Euranet Plus Green Deal podcast

Can Mother Nature and social media influencers walk hand in hand – or does social media only serve to promote materialism and consumerism, instead of the societal sea change the climate crisis is calling for? These are the questions asked by our network of pan-European journalists in this episode.

Citizens, NGOs and other stakeholders are increasingly mobilising to take governments, industries or international organisations to court, in order to obtain climate justice. With climate change-related lawsuits on the rise in the EU and around the world, journalists across the Euranet Plus network have asked this question: are lawsuits the climate's best chance?

Can we tempt wildlife back to territories invaded by humans? A new episode of our "Green deal" podcast, produced in cooperation with journalists from our European radio network.   © Photo of Lasiommata megera by Bodo Stephan on Shutterstock.com  

Parties are the time to have a blast, and a break from the constraints of everyday life. With climate anxiety taking its toll on many of Europe’s youngsters, war at the bloc’s borders, the pandemic continuing to rear its ugly head and another major economic crisis looming, it’s no surprise that many wish to put their sense of responsibility to one side to let off steam for a few hours. But does pa...

The food we have on our plates tomorrow will depend largely on the choices we make as a society today. These choices are influenced by demographics, health, trade interdependencies, and geopolitics, as the crisis in Ukraine has reminded us all too well. But, most importantly, climate change is playing a spoiler role. So what will we be eating in twenty years' time? A new episode prepared with inte...

“I wish I could fly”… This has been the dream of young children for thousands of years. But our collective realisation of this dream is fast turning into a nightmare, with aviation now considered a major contributor to climate change.

Is it possible to have a clean house, a clean body AND a clean conscience? While it goes without saying that hygiene advances have improved our health no end, have we have yet to find the right balance between hygiene and nature. In this episode, Euranet Plus journalists discuss the dangers of disinfecting and question the old adage that cleanliness is next to godliness.© Photo by Raspopova Marina...

At first glance, agriculture does not seem to be the most attractive career prospect for young Europeans today... Yet at a time when food security is more crucial than ever, Europe really needs a new generation of farmers who are prepared to get their hands dirty. In this episode, the journalists of our European network take a look at the young farmers of tomorrow: how will they relate to their wo...

Those who question climate change, or at least dispute its accepted causes and/or impact are a minority today - but a vocal one. Who, out there, is intent on distorting scientific facts and on spreading fake news? What is their discourse in 2022? Our radio stations investigate in this latest episode of the Green deal podcast. Picture : ryoji iwata on unsplash

In this Green Deal podcast, our journalists from across the EU ask young people - notably those who are unhappy with politicians’ action on the climate - what they are doing to fight climate change at their level. What concrete measures can we each put in place to improve our carbon footprints?

Political inertia on climate is making many young people – those most likely to be directly impacted by climate change – disillusioned and disgusted. Politicians lose face as young people lose faith...

The so-called sharing economy, with its rental possibilities, allows goods to be used more efficiently, saving money and reducing waste. Perhaps you need a chainsaw to cut down the dead tree in your garden, an outfit for a gala event or a ski suit for your holiday... Are you going to buy these specialist items that may only be used once? Little children are regularly told that sharing is caring, a...

The internet has revolutionised the way we communicate, work, play, shop, pay our bills and find information. Yet more and more people are sounding the alarm about the environmental impact of our digital love affair. Our colleagues across Europe have asked experts and consumers for their take on whether digitalisation is good or bad for our planet.

Mother Nature's message on climate change is clear and unambiguous... a message that causes anxiety, notably among young people. In this podcast, we take you across the EU to talk about climate anxiety with young Europeans, experts and psychologists...

Over the last decade, we Europeans have increasingly thrown our weight behind the drive to reduce plastic waste, on the one hand by reducing our plastic consumption at the outset and, on the other, by better managing the waste we produce. From reusable bags to separate bins in our kitchen, we have all developed new behaviours to support the fight. But the pandemic has revealed one major obstacle o...

For more and more people, notably younger people, cars are not the status symbol they once were. This is in large part due to the bad rap they get over greenhouse gas emissions, with road transport responsible for almost 30 per cent of the EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions in recent years, and private cars accounting for almost two-thirds of this figure. So, could cars soon be a thing of the pas...

Can minimalism help safe the planet? What is minimalism and how is it practiced throughout the EU? Let`s find out in todays episode.

We should all live greener, more sustainable lives. That goes without saying. But what impact does this actually have on our wallet? With sustainably produced goods often more expensive than the environmentally harmful alternatives, does everyone really have the luxury of ‘going green’? In this episode we spoke to ordinary people, who try to afford a sustainable life. Listen up :-) Find out more:...

The schoolchildren of today will most likely be directly affected by climate change and will have to deal with its impacts first-hand. If we, the current custodians of the Blue Planet, fail to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and stick to the 1.5 degree target, future generations will pay the price for our inaction. However, awareness of these issues among young people themselves remains distin...

Is it possible to travel sustainably? In this episode we'll find out, what matters when we're on the road to explore our beautiful planet.

Fossile Fuels are dead - but what is the future? In this episode of the Green Deal Podcast by Euranet Plus we discuss the alternatives. Listen up!

The Coal Mining industry causes extreme CO2 emissions. Some countries will leave coal behind by the end of this year, others need more time. Germany set a very soft goal experts don't agree with. What is the Status Quo in coal phase-out? Find out in todays episode.

Cryptocurrencies consume a lot of electricity. How pollutant are Bitcoin & Co.? Or can cryptocurrencies help us rescue our planet? Find out in this episode.

How green are electric cars really? In this episode we take a closer look at the Automobile industry and it's approach to an environmentally friendly future. Electric cars produce only half as much CO2 emissions than normal combustor - yet, given the life-cycle of an electric car it may be argued how green electric vehicles really are. Find out more on euranetplus-inside.eu

The smaller the space we live in the smaller the damage we cause our environment. A trend following this idea is so-called Tiny Houses. What is it like to live on 28 squarmeters? How much energy does it safe us and what does the future of housing look like? Find out in our latest episode ;-) For more information on the European Green Deal check out: euranetplus-inside.eu