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Climate Breakdown
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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!
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What is Climate Breakdown about?
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?
What has Climate Breakdown covered recently?
Recent episodes include ""Happy birthday, Paris!" Season 3 teaser: 10 years since the Paris Agreement" (29 December 2025, 61 minutes), "Saline agriculture: Turning salt into sustenance" (20 March 2025, 52 minutes), and "How universities can go 'fossil free': lessons from VU Amsterdam" (16 January 2025, 58 minutes).
How often does Climate Breakdown publish?
Climate Breakdown publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 16 episodes.
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Booking probability for Climate Breakdown is 19%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Climate Breakdown requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Climate Breakdown's contact route on record: verified email.
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Recent episodes
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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...
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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...
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...
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...
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Nov 29, 202439 minS2<p>The EU is stepping up its efforts to ensure companies green their operations and meet ambitious climate goals. With policies like the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), the EU is not just...
Nov 27, 202435 minS2<p>On 12 November, we woke up to news of the Dutch Court of Appeal overruling District Court ruling in Shell v. Milieudefensie case. A real legal earthquake its caused in climate advocacy circles... The judge decided...
Nov 21, 202444 minS2<p>Curious to learn about the backbone of our future low-carbon economy? Worried about potential challenges and dependencies linked to the increased production and consumption of critical raw materials? Hungry for...
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Season 2 Trailer
Nov 13, 20241 minS0<p>Are you ready for Season 2 of our Climate Breakdown podcast? Our hosts Mathieu Blondeel and Paulina Raniecka are joined by diverse VU experts and practitioners, working on solutions to the ongoing climate crisis...
Mar 7, 202445 minS1<p>Is there a better way to wrap up our first series than delving into the wonderful world of global climate politics and diplomacy?!</p> <p>At COP28 in December 2023, negotiators officially agreed for the first time...
Feb 29, 202442 minS1<p>We're back with Part II of our double whammy on Science & Activism!</p> <p>Today, Mathieu is joined by Dr. Marthe Wens, Assistant Professor of Water Security at the Institute for Environmental Studies of VU...
Feb 22, 202436 minS1<p>We're back with a double episode on a very hot topic!</p> <p>Can scientists and universities be activists or must they remain neutral? But what does ‘neutrality’ mean in the face of an ever growing climate crisis...
Feb 8, 202438 minS1<p>Welcome to round two in our double episode 'Beyond the Climate Crisis'!</p> <p>In today's episode, we talk about biodiversity! How biodiversity is 'governed' globally, nationally and locally, the extent of the...
Feb 1, 202440 minS1<p>Today and next week we have a two-parter in store for our listeners!</p> <p>It is clear that we are not just in the midst of a climate crisis. A lot more is at stake. Last year, environmental scientists warned that...
Jan 26, 202447 minS1<p>There’s a new tool in the toolbox of climate activists: litigation. Increasingly, fossil fuel companies and governments are being sued for their lack of climate action. It makes one wonder, what are the advantages...
Jan 17, 202454 minS1<p>2023 was the hottest year on record. The extreme weather we have witnessed will become more common and more severe as the Earth further warms. What is ‘the state of the climate’ as we enter a new year? What can we...
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