112. The Nature of Nature: Why We Need The Wild with Enric Sala

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week, we take an unflinching look at the impacts of the recent extreme global weather events as they provide a grim backdrop to the G20 meeting in Naples, the informal meeting of ministers representing 51 countries in London at the weekend, and the IPCC summary report by Working Group 1. This highly anticipated report is set to provide the up-to-the-moment science on future warming and future effects of warming. It’s a big deal, especially with of COP26 right around the corner.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So, with the lack of consensus on ending fossil fuels subsidies and phasing out coal among the G20 delegates and environmental ministers in London, combined with the anticipated stark report due from the IPCC, leads us to ask: how much more devastation can we suffer before climate change is recognised for the existential threat it poses?  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our guest this week Enric Sala, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, and founder of National Geographic Pristine Seas. He brings us the optimism on protecting our marine life, and how we can avoid mass biodiversity loss and depletion of our fish stock and prevent further catastrophes to human and natural communities, if we act now on 30x30.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And later on in the episode, join us for Elle L’s debut avant-pop track, “Hoping”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thanks for joining us!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re planning Season 4 of Outrage + Optimism and we need your views! Give us your opinions</span> <a href= "https://www.outrageandoptimism.org/survey"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">in our short survey here</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">to help us make it our strongest season yet.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christiana + Tom’s book</span> <a href= "https://