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Bioeconomy #3: Plant Breeding for Climate Adaptation

Climate Finance #7 – Investors’ Guidance to 2-Degree Alignment & Just Transition

Bioeconomy #2: Microbes & Local Plant Proteins to Cut on Soy Imports

With a growing population and deteriorating soil health, the quest for a sustainable food and agricultural system becomes vital to our survival on earth. So what can the Bioeconomy do to tackle this issue? Today we look at proteins and see...

UPDATE 2019 & Launch of Cosmic

UPDATE 2019 & Launch of Cosmic

Oceans #6: The Future of Plastic Scrap Markets

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...

Oceans #5: Plastic in China: Waking the Dragon

Martin Bourque was suspicious about where the plastic from his recycling facility in California was going. He put a tracking device into a plastic bale and tracked it all the way across the world to a rural recycling facility in...

Oceans #4: Where Our Plastic Goes: GPS Tracking on a Global Scrap Market

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...

Oceans #3: Can We Really Clean Up Ocean Plastic? (Mythbusting)

One main reason cleaning up the ocean is not going to work: so many of us underestimate the wrath of the sea. The many technical challenges are so much bigger than we realise, and while we all desperately wish the...

Oceans #2: The Man Who Started Talking About Plastic Pollution

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...

BONUS: 10 Minute Body Reboot

10 minute mind-body exercise for you to practice anytime you need. By yoga teacher and massage therapist Julia Zatta in Mixtape 10: An Alternative to Exercise Apps, produced by Green Exchange.

Mixtape #10: An Alternative to Exercise Apps

Earth Calling #8: Extinction

Quickfire #4: Our New Logohunt Game On Instagram

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...

Oceans #1: Plastic Pollution, Crime & Nutrition – Plotting The Course

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?...

Mixtape #9: Pirates & the Wind of Change (Chapter 2)

Mixtape #8: Pirates & the Wind of Change (Chapter 1)

Earth Calling #7: Waste Pickers VS. Trash Giants – A Hero’s Fight For Justice

Circular Economy In Practice #7: Cooperate or Die

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...

Circular Economy In Practice #6: Time Travel to 2050 – What will the future look like exactly?

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...

Quickfire #3: What’s Coming Up Next At Green Exchange?

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...

Mixtape #7: Russia & What We Can Learn From Chess Players

Earth Calling #6: North Korean Information Warriors

Circular Economy in Practice #4: Commitment, Economics & Tattoos, with Vice President Katainen [Rebroadcast]

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...

Earth Calling #5: Everything Is Possible

Earth Calling #4: Addicted to Positive Change

Mixtape #6: Fearless Colombian Change Makers & Their Music

Earth Calling #3: At 83, This Woman Defeated Coal Mining Giant in Australia

Mixtape #5 – Don’t Be A Human Doing, Be A Human Being

Climate & Finance #4: What Gets Measured Gets Done (Part 2)

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?...

Earth Calling #2: What Modern Slavery, Water Crisis & Mixed Martial Arts have in Common

Mixtape #4 – Finding the Fun in Difficult Moments

Earth Calling #1: Human not Afraid of Big Waves Stops Ocean Pollution in Chile

Introducing “Earth Calling”: A New Show About Change Makers & Their Stories

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,...

Climate & Finance #4: What Gets Measured Gets Done (Part 1)

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...

Mixtape #3 – Persistence & Determination

Mixtape #2 – A Circular Cup of Coffee

Mixtape #1 – Carbon Footprinting & Opening the Kimono

Mixtapes – A Green Shot of Music, Energy & Inspiration

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...

Europe

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...

Bioeconomy & Sustainable Fashion #2 – From Wood Fire to Wood Fibres: A More Sustainable Future for Forestry?

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...

Circular Economy in Practice #5 – Making Room for Creativity & Entrepreneurship in Our Cities [Bonus]

  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...

Bioeconomy & Sustainable Fashion #1: The True Power of Fish Leather

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...

Circular Economy in Practice #4: Commitment, Economics & Tattoos, with Vice President Katainen

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...

Circular Economy in Practice #3: 6 Key Strategies To Impact Consumer Markets

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...

Circular Economy in Practice #2: A Guide To Activating Industrial Symbiosis in Your Region

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...

Circular Economy In Practice #1: A Recipe To Better Recycling in Your City

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...

Bio-Waste & Agriculture #2: The Wonderful World of EU Recycling Targets

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...

Bio-Waste & Agriculture #1: Soil Health & The Carbon Quest

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...

Climate & Finance #3: Investors & The Power To Solve Climate Change

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...

Climate & Finance #2: The System We Need

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...