Simon Mulcahy and Shyla Raghav, founders of TIME CO2, discuss positive emissions news in China and the challenge of maintaining optimism amidst a lack of global progress on climate change. They highlight stories of leadership in the gaming and aluminum industries, emphasize the power of storytelling in climate action, and reflect on the transition from childhood to adulthood.
The Time Climate 100 List recognizes leaders driving change in the fight against climate change in controversial sectors, aiming to support and encourage positive impact.
The list features inspiring stories of individuals from diverse sectors taking bold actions, such as developing energy-saving coding mechanisms and shifting production to low-carbon regions.
Time plans to continue sharing the journeys of the Climate 100 List leaders, fostering a community and creating opportunities for collaboration and learning.
The podcast underscores the importance of celebrating leadership, diverse voices, and optimism to drive climate action, emphasizing the power of stories and the potential for transformative change.
Deep dives
The Time Climate 100 List highlights influential climate leaders
The Time Climate 100 List celebrates individuals who have made significant contributions to climate action. The list includes leaders from various sectors, from entrepreneurs to innovators, who are driving change and making an impact in the fight against climate change.
Including controversial figures sparks debate
The inclusion of individuals from controversial companies like ExxonMobil has sparked debate. However, the focus is on recognizing leaders who are driving change within their organizations, even in challenging environments. The aim is to support and encourage more individuals within high-emitting sectors to make a positive impact.
Inspiring stories of climate leadership
The Time Climate 100 List features inspiring stories of leaders who are taking bold actions in different sectors. For example, Trista Patterson, Chief Sustainability Officer of Xbox, developed a coding mechanism to reduce energy consumption in gaming consoles. Zhang Bo, CEO and Chairman of China Hongqiao, shifted aluminum production to regions with low-carbon electricity, significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Continuing the conversation and celebrating leadership
The hope is that the stories of the Time Climate 100 List will not end with the list itself. Time plans to continue sharing the journeys of these leaders, fostering a community and creating opportunities for collaboration and learning. By celebrating and honoring climate leadership, the intention is to inspire others and drive further action.
Outrage and optimism in the climate space
The co-hosts of the podcast, Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivet-Karnak, and Paul Dickinson, highlight the importance of celebrating leadership and the need for diverse voices and perspectives to drive climate action. They discuss the outrage about the criticism of the list and the optimism that arises from the growing number of climate leaders across various sectors.
Opening up conversations about climate
The podcast episode explores the controversies, progress, and complexities in the climate space. It emphasizes the power of stories in inspiring change and highlights the need to shift the narrative towards unified action and leadership. Overall, it promotes a sense of optimism and highlights the potential for transformative climate action.
Summary Conclusion
The Time Climate 100 List celebrates and honors individuals who have shown exceptional leadership in addressing climate change across various sectors. While the inclusion of controversial figures has sparked debate, Time aims to inspire more leaders within high-emitting sectors to drive positive change. By sharing inspiring stories and continuing the conversation, the list seeks to foster collaboration and empower individuals to take action in the fight against climate change.
This week on O+O… our hosts discuss the US-China ‘Sunnylands statement’; China’s positive 2024 emissions news, and ask how we hold this positivity, alongside the recently published UN report that warns of lack of global progress on climate change and the inexorable rise of greenhouse gas emissions, without our heads exploding!
Our guests this week are Simon Mulcahy and Shyla Raghav from TIME, both responsible for founding TIME CO2, a division focused on providing businesses with the trusted content, solutions, applications and community that accelerate investment in climate solutions, and progress towards net zero. They recently released their TIME 100 CLIMATE inaugural list which includes our very own incredible Paul Dickinson.
Music this week comes from completely DIY self taught Indie-alt-pop musicians and producers Bad Sounds, with their song ‘Beggin’.
