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What is the full potential of seaweed as a climate solution? We produce 30 million tonnes of seaweed a year, and it only takes up 2% of the carbon released by deforestation in one day! The possibilities are great: it could be used to produce things like energy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, ingredients for food. So why […] Read more
Audio version of Green Exchange Lab #4. Watch the video here. Change takes hard work, dedication, sweat and sometimes even tears. Oh, and lots of patience. Just like running a marathon. Camille spent time with one incredible marathon runner, Jonah Chesum, to find out what it takes to be the best, and what lessons we […] Read more
Audio version of Green Exchange Lab #3. Watch video here. EU Ministers forgo moral scientific and legal obligations on fisheries management – and that’s not ok. We go to Brussels to understand the problems of fish quotas AgriFish Council meetings and governance of the commons. With this simple story, we highlight a part of our […] Read more
Hey guys. A quick message for the new year, with some cool news (like: we’re on Spotify!), and some changes for the future. We tell you all about it!
The Commission has just released the first ever Europe wide strategy on plastic. This text lays out the vision for tackling plastic pollution, with its main aims to reduce disposable plastic use, limit micro-plastic use, and make manufacturing packaging fully recyclable by 2030. Big news. But is it bold and ambitious, or more politics as […] Read more
This is the fifth episode of our series about Climate & Finance. Missed the three first chapters? You may want to go there first: Episode 1 // Episode 2 // Episode 3 // Episode 4-1 // Episode 4-2 Today we get practical. Earlier in the series we clarified the role of asset owners in helping us stay below the 2 degree goal […] Read more
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China doesn’t want our plastic waste anymore. This sent a shockwave throughout the plastic recycling industry and left all of us wondering: where do we go from here? Will new markets open up, or will we (finally) have to deal with our own problems at home? Will the EU Plastic Strategy save us? In this […] Read more
Millions of tonnes of plastic enter our ocean every year. If we’re going to stop this flood, we need to know where the leak is. Is the in countries where huge amounts of plastic enters the sea? Would that explain how a plastic wrapper dropped in a recycling bin in England ended up on a […] Read more
The story of ocean plastic, at least the one we talk about now, began 20 years ago. Before then, nobody was making noise about how our oceans were filling up with with this everlasting nuisance. One man changed this when he showed the world what damage we were causing. In this episode, we talk to […] Read more
Next time you’re bored on your lunch break, try our new game on Instagram. We hide our logo in the a set of images we post on our profile @greenxeurope.In each new set of images, there is one logo to find. If you find it, send us a direct message telling us where it is, […] Read more
We live on a blue planet, surrounded by oceans. But how much do we really know about what goes on in our oceans? Where does all the plastic come from, and how do we stop it from getting in there? What does piracy, money laundering, and illegal dumping do to our oceans and our societies? […] Read more
The ability to cooperate brought us to where we are today, and it’s what will help us change the world. Without cooperation, the Circular Economy will not be possible. So how will this work, practically? And what are the key principles of cooperation that we can start applying everywhere we go? In this episode, we […] Read more
Shaping our future – well, it won’t happen if we just sit around and imagine it, will it? No, we need a clear picture of exactly where we’re going in order to make the right decisions and take the right path to get there. And how do we do that? With a special technique called […] Read more
Here’s a quickfire message for us to catch up & let you know what we’re working on. We’re working on some new and interesting things. Oh, and we’re trying out a new speaking technique too…let’s see how good it works… Send us a DM on Instagram (@greenxeurope) if you want to know more or get involved.
In this episode, we get the tattoo machine going and spend quality time with Jyrki Katainen, European Commission Vice President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, to review some of the hot questions related to the implementation of Circular Economy transition. Calling Brussels from a tattoo shop, we ask VP Katainen about EU’s commitment, economics […] Read more
This is the fourth episode of our series about Climate & Finance. Missed the three first chapters? You may want to go there first: Episode 1 // Episode 2 // Episode 3 // Episode 4-1 You know the real problem with money – apart from never having enough? It’s that even when we don’t spend it – to buy stuff that […] Read more
In this quick fire episode, we introduce “Earth Calling”, our new storytelling show about humans of change and their stories. We also share a few tips following our rebranding and officially launch our Instagram profile. Stay tuned! Note: If your podcast app displays episode covers, you can follow the Earth Calling series by spotting the blue covers in the stream […] Read more
This is the fourth episode of our series about Climate & Finance. Missed the three first chapters? You may want to go there first: Episode 1 // Episode 2 // Episode 3 You know the real problem with money – apart from never having enough? It’s that even when we don’t spend it – to buy stuff that we don’t […] Read more
EPISODE TRANSCRIPT In this quick fire episode we introduce a new format called “Mixtapes”. Many of you listen to podcasts while at the gym, cooking, walking the dog, or on your way to work. Sometimes you have appetite for a solid piece of content – ready to take notes. But sometimes you just need to […] Read more
EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hi there, Camille here, It’s been one year now that we are at full speed with The Green Exchange podcast. I wanted to leave a short message for a quick update. This is not a formal podcast episode. Just a rant to say… well – mainly thank you. We are so pleased with the […] Read more
The forestry sector is facing multiple challenges all over the globe. In Europe, the declining demand for printing paper and the growing global competition among producers threaten the sector. Wood is also used to produce heat, and today, a large number of environmentalists and experts oppose this carbon intensive activity, pointing to more long-term solutions […] Read more
When preparing the series earlier this year, we talked to Bas de Leeuw, Managing Director of the World Resources Forum, to discuss the way cities approach Circular Economy, and review key steps they need to take to set the stage for success. We publish here the interview in full so you can enjoy some […] Read more
This episode launches a new series dedicated to a growing trend that definitely deserves some attention: Producing textiles from bio-materials. The theme raises a lot of questions and as we are investigating the sector in-depth at the moment, we thought we would share our findings! We start with reviewing the potential of fish leather, its […] Read more
In this episode, we get the tattoo machine going and spend quality time with Jyrki Katainen, European Commission Vice President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, to review some of the hot questions related to the implementation of Circular Economy transition. Calling Brussels from a tattoo shop, we ask VP Katainen about EU’s commitment, economics […] Read more
How do consumer markets need to change? What business models are rising with circular economies? How are our shopping habits going to evolve? How can designers and manufacturers best do their share? In this episode, we pay a visit to Ditte Lysgaard Vind and review six strategies that have already started to prove successful on […] Read more
What does circularity mean for industry? Besides the materials and products that are being manufactured as part of companies’ core businesses (which we will cover later on in the series), there are a number of ways a local or regional industry can create synergies in efforts to create efficiencies and closed loops. This episode features […] Read more
In this episode: We set the stage for the series, discuss key concerns around the Circular Economy narrative, and start with the low-hanging fruits: Ending waste & improving municipal recycling performance. We review leading case studies and share key success factors to advancing your program. We also discuss what “Brexit” means for environmental policy in […] Read more
We are on a bio-waste hunt. In search for carbon-nitrogen feedstocks, we review the Waste & Recycling part of the recent EU Circular Economy package with guidance from Ferran Rosa, Policy Officer at Zero Waste Europe (Brussels). We ask incineration facilities about their plans to extract bio-waste from the furnaces and vision 2030, and finally […] Read more
This first episode sets the stage for the series about Bio-Waste & Agriculture. We start by taking a look at intensive agriculture models and unsustainable practices that became common in Scandinavia, degrading our soils all across the region. We interview Dan Noble (Californian Association of Compost Producers) on what makes soil healthy and get clues […] Read more
This is the third episode of our series about Climate & Finance. Missed the two first chapters? You may want to go there first: Episode 1 // Episode 2 In this episode, we review what key actions we need to take in the coming years to stay under the two degrees of global warming of the climate system. With […] Read more
This is the second episode of our series about Climate & Finance. Missed the first chapter? You may want to go there first: Episode 1 In this episode, we take a trip to the year 2050 to look at how the financial system should look like, in a scenario where we managed to stay below 2-degree warming of […] Read more
In most countries in the Western world—and definitely in the Nordics—much of the money that is sitting at the bank, in other words “our savings,” is used every day to invest in global financial markets. Most people ignore what is really happening backstage with their investments, life insurance, pension scheme, etc. In this episode, we […] Read more
[MM_Access_Decision access=’false’] In this Green Exchange briefing, we receive Ida Auken—Spokesperson for the Social Liberal Party in the Danish Parliament for Business & Environment / Minister of Environment 2011-2014—and review with her the main happenings within the circular economy discussion this year. With the upcoming policy package coming up in Brussels, the year has been […] Read more
[MM_Access_Decision access=’false’] In this episode of the Green Exchange we’re looking at China and how the Nordic Countries can build long-lasting successes with this country that keep the cleantech world dreaming. We’ll hear from an exclusive pool of international cleantech experts who discuss the many challenges of doing business in this emerging market as well […] Read more
[MM_Access_Decision access=’false’] This month, the Green Exchange launches its first ‘briefing’ format with Episode 3, dedicated to Soil Management and Carbon Sequestration. We go to Australia and California to hear from Dr. Maarten Stapper and Marin Carbon Project Founder John Wick, who share the latest findings from their research and field work with carbon farming […] Read more
[MM_Access_Decision access=’false’] [/MM_Access_Decision] [MM_Access_Decision access=’false’] This month, the Green Exchange focuses on how to advance the Cleantech Innovation ecosystem in the Öresund region. We go to Finland and Israel to understand what strategies they have put in place in the previous years to rank at the top of the Global Cleantech Innovation Index 2014. In […] Read more
[MM_Access_Decision access=’false’] [/MM_Access_Decision] [MM_Access_Decision access=’false’] In the first episode of The Green Exchange we are focusing on Sustainable Development within Urban City Planning from within the “Transition Arena”- how to engage stakeholders on a common vision and drive results. The Urban Transition movement is rapidly progressing in the Øresund region. Still, our cities face a […] Read more