The Future of Food: Lenore Newman
February 20, 2020
“It is much easier to protect things from going extinct, than to bring them back once they're gone.”
Lenore Newman holds the Canada Research Chair in Food Security and Environment at the University of the Fraser Valley. Her latest book is Lost Feast: Culinary Extinction and the Future of Food. We discuss achieving food security through better management of food supplies, which include eating lower on the food chain and using technology such as artificial meats.
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Towards a Sustainable Future: Katherine Richardson
February 6, 2020
“Climate is about the waste that we're putting into the atmosphere.”
Katherine Richardson is the Leader of the Sustainability Science Centre at the University of Copenhagen and a Professor of Biological Oceanography. We discuss the needs of billions of people for food and energy, finding solutions within our finite resources, and tipping points in climate and in societal behavior.
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Achieving Tolerable Climate: Jonathan Lamontagne
August 30, 2019
“Not taking action guarantees failure.”
Jonathan Lamontagne is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Tufts University School of Engineering. In his recent study, he finds that immediate global action is required for robust climate abatement. We discuss the narrow window that still remains for both a tolerable climate future and tolerable economic conditions.
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