Think Nordic

From individual actions to systems change, food is getting more attention on the climate change agenda than ever before. How can the Nordics affect the change needed to make healthy and climate-friendly diets a part of the globalized food system? This episode of the Think Nordic! Podcast series takes a closer look at Nordic diets and the global food systems they are part of. The podcast is taped live in front of an audience at the Nordic Pavilion at COP24 in Katowice, Poland, with insights from the Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Climate, Isabella Lövin; David Nabarro who is the Strategic Director of 4SD and former Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Sustainable Development and Climate Change; and Norwegian youth delegate, Mari Hasle Einang.

Gender equality has been a key to prosperity in the Nordic region. By harnessing the full talent pool of women and men in society, the Nordic countries have found that stability and sustainability go hand-in-hand with equal rights, responsibilities, and opportunities. But even in the Nordics, there’s still a way to go. This episode of the Think Nordic! Podcast series explores how the Nordic countries became one of the most progressive regions in the world when it comes to gender equality together with Sharan Burrow, Secretary General of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and Espen Barth Eide, Member of Parliament in Norway. The podcast was recorded in front of a live audience at the Nordic Pavilion at COP24 in Katowice, Poland.

Nordic countries have a reputation as global frontrunners on sustainability, but with high levels of consumption also comes challenges. How can Nordic climate solutions work in other parts of the world? In this episode of the Think Nordic! Podcast series, former EU commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard, professor Johan Rockström from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and President of Wise Europa Think Tank Maciej Bukowski discuss what the model for sustainability in the Nordics entails and how it can be adapted to other contexts.

Do dads hold the key to sustainability and how can we eat our way to a green and healthy future? These are just some of the nourishing, engaging and challenging questions that will be asked and attempted to be answered on the new podcast series, ‘Think Nordic’. So if you want to find out about the Nordics, and who are they to talk about the state of our world – then listen, subscribe or download the new podcast series, ‘Think Nordic’.