years of Forum for the Future and the wider sustainability movement - with Jonathon Porritt, Sara Parkin and Paul Ekins
    May 11 2023

    In this special edition of the Futuring Podcast, Jonathon Porritt [Former Director, Forum for the Future] is joined by his fellow co-founders of Forum, Sara Parkin [Principal Associate, Sustainability Literacy Project] and Dr. Paul Ekins [Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy, University College London]. The podcast comes as Jonathon steps down from Forum, joining Sara and Paul to reflect on its 30 years of operation and how the sustainability landscape has evolved in that time.

    Tune in to hear how the idea for a new organisation came to be at the heels of the Earth Summit in 1992 and how that evolved into the international sustainability non-profit it is today. Underpinned by their longstanding friendship and banter, Jonathon, Sara and Paul discuss the pressures and joys of setting up a new and radical organisation for sustainability, a buzzword at the time; the impact of working with the public sector; and the shift towards the business community over the years

    Explore Jonathon’s reflections further about “Challenging the status quo, letting go of ‘win-wins’ and finding hope in the next generation”

    All opinions expressed by their interviewees are their own and do not necessarily reflect the positions of Forum for the Future.

    Interview recorded on 27th April 2023.

    This audio features the song "Boulevard" by Yung Kartz available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license.
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    59 mins
  • Accelerating climate justice through intersectional multi-stakeholder coalitions with Susan Kruse and Zach Lou

    Accelerating climate justice through intersectional multi-stakeholder coalitions with Susan Kruse and Zach Lou
    Mar 1 2023
    In the final episode of our American Climate Futures miniseries, a special edition of the Futuring Podcast, Ksenia Benifand [Senior Principal Change Designer, Forum for the Future Americas] sits down with Susan Kruse [Executive Director, The Community Climate Collaborative] and Zach Lou [Coalition Manager, California Green New Deal Coalition] to investigate how building intersectional multi-stakeholder coalitions can accelerate just climate solutions.


    Tune in to hear them discuss the importance of always showing up in support of others’ work, how regular constant feedback and iteration can strengthen collaborations and the significance of weaving in joy and resilience into movements and partnerships. How do we ensure that we meet people where they are to co-create opportunities and a shared understanding? What can we do to identify and establish the common ground needed to collaboratively take action on climate justice?


    Resources shared:

    • Community Climate Collaborative
    • Solar Climate Justice Scorecard
    • Community Climate Collaborative Newsletter sign-up
    Other stories:

    • Charlottesville gas station chain makes unexpected bet on solar power
    • Auto dealer sees Clean Cars as great first step for electric vehicles in Virginia

    Produced by: Siddhi Ashar and Christina Daniels-Freeman
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    48 mins
  • Disrupting the current system with community-led, just and equitable climate solutions with Laprisha Daniels and Rev Vernon Walker | American Climate Futures

    Disrupting the current system with community-led, just and equitable climate solutions with Laprisha Daniels and Rev Vernon Walker | American Climate Futures
    Feb 22 2023
    In the second episode of the American Climate Futures miniseries, a special edition of the Futuring Podcast, Ksenia Benifand [Senior Principal Change Designer, Forum for the Future Americas] reflects on climate, disasters, and adaptation with special guests Laprisha Daniels [Executive Director, Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice] and Reverend Vernon Walker [Program Director, Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW)].

    Tune in to hear them explore ways in which we can disrupt the current system by holding decision-makers accountable and working to create just and equitable, community-led processes to fight climate change. What will it take to bring diverse coalitions of actors together to inspire and enact change? How do we ensure an interdisciplinary approach to climate action while addressing the co-occurring inequities that are exacerbated by climate change?


    Additional resources:
    Renew New England Alliance
    Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago by Eric Klinenberg

    Explore more at www.forumforthefuture.org/american-climate-futures

    About American Climate Futures

    American Climate Futures is an initiative by Forum for the Future to ensure the needs and voices of those most impacted by climate change in the US are at the forefront of goal-setting, planning, and solutions development — while also challenging, and accelerating the process of addressing, the systemic inequalities that got us here in the first place.

    Join a diverse and committed group of change-makers across the United States to learn from each other, collectively identify the entrenched barriers to climate justice, and co-design a community-centered, system-wide approach to a just and transformational response to the climate crisis. We invite you to reach out if you are interested in learning more about this work and how you can get involved.

    Please contact Ksenia Benifand for more information.

    All opinions expressed by their interviewees are their own and do not necessarily reflect the positions of Forum for the Future.

    Interview recorded on 10th January 2023.

    This audio features the song “Upbeat Motivational Inspiring Uplifting Rock" by Leadsquid available under ONE MUSIC STANDARD LICENSE as defined in the standard terms and conditions on Envato Market.

    Produced by: Siddhi Ashar and Christina Daniels-Freeman
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    46 mins
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