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Eco Chat with Laura Trotta Podcast

Learn how to live more sustainably, without compromising your lifestyle, in this fun, inspiring and informative podcast with environmental engineer and Home Sustainability Expert Laura Trotta. She"s all about making green mainstream and together with inspiring "Eco Hero" guests will help you create an ecoceptional life you love!

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49:24

[178] Sustainable Home Design with Janine Strachan

Eco Chat with Laura Trotta Podcast ·

2022/07/27

For most of us, our homes are the biggest investment we’ll make in our lifetime. Decisions we make in the home design process impact not only the durability and longevity of our home but also our home’s sustainability and cost to run. In this Eco Chat episode I’m joined again by Janine Strachan. Janine explains what sustainable home design is and why it’s important. She also describes the main elements of sustainable home design and how they impact the sustainability of a home. If you’re in the

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46:10

[177] Benefits of Tiny Living with Janine Strachan...

Eco Chat with Laura Trotta Podcast ·

2022/05/31

Tiny Houses are a low impact solution to both the housing crisis and high environmental impact of housing. According to the Australian Tiny House Association, Tiny Houses are moveable dwellings up to 50m2 that are suitable for residential use and can be largely grouped into three categories: on wheels, on skids or shipping containers. In this episode, Janine Strachan, Founder of Tiny House Solutions, President of the Australian Tiny House Association (ATHA) and host of ‘Tips from the Tiny House

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22:20

[176] School Strike 4 Climate with Lola Stravoskoufis...

Eco Chat with Laura Trotta Podcast ·

2022/04/30

Lola is a Year 9 student from Exeter in the Southern Highlands region of NSW. She marched as a Year 6 student in the large student climate strikes in 2019 and subsequently joined the School Strike 4 Climate movement. She now leads the School Strike 4 Climate group in her regional town and is actively meeting with her local candidates for the upcoming Federal election to ensure the voice of youth is heard loud and clear. In this episode my son Matthew will interview Lola, uncovering the information

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31:52

[175] Ethical Everyday Banking with Beyond Bank...

Eco Chat with Laura Trotta Podcast ·

2022/04/13

We all need a bank to help us manage our money. But what if “who” we banked with made a difference? What if your everyday banking was yet another avenue to create a better future for humanity? What if your everyday banking could create a better global environment in the future? What if your bank poured its profits into social and environmental initiatives in the community it operated, rather than paying returns to shareholders? WHO you bank with CAN make a difference. A big one! In this Eco Chat

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38:17

[174] Discover Ethical Superannuation with Verve...

Eco Chat with Laura Trotta Podcast ·

2022/03/15

Superannuation is incredibly important to ensure you’re comfortable financially in retirement. But what if superannuation had another purpose? What if superannuation was an avenue for you to create a better future for humanity? What if superannuation was an avenue for you to create a better global environment in the future? What if could easily divest your superannuation investments away from fossil fuels, guns or gambling and instead invest in renewables, micro-finance for women-run businesses and

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34:24

[173] Discover Ethical Investing with Life Sherpa’s...

Eco Chat with Laura Trotta Podcast ·

2022/02/15

Whether it’s eating organically grown food, avoiding fast fashion or divesting your financial investments from fossil fuels, tobacco or companies with a track record of modern slavery, conscious consumers and investors have long voted with their money and changed the world in the process. Investing your money can be complex at the best of times. Investing your money ethically can be even more complicated, with social washing* and greenwashing* rife. In this Eco Chat episode I’m joined by Christopher

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15:06

[172] How to Reduce Food Waste at Christmas

Eco Chat with Laura Trotta Podcast ·

2021/12/15

The most wonderful time of the year is also the most wasteful, but that needn’t be the case! In this episode I share five ways you can reduce your food waste this Christmas so the season is lighter on your wallet, waistline and our precious planet. Resources: Seasons Greenings e-guide

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32:29

[171] Engineering Solutions to Climate Change

Eco Chat with Laura Trotta Podcast ·

2021/11/21

If you’ve been feeling down about the state of the global environment, particularly after COP26 in Glasgow, this episode is for you. I’m sharing a presentation I delivered to around 200 doctors last month at the Doctors for the Environment iDEA 2021 conference. I was invited by Dr Kate Wylie to share a message of innovation and progress so conference attendees could leave the conference with a feeling of hope. I hope the presentation has a similar impact on you too.

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46:14

[170] How Climate Risk is Impacting Home Insurance...

Eco Chat with Laura Trotta Podcast ·

2021/11/02

There’s plenty of factors to consider when investing in a home. Proximity to schools, shops, health services, family and public transport are some of the key considerations. Smart investors of today are factoring in another consideration – climate change risk – and for good reason. Climate change risk is impacting the valuation and insurance cost of Australian residential properties and is expected to become more important as time marches on, and the impacts of climate change become more visible

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24:42

[169] How Home Battery Storage Systems Work

Eco Chat with Laura Trotta Podcast ·

2021/09/03

If you’re looking to reduce your household carbon emissions, you really can’t go past installing a home solar photovoltaic system with battery storage. But with so many dealers and installers out there, and with such a high investment cost, where do you even start? In Part 1 of this Home Energy feature, Bernie Kelly from bidmysolar shared how home solar photovoltaic systems work, their cost and their advantages and disadvantages. In Part 2, Bernie kindly shares how home battery storage systems work,

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39:25

[168] How Home Solar Systems Work

Eco Chat with Laura Trotta Podcast ·

2021/08/24

If you’re looking to reduce your household carbon emissions, you really can’t go past installing a home solar photovoltaic system with battery storage. But with so many dealers and installers out there, and with such a high investment cost, where do you even start? In Part 1 of this Home Energy feature Bernie Kelly from bidmysolar shares how home solar photovoltaic systems work, their cost and their advantages and disadvantages. Stay tuned for Part 2 where Bernie will share how home battery storage

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37:53

[167] How Corporates Can Become More Sustainable

Eco Chat with Laura Trotta Podcast ·

2021/07/09

Money does indeed make the world go round and the type of businesses that we invest in today creates the world of tomorrow. Notwithstanding, the corporate world has a huge role to play in shaping the kind of world we live in. The traditional mindset of corporates to maximise returns for shareholders is redundant and these days, only companies that are sustainable in the true sense of the word will survive. Think sound environmental practices, a strong human rights record and an inclusive and diverse

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29:31

[166] Oliver Smuhar, Author of ‘FireWorks’

Eco Chat with Laura Trotta Podcast ·

2021/06/22

Oliver is an award-winning author, is studying Communications’ Journalism at University of Technology, Sydney and lives in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales Australia, an area ravaged by the horrendous 2019/2020 Black Summer bushfires. Shocked and traumatised by the destruction he witnessed during the fires, and deeply concerned about the impact on wildlife, Oliver threw himself into writing an adventure novel to raise funds for environmental projects. The result is FireWorks and the Fireworks

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40:11

[165] Teaching Kids About the Climate Crisis

Eco Chat with Laura Trotta Podcast ·

2021/05/27

Dr Marji is a coral reef scientist who aims to teach kids around the world about the climate crisis through interactive play and art. Marji meets kids at their level with play dough and LEGO and isn’t afraid to dress up as a coral polyp or penguin to help get the important message of the climate crisis across to young inquisitive minds. Dr Marji also runs an international drawing contest for kids at kidscareaboutclimate.org that brings kids around the world together to make their voices heard on

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47:17

[164] Climate Change and the Human Health Impact

Eco Chat with Laura Trotta Podcast ·

2021/04/27

Climate change has traditionally been viewed as an economic and environmental issue but it is fundamentally a human health issue. In this episode of Eco Chat I’m joined by Dr Kate Wylie from Climate Medicine to discuss the growing health risk to the human population from a warming climate. Dr Kate Wylie is a GP, a mother and climate activist based in Adelaide, South Australia. She is also the founder of Climate Medicine, a member of Doctors for the Environment Australia and is a Climate Reality

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[163] Patricia Newman, Author of ‘Planet Ocean’

Eco Chat with Laura Trotta Podcast ·

2021/03/23

If you’re looking for educational sustainability books for the children in your life, you’re in the right place. I’m joined on Eco Chat by Patricia Newman, author of several educational books on environmental and social justice issues including Eavesdropping on Elephants; Sea Otter Heroes; Neema's Reason to Smile; Zoo Scientists to the Rescue; and Plastic, Ahoy! Translating complicated scientific research into something the average fourth grader can understand is one of Patricia’s gifts. Every

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43:52

[162] Ecosia - The Search Engine Planting Trees

Eco Chat with Laura Trotta Podcast ·

2021/03/14

If you’re looking for an internet search engine that gives back, look no further than Ecosia. Ecosia is quite literally, the search engine that plants trees. Ecosia donates 80% of its profits to non-profit organisations that focus on reforestation, considers itself a social business, is CO2-negative and supports full financial transparency and protect the privacy of its users. In this episode Hannah Wickes will share how Ecosia came about, how it works and how you can easily make the switch to

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27:33

[161] Clean Your Home Plastic and Toxin Free with...

Eco Chat with Laura Trotta Podcast ·

2021/02/04

If you’re looking for commercial cleaning products that are toxin free, plastic free and are made in Australia by a social enterprise, look no further than Resparkle. Pearl Chan is on a mission to create a plastic free future for our families and she’s helping people get started in their homes. In this episode Pearl will share her journey from being a corporate banker to founding and growing an eco business that’s become a leader in toxin and plastic free home cleaning products. Resources: Resparkle

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[160] Five Positive Environmental Stories from 2020

Eco Chat with Laura Trotta Podcast ·

2021/01/12

While 2020 saw Covid-19 ravage human populations and communities around the world, there were many positives throughout the year for our local, regional and global environments. This New Year, as many of us continue to struggle to process the year that was 2020, I thought I’d take the opportunity to highlight five positive environmental news stories. It’s my intention that they give you some hope for 2021 and beyond. Resources: Eco Business Collective

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[159] How to Become a Carbon Neutral Certified Business

Eco Chat with Laura Trotta Podcast ·

2020/12/29

If your business, company or organisation wishes to become carbon neutral to reduce their environmental impact and demonstrate a strong commitment to sustainability, this episode is for you. I'm joined by Polly Hemming from Climate Active to discuss steps business or organisations need to take to become certified carbon neutral and the associated costs and auditing requirements. This episode follows on from episode 155: How to Offest Your Carbon Emissions with Louise Tarrier from Carbon Positive

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