About The Elephant
Human induced climate change poses a threat to our planet, and to civilization itself. It also happens to be a challenge that is interwoven with virtually every aspect of our lives: from our personal habits as individuals, to how our cities are planned, and how our economies are regulated, to even things as fundamental as how we conceive of the relationship between ourselves and nature.
Suffice to say, climate change is a complicated topic. Complicated and scary. But this also means there are fascinating and important questions attached to it. How did we get to this point as a species? How might international relations between powers be impacted by a climate agreement? How fast are the oceans rising, and what can coastal cities do to protect themselves? What might an economic system premised on no emissions look like? And can we simply take CO2 back out of the air?
The Elephant Podcast is a journey into exactly these types of questions. Each episode explores a different story, solution, or facet of climate change through illuminating on-the-ground stories, or conversations with leading thinkers, journalists, and scientists. From pipelines and politics, to new and evolving technological solutions, the Elephant is a unique exploration of climate change.
Suffice to say, climate change is a complicated topic. Complicated and scary. But this also means there are fascinating and important questions attached to it. How did we get to this point as a species? How might international relations between powers be impacted by a climate agreement? How fast are the oceans rising, and what can coastal cities do to protect themselves? What might an economic system premised on no emissions look like? And can we simply take CO2 back out of the air?
The Elephant Podcast is a journey into exactly these types of questions. Each episode explores a different story, solution, or facet of climate change through illuminating on-the-ground stories, or conversations with leading thinkers, journalists, and scientists. From pipelines and politics, to new and evolving technological solutions, the Elephant is a unique exploration of climate change.
Funding
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The Elephant was originally founded and made possible through seed funding provided by the CKAA (The Climate-KIC Alumni Association), a European society of entrepreneurs, scientists, students, professionals and policy officers working to create a climate resilient society. Currently, as we embark on producing an exciting new season of The Elephant based on seeking out the creative climate change solutions being developed all around the world, we're being supported by Climate-KIC - the EU’s largest public private partnership addressing climate change.
Climate-KIC's mission is to build a zero carbon economy and enable Europe to lead the global transformation towards sustainability. |
Founder / Co-Host
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Kevin Caners is a longtime radio and podcast producer. He began his career in radio by hosting The Public, a weekly arts and society radio program on CIUT 89.5FM in Toronto. In 2013, Kevin created a special podcast series called Broadcasting Canada which explored the role of public broadcasting in Canada. That program was awarded by iTunes the distinction of “Best New Audio Podcast” for 2013, and was syndicated on 30 community radio stations across the country. Born and raised in Canada, Kevin is currently based in Berlin, where he enjoys riding his bik and navigating local waterways in a fleet of inflatable boats. You can reach him at kevin [@] elephantpodcast.org or on twitter @kevincaners
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Season Two Co-Host and Producer
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Charlotta Lomas is an Australian-born multimedia journalist based in Europe who joined The Elephant as part of our second season. She formerly worked for Deutsche Welle as the producer and host of Living Planet and she currently works as the radio coordinator for the FAO of the United Nations in Rome. You can follow Charlotta on twitter @charlottalomas
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Executive Producer
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Matthias J. Götz M.Sc. is a German architect and entrepreneur. He is a founding-member of the CKAA and is working on The Elephant project pro-bono. Sustainable development is the main focus of his work.
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Assistant Producer
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Christina Peters is a Berlin-based print and radio journalist focused mainly on politics and culture. An earnest believer in the power of good stories, she has been assisting with The Elephant since its launch. You can follow her on twitter @crystallising
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