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SUFB 064: Dr. Sylvia Earle Attends COP 21 to Inject Ocean Issues into Climate Talks
Oceans are not on the COP21 agenda and that is a shame, according to Dr. Sylvia Earle who is attending the Climate Change Talks in Paris to ensure the leaders of over 180 countries understand how climate change is affecting the Ocean.
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Welcome to the Speak Up For Blue Podcast, Session 64. Dr. Sylvia Earl is attending the COP21 in Paris to inject ocean issues into climate talks. That's on today's episode, you're listening to the Speak Up For Blue Podcast. Stay tuned. Welcome to the Speak Up For Blue Podcast, helping you get involved in ocean conservation. And now, here's your host, he just discovered periscope and might be slightly addicted, and drew luen. Hey everybody, welcome back to another exciting episode of the Speak Up For Blue podcast, your voice for the ocean. I am your host, Andrew luen, founder of Speak Up For Blue.com, marine ecologist, and self-proclaimed oceanpreneur. That's right, I am an entrepreneur, and everything I do is to help the ocean. So that's what my business, Speak Up For Blue.com, is all about. And you're listening to this podcast as one of the outreach efforts that I do to get you involved in ocean conservation. Raise awareness, educate you on the ocean, raise awareness of ocean issues, educate you on the ocean, and inspire you to take action and implement the solutions that I tell you about. So today, we're really going to talk about awareness. As you probably know, you've seen it in the news, and actually in the ocean talk Friday tomorrow, Nathan and I will talk about, we'll spend the whole time talking about this conference, this climate change conference, where more than 180 countries are getting together to talk about how they are going to tackle the climate change issue. So one good thing about this conference is that everybody that these nations agree, the ones that are attending agree that climate change is real, it's happening. There's nothing you can do about it in terms of belief or not belief, it is a fact. And we need to do something about it. So on the bill, there's going to be talks about reducing CO2 emissions, there's going to be things about reducing energy, switching to sustainable, renewable energy, and getting away from dirty energy, such as oil and gas. There's a lot of things that are going on there. One particular thing that I thought was interesting, and we did touch upon it a little bit tomorrow, it's already pre-recorded, of course. But the oceans in general specifically are not, sorry, the oceans are not on the bill. They're not on the agenda. You know, there's no specifics about talking about oceans and climate change, even though the oceans are into twine, no climate change, and I'm sure oceans are going to come up, you know, because you got sea level rise, you got ocean acidification, ocean sea temperatures are increasing, there are a lot of changes in the ocean that are happening due to climate change. However, the focus of this conference, of course, is to reduce emissions, which is causing a bulk of climate change, consequences such as ocean acidification, increasing ocean temperature and sea level rise. So I guess it goes hand in hand. But interesting news, what we're going to cover today is Dr. Sylvia Earle has decided to attend the conference, and she's going to make sure she injects ocean issues into the climate change talks, which I think is fantastic. She's actually attending with another very, very popular role model as a scientist in general, and just role model is a strong woman in science because women in science are a little underrepresented in the media except for Jane Goodall, who is attending with Sylvia Earle. Both of those women are just, I find, are just huge mentors to not only just scientists like myself, who are in the business of science and communicating science to the public, but I would imagine women in science, you know, if you haven't seen Sylvia Earle's Mission Blue movie documenting you're on Netflix, you can watch on Netflix, I highly suggest you watch it. I had a friend who watched actually my CrossFit coach who watched it, and he was surprised at all the stuff that she did in her life, all that she's done and continues to do, you know, and how well she can communicate the ocean issues and what is needed to be done. And he enjoyed it quite a bit, and we talked about it for a while about how, you know, what she's done for women, you know, growing up in the 60s, growing up, and being a woman scientist in the 60s and 70s and 80s and 90s, and just continues to break barriers for women in science and is just, and just science in general. She's just an amazing person who stands up for her values, sticks to the science, and is just an amazing woman. I don't know as much about Jane Goodall, but I know she's done very similar things, and it's just they're remarkable women, and who better to represent the oceans than Dr. Sylvia Earle at the COP21? I just think it's fantastic. Oh, funny story that I've been told. This is a secondhand story, but the National Marine Sanctuary that was, that George W. Bush implemented in the Northern Hawaiian Islands, I can't pronounce the name of the actual place, so please don't ask me. But that was Dr, that was, that was President George W. Bush, who actually put that in right before he left the office, and it was, it was apparently at the table that, that, that what really got the ball rolling was at a table at the White House, at a White House dinner, there was the President Bush, there was his wife, who was a big, strong advocate in ocean conservation, wanted to protect the ocean, and want to protect the animals. There was so, and then Sylvia Earle and Michelle, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Yves Cousteau, Jacques Yves Cousteau's son, ended up at that table somehow. I don't know how, but they ended up at that table, and they got some alone time with the President and his wife, and the first lady, and they strongly advocated for protected areas, and why they need to protect the areas. And I guess they were good enough, because not long after that, the President George W. Bush implemented the National Marine Sanctuary in the Northern Hawaiian Islands. So you can tell, just based off that story, that Dr. Sylvia Earle has some convincing power, and I've met her in person once, and she was phenomenal. The energy that comes out of this woman, she, she is in her 70s, and the energy that comes out of this woman is unprecedented. She, especially when she talks about the ocean, she's just a fantastic, she's just, when you hear her speak, you just want to listen. I can listen to her for hours and hours and hours on, and not only because I'm just, I'm passionate about the ocean, but because she's such an engaging speaker. And so I, for one, am glad that she is going to these climate change talks, this climate change conference. I hope she gets the ear of President Obama. I hope she gets the ear of Prime Minister Trudeau. I hope she gets the ear of a lot of various leaders, and talks to them the way she loves to talk about the ocean, and how passionate she is, and to show that passion, and to let people know, let the leaders of the world know what we need to do to save the ocean, what we need to do to save our planet, how do we reduce emissions, and how important it is that we reduce emissions, and how important it is for these countries to stick to the commitments that they've made, or that they will make in this, at this conference. So I am very happy that she is going, because she is determined. She is a very determined woman to go and speak to leaders, and really drive home her hope spots initiative, which are spots around the world, areas, ocean areas around the world, that she thinks need to be protected. And of course, a lot of other people think they need to be protected as well. So this is a very important aspect of the conference. When we have leaders like this, ocean leaders like this, and environment leaders like Jane Goodall, Dr. Jane Goodall, to go over to these climate change talks, and really start to show, start to talk to people, and tell them what they've seen over their life, that they have lived professionally, personally, with the changes that they have seen over their lifetime, from a scientist's point of view, and just an explorer's point of view, because both of these women are very good explorers, and they love nature so much. And I think it's just, I think it's a fantastic way of putting things together, and putting in perspective for the leaders who may or may not share the same values with the same stories, but once they listen to these stories, I'm sure they will, because they're not the only people who say these stories. There's a lot of scientists out there who have been around for a long time in the world, and they've been very good in their science, they've seen these changes, and they get bitter as they grow older, because they see these changes and nothing happening. So the fact that Silviral gets, and Jenga, I'll get a chance to actually talk to these leaders, and have an influence on them, or a chance to influence them, I think it's a very good win for ocean conservation and environmental conservation in general. So I just wanted to let you know that, I want to let you know how important it is, you can tweet Silviral, we'll have her Twitter account, and the MissionBlue Twitter account on the show notes at speakerfulboo.com/session64, and you can tweet her to encourage her, and we'll see if we can get Jane Goodells as well, if she has one. We'll to encourage her to actually go out and do what she came there to do. Show her your support, and show her how important it is for you that climate change is addressed at this conference, and I'm sure she'll love to see that. So continue to show her support as she supports the ocean for us. So thank you very much for listening to the podcast. I really appreciate you guys listening, and just to let you know that Monday I'm going to be releasing a crowdfunding campaign, my first crowdfunding campaign on patreon.com, where people like yourself who enjoy the show and want to support this podcast and support my mission, you can do so by going to patreon.com once I release the page and you can support me on a monthly basis, or support the show on a monthly basis, and I would really appreciate it. There's different support levels ranging from $1, there's a $50 one, there's a $500 one, and they're all in between, and they have different incentives for each one, and I just really appreciate the support. If you feel like you want to listen to this podcast for a long time, and you really get your value out of it, and you want to support it, then you can do so at the link that I will provide you on Monday, but I just want to let you guys know that this is happening, because I want to make a big bang. I want to show the Patreon world, the crowdfunding world, that you guys value this content, and if you're willing to support it, and you're able to support, then you can go do so at patreon.com, and I'll send you the link and let you know what that will be on Monday. So I appreciate the consideration, and I'll be very thankful if you can support, and we will talk to you tomorrow for Ocean Talk Friday with Nathan Johnson. It's going to be a lot of fun, but enjoy your Thursday, weekends almost here people, almost here Christmas parties, I'm sure, or holiday parties, I should say, are around the corner, and or probably already starting a mine started last weekend, and yeah, we're just going to continue to enjoy the holidays and happy holidays to everyone who has a holiday coming up, and yeah, enjoy your Thursday. You've been listening to Speak Up from Blue Podcast, my name is Andrew Lowen, and I'm your host, happy conservation.