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With: Marcus Carson, Stockholm Environment Institute Released late last year, the Arctic Resilience Report made headlines around the world for the warnings it contained over the future of the Arctic and the risk environmental changes there posed for the rest of the planet. The report identifies 19 potential “tipping points” … more >>
With:Owen Gaffney This week’s episode pays tribute to the late Prof. Hans Rosling, one of world’s most prominent public intellectuals in the realm of public health and sustainability, who radically changed perceptions of development and demographics through his gripping visual presentations of big data. The studio guest is Owen Gaffney, … more >>
With: Charles Parker, Uppsala University In the course of the past two weeks, the Paris Climate Agreement entered into force, COP 22 took place in Marrakech, and Donald Trump was elected president of the United States. To explain and analyze the significance of these major events, Dr. Charles Parker, a … more >>
With: Tom Arnbom, WWF Senior Advisor The recently released Living Planet report published by the WWF paints a gloomy picture of the state of biodiversity in the 21st century. A range of indicators point towards a large array of species in decline around the world. This week, Think Globally Radio … more >>
With: Amb. Bo Kjellén With the Paris Agreement officially entering into force, and the COP 22 climate meeting set to begin in Marrakech, Think Globally Radio this week welcomes back Sweden´s former climate negotiator Ambassador Bo Kjellén to explain and analyze the current state of climate governance. The Think Globally … more >>
With: Jonas Sjöstedt Climate and environment have become core issues for Sweden’s Left Party under the leadership of Jonas Sjöstedt. In an in depth interview this week on Think Globally Radio, Mr. Sjöstedt discusses his efforts at integrating environment and climate into the core of his party’s policies, and in … more >>
With: Hanna Sundqvist, Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist and Paul Krusic Weather extremes in recent years, including droughts and downpours, have generally been regarded as emblems of increased anthropogenic climate change. New research published in the journal Nature, however, suggests that great variations in precipitation that eclipse those of the twentieth century … more >>
With: Bo Kjellén Think Globally Radio this week puts the positive outcome of COP 21 into the context of a quarter century of international efforts to combat climate change. Ambassador Bo Kjellén, who played a key role in the UNFCCC from its founding through the Kyoto Protocol, reflects on the … more >>
With: Dr. Charles Parker Dr. Charles Parker, a climate policy expert and associate professor at Uppsala University, was in attendance at the climate summit that resulted in the landmark Paris Agreement. This week on Think Globally Radio, Dr. Parker provides an assessment of COP 21 and his impressions and insights … more >>
With: Amb. Bo Kjellén With COP 21 reaching its critical final days, Think Globally Radio speaks with Sweden’s former top climate official Ambassador Bo Kjellén to explain and analyze the negotiations so far and what remains unresolved. In this special podcast episode, available at ThinkGloballyRadio.org, Ambassador Kjellén also shares his … more >>
With: Felix Dodds and Maurice Strong Maurice Strong, who passed away on November 27th, was a crucial figure in the emergence of global environmental governance. Think Globally Radio this week pays tribute to the Secretary General of the 1972 Stockholm Conference and the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, and founding Executive … more >>
With: Gernot Wagner In an in-depth interview with Sweden’s ambassador for climate change Anna Lindstedt, Think Globally Radio this week examines the current situation surrounding climate negotiations just two weeks before COP 21 gets underway. The interview with Amb. Lindstedt takes up the advantages, complexities and challenges of the new … more >>
with Ambassador Anna Lindstedt In an in-depth interview with Sweden’s ambassador for climate change Anna Lindstedt, Think Globally Radio this week examines the current situation surrounding climate negotiations just two weeks before COP 21 gets underway. The interview with Amb. Lindstedt takes up the advantages, complexities and challenges of the … more >>
with Dave Trouba In a week in which the United Nations celebrates the 70th anniversary of its founding, Think Globally Radio takes up the new global Sustainable Development Goals, situating them in the context of seven decades of postwar development work and efforts at achieving sustainability. This week’s show also … more >>
with Prof. David Christian Think Globally Radio this week explores what is unique and remarkable about the Anthropocene from a ‘Big History’ perspective, which traces time back to the Big Bang. Prof. David Christian is the founder of the discipline of Big History, and explains in an interview with Think … more >>
with Amb. Bo Kjellén With the pre-negotiations for COP 21—the upcoming climate summit in Paris—entering a critical phase, Think Globally Radio this week sits down with Ambassador Bo Kjellén, Sweden’s former chief climate negotiator and one of the architects of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Ambassador Kjellén provides … more >>
with Dr. James Hansen Think Globally Radio this week features an in-depth interview with Dr.James Hansen, the former director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, who has for over four decades played a central role—as a climate scientist and later in his career as an outspoken activist—in bringing … more >>
with Tom Arnbom, WWF The world’s oceans are in dire straits, with the abundance of marine species being cut in half since 1970, according to the Living Blue Planet Report just released by the WWF. Tom Arnbom, an expert on biodiversity at the WWF, joins Think Globally Radio this week … more >>
with John McNeill One of the world’s foremost environmental historians, Prof. John McNeill is a principal voice in discussions of the Anthropocene and Great Acceleration. He is a member of the Anthropocene Working Group that next year delivers its recommendation on whether to adopt the Anthropocene as a new geological … more >>
with Owen Gaffney Think Globally Radio this week speaks with Owen Gaffney, director of international media and strategy at the Stockholm Resilience Centre. Owen has long been deeply involved in developing public understanding of the Anthropocene through his work as communications director at the International Geosphere Biosphere Programme. He also … more >>
with Sverker Sörlin The ‘planetary boundaries’ framework has been a scientific sensation since first presented in the journal Nature in 2009. It provides a powerful means of conceptualizing the impact of humans on the global environment, and how transgressing Earth’s biophysical boundaries risks compromising the Holocene’s ‘safe operating space for … more >>
with Jürgen Renn and Manfred Laubichler The latest installment of Think Globally Radio’s series ‘Elaborating the Anthropocene’ features a fascinating and thought-provoking discussion with two deeply reflective and far sighted scholars: Prof. Jürgen Renn, Director of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, and Manfred Laubichler, professor of … more >>
with Victor Galaz The Anthropocene entails far more than measuring the impact humanity has had on the planet. It also encompasses a series of profound political choices and governance challenges that are entangled with the technologies, values and institutions of the increasingly interconnected 21st century. Think Globally Radio takes up … more >>
with Will Steffen Prof. Will Steffen has been one of the most prominent voices in articulating and advocating the Anthropocene as a new epoch in Earth history. He was also one of the authors of the original Planetary Boundaries article in the journal Nature, and is lead author of the … more >>
with Prof. Joeseph Masco For the second show in our series on the Anthropocene, Think Globally Radio meets Joseph Masco, Professor of Anthropology and the Social Sciences at the University of Chicago. Prof. Masco is a scholar and prize-winning author who has written extensively on environmental crisis, national security and … more >>
Bill McKibben has authored an impressive array of groundbreaking books on the environment and how humans can inhabit the Earth more sustainably. He is also the founder of the advocacy organization 350.org, and is considered by many the most influential environmental activist in the United States. Recently in Stockholm to … more >>
with Prof. Erle Ellis Think Globally Radio was in attendance at the ‘Anthropocene Curriculum’ conference in Berlin in November 2014, and had the chance to speak with several of the leading thinkers and voices involved in deliberations on the Anthropocene, the proposed geological epoch in which mankind has come to … more >>
with Amb. Mark Brzezinski and Amb. Christiana Figueres In April 2015 the United States takes over the chairmanship of the Arctic Council, and towards the end of the year the critical COP 21 meeting of the UNFCCC will take place in Paris. With these two important events in mind, Think … more >>
with Sandra Postel The severe droughts of the past decade in the western United States and the ongoing water scarcity problems across the planet bring to the fore the importance of freshwater resources in the 21st century. This week’s guest on Think Globally Radio, Sandra Postel, is a world leading … more >>
with Carsten Peter Few have experienced the most extreme places on Earth as intimately as adventurer and National Geographic nature photographer Carsten Peter. Deep inside volcanoes, caverns and glacial crevasses, he has documented some of the wildest parts of the planet. This week on Think Globally Radio, Carsten Peter shares … more >>
With Richard Klein The recently released working group II section of the fifth IPCC assessment report analyses the impacts of climate change, the various vulnerabilities of mankind and nature, and features and expanded elaboration of the potential as well as the limits of adaptation. Prof. Richard Klein from the Stockholm … more >>
with Dima Litvinov A line in the ice was drawn by Greenpeace, which has made the Arctic the main focus of its global environmental protection efforts. The exploitation of natural resources, especially offshore energy reserves, is a particular cause for concern, as an eventual oil spill in the remote reaches … more >>
with Rob Nixon The world faces two great crises, according Prof. Rob Nixon: the post-war ‘Great Acceleration’ of unsustainable economic growth that has precipitated severe environmental degradation; and the ‘Great Divergence’ of accelerating inequality within societies across the globe. How mankind meets these challenges will profoundly affect the future of … more >>
Guest : Son Sung-hwan, Ambassador of South Korea South Korea is situated in an interesting position in the realm of climate diplomacy. Although it has become a country know for high technology and a highly developed economy, it is classified among developing countries in the Kyoto Protocol as a non-Annex … more >>
Guest : Ric O’Barry The documentary film The Cove was released in 2009 and won an Oscar in 2010, yet the slaughter of dolphins in Taijii, Japan continues unabated to this day. One of the deeper drivers behind this bloody practice is the marine park industry and the capture of … more >>
Guest : Ambassador Bo Kjellén Ambassador Bo Kjellén joins Think Globally Radio again this week to provide a post-event analysis of the latest installment of the UNFCCC climate change negotiations, the recently-concluded COP 19 in Warsaw, which included some dramatic moments and a fair amount of acrimony between the various … more >>
Guest : Prof. Graeme Wynn This week’s episode of Think Globally Radio features an in-depth interview with Prof. Graeme Wynn, who reflects on some of the main themes of his work as a world leading environmental historian, including natural resource exploitation and man and nature encounters in the Canadian Arctic, … more >>
Guest : Amy Rader Olsson Cities are vastly complex entities and crucial for sustainability both locally and globally. Stockholm is often cited as a beacon of progressive environmental policies and a model for aspiring sustainable cities worldwide. Yet in a metropolitan region undergoing major demographic and economic expansion, with enormous … more >>
The Arctic is a burning issue for both environmentalists and scientists, as well as for the energy and mining companies leading the race for Arctic resources as the ice melts. The indigenous peoples of the Arctic, meanwhile, are seeing their land become the battleground of powerful Arctic state like Russia, … more >>
Guest : Ambassador Bo Kjellén As COP 19 in Warsaw approaches, climate negotiations within the UNFCCC are preparing for a new international agreement to be in place by 2015. Meanwhile, the first part of the fifth IPCC assessment report, recently released in Stockholm, has provided new impetus for coordinated international … more >>
Guest : Pella Larsdotter Thiel Some see environmental degradation as a crime against nature. The idea of ‘ecocide’ has existed for several decades, with philosophical connections to Deep Ecology and Earth jurisprudence. It has recently given rise to a social movement dedicated to protecting ecosystems, considered the life support systems … more >>
Guest : Prof. Valerie Masson-Delmotte, coordinating lead author WG I chap. 5 Stockholm this past week played host to the deliberations between scientists and representatives of 110 governments that resulted in the Summary for Policymakers of the Working Group I section of the 5th IPCC assessment report. Think Globally Radio … more >>
Guest : Prof. Markku Rummukainen Stockholm plays host next week to the release of the first part of the fifth assessment report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Scientists and government representatives from all over the world will be in town to finalize the results of Working Group … more >>
Guest : Staffan Widstrand A spectacular outdoor exhibition of nature photography in Stockholm shows that, in many parts of Europe, certain species are rebounding after decades of downward trends. “Wild Wonders of Europe” is the world’s largest photography-based conservation project. It reflects the success of long-term conservation efforts in turning … more >>
Guest : Damien Degeorges and Elisabeth Heilmann Blind Dramatic environmental change in the Arctic has drawn the global gaze to Greenland and its vast natural resources. But can the 57,000 inhabitants of this huge Arctic expanse cope – socially, environmentally and politically – with the intense economic interest shown by … more >>
Guest : Prof. Libby Robin This week Think Globally Radio welcomes Prof. Libby Robin, an environmental historian at the Fenner School of Environment and Society at the Australian National University. An array of topics pertaining to the encounter of man and nature will be discussed, including ideas such as rewilding … more >>
Guest : Henrik Karlsson, Biorecro This week’s episode of Think Globally Radio features an in-depth discussion with Henrik Karlsson, CEO and co-founder of Biorecro, a Stockholm startup company in the renewable energy field. Biorecro creates negative emissions through the implementation of projects that utilize BECCS – bio-energy with carbon capture … more >>
Guest : Marcus Hansson, U.S. Embassy Stockholm Whether in terms of carbon emissions, exploitation of energy sources, investments in transport infrastructure, development of new technologies or its role in international climate negotiations, the United States has a major impact on the trajectory of global sustainability. The American environmental position is … more >>
Guest : Lorentz Tovatt, Young Greens Green politics have become established in European parliaments both at the national and European Union level. The political ideology, with roots in environmental movements and animated by the spirit of grassroots democracy, has helped bring green thinking into policymaking circles. Climate change, overfished seas … more >>
Guest : Kajsa Nerdal In the aftermath of the World Bank report “Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided”, The Parents Roar (Föräldravrålet) was created as a network for bringing together concerned and frustrated parents, grandparents, teachers and others to counteract the lack of action … more >>
Guest : Prof. Garry Peterson Increasing global affluence and poverty reduction represent a success story of human development in the decades since the last world war. This period has, however, also been characterized as a time of rapid environmental decline and deterioration of the ecosystem services that mankind depends on. … more >>
Guest : Susanna Elfors, Sustopia.se As over half of humanity now dwells in urban environments, planning for sustainable cities has become a core challenge for the 21st century. Yet sustainability can be an ambiguous and contested concept, especially within the context of socio-economic-ecological entities as complex as cities. Think Globally … more >>
With Ambassador Bo Kjellén Three years after the deep disappointment of COP 15 in Copenhagen, recent developments within the UNFCCC process have provided international climate negotiations with a certain amount of renewed momentum. Negotiators are now setting their sights on 2015 for a potential new global agreement that could take … more >>
Guest : Prof. Will Steffen January 13 2013 Think Globally Radio starts 2013 with an in-depth discussion with Prof. Will Steffen on the Anthropocene, a powerful concept that has become widely embraced by scientists, scholars and environmental activists in recent years. Prof. Steffen – Executive Director of the Climate Change … more >>
Guest : Cecilia Mille, Animal Rights Sweden November 18 2012 The ethical treatment of animals at zoos has been the subject of much debate this autumn in Sweden, a country considered to have some of the best animal protection laws in the world. Several high profile incidents where cruel practices … more >>
Guest : Prof. Bill Adams November 4 2012 In an era when the reach of human activity has encroached upon ecosystems the world over, the notion of pristine nature has become problematic. How to best protect and appreciate nature as it is, not as how we imagine or wish it … more >>
Guest : Prof. Sverker Sörlin October 28 2012 September 27th marked the 50th anniversary of Silent Spring, the seminal environmental work of Rachel Carson. Silent Spring made such a powerful impact, raising grave concern over mankind impact on nature and human health, that many consider its publication the birth of … more >>
Guest : Owen Gaffney, IGBP October 21 2012 The Anthropocene is a major concept within the Earth systems science community, where it originated, and has of late captured the imagination of the environmental movement and even begun to influence thinking on global governance issues. It holds that humanity since the … more >>
Guest : Isadora Wronski, Greenpeace October 14 2012 A year and a half after the Fukushima accident in Japan, nuclear energy again made major headlines this week in Sweden after a critical evaluation by the European Union on the safety of certain facilities, the publication of a Greenpeace report called … more >>
Guest : Johan Berg, Nature and Youth Sweden September 30 2012 Plans to mine limestone in the Ojnare forest on Gotland have precipitated one of the most evocative environmental confrontations between activists and industry in recent memory in Sweden. A range of ecological values are at stake, incuding potential affects … more >>
Guest : Bo Kjellén and Maurice Strong June 3 2012 Twenty years after the watershed Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, later this month the “Rio +20” UN Conference on Sustainable Development will set the global environmental agenda for the years ahead. Ambassador Bo Kjellén played a key role in … more >>
Guest : Therese Jacobson, Greenpeace May 6 2012 Oil exploration in the Arctic has many environmentalists up in arms. The ecological risks are extremely high, and additional fossil fuel exploitation will further exacerbate climate change, according to those that oppose drilling in the Arctic. This past week, Greenpeace Nordic took … more >>
Guest : Bron Taylor April 29 2012 Are there other ways to understand the environment other than as a source of natural resources or subject of scientific study? Some see nature as sacred, possessing intrinsic value beyond its human uses. How has this outlook on the natural world animated environmentalism … more >>
Guest : Gustaf Lind, Sweden Arctic ambassador April 1 2012 The Arctic is a theater of global environmental change, and also contains a range of sensitive ecosystems at risk from the increased interest in exploitation. Competition, conflict, cooperation and coordination are all possible outcomes between countries and companies that seek … more >>
Guest : Göran Finnveden March 25 2012 Sweden is widely considered one of the most sustainable countries in the world, yet progress towards reaching some its environmental quality targets is off pace with earlier ambitions. This Sunday, Think Globally Radio speaks with Prof. Göran Finnveden of the Environmental Strategies Research … more >>
Guest : Prof. Oran Young March 11 2012 The institutions and international regimes for governing environmental issues are crucial for sustainability, yet they vary widely in their effectiveness. This week, Think Globally Radio meets the world leading authority on global environmental governance, Prof. Oran Young, who shares his insights from … more >>
Guest : Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist and Paul Krusic March 4 2012 New research from Stockholm University traces 1200 years of northern hemisphere temperatures to determine the extent that modern industrial society is affecting climate. This period includes two of the most dramatic climatic periods in recorded history, the Little Ice … more >>
Guest : Per Ankersjö, Vice Mayor for Environment February 26 2012 As recently as 2010, Stockholm was named Green Capital of Europe for its well-managed urban environment. But how can a city that is growing as fast as Stockholm, with ubiquitous infrastructure and building projects and thousands of new residents … more >>
Guest : Minna Epps, Marine Stewardship Council February 5 2012 Despite the vastness of the Earths oceans, global fisheries are more fragile than previously thought. Ecolabeling of sustainably caught fish makes the consumer a key actor in encouraging sustainable fishing practices.The Marine Stewardship Council operates at the nexus of science, … more >>
Guest : Ambassador Bo Kjellén December 11 2011 As COP 17 comes to a close in Durban, Ambassador Bo Kjellén returns to Think Globally Radio to provide an analysis of proceedings at the latest round of negotiations of the UNFCCC and his outlook on how climate diplomacy can move forward … more >>
Guest : Henrik Waldenström December 4 2011 Stockholm is in the midst of a building boom not seen in Sweden for decades. Major infrastructure and housing projects are ongoing or planned in all parts of the city, sometimes risking Stockholms renowned natural heritage. How can the environment be safeguarded in … more >>
Guest : Suba Parthiban November 27 2011 Soroptimist International is a worldwide service organisation for women and has nearly 100,000 members around the world. Soroptimist members are committed to a world where women and girls together achieve their individual and collective potential, realise aspirations and have an equal voice in … more >>
Guest : Anders Turesson November 20 2011 During Anders Turessons tenure as Swedens chief climate negotiator from 1999-2011 the issue of climate change has come to capture widespread global interest in what some consider the most important problem on the planet. In those years he has been a key player … more >>
Guest : Martina Krüger November 13 2011 The climate change challenge is considered by many to be of such scale and scope that nothing short of a revolution in energy production, consumption and conservation is called for. Sweden is in fact better positioned than many other countries to realize revolutionary … more >>
Guest : Dave Trouba November 6 2011 The first-ever Global Forum on Sanitation and Hygiene took place from 9 to 14 October 2011 in Mumbai, India, where 500 sanitation and hygiene professionals, as well as communicators, educators, health professionals, architects, academics, social entrepreneurs, philanthropists, leaders and professionals from other disciplines … more >>
Guest : Amanda Haworth Wiklund October 30 2011 Combating climate change is largely a numbers game, and accounting for carbon dioxide is at the front line of this struggle. This the basic insight of the Carbon Disclosure Project, an organization that together with its institutional investor network calls upon major … more >>
Guest : Prof. Tony Allan October 23 2011 Water is not as transparent as it seems, as many ways exist for understanding its fundamental importance for ecosystems and human society.This Sunday on Think Globally Radio we speak to Prof. Tony Allan, a pioneer in conceptualizing and communicating the literal and … more >>
Guest : Nick Brandt October 9 2011 The iconic wildlife of East Africa is under extreme threat from poaching, climate change and human encroachment on animal habitat. In the hope of raising awareness, photographer Nick Brandt has dedicated much of the past decade to capturing on film the majesty of … more >>
Guest : Tohmmy Bustad October 2 2011 Eric Paglia interview with Tohmmy Bustad, program manager of The Green Train. Download Think Globally Radio 2011 10 02 … more >>
Guest : Robert Horn, Stanford University September 25 2011 Defining sustainability forty years into the future may seem abstract, but without long term vision and near term planning fundamental change will remain out of reach. Prof. Robert Horn of Stanford University, a pioneer in the field of information mapping, has … more >>
Guest : Prof. Ursula Heise September 18 2011 Since at least the 1960s, the local and the global have been poles for conceiving of the environment. The field of ecocriticism illuminates, through the study of literature and other forms of communication, how the environment has been imagined and valued at … more >>
Guest : Bill Drayton Sunday, 11 Sep 2011 The principle that innovative and idealistic individuals can organize efforts to affect positive change has never been more relevant than it is today. This is the basis of social entrepreneurship, an idea pioneered by Bill Drayton, the founder and chairman of the … more >>
Guest : Mario Molina September 4 2011 Think Globally Radio returns for the autumn with Nobel Prize winning chemist Mario Molina, famed for discovering the destructive power of CFC gases on the ozone layer. Prof. Molina not only provided the scientific basis for this link, he also served as an … more >>
Guest : Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf June 19 2011 Stefan Rahmstorf of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research is one of the world’s most influential climatologists. An expert on the role of oceans in the climate system, Prof. Rahmstorf – who was a lead author of the 4th IPCC assessment … more >>
Guest : Prof. Johan Rockström June 12 2011 World leading environmental experts and visionary thinkers recently descended on Stockholm for the Nobel Laureate Symposium on Global Sustainability: Transforming the World in an Era of Global Change. Think Globally Radio held in-depth discussions with several participants of this high level conference, … more >>
Guest : Ambassador Andrew Mitchell October 29 2002 Britain’s environmentally erudite ambassador to Sweden Andrew Mitchell has been a frequent guest on Think Globally Radio, visiting the program to discuss climate diplomacy and his own initiatives to reduce the carbon footprint of the British mission in Stockholm. With his posting … more >>
Guest : Geoffrey West, Sante Fe Institute May 22 2011 Can cities be understood as organisms governed by laws of scale similar to those that condition the growth of biological beings? And if so, how can knowledge of critical relationships between variables such as population, innovation, disease and consumption help … more >>
Guest : Göran Bäckstrand May 15 2011 Climate change cannot be understood in isolation from the myriad other global environmental problems. What is required of individuals, according to this week’s guest on Think Globally Radio, is a new understanding of reality, and of existence itself, in order to realign our … more >>
Guest : Prof. Carl-Johan Engström, KTH May 8 2011 Urbanization is a trend that continues to sweep around the world, making cities a vital node for sustainable development. How we adapt and expand our urban areas to demographic and environmental pressures will thus have great consequences for the fate of … more >>
Guest : Dennis Pamlin March 27 2011 Sustainability maven Dennis Pamlin visits the Think Globally Radio studio this Sunday to share his latest reflections on the environment-technology nexus in light of the ever quickening pace of crises besetting the world and the opportunities for transformative thinking they represent. Download Think … more >>
Guest : Johan Swahn, MKG March 20 2011 As Japan struggles with one of the most serious nuclear crises in history, ongoing concerns over the storage of nuclear waste are once again on the agenda in Sweden. This Sunday on Think Globally Radio, Johan Swahn from the Swedish NGO Office … more >>
Guest : Ambassador Lars-Göran Engfeldt March 13 2011 Next year marks the 40th anniversary of the crucial Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, the first gathering to address environmental issues on a global scale. Similar events were held in Rio in 1992 and Johannesburg in 2002, and in 2012 the … more >>
Guest : Prof. Tom Hart, China Economic Resource Center February 20 2011 The recent drought in areas around Beijing is drawing attention to the acute nature of China’s ongoing water shortage, representing just one of many environmental and natural resource challenges faced by the world’s most populous country and second … more >>
Guest : Victor Galaz, Stockholm Resilience Centre February 13 2011 How could human intervention in the environment on a potentially planetary proportion be governed? This is the inconvenient question that looms large over the geo-engineering debate. Last week on Think Globally Radio we discussed the scientific issues surrounding geo-engineering with … more >>
Guest : Kevin Noone February 6 2011 Proposals to cut carbon dioxide emissions have generated a great deal of controversy for well over 20 years. The next great debate in the struggle to contain climate change is just beginning. Schemes to deliberately control global climate through large-scale technological interventions – … more >>
Guest : Dr. Charles Parker, Uppsala University January 1 2011 Bringing the world together to take action against climate change is nothing if not complex. Various countries and political groupings seek to protect their parochial interests while simultaneously pursuing progress on controlling emissions at a global level. But who do … more >>
Guest : Bo Kjellén January 16 2011 Think Globally Radio takes a holiday break, returning on January 16th. The new season starts with a visit from Bo Kjellén, former chief climate negotiator for Sweden, who will discuss the outcome of the latest installment of the UNFCCC talks – the recently … more >>
Guest : Bo Fernholm and Thomas Lyrhom, Swedish Museum of Natural History December 12 2010 Save the Whales! was the battle cry of classic environmentalism of the 1960-70s, with the iconic and threatened animal coming to symbolize the entire movement. The moratorium on whaling by most commercial whaling nations in … more >>
Guest : Prof. Mike Hulme, University of East Anglia December 5 2010 As COP 16 gets underway in Cancun, the tone and substance of the debate around climate change science and policy is a world away from where it was just one year ago. Expectations have ebbed, uncertanties abound, and … more >>
Guest : Monique Barbut, CEO and Chairman, Global Environment Facility November 28 2010 The transition to sustainability doesn’t come for free, and when funds are not available to reduce the impact of projects, the environment often ends up paying the price of development. The Global Environmental Facility is the largest … more >>
Guest : Alexander Crawford, Tällberg Foundation November 21 2010 The Tällberg Foundation has excelled in bringing together decision makers from all over the world to engage in learning conversations on how to tackle the challenges of the 21st century. Posing the question “How on Earth can we live together?” the … more >>
Guest : Amber Erdenechuluun and John Flynn, Human Security Policy Studies Center November 14 2010 The profits from human trafficking worldwide total more than $30 billion annually. An estimated 1.5 million people, mostly women and children, move against their wills within countries and across international borders every single year. They’re … more >>
Guest : Måns Lönnroth and Bill McKibben November 7 2010 Weeks before COP 16 in Cancun, pessimism prevails on finding a solution to the climate crisis. This week Think Globally Radio talks with two individuals that have devoted decades to understanding, informing and taking action against global warming, to help … more >>
Guest : American mayors October 24 2010 Mayors from all over Europe and the United States are in town this week to celebrate Stockholm being the Green Capital of Europe 2010. They are also gathering to discuss issues of urban sustainability, and share experiences, innovations and solutions from their own … more >>
Guest : Samuel Jarrick and Shiva Anoushirvani October 17 2010 Motivating individuals, companies and governments to change behavior is no simple task, even if risks associated with global warming are increasingly accepted as scientific fact. Short of a legally binding international treaty, which seems doubtful for the time being, what … more >>
Guest : Steven Bland and Shi Hacon Bickerton Leiringer October 3 2010 Fresh after a national election in Sweden where issues of equality featured prominently, this Sunday Think Globally Radio offers an outside perspective on Swedish society and what can be learned about the link between levels of inequality and … more >>
Guest : Owen Gaffney, director of communications, IGBP September 26 2010 With an eye towards two major events in 2012 – the Rio +20 Earth Summit and the Planet Under Pressure science conference in London – Think Globally Radio kicks off the autumn season by thinking big about sustainability. Owen … more >>
Guest : Thomas Homer-Dixon September 19 2010 One of the world’s leading scholars on the intersection of environment, security and crisis, Prof. Thomas Homer-Dixon of the University Waterloo in Canada joins Think Globally Radio this Sunday for an in-depth discussion reflecting his latest thoughts on climate change, cultural transformation and … more >>
Guest : Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme September 12 2010 This Sunday’s episode of Think Globally Radio features an in-depth and enlightening interview with Achim Steiner, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, who was recently in Stockholm to receive an award from the … more >>
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Guest : Brendan Martin June 13 2010 This week, Think Globally Radio meets social entrepreneur Brendan Martin, founder of The Working World, a foundation with the mission of providing microcredit to worker-owned companies in Latin America producing fair trade products. Mr. Martin will be discussing his experiences working on the … more >>
with Andew Mitchell, British Ambassador to Sweden Despite the disappointment expressed by many over the outcome of COP 15, the United Kingdom remains optimistic and sees the Copenhagen Accord as a significant step forward. A recent report entitled ‘Beyond Copenhagen: The UK Government’s International Climate Change Action Plan’ takes stock … more >>
with Dr. Henrik Ernstson, Stockholm Resilience Centre The green spaces that surround and permeate Stockholm are sometimes taken for granted by city dwellers. Much of this preserved urban ecology and the ecosystem services they provide, however, are the result of dedicated action by networks of local residents and organizations that … more >>
with Lester Brown, Earth Policy Institute For five decades Lester Brown has been one of the world’s leading voices on the environment and sustainable development. Authoring or co-authoring 50 books and countless articles, founding both the World Watch Institute and the Earth Policy Institute, he has helped shaped the concept … more >>
with Carl Mossfeldt, Tällberg Advisors In early June, over 2000 entrepreneurs, opinion leaders, local and global leaders in politics, civil society and business will descend upon Leksand, Sweden to try to find solutions to some of the most seemingly intractable sustainability issues facing the world. The event, ‘Rework the World’ … more >>
with Dr Elisabeth Corell, Converge Project Leader, The Natural Step. ‘How, given the current situation, do we manage and allocate, today, the Earth’s resources for the survival of a projected global population of 9 to 10 billion people in 2050 – and for their offspring indefinitely?’ An exciting research project … more >>
with Jonas Rudberg, Naturskyddsföreningen/Swedish Society for Nature Conservation The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (Naturskyddsföreningen) has just published a highly critical report of the current government’s environmental policies and practices on questions ranging from biodiversity protection to sustainable forestry and ecological agriculture. In an election year, this report from Sweden’s … more >>
with Henrik Karlsson, President and CEO of Biorecro AB Too much of the climate debate has focused on the politics of emission reduction targets, while the science is telling us that CO2 emissions need to be capped and restored to safe levels. What if we could literally extract CO2 from … more >>
with Professor Karl-Henrik Robèrt, MD, PhD, Founder of The Natural Step. Recently elected as one of Sweden’s first two Ashoka Fellows – leading social entrepreneurs with innovative solutions to social problems and the potential to change patterns across society Karl-Henrik Robèrt is the founder of the international NGO The Natural … more >>
with Ole Von Uexküll and Lennart Daléus The Think Globally Radio episode October 1 2006 … more >>
with Dave Trouba The Think Globally Radio episode September 3 2006 Read more at Worldwaterweek.org … more >>
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with Mats Kullberg and Mikael Sundström The Think Globally Radio episode May 7 2006 … more >>
with ThinkGloballyRadio.org crew The Think Globally Radio episode April 23 2006 … more >>
with Axl Smith and Frida Lanshammar The Think Globally Radio episode February 12 2006 … more >>
with Dave Trouba and Lena Tranberg The Think Globally Radio episode June 12 2005 … more >>
with Alan AtKisson The Think Globally Radio episode April 17 2005 Read more at AtKisson.com … more >>
with Lisen Schultz and Jacob Lundberg The Think Globally Radio episode April 3 2005 … more >>
Guest : Tomas Ries Sunday, 6 March 2005 Swedish Institute of International Affairs Download Think Globally Radio 2005 03 06 … more >>
Guest : David Cook Sunday, 20 February 2005 Download Think Globally Radio 2005 02 20 … more >>
Guest : Dan Wilhelmsson Sunday, 6 February 2005 Download Think Globally Radio 2005 02 06 … more >>
Guest : Mikael Roman Sunday, 23 January 2005 Download Think Globally Radio 2005 01 23 … more >>
Guest : Theanne Schiros and John Humphrey Sunday, 5 December 2004 Download Think Globally Radio 2004 12 05 … more >>
Guest : Erland Källén Sunday, 21 November 2004 Download Think Globally Radio 2004 11 21 … more >>
Guest : Ylva Rylander Sunday, 7 November 2004 Swedish Society for Nature Conservation Download Think Globally Radio 2004 11 07 … more >>
Guest : John Turner and Tracy Hall Sunday, 24 October 2004 Download Think Globally Radio 2004 10 24 … more >>
Guest : Semida Silveira, Vinicius Lobosco and Fabiano Assmann Sunday, 10 October 2004 Download Think Globally Radio 2004 10 10 … more >>
Guest : Dennis Pamlin and Karl Hallding Sunday, 13 June 2004 Stockholm Environmental Institute Download Think Globally Radio 2004 05 02 … more >>
Guest : Sofia Ottosson Sunday, 30 May 2004 Download Think Globally Radio 2004 05 30 … more >>
Guest : Jonas Strömberg and Göran Finnveden Sunday, 16 May 2004 Center for Environmental Strategies Download Think Globally Radio 2004 05 02 … more >>
Guest : Kevin Noone and Anders Moberg Sunday, 2 May 2004 Download Think Globally Radio 2004 05 02 … more >>
Guest : Dennis Pamlin (WWF Sweden) Sunday, 7 March 2004 Dennis Pamlin Global Policy Advisor from the World Wide Fund for Nature in Sweden arrived for a chat WWF Sweden Download Think Globally Radio 2004 03 07 … more >>
Guest : Lars Kristoferson Sunday, 22 February 2004 Lars Kristoferson, general seceratary of the World Wide Fund for Nature in Sweden arrived to discuss WWF and the Baltic Eco-region WWF Sweden Download Think Globally Radio 2004 02 22 … more >>
Guest : Will Steffen (International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme) Sunday, 8 February 2004 This time the guest was none less than Dr Will Steffen, author of ‘The Earth System: A Planet Under Pressure’ International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme Download Think Globally Radio 2004 02 08 … more >>
Guest : Lars Orrskog February 9 2003 Sustainable city planning was the subject of the day when Lars Orrskog, associate professor, Tekniska Högskolan, Infrastructure Department arrived to the studio due to this show Download Think Globally Radio 2003 02 09 … more >>
Guest : Dan Wilhelmsson January 26 2003 Dan Wilhelmsson, director of CORDIO South Asia arrived to tell us about coral reefs in the Indian Ocean Download Think Globally Radio 2003 01 26 … more >>
Guest Christer Sanne December 8 2002 Christer Sanne, associate professor, Tekniska Högskolan, Infrastructure Department arrived to discuss sustainable consumption Download Think Globally Radio 2002 12 08 … more >>
Guest : Mats Leijon November 24 2002 Discussing renewable energy and the research within the area. The demand of energy keeps on increasing and plenty of people have a say, could this reasearch bring us closer to a solution ? This discussion between Mats Leijon and Eric Paglia might give … more >>
Guest : Sten Bergman and Mattias Nordström November 10 2002 The supply and demand of electricity that leads to extra use of batteries, fossil fuels etc is part of what was discussed in this very interesting episode of Think Globally. A positive discussing showing there are ways to improve the … more >>
Guest : Jan-Erik Gustafsson and Roine Leiringer October 27 2002 Over a billion people lacks clean water and sanitation. The background of the situation and possible ways to improve it was discussed in the Think Globally studio. Jan-Eric Gustafsson shared information fetched during his visit to Ghana. Download Think Globally … more >>
Guest : James Björgvin Hjorvarsson October 13 2002 The new technology of hydrogen carrying energy. As soon as 2003 the first step is expected to become reality. The gain and technique are discussed during the show. Download Think Globally Radio 2002 10 13 … more >>
Guests : James Drake, James Crawford September 29 2002 Dr James Crawford, Researcher on Nuclear Waste Repository Performance Assessment, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tekniska Högskolan Download Think Globally Radio 2002 09 29 … more >>
Guests : Mats-Olof Hedblom, Semida Silveira, Åsa Romson September 15 2002 This very first episode of Think Globally the discussions did cover the Johannesburg Summit on Sustainable Development. With an agenda that grew and changed during over 10 years both improvements and losses were made. The Swedish Energy Agency Download … more >>