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5 min read🎙️ The Voices & The Context
- The Format: This is a casual, conversational podcast between two co-hosts. It feels like a friendly, informed chat between two people deeply concerned about the climate crisis.
- The Key Players:
- Rich McCarthy: A house husband and Green Party member. He is the more passionate, policy-focused speaker, often diving into the nitty-gritty of energy systems and targets.
- Corolla Böhm: European and German. She acts as a grounded, inquisitive foil, asking clarifying questions and providing a European perspective, often highlighting political tensions.
- The Vibe: Educational & Urgent. The tone is serious and concerned about the climate catastrophe, but it’s delivered with a sense of determined hope and a dash of dry, British/German humor. It’s a deep dive for the environmentally conscious.
🗝️ Key Themes & Topics
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **🎙️ Introduction: Rich McCarthy & Corolla Böhm**
- 2 (01:12) **The EU Green Deal vs. The Green New Deal**
- 3 (03:28) **Implementation & Timeline (2050 Target)**
- 4 (05:54) **The 2030 vs. 2050 Debate & Green Party Influence**
- 5 (08:46) **Political Tensions: Member State Disparities**
- 6 (10:35) **Deep Dive: The Three Pillars of Clean Energy**
- 7 (13:50) **The Hydrogen Economy & Efficiency Challenges**
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Show Notes
(now correct upload) Union’s Green Deal was announced by Ursula von der Leyen back in 2019 and voted in by the European Parliament in January of this year. In this first of three episodes, Rich and Carola touch on the politics of getting to this point and explore three policy areas of the deal: Clean Energy; Farm to Fork; and Biodiversity. Time to get foxy. Who is the pain-in-the-butt nation that the EU is glad to see the back off? And will there be a time again where we can fly without guilt?Â
This deal covers 9 policy areas, and in this episode we will coverÂ
- Clean EnergyÂ
- Farm to Fork
- Biodiversity
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And in the next episodes we will cover
- Eliminating Pollution
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Sustainable Industry
- Building and Renovation
- Sustainable mobility
- Climate action
Key ResourcesÂ
- European Green Deal, Wikipedia Entry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Green_DealÂ
- A European Green Deal. Striving to be the first climate-neutral continent - https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_enÂ
Further Links
- Kate Connolly (2020), Plagues of field mice decimating crops, say German farmers, The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/13/plagues-of-field-mice-decimating-crops-say-german-farmersÂ
- Eurostats (2018), Organic farming statistics - https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=File:Organic_farming_area_2018data-01.jpgÂ
- World Economic Forum (2016), Nature Risk Rising:Why the Crisis Engulfing Nature Matters for Business and the Economy - http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_New_Nature_Economy_Report_2020.pdfÂ
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