Climate Change with Scott Amyx
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According to a United Nations climate change report, the evidence of human-caused climate change is overwhelming and continues to strengthen. The impacts of climate change are intensifying and climate-related threats to our physical, social, and economic well-being are rising at an unprecedented rate.
Widespread climate changes are causing extreme heat, severe drought, uncontrollable wildfires, catastrophic hurricanes and floods, rising sea levels, intensifying coral reef bleaching, migration of millions of people, violence over resources, famine, and diseases.
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★ Mondays: Weekly in-depth interviews with prominent leaders in climate change action
★ Tuesdays - Thursdays: Daily 1-minute flash briefings
★ Fridays: Scott’s weekly recap
★ Climate change topics:
● Latest findings and reports on climate change
● Global and regional climate change policies
● Changing consumer attitudes and behaviors
● New technologies and innovation to combat climate change
● Renewable energy and storage
● Investment & economics in sustainable development projects
● Best practices and tips on ways to reduce carbon footprint
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Latest episodes
Apr 29, 2019 • 35min
Interview Tal Ronen, President & Co-Founder of the YKCenter
Welcome to the Monday Climate Change interview with Scott Amyx. Today, I’m joined by Tal Ronen, President & Co-Founder of the YKCenter, a partnership of subject matter experts and senior executives that create and incubate innovative initiatives that accelerate the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Apr 23, 2019 • 2min
The Minimum-Maximum Threshold Limit of Solar Energy Conversion
Today, I will talk about the concept of band gap energy. Just because it’s sunny outside doesn’t mean that it’s the right type of solar spectrum to generate electricity.
Apr 22, 2019 • 25min
Interview with Tia McGraff, Award-Winning Americana Singer-Songwriter and Author
Today, I’m joined by Tia McGraff is an internationally-renowned, award-winning Americana/singer-songwriter and author. She and her husband and musical partner Tommy Parham have been performing, songwriting and recording together for more than 12 years to sold-out shows around the world. They have received international acclaim for their release of Crazy Beautiful and radio play on such notable shows as Bob Harris Country on BBC Radio 2 in the UK.
Apr 16, 2019 • 3min
What Does Efficiency Mean in Energy?
When it comes to energy, people talk about efficiency. But what does efficiency mean?
Apr 15, 2019 • 22min
Interview with Dr. Ngonidzashe Chirinda, Climate Change Scientist at the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture
Welcome to the Monday Climate Change interview with Scott Amyx. Today, I’m joined by Dr. Ngonidzashe Chirinda, a climate change scientist at the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture in Colombia. He is a lead author for the 2019 Refinement to the 2006 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. His current research is on developing and evaluating feasible climate change mitigation options in agriculture. During the past 15 years, he has worked in Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. He is originally from Zimbabwe.
Apr 9, 2019 • 2min
Skydiving Without a Parachute
Sometimes when we talk about climate change and the need to replace fossil fuels with clean energy, what we don’t realize is that we’re making big decisions on very little information. We can protest, march and demand changes but if we are not armed with detailed knowledge, it’s kind of like skydiving without a parachute. We may unknowingly be asking for something that could cause more harm, economically unsound, politically unachievable or simply naive.
Apr 8, 2019 • 25min
Interview Frostee Rucker, NFL Defensive End with the Oakland Raiders
Welcome to the Monday Climate Change interview with Scott Amyx. Today, I’m joined by Frostee Rucker, an American football defensive lineman entering his 13th season in the NFL who is currently in his first season with the Oakland Raiders. He is a well-respected veteran defensive end and most recently played five seasons for the Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at USC, and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Rucker has also played for the Cleveland Browns and Arizona Cardinals.
Apr 4, 2019 • 3min
A Behind the Look at Climate Change with Scott Amyx
Apr 2, 2019 • 2min
Severe Hurricanes Will Wipe Out Forests and Accelerate Climate Change
Apr 1, 2019 • 22min
Interview with Dr. Masaō Ashtine, Lecturer at the University of the West Indies and Co-Founder of the Journal of Caribbean Environmental Sciences and Renewable Energy
Welcome to the Monday Climate Change interview with Scott Amyx. Today, I’m joined by Dr. Masaō Ashtine, Lecturer at the University of the West Indies who is leading the renewable energy research at the Mona Campus in Jamaica. He is also the co-founder of the Journal of Caribbean Environmental Sciences and Renewable Energy. His research is centerd around environmental sciences, with a specific focus on renewable energy and climate change. At the Department of Physics, his current work is within energy meteorology where he is investigating the impacts of climate change on renewable energy systems, incorporating machine learning techniques that can be used to better model these systems.
