As you may know through Greta Thunberg’s boating escapades, the interjection from the Pope, and the EU Parliament declaring a climate emergency, the UN’s Climate Change Conference (COP25) kicked off this week in Madrid. In some ways it is a bittersweet time for those of us who champion the global goals. On the one hand, Read more about New Global GoalsCast – can companies save the planet?[…]
“I didn’t become strong because I wanted to: I became strong because I had to.” Map of Ibrahim’s journey as seen on Google Earth Ibrahim left his home in search of a better life. Now, the young poet is speaking up for the rights of refugee and migrant children. We spoke at length to Ibrahim Read more about Q and A with Ibrahim Kondeh – one migrant’s journey[…]
In 1807 William Wilberforce, along with many supporters, managed to put an end to the Transatlantic slave trade. It’s a historical event that is rightly celebrated. Yet I wonder if many Britons think that this was the end of slavery in the UK. Sadly this isn’t the case. At an event I recently attended – Read more about How technology is tackling the slave trade[…]
I am really excited to say that the second part of @globalgoalscast‘s episode on migration is now live. It concludes an incredible, tragic but also uplifting story. You can tune in here. More than 30,000 African migrants have died crossing the Mediterranean. Ibrahim Kondeh narrowly escapes becoming one of them. But through luck and courage, Read more about Can a simple text message change a life? For migrants it can[…]
The recent discovery of the bodies of 39 Vietnamese migrants in a truck in Essex has once again reminded us that, whether we like it or not, there are still hundreds of thousands of individuals making treacherous journeys to Europe. What was heart wrenching for me was seeing the images of some of the young Read more about I’m a migrant too… why we need a new debate on migration[…]
His name is Ibrahim Adnan Kondeh. He is one of thousands of young Africans who have crossed the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea in search of opportunity. Thousands more have died trying. The latest episode of the podcast I present with Claudia Romo Edelman is now live and tells a story that is both Read more about New Global GoalsCast podcast episode – one migrant’s story[…]
Every once in awhile, I give in and have a steak. A lot less than I used to, but sometimes I end up feeling like Alex the Lion in Madagascar. I just can’t help myself. I’m well aware of the overwhelming evidence that eating cows is rubbish for my carbon output. Yet 100% giving up Read more about Are you ready for lab grown meat?[…]
Way before I knew about the SDGs (and before they – or their predecessors the Millennium Development Goals has been invented) – I knew the challenges of drinking unclean water. Traveling through Ecuador with friends we spent hours purifying water. Above is a picture of what water filtration looks like when you don’t have awesome Read more about Maybe the poor won’t always be with us – Global GoalsCast series 2 episode 3[…]
Why should we care who makes vegan food? Sure, vegans should – but does it matter to the rest of us if companies who specialise in meat production or who have poor record on sustainability or animal welfare are producing plant burgers? That’s the big debate splashed all over the New York Times today which Read more about Why we should care who makes vegan food…[…]
Really excited to say that the new episode of Global GoalsCast – the podcast on development/sustainability issues I host with Claudia Romo Edelman is out today, Friday, October 4th. In this, the second episode of the series, Claudia and I continue to look at the Climate Crisis. In the wake of UNGA, The Climate Summit and Global Read more about New Global GoalsCast podcast lands – is the tide turning on climate change action?[…]