SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Teach Your Kids: LinkedIn | Website | X | Instagram | Substack | Facebook | TikTok

Manisha: LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Facebook​​

Daniel Jasper: Project Drawdown | Street Civics | LinkedIn | Blog | X 

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Books, Articles, Publications, and Videos

• Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming - Paul Hawken
• Freakonomics Revised and Expanded Edition - Steven Levitt
• Access to electricity improves slightly in 2023, but still far from the pace needed to meet SDG7 Cozzi, L., Wetzel, D., Tonolo, G., Diarra, N., & Roge, A. (2023, September 15) International Energy Agency.
• Policy Brief: Girls’ education and family planning 
• Girls’ Education, Family Planning, and Climate Adaptation
• Educating Girls 
• YouTube: Climate Solutions that Boost Human Well-Being in Africa and South Asia

Organizations

• Center for International Environmental Law 
• Clean Cooking Alliance
• Friends of the Earth
• International Energy Agency
• Rewiring America
• Street Civics
• UNdata
• Union of Concerned Scientists

Related Resources

• Drawdown Roadmap
• Drawdown Solutions Library
• Ecological Footprint Calculator
• High-Impact Climate Actions for Households

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Time Codes

00:00:00 - Manisha Snoyer introduces her guest Dan Jasper, policy advisor for Project Drawdown's Drawdown Lift program

00:03:00 - Manisha discusses the importance of climate education in homeschooling

00:06:00 - Dan Jasper describes his role at Project Drawdown and the organization's mission

00:12:20 - Discussion on how the education of girls and women ties into sustainability and climate change

00:15:40 - Jasper highlights the challenges of climate resilience in low and middle-income countries

00:21:40 - Dan Jasper highlights that the connection between sustainability and global conflicts is complex, with resource scarcity playing a variable role

00:25:30 - Discussion on the importance of sustainable practices in everyday life

00:31:20 - Jasper shares how both personal actions and policy changes are vital in tackling climate change, emphasizing the power of local engagement.

00:37:57 - Manisha and Dan discuss how to identify effective organizations for climate action

00:43:00 - Exploring the future of climate change advocacy and potential career paths

00:47:42 - Dan Jasper talks about Street Civics, a resource he created for practical civic engagement education

00:49:08 - The episode concludes with Dan sharing his experience learning Aikido, a pacifist martial art, and its influence on his advocacy work and personal philosophy

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