Square One: Let's get Down to Earth

Today's episode, hosted by Todd and Manveer, goes where no man has gone before: delving into the potential sustainability implications of a second term as US President for Donald Trump. As well as the usual look at the news, your hosts take a look at the likely consequences of four more years of the Donald for America's already highly-tribal politics, as well as the institutional trust and good governance that underpin sustainable policymaking. 

In today's episode, Square One co-hosts Todd Olive and Manveer Gill welcome Climate Reality leader Alastair Fleming for a special discussion on climate education. Topics on the table today included the urgency of the climate crisis, the role of young people, lessons for the global biodiversity agenda, and terrible football metaphors - as well as the usual updates on the latest in the world of sustainability.

This week, co-hosts Manveer Gill and Todd Olive consider the past fortnight's biggest sustainability news stories - the death of US Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the release of the recommendations of the UK Citizens' Assembly on Climate Change - and look forward to Todd's upcoming blog post on cavalry, silver bullets, and why depending on future leaders and technologies to solve the climate crisis could leave us in big trouble.

After a review of the last fortnight's news, Down to Earth co-founders Manveer Gill and Todd Olive discuss Extinction Rebellion's blockade of print presses owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, and take a sneak peek at an upcoming blog post on the plight of global refugees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this introductory episode of 'Square One', Down to Earth Institute Co-Founders Todd Olive and Manveer Gill discuss what sustainability means to them, review some key sustainability news from the last fortnight, and take a look at the Institute's first ever blog post - 'The Price of Tomorrow'