Global Panorama, Flickr On April 3rd, 2021, four whaling vessels left Ishinomaki and Hachinohe on Japan’s eastern coast. In June, they will be joined by a fifth vessel. These boats are setting out to partake in a highly controversial practice – commercial whaling. This practice has been halted worldwide since
By UPF Webzine Articles/Central America/Climate Change/Corruption/Democracy/Environment/Freedom of Speech/Human Rights/Realities of Human Security/South America/UPF ‘The future we want’ – The Escazú Agreement and environmental democracy in Latin America
More than eight years after the Rio Conference on Sustainable Development, the first legally binding agreement emerging from it will enter into force in April: the Escazú Agreement. It is praised as a unique treaty breathing new life into the fight for environmental democracy and justice in Latin America and
By UPF Pod&Radio Activism/China/Climate Change/Environment/Podcasts/Realities of Human Security/Talking Greenish/UPF ▶︎ Talking Greenish S2E3 – China, a New Climate Champion?
Talking Greenish is the podcast series discussing all things climate change. In Episode three, we discuss the announcement from September 2020 where Xi Jinping declared that China will be carbon neutral by 2060 and peak in carbon output by 2030. We therefore go into China’s current policies regarding climate as
By UPF Pod&Radio Climate Change/Coronavirus/Economics/Environment/Health/Human Rights/Podcasts/Science/Technology/UPF ▶︎ Live Show 3/2/21: Recounting 2020
No one missed that the least years were quite a special year but you might have missed some special things that happened in 2020. The Association of Foreign Affairs brings you a recounting of 2020 ‘a la Pod&Radio style. Enjoy this edited version of our previous live-show where we talk
By UPF Pod&Radio Activism/Climate Change/Environment/Interview/Pacific/Podcasts/Talking Greenish/UPF ▶︎ Talking Greenish: S2E2 – Islands at Risk with Komal Narayan
Talking Greenish is the podcast dealing with all things climate change related. For this episode we follow up on our previous episode, on the importance of the oceans, by speaking with Fiji climate activist Komal Narayan. We got to hear about how very real the effects of climate change already
▶︎ Talking Greenish: S2E1 – Oceans
Talking Greenish is the podcast about all things climate change related. In our first proper episode of our second season, after a short reflection on the US election and its potential implications, we tackle the topic of oceans. We focus on the importance of heat and carbon uptake and how
▶︎ Talking Greenish: Season 2 – We’re Back
Talking Greenish: The podcast dealing with all things climate policy. The second season of Talking Greenish starts of with a look back at the unpublished season finale of last spring, as well a look at the news on climate action, effects and policies which have popped up over the summer.
▶︎ Is it Time to Stop? (Re-release)
In the aftermath of WW2 and the first use of a nuclear bomb, a group of worried scientists started the so-called doomsday clock. With its tick tacking this clock have been ever-present in the discussion about international politics and the longevity of humanity. But what is the time now in
▶︎ Talking Greenish: Episode 5 – The Climate Effects of COVID-19
Talking Greenish, the podcast about the planet, people and politics is back with another episode! In light of the current covid-19 pandemic we look into the effects the virus has on climate change and climate policy around the world, debating some of the short-term effects as well as the long-term
▶︎ Talking Greenish: Episode 4 – Activism
Talking Greenish: The podcast dealing with all things climate policy. In the fourth episode of our podcast series we discuss global activism. We start with Fridays for Future (FFF), continue with Firedrill Fridays and Extinction Rebellion and discuss how FFF has changed the global discourse. We also present some theories