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How do we manufacture our products? What energy sources do we use? How do we transport goods and how do we package them? All these questions need to be answered as we try to decarbonize the world’s manufacturing industries and reach the Paris Agreement goals for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.

In this episode we dive into the challenges facing sectors such as the motor vehicle and textile industries, as well as the packaging industry and manufacturing in general. 

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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-Cover

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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Growing liveable cities in Africa

Growing liveable cities in Africa

Africa's total population is expected to almost double to nearly 2.5 billion by 2050...
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The green pension pot

The green pension pot

Did you know that your pension can be a powerful weapon in the fight against climate...
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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.

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.

 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...

Reetta Andolin University of Helsinki’s Viikki Food Design Factory

Reetta Andolin (Finland)

Reetta Andolin is a Professor of Practice at the University of Helsinki’s Viikki Food...

Maria Collings (Sweden)

Maria Collings (Sweden)

Sustainability expert Maria Collings is the cofounder of The Tardigrades, a Swedish...

Kirsti Reitan Andersen (Denmark)

Kirsti Reitan Andersen (Denmark)

Kirsti Reitan Andersen is a postdoc at Copenhagen Business School and cofounder of Honest...

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.