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 societies and lives: from our personal habits as individuals, to how our cities are planned, and how our economies are run and regulated, to even things as fundamental (and seemingly abstract) 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 a world and an economic system premised on no emissions look like, given this is what the UN tells us we need to get to by 2100?
The Elephant Podcast is a journey into exactly these types of questions. Each episode explores a different story, angle, battleground, or facet of climate change through illuminating conversations with leading thinkers, experts, journalists, and scientists. From pipelines to oceans, from power to money, from congress to economics, 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 a world and an economic system premised on no emissions look like, given this is what the UN tells us we need to get to by 2100?
The Elephant Podcast is a journey into exactly these types of questions. Each episode explores a different story, angle, battleground, or facet of climate change through illuminating conversations with leading thinkers, experts, journalists, and scientists. From pipelines to oceans, from power to money, from congress to economics, the Elephant is a unique exploration of climate change.
Funding
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The Elephant was originally founded and made possible through generous 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 bring together, inspire and empower a dynamic community to build a zero carbon economy and enable Europe to lead the global transformation towards sustainability.
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Founder / Co-Host
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Kevin Caners, founder and host of The Elephant, 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 more than 30 community radio stations across the country. Born and raised in Canada, Kevin currently is based in Berlin, where he enjoys riding his bike, 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 Germany who is joining The Elephant as part of our special new season and taking on the role of producer and co-host . Charlotta’s focus on environment reporting and passion for audio storytelling extends to various media outlets. She currently works for Deutsche Welle, Germany's international broadcaster, as the environment editor, and producer and host of Living Planet, an award-winning weekly environment radio program. Previously, she worked as freelance correspondent filing news and current affairs reports from Europe and Australia. You can follow Charlotta on twitter @charlottalomas
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Consulting Producer
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Isaac Kestenbaum has been a lobsterman, a farmer, a newspaper reporter and a robotics instructor. He the former Production Manager for StoryCorps, and co-creator of the multimedia project Frontier of Change. He is a graduate of Vassar College and the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Originally from Maine, he now lives in Brooklyn.
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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, and deeply interested in issues of sovereignty and territory in international politics as well as the narratives that surround them. 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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Special Advisor
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Hans Joachim Schellnhuber founded the influential Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in 1992, and has acted as the institute's director ever since. This summer he was appointed to Pontifical Academy of Sciences by Pope Francis. He is generously acting as an advisor to The Elephant podcast.
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