Podcasts by Climate Solutions
Climate change is humanity’s biggest problem. This podcast tells you exactly what you can do to fight climate change. From the way you heat your home to the food you eat and the digital devices you use, Climate Solutions is your checklist for climate action.
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Audiomentary: Ozone: How to Solve an Environmental Crisis from 2023-12-08T05:30:37
Listen to our first audio documentary on how we solved the ozone crisis, the biggest environmental disaster humanity encountered before climate change.
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The sky is falling from 2023-11-07T06:00:38
How scientists fought against ozone denial.
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Invisible gases and invisible rays in an invisible atmosphere from 2023-10-31T06:00:40
How hair sprays and deodorants almost destroyed the ozone layer.
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Extra: The good, the bad and the ugly ozone from 2023-10-28T05:00:11
Bonus content: All about ozone.
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The proof is in the snow from 2023-10-24T05:00:17
How the world got rid of lead in gasoline.
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Extra: The iceman only rings once from 2023-10-21T05:00:14
Bonus content: All about a forgotten profession.
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The miracle chemical from 2023-10-17T05:00:16
How the refrigerator changed our lives.
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Extra: A car nut from 2023-10-14T05:00:48
Bonus content: Jamie Kitman talks about being an environmentalist and a car enthusiast.
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‘This has to be wrong, it has to be wrong’ from 2023-10-03T05:00:09
How scientists discovered a hole in the sky.
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Preview: Climate Solutions presents Ozone from 2023-09-20T05:00:47
You can listen to the part of our first episode of our new season today. The full episode is out on Tuesday, October 3rd. After that, we will be dropping a new episode every Tuesday.
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Trailer: Ozone: How to solve an environmental crisis from 2023-09-18T05:00:42
Have you ever heard of the ozone hole? If you were born after the 1990s, the chances are you might not have. If you were born before, the chances are you have forgotten all about it. But just be...
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The school that thinks differently from 2023-09-01T05:00:25
A primary school in the Milan suburbs illustrates the future of school design and learning, thanks to innovative education financing.
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Climate tracking on a remote Greek island from 2023-08-25T09:41:26
A new Mediterranean climate change research centre on the Greek island of Antikythera will collect valuable data to help model the impacts of climate change in the region.
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Local climate solutions from 2023-07-21T05:00:15
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What drives firms’ investment in climate action? from 2023-07-14T08:37:53
Europe’s two major challenges, energy independence and climate change, are closely intertwined. But they share one solution – a swift transition to a greener, more sustainable economy.
The ocean ashore from 2023-07-07T05:00:41
A Swedish company aims to farm salmon on land, providing nutritious, sustainable local salmon to Sweden.
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Stocking up for resilience from 2023-06-09T05:00:05
In the spring of 2022, international wheat prices rose to their highest level in 20 years. In Tunisia, the official price of a baguette remained the same as it had been for more than 15 years – 0.1...
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How bringing back an ancient species helps the climate from 2023-06-02T05:00:36
Rewilding Europe has a new solution for biodiversity management and revives ancient animals in the process.
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Free electricity from 2023-05-12T08:00:54
To halt illegal connections, Eletropaulo puts people in São Paulo’s favelas on its regular grid, promoting social inclusion, gender equality and social energy tariff.
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Heating that is greener from 2023-04-28T05:00:01
A Dublin- headquartered group foresees that the Internet of Things can help to reduce emissions from household heating. It’s researching smart ways to make it happen.
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Cold fusion? You’re getting warmer from 2023-04-14T05:00:16
As a renewable energy source, cold fusion is potentially unlimited clean energy. But what is fusion energy, how does it work, and is there such a thing as cold fusion?
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A loan that pays (if you cut emissions) from 2023-03-24T06:00:02
To encourage less pollution, EIB climate finance loan offers Enel a lower interest rate if it cuts more CO2 emissions.
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Let there be power from 2023-03-17T06:00:15
An Italian took his childhood love for invention and turned it into a company whose energy efficient electronics could make big cuts in carbon emissions.
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Do good and make money from 2023-01-27T06:00:46
An investment approach that aims turning a benefit to society into profit.
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The last green mile from 2022-12-30T06:00:53
Poste italiane launches an electric fleet for its mail carriers to cut emissions and meet growing demand for mail and parcels across Italy
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Space for life from 2022-12-23T06:00:12
After COVID-19, urban planning will need to adapt to the needs of citizens during a pandemic, as well as making cities greener and climate resilient. Barcelona shows the way
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Rise of the delivery robots from 2022-11-11T11:31:34
Stories about companies from all over the world which are coming up with climate solutions:
Robotics company Starship Technologies is reshaping our shopping and delivery habits, bringing ...
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Energetic innovation from 2022-11-03T06:00:43
To cope with changes in climate energy solutions will become even more innovative in years to come. But many of the solutions are already being developed. Here are the most important.
In hot water from 2022-11-01T06:00:22
Whether there’s not enough of it or too much, water is a big problem. Here are innovative water climate solutions to deal with scarcity and flooding in the coming decades.
Digitalising the climate fight from 2022-10-20T05:00:24
Circular economy climate solutions are more than just recycling. With artificial intelligence and the internet of things, digitalisation is a big tool for reusing things we currently throw away.
Urban climate solutions for 15-minute cities from 2022-10-18T05:00:40
If you were mayor of your city, what urban climate solutions would you put in place to cut carbon emissions and improve the quality of life? Here’s a checklist.
Blade Runner saves the climate from 2022-10-13T04:00:21
In the future, air travel will be even more common than today—but it won’t be bad for the climate. What are the airline climate solutions that aviation companies are working on?
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What is the European Investment Bank? from 2021-06-08T05:00
A story about the EU climate bank
Glossary: European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, EIB energy lending policy
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A natural bond from 2021-06-03T05:00
A story about a bond, a green bond
Glossary: green bonds, bonds, Climate Awareness Bonds, Sustainability Awareness Bonds
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The virtuous circle from 2021-05-31T22:00
A story about taking the waste out of the take-make-waste economy
Glossary: circular economy, linear economy, eco-design, cradle-to-cradle approach, s...
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The digital footprint from 2021-05-27T05:00
A story about the Jevons Paradox
Glossary: digital emissions, ICT, decarbonisation, Jevons Paradox
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Changing our diet from 2021-05-25T05:00
A story about how our food is threatening the climate
Glossary: blockchain, sustainable diet, climate change and agriculture, food waste
The Big Blue from 2021-05-20T05:00
A story about how blue can be green
Glossary: microplastics, blue economy
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The Secret Economic Life of Bees from 2021-05-18T05:00
A story about the economic value of pollination
Glossary: biodiversity, ecosystem services
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An energy fairytale from 2021-05-13T05:00
A story about the ugly duckling of clean energy
Glossary: energy efficiency, retrofitting, nearly zero-energy buildings
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E-mobility from 2021-05-11T05:00
A story about the electric puzzle
Glossary: e-mobility, sustainable transport
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To adapt or not to adapt? The urban non-dilemma. from 2021-05-06T05:00
A story of how cities tackle climate change
Glossary: climate adaptation, climate mitigation, green infrastructure, Green-Blue infrastructure, nature-...
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The tipping point from 2021-05-04T05:00
A story about the greatest market failure ever seen
Glossary: climate crisis, carbon budget, climate action, climate finance, climate mitigation, clim...
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Profit, people, planet from 2021-04-29T05:00
A story of how we changed the rules of the game
Glossary: environmental, social and governance (ESG), sustainable finance, Sullivan Principles, social...
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Prasine, smaragdine or green? from 2021-04-27T05:00
A story of how green became the new black, and how quarters became centuries
Glossary: sustainability, green finance, sustainable finance, Su...
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Whatever happened to the ozone hole? from 2021-04-22T05:00
A story of how we saved the planet, and how we need to do it again
Glossary: green finance, Montreal Protocol, ozone depletion, greenhouse effect, gre...
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Climate Solutions: A dictionary of green finance (Season 3 trailer) from 2021-04-19T15:01:56
Climate Solutions is the award-winning podcast from the European Investment Bank. We know that stopping climate change is going to be very expensive. We’ll need to build more wind and solar farm...
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The very philosophical episode: Climate change and post-materialism from 2021-04-15T05:00
Here’s what happens when two of your three podcast guests are French. You find yourself talking about sociology and philosophy. This episode starts off with hard facts about climate change and ends...
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Travel into the future from 2021-04-08T05:00
If there were a contemporary equivalent of the Beach Boys, they’d be singing about their monthly bus tickets and offering to take their girlfriends for a ride on an electric bike. Total global emis...
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How much would you pay to stop climate change? from 2021-04-01T05:00
The price of what you buy. It’s not the first idea that comes to you, but it makes sense. If things that cause climate change cost more—and things that don’t cause climate change cost less—which th...
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Down to work: COVID, teleworking and behaviour changes from 2021-03-25T06:00
Are you making radical lifestyle changes to stop climate change? Limited efforts? Do you want to change, but can’t do it? Or do you think you don’t need to make a contribution? We’ll tell you wheth...
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What would you give up to save humanity? from 2021-03-18T06:00
What’s the connection between cars….Netflix…your new pants…and sausages? If you said, climate change, you were right. Each of these things has an impact on climate change, because making them or ru...
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Is COVID-19 good or bad for the climate? from 2021-03-11T06:00
Has COVID-19 changed our behaviour in ways that might be good for climate change. For example, teleworking, instead of commuting to an office, means fewer carbon emissions and, therefore, is good f...
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Season 2: What people really think about climate change? from 2021-03-02T06:00
What would you give up to solve the climate crisis? Flights to exotic holidays? Red meat? Your car?…Climate Solutions surveyed 30 000 people in every EU country, in China, the US and the UK to find...
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Season 2: What people really think about climate change? from 2021-03-02T06:00
What would you give up to solve the climate crisis? Flights to exotic holidays? Red meat? Your car?…Climate Solutions surveyed 30 000 people in every EU country, in China, the US and the UK to find...
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Season 2: What people really think about climate change? from 2021-03-02T06:00
What would you give up to solve the climate crisis? Flights to exotic holidays? Red meat? Your car?…Climate Solutions surveyed 30 000 people in every EU country, in China, the US and the UK to find...
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Your digits have a footprint from 2020-02-03T06:00
Do digital devices reduce energy and emissions? Our climate podcast digitalisation episode finds that the answer’s not as clear as you might think
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Cool it, hot stuff! from 2020-01-27T06:00
When we cool or heat our buildings, we waste a lot of energy—and release emissions that damage the climate. Our climate podcast energy efficiency episode shows how you can turn that arou...
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Clean up your commute from 2020-01-20T06:00
Cleaner urban transport can be a big part of halting climate change—and saving our lungs. Our climate podcast urban transport episode lays out a roadmap to climate-friendly mobility Listen
How green was my bond? from 2020-01-13T06:00
Why is it so important to know how green a bond is? Our climate podcast green finance episode explains this is crucial to the fight against climate change
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How much is nature worth? from 2020-01-06T06:00
We don’t have to choose between protecting nature and economic growth. Our climate podcast biodiversity episode details the economic value of nature
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Singin’ the blues for the oceans blue from 2019-12-16T06:00:48
The blue economy must be a priority to protect the oceans from plastics and waste. Hear how you can help in our climate podcast oceans episode
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When climate action means better roads from 2019-12-09T06:00
Hear how developing countries are working to protect their economies—and their people—from climate change in our climate podcast development episode
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Your stomach can fight climate change from 2019-12-02T06:00
Hear how agriculture can feed a growing population and cut its impact on global warming in our climate podcast agriculture episode
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Your city is a sponge from 2019-12-02T05:30
Hear how urban planners are confronting the effects of global warming on our climate podcast adaptation episode.
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Climate Solutions: The Climate Podcast trailer from 2019-11-28T10:00
Climate change is humanity’s biggest problem. The Climate Solutions podcast tells you exactly what you can do to fight climate change. From the way you...
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