150. Earth Day Special: The Environmental Music Prize! with Edwina Floch

150. Earth Day Special: The Environmental Music Prize! with Edwina Floch

Australia is turning up the volume on environmentalism for the world to hear!

If you turned on your favorite music radio station, would you know we’re in a crisis?

Only 1% of songs in National Australian premier radio station Triple J’s Hottest 100 (2.5M+ votes) over the last 5 years directly referenced environmental issues…and that’s following mass bleaching of The Great Barrier Reef, The devastating Australian Bushfires of 2019-2020, AND a recent study before COP26 that reported 75% of Australians are concerned about climate change.

So why is Australian mainstream music so culturally disconnected from a population overwhelmingly environmentalist? We know artists, bands, and musicians have been and are currently creating environmentally-minded music, so how do we get those songs into the mainstream?

Our guest today, Edwina Floch, recently launched The Environmental Music Prize - A new $AU 20,000 prize that amplifies the voices of artists who inspire action for climate and conservation. The prize launched during the UN Climate Summit, and it's a global first and a call-to-action for artists to create and submit powerful music videos that celebrate nature and encourage us to defend it.

Every movement needs anthems. The search is on!

Enjoy the show and stick around to hear some amazing music from music artists Montaigne, In Hearts Wake, Little Green, Billy Otto, and King Stingray!

Christiana + Tom’s book ‘The Future We Choose’ is available now!

Subscribe to our Climate Action Newsletter!

Mentioned links from the episode:

WATCH: All the Music Videos by the finalists for The Environmental Music Prize!

VOTE: Vote for your favorite Environmental Music Prize finalists!

DONATE: Keep The Environmental Music Prize going!

LEARN: Learn more about The Environmental Music Prize!

Thanks to our guest this week, Edwina Floch!

Edwina Floch

Founder | Environmental Music Prize

LinkedIn

Environmental Music Prize

Instagram | LinkedIn | Facebook | Website

A massive thank you to all our musical guests this week:

Montaigne

Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

WATCH: ‘Ready’ Music Video (feat. School Strike For Climate Activist Fergus Clarkson)

In Hearts Wake

Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | EMP Profile

Little Green

Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | EMP Profile

Billy Otto

Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | EMP Profile

King Stingray

Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | EMP Profile

Keep up with Christiana Figueres online:

Instagram | Twitter

Tom Rivett-Carnac:

Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Paul Dickinson:

LinkedIn | Twitter

Follow @GlobalOptimism on social media and send us a message!

Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn

Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss another episode of Outrage + Optimism!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tämä jakso on lisätty Podme-palveluun avoimen RSS-syötteen kautta eikä se ole Podmen omaa tuotantoa. Siksi jakso saattaa sisältää mainontaa.

Jaksot(394)

You Are What You Eat: Soil, Seeds and Social Justice

You Are What You Eat: Soil, Seeds and Social Justice

What’s really in the food on our plates? The journey to our supermarket shelves is one of broken economics, environmental destruction, and social injustice.But what if agriculture could look completel...

21 Elo 202545min

Too Hot to Handle?: Facing a Future Beyond 1.5°C

Too Hot to Handle?: Facing a Future Beyond 1.5°C

As global temperatures continue to skyrocket, the once unthinkable is now within view: overshooting 1.5°C of warming. This limit, set out in the Paris Agreement, has defined a decade of climate action...

14 Elo 202554min

Mistakes, Mistruths and Misinformation: Climate's biggest myths debunked

Mistakes, Mistruths and Misinformation: Climate's biggest myths debunked

Isn’t climate change just part of a natural cycle? Weren’t CO2 levels much higher in the past? And, even if we should be worried, can one person really make a difference?Lies travel faster than facts....

7 Elo 202552min

Trump’s War on Climate - and Maggie Baird on food justice and plant-based touring with Billie Eilish

Trump’s War on Climate - and Maggie Baird on food justice and plant-based touring with Billie Eilish

As record heat scorches the US, Trump’s government is making things dramatically worse. We break down the devastating implications of the One Big Beautiful Bill, the reversal of the Environmental Prot...

31 Heinä 202556min

*Breaking Planetary News*:  The ICJ Climate Opinion Explained

*Breaking Planetary News*: The ICJ Climate Opinion Explained

“An Existential Problem of Planetary Proportions”International Court of Justice President Yuji Iwasawa just delivered a landmark advisory opinion on climate change and human rights - one that could tr...

24 Heinä 202553min

Planes, Protests, Pensions... and have banks given up on saving the planet?

Planes, Protests, Pensions... and have banks given up on saving the planet?

Can a pilot really be the change-maker who helps us to holiday nearer home? Why aren’t governments and institutions doing more to help climate activists? And can climate progress happen without sacrif...

17 Heinä 202558min

From Outrage to Action: Your Questions, Our Answers

From Outrage to Action: Your Questions, Our Answers

We’re handing the mic over to you on this week’s Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast.In this special Q&A episode, Christiana Figueres, Paul Dickinson and guest host Fiona McRaith (Director of The ...

10 Heinä 202555min

The Climate Case of the Century: Inside the story of a youth-led legal movement

The Climate Case of the Century: Inside the story of a youth-led legal movement

In a world-first, the International Court of Justice is preparing to deliver an advisory opinion on climate change and human rights - all thanks to a youth-led campaign that began thousands of miles f...

3 Heinä 202555min

Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

uutiscast
aikalisa
politiikan-puskaradio
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
viisupodi
rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
tervo-halme
otetaan-yhdet
rss-pinnalla
the-ulkopolitist
rss-asiastudio
rss-podme-livebox
rss-girls-finish-f1rst
et-sa-noin-voi-sanoo-esittaa
rss-ulkopoditiikkaa
linda-maria
rikosmyytit
rss-raha-talous-ja-politiikka
rss-kaikki-uusiksi