Stories of Climate Action from Around the World - 2023 Reflections - 2024 Aspirations

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Hi, I'm Christina.

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I'm from Prague.

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Hi, I'm Jen, and I'm from Canada.

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Hi, I'm Oladunji, and I'm from Nigeria.

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Hello, I'm Liki, and I live in Paris.

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Hi, I'm Brian, and I'm from New York.

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Welcome to Carbon Sessions, a podcast with

Carbon Conversations for every day, with

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everyone, from everywhere in the world.

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In our conversations, we share ideas.

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Perspectives, questions, and things we

can actually do to make a difference.

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So don't be shy and join our Carbon

Sessions because it's not too late.

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Hi, I'm Nikki.

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This episode is a little bit

different from the regular ones.

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In December, we've invited.

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Because of the carbon almond that,

that work to share a bit unique

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perspective and firsthand experiences.

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In our collective effort

against climate change.

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And we'll in tears from around

the globe have generously

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shared what the dead in 2023.

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The projects that have been involved

in the emotions that went through.

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Um, what they're planning to do

or hope to see happen in: 2024

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Working on this episode

gave me a love joy.

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There's something truly magical about

hearing this personal recordings.

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Especially from people,

you know, and admire.

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It's been incredibly uplifting to witness.

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That the journey of the Colvin alumni.

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Didn't just stop with the

book's publication in: 2022

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Instead it serves as a catalyst

for so many, many impactful

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projects around the world.

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This products, no matter how big or small.

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Or definitely changed the conversation and

positively impact the future of a climate.

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I'm thrilled to share

this episode with you.

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And I hope that you enjoy it.

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As much as I did.

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Um,

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Hi, I'm Barbara Orsi from

Bologna, Italy, and I'm a member

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of the Carbon Ormanac Network.

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2023 has been an exciting

year for the Italian group of

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the Carbon Ormanac Network.

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In fact, we have finally made the group

official as a non profit association

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here in Italy with the intent to

have more impact on our society.

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We named the Nonprofit Association After

Generation Carbon our Precious Kids Guide

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on Climate Change, as we believe the

first step toward positive change is being

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informed and well educated, especially

when it comes to young and kids, the

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ones that will actually face one of the

most important challenges of our time.

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For this reason, we are so proud we have

engaged 25, 000 students aged 7 to 10 in

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an educational program that takes place on

a national level in the school year 23 24

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with the patronage of the Italian Ministry

for the Environment, a project fully

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based on our Generation Carbon Kit book.

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Hence, my wish for 2024 that ecology

and climate change topics will be

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soon treated as mandatory subjects

in school programs at all grades.

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Generation Carbon Association cannot

be but fully committed to achieve

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such a great objective and is going

to launch a petition on a national and

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eventually international level next year.

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We hope many people

will support us on this.

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Hi everyone.

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This is Jeremy, a volunteer from Canada.

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In 2023, I felt like I really became

part of the Carbon Almanac Network.

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I joined the podcasting group, and

there I helped work on several episodes.

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One for kids, one about sustainability

and running, and a third about data.

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Working with the podcasting group

was awesome, and so episodes

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were really the highlights.

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Of my year when it comes to the

environment in: 2024

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I hope to do is keep making episodes.

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I want to find new guests, new

perspectives and new ways to talk about

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our climate, the environment and what

we should do next on a global scale.

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I hope we keep on encouraging

conversations on these

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topics with more people.

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That's really a sign of success for

me is, are we talking about this?

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Are we not just forgetting about

it and leaving it by the wayside?

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Messaging is super important.

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And as we say, the carbon

almanac, it's not too late.

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Here's to 2024.

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Hi, everyone.

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This is Edie from Toronto.

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When I think about 2023, I think

about how lucky I am to have had

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another year at nature school.

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I think that everything that you learn

about in school is also really important,

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but I also think it's very important

that kids learn to be outside and

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learn how to use natural resources and

to be connected to our natural world.

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I've seen that climate change have

affected, um, a bunch of the animals

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that used to live on our land.

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And I think that we can

do a lot to improve it.

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But sometimes, it's a little scary.

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The world is special, we love

it, and we need it, and it's

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good to know what's going on.

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And I can go to my teachers and some

of my substitute teachers to ask

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about all the things that we observe.

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And I hope that in 2024, some people take

protecting the planet more seriously.

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And we can come together

and make a better world.

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Hi, this is Anna.

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I was involved in the translation of

TCA into Spanish, which is a project

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that was completely driven by our own

volunteers when no major publishing house

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wanted to publish the book in Spanish.

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We, um, bought the rights to our own book

ourselves and publish it ourselves for

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free, which is now available as a PDF.

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and so we've we've been working on

our marketing and getting the word

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out to the Spanish speaking world

that this resource is available

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to help generate conversations.

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So I live in Iquitos, Peru, and

we've been working with folks on

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all throughout Latin America and

Argentina and Mexico, um, and Colombia.

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To help spread the word and to make

sure that folks have access to resources

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because so often that's what's missing

and because the PDF is free and able

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to be shared via WhatsApp, it is,

um, easy to share and there's really

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no barriers to getting it going.

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So we're eager to have folks.

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Share it with Spanish

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And we're working at, we're reaching

out to the largest, um, climate

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organizations within Latin America in

the Spanish speaking world to make sure

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that they have access to it as well.

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Of course, we also have other

resources available in Spanish,

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including the board's game and

the children's book in Spanish.

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, and we have a website, um, which is

the carbon linac.org um slash espanol.

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Hi, I'm Rob, and I'm one of the

editors of the Carbon Sessions podcast.

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This year has been inspiring for

me to see so many people contribute

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to our podcast by giving their

time, experience, and expertise.

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Seth Godin kindly agreed

to be on our 100th episode.

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Hank Rogers of Tetris fame gave us his

insights from the huge amount of work

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that he's doing with the Blue Planet

Foundation, and my son was blown away

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to be able to ask him a question.

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on what his advice would be

for a gaming art student.

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As a result, Dan is already working

on ideas for video games that

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he's working on at his university.

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Tina Muir told us what she is doing with

sustainability in the world of running.

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There have been so many wonderful

episodes, and as an editor, it's a

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privilege to be able to work with people

like Christina, Olobanji, and Jen,

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who work on so many of the episodes.

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Steve, who is the master of audio with us,

and of course the wonderful Leekie, ever

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modest, but present on so many episodes.

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and does so much work in the background

that makes this podcast work.

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We've had nightmares where the

different tracks wouldn't line

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up, but we've always found a way.

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I've sat with headphones on, intently

listening, and then suddenly, laughing,

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sometimes, with a large volume of tea

in my mouth, when someone announces

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Rob is gonna kill us for this.

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It was a real highlight to

listen to Hannah Richie's episode

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recently, with Jeremy and Ollabanji.

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Hannah, a data scientist and senior

research fellow at Oxford University,

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Discuss topics in our new book.

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We hope to release the episode

around the time of the book release

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in the US on the 11th of January.

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On a personal note, I was asked to

give a talk at the conference earlier

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this year about my work with the Carbon

Almanac and sustainability in dentistry.

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For those who don't know,

I'm an orthodontist.

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The talk was well received.

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Again, this was because of the support

given by my friends at the Carbon Almanac.

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It has resulted in me being asked

to speak again at the Scottish

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Orthodontic Conference next month.

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I see changes happening in my

industry, which is heartening, but

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we still have a long way to go.

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So whenever I speak with representatives

in my work, I make sure that the

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sustainability issue is raised.

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After all, talking about it is

how both our thoughts and our

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actions in the future can change.

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Um,

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Hello, Carbon Sessions team.

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This is Tanya Marion.

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Here is my reflection about

: 2023

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My reflection for 2023 revolves around a

policy forum I attended over the summer.

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I live in a region of Southern

California called the Inland Empire.

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It 000 square miles.

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and is home to four and

a half million residents.

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And this region is expected to have

seven million residents by: 2050

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A notable feature of this area is

that it is covered with warehouses.

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One billion square feet of warehouses,

according to CalMatters, which is

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the news organization that covers

events throughout the state.

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The warehouse situation gets a

lot of attention around here.

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It was the focus of many conversations

at the third annual Policy and

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Engagement Forum held this summer.

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It was the first time the forum

was held in person, and the

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first time I participated in

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this event.

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This forum made an impression on me.

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I spent two days learning

from elected officials, local

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advocates, and met new people.

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And the big takeaway for me was this.

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Policy forums are for everyone.

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They only look like they

aren't for everyone.

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If you have an opportunity

to attend a policy event near

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you, I encourage you to do so.

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Ignore the part telling you

that the forum is not for you.

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These events are not just for elected

officials and business people.

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I attended two breakout

sessions at the forum.

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One was about news and journalism.

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And the other one was about

climate and the environment.

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These were long breakout sessions

and they involved a lot of

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dialogue, not passive listening.

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And I was so impressed.

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If you get a chance to go to a

local forum, I encourage you to

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add your voice to the conversation.

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And this brings me to what I'm

looking forward to in: 2024

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Following my own advice and building

upon the experience I had at the

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policy forum, I submitted myself for

consideration as an attendee at the

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first ever climate resilience nexus

that will be hosted by the governor's

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office of planning and research.

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I look forward to discovering

what this event will be like.

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And I hope to have conversations with

people about strengthening environmental

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literacy in communities, not by creating

more content, but by supporting the

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independent professionals who are working

directly with communities and the public.

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We'll see how it goes.

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Um,

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Hi, I'm Anna Cosentino, one of the

contributors to the Carbon Monarch,

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and, oh, what has happened since?

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So much has happened.

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Um, the Carbon Almona keeps on living

on and we are forming different families

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and different, uh, experiences together.

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Connect the Carbon Dots is still going

strong and we continue to meet and

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we continue to explore ways that this

tool can be of use to organizations

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so that they can find their role.

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and how they can contribute

to a solution actively.

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Uh, over the summer, I was part of

the Carbon Newbies Summit, where

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with Amory Cruz, Eva Ford, and Laurie

Sullivan, we represented the carbon

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almanac, and I specifically gave, , a

presentation on ConnectDots and how

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newbies can find out more about.

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Subjects that they're interested in

and see how they're all connected

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amongst themselves and again I give a

presentation on fashion and sustainability

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Because unfortunately fashion is

the second most polluting industry

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So, next, I have just written an intro for

a magazine on fashion and sustainability,

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an Italian publication from Cultura,

and that was really enjoyable as it

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brought together so much from past work

experience and knowledge to new, added

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experience with the carbon monoxide.

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End.

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Remaining in Italy, I am part of the

amazing Generation Carbon, which is

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now a non profit organization under the

leadership of the fantastic Barbara Orsi.

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And the first program that we

successfully brought out is one based

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on Generation Carbon, which is the

Kids Almanac and the Educators Guide,

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and it is being distributed to a

thousand classes throughout Italy.

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I could not have made any of this

up, I could not have dreamt for a

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better, , results, if you will, better.

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Development coming out of such an

amazing experience to begin with.

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So I look forward to more

in the next year Thank you

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Um,

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As I sit here at the end of

: 2023

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geese are still flying overhead

in formation in late December.

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And it's a stark reminder of

the shifting patterns of nature.

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Because this year my feelings towards

climate change and the collective

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response of humanity has been a mix of

concern and skepticism and cautious hope.

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I've recently found some solace.

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In an episode of the Tim Ferriss podcast

where Sam Harris was the guest and it

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was recorded early on in the pandemic and

he highlighted the impact of systems on

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behavior, a concept that had resonated

with how I have been thinking about

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the last couple of years because the

pandemic for all of its challenges has

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demonstrated that systemic changes is.

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And this insight gives me hope that

similar strategies can be effective

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in addressing climate change.

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Things like mask wearing in hospitals

and staying home when sick and all

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of these measures that could make

collectively this experience easier

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on all of us were followed much more

strictly when they were mandated.

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And this year, in myself, I felt

really burnt out from doing this really

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important work that had brought me

a lot of joy in the years previous.

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This year, I've dedicated much of my

energy to working with organizations

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like ICLEI, who are Working with

local governments and municipalities

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on climate adaptation projects, which

has been a beacon of light in these

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trying times, because it's reinforced

my belief that systemic change

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combined with individual efforts is

what is going to make a difference.

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And while this year's been really complex

and a mix of frustration and optimism, I

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think my hope for the future is twofold.

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First, that we learn from our

experiences during the pandemic

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and apply these lessons to our

fight against climate change.

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But second, that we recognize the

importance of acknowledging our

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feelings of frustration and despair.

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Because it's in confronting these

emotions that we're going to find the

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strength to persevere and the resilience

we're going to need to continue.

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This work.

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Um,

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Hi, it's Leaky, one of your

hosts on Common Sessions.

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I am a strong believer in the

transformative power of businesses

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to drive change and create an impact.

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So, 2023 has been a great year that leaves

me very hopeful for the future, and I'm

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going to explain why I'm so positive.

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It's been 12 years now that I have

had the privilege every year of

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helping young engineering students

translate their innovative ideas into

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financial terms, eventually shaping

these ideas into business concepts.

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This work gives me a lot of joy

because it's like a glimpse into

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their brilliant minds and the kind

of future they intend to build for

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themselves and for future generations.

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Over all these years, I have observed

a significant paradigm shift from

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initially addressing environmental

issues timidly, to now understanding

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that this environmental mess that we

are in is an invitation, opportunity,

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or urgency to innovate and rebuild a

better world through business ideas.

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And this year, 2023, is a stepping

stone for real transformative change

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because it's the first year where

all entrepreneurs have not only

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made sustainability as part of the

foundation of their business, but

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also have embraced high sustainability

standards as the new normal.

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I've also witnessed a shift in approach

and mindset, not just in startups, but

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only in more established independent

companies transitioning towards

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more sustainable business models.

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One of the projects I was involved

in, creating Circular Fashion Business

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Toolkit under an EU initiative,

offered insight into how entrepreneurs

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are increasingly prioritizing

environmental and social consideration.

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and are more vigilant and

steer clear of greenwashing.

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So, on Carbon Sessions, we talk a lot

about the need for systemic change,

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and from my experience, I can see

that systemic change is happening

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right now in front of your eyes.

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The impact might not be as big as we want

it to be, but startups and independent

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businesses with their contagious ideas

are always part of a larger ecosystem.

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So my big hope for 2024 is for

all these contagious ideas to

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spread widely, fiercely, boldly.

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in the ecosystem.

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So much so that larger businesses

would have no choice but embrace

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genuinely sustainability at

the core of their operations.

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And as consumers, your role is vital.

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By demanding higher sustainability

standards and actively asking questions,

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you ensure that you're not misled.

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Your choices and voices can

significantly impact the push

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towards a more sustainable future.

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Um,

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Hi, Steve here, calling from

Swansea in South Wales in the UK.

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We live in a valley, about 40

acres, and, uh, run an alpaca farm.

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We've seen very much the change in climate

over the years that we've lived here, and,

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uh, it's, obviously the weather changes.

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different times, different seasons, and

over the years there are, this is a dry

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year, this is a wet year, but there's

been a gradual shift, and things are

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no longer what you would call normal.

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We don't seem to have two years in a

row that are quite the same, and their

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extremes seem to be more extreme.

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That's one of these things

that seems to be obvious.

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When you're living at a slower pace,

and where we are, we're rural setting,

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we Have no neighbors that we could see

a light glimmering off at a distance,

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and we don't have that much contact with

with people most of the time and yet.

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We see progressively the spring

arriving and then turning into summer.

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We see the summer progressing

and turning into the fall.

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And this last year it's been very slow,

both in the spring and again in the fall,

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as the different trees have changed at a

different pace, both the arrival of their

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leaves and the falling of the leaves.

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And it's also been quite

a bit warmer and milder.

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We've had wetter months and

drier months than records have

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ever recorded in the past.

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Seems to continue with that.

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And also we've been finding that the

birds Behavior is slightly different.

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We've been finding that the, the flowers,

the, the plants that there's a later

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on, there's something going on where

you wouldn't expect it to be there.

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There's, there's a change and some of it

seems to be thriving and just adjusting.

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And some of it seems to be struggling

a bit and we shall have to wait and

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see what next year brings, but we shall

watch with interest how that progresses.

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So it's 2023.

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That was the most obvious thing for

me was the climate and how it was

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different in the place where we live.

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2024.

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Well, we'd have to wait and see what

comes as I've said, but the other

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things that are there are the extremes,

the things that don't seem to help

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like wars and all of that stuff

and politics and all of that stuff.

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There's going to be so many, uh,

elections around the world in: 2024

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It's just all come together.

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It's quite Quite astounding, really.

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Some of those things could have a

major impact on the planet, and we

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just can't do much about most of that.

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But what can we do?

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Well, we can talk, we can raise issues,

we can develop conversations with people.

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And I really appreciate the resources

available to help do that with the

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Carbon Almanac and the website.

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And also with the podcasts associated.

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There are things that we

need to be thinking about.

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And I think as much as finding

the right answers, we need to

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be asking the right questions.

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And 2024 feels like a mixture

of hope and of despair.

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There are things that are real challenges.

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Let's be honest, there are real

challenges that we need to respond to.

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But yet, there seems to be

a sense of hope as well.

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So I feel hopeful about the coming year,

: 2024

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the conversations that can be had, the

questions that can be asked, and re

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asked, and developed, and refined, so

that we're asking the right questions, not

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just knee jerk reactions, not just doing

what other people think, but actually

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developing what needs to be developed in

our behavior, in our attitudes and in the

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conversations that we have with people.

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2023 finished, 2024 still to come.

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It'll be interesting to see what comes.

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