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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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Decarbonizing our production

In this episode we dive into the challenges facing sectors such as the motor vehicle and...
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Democracy and dictatorship in a digital world

In this episode, we ask how we can use digital tools to advocate for peace and democracy...
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COP28-special: Reimagining food systems podcast

COP28-special: Reimagining food systems

The entrepreneur Ada Osakwe is the founder of the fastest-growing sustainable fast-food...
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COP28-special: Achieving a gender just transition for all

COP28-special: Achieving a gender just transition for all

Founder and CEO of Springs of ASAL, Mana Omar has first-hand experience with gender...
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COP28-special: Climate justice for Rosa podcast

COP28-special: Climate justice for Rosa

Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts lost his friend Rosa in the floods in Belgium in 2021...
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COP28-special: Tackling the triple planetary crisis podcast

COP28-special: Tackling the triple planetary crisis

As a child, Rose Kobusinge from Uganda experienced how longer and longer periods of...

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 COP28-special: Collaborating for climate justice

COP28-special: Collaborating for climate justice

Last year Agustín Ocaña from Ecuador quit his job to become a full-time advocator for the...

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Building with nature’s help

Can lava from volcanoes be transformed into house walls? And can we use fungi to clean...
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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.

Eda Özkınacı

Eda Özkinaci (Türkiye)

Eda Özkinaci is a sales manager at Sweden's Billerud pulp and paper manufacturer with...

Tord Dale

Tord Dale (Norway)

Tord Dale is Head of Sustainability at Virke, the Federation of Norwegian Enterprise...

Hande Bayrak

Hande Bayrak (Türkiye)

Hande Bayrak is Project Management Director at the Turkish Employers' Association of Metal...

Juho Partanen

Juho Partanen (Finland)

Juho Partanen is a global expert in management consultancy and business development with a...

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Jacob Hallgren (Sweden)

Jakob Hallgren is the director of the Swedish Institute of International Affairs and was...

Rauno Merisaari

Rauno Merisaari (Finland)

Rauno Merisaari is the Human Rights Ambassador at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in...

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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.