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Episode 3: Behind the scenes of Tree Flexing This interview with Steffen Boehm follows his publication of the tropical provocation, 'Tree flexing: Forest politics and land struggles in the green economy' to talk about questions of land-based Indigenous struggles, bioenergy, how academics use the term 'elite' and the role this provocation can play in educating for a more critical approach to business and climate change. Show Notes Böhm, S. (2023). Tree flexing: Forest politics and land struggles in the green economy. Journal of Tropical Futures, 27538931231187314. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538931231187314 Moomaw, Bill. "Applying sustainability science through sustainable development diplomacy". Mar 19, 2016. UMass Boston. https://youtu.be/JN-tAhWcsIo?si=hiR-dkF6PxAjZoXh Norton, M., Baldi, A., Buda, V., Carli, B., Cudlin, P., Jones, M. B., Korhola, A., Michalski, R., Novo, F., Oszlányi, J., Santos, F. D., Schink, B., Shepherd, J., Vet, L., Walloe, L., & Wijkman, A. (2019). Serious mismatches continue between science and policy in forest bioenergy. GCB Bioenergy, 11(11), 1256–1263. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12643 Norton, M, Baldi, A, Buda, V, et al. Serious mismatches continue between science and policy in forest bioenergy. GCB Bioenergy. 2019; 11: 1256–1263. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12643 Kröger, A M 2016, 'The political economy of ‘flex trees': a preliminary analysis', Journal of Peasant Studies, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 886-909. https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2016.1140646 Skoglund, A., & Böhm, S. (2022). Climate Activism: How Communities Take Renewable Energy Actions Across Business and Society. Cambridge University Press. Available at Blackwells: Climate Activism : Skoglund, : 9781108482646 : Blackwell's (blackwells.co.uk)
A universal basic dividend that would distribute some of the profits generated by corporates in industrialized countries to the citizens in low-income countries would be a step forward in the current troubled situation, said Anders Wijkman, Honorary President of the global think tank Club of Rome.“If you look at the world at large, we are moving in the wrong direction. Almost every possible environment indicator is pointing downwards, not upwards. So I'm not happy. I am quite pessimistic,” Wijkman said in the episode recorded at the GreenEST Summit in Tallinn.Learn more about:The Limits of Growth: looking back at the 1972 reportWhat kind of carrots do European farmers need for change?How to change course for the world's energy systems”If you look at history, major transformations were always happening in the context of crises, wars, pandemics. We are not good at changing course, we are resistant to change as long as we think life is relatively good,” Wijkman said.Anders Wijkman is a former Member of the European Parliament, Assistant Secretary-General of the UN, and Policy Director of UNDP, among many other climate-linked tasks over his long career.In the NatureBacked podcast of Single.Earth, we talk with our guests about their vision of the new green economy.Advertisers in this episode:The Caniac Report Hello Bunch of Jerks! Welcome to the Caniac Report as your hosts Sam Wallace and Sam...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifyFollow NatureBacked across platforms:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google PodcastsTwitter | Instagram
Mr. Anders Wijkman speaks the language of clarity on climate change issues and this episode with him, one of Europe's most prominent opinion leader and author entails very crisp and clear advise to young economists, youth striking for climate, and world politicians. Mr. Wijkman's extensive experience from the European parliament, Swedish parliament, various governmental assignments, the Swedish Redcross, and development aid presents the listener with a holistic and horizontal approach to the environmental challenges humanity is facing.
En brevväxling i ljud med Annika Lantz och Anders Wijkman. Inspelat på Sveriges Radioklubben tidigare i år. Just denna kvällen var det Kära Annika tillsammans med programmet Klotet som tog sig an det nätta ämnet klimatet.
Pro Journo's Stefan Hilsner and Nicole Pfefferle interview Anders Wijkman, vice-president of the Club of Rome and a senior advisor at the Stockholm Environmental Institute at the World Resources Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Wijkman, one of 'circular economy's' leading promoters, discusses how it can change our societies where the environmental movement has gone wrong in its efforts to convince people to act to save the planet.
Pro Journo's Stefan Hilsner and Nicole Pfefferle interview Anders Wijkman, vice-president of the Club of Rome and a senior advisor at the Stockholm Environmental Institute at the World Resources Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Wijkman discusses how the 'circular economy' can change our societies where the environmental movement has gone wrong in its efforts to convince people to act to save the planet.
Towards a climate of Trust? Never has a human society required as much trust as the globalized society of today. How can we create trust? A conversation from the Tällberg Forum 2012 with Muhammad A. Rumee Ali, BRAC Bank, Bangladesh, Marie-Valentin Florin, International Risk Governance Council, Switzerland, Peter Norman, Minister for Financial Markets, Sweden. Anders Wijkman, Senior Advisor, Stockholm Environment Institute, Former Member of the European Parliament and Board Member, Tällberg Foundation, Sweden. Moderated by Alan Stoga, Zemi, USA