How Could We? A Podcast by EIT Climate-KIC

Inspired by conversations we had with experts about the climate emergency, in Season 3 of How Could We? we’re digging into three themes that occupy the minds of many people in the climate change community - ⁠Climate Narratives⁠, Confusion & Crisis and Radical Collaboration. In this third episode - the season finale - we talk to Yiannis Chrysostomidis, Principal and Head of London Office at REOS Partners, a global organisation solving complex problems through the lens of radical collaboration. Yiannis' work supports changemakers to help shift the root causes of societal challenges, such as climate change. In this episode, Yiannis discusses how talking about power can feel like a taboo subject, the importance of storytelling and understanding cultural differences when building coalitions, and how ‘network weavers’ - hidden actors who may not be considered typical power brokers - are key for enacting change. Yiannis also outlines the key elements of REOS’ Radcal Climate Collaboration Guidebook and shares a few examples of some of the fascinating projects he’s worked on worldwide, including in Syria, South Africa and Mongolia. This episode was presented by⁠⁠ Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Stephanie Klotz⁠⁠ and produced by⁠⁠ Bárbara Mendes-Jorge⁠⁠. Listen to our previous episodes - Season 1 focused on Sustainable Forestry and Land Use, while Season 2 explored the New European Bauhaus initiative. ⁠⁠EIT Climate-KIC⁠⁠⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to ⁠⁠media@climate-kic.org⁠⁠. Visit our website – ⁠⁠www.climate-kic.org

Inspired by conversations we had with experts about the climate emergency, in Season 3 of How Could We? we’re digging into three themes that occupy the minds of many people in the climate change community - Climate Narratives, Confusion & Crisis and Radical Collaboration. In this episode, we talk to Tonny Nowshin, a Bangladeshi economist currently based in Berlin. Tonny is also a degrowth and climate justice advocate, who focuses on centring the concept of justice in the climate movement. In this wide-ranging conversation, Tonny talks about how the economic theory driving global decision-making disregards planetary boundaries, as well as her work with The Sunrise Project, which is trying to move investments away from fossil fuels. Tonny also discussed the role of degrowth as a transformative solution for climate change - and other crises - the importance of creating accountability before a crisis hits and how Buddhist peace activist Thích Nhất Hạnh has inspired her life and her work - in the episode, we mention the Plum Village monastic community which he founded. If you're interested in these topics, join us for our next Open Dialogue: Redefining Development Funding on November 22. This episode was presented by⁠ Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠ & ⁠Stephanie Klotz⁠ and produced by⁠ Bárbara Mendes-Jorge⁠. Listen to our previous episodes - Season 1 focused on Sustainable Forestry and Land Use, while Season 2 explored the New European Bauhaus initiative. ⁠EIT Climate-KIC⁠⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to ⁠media@climate-kic.org⁠. Visit our website – ⁠www.climate-kic.org

Welcome back to season 3 of How Could We?, a podcast by EIT Climate-KIC. Inspired by conversations we had with experts about the climate emergency, this season we’re digging into three themes that occupy the minds of many people in the climate change community: Climate Narratives, Confusion & Crisis and Radical Collaboration. In this first episode, we talk to Neha Misra, a storyteller, climate justice advocate and a visual artist. We ask Neha how we can build stories of a future worth living in, talk about how art helps us tell the story of climate change, and discuss the importance of including - and valuing - the work of artists and diverse voices. In this incredible interview, Neha thoughtfully shares her experiences and sources of inspiration. She says, “it is not ironic that we’re living in a burning world with burnout human beings' '. We especially recommend listening to the end of the episode, as Neha shares her beautiful, eye-watering poem, “Enough”. Check out Neha’s website and find out more about her work, including at The OpEd Project and Remote Energy. In this episode, Neha also mentions: Design Science StudioThe Public Voices Fellowship on the Climate CrisisThe Center for Environmental Justice at the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum The Women’s Environmental Leadership Summit 2023To Live and Breathe: Women and Environmental Justice in Washington, D.C. The Climate Burnout Report 2023 The IPCC Report on Climate Colonialism This episode was presented by Anne-Sophie Garrigou & Stephanie Klotz and produced by Bárbara Mendes-Jorge. If you’re interested in Sustainable Forestry and Land Use, check out Season 1. If you're interested in the New European Bauhaus initiative, check out Season 2. EIT Climate-KIC⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to media@climate-kic.org. Visit our website – www.climate-kic.org

Welcome to the final episode of Season 2 of How Could We?, a podcast by EIT Climate-KIC where we explore how to build a beautiful, just and climate-resilient future. This season, we’re exploring how architecture, design, innovation, science, and art can help build sustainable solutions to the climate emergency. We talk to people across Europe who work on the New European Bauhaus, a creative and interdisciplinary initiative that encourages us to imagine and build together a sustainable and inclusive future. In this episode, we talk to Mathilde Rubinstein, Deputy Director of La Citadelle de Marseille. Since December 2021, her association is managing the Fort d’Entrecasteaux, a historical monument that used to be owned by the military. Their initial goal was to use this land in the city center to create an urban garden and open it to all citizens. However, a simple soil analysis found a substantial amount of pollution left over from military use as well as citizen use (think fireworks!). Their project suddenly took a completely different turn - how could they communicate about this pollution without alarming the neighbourhood? And would they still be able to open the space to the public? Through their project REMEDSPACE, Mathilde and her colleagues created workshops and discussions with a variety of stakeholders, from local governments to researchers and citizens, to talk about the situation and co-create the future of the space together. They even invited a ceramic artist, Louise Nicollon des Abbayes, who led workshops answering questions like: How can we capture the memory of a site, how can we represent the landscape, what is heritage? REMEDSPACE is one of the fourteen projects that were selected as part of the EIT Community New European Bauhaus initiative. This episode was presented by Anne-Sophie Garrigou and produced by Bárbara Mendes-Jorge. Check out our other episodes in this New Bauhaus series. If you’re interested in Sustainable Forestry and Land Use, check out Season 1. EIT Climate-KIC⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to media@climate-kic.org. Visit our website – www.climate-kic.org

Welcome to Season 2 of How Could We?, a podcast by EIT Climate-KIC where we explore how to build a beautiful, just and climate-resilient future. This season, we’re exploring how architecture, design, innovation, science, and art can help build sustainable solutions to the climate emergency. We talk to people across Europe who work on the New European Bauhaus, a creative and interdisciplinary initiative that encourages us to imagine and build together a sustainable and inclusive future. In this episode, we talk to researchers and architects Blanca Calvo Boixet and Raquel Colacios Parra, based in Barcelona, Spain, about ASD Publics, one of the 14 projects selected as part of the EIT Community New European Bauhaus initiative. The project has created new tools and methods for urban planning professionals to design sustainable and inclusive play areas for and with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families. The ASD Publics: Activating Spaces for Neurodiversity project reimagines and transforms playgrounds in cities to provide design guidelines to increase the potential for inclusive play and nature-based solutions in public spaces and can be implemented in other cities or countries. This episode was presented by ⁠Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠ and produced by ⁠Bárbara Mendes-Jorge⁠. Check out our other episodes in this New Bauhaus series. If you’re interested in Sustainable Forestry and Land Use, check out Season 1. EIT Climate-KIC⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to media@climate-kic.org. Visit our website – www.climate-kic.org

Welcome to Season 2 of How Could We?, a podcast by EIT Climate-KIC where we explore how to build a beautiful, just and climate-resilient future. This season, we’re exploring how architecture, design, innovation, science, and art can help build sustainable solutions to the climate emergency. We talk to people across Europe who work on the New European Bauhaus, a creative and interdisciplinary initiative that encourages us to imagine and build together a sustainable and inclusive future. In this episode, we speak to Anabella Costache, a cultural project manager at the FABER Cultural Centre in Timișoara, Romania, about the CONNECT project. CONNECT is one of the 14 projects selected as part of the EIT Community New European Bauhaus initiative. The project helps integrate Ukrainian people, particularly women, fleeing the war into the development of the city through artistic gatherings and sharing of history. This episode was presented by ⁠Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠ and produced by ⁠Bárbara Mendes-Jorge⁠. Look out for upcoming episodes in our New Bauhaus series, Season 2. If you’re interested in Sustainable Forestry and Land Use, check out Season 1. EIT Climate-KIC⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to media@climate-kic.org. Visit our website – www.climate-kic.org

We launched a podcast to shine a light on climate crisis solutions making a real difference. In this third episode, we talk to urban specialist Tena Petrovic about the Bauhuette 4.0 project. The project aims to use home-grown timber from regional Brandenburg and Berlin forests to supply construction materials to create affordable housing from wood. We talked about the importance of bringing together different stakeholders on a project like this, the challenges of forest mismanagement and how long-term planning will lead to Bauhuette 4.0's success - and eventual replication. Tena works with EIT Climate-KIC as a Breakthrough Initiative Developer on the Climate Smart Forest Economy Programme. This episode was presented by Anne-Sophie Garrigou and produced by Bárbara Mendes-Jorge. Listen to other episodes in our Sustainable Forestry series in Season 1. Subscribe to How Could We? for Season 2 coming in May 2023. EIT Climate-KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to media@climate-kic.org. Visit our website.

In this second episode, we talk to Syakaa William about why timber is a good construction solution for East Africa, the challenges of building a market in the region, East African timber pioneers and what is being done to equip the next generation of engineers and architects with the skills required for building with mass timber. Syakaa is a project manager at Dalberg Advisors and is based in Tanzania working on a range of development challenges such as improving food systems, providing access to quality education and employment, as well as supporting the circular economy. He works together with EIT Climate-KIC on the Climate Smart Forest Economy Programme in East Africa. This episode was presented by Anne-Sophie Garrigou and produced by Bárbara Mendes-Jorge. Listen to other episodes in our Sustainable Forestry series in Season 1. Subscribe to How Could We? for Season 2 coming in May 2023. EIT Climate-KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to media@climate-kic.org. Visit our website.

We launched a podcast to shine a light on climate crisis solutions making a real difference. Our first series focuses on land use, sustainable forestry, and the dilemma of using trees for timber. Forests are an essential ally in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss. They function as carbon sinks and help reduce the impacts of climate change. Unfortunately, forests suffer from many different pressures, including climate change and inactive forest management. With the current climate and cost-of-living crisis, it is more important than ever to take care of our public lands and use the tools available to help adapt to changing conditions. But there is an inherent issue: by using trees to create forest products, aren’t we contributing further to the climate breakdown? To answer this difficult question we talk to Daniel Zimmer, Director of Sustainable Land Use at EIT Climate-KIC. Daniel works on the Climate Smart Forest Economy Programme, a collaborative initiative from EIT Climate-KIC, the World Economic Forum, and the World Resources Institute. The programme looks at how to use wood and other forest products to substitute fossil fuel-based products while preserving forests’ carbon sink function, protecting biodiversity and support the creation of jobs. This episode was presented by Anne-Sophie Garrigou and produced by Bárbara Mendes-Jorge. Listen to other episodes in our Sustainable Forestry series in Season 1. Subscribe to How Could We? for Season 2 coming in May 2023. EIT Climate-KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to media@climate-kic.org. Visit our website.