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Think Globally Radio is a radio program and podcast intended to enhance understanding on issues of the environment and sustainability. Each episode focuses on a particular topic and features expert studio guests representing the spheres of science, governance, advocacy as well as other perspectives on important environmental issues. Think Globally Radio is produced in Stockholm, Sweden with program hosts Eric Paglia and Hanna Oskarsson.
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With: Marcus Carson, Stockholm Environment Institute Released late last year, the Arctic Resilience Report made headlines around the world for the warnings it contained over the future of the Arctic and the risk environmental changes there posed for the rest of the planet. The report identifies 19 potential “tipping points” … more >>
With:Owen Gaffney This week’s episode pays tribute to the late Prof. Hans Rosling, one of world’s most prominent public intellectuals in the realm of public health and sustainability, who radically changed perceptions of development and demographics through his gripping visual presentations of big data. The studio guest is Owen Gaffney, … more >>
With: Charles Parker, Uppsala University In the course of the past two weeks, the Paris Climate Agreement entered into force, COP 22 took place in Marrakech, and Donald Trump was elected president of the United States. To explain and analyze the significance of these major events, Dr. Charles Parker, a … more >>
With: Tom Arnbom, WWF Senior Advisor The recently released Living Planet report published by the WWF paints a gloomy picture of the state of biodiversity in the 21st century. A range of indicators point towards a large array of species in decline around the world. This week, Think Globally Radio … more >>
With: Amb. Bo Kjellén With the Paris Agreement officially entering into force, and the COP 22 climate meeting set to begin in Marrakech, Think Globally Radio this week welcomes back Sweden´s former climate negotiator Ambassador Bo Kjellén to explain and analyze the current state of climate governance. The Think Globally … more >>
With: Jonas Sjöstedt Climate and environment have become core issues for Sweden’s Left Party under the leadership of Jonas Sjöstedt. In an in depth interview this week on Think Globally Radio, Mr. Sjöstedt discusses his efforts at integrating environment and climate into the core of his party’s policies, and in … more >>
With: Hanna Sundqvist, Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist and Paul Krusic Weather extremes in recent years, including droughts and downpours, have generally been regarded as emblems of increased anthropogenic climate change. New research published in the journal Nature, however, suggests that great variations in precipitation that eclipse those of the twentieth century … more >>
With: Bo Kjellén Think Globally Radio this week puts the positive outcome of COP 21 into the context of a quarter century of international efforts to combat climate change. Ambassador Bo Kjellén, who played a key role in the UNFCCC from its founding through the Kyoto Protocol, reflects on the … more >>
With: Dr. Charles Parker Dr. Charles Parker, a climate policy expert and associate professor at Uppsala University, was in attendance at the climate summit that resulted in the landmark Paris Agreement. This week on Think Globally Radio, Dr. Parker provides an assessment of COP 21 and his impressions and insights … more >>
With: Amb. Bo Kjellén With COP 21 reaching its critical final days, Think Globally Radio speaks with Sweden’s former top climate official Ambassador Bo Kjellén to explain and analyze the negotiations so far and what remains unresolved. In this special podcast episode, available at ThinkGloballyRadio.org, Ambassador Kjellén also shares his … more >>
A tribute to Maurice Strong

A tribute to Maurice Strong

2015-12-0601:12:49

With: Felix Dodds and Maurice Strong Maurice Strong, who passed away on November 27th, was a crucial figure in the emergence of global environmental governance. Think Globally Radio this week pays tribute to the Secretary General of the 1972 Stockholm Conference and the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, and founding Executive … more >>
With: Gernot Wagner In an in-depth interview with Sweden’s ambassador for climate change Anna Lindstedt, Think Globally Radio this week examines the current situation surrounding climate negotiations just two weeks before COP 21 gets underway. The interview with Amb. Lindstedt takes up the advantages, complexities and challenges of the new … more >>
with Ambassador Anna Lindstedt In an in-depth interview with Sweden’s ambassador for climate change Anna Lindstedt, Think Globally Radio this week examines the current situation surrounding climate negotiations just two weeks before COP 21 gets underway. The interview with Amb. Lindstedt takes up the advantages, complexities and challenges of the … more >>
with Dave Trouba In a week in which the United Nations celebrates the 70th anniversary of its founding, Think Globally Radio takes up the new global Sustainable Development Goals, situating them in the context of seven decades of postwar development work and efforts at achieving sustainability. This week’s show also … more >>
with Prof. David Christian Think Globally Radio this week explores what is unique and remarkable about the Anthropocene from a ‘Big History’ perspective, which traces time back to the Big Bang. Prof. David Christian is the founder of the discipline of Big History, and explains in an interview with Think … more >>
with Amb. Bo Kjellén With the pre-negotiations for COP 21—the upcoming climate summit in Paris—entering a critical phase, Think Globally Radio this week sits down with Ambassador Bo Kjellén, Sweden’s former chief climate negotiator and one of the architects of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Ambassador Kjellén provides … more >>
with Dr. James Hansen Think Globally Radio this week features an in-depth interview with Dr.James Hansen, the former director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, who has for over four decades played a central role—as a climate scientist and later in his career as an outspoken activist—in bringing … more >>
Oceans under pressure

Oceans under pressure

2015-09-2057:15

with Tom Arnbom, WWF The world’s oceans are in dire straits, with the abundance of marine species being cut in half since 1970, according to the Living Blue Planet Report just released by the WWF. Tom Arnbom, an expert on biodiversity at the WWF, joins Think Globally Radio this week … more >>
with John McNeill One of the world’s foremost environmental historians, Prof. John McNeill is a principal voice in discussions of the Anthropocene and Great Acceleration. He is a member of the Anthropocene Working Group that next year delivers its recommendation on whether to adopt the Anthropocene as a new geological … more >>
with Owen Gaffney Think Globally Radio this week speaks with Owen Gaffney, director of international media and strategy at the Stockholm Resilience Centre. Owen has long been deeply involved in developing public understanding of the Anthropocene through his work as communications director at the International Geosphere Biosphere Programme. He also … more >>
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