Episode Summary:

In this episode our co-founder Elizabeth speaks with Svein Tveitdal - a climate expert and activist, former UN Environmental Director and founder of Klima2020. The conversation raises a red alert on the environmental catastrophe and encourages a better more eco-responsible future. Mr. Tveitdal shares effective and quick ways of tackling climate change and his thoughts on the strong role and impact of young people on environmental policy. “If we had listened to scientists 30 years ago, we wouldn't have had a big problem like we have now,” says Svein Tveitdal.

The Speaker:

Svein Tveitdal is a Norwegian climate change activist, a former director of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and a present director of the climate change consultancy Klima2020. Tveitdal founded Klima2020 to share advice with companies and local authorities who want to implement environmentally-responsible changes with the objective to "bridge the gap between climate science, policy makers and the general public.”

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Hosts: Elizabeth Zhivkova, ZEITGEIST19 Foundation

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