Episodes
A country that truly wants to address its climate change crisis will respect, improve and also invest in education and research. My guest on this episode of the Climate Talk Podcast is Jumoke Omodeni, a Climate Science Researcher based in Ibadan, Nigeria. She shared her joruny into the climate change space with me. Among other things, we also talked about improved ways of communicating climate change. You will also learn about: -       How we must save ourselves as no saviours are...
Published 04/04/24
Published 04/04/24
In a world where 1 litre of urine is as effective as 7 litres of fuel to meet our energy needs, how is it that 2 billion people remain without access to electricity and 80% of our energy source is fossil fuel-based?  Ejikeme Patrick Nwosu is my guest on this episode of the Climate Talk Podcast, he is a researcher and the CEO of Lumos Laboratories, Nigeria. He believes that cleaner energy alternatives can power our world. One of his six patent/registered innovations is the generation of...
Published 11/25/23
Excited to announce the next episode of the ⁠Climate Talk Podcast⁠. Our guest, ⁠Isaac Oyedokun⁠ is one of the young Nigerians innovating and redefining transportation in Nigeria. From a 70-year-old man to young teenage girls, Trekk Scooters is redefining communities’ access to smart and affordable mobility. This sustainability-focused transport company is already providing solutions to thousands of people across Nigeria! ”During my university days as a student in a Nigerian public...
Published 10/26/23
What do you think influences the search results you get on Google, Facebook, Bing, etc.? From restaurants to shopping malls, in what subtle ways are we being nudged to embrace (or not) certain environmental practices? Can we find improved ways to communicate climate change and is there a need for that? How beautiful could our world be if we put into use just a fraction of the thousands of recommendations in research, journals and publications sitting in physical libraries and digital...
Published 09/29/23
What is the connection between water and climate? Pretty obvious to some but not to all. My guest on this episode of the Climate Talk Podcast, Shaina Shay is an accomplished water professional who has spent more than a decade developing expertise in water policy and management conservation, and community outreach. She puts forward in simple terms the need to drive water and climate change conversation in ways that more actors can co-create solutions and perhaps this is the first time you...
Published 09/28/23
What can children do about the climate crisis? Zach is my youngest guest on the Climate Talk Podcast and I must admit he is not just smart, he is very optimistic that little actions matter in making the world a better place. Ever wonder why governments continue to subsidize fossil fuel despite knowing the danger it poses to people and our planet; ignoring cleaner options such as solar panels which have been functional for a long time. This was part of the exciting chat with Zach Fox Devol,...
Published 09/08/23
"Presently, we have in total about 50 gigatonnes of CO2 present in the atmosphere now. We cannot do without emitting carbon, at best, we must become more responsible about our emission and take action to offset them." - David Ahonsu. 50 gigatonnes of CO2 in the atmosphere. What does this mean for a world that is currently grappling with the many impacts of climate change? On this episode of the Climate Talk Podcast, David Ahonsu UK-Based renewable energy consultant and engineer shares...
Published 05/21/23
Rafiat Akinwande, popularly known as Queen Raffy, is a podcaster, voice-over artist, and NOT a climate activist. So in this episode, she shares a novice perspective of the much talked about lingo - climate change.
Published 05/01/22
My guest on this episode of the Climate Talk Podcast is Hazel Chapman – born in Malawi, lived her childhood years in Nigeria and is now an Associate Professor of Evolutionary Ecology at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
Published 08/25/21
Rita Idehai, a very successful entrepreneur and sustainability thought-leader argues the role of the government and people - producers and users in improving waste management structures.
Published 04/02/21
Chikodi Uzoamaka, the CommuniTrees Project Coordinator in Abuja had a chat with the hos, Seyifunmi Adebote and the conversation focused on the importance to plant more trees and how young people can be very actively involved in the process.
Published 02/24/21
Dr. Charles Onyema, a Marine Biologist and Wetland Ecology Researcher from the University of Lagos is my guest.
Published 08/20/20
“We are not a bunch of high school students who come to the room, read a little poetry, dance around, eat some food and they’ll say we had the young people there.” Deon cracked me up when he used that sentence to describe youth tokenization in global climate change conferences. That aside, it was a very enlightening conversation as we discuss lessons from COVID19 and how it can change the global response to Climate Change. According to Deon, Youth engagement in Climate...
Published 07/30/20
Dear friend, How do you mobilize over 1 billion people across the world to protect our planet? On this episode of the Climate Talk Podcast, I spoke with Matthew Lefler, […]
Published 06/24/20
As the Focal Person for YOUNGO, the UNFCCC’s Youth Constituency, Heeta as reveals how young people are stepping up to lead in the face of the crisis.
Published 04/22/20
Nisreen Elsaim is from Sudan, a country that is highly impacted by climate change on the African continent. In 2012, before “climate” became a buzz word on the social development […]
Published 02/19/20
Kenneth Nwarache is a young Nigerian Engineer, he recently co-founded e-Keke and got over 50 investors knocking on his doors in less than two weeks.
Published 12/18/19
My guest on this episode is Nnimmo Bassey from Nigeria. Unquestionably, Nnimmo is one of Africa’s most consistent and long-standing Environmentalists. In 1993, Dr. Bassey co-founded the Environmental Rights Action and has continued to lead a lot of successful environmental efforts across the continent.
Published 10/30/19
On this episode of the Climate Talk Podcast, my guest is Paloma Costa, a 27-year old Climate Activist in Brasilia, the biggest city of Brazil. Paloma coordinates the working group of Engajamundo, a youth-led Climate Change focused organization in Brazil she is also the co-founder Ciclimáticos, a collective of bicycle activists documenting the impacts of climate changes in Brazil.
Published 09/03/19
Meet our first female guest on the Climate Talk Podcast, widely regarded as the number one youth on the planet; Jayathma Wickramanayake needs little or no introduction, she is the […]
Published 08/12/19
Niclas Svenningsen is my guest on this episode of the Climate Talk Podcast. He has worked at the United Nations for over 20 years, in different positions and countries; currently, Niclas is the Manager of Global Climate Action at the UN Climate Change (UNFCCC), Bonn, Germany.
Published 07/31/19
On this episode of the Climate Talk Podcast, explains Africa’s greatest setback in Climate Negotiations and clearly started what should be Africa’s priority as her leaders head to Chile for COP25 in December.
Published 06/26/19