If food waste were a country, it would be the second biggest global emitter of carbon emissions after the US and China. It’s a big environmental, economic and social problem. In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast we chat to four different guests, each with a different perspective on how to prevent good food ending up in the bin. We hear from Fiona Bell whose initiative CropDrop helps to connect alloment growers to local food projects, we meet Kate Page from Fooditude, a London-based corporate catering business that is putting sustainability right at the top of the menu. We also explore different ways to use up surplus food, from the high-end event catering provided by Open Kitchen, to the vital support offered to local community organisations by FareShare.

Listen to hear:

• Why food waste happens in the first place – and why it’s not just about what we can do individually.
• How businesses can save money and improve their environmental credentials through better planning around catering.
• Why more government funding is needed to make food waste from farms a thing of the past.
• What you can do to support organisations that are tackling this big local issue.

Full transcript available at: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/reduce-food-waste.

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Show notes

• Find out more about reducing food waste: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction/reduce-food-waste
• Discover all 25 Big Local Actions for climate and nature: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction
• Listen back to previous episodes of the Carbon Copy Podcast: https://carboncopy.eco/podcast
• Read more about CropDrop: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/cropdrop
• Learn more about Fooditude: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/fooditude
• Read about Open Kitchen: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/open-kitchen
• Learn about Menu for Change in Greater Manchester: https://www.openkitchenmcr.co.uk/menuforchange
• Learn about FareShare: https://fareshare.org.uk/

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The energy transition is not just about reducing carbon emissions. Local community-generated power can bring huge benefits to communities – economic, social and environmental. In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast we chat to John Taylor from Community Energy England and Beth McAllister from Oxfordshire’s Low Carbon Hub, about the positive impact that generating energy locally can have. Listen, to hear Carbon Copy’s Isabelle Sparrow and renewable energy advocate Sonya Bedford MBE examining the different ways to get involved – regardless of your background or expertise.

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• Learn about the options for energy generation locally.
• Hear about opportunities to contribute with different skills and experience.
• Find out what support and guidance is available to help you get started.

Full transcript available at: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/generate-energy-locally

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Show notes

• Find out more about generating energy locally: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction/generate-energy-locally
• Discover all 25 Big Local Actions for climate and nature: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction
• Listen back to previous episodes of the Carbon Copy Podcast: https://carboncopy.eco/podcast
• Read about Ambition Lawrence Weston, the UK’s first community-owned wind turbine: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/ambition-lawrence-weston
• Read about the community energy organisations Sonya mentions,
• Exeter Community Energy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/exeter-community-energy-ecoe
• Avalon Community Energy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/avalon-community-energy
• Find out more about Community Energy England: https://communityenergyengland.org/
• Read about Low Carbon Hub on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/low-carbon-hub
• Learn more about the Energy Learning Network that John mentions: https://ashden.org/energy-learning-network/
• Discover over 400 more renewable energy projects on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/action-area/energy
• Get in touch with us and let us know what you thought of this episode: hello@carboncopy.eco

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Whilst planting trees might seem like an obvious action to tackle the climate and nature crises, there’s more to reforestation than meets the eye. In this episode of Do Something Bigger, from the Carbon Copy Podcast, we meet Carl Rowlinson founder of woodland creation initiative Plant One Cornwall, who shares his story of turning a feeling of helplessness about the world into a positive and impactful county-wide project. We also hear from the aptly named Dave Wood, CEO of Bristol-Avon based Avon Needs Trees; a charity taking an innovative approach to purchasing land specifically for woodland creation and management.

Listen now to learn:

• Why simply planting trees does not go far enough.
• How trees are a fantastic way to engage different people in issues around nature and the environment.
• The importance of allowing natural species that might be usually considered “weeds” to grow and support young trees.
• That almost everyone has a favourite tree or trees, if they think about it hard enough!

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Show notes

• For a full transcript visit: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/plant-more-trees
• Find out more about planting trees: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction/plant-more-trees
• Discover all 25 Big Local Actions for climate and nature: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction
• Listen back to previous episodes of the Carbon Copy Podcast: https://carboncopy.eco/podcast
• Read about Plant One Cornwall on the Carbon Copy website: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/plant-one
• Read about Avon Needs Trees on the Carbon Copy website: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/avon-needs-trees
• Read about finding tree-related action you can take near you via The Woodland Trust: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/protecting-trees-and-woods/campaign-with-us/take-action-in-your-community/

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