The Switch - to a green economy

There is a lot of misinformation being put in the media that is slowing down the clean energy transition. Despite this, the clean technology sector is thriving. There are trillions of dollars being invested in cleantech, and search for talent is ongoing. In the new episode of The Switch Podcast, David Hunt takes us on a captivating exploration of the future possibilities within the clean tech real...

As the world moves towards renewable energy, there is a growing demand for battery energy storage as an effective way to handle production capacity that varies over time. With battery energy storage, the peaks in energy production can be balanced, while at the same time battery energy storage makes the grid more efficient and everything more optimized. In the new episode of The Switch Podcast, we...

In this episode of The Switch we dive straight into Almedalen Week – an annual event on the Swedish island of Gotland where industry leaders, politicians, journalists & NGO representatives gather to network, discuss current social issues and meet the people. The event has been recognized as one of the most important forums in Sweden for democratic debate and exchange of ideas between decis...

Vilka frågor vill barnen ställa till dagens beslutsfattare? Kom till vårt panelsamtal under Almedalsveckan och lyssna till rösterna som formar morgondagens värld! Med på scen för att svara på barnens frågor, ta emot kritik och förslag finns representanter från miljö- och ungdomsorganisationer, näringsliv och politik. Med utgångspunkt i den nya barnboken om förnybar energi, ”Våra hemliga krafter”,...

When we talk about the transition to cleaner energy, the oil and gas industry is often the villain in the story, but the thing we must not forget is that this industry has provided us with a degree of economic growth and the comfort of living we know today. Therefore, it would be frivolous to expect that we can just switch off the fossil fuels industry. However, the oil and gas industry is indeed...

Did you know that if everybody in Great Britain stopped sending the polite last “thank you” email, a coal power plant in Great Britain could be shut down? This part of the IT industry is rarely talked about or even acknowledged, but it is very much real. IT has a large climate footprint, and two biggest problems of this industry are demand for energy and hardware. One of the initiatives in Sweden...

Did you know that fossil based energy production contributes to nearly 30 % of CO2 emissions globally? With the urgent need to change fossil based energy production to renewables, as well as coping with the new energy era that we are coming into, an old idea that has been around for decades is now becoming very interesting. Join us in the new episode of the Switch podcast as we dive into the world...

Global IT industry stands for about 2 % of the global emissions, which is about the same as aviation. But did you know that the IT industry can greatly contribute to bringing down the rest of 98 %? If you wonder how, it basically comes down to IT’s two superpowers: transformation and optimization. In the new episode of The Switch Podcast, we talked with Chiara Selvetti-Backéus, Director Sustainabl...

As a “final warning”, world’s leading climate scientists recently delivered the final part of IPCC, The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. While the greenhouse gas emissions keep on rising, leading us to irrevocable damage, this report serves as “a code red for humanity”, calling for drastic action in reducing emissions. The question is: will we do now what we didn’t do for the last 30 yea...

The world population is getting bigger and bigger, and carbon emissions show no signs of decreasing, despite the climate goals set for 2030 and 2050. According to the United Nations, the world population is projected to reach 8.5 billion in 2030, so we can all imagine what this will mean for climate and temperature. Dr. Sofia Liu, chairman of Department of Geosciences at National Taiwan University...

Humans are never perfect. What was an astonishing innovation 50 years ago, represents a problem that needs to be solved today. This is the case with mining and metal, a sector we depend on, but which also needs to reduce its climate impact. On the new episode of The Switch Podcast, we talked to mining expert Theo Yameogo about how mining and metals have the potential to help, not hinder the green...

Have you ever wondered how the Pentagon sees the world amidst climate change? Well, they call the climate a conflict multiplier. Apparently, by looking at climate change through this lens, we can see a completely different world and conflicts of a very different nature. So, can looking at the climate from a geopolitical perspective make us more proactive in protecting the planet? Aurore Belfrage,...

Every time Cristiano Ronaldo posts a photo on Instagram, his 500-million followers have to interact with a server to view it. The power required for all those people to see his photo is the equivalent of the power needed to heat two houses for a full year. Now imagine thousands and thousands of photos posted every minute, all the scrolling, googling, streaming… Every action on our electronic devic...

Can we allow ourselves to not be interested in climate change? Our guest in the new episode of The Switch Podcast decisively says no, because it was us people that led this planet into the state of climate change. Guro Skjæveland is an Investment Manager in Nysnø Climate Investments, and a podcast guest that provided us a lot of optimism. Together with Nysnø, Guro has answers, climate solutions an...

Entrepreneurs today are waking up to the fact that we don’t need more photosharing apps or productivity tools. We need to solve societal issues”, says Jon Dishotsky, Investment Partner at Giant Ventures and our latest guest on The Switch, #notanotherpodcast. Jon believes that “all the change will come from startups and entrepreneurs who are scaling rapid new technologies to address these problems”...

Fifty percent of technologies that are needed for reaching net zero by 2050 are not yet invented. Where does that leave investors (and everyone else) in tackling the climate crisis? Are startups the solution for reaching net zero and does this make climate tech a hot investment? Also, what is the investor’s responsibility in the climate crisis? These are just some of the many questions we asked ou...

Join Pia and The Switch podcast in the gospel of hope to make the green transition. We started The Switch Podcast because we wanted to change the language around climate change. There is a lot of talk about what is not functioning, so we wanted to flip this and focus on solutions and the companies providing them. One sentence that our latest guest, Pia Erkinheimo, shared with me perfectly embodies...

It’s clear that there is a link between human and planetary health. According to the World Health Organization, the impacts of climate change affect clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food, and secure shelter. Our latest guest on the Switch podcast, Dr. Eric Dusseux, agrees, “Climate change is now one of the most important risk factors affecting public health.” Having known he wanted to be...

What if we've had it wrong all this time? Trying to persuade people to become more sustainable by using images of starving polar bears and whales with stomachs full of plastic or talking about the impact of climate change on future generations and people in far-off lands. What if the key to sustainability communications and change is actually to focus on you and I, here and now and the consequence...

Did you know technology currently has the same emissions as the global aviation industry? That’s 1-2 % of total global carbon emissions! We are also generating 57 million tons of electronic waste, or e-waste, annually—that’s equivalent to the weight of the Great Wall of China. By 2025 we will have 60 billion devices around the world, and by 2030 it’s expected that e-waste will be around 70 million...

For a long time, almost every business could claim to be sustainable, and it was hard to tell which claims were true and which were just greenwashing. The result was a lack of progress towards a more sustainable future.   This is where the EU Taxonomy enters the story. As our guest in the new episode of The Switch Podcast describes it, a list of answers to the question “What is sustainable?”....

What would you like my generation to do differently than yours? We asked this big question that came from little Freya to different energy experts at Energy Disruptors Unite 2022, and we came home with inspiring answers. In the new episode of The Switch Podcast, we are taking you to one of the most fun energy events ever, that also happens to be the world's most collaborative energy summit. Meet f...

Who is responsible for the green transition? Is it the governments, regulators, markets, or the private sector? According to Salvatore Santoro, guest on the latest The Switch Podcast, the answer is “Everyone, including you and me” Salvatore is Global Head of Renewables, Infrastructure & ESG at DNB.  an true expert with more than 20 years of experience with and a background from in investm...

For the last 15 years Cleantech Scandinavia has been running an international network for investors and startups in the field of Nordic & Baltic Cleantech. They have been providing their members with investment opportunities, business intelligence and brand profiling on the Nordic market.   On top of that they host the renowned Nordic Startup competition – Nordic Cleantech Open. Every yea...

For the last 40 years we have been talking about sustainability. Unfortunately, not much has really been done to date. A wise man would say that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, and it seems that mankind is doing exactly that when it comes to sustainability and climate change. Can we afford not talking about the “elephant in the room” anymore? Do comp...