Can we shop our way out of the climate crisis?

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April 21, 2021 • 49 mins

A lighthearted and witty exploration of some of the big questions that come up when trying to 'walk the green line'. Helping us tackle the question: ‘Can we shop our way out of the climate crisis?’, is founder of the pioneering industrialised textile recycling company Worn Again technologies, Cyndi Rhoades, co-founder of sustainable fashion brand and mechanical recycling company Tee Mill, Mart Drake-Knight and Sikisa our multi talented comedian for this episode who aswell as being hilarious, is a trained immigration lawyer and makes her own clothes! Hosted by Juliet Davenport, climate scientist, renewable pioneer, businesswoman, environmental activist and founder of the UK’s first 100% renewable electricity supplier, this podcast invites a panel of comedians and experts to tackle some of the common (and quirky!) questions that pop to mind when trying to live a greener life. Topics covered: - What is fast fashion - Is the bigger problem the scale that items are produced (and thrown away) or the materials and methods they are made with? - The importance of a circular system and why circularity is the future of sustainability - The cost of sustainable fabric at the moment compared to ‘normal’ fabrics. - The human cost of the fashion industry now and how this will be effected should sustainable clothing take off - We also spoke about the human cost of the fashion industry and whether sustainable, circular fashion could be part of the solution. Great Green Questions is powered by Good Energy and produced by Mags Creative, with curation from Hawkwood Centre for Future Thinking.

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