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In this episode we ask how communities can be empowered to fight for climate justice. How do we all ensure that their views are taken into account by politicians and the climate movement?

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Sailing green from port to port podcast

Sailing green from port to port

Green shipping corridors - routes between ports where all transport is emission-free - are...
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Black rights on the global agenda

Black rights on the global agenda

Having started as a grassroots movement protesting racially motivated violence and police...
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Can green be fair?

Can green be fair?

The world urgently needs to move to green energy for the sake of the climate. But what if...
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Undoing digital abuse of women

Undoing digital abuse of women

In this episode, we’ll examine what’s behind the phenomenon of online abuse and examine...
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Saving the artic

Saving the Arctic

In this episode, we take an in-depth look at the ongoing struggle to save the Arctic...
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The rural way

When COVID-19 hit with its lockdowns and foreign travel restrictions, did you suddenly...
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Reinventing trust podcast

Reinventing trust

The world is suffering from a second worrying pandemic - not COVID-19, but a major...
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Library evolution

Library evolution

What do you think of when you hear the word library?
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Putting sound to global challenges

‘Nordic Talks’ is a series of talks and podcast episodes addressing the biggest global challenges. 

Through conversations with some of the brightest minds in the Nordics and their counterparts from around the world we want to provide a space for contemplation and to share inspiration on how to take action on sustainability issues in our everyday lives. All Nordic Talks are dedicated to addressing the UN's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) challenges.

 
NORDIC TALKS is brought to you by The Nordics, a project under The Nordic Council of Ministers.

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YOU CAN MEET THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE IN OUR PODCAST

Thinkers and doers from around the world who are concerned about the planet we all share.

Finnur Ricart Andrason

Finnur Ricart Andrason

Finnur Ricart Andrason is the previous UN Youth Delegate on Climate Change for Iceland and...

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Sigrún Thorlacius (Iceland)

Sigrún Thorlacius is a product designer and biologist dedicated to the wellbeing of human...

Arnhildur Pálmadóttir (Iceland)

Arnhildur Pálmadóttir (Iceland)

Arnhildur Pálmadóttir is the founder of s. ap arkitektar, an architectural studio...

Peter Veenstra (Netherlands)

Peter Veenstra (Netherlands)

Peter Veenstra is a landscape architect and cofounder of LOLA Landscape Architects. LOLA...

Hidenori Kondo (Japan) sustainability Field Director at Tokyo’s University of Creativity

Hidenori Kondo (Japan)

Hidenori Kondo is the Sustainability Field Director at Tokyo’s University of Creativity...

Dr Julius Birgir Kristinsson ORF-Genetics and the owner and CEO of Silfurgen aquaculture consultancy.

Julius Birgir Kristinsson (Iceland)

Julius Birgir Kristinsson is the cofounder of ORF-Genetics and the owner and CEO of...

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NORDIC TALKS - SDGs

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All Nordic Talks are dedicated to addressing the SDG challenges. We want to inspire each other to act – for a better, more sustainable future.

In August 2019 The Nordic Council of Ministers set the ambitious goal for the Nordic Region to become the most sustainable and integrated region in the world by 2030. Read the council's 'Vision 2030' here.