Matt interviews Fiona Nugent, the creative mind behind Made by Fiona.

Fiona is a friend of Matt’s and a New York City-based knitter, pattern tester, and all-around crafter.

They talk about sustainability in fashion, making your own clothing, the fast-fashion problem, and what it means to be environmentally conscious when filling our closets. For more from Fiona, follow her on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube by clicking any of these links.

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Matt talks about this year’s Biodiversity Summit in Colombia before breaking down what the 2024 U.S. Elections mean for the environment and our climate goals.

COP16 Sources:

1. COP16: Landmark biodiversity agreements adopted | UN News
2. ‘We are walking a long path’: Some progress at COP16, but so far to go

U.S. Election Sources:

1. U.S. Election Sends Alarming Message for Global Climate Efforts
2. What Trump Can—And Probably Can’t—Do to Reverse U.S. Climate Policy | Scientific American
3. Trump's win promises to shake up U.S. energy and climate policy : NPR

Matt interviews James Leitner, the Founder and Executive Director of Mission Clean Water (MCW). James recently returned from Uganda where his team installed hand-pump water systems to help bring clean water closer to the communities the wells service.

MCW aims to address a major issue with clean water projects in Africa: 60% of them fail within the first two years, according to the World Health Organization.

MCW says this is because projects are implemented too quickly, and without proper consultation and coordination with local communities.

Their focus on community involvement treats clean water as the beginning of the process, and not just a photo-op and plaque next to a well that will not function properly in a few years.

Their team of technical and community teams maintain communication, training, and long-term involvement so that their wells will continue to provide clean water to arid regions that have been underserved for generations.

Learn more at www.missioncleanwater.org and follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and X (Formerly known as Twitter).

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Matt and Nick end this week’s show talking about this week’s upcoming elections, specifically environmental policies.

Before that, they quickly cover the U.K. going coal free (How Britain became the first major economy to quit coal),

10 new amphibian species discovered in National Park in Bolivia (Madidi National Park in Bolivia May Be the Protected Area with the Highest Amphibian Species Diversity in the World),

Our current global warming pace (World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns),

And the frustrating inaction on global climate goals (U.N. Report on Climate Goals Says Countries Have Made No Progress)!

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Matt interviews Larry Selzer, President and CEO of The Conservation Fund (TCF), who is revolutionizing conservation by integrating environmental protection with economic growth.

TCF operates in all 50 states, pioneering innovative financing and partnerships to safeguard nature, wildlife, and enhance communities to increase economic opportunity

Larry’s leadership embodies a forward-looking approach, recognizing conservation as pivotal in addressing contemporary challenges.

Keep up with Larry and The Conservation Fund on their website, LinkedIn, X (formerly known as Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube.

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Matt interviews Maria Cho, the CEO of Triplebar, a pioneering biotech firm using advanced technology to tackle the urgent issues of food and drug supply.

With a passion for leveraging biology to address global challenges, Maria leads her team in creating sustainable and nutritious food solutions. Maria is an expert in biotechnology and its impact on the food system.

Go check out Triplebar’s profiles on LinkedIn and X (formerly known as Twitter) for more.

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Matt interviews Alex Schulze, the co-founder and CEO of 4ocean, a global ocean cleanup company founded in 2017. It aims to remove plastic and glass waste from oceans and coastlines, recycling the materials to make bracelets. Each bracelet sold funds the removal of one pound of trash.

Under Alex’s leadership, 4ocean has removed over 38 million pounds of trash from the ocean and employs more than 200 full-time captains and crews globally.

Follow 4Ocean on Instagram and check out their updates, and follow Alex on his account.

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Matt and Nick talk about houses falling into the ocean in the Outer Banks (Another Outer Banks home collapses into North Carolina ocean, the 3rd to fall since Friday),

Climate change’s impact on Europe’s flooding (Europe’s September rains were twice as likely due to climate change),

German education about beer-making (Brewing a cold beer on a warming planet is hard. Germany uses education to fight climate change),

The debt-for-nature swap in the Galapagos is under scrutiny (Record Galapagos debt-for-nature swap scrutinized over transparency irregularities claims),

And the rapid intensification of Hurricane Helene (How Hurricane Helene rapidly intensified to a Category 4)!

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