Meet the Climate Quitters: Part Two
Trailblazers from three continents reveal the pros and cons of giving up their careers to fight climate change
In this, the second episode in our spin-off series on Climate Quitters, we invite trailblazers from three different continents to reveal the ups and down, highs and lows of their new lives in climate conscious careers.
In Mumbai, Namita Dandekar swapped a role marketing stock for one of India's largest - and wealthiest - conglomerates for a front-line position with The RainTree Foundation, an organisation that works with rural communities to introduce climate friendly practices into their everyday lives and livelihoods.
In Vihiga County in Kenya, Kevin Makova traded in his job as a schoolteacher to create sustainable employment opportunities for members of the community keen to work in climate and conservation focused jobs.
And in Berkeley, California, Eugene Kirpichov said goodbye to a lucrative post developing AI systems for Google to build a new, global workforce that he hopes will be capable of solving the climate crisis conundrum.
But is the grass always greener - and cleaner - for climate quitters? What are the realities of life on the other side of that leap? And does putting the planet first come at a personal cost?
In this globe-spanning episode, your host, Paul Connolly, probes all three guests for their views and experiences so far - and we go a step further to bring you on-the-ground, in-person reports from the projects based in both India and Kenya.
Presenter: Paul Connolly
Series Producers: Simon Watts and Alex Lewis
Editor: China Collins
Sound engineers: James Beard and Tom Brignell
Production co-ordinator: Debbie Richford and Sophie Hill
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- Sun 10 Sep 2023 13:32GMT91热爆 World Service News Internet
- Sun 10 Sep 2023 21:06GMT91热爆 World Service & 91热爆 Afghan Radio
- Wed 13 Sep 2023 01:32GMT91热爆 World Service
- Wed 13 Sep 2023 08:32GMT91热爆 World Service
- Wed 13 Sep 2023 12:32GMT91热爆 World Service South Asia & East Asia only
- Wed 13 Sep 2023 19:06GMT91热爆 World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
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