Ep. 47 Why Go Green? w/ John Leo Algo

The P*I* Podcast

In this episode, as we experience more drastic changes in our weather, we discuss environmental issues, Climate change, advocacy in the Philippines with activist, John Leo Algo.

0:00 Music

0:12 Intro

2:30 Guest: John Algo

3:30 Why Environmental Advocacy?

11:50 What is environmental science?

14:40 Contributions to Environmental Advocacy

22:25 What are the most pressing environmental issues?

33:00 Climate Change denial and debates

37:00 Climate change humanly caused and humanly solved?

41:27 Climate change news?

48:40 What would John Algo tell the government?

51:00 Policy Wishlist for the Marcos Admin

57:55 Highlights from civil society

1:03:25 The role of ordinary filipinos

1:16:50 Recommendations

Sources:

What Filipinos think about climate change?

https://www.licas.news/2022/07/05/study-says-most-filipinos-see-climate-change-as-something-personal/#:~:text=Most%20Filipinos%20treat%20climate%20change,highest%20scores%20among%20those%20surveyed.

You can see more of John Leo Algo's work at the following links below:

Living Laudate Si Philippines

https://livinglaudatosi.org.ph/

Aksyon Klima

https://aksyonklima.org/

None left behind

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BoU_ETlndwsRsNVFWRZ4_wgZ1W-gYpvu/view

Recommendations

Dont Look up (2021)

https://www.netflix.com/title/81252357

Whether the weather is fine

https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Whether-the-Weather-is-Fine/0RPTBS3WR76OKWJA8HQPDUSZM1

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change

https://www.ipcc.ch/

Oscar M. Lopez Center

https://www.omlopezcenter.org/

The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change

https://www.cambridge.org/highereducation/books/the-science-and-politics-of-global-climate-change/197C1C55A3966B01BC35862BACAF3982#overview

Alon a Documentary on plastic waste

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKTdKpNWmr4

Our Planet by David Attenborough

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfO-3Oir-qM