Best Climate Kic Podcasts (2024)

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Kirsten Dunlop: CEO of Climate KIC 28:34

2+ y ago28:34

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Kirsten Dunlop is the CEO of Climate KIC, an innovation initiative set up by the EU to tackle climate change. In this conversation, Mark covers: Kirsten’s global childhood Why having such a broad range of interests has served her so well And how we can become architects of the future, rather than victims of it. Check it out. https://responsiblerebe…

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Sarah Friar: Nextdoor 33:25

2+ y ago33:25

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Sarah Friar, the CEO of Nextdoor: the neighbourhood app that helps us connect to the neighbourhoods we want to belong. In today’s episode Mark and Sarah talk about: Why physical connection is so important in the digital age How perfectionism can get in the way of your mission And some of the magical things that can happen when neighbourhoods come t…

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Monica Park: Gatsby, Circular Fashion & Boxing 27:52

2+ y ago27:52

27:52

Monica Park is the co-founder of Eleven Radius: a collaboration platform for circular fashion brands who want to change the world. In today’s conversation, Mark covers: How Monica got into boxing Why the future of fashion is circular And the kindest thing someone has ever done for her. Check it out. https://responsiblerebels.org/episodes/monica-par…

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Foy Vance: Singer-Songwriter 26:54

2+ y ago26:54

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Foy Vance is a singer-songwriter from Bangor, Northern Ireland. In this conversation Mark covers: What it was like growing up in the Vale of Angels Some of the values behind his music The best and worst thing about being a singer-songwriter His craziest moments And the last time Foy’s cried tears of joy Check it out. https://responsiblerebels.org/e…

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Christopher RÆBURN: Black Friday, Parachutes & The Future Of The Fashion Industry 30:02

2+ y ago30:02

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Today’s episode is with Christopher RÆBURN, the Global Creative Director of Timberland and founder of the hugely successful clothing brand RÆBURN that’s changing the world through responsible design. In this conversation, Mark chats with Chris about: His obsession with making things from a young age Why he’s full of hope for the fashion industry An…

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Traci Fenton: Freedom At Work 29:24

2+ y ago29:24

29:24

Traci Fenton is the CEO of WorldBlu: a global leadership education company who has helped hundreds of top businesses around the world build teams that lead with freedom rather than fear. In this conversation Mark covers: How Traci overcame fear in her own life The connection between self-worth and our effectiveness as a leaders And why her new book…

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Alexander Kjerulf: Happiness At Work 24:02

3y ago24:02

24:02

Alexander Kjerulf is the cofounder of Heartcount: an AI-powered tool that measures happiness at work. He’s also an international speaker and the author of 5 books, including the global bestseller Happy Hour is 9 to 5. In this conversation Mark covers: What happiness actually is The most important rituals in Alexander’s life And how we can make work…

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Tony Carson: Entrepreneur & Investor 26:20

3y ago26:20

26:20

Tony Carson is an entrepreneur and investor from Northern Ireland with interests in hospitality, material tech and property development. In today’s show Mark covers: What it was like growing up with a famous dad The role entrepreneurs play in society And how new tech like rubber devulcanisation can help save the planet. Check it out. // https://res…

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Scott Walchek: Lessons From 35-Years In Silicon Valley 23:06

3y ago23:06

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Scott Walchek is a Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur of 35-years and the CEO of Trov. In this conversation, Mark covers: The values that underpin Scott’s life The rituals that help him handle the storms of the start-up journey And resilience in the face of personal loss Check it out. https://responsiblerebels.org/episodes/scott-walchek-silicon-valle…

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Amanda Lee Smith: Building Brands That Enhance Human Potential 29:30

3y ago29:30

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Amanda Lee Smith is the co-founder of Monday: a branding and content marketing agency based in Vancouver who build brands that enhance human potential. In this conversation, Mark covers: Amanda’s punk rock phase What it was like working for the family who started Lululemon And how she recently got into Angel Investing. Check it out! // https://www.…

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Liv Montuori: Circular Fashion Educator 29:56

3y ago29:56

29:56

Liv Montuori is a fashion educator specialised in sustainability and the circular economy. In this conversation Mark covers: Liv’s early years of riding around on her moped as a teenager What led her to the green side of fashion Why the circular economy is so important And how she ended up hammock-sleeping in the Amazon rainforest Check it out. // …

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Ciaran Jordan: Adidas, Nike, Responsible 30:45

3y ago30:45

30:45

Ciaran Jordan is a digital native whose previous employers include Diageo, Adidas and Nike. In this conversation, Mark covers: The craziest moment of Ciaran’s life How he ended up landing a job at one of the world’s largest lingerie brands And what it means to be a good ancestor. Check it out. // Treasure Trove: How would you like to be introduced …

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Jon Plunkett: Poet 31:35

3y ago31:35

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Jon Plunkett is a widely published poet and the founder of The Corbenic Poetry Path. In this conversation, Mark covers: How Jon starting writing poetry What it was like opening for Foy Vance on tour And why he’s chosen to live in nature. Check it out. https://responsiblerebels.org/episodes/jon-plunkett-poet…

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Jerry Michalski: Open Global Mind 27:54

3y ago27:54

27:54

Jerry Michalski is an ex tech trends analyst who helps humans make better decisions and design systems built on trust. In this conversation, Mark covers: What the difference is between a citizen and a consumer How Open Global Mind could change the way we make decisions And why Jerry’s been keeping a digital version of his brain for the last 23-year…

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The $100 Million Prize for Carbon Dioxide Removal 58:04

3y ago58:04

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Elon Musk this year partnered with The X-Prize to create a $100 million prize for the best solutions for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or ocean. This $100 million represents the biggest incentive prize in history, and likely the biggest single investment made into negative emissions to date. We talk wih the X-Prize's Executive Directo…

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Justin Dillon: FRDM 31:08

3y ago31:08

31:08

Justin Dillon is the founder of Made In The Free World, a charity that campaigns for slavery-free supply chains and raises funds to rescue children currently enslaved. In this conversation Mark covers: What happens when the KKK protests at your event How to win at failing And why bringing about actual change often takes a lot of boring work Thanks …

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Merline & John Engle: Haiti Partners 29:34

3y ago29:34

29:34

John and Merline Engle are the co-founders of Haiti Partners, an organisation that has been helping Haitians change Haiti through education for over a decade. In this conversation, Mark covers: Their unusual first year of marriage Merline’s new hot-sauce start-up And why climate change impacts the most vulnerable people on the planet the most sever…

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Tad Munnings: Documentary Maker 29:04

3y ago29:04

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Tad Munnings is a Toronto-based documentary-maker who’s created award-winning films about transgender powerlifters, Kenyan Marathon runners and Iranian refugees. In this conversation Mark covers: - How Tad got into filmmaking - Lessons learned working as a cab driver in Chicago - And why the conversation around eating or not eating meat is much mor…

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Mark Dowds: Entrepreneur & Investor 29:19

3y ago29:19

29:19

Welcome to Responsible Rebels: a podcast featuring people who've challenged the status quo and made the world a better place. Our first episode is with repeat entrepreneur and investor Mark Dowds, a Belfast-born troublemaker who's setting out on a new 10-year journey to disrupt the clothing industry and clean up the planet along the way. His conver…

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44. Integrating climate change into school curricula 15:18

3+ y ago15:18

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Larissa Barabasch from Vienna is a Climate-KIC Master Label student label at the University of Copenhagen. As an economics and business student, her curiosity led her to question the model of growth and use it to address soil diversity and waste management. After changing her studies from economics to climate change, together with other participant…

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43. Misconceptions of individual impact and the importance of consumption 27:22

3+ y ago27:22

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Tune in for a very interesting conversation on the relevance of personal choices and impact on the environment. Our guests, food and winter lover Raquel Sabater Cánovas fom Madrid and Aleksandra Milovanović from Serbia who loves design, sports and music, participated in the Climate KIC Journey 2020. Raquel completed her studies in industrial and ch…

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42. Experiencing circularity on personal and professional level 25:59

3+ y ago25:59

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Today’s episode builds on the inspiration of Paloma Velón García-Velasco and Mara Haverkort that translates into the engagement of people, doing little things for a better planet and finding solutions to complex problems, step by step. Tune in and enjoy the stories of “Sea-Lover” Paloma (Madrid) and “Enthusiast” Mara (The Netherlands). While Paloma…

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41. From Seed to Baltic Sea: the connection between farming and eutrophication 21:05

3+ y ago21:05

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In Episode 41 we meet Simona Jastremskaite who participated in the 2020 Dublona Journey. Simona's climate journey began in China. While teaching, she became sensitised to the incapacity of expanding urban areas to build resilience against rapid climate change. This has led her to her Master's studies in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Scie…

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40. Carbon footprint transparency in companies 19:22

3+ y ago19:22

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Today we return to the Climate-KIC Journey as we learn about group dynamics, GEMO in project management (GE-wha? tune in to find out), and a new concept for ensuring carbon transparency. Mikaela Pettersson (in Lund, Sweden) and Isabel Nieto Tous (in Majorca, Spain) from the Bologna-Trento-Zurich Journey had an innovative idea of a platform that the…

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39. Isabelle Bause's Journey into Sustainability 23:39

3+ y ago23:39

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In a highly informative episode, we meet Hamburg native and Leipzig resident Isabelle Leipzig and learn how the long path towards sustainability was influenced by a layering of experiences. From swimming in a lake above a flooded coal mine to sailing past plastic bottles on the fringes of the rainforest in Peru, Isabelle has seen the destructive re…

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38. At Your (Ecosystem) Service with Community-based Solutions 23:27

3+ y ago23:27

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At Your Service is a project that stems from the #Climate-KIC Journey this past summer. Its aim was to focus on how #ecosystemservices can be be integrated into urban #envrionment, with the goal of reconnecting people to nature by greening the city. In so doing, it aims to tackle issues facing the climate challenges facing the city, such as urban h…

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37. Strategic leadership and consultancy with Laura Lopez and Clara Fischer 25:59

3+ y ago25:59

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In episode 37, we're joined by sustainability and communications consultants Laura López Cuadros and Clara Fischer, who discuss their vision for creating an impact that goes beyond growing a business. 🎙️ While attending the 2020 CYBELT #Climate-KIC Journey, they were struck by the fact that professionals today often lack the skills to advocate for …

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36. Can mining be sustainable? Experiences from Nigeria 29:47

3+ y ago29:47

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Osayamen J. Imarhiagbe is part of the Baltic Beauty Journey. He studies Applied Geosciences at RWTH in Aachen in Germany and has a MSc in Geology from the University of Benin. Specialised in mineral exploitation, he is eager to make mining more sustainable. Osayamen grew up in Nigeria, where he has experienced the impacts of heavy rainfall first ha…

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35. ClimaTalking with Emma Heiling 23:36

3+ y ago23:36

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How can we demystify climate policy? In Episode 35, we meet Emma Heilig, who discusses the challenges of making climate policy accessible, the ClimaTalk platform she co-founded, and her Journey team's plan to advocate for Doughnut Cities across Europe. Emma became involved in the sustainability scene through animal rights and her opposition to anim…

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34. Aiming to change society with Instagram 17:20

3+ y ago17:20

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In this episode we will get to know the Dublona Journey participants Maria Cantore, who tunes in from Argentina, and Hajar Bencheikh, who calls Casablanca and Lyon her home. While Hajar currently works in consultancy for clients in the energy sector in Paris, Maria leads an organization in Argentina and is politically active for climate action. Tog…

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33. What's going on On Cloud Wine? 25:53

3+ y ago25:53

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In Episode 33, we meet the team of On Cloud Wine, Eline van Remortel, Soham Datta, and Jose Carlos Lozano Garcia who met each other on the 2020 VinhoVin Lisbon-Paris Climate-KIC Journey. On Cloud Wine is a platform designed to promote greater sustainablity in the wine industry, by connecting small wine producers to universities and the tourism indu…

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32. Putting nature at heart with Urban Flora 24:08

3+ y ago24:08

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Hana Begovic and Emma Bertipaglia (from the Bologna-Trento-Zurich Journey) are all about nature, earth jurisprudence, biodiversity, human rights and last but not least climate justice. Forests and green areas are disappearing globally, urban development is expanding and in these times, little priority is given to preserve nature and protect biodive…

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31. A reflection on the Dublona Journey 17:52

3+ y ago17:52

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In Episode 31, we are joined by alumni from the Dublona 2020 Climate-KIC Journey, Andrea Rey and Eszter Krisan, as they discuss their interests and experiences in the field of climate action, as well as the personal projects they have been able to begin as a result of the summer school. Living in Budapest, Eszter’s climate passions lie in urban sys…

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30. Exploring start-ups, business development, meteorology and great visions 23:31

3+ y ago23:31

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After featuring many participants of the Journey, it's time to talk to hosts again. Together with Lars Reyes-Gjølme and Laura Riuttanen from the Northern Light Journey we dig into the world of visions and projects that address climate action and sustainability in Europe. His Bachelor in Theatre brings out the creative side of Lars, whose interest h…

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29. Active engagement in climate action 11:04

3+ y ago11:04

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Ex-Journey participant, faciliator, coach and academic Anouk Talen is interested in how we creata a society by bridging the divide between nature and humans, and between humans and other humans. She is working in the Dutch National Youth Council to confront this issue. Her biggest take-away from the Journey was to get to know know her path. Listen …

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28. Finding a market for second-hand clothes in Budapest 19:44

3+ y ago19:44

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Tamara Pavlović is an international relations graduate in Budapest. She joined the Limassol-Timisoara-Belgrade Journey, to gain career inspiration, and experience in the field of sustainability. While living in Budapest she noticed that while shopping becoming more popular, and the number of second hand clothes shop increasing, there are still few …

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27. What do a village lifestyle and sustainability have in common? 11:57

3+ y ago11:57

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The Kosice host of the LuCKy-Journey, Martina Zelenakova, has a background in foreign relationships and civil engineering. In this episode, she tells us how much she enjoys working with and for people. Her core interest lies in improving people's life and making the world better. She highlights the importance of education, actively looking out for …

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26. Towards sustainability in the building sector with Urban Click 24:26

3+ y ago24:26

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Today we talk with Kaushik Selva Dhanush Ravi. He studies Integrated Building Systems at ETH Zürich and explains to us what this Master programme and new study area is all about. Kaushik envisions a construction sector, which is sustainable and with a larger municipality engagement (top down) to reinforce the use of recycled materials and increase …

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25. Organic waste and circular bioeconomy for cost-competitive and compostable bio-plastic 13:22

3+ y ago13:22

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Rasa Tumaseviciute from the Bologna-Trento-Zurich Journey is currently doing a PhD on organic waste and circular bioeconomy in Lithuania. By implementing circular economy in waste management and conducting contemporary research she aims to create bio-plastic that is cost-competitive and compostable. In this short episode, we haved asked Rasa for ad…

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24. 2020 - a recap! 19:47

3+ y ago19:47

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Are you ready for the final episode of 2020? Tune in as Wiebke and Soham take you on a ride through memory lane and recap all the episodes, interesting conversations and various perspectives. The EIT Climate-KIC Journey this summer was a pure success, and our podcast serves to interconnect between all the Journeys. We picked out the best quotes fro…

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23. Tips and tricks for a sustainable christmas 31:51

3+ y ago31:51

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Ho ho ho, Christmas is here! Today we have a very special episode coming to you directly from us, the Journey Visions Podcast team! We share some tips on how to have a more sustainable christmas, and get to hear about some very funny christmas stories from our team. From eating too much, to watching christmas movies in the mornings and diving on ch…

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22. 'Unwanted but Delicious' tackles overconsumption in the fast fashion industry 18:19

3+ y ago18:19

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The Journey summer school has led to some amazing teams. One of them, 'Unwanted but delicious' is presenting their innovative idea to us today. The group, which consists of Stefan Gevaert from Belgium, Lasse Koefoed Sudergaard from Denmark and Lisa Jagau from Germany, aims to change consumer behaviour and mindset in the fashion industry. By transfo…

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21. The story of Centro de Innovación Climática y Sostenibilidad in Peru. A Journey entrepreneur’s special episode. 33:56

3+ y ago33:56

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Today, Soham and James present another Special Entrepreneur Episode as they talk to Melissa Capcha Eulogio from the Transalpine Journey! One of five sisters, from a young age she has wanted to change the world to make it more equal and inclusive. She envisions tackling climate change and sustainability as an opportunity to address the social and en…

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20. From clean energy and fashion to building up sustainable businesses with Lee-Ann and Katie 19:04

3+ y ago19:04

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London hosts Lee-Ann Perkins and Katie Agar from Sustainable Ventures are a Climate-KIC partner of the Dublona Journey. They both moved to London several years ago and share their stories of how they came to work around sustainability. Lee-Anns eyes were opened when she was working to provide warm housing for vulnerable people and Katie's journey b…

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19. How to raise collective consciousness and be more self-aware. A mindset perspective by Greta and Johannes 23:27

3+ y ago23:27

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An episode full of wise questions, not to miss! Changemakers Greta Rossi and Johannes Köhn, coaches of the Amsterdam-Utrecht-Berlin Journey, are learning us how to be more self-aware and reflective by asking fundamental questions. How to raise collective consciousness in our inner selves? How to reach a level of superconsciousness, where we are con…

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18. The power of arts, indigeneous knowledge and environmental psychology for climate awareness 20:49

3+ y ago20:49

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Artist Valentina González Troudart is a special participant in the Journey as she is from South America and has a background in graphic design and arts. Climate- and development-induced droughts have caused the lake Laguna de Acuelo, which is close to her hometown of Santiago de Chile and in which she swam when we was a child, to dry out completely…

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17. Explore how the Italian Ostia Clean-Up sensitives environmental consciousness by engaging with local institutions 33:56

3+ y ago33:56

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Today is World Fisheries Day! In this special ocassion we speak with Giorgiano Margaglio, from the Northern Lights Journey. He holds a bachelor in Global Governance from the University of Rome, and a Disaster Risk Management and Climate Adaptation MSc from Lund University. This has led to his current position as a disaster and risk management contr…

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16. How to address polarization in local communities by challenging yourself - meet coach Deborah 25:48

3+ y ago25:48

25:48

Picasso coach Deborah Rim Moiso is all over, literally. Interdisciplinary and holistic is within her character, which you will hear out from her very diverse interests and experiences. A summer job in Ireland and reading The Transition Handbook by Ron Hopkins woke her up imagining the future. Within the Pioneer Programme and her placement at the Tr…

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15. Lets learn more on how to empower young people towards sustainable agriculture, with Maria Fritz 23:20

3+ y ago23:20

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In this episode, Soham and Oliver interview Maria Fritz, from the Timisoara-Belgrade-Limassol journey. Her studies include Sustainable Development in Utrecht, and the consumer perspective is the one she finds most appealing. Currently, she works as a project coordinator for local2local talents, a Dutch entity that connects young talents with farms,…

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14. About nature and sustainable lifestyles with Lithuanian podcast Išpakuota host Rugilė 19:52

3+ y ago19:52

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In today’s episode, Lea and Soham speak with Rugilė Matsuvičiūtė. Though not a part of the Journey, Rugile is heavily involved in environmental issues and sustainability, having her own podcast about it: Išpakuota, which means "Unpack" in Lithuanian. Her background includes French language and Lithuanian literature, yet it was during that time she …

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