Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd
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Hello! Britain has amongst the lowest tree coverage of any country in Europe. This week we’re discussing why we should plant more trees for their many benefits including tackling the climate emergency and cooling our cities. Emi Murphy from Friends of the Earth talks about their campaign to double trees in Britain and tree expert Rob MacKenzie explains his ‘sci fi forest’ experiment in Birmingham. Then Felix Finkbeiner tells us the story of how he began advocating for tree planting at just 9 years old and the Trillion Tree Campaign that his organisation now runs.
PLUS
Actor Michael Sheen joins us and talks about the upcoming Homeless World Cup in Wales
48. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: remaking our welfare state
47. IDEAS FOR THE ANTHROPOCENE: humankind respecting the Earth
46. WON’T YOU TAKE ME TO FUNKY TOWN: power and prosperity in towns
45. BLOCKCHAIN PARTY: Can it be a force for good?
44. THE ONLY WAY IS ETHICS: Businesses with a social purpose
43. LEARNING FOR LIFE: what should a national education service do?
42. TECH FOR GOOD
41. SMOOTH CO-OPERATORS: the power of co-ops to transform society
40. SILICON VALLEY SERFS: protecting kids from tech overload
39. ENDING JOBS FOR THE BOYS: overcoming the workplace gender divide
38. UNIVERSAL BASIC SERVICES: Shaping the 21st century welfare state
37. RETHINKING ECONOMIC SUCCESS: beyond the growth obsession
36. THE GENERATION GAME: Turning round the fortunes of young people
35. LAW AND DISORDER: fixing the justice crisis
34. WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT MEAT: Reasons to be Vegan?
33. UNIVERSITIES CHALLENGED: Reversing market tyranny in higher education
Episode 32. ENDING THE BLAME GAME: The case for no-fault divorce
REASONS TO BE PIRATE
Episode 31. CHANGING THE CLIMATE: How do we tackle the global warming challenge?
Episode 30. THERE GOES THE NEIGHBOURHOOD: what do we do about gentrification?
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