Future Planet Podcast

02. Campaigning, intergenerational, intersectional climate activism - Jonathon Porritt CBE, Co-founder of Forum for the Future

06 Apr 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, we welcome Sir Jonathon Porritt - a renowned environmentalist, sustainability campaigner, writer, member of the British Green Party, and founder-director of Forum for the Future.We talk about intergenerational justice and intersectionality. We explored citizen leadership and civil disobedience and the blocker that is the indifference of so many people.We adventured politics and political funding, the juxtaposition of oil investment and climate action, nuclear power, EV, energy and energy efficiency and Jonathan's book, Hope in Hell (A Decade To Confront the Climate Emergency).My heart is wide open for Jonathan and I am deeply grateful for the encouragement and support he gave at the very beginning of the Future Planet. This is why it's a great pleasure to bring this conversation to you at the start of our journey together.Who is Jonathon Porritt, CBESir Jonathon Porritt is an eminent writer and campaigner on sustainable development.For the last 30 years, Jonathon has provided strategic advice to leading UK and international companies to deepen their understanding of today’s converging environmental and climate crises.He is also focused on intergenerational justice, supporting young people in their activities around sustainable development issues as they face a future defined by the twin crises of the Climate Emergency and Biodiversity Emergency.He is President of The Conservation Volunteers and is involved in the work of many other NGOs and groups.In 1996, he co-founded Forum for the Future, a leading international sustainable development charity, working with business and civil society to accelerate the shift toward a sustainable future.Jonathon was formerly Co-Chair of the Green Party (1980-83) and Director of Friends of the Earth (1984-90). He stood down as Chair of the UK Sustainable Development Commission in 2009, after nine years of providing high-level advice to Government Ministers, and served a ten-year term as Chancellor of Keele University (2012-2022).Jonathon was awarded a CBE in January 2000 for services to environmental protection.His latest book, Hope in Hell (Simon & Schuster, 2020, revised 2021) is a powerful ‘call to action’ on the Climate Emergency.Where shall we go next, what questions shall we ask? To co-create the podcast with us, connect with fellow change makers in the FuturePlanet community of action, visit www.futureplanet.love to sign in or sign up.

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3ª PARTE | 17 DIC 2025 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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Future Planet Podcast

02. Campaigning, intergenerational, intersectional climate activism - Jonathon Porritt CBE, Co-founder of Forum for the Future

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3ª PARTE | 17 DIC 2025 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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12:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

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13:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

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