Episode 12

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7th Oct 2024

Kimberly Nicholas: Climate Science Simplified - A Blueprint for Action

In this episode of 'The Wisdom Of' Show, host Simon Bowen engages in an enlightening conversation with Dr. Kimberly Nicholas, a sustainability scientist and author. They discuss the urgent need for climate action, the role of individuals and businesses in addressing the climate crisis, and how to maintain hope while facing global challenges.

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00:00 Introduction and guest background 

05:13 Climate Science 101: The five key points 

10:46 Addressing climate skepticism and misinformation 

18:58 The carbon budget concept 

25:44 The five stages framework of climate awareness 

33:44 Stewardship and the regeneration mindset 

38:35 Personal climate action and the five climate superpowers 

45:13 Key takeaways from "Under the Sky We Make" 

50:22 Rapid-fire questions and conclusion

About Dr. Kimberly Nicholas

Dr. Kimberly Nicholas is an Associate Professor of Sustainability Science at Lund University, Sweden's highest-ranked university. She is the author of "UNDER THE SKY WE MAKE: How to be Human in a Warming World" (Putnam/Penguin Random House, March 2021) and writes for publications including The Guardian, Scientific American, New Scientist, Elle, Decanter, and Carbon Brief.

She is the Founder of We Can Fix It, a consultancy offering strategy, public speaking, events, coaching, and writing to galvanize high-impact climate action. Her Substack with actionable, evidence-based advice for facing the climate crisis has over 5,800 subscribers.

In her research, she studies the connections between people, land, and climate, with the goal of stewarding ecosystems to support a good life for everyone alive today and leave a thriving planet for future generations. Her professional mission is to keep carbon out of the atmosphere.

Dr. Nicholas has published over 60 articles on climate and sustainability in leading peer-reviewed journals. Her research has been honored with the Innovation in Sustainability Science Award from the Ecological Society of America and as one of the top five Milestone articles published in Environmental Research Letters since 2005.

Born and raised on her family's vineyard in Sonoma, California, she studied the effect of climate change on the California wine industry for her PhD in Environment and Resources at Stanford University.

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About Simon Bowen

Simon has spent over two decades working with some of the most influential leaders across many complex industries and circumstances. His very clear finding is quite simply that thinking is valued less than doing in almost every situation in our modern world.

However, Simon has conversely observed that the power and success of any business, project or organization will be in direct proportion to the level and quality of thinking of the people and the quality of the idea or ideas on which it is built. As such, Simon is leading the renaissance of thinking.

A sought-after speaker, facilitator and advisor to global leaders, Simon has demonstrated the efficacy of his line method for over 20 years with Fortune 500 companies, heads of Government, the military and private sector in strategic planning, the incubation of innovation, crisis management, and moments of conflict.

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