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DENSO and sustainable cities

francesca — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:17:30 +0000

Antal Vizy, DENSO’s Safety, Health and Environmental Manager explains how cars cause one of the biggest environmental impacts in cities, and how they are working towards changing driving behaviour and developing driving technology. Environmental consultant, Gabriella Solti, discusses the precise efficiencies they are achieving.

Lee Hyun Joo

francesca — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 22:43:15 +0000

Lee Hyun Joo, from Green Korea United, explains how they are advocating for meat free lifestyles. She touches on the changing lifestyles in Asia and what this could mean for the environment.

Sarah Greenaway (September 2010)

climatechangetv — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:41:56 +0000

Sarah Greenaway from UK DIY store, B&Q, explores how we can save water and save money. She introduces their digital waterfall and the giant money-saving piggy bank trees.

Peter Rich (September 2010)

climatechangetv — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:30:30 +0000

Architect, Peter Rich, explains the pavilion they created from the soil around Clarence House. It was created with 80% less carbon footprint than conventional buildings and has potential to be replicated in the developing world. You can train unskilled labour to build it, and you don’t need to decimate forests.

Brian Blessed (September 2010)

climatechangetv — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:10:44 +0000

Actor, Brian Blessed, talks about his presidency of the national parks in the UK and interest in butterfly farms. He emphasises that it’s “not them and us” when we consider the environment, and that we need to teach the children. “The world is in the balance and we’re the guardians”. He says there’s art in everything, including gardening, and that art joins everything together. He finishes on, “We have to prove we’re not one of nature’s mistakes.”

Alan Titchmarsh (September 2010)

climatechangetv — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 21:15:12 +0000

Alan Titchmarsh – horticultural curator for the Garden Party – talks about how divorced people are from what happens in the soil. He says people should try and be careful about what they spray in their gardens. “Sometimes you have to have the life you don’t want…your garden is a small patch on the enormous patchwork quilt that is Britain.” He notes the seasons have slid, and more tender things are growing outdoors all year round, but then again the Romans had grapes in Yorkshire. He says climate does shift, but we need to make sure we don’t exacerbate it.

Adam Elman (September 2010)

climatechangetv — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:28:49 +0000

Adam Elman from Marks and Spencers explains how they are trying to make it easier for their customers to lead a sustainable life, from sustainable fishing to packaging. He refers to their clothes partnership with Oxfam and notes that Prince Charles has already donated one pair of trousers.

Linda Robertson (September 2010)

climatechangetv — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:37:17 +0000

Linda Robertson from Virgin Money talks about their pledge tree which collects commitments from people. She says, “Everyone is better off if you make a small pledge,” such as “I’m going to turn off the water when I brush my teeth”. The first part of doing anything, is writing a list. She talks about the new Virgin Money Giving, a not-for-profit online charity, which takes donations is part of this.

Martin Mathews (September 2010)

climatechangetv — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:31:00 +0000

Martin Mathews, from Eden Project, explains the mobile solar-powered sound system he has with him. He explains how “sustainability is cool and funky – get with it!” He urges people to be smarter with the choices they make.

Jools Holland & Henry Dagg (September 2010)

climatechangetv — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:18:55 +0000

Jools Holland discusses the role of music at the Garden Party – and the low-carbon aspect of the piano. He introduces the saw player, Henry Dagg, who makes all his own instruments. Henry explains how the saw works musically and tells us that it’s not that dangerous – there are a couple of thousand saw players worldwide. He finishes on giving us a demonstration of the music he can make.