Think Globally Radio

Guest : Amber Erdenechuluun and John Flynn, Human Security Policy Studies Center November 14 2010 The profits from human trafficking worldwide total more than $30 billion annually. An estimated 1.5 million people, mostly women and children, move against their wills within countries and across international borders every single year. They’re … more >>

Guest : Måns Lönnroth and Bill McKibben November 7 2010 Weeks before COP 16 in Cancun, pessimism prevails on finding a solution to the climate crisis. This week Think Globally Radio talks with two individuals that have devoted decades to understanding, informing and taking action against global warming, to help … more >>

Guest : American mayors October 24 2010 Mayors from all over Europe and the United States are in town this week to celebrate Stockholm being the Green Capital of Europe 2010. They are also gathering to discuss issues of urban sustainability, and share experiences, innovations and solutions from their own … more >>

Guest : Samuel Jarrick and Shiva Anoushirvani October 17 2010 Motivating individuals, companies and governments to change behavior is no simple task, even if risks associated with global warming are increasingly accepted as scientific fact. Short of a legally binding international treaty, which seems doubtful for the time being, what … more >>

Guest : Steven Bland and Shi Hacon Bickerton Leiringer October 3 2010 Fresh after a national election in Sweden where issues of equality featured prominently, this Sunday Think Globally Radio offers an outside perspective on Swedish society and what can be learned about the link between levels of inequality and … more >>

Guest : Owen Gaffney, director of communications, IGBP September 26 2010 With an eye towards two major events in 2012 – the Rio +20 Earth Summit and the Planet Under Pressure science conference in London – Think Globally Radio kicks off the autumn season by thinking big about sustainability. Owen … more >>

Guest : Thomas Homer-Dixon September 19 2010 One of the world’s leading scholars on the intersection of environment, security and crisis, Prof. Thomas Homer-Dixon of the University Waterloo in Canada joins Think Globally Radio this Sunday for an in-depth discussion reflecting his latest thoughts on climate change, cultural transformation and … more >>

Guest : Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme September 12 2010 This Sunday’s episode of Think Globally Radio features an in-depth and enlightening interview with Achim Steiner, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, who was recently in Stockholm to receive an award from the … more >>

Guest : TGR staff September 5 2010 Download Think Globally Radio 2010 09 05 [podloveaudio mp3="http://collegeradio.se/podcast/thinkglobally/TG_100905.mp3"] … more >>

Guest : Brendan Martin June 13 2010 This week, Think Globally Radio meets social entrepreneur Brendan Martin, founder of The Working World, a foundation with the mission of providing microcredit to worker-owned companies in Latin America producing fair trade products. Mr. Martin will be discussing his experiences working on the … more >>

with Andew Mitchell, British Ambassador to Sweden Despite the disappointment expressed by many over the outcome of COP 15, the United Kingdom remains optimistic and sees the Copenhagen Accord as a significant step forward. A recent report entitled ‘Beyond Copenhagen: The UK Government’s International Climate Change Action Plan’ takes stock … more >>

with Dr. Henrik Ernstson, Stockholm Resilience Centre The green spaces that surround and permeate Stockholm are sometimes taken for granted by city dwellers. Much of this preserved urban ecology and the ecosystem services they provide, however, are the result of dedicated action by networks of local residents and organizations that … more >>

with Lester Brown, Earth Policy Institute For five decades Lester Brown has been one of the world’s leading voices on the environment and sustainable development. Authoring or co-authoring 50 books and countless articles, founding both the World Watch Institute and the Earth Policy Institute, he has helped shaped the concept … more >>

with Carl Mossfeldt, Tällberg Advisors In early June, over 2000 entrepreneurs, opinion leaders, local and global leaders in politics, civil society and business will descend upon Leksand, Sweden to try to find solutions to some of the most seemingly intractable sustainability issues facing the world. The event, ‘Rework the World’ … more >>

with Dr Elisabeth Corell, Converge Project Leader, The Natural Step. ‘How, given the current situation, do we manage and allocate, today, the Earth’s resources for the survival of a projected global population of 9 to 10 billion people in 2050 – and for their offspring indefinitely?’ An exciting research project … more >>

with Jonas Rudberg, Naturskyddsföreningen/Swedish Society for Nature Conservation The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (Naturskyddsföreningen) has just published a highly critical report of the current government’s environmental policies and practices on questions ranging from biodiversity protection to sustainable forestry and ecological agriculture. In an election year, this report from Sweden’s … more >>

with Henrik Karlsson, President and CEO of Biorecro AB Too much of the climate debate has focused on the politics of emission reduction targets, while the science is telling us that CO2 emissions need to be capped and restored to safe levels. What if we could literally extract CO2 from … more >>

with Professor Karl-Henrik Robèrt, MD, PhD, Founder of The Natural Step. Recently elected as one of Sweden’s first two Ashoka Fellows – leading social entrepreneurs with innovative solutions to social problems and the potential to change patterns across society Karl-Henrik Robèrt is the founder of the international NGO The Natural … more >>

with Ole Von Uexküll and Lennart Daléus The Think Globally Radio episode October 1 2006 … more >>

with Thomas Hahn The Think Globally Radio episode September 24 2006 … more >>