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Ecocide and the criminalization of environmental...

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2013/10/27

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 >>

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Inside the 5th IPCC assessment report

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2013/09/29

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 >>

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Climate science on the eve of IPCC AR5

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2013/09/22

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 >>

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Conservation and the revival of European natural...

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2013/09/15

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 >>

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The future of Greenland

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2013/05/19

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 >>

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Man and nature encounters and the challenges of the...

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2013/04/28

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 >>

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Carbon cleanup and renewable energy entrepreneurship

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2013/04/07

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 >>

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Understanding American energy and environmental policies

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2013/03/17

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 >>

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Green politics and the European environmental debate

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2013/03/03

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 >>

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The Parents Roar: Spurring climate change action...

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2013/02/24

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 >>

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The Environmentalist’s Paradox

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2013/02/17

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 >>

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The impact of cities on sustainability

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2013/02/03

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 >>

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The next phase of international climate negotiations

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2013/01/27

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 >>

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This is the Anthropocene

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2013/01/13

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 >>

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Zoos and animal ethics in Sweden

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2012/11/18

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 >>

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New notions of nature conservation

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2012/11/04

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 >>

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Silent Spring, Rachel Carson and 50 years of...

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2012/10/28

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 >>

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Planet Under Pressure and Rio +20: A year in the...

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2012/10/21

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 >>

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Questioning the safety and sustainability of nuclear...

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2012/10/14

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 >>

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Ojnare forest and organizing resistance to...

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2012/09/30

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 >>

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