Podcasts about european environment agency

How can we address the intersecting challenges of climate change and non-communicable diseases at once? In this first episode of the Intersections in Health, a new short podcast mini series, we delve into NCDs and the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and toxic pollution with  Hans Bruyninckx , Commissioner on the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health #PECCH, Professor of Environmental Governance at the University of Antwerp, former Executive Director of the European Environment Agency and Sinaia Netanyahu , Programme Manager at WHO/Europe's Centre for Environment and Health. We discuss attacks on science and #misinformation, the art of knowledge translation, communicating complexity and uncertainty, super wicked problems and system transformation. Crucially, we explore what this moment asks of each one of us and collectively. Tune in and give us your feedback on the issues discussed.  ----------Our next episodes will explore the intersections of NCDs and anti-microbial resistance and NCDs and population ageing. This short series is part of WHO/Europe's count-down to the UN High Level Meeting on NCDs in September 2025. 

250327PC: Wegwerfen statt WaschenMensch Mahler am 27.03.2025Nachhaltigkeit, Fairtrade, Second Hand ist was für Ewig-Gestrige grüne Öko-Freaks. Der neue Trend: nach Fast-Food kommt Fast Fashion groß in Mode. EU-Bürger verbrauchen so viel Kleidung, Schuhe und andere Textilien wie niemals zuvor. 19 Kilogramm pro Kopf und Jahr – 8 Kilo Kleidung, 4 Kilo Schuhe und 7 Kilo Haushaltstextilien. Der Textilkonsum bringt laut der European Environment Agency kurz EEA hohe Belastungen für die Umwelt und das Klima mit sich, etwa durch den Verbrauch von Materialien, Wasser und Landfläche aber auch durch Emissionen, Chemikalien und Mikroplastik. Der Trend: Wegwerfen statt waschen, billig und viel kaufen, kurz oder nie tragen – so gehen die Europäer im Fast-Fashion-Zeitalter mit Mode um. Angekurbelt wird dieses Verhalten von Textilgiganten wie H&M oder Zara, Aldi oder Lidl, die im Wochen-Rhythmus neue Billigkollek­tionen in die Läden bringen. Kleidung wird dabeiimmer mehr zur Wegwerfware, T-Shirts kaum länger getragen als Plastiktüten.Mit dem chinesischen Modeanbieter Shein nimmt Fast Fashion eine neue Geschwindigkeit auf: Oft wird das asiatische Textunternehmen auch als Ultra-Fast-Fashion-Konzern bezeichnet. In Shein ballen sich Globalisierung und Kapitalismus zu einem Textil-Bollwerk, das bislang ungeahnte Auswirkungen auf Mensch und Natur hat. Was viele der Shein-Fans überzeugt, ist nicht nur das geschickte Marketing, sondern vor allem der Preis: Die Fast-Fashion-Marke Shein ist günstiger als andere Billig-Marken: Während ein Shirt bei H&M meist um die 15 Euro kostet, sind bei Shein viele schon für unter drei Euro zu haben. Giftige Chemikalien, nicht nachvollziehbare Lieferketten, Arbeitszeiten von bis zu 75 Stunden zu Billiglöhnen in Bangladesch. Nachhaltigkeit, fairer Handel und Klimaschutz auf der einen Seite – Wegwerfshirts bei Primark und anderen Textilmultis auf der anderen Seite – alles längst bekannt und nichts geschieht. Der Markt wird's schon richten, sagen Politiker. Mehr wegschauen und Ignoranz geht nicht. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Die Themen in den Wissensnachrichten: +++ 2022 höchster Textilverbrauch ever in der EU +++ Klimawandel für 1.000 Jahre simuliert +++ Mikroplastik in synthetischen und in natürlichen Kaugummis +++**********Weiterführende Quellen zu dieser Folge:Circularity of the EU textiles value chain in numbers, European Environment Agency, 25.03.2025Interplay between climate and carbon cycle feedbacks could substantially enhance future warming, Environmental Research Letters, 24.03.2025Chewing Gums: Unintended sources of ingested microplastics in humans, Frühjahrs-Konferenz der American Chemical Society, 25.03.2025Order–disorder transition in multidirectional crowds, PNAS, 24.03.2025Brain iron load and neuroaxonal vulnerability in adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 27.02.2025Alle Quellen findet ihr hier.**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: TikTok und Instagram .

Fast fashion is responsible for 8-10% of global carbon emissions, more than aviation and shipping combined, and its environmental toll continues to rise. The industry thrives on overproduction and overconsumption, flooding the market with cheap, disposable clothing that drives a growing textile waste crisis. Across Europe, millions of tonnes of textiles are incinerated, dumped in landfills, or exported to countries where waste management systems are overstretched, causing severe environmental and social repercussions.This episode explores the hidden costs of fast fashion and Europe's response to this crisis with EU-wide regulations aimed at promoting circularity, reducing waste, and addressing microplastics.Experts Theresa Mörsen from Zero Waste Europe, and Lars Fogh Mortensen from the European Environment Agency provide insights into the systemic changes needed to tackle the impact of fast fashion, along with the role of governments, businesses, and consumers in creating a more sustainable future. Can Europe's ambitious strategies reverse the tide of fast fashion and pave the way towards a circular textile economy?Join Evi Kiorri every last Wed of the month to dissect these and other themes at the heart of European debates. Production: By Europod, in co-production with Sphera Network.Follow us on:LinkedInInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's not often that biodiversity legislation grabs international headlines, but thats what happened repeatedly in 2024 with the European Union's new Nature Restoration Law. It happened first because of the ambitious nature of the law; and then because of the political tussle around its rejection and eventual approval. Along the way it gathered a trail of detractors and supporters, and has raised hopes as well as concerns, depending on who you speak to. The law's overarching target is for Member States to put in place restoration measures in at least 20% of the EU's land areas and 20% of its sea areas by 2030.Brian MacSharry, who was also my guest for episode 10 on protected areas, is Head of the Nature and Biodiversity Group at the European Environment Agency and he has had a birds-eye view of the development of the law. He kindly agreed to respond to some of the critiques of the law, but first he goes into some detail about its content and its journey through the political process.Links to resourcesNature Restoration Law - Outline of the law on the website of the European CommissionVisit www.case4conservation.com

Ever wonder if passenger trains are actually a sustainable form of transport? Learn all about that in the newest episode of this fun sustainability podcast! Tiffany also covers her disaster of a cross-country Amtrak train trip in 2018 (and how to do it right if you're considering buying your own Amtrak tickets). SourcesBoston Consulting Group: https://www.bcg.com/publications/2022/riding-the-rails-to-the-future-of-sustainability European Environment Agency: https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/motorised-transport-train-plane-road Train company Brightline's press release: https://www.gobrightline.com/press-room/2023/brightline-130-mph-milestone Popular Science on U.S. high speed rail: https://www.popsci.com/technology/high-speed-rail/ Washington Post on high-speed rail plans: https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/08/30/us-high-speed-rail-projects/ Patreon: patreon.com/greeningupmyactInstagram: @greeningupmyactFacebook: Greening Up My ActEmail us with questions: greeningupmyact@gmail.comYouTube: Greening Up My Act

In today's episode, Paul is joined by Professor Jacqueline McGlade, the Co-founder and Chief Scientist of DownForce Technologies. Jackie has had a long career in public policy. Before founding DownForce Technologies, she was the Chief Scientist of the United Nations Environment Program and Head of the European Environment Agency. In the conversation, Jackie outlines her extensive career in environmental science, how her company uses technology to measure soil carbon, and the practical applications of this data for farmers. She also shares how her experiences living in Kenya have influenced her approach to environmentalism and her insights on the intersection between modern technology and traditional knowledge in the fight against climate change.   Resources and links: DownForce Technologies website Professor Jacqueline McGlade on LinkedIn   Connect: Future Fork podcast website Paul Newnham on Instagram Paul Newnham on X Paul Newnham on LinkedIn Disruptive Consulting Solutions website SDG2 Advocacy Hub website SDG2 Advocacy Hub on X SDG2 Advocacy Hub on Facebook SDG2 Advocacy Hub on LinkedIn This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

It has been called an invisible epidemic. Every year, around 300,000 people in Europe die prematurely because of air pollution, according to the European Environment Agency. Those of us living in cities are particularly exposed to unsafe levels of fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide. The EU is trying to bring air quality closer to World Health Organization guidelines, but the political deal that has been struck includes a clause that will allow member states to delay action by up to 10 years, if specific conditions are met. So how meaningful is this new legislation? We put the question to two MEPs.

As industries strive to meet stringent noise regulations and enhance acoustic performance, acoustic CAD simulation has become an essential tool in aerospace design. The European Environment Agency reports that noise pollution affects the well-being of millions, emphasizing the need for advanced acoustic solutions to mitigate these effects.What cutting-edge strategies and technologies can address the growing challenges of noise pollution in aerospace and beyond? This is the core question explored in the latest episode of Getting Technetical, hosted by Michelle Dawn Mooney and featuring guest expert Raphael Pesseau, the Director of Acoustics Engineering Solutions at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence.This episode explores the applications of acoustics CAD simulation in aerospace design, discussing its impact on environmental noise control, regulatory compliance, and product innovation.Mooney and Pesseau's conversation includes the following:• The Critical Role of Acoustics in Environmental and Regulatory Compliance: Addressing noise pollution and meeting regulatory benchmarks through advanced simulations• Technological Innovations and Solutions: Exploring Hexagon's role in bridging the real and digital worlds to tackle acoustic challenges• Future Directions and Collaborations: Discussing the integration of Technetics' FELTMETAL™ in acoustic designs and its implications for the industryAs the Director of Acoustics Engineering Solutions for Hexagon, Raphael Pesseau manages a global team specializing in acoustic simulation using the Actran software. With a career focused on simulation technologies and acoustic solutions since 2007, Pesseau significant contribution to the field grew after his firm became part of Hexagon in 2017. Pesseau is based in Toulouse, France.

Welcome to this episode of the Safer Chemicals Podcast, where we look into the EU indicator framework for chemicals, focused on improving chemical safety across Europe.The transition towards safer and more sustainable chemicals is progressing in some areas, while in others, it is just beginning. This is the finding of a first, joint Europe-wide assessment of the drivers and impact of chemical pollution by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). The benchmarking found that more work is still needed to reduce the impact of harmful substances on human health and the environment. We are joined by Leena Ylä-Mononen, the Executive Director of EEA and Sharon McGuinness, the Executive Director of ECHA. Together, they discuss the roles their agencies play in developing these indicators. This episode offers an in-depth look at how these agencies work together to support safer chemical management, highlighting the real-world impact of their work on environmental and public health.We'll explore the challenges faced during the project, the collaboration between various European institutions, and what future developments we might expect in the realm of chemical safety.BackgroundAccording to the joint EEA-ECHA synthesis report on the EU indicator framework for chemicals, the overall use of the most harmful chemicals (in particular those that are carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic) is still growing but more slowly than the overall chemicals market growth. Pressure is increasing to avoid the use of so-called substances of concern and to implement the principles of the safe and sustainable by design framework. There is a need to more effectively ensure that consumer products do not contain the most harmful substances, for example chemicals that are endocrine disrupting, that negatively affect the hormone system, or substances that are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic, which present a risk for years to come even after their use has ceased.More data and information are needed to better understand human and environmental exposure to those most harmful chemicals and their impacts. Still, the indicators show clearly that the shift to safe and sustainable chemicals must continue and should even be accelerated.Listen to our episode for a deep dive into what the main findings of this initial assessment were and check the online dashboard for more details.Useful linksEU Agencies: more work needed to make chemicals safe and sustainable  - ECHA news, 17 April 2024Joint EEA-ECHA synthesis reportOnline dashboardGive us feedback **************Subscribe to our YouTube channelSubscribe to our Safer Chemicals PodcastSubscribe to our newsFollow us on:TwitterFacebookLinkedInVisit our website Disclaimer: Views expressed by interviewees do not necessarily represent the official position of the European Chemicals Agency. All content is up to date at the time of publication. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Europe is not prepared for the rapidly growing climate risks it faces. So the European Environment Agency has said in its first risk assessment. Speaking to Ciara this morning was Hans-Martin Füssel is an EEA expert on climate change adaptation.

Europe is not prepared for the rapidly growing climate risks it faces. So the European Environment Agency has said in its first risk assessment. Speaking to Ciara this morning was Hans-Martin Füssel is an EEA expert on climate change adaptation.

The research collective 'Planning for Entropy' on how we need to set up our metabolic interaction with nature differently.   Shownotes Planning for Entropy Planning for Entropy. 2022. Democratic Economic Planning, Social Metabolism and the Environment. Science and Society Journal. Vol 82, Nr 2. New York: Guilford Publications: https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/siso.2022.86.2.291 Laibman, David and Campbell, Al. 2022. (En)Visioning Socialism IV: Raising the Future in Our Imaginations Before Raising It in Reality. In Science & Society, Vol. 86, No. 2. New York: Guilford Publications: https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/siso.2022.86.2.137   Simon Tremblay-Pepin at Saint Paul UNI: https://ustpaul.ca/index.php?mod=employee&id=1195 Sophie Elias-Pinsonnault at Iris Montreal: https://iris-recherche.qc.ca/a-propos-iris/auteurs/?ID=187 Mathieu Perron-Dufour at Université du Québec en Outaouais: https://uqo.ca/erts/fiche/mathieu-dufour Tremblay-Pepin, Simon and Legaut, Frédéric. 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Negotiated Coordination and Socialist Democracy. In Laibman, David and Campbell, Al. (Ed.), (En)Visioning Socialism IV: Raising the Future in Our Imaginations Before Raising It in Reality. In Science & Society, Vol. 86, No. 2. New York: Guilford Publications.: https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/siso.2022.86.2.140 Paul Cockshott (Wikipedia): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Cockshott Allin Cottrell (Wikipedia): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allin_Cottrell Cockshott, P. und A. Cottrell. 2002. "The Relation Between Economic and Political Instances in the Communist Mode of Production". In: Science & Society, Vol. 66, No. 1. New York: Guilford Publications, 50–64: https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/siso.66.1.50.21014 Cockshott, P. und A. Cottrell. 1993. Towards a New Socialism. Nottingham: Russell Press. (Book as PDF): http://ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu/~cottrell/socialism_book/new_socialism.pdf Michael Albert (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Albert Albert, M. 2003: Parecon. Life After Capitalism. London/New York: Verso: https://www.versobooks.com/books/85-parecon Albert, M. und R. Hahnel. 1991. The Political Economy of Participatory Economics. Princeton: Princeton University Press: https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691003849/the-political-economy-of-participatory-economics Albert, M. und R. Hahnel. 2002. "In Defense of Participatory Economics". In: Science & Society, Vol. 66, No. 1. New York: Guilford Publications, 7–21: https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/pdf/10.1521/siso.66.1.7.21015 Website Participatory Economy: https://participatoryeconomy.org/ David Laibman (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Laibman Robin Hahnel (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hahnel Hahnel, Robin. 2021. Democratic Economic Planning. New York: Routledge: https://www.routledge.com/Democratic-Economic-Planning/Hahnel/p/book/9781032003320 Shadow Price (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_price Akbulut, Bengi & Adaman, F.. (2013). The unbearable appeal of modernization: The fetish of growth. Perspectives. 5. 14-17.: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bengi-Akbulut/publication/291299562_The_unbearable_appeal_of_modernization_The_fetish_of_growth/links/5ff3abb3a6fdccdcb82e89d0/The-unbearable-appeal-of-modernization-The-fetish-of-growth.pdf?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIiwicGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIn19 Akbulut, Bengi & Adaman, F.. (2020). The Ecological Economics of Economic Democracy. Ecological Economics, Volume 176: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0921800919310298 Krystof Beaucaire, Joëlle Saey-Volckrick & Simon Tremblay-Pepin (2023) Integration of approaches to social metabolism into democratic economic planning models, Studies in Political Economy, 104:2, 73-92: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07078552.2023.2234753 Life cycle assessment (European Environment Agency): https://www.eea.europa.eu/help/glossary/eea-glossary/life-cycle-assessment OECD Better life index (OECD): https://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/#/11111111111 Socialist Calculation Debate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_calculation_debate Universal Basic Services: https://universalbasicservices.org/ Unit(s) of Account (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_of_account Tim Platenkamp (Website):  https://timplatenkamp.nl/ Platenkamp, Tim ‘The Constitution of Socialism', forthcoming Durand Folco, Jonathan, et al.  Redéfinir démocratiquement les besoins pour planifier l'économie. Politique et Sociétés, volume 43, numéro 2, 2024.: https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/ps/2024-v43-n2-ps08771/1106250ar/ Nancy Fraser (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Fraser Fraser, Nancy. Women, Welfare and the Politics of Need Interpretation. Hypatia, vol. 2, no. 1, 1987. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3809862?seq=1 Fraser, Nancy. Justice Interruptus: Critical Reflections on the "Postsocialist" Condition. 1997. Routledge.: https://www.routledge.com/Justice-Interruptus-Critical-Reflections-on-the-Postsocialist-Condition/Fraser/p/book/9780415917957 Sutterlütti, Simon and Meretz, Stefan. Make Capitalism History: A Practical Framework for Utopia and the Transformation of Society. 2023.Springer Nature Switzerland AG. (full pdf english): https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-031-14645-9.pdf?pdf=button   Publications by Walther Zeug at Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Walther-Zeug   Weitere Folgen S02 | E58 Søren Mau on Planning and Freedom: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e58-soren-mau-on-planning-and-freedom/ S02 | E55 Kohei Saito on Degrowth Communism: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e55-kohei-saito-on-degrowth-communism/ S02 | E33 Pat Devine on Negotiated Coordination: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e33-pat-devine-on-negotiated-coordination/ S02 | E21 Robin Hahnel on Parecon (Part1): https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e21-robin-hahnel-on-parecon-part1/ S02 | E19 David Laibman on Multilevel Democratic Iterative Coordination: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e19-david-laibman-on-multilevel-democratic-iterative-coordination/   Keywords #PlanningForEntropy, #JanGroos, #SocialMetabolism, #SocioMetabolicPlanning, #SocialEcology, #Planning, #Socialism, #Democracy, #MichaelAlbert, #Cockshott, #Cottrell, #Marxism, #Capitalism,#Postcapitalism, #EconomicPlanning, #Communism, #ParticipatoryEconomics, #PlannedEconomy, #SystemicSocialism, #MarxistEconomics, #PoliticalEconomy, #DemocraticEconomicPlanning, #ParticipatorySocialistSociety, #PatDevine, #RobinHahnel, #FutureHistoriesInternational            

O decimo Episódio Da Nova Temporada Do Podcast  Saúde Sem Fake discute  O Universo do Som e seu conhecimento em busca de qualidade de vida.     Fonte:  Relatórios Técnicos - World Health Organization. (2018). Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region. World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. - European Environment Agency. (2014). Noise in Europe 2014. Publications Office of the European Union. Periódicos Especializados - Noise & Health (Revista internacional dedicada a pesquisas sobre os efeitos do ruídona saúde e qualidade de vida). Websites e Recursos Online - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Noise Pollution: (https://www.epa.gov/noise) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: (https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/hearing_loss/default.html). Livros Schafer,R.Murray, O Ouvido Pensante, editora fundação da UNESP. Cidade: São Paulo,1986. Schafer,R.Murray, A Afinação do Mundo: uma exploração pioneira pela história passada e pelo atual estado do mais negligenciado aspecto do nosso ambiente: a paisagem sonora.; tradução Marisa Trench Fonterrada. - 2. ed. São Paulo: Editora Unesp, 2011.  Medeiros, Percurso do som na produção sonora: da Fonte Sonora ao Aparelho Auditivo. Editora UFRB, Bahia, 2017.         Elenco: DiegoSilva Milhome Claudio Henrique Victor Porto Maria Eduarda da Silva Cunha Lamberth Consultóra convidada: Dalvinha Oliveira.      

O decimo primeiro  Episódio Da Nova Temporada Do Podcast  Saúde Sem Fake discute  o que é a paisagem sonora?   Fonte:  Relatórios Técnicos - World Health Organization. (2018). Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region. World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. - European Environment Agency. (2014). Noise in Europe 2014. Publications Office of the European Union. Periódicos Especializados - Noise & Health (Revista internacional dedicada a pesquisas sobre os efeitos do ruídona saúde e qualidade de vida). Websites e Recursos Online - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Noise Pollution: (https://www.epa.gov/noise) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: (https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/hearing_loss/default.html). Livros Schafer,R.Murray, O Ouvido Pensante, editora fundação da UNESP. Cidade: São Paulo,1986. Schafer,R.Murray, A Afinação do Mundo: uma exploração pioneira pela história passada e pelo atual estado do mais negligenciado aspecto do nosso ambiente: a paisagem sonora.; tradução Marisa Trench Fonterrada. - 2. ed. São Paulo: Editora Unesp, 2011.  Medeiros, Percurso do som na produção sonora: da Fonte Sonora ao Aparelho Auditivo. Editora UFRB, Bahia, 2017.         Elenco: DiegoSilva Milhome Claudio Henrique Victor Porto Maria Eduarda da Silva Cunha Lamberth Consultóra convidada: Dalvinha Oliveira.      

More than any other continent, Europe's biodiversity has been shaped by human activities and is under constant pressure from human production and consumption. Changes in ecosystem services that are essential to human life affect livelihoods, incomes and local migration, and can even cause or exacerbate political conflict. Despite significant efforts, the latest European Environment Agency assessment shows that the vast majority of EU habitats (81 %) and species (63 %) have poor or bad conservation status. - Original publication on the EP Think Tank website - Subscription to our RSS feed in case your have your own RSS reader - Podcast available on Deezer, iTunes, TuneIn, Stitcher, YouTube Source: © European Union - EP

EURACTIV's Beyond the Byline podcast is back and this week, we're looking at the wildfires that have devastated regions across southern Europe.The continent was once again battling scorching temperatures this summer, with wildfires blazing across Europe from Portugal to Greece. The latter is still battling with the largest wildfire in the EU since 2000.The damage to the ecosystem and the natural resources on the entire continent has been devastating, with the fire destroying everything in its path.In northern Greece, which was the worst hit by wildfires this summer, the fire has burned more than 810 square kilometres of land – an area bigger than New York City.This week we ask Christiana Photiadou (expert on climate change vulnerability and adaptation at the European Environment Agency), Zita Sebasvari (environmental scientist focusing on disaster risk reduction) and Lindon Pronto (senior fire management expert at the European Forest Institute and ex firefighter): What is driving the fires, how can prevention measures be improved, and how can ecosystems recover?

Con il clima che cambia, il tempo in Europa sta diventando più estremo. Cosa potrebbe portare quest'estate in termini di ondate di caldo, siccità, inondazioni e incendi boschivi? Le prospettive generali sono pessimistiche, come abbiamo già visto lo scorso inverno e primavera. Ciò rende cruciali l'adattamento ai cambiamenti climatici e una migliore preparazione. Ad affermarlo un documento dell'Agenzia europea dell'ambiente pubblicato in settimana che spiega le principali sfide climatiche legate alle condizioni meteorologiche che dobbiamo affrontare ne parliamo con Aleksandra Kazmierczak, Climate Change and Human Health Expert, European Environment Agency e con Emanuela Piervitali, ricercatrice della sezione di climatologia operativa dell'ISPRA. Parliamo anche di migrazione, delle misure che l'Europa cerca per governarla, e con Federico Fossi dell'Alto commissariato Onu per i Rifugiati dei numeri di questo inarrestabile fenomeno, che ci ricorda tra l'altro come il 76% di tutti gli oltre 100 milioni di rifugiati nel mondo siano accolti da paesi a basso e medio reddito, lontani dunque dall'Europa.

Prof Jacquie McGlade (Twitter, Wikipedia) is an administrator, academic, advocate and more besides. Currently she is Professor of Natural Prosperity, Sustainable Development and Knowledge Systems at UCL (which is how I know her) and a lecturer at Strathmore Business School in Nairobi, which is where she lives. She is married to a Maasai village chief.In a frankly amazing career, Jacquie has been a scientist, the executive director of the European Environment Agency, and the Chief Scientist at UNEP. She is also a co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Downforce Technologies, a pioneer in science-led, data-driven land management solutions focused on optimising soil health, soil organic carbon levels, and biodiversity (I had a small part in setting up Downforce Technologies).Jacquie has a rare combination of (Western) science and indigenous knowledge. She is like the fish she studied for her PhD, able to travel into the oceans and back into fresh water. The striking themes are on:-The need for high quality data people trust so they can make new decisions.-The importance of having enough people in society trying something new, so society can evolve.-Ensuring her village can thrive without Western tourism income.LinksUCL Institute for Global ProsperityUNEPUNDPIlya Prigogine, Nobel prize-winning chemist, was one of the foundational thinkers of what is now called complex systems,because of his discoveries of self-organisation.UCL Citizen Science AcademyWellbeing Economy AllianceChris Smaje -- A Small Farm FutureJacquie's Gresham Lectures are at the bottom of this link.Achim SteinerCrispin TickellVincent OgotuVandana Shiva Timings0:50 - Q1 What are you doing now? And how did you get there?13:39 - Q2. What is the future you are trying to create, and why?22:22 - Q3. What are your priorities for the next few years, and why?25:36 - Q4. If someone was inspired to follow those priorities, what should they do next?28:35 - Q5. If your younger self was starting their career now, what advice would you give them?31:25 - Q6. Who would you nominate to answer these questions, because you admire their approach?36;12 - Q7. Is there anything else important you feel you have to say?Twitter: Powerful_TimesWebsite hub: here.Please do like and subscribe, to help others find the podcast.Thank you for listening! -- David

Laura Burke is the Director General of the Environmental Protection Agency Ireland. Laura is also the chair of the European Environment Agency and member of the Climate Change Advisory Council. In this wide-ranging discussion, we cover many environmental themes – including how Ireland is performing, the issues and solutions. With agriculture, we discuss the importance of looking at the ‘how', as well as the significance of the Food & Drink industry's emissions. Laura calls for the ceasing of continued illegal industrial peat extraction, alongside the need to speed up and scale up the reduction of carbon emissions across every sector. With transport, adding to the mantra of avoid, shift and improve, Laura discusses the importance of looking at freight transport, which will have different requirements to travel solutions. In regard to thoughts and opinions in Ireland, we explore some surprising results, while links are made to what we can do and how action leads to hope and well-being. A thought provoking and inspiring chat with Laura, a very experienced leader of climate action in Ireland. Links: EPA Ireland website: https://www.epa.ie Twitter: @EPAIreland Instagram: @epaireland YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/epaireland EPA Ireland on LinkedIn: search “Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland” EPA State of Environment Report (2020): State of Environment Report | Environmental Protection Agency (epa.ie) Climate Opinion Maps | Environmental Protection Agency (epa.ie) Climate Change in the Irish Mind | Environmental Protection Agency (epa.ie) Laura Burke - Session 2: Climate Change in a broader Environmental Context - EPA Ireland - YouTube European Environment Agency European Environment Agency's home page (europa.eu) Climate Change Advisory Council Climate Change Advisory Council (climatecouncil.ie)

Die Themen in den Wissensnachrichten: +++ Wer krankhaft Sachen hortet, fühlt sich auch oft einsam +++ Sport-BH kann Leistung beim Joggen verbessern +++ Deutsche Haushalte haben so viel Vermögen wie noch nie +++**********Weiterführende Quellen zu dieser Folge:High levels of loneliness in people with hoarding disorder, Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 23.04.2023Increasing breast support is associated with altered knee joint stiffness and contributing knee joint biomechanics during treadmill running, Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 21.04.2023Younger Than Ever? Subjective Age Is Becoming Younger and Remains More Stable in Middle-Age and Older Adults Today, Psychological Science, 18.04.2023Air pollution and children's health, European Environment Agency, 24.04.2023Biological age is increased by stress and restored upon recovery, Cell Metabolism, 21.04.2023Deutsche Bundesbank, Monatsbericht April 2023, 24.04.2023**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: Tiktok und Instagram.**********Weitere Wissensnachrichten zum Nachlesen: https://www.deutschlandfunknova.de/nachrichten

Coaching | Self-Awareness | Career Development | Bring Your Whole Self to Work | Career Progression | Reflection | Mindfulness | Women in STEM | Role Model | Our guest is a former Latvian diplomat with more than 21 years of experience in stakeholder management, negotiation, advocacy, and communication.Inese Podgaiska is the Secretary General of the Association of Nordic Engineers, ANE, and previously worked for the European Environment Agency. She received the 2019 Women Economic Forum Award for Women of the Decade in Science Leadership and was included in the 100 Brilliant Women in AI and Ethics list 2021.She is a mentor and certified mindful coach and advocates for engineers' role in advancing responsible AI and achieving sustainable development goals.We're discussing bringing your whole self to work, and how we can combine our professional aspirations with our personal development plans and not divide the two instances of our life. Follow Inese on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/inesepodgaiska/ Check out Inese's coaching practice: https://beyoumindfulcoaching.dk/index-en.html Episode Timeline:02:00 Inese, tell us more about your work on empowering women. 04:50 What made you decide to start a coaching practice on the side?09:25 What is your opinion on ‘bringing your whole self to work'? 15:50 What is your inspiration for hosting workshops on assertive communication? What can we learn from you? 18:48 Example of assertive communication in practice. 23:20 What were 3 important career lessons you learned in your career?27:25 What is your view on career progression?31:32 How do you tackle work-life balance?35:10 Looking back, is there anything you would change about your career?37:15 Final 5 Fire Questions. The podcast is available on all major streaming platforms. More details on www.femmeleadpodcast.com

We came to COP27 with a sense of urgency, as we know from science that we are already running out of time. Technological fixes are certainly not enough - we need deep systemic change within every sector. Recently the pandemic showed us that it is possible to respond rapidly to a worldwide crisis. So, can we use this ability to fight the climate crisis? In the final episode of our COP27-special, the panelists shed light on what was discussed at COP27 in Egypt, and more importantly, they discuss where we go from here. The panel consists of Matilde Angeltveit, Norwegian Youth Delegate to the UNFCCC, Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director at the European Environment Agency, Markku Ollikainen, Professor Emeritus and Chair of the Finnish Climate Panel, and Espen Barth Eide, Norway's Minister of Climate and Environment, and is moderated by André Jamholt, Senior Advisor at the Nordic Council of Ministers.

The European Environment Agency says no fewer than 238,000 people in the European Union died prematurely in 2020 due to exposure to airborne pollutants in spite of an improvement in air quality. Analysis by the agency shows that air pollution is the largest environmental health risk in Europe and significantly impacts the health of the European population, particularly in urban areas, in spite of declining emissions of all key air pollutants in the EU. The EEA's latest estimates show that no fewer than 238,000 people died prematurely in the bloc in 2020 due to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), with about 96 percent of the urban population exposed to levels above World Health Organisation guidelines.

The Inflation Reduction Act is a new law designed to hasten the United States' energy transition (and do nothing about inflation). In the last episode before the midterm election, learn about the energy path the Democratic Party has plotted for us and learn how this new law can possibly save you tens of thousands of dollars. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Support Congressional Dish via Patreon (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536. Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! View the show notes on our website at https://congressionaldish.com/cd261-inflation-reduction-act Jen Podcast Appearances EP 63 Honest Government Analyst Jennifer Briney talks Privilege, White House & Hotels. The Living Numbers Podcast with Tony Rambles. Disaster - Jennifer Briney. A Word with Tom Merritt. Background Sources Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD259: CHIPS: A State Subsidization of Industry CD250: Congress Saves the Postal Service CD246: BIF: Appalachian Chemical Storage CD240: BIF The Infrastructure BILL CD218: Minerals are the New Oil CD205: Nuclear Waste Storage CD146: Repeal & Replace CD048: The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Tax Credits and Refunds Home Energy Efficiency Tax Credits “Tax Credits for Energy Efficient Home Improvements.” eFile. Rocky Mengle. Sept 16, 2022. “Save More on Green Home Improvements Under the Inflation Reduction Act.” Kiplinger. “Federal Income Tax Credits and Other Incentives for Energy Efficiency.” Updated Aug 18, 2022. Energy Star. Electric Appliance Rebates “Quick Facts: United States.” U.S. Census Bureau. Electric Car Tax Credit 26 U.S. Code § 30D - Clean vehicle credit. Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute. Alternative Fuels Data Center. “Electric Vehicles with Final Assembly in North America.” U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Kelley R. Taylor. Oct 18, 2022. “EV Tax Credits Are Changing: What's Ahead.” Kiplinger. Greg Iacurci. Oct 15, 2022. “The 'bummer' of the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit: Its full value may be hard to get.” CNBC. John Bozzella. Aug 5, 2022. “What If No EVs Qualify for the EV Tax Credit? It Could Happen.” Alliance for Automotive Innovation. John Bogna. Jun 22, 2022. “Hydrogen-Powered Cars: Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles Explained.” PCMag. U.S. Geological Survey. “Mineral Commodity Summaries 2021.” U.S. Department of the Interior. “OFAC Sanctioned Countries.” Princeton University Research & Project Administration. Alternative Fuel vehicle refueling property credit Kelley R. Taylor. Sept 14, 2022. “The Federal Tax Credit for Electric Vehicle Chargers is Back.” Kiplinger. 26 U.S. Code § 30C - Alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit. Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute. Hydrogen Catherine Clifford. Sep 8, 2022. “The clean hydrogen energy economy was a dream. The climate bill could make it a reality this decade.” CNBC. Emma Ochu et al. Jun 17, 2021. “Hydrogen Fact Sheet: Production of Low-Carbon Hydrogen.” Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, Center on Global Energy Policy. “Lisa Murkowski.” Open Secrets. Jay Bartlett and Alan Krupnick. December 2020. “Decarbonized Hydrogen in the US Power and Industrial Sectors: Identifying and Incentivizing Opportunities to Lower Emissions.” Resources for the Future. 24/7 Wall St. Feb 16, 2020. “How Many Gas Stations Are In U.S.? How Many Will There Be In 10 Years?” Market Watch. Health Care “The Inflation Reduction Act Lowers Health Care Costs for Millions of Americans.” Oct 5, 2022. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. “Inflation Reduction Act: CMS Implementation Timeline.” 2022. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Carbon Capture Angela C. Jones and Ashley J. Lawson. Oct 5, 2022. “Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) in the United States.” Congressional Research Service. Emily Pontecorvo. Aug 22, 2022. “Will the Inflation Reduction Act jumpstart carbon capture?” Grist. “Global Status of CCS 2021.” 2021. Global CCS Institute. “Carbon capture and storage could also impact air pollution.” Nov 17, 2011. European Environment Agency. Offshore Wind Leases Abby Husselbee and Hannah Oakes. Aug 25, 2022. “The IRA Offshore Energy Leasing Provisions' Potential Impacts.” Harvard University Environmental & Energy Law Program. “Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition.” Sept 8, 2020. The White House. Fossil Fuels David Jordan. Oct 6, 2022. “Interior moves forward with oil and gas drill site leasing.” Roll Call. “Inflation Reduction Act Fossil Fuel Provisions.” Aug 18, 2022. Enersection. 30 U.S. Code § 226 - Lease of oil and gas lands. Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute. The Associated Press. Apr 16, 2022. “Biden increases oil royalty rate and scales back lease sales on federal lands.” NPR. Taxes Kelley R. Taylor. Oct 10, 2022. “The Inflation Reduction Act and Taxes: What You Should Know.” Kiplinger. “Inflation Reduction Act includes 15% corporate minimum tax on book income.” August 16, 2022. EY. Jacob Bogage. Aug 12, 2022. “The new Wall Street tax key to Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act.” The Washington Post. Peter Warren. Aug 11, 2022. “‘Inflation Reduction Act' Holds the SALT.” Empire Center. “Lobbying: Intuit Inc.” Open Secrets. “CBO Cost Estimate: H.R. 1 - the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.” November 13, 2017. Congressional Budget Office. The Law H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 “Summary: Estimated Budgetary Effects of H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.” Revised August 5, 2022. Congressional Budget Office. Audio Sources Full Committee Hearing On Opportunities and Challenges in Deploying Innovative Battery and Non-Battery Technologies for Energy Storage September 22, 2022 Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Witnesses: Tim Hemstreet, Managing Director for Renewable Energy Development, PacifiCorp Spencer Nelson, Managing Director, Research and New Initiatives, ClearPath Ted Wiley, President and Chief Operating Officer, Form Energy 19:19 Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV): When it comes to storage, there has rightly been a focus on the supply chain, particularly for lithium ion batteries that power electric vehicles and phones in our pockets and many other modern technologies. While we have benefited from the use of this important battery chemistry, the fact that China is responsible for 75% of global lithium ion battery production, including 60% of the world's cathode production and 80% of the world's anode production, should give everyone pause. That is why I was proud to champion Inflation Reduction Act which incentivized the onshoring of the entire battery supply chain, from the production and processing of raw materials, to the battery pack assembly and everything in between. Full Committee Hearing On Domestic Critical Mineral Supply Chains March 31, 2022 Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Witnesses: Dr. Steve Fortier, Director, USGS National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Department of the Interior Scott Melbye, President, Uranium Producers of America Julie Padilla, Chief Regulatory Officer, Twin Metals Minnesota Abigail Wulf, Vice President, Critical Minerals Strategy and Director of the Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, Securing America's Future Energy Dr. Paul Ziemkiewicz, Director, West Virginia Water Research Institute, West Virginia University 24:14 Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV): It makes no sense to remain beholden to bad actors when we have abundant resources in manufacturing know-how here in the United States. And make no mistake, we are beholden, particularly when it comes to many of the minerals that go into clean energy technologies. That is why I've sounded the alarm about going down the path of EVs alone and advocated for equal treatment for hydrogen 45:08 Abigail Wulf: As things stand, without some significant course corrections on America's critical minerals enterprise, the leading automobile power won't be the United States. It will be China. Not because of superior design or technology, but because of their massive head start and established market power, if not utter dominance, in all aspects of the supply chain that powers these [electric] vehicles. But simply mining alone does not begin to address the fundamentals of America's mineral supply chain challenge. Where we are most lacking and where China is most dominant is in that crucial but largely hidden processing phase and midstream component production. We simply can't dig up a rock and stick it in a Tesla. You have to crush it, smelt it, and refine it into precursor material that has been sold to somebody else to turn it into battery guts, namely cathodes, anodes and electrolytes. Today, the United States has less than 4% of all minerals processing capacity and makes 0% of the world's cathodes and anodes. By contrast, China is the world's largest processor of copper, nickel, cobalt, lithium and rare earth elements, and they control 60% of anode production and 40% of global cathode production. Consider that in 2019, about 70% of the world's cobalt supply was mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but more than 70% of that cobalt was refined in or controlled by China. Full Committee Hearing On Clean Hydrogen February 2, 2022 Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Witnesses Dr. Sunita Satyapal, Director, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, Hydrogen Program Coordinator, U.S. Department of Energy Dr. Glen Richard Murrell, Executive Director, Wyoming Energy Authority Jonathan Lewis, Senior Counsel and Director of Transportation Decarbonization, Clean Air Task Force Michael J. Graff, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. Brian Hlavinka, Vice President, New Energy Ventures, Corporate Strategic Development, Williams 21:07 Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV): However, we have some challenges to tackle in order to build a clean hydrogen economy. Producing hydrogen without emissions is two to six times the cost of current production methods. Also, retrofitting end-use applications to use hydrogen as a feedstock, from chemical plants to cars and trucks, will take huge investments from both public and private sectors. This is the demand that we need to develop hydrogen markets that can sustain themselves. The other big challenge is the safe and efficient transport and storage of large volumes of hydrogen, given its physical properties. There's a lot of promising work being done in this space and will allow us to leverage our vast natural gas pipeline network to transport hydrogen to market. 22:00 Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV): That is why I made research, development, and demonstration of these technologies a central part of the Energy Infrastructure Act, which this committee reported with bipartisan support last year, and which was subsequently included in the recently enacted Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. In that bill, we fund $9.5 billion in research, development and demonstration of clean hydrogen, and we tasked the Department of Energy to develop a national strategy and a roadmap to get us to a clean hydrogen economy. 27:25 Sen. James Lankford (R-OK): I'm concerned that the conversation around green versus blue hydrogen will pit technologies against each other rather than working together to establish a robust hydrogen marketplace. The simple truth right now is that 95% of hydrogen produced in the United States is made from natural gas. 1:42:00 Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK): Can you share what the administration's policy is with regards to converting natural gas to hydrogen? We recognize that there are some within the [Biden] administration, certainly some groups that may have influence on the administration, who are very firm about not using fuel sources like natural gas. So the question is, is there a role for conversion to play? And what might we anticipate with regards to support and funding that might come with it? Dr. Sunita Satyapal: Thank you again for the question. And as mentioned, with hydrogen shot, we're really looking at all of the pathways. It's really about clean hydrogen. So whether it's natural gas, carbon feedstocks, nuclear renewables, you know, any pathway to get to the low carbon intensity, we're really pivoting away from the colors. There's a lot of complexity: green, blue, purple, turquoise….Pyrolysis is another approach. In fact, our loan program office just announced financing of $1 billion solid carbon, which is another value added product, no need for the CCS portion. So definitely an all-of-the-above strategy needed to meet all of our goals. Full Committee Hearing to Examine Development and Deployment of Large-Scale Carbon Dioxide Management Technologies July 28, 2020 Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Witnesses: Steven Winberg, (Former) Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy at the US Department of Energy Shannon Angielski, Executive Director of the Carbon Utilization Research Council Dr. Julio Friedmann, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University 25:06 Dr. Julio Friedmann: Net zero means that any residual emissions must be balanced by removal, as Secretary Moniz said. It means that reduction of co2 emissions and removal of co2 emissions are complementary but distinct actions and that both are necessary. The National Academies and the IPCC find that this must be done at enormous scale exceeding the size of the global oil and gas industry today. We are not where we need to be to make this real. 48:35 Shannon Angielski: In addition, the International Energy Agency modelled the contributions of different technologies to meet that mid-century 2 degree scenario. And it shows that CCUS accounts for approximately 100 Giga tons of needed global co2 emissions reductions by 2060. To put this into perspective, this would be achieved by the operation of 1100 carbon capture systems on the equivalent of 500 megawatt coal fired units, or 3200 natural gas combined cycle units, which would need to be operating for the next 30 years. 1:59:00 Steven Winberg: The rest of the world is going to continue using fossil energy, whether it's coal or oil or natural gas. And that's why we have moved forward quickly on the coal first program, because it offers the opportunity for what I think of as 21st century coal. Right now the Chinese own the space in power generation — coal fired power generation. We have an opportunity to take technology and springboard over what the Chinese are building, which is basically 1970s vintage technology that we built, and they now have improved slightly, but they're selling it around the world, to countries that have coal under their feet, and they're going to continue using that coal. But with the coal first program, we can move into power generation, and we can move into hydrogen production, because these countries also, as they build out their transport sector, may not do it the same way that developed countries, they may move more swiftly into hydrogen. And so there's an opportunity there to take our technology using their natural resources that are under their feet, and produce zero emitting power generation and zero emitting hydrogen and perhaps even net negative hydrogen and net negative electricity and they can use that hydrogen in the transportation sector as well as the industrial sector. 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In the second episode, Oscar Gomez from Eurostat and Ioannis Bakas, an expert from the European Environment Agency talk with Jonathan Elliott about waste to figure out what's really going on when it comes to recycling our waste in Europe.

In the second episode, Oscar Gomez from Eurostat and Ioannis Bakas, an expert from the European Environment Agency talk with Jonathan Elliott about waste to figure out what's really going on when it comes to recycling our waste in Europe.

The European Environment Agency estimates that long-term exposure to poor air quality is responsible for over 400,000 premature deaths in Europe every year. The worst air quality read-outs are reported during winter, when temperatures are very low and there is high demand for heat. In some countries, one of the causes of poor air quality is the employment of old and inefficient coal or wood-burning stoves used in households.Very often, fuels of the poorest quality are used in old stoves. This results in the emission of significant amounts of dangerous substances such as PM2.5, PM10 and various chemical compounds. Moreover, the emissions are released from chimneys that are not very tall and located close to other residential buildings. The volume of these so-called “low-level emissions'' mean that they have a considerable impact on air quality.A practical way to resolve the problem could be replacing old, inefficient household heat sources and encouraging the usage of good-quality fuels. Another solution, which might be even more effective in urbanised areas, is a district heating system that provides clean heat to numerous end users.In its proposal for recasting the EU Directive on Energy Efficiency, the European Commission has put a particular emphasis on district heating and cooling, where the definition of “efficient” systems will gradually be tightened to move away from fossil fuel-based systems. In cogeneration, the aim is to introduce additional criteria for specific emissions in high-efficiency cogeneration (270 gCO2/kWh). District heating will be also influenced by the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).Some industry stakeholders have expressed concerns about the new definition of efficiency and they urge the Commission to keep current criteria for the share of high-efficiency cogeneration heat until 2030.Relisten to this EURACTIV Virtual Conference to find out about the link between pollution and district heating systems, and the impact that the proposal for the recast Energy Efficiency Directive plays in this regard.

Hans Bruyninckx is the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency. He is a political scientist and international relations scholar specializing in global environmental governance, climate change, and sustainable development. Previous to his work at EEA, he was head of the HIVA Research Institute and of the Political Science department at KU Leuven, senior member of the interdisciplinary Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and promoter-coordinator of the Flemish Policy Research Centre on Transitions for Sustainable Development.· https://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/governance/executive-director · https://www.eea.europa.eu/ · www.oneplanetpodcast.org "Rebirth" by Juan Sánchez is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

"I'm a deep believer in the values of democracy, human rights, and the system where civil society and people play a key role in the discussions about society and also assuming responsibility, whether it's through labor unions, youth organizations…I think one key solution at the level of society is more equality. More equal societies bring a lot of advantages. I think that is a critical component to building a sustainable society. We cannot pretend that the current distribution of wealth on this planet between countries and within countries is a fertile ground for longterm sustainability. It isn't."Hans Bruyninckx is the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency. He is a political scientist and international relations scholar specializing in global environmental governance, climate change, and sustainable development. Previous to his work at EEA, he was head of the HIVA Research Institute and of the Political Science department at KU Leuven, senior member of the interdisciplinary Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and promoter-coordinator of the Flemish Policy Research Centre on Transitions for Sustainable Development.· https://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/governance/executive-director
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This interview is the first in our new One Planet Podcast series, which is available both on The Creative Process and on its own channel from the end of March. The podcast features environmental groups and notable changemakers from around the world, including European Environment Agency, Citizens' Climate Lobby, EarthLife Africa, One Tree Planted, Global Witness, Earth System Governance Project, Marine Stewardship Council, National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Public Leadership, Association des Amis de la Nature, Forest Stewardship Council, Polar Bears International, and many others.

In this seminar, we will take a voyage together exploring the biological and cultural evolution of individual identity, and the consequences of our self-perspective for major global, social, and environmental issues. Part one draws on evidence from molecular biology and neuroscience, such as how most of our 37 trillion cells have such a short lifespan that we are essentially made anew every few weeks, whilst the bacteria, fungi, and viruses that make up our bodies influence our moods and even manipulate our behaviour. This is combined with evidence from neuroscience and psychology to challenge the sense of ourselves as unchanging, discrete entities. For example, every word and every touch we receive from other people transforms the neural networks in our brain. In Part 2, we will encounter how our sense of identity as isolated individuals is an illusion that is becoming increasingly maladaptive in the modern world. It is responsible for many interlinked environmental, health, and economic problems and we will critically explore the proposition that solving these urgent problems lies in transforming our self-identity. -- Tom Oliver is a professor at the University of Reading, leading their Ecology and Evolution research group. He is a prominent systems thinker, advising both the UK government and the European Environment Agency. He has published more than eighty scientific papers in world-leading interdisciplinary journals and won two first-place prizes for essays communicating science to a broader audience. His writing has appeared in the Guardian, Independent, and BBC Science Focus and he is author of the critically acclaimed book The Self Delusion: The Surprising Science of Our Connection to Each Other and the Natural World -- Links: Get our latest psychology lectures emailed to your inbox: http://bit.ly/new-talks-5 Check out our next event: http://theweekenduniversity.com/events Professor Tom's book: https://amzn.to/3s6Vvol -- This episode is sponsored by The Weekend University's upcoming “Day on Meaning” Online Conference, taking place on 27th March 2022. In this half-day event, we'll be exploring how ancient wisdom & modern psychology can be integrated to help you uncover a deep sense of purpose and meaning in life. We'll have talks from three of the world's leading experts on the subject, including Paul Bloom, Emily Esfahani Smith, and Jeremy Lent. If you're interested in the psychology of meaning, and taking an evidence-based approach to building a fulfilling life, and also learning how to help others do the same, then this is the event for you. By attending live, you can interact with the speakers in real-time, get lifetime access to the recordings, CPD certification, and connect with a community of like-minded people during the conference. As a listener of this podcast, you can get a discount on your ticket if you go to the link: http://bit.ly/meaning2022 and enter the code: “POD” when registering.

During this edition, Christopher Macklin joins me again to discuss aliens, nanotechnology, and mind control. Visit his website at www.christophermacklinministries.com     Ethics of nanotechnology is the study of the ethical issues emerging from advances in nanotechnology and its impacts. According to Andrew Chen, ethical concerns about nanotechnologies should include the possibility of their military applications, the dangers posed by self-replicant nanomachines, and their surveillance monitoring and tracking use.[1] Environmental and public health risks are treated in a report from the Dutch  National Institute for Public Health and the Environment[2] and a report from the European Environment Agency.[3] Academic works on the ethics of nanotechnology can be found in the journal Nanoethics. Guidelines[edit] According to the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics[1], possible guidelines for the Ethics of nanotechnology could include:   Nanomachines should only be specialized, not for general purposes. Nanomachines should not be self-replicating. Nanomachines should not be made to use an abundant natural compound as fuel. Nanomachines should be tagged so that they can be tracked. Concerns[edit] Ethical concerns about nanotechnology include opposition to their use to fabricate Lethal autonomous weapons and the fear that they may self-replicate ad infinitum in a gray goo scenario, first imagined by K. Eric Drexler.[4] For the EEA  [3], the challenge posed by nano-materials is due to their properties of being novel, persistent, readily dispersed, and bioaccumulative; by analogy, thousands of cases of mesothelioma were caused by the inhalation of asbestos dust. See nanotoxicology. Nanotechnology belongs to the class of emerging technology known as GRIN: geno-, robo-, info- nano-technologies. Another common acronym is NBIC (Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Information Technology, and Cognitive Science). These technologies are hoped[5] - or feared,[6] depending on the viewpoint- to improve human bodies and functionalities, see transhumanism. Loss of human identity[edit]In the U.S., the Amish are a religious group most known for avoiding certain modern technologies. Transhumanists draw a parallel by arguing that there will probably be "humanists" shortly, people who choose to "stay human" by not adopting human enhancement technologies. They believe their choice must be respected and protected.[134] In his 2003 book Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age, environmental ethicist Bill McKibben argued at length against many of the technologies that are postulated or supported by transhumanists, including germinal choice technology, nanomedicine, and life extension strategies. He claims that it would be morally wrong for humans to tamper with fundamental aspects of themselves (or their children) to overcome universal human limitations, such as vulnerability to aging, maximum life span, and biological constraints on physical and cognitive ability. Attempts to "improve" themselves through such manipulation would remove limitations that provide a necessary context for the experience of meaningful human choice. He claims that human lives would no longer seem significant in a world where such limitations could be overcome technologically. Even the goal of using germinal choice technology for clearly therapeutic purposes should be relinquished since it would inevitably produce temptations to tamper with such things as cognitive capacities. He argues that societies can benefit from renouncing particular technologies, such as Ming China, Tokugawa Japan, and the contemporary Amish.[135] Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Facebook It's super easy to access our archives! Here's how: iPhone Users: Access Mysterious Radio from  Apple Podcasts and become a subscriber there, or if you want access to even more exclusive content, join us on Patreon. Android Users: Enjoy over 800 exclusive member-only posts to include ad-free episodes, case files, and more when you join us on Patreon.  Please copy and Paste our link in a text message to all your family members and friends! We'll love you forever! (Check out Mysterious Radio!)

Jacqueline McGlade is Professor of Resilience and Sustainable Development at University College London. She is also the Frank Jackson Foundation Professor of the Environment at Gresham College and Professor at Strathmore University Business School in Kenya. A marine biologist by training, Jacqueline was Chief Scientist and Director of the Science Division of the UN Environment Programme from 2003 to 2013 and before that, served as Executive Director of the European Environment Agency. However, today she is more likely to be found exploring ideas through working with local communities in Kenya than frequenting high-powered meetings at international organisations. Indeed, as you will hear, in a curious twist of fate, Jacqueline became a member of the Maasai tribe in 2016 through marriage to a Maasai chief and has relocated to live near the Maasai Mara Nature Reserve in Kenya. As we explore in our conversation, this life experience gives Jacqueline a unique perspective on the interface between culture, science and politics. Her career has been strongly informed by the complex interplay of data and communication and the ways in which science is filtered through the worldview of the beholder. An early love for languages also played a key role, revealing communication as a portal to mutual understanding across cultural realities. Ultimately, Jacqueline argues for more empathy in science and a willingness among her colleagues to communicate their knowledge in a way which meets people where they are. In honouring our shared humanity in the act of communication, Jacqueline suggests we invite a deeper sense of mutual responsibility and care to naturally arise. Jacqueline tweets @JacquieMcGlade You can learn more about Jacqueline's work here on her UCL webpage: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/igp/professor-jacqueline-mcglade And watch Jacqueline's lecture series at Gresham College here: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch/?subject=&subcat=&files=&year=&search=mcglade

What are fine particles? According to a European Environment Agency report in November 2021, 307,000 people in the EU died prematurely in 2019 due to fine particle pollution. That number represented a 10% decrease compared to the year before, but that's not exactly cause for celebration; the figures are still alarming. Fine particle pollution is everywhere, especially in urban areas, and considerably impacts public health. This invisible killer is a major item on the environmental agenda.Are they visible to the naked eye? So are they dangerous for your health? Which countries are the most affected? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is woofing?What are Yuccies?Who is Peng Shuai?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Irritability, sleeplessness, muscle tension and fatigue are all potentially caused by too much noise. Was Schopenhauer right when he called noise the "most impertinent of interruptions"? This week, we discuss the issue of noise pollution... ...as quietly as we can. The European Environment Agency estimates there are 10,000 premature deaths from noise exposure each year. So why are our cities noisier than ever and what can we do about it? We debate whether susceptibility to noise correlates with age, explore the idea of information overload and ask why we get drawn into the promise of stimulation even when it may be causing us harm. Finally, we share strategies for counteracting and coping with the noisy world around us. A few things we mentioned in this podcast: - Cities are reportedly noisier than ever https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/apr/25/cities-are-louder-than-ever-and-its-the-poor-who-suffer-most - European Environment Agency report: Noise in Europe 2014 https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/noise-in-europe-2014 - Associations between screen time and lower psychological well-being among children and adolescents https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6214874/ - Shift Blog: How to avoid notification overload https://tryshift.com/blog/tips-tricks/how-to-avoid-notification-overload/ - Noise: How to overcome the high, hidden cost of inconsistent decision making https://hbr.org/2016/10/noise - Paris bids to turn volume down in ‘City of Noise' https://www.thelocal.fr/20150311/officials-to-turn-down-the-volume-on-paris/ - Decibel Hell: The effects of living in a noisy world https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1253729/ For more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.com

Kathleen Rogers is the President of EARTHDAY.ORG. Under her leadership, it has grown into a global year-round policy and activist organization with an international staff. She has been at the vanguard of developing campaigns and programs focused on diversifying the environmental movement, highlighted by Campaign for Communities and Billion Acts of Green. Prior to her work at EARTHDAY.ORG, Kathleen held senior positions with the National Audubon Society, the Environmental Law Institute, and two U.S. Olympic Organizing Committees. She's a graduate of the University of California at Davis School of Law, where she served as editor-in-chief of the law review and clerked in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.· www.oneplanetpodcast.org






This interview is the first in our new One Planet Podcast series, which is available both on The Creative Process and on its own channel from the end of March. The podcast features environmental groups and notable changemakers from around the world, including European Environment Agency, Citizens' Climate Lobby, EarthLife Africa, One Tree Planted, Global Witness, Earth System Governance Project, Marine Stewardship Council, National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Public Leadership, Association des Amis de la Nature, Forest Stewardship Council, Polar Bears International, and many others.Episodes feature a host of ways you can take action and get involved in local or international environmental movements so that we can work together for a better tomorrow.· "Rebirth" by Juan Sánchez is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Today's guest, senior UNEP expert Jacqueline McGlade, spoke to me from Kenya, all about the new UN Plastic Pollution Report published recently.  Jacqueline McGlade is a Marine Biologist, Environmental Science Professor, she's worked for the European Environment Agency and now for the UN Environmental Programme. See the full UN Environmental Programme below;https://www.unep.org/resources/pollution-solution-global-assessment-marine-litter-and-plastic-pollutionMore from Jacqueline on...Climate Change and Resilience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxCaNOU1dS4Climate and Gender Equality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfHEdWyUaVsGOOD NEWS STORYhttps://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/plant-based-jet-fuel-could-reduce-emissions-by-68/GET IN TOUCH!https://www.instagram.com/ageofplasticpodcast/https://twitter.com/andrea_foxhttps://www.iamandreafox.co.uk/https://www.facebook.com/ageofplasticpodcast

Kathleen Rogers is the President of EARTHDAY.ORG. Under her leadership, it has grown into a global year-round policy and activist organization with an international staff. She has been at the vanguard of developing campaigns and programs focused on diversifying the environmental movement, highlighted by Campaign for Communities and Billion Acts of Green. Prior to her work at EARTHDAY.ORG, Kathleen held senior positions with the National Audubon Society, the Environmental Law Institute, and two U.S. Olympic Organizing Committees. She's a graduate of the University of California at Davis School of Law, where she served as editor-in-chief of the law review and clerked in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.· www.oneplanetpodcast.org






This interview is the first in our new One Planet Podcast series, which is available both on The Creative Process and on its own channel from the end of March. The podcast features environmental groups and notable changemakers from around the world, including European Environment Agency, Citizens' Climate Lobby, EarthLife Africa, One Tree Planted, Global Witness, Earth System Governance Project, Marine Stewardship Council, National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Public Leadership, Association des Amis de la Nature, Forest Stewardship Council, Polar Bears International, and many others.Episodes feature a host of ways you can take action and get involved in local or international environmental movements so that we can work together for a better tomorrow.· "Rebirth" by Juan Sánchez is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Hans Bruyninckx is the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency. He is a political scientist and international relations scholar specializing in global environmental governance, climate change, and sustainable development. Previous to his work at EEA, he was head of the HIVA Research Institute and of the Political Science department at KU Leuven, senior member of the interdisciplinary Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and promoter-coordinator of the Flemish Policy Research Centre on Transitions for Sustainable Development.· https://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/governance/executive-director · https://www.eea.europa.eu/ · www.oneplanetpodcast.org "Rebirth" by Juan Sánchez is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

"I'm a deep believer in the values of democracy, human rights, and the system where civil society and people play a key role in the discussions about society and also assuming responsibility, whether it's through labor unions, youth organizations…I think one key solution at the level of society is more equality. More equal societies bring a lot of advantages. I think that is a critical component to building a sustainable society. We cannot pretend that the current distribution of wealth on this planet between countries and within countries is a fertile ground for longterm sustainability. It isn't."Hans Bruyninckx is the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency. He is a political scientist and international relations scholar specializing in global environmental governance, climate change, and sustainable development. Previous to his work at EEA, he was head of the HIVA Research Institute and of the Political Science department at KU Leuven, senior member of the interdisciplinary Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and promoter-coordinator of the Flemish Policy Research Centre on Transitions for Sustainable Development.· https://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/governance/executive-director
· https://www.eea.europa.eu/
· www.oneplanetpodcast.org




This interview is the first in our new One Planet Podcast series, which is available both on The Creative Process and on its own channel from the end of March. The podcast features environmental groups and notable changemakers from around the world, including European Environment Agency, Citizens' Climate Lobby, EarthLife Africa, One Tree Planted, Global Witness, Earth System Governance Project, Marine Stewardship Council, National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Public Leadership, Association des Amis de la Nature, Forest Stewardship Council, Polar Bears International, and many others.

Great Insights Interview with Hans Bruyninckx | European Environment Agency by European Centre for Development Policy Management

"I'm a deep believer in the values of democracy, human rights, and the system where civil society and people play a key role in the discussions about society and also assuming responsibility, whether it's through labor unions, youth organizations…I think one key solution at the level of society is more equality. More equal societies bring a lot of advantages. I think that is a critical component to building a sustainable society. We cannot pretend that the current distribution of wealth on this planet between countries and within countries is a fertile ground for longterm sustainability. It isn't."Hans Bruyninckx is the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency. He is a political scientist and international relations scholar specializing in global environmental governance, climate change, and sustainable development. Previous to his work at EEA, he was head of the HIVA Research Institute and of the Political Science department at KU Leuven, senior member of the interdisciplinary Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and promoter-coordinator of the Flemish Policy Research Centre on Transitions for Sustainable Development.· https://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/governance/executive-director
· https://www.eea.europa.eu/
· www.oneplanetpodcast.org




This interview is the first in our new One Planet Podcast series, which is available both on The Creative Process and on its own channel from the end of March. The podcast features environmental groups and notable changemakers from around the world, including European Environment Agency, Citizens' Climate Lobby, EarthLife Africa, One Tree Planted, Global Witness, Earth System Governance Project, Marine Stewardship Council, National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Public Leadership, Association des Amis de la Nature, Forest Stewardship Council, Polar Bears International, and many others.

Hans Bruyninckx is the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency. He is a political scientist and international relations scholar specializing in global environmental governance, climate change, and sustainable development. Previous to his work at EEA, he was head of the HIVA Research Institute and of the Political Science department at KU Leuven, senior member of the interdisciplinary Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and promoter-coordinator of the Flemish Policy Research Centre on Transitions for Sustainable Development.· https://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/governance/executive-director · https://www.eea.europa.eu/ · www.oneplanetpodcast.org "Rebirth" by Juan Sánchez is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Kathleen Rogers is the President of EARTHDAY.ORG. Under her leadership, it has grown into a global year-round policy and activist organization with an international staff. She has been at the vanguard of developing campaigns and programs focused on diversifying the environmental movement, highlighted by Campaign for Communities and Billion Acts of Green. Prior to her work at EARTHDAY.ORG, Kathleen held senior positions with the National Audubon Society, the Environmental Law Institute, and two U.S. Olympic Organizing Committees. She's a graduate of the University of California at Davis School of Law, where she served as editor-in-chief of the law review and clerked in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.· www.oneplanetpodcast.org






This interview is the first in our new One Planet Podcast series, which is available both on The Creative Process and on its own channel from the end of March. The podcast features environmental groups and notable changemakers from around the world, including European Environment Agency, Citizens' Climate Lobby, EarthLife Africa, One Tree Planted, Global Witness, Earth System Governance Project, Marine Stewardship Council, National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Public Leadership, Association des Amis de la Nature, Forest Stewardship Council, Polar Bears International, and many others.Episodes feature a host of ways you can take action and get involved in local or international environmental movements so that we can work together for a better tomorrow.· "Rebirth" by Juan Sánchez is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

The textiles industry remains anchored in the linear take-make-waste economy. According to the European Environment Agency, the sector has the fourth most significant impact on primary resource materials and water after food, housing and transport.The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has recently set out five universal circular economy policy goals around which governments and businesses can align to scale the circular economy. One goal is to ‘make the economics work’ by creating economic incentives and setting regulatory requirements that enable circular economy business models (such as resale, rental and repair) to become the norm rather than the exception. How can this be achieved in the fashion and textiles sector?In this episode, we'll hear from the European Commission, the European Environment Agency, and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, who will share their perspectives on the enabling role of policy to increase the adoption of circular business models.--Watch the full episode of the Circular Economy ShowFind out more about the Universal Policy Goals Discover more episodes of The Circular Economy ShowLearn more about our work  

Hans Bruyninckx is the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency. He is a political scientist and international relations scholar specializing in global environmental governance, climate change, and sustainable development. Previous to his work at EEA, he was head of the HIVA Research Institute and of the Political Science department at KU Leuven, senior member of the interdisciplinary Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and promoter-coordinator of the Flemish Policy Research Centre on Transitions for Sustainable Development.· https://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/governance/executive-director · https://www.eea.europa.eu/ · www.oneplanetpodcast.org "Rebirth" by Juan Sánchez is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

"I'm a deep believer in the values of democracy, human rights, and the system where civil society and people play a key role in the discussions about society and also assuming responsibility, whether it's through labor unions, youth organizations…I think one key solution at the level of society is more equality. More equal societies bring a lot of advantages. I think that is a critical component to building a sustainable society. We cannot pretend that the current distribution of wealth on this planet between countries and within countries is a fertile ground for longterm sustainability. It isn't."Hans Bruyninckx is the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency. He is a political scientist and international relations scholar specializing in global environmental governance, climate change, and sustainable development. Previous to his work at EEA, he was head of the HIVA Research Institute and of the Political Science department at KU Leuven, senior member of the interdisciplinary Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and promoter-coordinator of the Flemish Policy Research Centre on Transitions for Sustainable Development.· https://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/governance/executive-director
· https://www.eea.europa.eu/
· www.oneplanetpodcast.org




This interview is the first in our new One Planet Podcast series, which is available both on The Creative Process and on its own channel from the end of March. The podcast features environmental groups and notable changemakers from around the world, including European Environment Agency, Citizens' Climate Lobby, EarthLife Africa, One Tree Planted, Global Witness, Earth System Governance Project, Marine Stewardship Council, National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Public Leadership, Association des Amis de la Nature, Forest Stewardship Council, Polar Bears International, and many others.

Protected areas like nature reserves and national parks are about the most fundamental manifestation of nature conservation there is, and have existed in various forms for centuries. But are they achieving what they are meant to achieve? Does formal protection necessarily translate into biodiversity conserved?Brian MacSharry is well placed to respond to these questions. He is Head of the Biodiversity and Nature Group at the European Environment Agency in Copenhagen, and former lead of the Protected Planet initiative.We refer to the CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) several times. The CBD is the United Nations convention that sets much of the international biodiversity agenda. Parties (countries and the EU) to the CBD make key decisions at meetings of the Conference of the Parties (COPs) to the CBD. We refer to COP-10 in Nagoya (2010); COP 14 in Sharm El Sheikh (2018); and the upcoming COP 15 in Kunming. The Aichi Biodiversity Targets are a set of global targets that emerged from COP-10 as part of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, which will be superseded by the post-2020 global biodiversity framework at COP-15.09:28: What constitutes a protected area?15:52: How much of the planet is protected? 15:52: Usefulness of the protected areas concept without an international standard to guide it26:12: Are protected areas protecting biodiversity where it most needs protecting?36:07: Difference between protected areas and "other effective conservation measures" (OECMs)43:28: Differences between terrestrial and marine protected areas49:54: Impact of protected areas on communitiesVisit www.case4conservation.com

 In this new episode of EU Watchdog Radio we dive into the issue of plains, trains, cars and bicycles aka transport and why this is such a powerful issue in the context of climate change and healthy societies.Since the lockdown many plains stayed on the ground, which from a climate perspective is a good thing. The pandemic learned us that we need to change certain ways in which we live, travel and consume. While even governments and policymakers acknowledged this need, they pay out billions of euro to aviation companies via bailouts…And for example if we know that flying is extremely harmful for the climate why do we still get offers to fly very cheap from Brussels to for example Barcelona? Why is the same journey by train much more expensive and why are there still hardly any nighttrains? What about the need for a Railway Rennaissance?A month ago new research released by the European Environment Agency showed that rail is the greenest mode of transport and called for short-haul flights in Europe to be replaced by trains to help tackle the climate crisis.And if we know that more roads lead to more traffic jams, more air pollution and more health problems and casualties – already at 400.000 a year in Europe – why is the European Investment Bank still financing the construction of roads – even cutting through ancient forest, like with the A49 in Germany? This at a time where the EIB declared itself as Europe's Climate bank.In this podcast we 'll be asking these questions to Lorelei Limousin from Greenpeace and Clara Bourgin from Counter Balance and getting some clear cut answers. To give a hint: powerful lobbies from for example the car and aviation industry do play a role here…Both CEO and Counter Balance raise awareness on the importance of good governance in the European Union, by researching issues like lobbying of large and powerful industries, corporate capture of decision making, corruption, fraud, human rights violations in areas like agro-business, biotech & chemical companies, the financial sector & public investment banks, trade, energy & climate, scientific research and much more...You can find us on iTunes, Spotify & Buzzsprout. Stay tuned for more independent and in-depth information that concerns every EU-citizen!

According to the European Environment Agency, the current agricultural practices remain one of the main causes of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation across the continent. But on the other hand, ecological diversity ensures the functions for agricultural productivity: the health of the soil, for example, depends on the presence of a lot of particular species. Listen to our podcast and learn more about the recommendations developed by an Eklipse Expert Working Group, on how the European Union policies and foremost the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) must encourage farmland biodiversity. Guests: Eszter Krasznai Kovács, Alberto Arroyo Schnell Photo credit:

Hans Bruyninckx is the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency. He is a political scientist and international relations scholar specializing in global environmental governance, climate change, and sustainable development. Previous to his work at EEA, he was head of the HIVA Research Institute and of the Political Science department at KU Leuven, senior member of the interdisciplinary Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and promoter-coordinator of the Flemish Policy Research Centre on Transitions for Sustainable Development.· https://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/governance/executive-director · https://www.eea.europa.eu/ · www.oneplanetpodcast.org "Rebirth" by Juan Sánchez is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

"I'm a deep believer in the values of democracy, human rights, and the system where civil society and people play a key role in the discussions about society and also assuming responsibility, whether it's through labor unions, youth organizations…I think one key solution at the level of society is more equality. More equal societies bring a lot of advantages. I think that is a critical component to building a sustainable society. We cannot pretend that the current distribution of wealth on this planet between countries and within countries is a fertile ground for longterm sustainability. It isn't."Hans Bruyninckx is the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency. He is a political scientist and international relations scholar specializing in global environmental governance, climate change, and sustainable development. Previous to his work at EEA, he was head of the HIVA Research Institute and of the Political Science department at KU Leuven, senior member of the interdisciplinary Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and promoter-coordinator of the Flemish Policy Research Centre on Transitions for Sustainable Development.· https://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/governance/executive-director
· https://www.eea.europa.eu/
· www.oneplanetpodcast.org




This interview is the first in our new One Planet Podcast series, which is available both on The Creative Process and on its own channel from the end of March. The podcast features environmental groups and notable changemakers from around the world, including European Environment Agency, Citizens' Climate Lobby, EarthLife Africa, One Tree Planted, Global Witness, Earth System Governance Project, Marine Stewardship Council, National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Public Leadership, Association des Amis de la Nature, Forest Stewardship Council, Polar Bears International, and many others. "Rebirth" by Juan Sánchez is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Hans Bruyninckx is the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency. He is a political scientist and international relations scholar specializing in global environmental governance, climate change, and sustainable development. Previous to his work at EEA, he was head of the HIVA Research Institute and of the Political Science department at KU Leuven, senior member of the interdisciplinary Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and promoter-coordinator of the Flemish Policy Research Centre on Transitions for Sustainable Development.· https://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/governance/executive-director · https://www.eea.europa.eu/ · www.oneplanetpodcast.org "Rebirth" by Juan Sánchez is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

"I'm a deep believer in the values of democracy, human rights, and the system where civil society and people play a key role in the discussions about society and also assuming responsibility, whether it's through labor unions, youth organizations…I think one key solution at the level of society is more equality. More equal societies bring a lot of advantages. I think that is a critical component to building a sustainable society. We cannot pretend that the current distribution of wealth on this planet between countries and within countries is a fertile ground for longterm sustainability. It isn't."Hans Bruyninckx is the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency. He is a political scientist and international relations scholar specializing in global environmental governance, climate change, and sustainable development. Previous to his work at EEA, he was head of the HIVA Research Institute and of the Political Science department at KU Leuven, senior member of the interdisciplinary Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and promoter-coordinator of the Flemish Policy Research Centre on Transitions for Sustainable Development.· https://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/governance/executive-director
· https://www.eea.europa.eu/
· www.oneplanetpodcast.org




This interview is the first in our new One Planet Podcast series, which is available both on The Creative Process and on its own channel from the end of March. The podcast features environmental groups and notable changemakers from around the world, including European Environment Agency, Citizens' Climate Lobby, EarthLife Africa, One Tree Planted, Global Witness, Earth System Governance Project, Marine Stewardship Council, National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Public Leadership, Association des Amis de la Nature, Forest Stewardship Council, Polar Bears International, and many others. "Rebirth" by Juan Sánchez is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Kathleen Rogers is the President of EARTHDAY.ORG. Under her leadership, it has grown into a global year-round policy and activist organization with an international staff. She has been at the vanguard of developing campaigns and programs focused on diversifying the environmental movement, highlighted by Campaign for Communities and Billion Acts of Green. Prior to her work at EARTHDAY.ORG, Kathleen held senior positions with the National Audubon Society, the Environmental Law Institute, and two U.S. Olympic Organizing Committees. She's a graduate of the University of California at Davis School of Law, where she served as editor-in-chief of the law review and clerked in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.· www.oneplanetpodcast.org






This interview is the first in our new One Planet Podcast series, which is available both on The Creative Process and on its own channel from the end of March. The podcast features environmental groups and notable changemakers from around the world, including European Environment Agency, Citizens' Climate Lobby, EarthLife Africa, One Tree Planted, Global Witness, Earth System Governance Project, Marine Stewardship Council, National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Public Leadership, Association des Amis de la Nature, Forest Stewardship Council, Polar Bears International, and many others.Episodes feature a host of ways you can take action and get involved in local or international environmental movements so that we can work together for a better tomorrow.· "Rebirth" by Juan Sánchez is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Kathleen Rogers is the President of EARTHDAY.ORG. Under her leadership, it has grown into a global year-round policy and activist organization with an international staff. She has been at the vanguard of developing campaigns and programs focused on diversifying the environmental movement, highlighted by Campaign for Communities and Billion Acts of Green. Prior to her work at EARTHDAY.ORG, Kathleen held senior positions with the National Audubon Society, the Environmental Law Institute, and two U.S. Olympic Organizing Committees. She's a graduate of the University of California at Davis School of Law, where she served as editor-in-chief of the law review and clerked in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.· www.oneplanetpodcast.org






This interview is the first in our new One Planet Podcast series, which is available both on The Creative Process and on its own channel from the end of March. The podcast features environmental groups and notable changemakers from around the world, including European Environment Agency, Citizens' Climate Lobby, EarthLife Africa, One Tree Planted, Global Witness, Earth System Governance Project, Marine Stewardship Council, National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Public Leadership, Association des Amis de la Nature, Forest Stewardship Council, Polar Bears International, and many others.Episodes feature a host of ways you can take action and get involved in local or international environmental movements so that we can work together for a better tomorrow.· "Rebirth" by Juan Sánchez is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Kathleen Rogers is the President of EARTHDAY.ORG. Under her leadership, it has grown into a global year-round policy and activist organization with an international staff. She has been at the vanguard of developing campaigns and programs focused on diversifying the environmental movement, highlighted by Campaign for Communities and Billion Acts of Green. Prior to her work at EARTHDAY.ORG, Kathleen held senior positions with the National Audubon Society, the Environmental Law Institute, and two U.S. Olympic Organizing Committees. She's a graduate of the University of California at Davis School of Law, where she served as editor-in-chief of the law review and clerked in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.· www.oneplanetpodcast.org






This interview is the first in our new One Planet Podcast series, which is available both on The Creative Process and on its own channel from the end of March. The podcast features environmental groups and notable changemakers from around the world, including European Environment Agency, Citizens' Climate Lobby, EarthLife Africa, One Tree Planted, Global Witness, Earth System Governance Project, Marine Stewardship Council, National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Public Leadership, Association des Amis de la Nature, Forest Stewardship Council, Polar Bears International, and many others.Episodes feature a host of ways you can take action and get involved in local or international environmental movements so that we can work together for a better tomorrow.· "Rebirth" by Juan Sánchez is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

An ecologist who fell in love with computing, Jacqueline McGlade pioneered the use of satellites study the state of the global environment. Today thanks to programmes like Google Earth, we can see the surface of the earth in great detail. But when Jacqueline was a student, earth observation satellites were used for weather forecasting and not much else. Early in her career, she used satellite images to study fish populations, thinking it would be useful to know not only how many fish were in the sea but where they were likely to be. Few believed such an ambitious undertaking would be possible but, after a spell in Silicon Valley, Jacqueline found a way. The moving maps she created changed the way oceanographers and fishermen viewed the sea. In the early 1980s, she started trying to model the global climate using some of the earliest supercomputers and a roomful of un-networked PCs. As Executive Director of the European Environment Agency, she introduced monitoring systems for a range of environmental indicators and insisted that the information provided by Europe's first earth observation satellite should be made available to everyone for free. She retired from her latest job, as chief scientist to the United Nations Environment Programme last year and now lives in a mud hut in the Masai Mara, having married a Masai chief. Producer: Anna Buckley

Hans Bruyninckx, the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency, discusses his work toward a low carbon economy in Europe. He explores the upcoming UNFCCC meeting in Paris, and considers the role of Europe in climate change policy.