Introduction

Today you’ll learn about greenwashing, how Formula 1 is amping up their sustainability efforts, and how loneliness is scientifically proven to be bad for your health. 

Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/greenwashing-f1-sustainability-unhealthy-loneliness

Greenwashing  

• “The World Is Finally Cracking Down on ‘Greenwashing’” by Emma Marris
  • https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/03/greenwashing-refuses-to-die/673241/
• “An overview of the contribution of the textiles sector to climate change” by Walter Leal Filho et al.
  • https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.973102/full
• “Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2023” by Thomas Day et al.
  • https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CorporateClimateResponsibilityMonitor2023.pdf
• “ARE COMPANIES DEVELOPING CREDIBLE CLIMATE TRANSITION PLANS?” by CDP
  • https://cdn.cdp.net/cdp-production/cms/reports/documents/000/006/785/original/Climate_transition_plan_report_2022_%2810%29.pdf?1676456406#:~:text=In%202022%2C%2018%2C600%2B%20organizations%20disclosed,C%2Daligned%20climate%20transition%20plan.
• “Climate change: How to be more eco-friendly in everyday life” by Imran Rahman-Jones
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-47990742
• “What Is Greenwashing? How It Works, Examples, and Statistics” By ADAM HAYES
  • https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/greenwashing.asp
• “CARBON CLEAN 200™: INVESTING IN A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE” by As You Sow
  • https://www.asyousow.org/report-page/2023-clean200-investing-in-a-clean-energy-future

F1 Sustainability  

• “How the Formula races plan to power their cars with more sustainable fuel” by Jack Izzo
  • https://www.popsci.com/technology/formula-one-series-fuel-changes/
• “Formula 1 announces plan to be Net Zero Carbon by 2030” by Formula 1
  • https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.formula-1-announces-plan-to-be-net-zero-carbon-by-2030.5IaX2AZHyy7jqxl6wra6CZ.html?clickref=1100lwDjaF4J&dclid=CjkKEQjwlPWgBhDvobzoy6P6xfwBEiQAK8TB_9Y4Qz3_SOKyxwmIz-bHdCg4IEdxLSf-w8zdhZnLDWXw_wcB
• “WHY F2/F3’S NEW SUSTAINABLE FUEL IS ‘MORE EXTREME’ THAN F1’S” by Edd Straw
  • https://the-race.com/formula-1/why-f2-f3s-new-sustainable-fuel-is-more-extreme-than-f1s/

Unhealthy Loneliness   

• “How Loneliness Reshapes the Brain” by Marta Zaraska
  • https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-loneliness-reshapes-the-brain-20230228/
• “Brain Changes in Response to Long Antarctic Expeditions” by New England Journal of Medicine
  • https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMc1904905
• “UCLA Loneliness Scale (Version 3)” description by Stanford
  • https://sparqtools.org/mobility-measure/ucla-loneliness-scale-version-3/

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