Climate Breakdown

Climate Breakdown is offered to you by the Climate Expertise Centre of the VU Amsterdam. Hosts Mathieu Blondeel and Paulina Raniecka are joined by world-leading scientists, activists and practitioners. Together they explore some of the most complex and urgent challenges of the global climate crisis, bringing in the focus on existing solutions. Want to learn more? Visit the Climate Expertise Centre website!

Climate Breakdown is a education podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 16 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Climate Breakdown, a education show with 16 episodes published.

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  Episode #1

  "Happy birthday, Paris!" Season 3 teaser: 10 years since the Paris Agreement

  Dec 29, 20251h 1mS3

  <p>The Climate Breakdown Podcast is back! We have a special episode for you which marks a very special moment. On 12 December 2015, the world came together to adopt a landmark climate accord — the Paris Agreement — aimed at limiting global warming to well below 2°C and pursuing efforts to keep it under 1.5°C. Ten years later, where do we stand?In this special episode, two leading experts from the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) reflect on the journey since the Paris Agreement’s adoption. Our Climate Breakdown host, Paulina Raniecka, is joined by Dr. Mathieu Blondeel (Assistant Professor Energy & Climate Politics, IVM, VU...

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  Episode #7

  Saline agriculture: Turning salt into sustenance

  Mar 20, 202552 minS2

  <p>What is saline agriculture and why has it been recently gaining attention? Is it a new phenomenon or something we have lived with for centuries? Should we see it as a challenge or an opportunity? These are some of the questions at the basis of this episode. </p><p>To grasp saline agriculture to the fullest, we have welcomed two experts: Dr. Katarzyna (Kate) Negacz from IVM Institute for Environmental Studies at VU Amsterdam and Dr. Bastiaan Bruning from the Salt Doctors. Our guest speakers clarify the world of saline agriculture through their extensive expertise and share their experience...

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  How universities can go 'fossil free': lessons from VU Amsterdam

  Jan 16, 202558 minS0

  <p>In April 2023, our very own VU Amsterdam became the second university in the world to ⁠cut research ties⁠ with the fossil fuel industry⁠⁠. The decision, and the launch of its ⁠⁠⁠Fossil Free Campaign, caused quite a stir among Dutch universities and in (inter)national media. </p> <p>But how did this decision come about? And, perhaps more importantly, what happens after such a groundbreaking decision is made? Because, let's be honest, that's when the hard work starts...</p> <p>Mathieu is joined by friend of the pod Professor Philipp Pattberg⁠ and ⁠Dr. Petra Verdonk⁠. Petra is Associate Professor at Amsterdam UMC, clima...

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  Episode #5

  Energy cooperatives: Energy from the ground up

  Dec 14, 202437 minS2

  <p>How can we, as citizens, contribute to the co-production of energy futures? How can we create spaces for alternative narratives that focus on inclusion of more vulnerable citizens and aim for a more just energy transition? Can we bring the energy transition and energy production closer to the people?</p> <p>Energy cooperatives are a form of decentralized, non-governmental initiatives of local communities and citizens to promote the production and consumption of renewable energy. Learn from our speaker what role energy cooperatives can play in an energy transition, both in the Dutch context and beyond. Tune in to tackle...

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  Episode #4

  Transformative power of urban agriculture: Community, innovation, activism

  Dec 5, 202445 minS2

  <p>What do we understand by the term 'urban agriculture'? Who can 'do' urban agriculture? To what extent can we call it a 'radical' activity? Learn about the diversity of initiatives that can be grouped under this term and about the transformation they can bring to the way we farm, plant, and connect with others in the society. Get inspired and start the change one garden tile at a time.</p> <p>In this episode, our host Paulina is joined by two speakers - a VU scholar, VU scholar Lia van Wesenbeeck (School of Business and Economics | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam...

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