Greenhouse Gases, Climate Change, and Our Future
May 10, 2023
Hosted by Lorenzo Rosenzweig and Ximena Yanez Soto
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CO2 is one of the greenhouse gases that keep the Earth's surface warm and cozy and has been present in the atmosphere since the planet was formed. About 2.5 billion years ago, plants developed the ability to photosynthesize which made CO2 concentration steadily drop until 30 million years ago when it stabilized at less than 300 molecules in every one million molecules of air (or 300 parts per million-ppm). However, during the industrial revolution, CO2 concentrations started to rise as the result of massive emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels, large-scale deforestation, and intensive agricultural practices. This week we hit a record concentration of 425 ppm; a level that has not been seen in 30 million years. We’ve also seen a faster rate of planetary warming since the 1980s, which matches the timeline in which the long-lasting CO2 concentrations were exceeded. Despite the warnings, there has been a delayed response from governments and industries around the world. If we keep waiting for someone else to take the first step, we might lose our window of opportunity to change the climate tendencies. We are still in time to start bending the curve, but it all starts with you, me, and each one of us as individuals. Because if not now, when? and if not you, who?
Healthy Planet Healthy You
Wednesdays at 8AM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Health and Wellness Channel
We care about our health, our children’s future, and the planet’s prosperity, so we abide by intentional living and self-responsibility. On the edge of intellectual, poetic, and spiritual perspectives, “Healthy Planet Healthy You” offers nature-based solutions for our own survival as a species. Your hosts, Ximena and Lorenzo, will point you in the direction of making better everyday choices for your health, the planet, and future generations.
Lorenzo Rosenzweig and Ximena Yanez Soto
Lorenzo is an environmental leader with a profound commitment to regenerating the natural and cultural values around the planet. With more than forty years of experience in nature-based solutions, he is a pioneer in the implementation of conservation finance. His vision for innovative projects promoted the empowerment and betterment of rural and urban communities, and hand in hand with rural communities and civil organizations has been a tireless advocate of our natural heritage. For 25 years he was CEO of a $170 million endowment conservation trust fund in Mexico. During this time, Lorenzo and his team designed more than thirty conservation initiatives, fundraised around 400 million dollars, and financed more than 2,000 projects totaling 230 million dollars. Now retired, he has established Terra Habitus, a regional environmental fund focused on private lands conservation in Northern Mexico, borderlands cooperation, regenerative ranching, and environmental journalism. He has published two books on the history of conservation in Mexico and Latin America and is working on his first fiction book, a collection of illustrated essays on human nature and biodiversity called “Impossible animals in improbable environments”. Lorenzo is passionate about photography and diving. He enjoys capturing images of nature in watercolor and can be found sailing the Gulf of California or enjoying long walks in the mountains.
For more than 20 years, Ximena Yanez held the position of CFO for a Mexican environmental fund but suffering from long-term illnesses led her to explore various alternatives for personal and professional transformation. Ximena finished her studies as an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York and was one of eight nomination recipients of the Leadership in Health Coaching Award. She is a Certified International Health Coach, a Yoga Instructor RYS 200, and a Level I & II Reiki and Biomagnetism practitioner. Ximena’s mission is to help those going through difficult situations achieve a healthy lifestyle in harmony with the planet through conscious eating. She is dedicated to accompanying her clients to regain their health and energy during their life transformation processes. She offers a holistic approach that allows them to flourish in all areas of their lives while simultaneously caring for our planet. Ximena believes in a world that offers opportunities to all its inhabitants and considers our most generous action to deliver a healthy, bountiful planet to future generations.
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