Best Cop21 Podcasts (2024)

Don Bain and Michael Gillenwater are joined by Mr. Philip Gass, International Institute for Sustainable Development. Philip reflects on Carbon Policy in Canada after COP21 in Paris. This conversation was recorded in Seoul, Korea.By GHG and Carbon Management

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Breaking Views - with Francoise Schepmans, Mayor of Molenbeek 1:44

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February 2016 Brussels. Friends of Europe is launching a new series of podcasts entitled “Breaking Views” based on our conversations with key leaders on their experiences in dealing with the many challenges they face in running cities, companies, institutions or political parties. Our first conversation is with Francoise Schepmans, the mayor of Mol…

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DISRUPTIVE MODELS OF HEALTHCARE FOR EUROPE – Re-thinking the regulatory framework to encourage disruptive innovation in health 1:23:03

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18 February 2016 Brussels, Roundtable. This event is part of the Quality Europe pillar of Friends of Europe.

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BALKAN PARTNERSHIPS – Strengthening the region’s ties - Session III 1:09:49

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16 February 2016 Brussels, European Policy Summit. This event is part of the Future Europe pillar of Friends of Europe.

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BALKAN PARTNERSHIPS – Strengthening the region’s ties - Session II 1:25:15

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16 February 2016 Brussels, European Policy Summit. This event is part of the Future Europe pillar of Friends of Europe.

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BALKAN PARTNERSHIPS – Strengthening the region’s ties - Session I 1:23:15

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16 February 2016 Brussels, European Policy Summit. This event is part of the Future Europe pillar of Friends of Europe.

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CHINA’S 13TH FIVE-YEAR PLAN – Priorities, goals and opportunities 1:20:37

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28 January 2016 Brussels Policy Briefing. This event is part of the Global Europe pillar of Friends of Europe

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Flint: Coping with the Crisis 20:58

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People's World made a trip to Michigan where reporters Patrick J. Foote and Earchiel Johnson discovered the different ways Flint residents are moving forward. From demanding Governor Rick Snyder's arrest to bring the community together for relief, the citizens of Flint are nothing if not resilient.Here are other works from our trip to Flint that el…

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HUMANITARIAN FINANCING – Keeping up with a world in crisis 2:07

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26 January 2016 Brussels. Conversation with Jyrki Katainen, European Commission Vice President. This event is part of the Global Europe pillar of Friends of Europe.

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CIRCULAR ECONOMY – Silver bullet for the EU’s competitiveness and sustainability? 41:30

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25 January 2016 Brussels. Conversation with Jyrki Katainen, European Commission Vice President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness. This event is part of the Greener Europe and Smarter Europe pillar of Friends of Europe.

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First Impressions of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change 29:32

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Michael Gillenwater is just back from COP-21 in Paris. Don Bain followed the agreement from afar. Listen in on their discussion of first impressions. Look for more detailed analysis in future episodes.Read the agreement for yourself at http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2015/cop21/eng/l09r01.pdf. Check out the excellent coverage of the event and devel…

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Terror from Rural Georgia: The Legacy of The School of the Americas 38:37

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In the US, terrorism means one thing post-9/11. In Latin America, it has meant something else. In this episode, we explore the US history of exporting terrorism by way of the School of The Americas which has trained right-wing para-militaries in the art of war for over 50 years. We hear from School of the Americas Watch's national organizer Hendrik…

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Laboring for the Environment: COP21 and the Global Labor Movement 44:23

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In this episode of People's World Podcast, Head Editor Terrie Albano interviews Sean Sweeney, coordinator for Trade Unions for Energy Democracy as well as Director at the International Program for Labor, Climate, and the Environment at the Murphy Institute at City University of New York.They discuss opportunities and challenges faced by the labor m…

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3rd POLIMP Webinar – EU climate policy for 2030: why are we talking about governance?

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Topic: EU climate policy for 2030: why are we talking about governance? Date: Wednesday, 28 October 2015, 11:00 CET Venue: Google Hangout 3rd Webinar page Guest Speakers Jonathan Gaventa Director, E3G, London Office & Katharina Umpfenbach Energy Policy Coordinator, Ecologic Institute Moderator Matthias Duwe Ecologic Institute’s Head of Climate Scop…

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DIGITAL SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE 1:06

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17 November 2015 Brussels Debate. This event is part of the Smarter Europe pillar of Friends of Europe

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WORKING TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM 1:06:02

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17 November 2015 Brussels Policy Insight. This event is part of the Global Europe pillar of Friends of Europe

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WORLD ENERGY OUTLOOK – Europe’s options in a volatile world 1:50:00

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12 November 2015 Brussels High-Level Conference. This event is part of the Greener Europe pillar of Friends of Europe.

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THE ASIAN PARADOX – Rising wealth, lingering tensions - Session II 1:39:57

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10 November 2015 Brussels Conference. This event is part of the Security Europe pillar of Friends of Europe.

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THE ASIAN PARADOX – Rising wealth, lingering tensions - Session I 1:54:11

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10 November 2015 Brussels Conference. This event is part of the Security Europe pillar of Friends of Europe.

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CLIMATE AND ENERGY OUTLOOK – Policy challenges and choices that will shape our common future - Session III 1:01:57

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15 October 2015 Brussels Summit. This event is part of the Greener Europe pillar of Friends of Europe.

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CLIMATE AND ENERGY OUTLOOK – Policy challenges and choices that will shape our common future - Session II 55:14

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15 October 2015 Brussels Summit. This event is part of the Greener Europe pillar of Friends of Europe.

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CLIMATE AND ENERGY OUTLOOK – Conversation with James Hansen 31:04

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15 October 2015 Brussels Conversation with James Hansen, top US climate scientist and former head of NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. This event is part of the Greener Europe pillar of Friends of Europe.

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CLIMATE AND ENERGY OUTLOOK – Policy challenges and choices that will shape our common future - Session I 59:42

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15 October 2015 Brussels Summit. This event is part of the Greener Europe pillar of Friends of Europe.

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2nd POLIMP Webinar – Reform of the EU ETS: Making it fit for 2030

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Topic: Reform of the EU ETS: Making it fit for 2030 Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2015, 16:00 CEST Venue: Google Hangout 2nd Webinar page Guest Speakers Anja Kollmuss Climate Policy Coordinator, CAN-Europe & Andrei Marcu Head of CEPS Carbon Market Forum, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) Moderator Matthias Duwe Ecologic Institute’s Head of …

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1st POLIMP Webinar – Paris 2015: lessons from the Copenhagen experience

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Topic: Paris 2015: lessons from the Copenhagen experience Date: Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 14:00 CEST Venue: Google Hangout 1st Webinar page Guest SpeakersProf. Dr. Sebastian Oberthür Institute for European Studies (IES) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels &Wytze van der Gaast, PhD Joint Implementation Network (JIN)Moderator Matthias Duwe Ecologic Instit…

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New Roads to China: a conversation with Helen Wong 1:06:23

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14 October 2015 Brussels Conversation with Helen Wong, Chief Executive, Greater China, HSBC. This event is part of the Global Europe pillar of Friends of Europe.

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All Politics is Local: Interview with Sarah Saez, Candidate for City Council In San Diego 31:15

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In this week's episode we speak to Sarah Saez, a left-labor candidate for city council in San Diego who is hoping to make some big changes to the status quo during a renaissance of progressive insurgent candidates. She talks about her background, the formation of her values, the work she has done with farm workers as well as taxi drivers, and her v…

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Organizing the South and more: An interview with Tefere Gebre 18:54

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This week, we talk to the Executive Vice President of the AFL-CIO Tefere Gebre. From his roots as a refugee, to his vision of a new South, Gebre has always been a working class fighter. In this interview, we talk about what is needed for an empowered Southern working class movement as well as the US government and capital's role in the various migr…

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Talking Race And Labor With Rasheen Aldridge And Tiffany Loftin 26:08

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This week, I had an opportunity to sit and talk to Rasheen Aldridge of Black Lives Matter/Show Me $15 and Tiffany Loftin of the Civil, Women, and Human Rights department at the AFL-CIO. We talk about the intersections of race and class as well as the historic movements by the AFL-CIO to define for itself a definition and a place within the broader …