Planet Possible

Al Chisholm is CIWEM's Director of Policy, though he will be soon be leaving to take on a new role at a different organisation. 

In his last appearance on the podcast in his current role, he gives his thoughts on 3 big current nature, climate and water news stories.

Niki and Alastair discuss: 

The new strategic policy statement for the Environment Agency and Natural England.

How citizen science is being carried out in one of London’s rivers.

The National Emergency briefing.

Find out more about the stories Niki and Al discussed here...

Strategic Policy Statement

Citizen Science Project

National Emergency Briefing

 

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Presented & Produced by Niki Roach
Executive Producer Andy Taylor - Bwlb Limited
With thanks to Alastair Chisholm
Honorary Executive Producer Jane Boland

The King’s Foundation, founded by His Majesty King Charles III in 1990, was inspired by his philosophy of Harmony: that by understanding the balance, order and relationships between ourselves and the natural world, we can create a more sustainable future.

Niki heads to Dumfries House, home of The King’s Foundation, to see how the concept of Harmony comes to life.  Hear from Dr Simon Sadinsky, Executive Director of Education at the Foundation about the impacts both locally and internationally of the work happening on site and how the principle of interconnectedness is at the heart of their work.

The episode accompanies the recent release of Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision - available now on Prime Video. Find out more here. 

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Presented & Produced by Niki Roach
Executive Producer Andy Taylor - Bwlb Limited
With thanks to Alastair Chisholm
Honorary Executive Producer Jane Boland

On this MiniPod episode, Niki Roach is joined by The Guardian’s Biodiversity correspondent - Phoebe Weston.

Together, they discuss:

1) Why honey bees aren’t necessarily good for ecosystems and the Italian island that’s banned them.

2) China’s carbon dioxide emissions fall by 1% in the final quarter of 2025.

3) And a radical project in Belgium that’s turning off street lights to preserve wildlife.

Thanks to our sponsors BMA, Mackley and MWH Treatment for their support of Planet Possible.

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Presented & Produced by Niki Roach
Executive Producer Andy Taylor - Bwlb Limited
With thanks to Alastair Chisholm
Honorary Executive Producer Jane Boland

To meet future water demands we will have to embrace water reuse and advanced water recycling. What's possible? What's best practice? What do the public think? Traditionally there has been a public perception challenge over reusing water (the so-called "yuck factor") - how do we get past that?
The UK is just starting to really get going on water reuse, while in the USA they're further ahead. So, in this episode we talk to experts on both sides of the pond to get the latest thinking...
UK Experts:
Simon Langley from MWH Treatment and Heather Smith from Cranfield University
US Experts:
Paul Pitt and Gaya Ram Mohan from Hazen and Sawyer

 

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Presented & Produced by Niki Roach
Executive Producer Andy Taylor - Bwlb Limited
With thanks to Alastair Chisholm
Honorary Executive Producer Jane Boland

The Planet Possible MiniPod focuses on big current stories in climate, water and nature, providing a detailed update in just 15 mins. 
Our guest on this episode is Lee Pitcher, the Labour MP for Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme, who also chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Water. 
Water is firmly in the spotlight in the UK, with recent supply outages in the South East Water region making headlines. Alongside this, and following last year's Cunliffe Review, the government has published a white paper called 'A New Vision For Water'.
Lee, who previously worked in the water sector before becoming an MP, joins host Niki Roach to unpack both of these topics.

Credits

Presented & Produced by Niki Roach
Executive Producer Andy Taylor - Bwlb Limited
With thanks to Alastair Chisholm
Honorary Executive Producer Jane Boland