Talk Eastern Europe 32: Addressing the challenge of climate change
Episode 32 of the Talk Eastern Europe podcast takes a snapshot of how some countries in Eastern Europe are trying to slow the effects of climate change in the region.
March 18, 2020 -
Adam Reichardt
Maciej Makulski
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The D.F. Melnykov coal mine, Lysychansk, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. Photo: Ліонкінг (CC) commons.wikimedia.org
After the European Commission announced its ambitious initiative of an EU New Green Deal, many questions remain, including to what extent members of Europe’s eastern neighbourhood will be involved in the project and how a just transition from a carbon-based fuel economy could look like.
To get a better sense of the challenges in the region and what activities are being undertaken at a grassroots level, Adam interviews Svitlana Romanko – managing director of 350.org for Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia.
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Resources:
About 350.org: https://350.org/about/
“The European Green Deal” https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/european-green-deal-communication_en.pdf
“Ukraine’s own Green Deal aims to slash energy imports”. By: Sam Morgan. Euractiv 27 January 2020. https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/ukraines-own-green-deal-aims-to-slash-energy-imports/
Music featured in the podcast licensed under the Creative Commons license 3.0/4.0:
Intro/outro: “Indie Rock” by Scott Holmes: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Road_Trip_Indie_Rock/Indie_Rock_1327
“Chill Wave” by Kevin MacLeod. https://filmmusic.io/song/3498-chill-wave License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
climate change, Eastern Europe, environment, Podcast, Talk Eastern Europe
