Capturing The Climate Crisis Where It Hits Hardest | Ashley Cooper
One of the biggest problems hindering a stronger global response against climate change, is that the effects are not felt equally all over the world, but in certain areas to a much stronger extent. Polar ice caps melting, ice bears stranded on drifting ice, floods and forest fires reaching unprecedented scales - while the west bears the most responsibility for climate disasters, they rarely feel the consequences. To accept our responsibility in causing the climate breakdown takes an effort of education, visually showing how terrifying natural disasters are and connecting the dots in how our lifestyles cause the change. In this episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Ashley Cooper, Environmental Photographer and Champion of Climate Photography. Ashley Cooper has been capturing the effects of climate change and renewable energy on all continents and the most remote places you could think of, since 2004. His journeys have taken him to Inuit villages in the arctic circle, tiny island states in the south pacific, and all across the world. His photos, published by The Guardian, WWF and other charities, magazines and news publications, aim to purvey the urgency of acting on climate change, as well as positives we can take from initiatives that are already well established, like renewable energy. We talk about some of the amazing experiences Ashley has made on his travels all around the world, and how he views the climate crisis from having witnessed the effects first-hand. If you enjoyed this episode, please give the Sustainability Champions podcast a 5-star review in the Apple Podcast app and subscribe so you’ll know when the next episode is released! Website: http://www.globalwarmingimages.net/index.html (http://www.globalwarmingimages.net/index.html) Book: http://www.imagesfromawarmingplanet.net (http://www.imagesfromawarmingplanet.net) Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-cooper-20417a13/?originalSubdomain=uk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-cooper-20417a13/?originalSubdomain=uk) -- Hosted by Daniel Hartz Sustainability Champions https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Instagram: @SustainabilityChampions Facebook: @SustainabilityChampions LinkedIn: @Sustainability Champions