How can shared mobility make cities more inclusive? Esen Köse from Mpact joins us to discuss car sharing, bike libraries, adapted vehicles, and why the future of mobility must put people first.

What makes a city truly competitive? Is it the latest tech, or something more fundamental?

In this episode of Everything Is Changing, POLIS Secretary General Karen Vancluysen joins journalist Ahmetcan Uzlaşık to cut through the hype surrounding automation, robotaxis, and electric vehicles. They reveal why simply switching to electric cars won’t fix Europe’s mobility crisis and discuss the urgent need to reallocate space from private vehicles to people.

From chronic congestion and transport strikes to the future of industrial policy, this conversation explores how Europe’s cities are shaping a competitive, green, and people-first future. Discover why true progress lies in high-capacity public transport and bold political leadership rather than automating private ownership.

Episode Chapters:

00:00 – Introduction

03:35 – The Economic Cost of Unsustainable Transport

06:04 – Cities as Market Shapers, Not Just Policy Implementers

09:12 – Automation: Sustainability Solution or Hype?

10:49 – Europe’s Path: Public Transport vs. Private Robotaxis

13:30 – The Power of Cities to Regulate Urban Space

16:34 – Geopolitics, Critical Minerals, and Mobility Sovereignty

18:49 – What Truly Transforms Urban Mobility? (Space Reallocation)

23:23 – The Political Challenge: The Need for Bold Decisions

26:10 – Winning Hearts and Minds Through Pilot Projects

Ships often burn fuel while waiting outside ports, but it doesn't have to be this way.

In this episode of Everything Is Changing, journalist Ahmetcan Uzlaşık speaks with Julia Pahl and José Giménez about how the MISSION project uses AI, real-time data and digital coordination to reduce emissions, improve port efficiency and accelerate shipping's green transition.

Episode Chapters:

Intro 0:00 - 1:23

Port Call 1:23 - 3:12

Inefficiencies in Shipping 3:12 - 6:13

Decarbonizing shipping 6:13 - 8:52

What MISSION is Changing 8:52 - 24:00

What happens when someone inside a company or government discovers environmental wrongdoing and decides to speak out? In this episode, Gabriel Bourdon-Fattal and Maria Garriga Zamora from Climate Whistleblowers discuss the risks, rewards, and real-world impact of exposing climate crimes, greenwashing, and corporate misconduct.

Air freight powers global trade, but can it ever become sustainable? In this episode of Everything is Changing, Alexey Zotov, Managing Director of Air Cargo Green Capabilities, joins Ahmetcan Uzlaşık to discuss green logistics, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), AI in air cargo, and the reality behind sustainability claims in one of the world’s most carbon-intensive industries.

Episode Chapters:

Air freight or air cargo? 0:00 - 2:10

Why "green capabilities"? 2:10 - 6:20

Is air cargo really sustainable? 6:20 - 8:25

Do customers care? 8:25 - 10:50

SAF question 10:50 - 13:08

Decarbonisation in numbers 13:08 - 15:46

Is the sector really changing? 15:46 - 18:02

AI in air cargo 18:02 - 19:09

What would he change in the industry? 19:09 - 20:59

Journalist Hanin Haidar joins Everything is Changing to discuss her documentary Echoes of a Forgotten River, exploring the history, pollution, and possible rehabilitation of the Beirut River, and what its disappearance reveals about memory, urbanization, corruption, and hope in Lebanon’s capital.

Episode Chapters:

0:00 - 2:35 Why the River of Beirut?

2:35 - 7:23 What happened?

7:23 - 9:20Hanin's Experience

9:20 - 12:15 People Remembering

12:15 - 15:20 Israel's Role

15:20 - 21:00 Reclaiming the Beirut River

21:00 - 23:50 Young People

What if AI isn’t as green as we think? This episode explores how Big Tech is greenwashing AI’s climate impact, from rising emissions to misleading narratives, based on Ketan Joshi’s report, and why it matters now.

Episode Chapters:

0:00 - 2:20 Who is Ketan Joshi?

2:20 - 5:10 Why the report matters

5:10 - 8:40 Which AI?

8:40 - 13:15 Will AI save the planet?

13:15 - 19:10 AI and emissions

19:10 - 24:19 What should we do?

24:50 - 28:30 Big Tech's Greenwashing Tactics

29:00 - 36:10 Key Takeaway

What happens if a key ocean current system weakens or collapses? This episode explores the risks of AMOC, from climate impacts to food security and global stability, and why it matters now.

Episode Chapters:

Current Global Picture 0:00 - 4:56

What is AMOC? 4:56 - 8:20

Gradual Weakining 8:20 - 13:44

Everyday Impacts of AMOC 13:44 - 21:25

Harsher Winters? 21:25 - 23:45

Climate Empathy 23:45 - 27:01

Early Warning Systems 27:01 - 35:00

Final Takes 35:00 - 42:13

In the new season’s first episode, Ahmetcan Uzlaşık speaks with researcher Ebru Akgün about her book A Dream for Sustainable Agriculture. From rose farming in a small Turkish town to the concepts of social metabolism and the “Capitalocene,” the conversation explores how capitalism, climate change, and rural transformation are reshaping agriculture and what a sustainable future might look like.

Episode Chapters:

Research Motivation 0:00 - 3:20

Social Metabolism & Capitalocene 3:20 - 10:24

Rose Farming in Ağlasun 10:24 - 23:00

Rural Gentrification 23:00 - 26:55

Sustainable Agriculture 26:55 - 32:47

This season finale breaks down renewable hydrogen with Ileana Okumuş of the Renewable Hydrogen Coalition. We explore what it is, why it matters for Europe’s climate goals, and what must happen next for the technology to scale.