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Dr. Alexander Grevel - From climate protest on the street to forming a new political party
My guest is Dr. Alexander Grevel (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-alexander-grevel-1a454a106/), a German climate activist. He is a board member of Klimaliste, a new party in Germany (https://klimaliste-deutschland.de/) that advocates for climate action to achieve the Paris Agreement goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees.
Alexander holds a Bachelor of Science, a Master of Science and a PhD in Biology and he is an active supporter of the Last Generation and Scientist Rebellion - two climate protection movements that use civil disobedience to spur political negotiations on much needed climate action.
On this episode, we talk to Alexander about how Klimaliste was founded and what their goal is. We learn about Alexander's experience as a scientist who is involved in the climate protection movement and what challenges the movement is facing in Germany.
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6 Sept 2022
Şenol Ağaç - Climate protection through tap water
My guest is Şenol Ağaç, founder of Zerobottle (https://zerobottle.org/en/). Şenol has been an independent consultant in the drinking water industry since 2016. While living in Paris and working internationally, Şenol was amazed to discover that in countries like France, Austria, and the Netherlands, most people drink from the tap; in Germany people stick to the mass use of bottled water.
Through his continued work, he recognized the huge environmental impact of switching to tap water. Also the quality of water as a protected food, the convenience of immediate availability, and the extremely low cost of 0.2 Euro Cents per liter on average are unbeatable arguments for its enjoyment.
In 2022, Şenol founded the environmental movement - Zerobottle. The issue of switching from bottled to tap water has become even more critical given inflation (which also affects bottled water) and independence from Russian fossil fuels (which are also used in the production and transport of bottled water). Not to speak of the hot weather periods we’re experiencing as a result of climate change. The solution is tap water!
Şenol's vision for Germany: One day you will walk through everyday life with a refill bottle and refill everywhere instead buying water in single-use plastic bottles.
Connect with Şenol on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/%C5%9Fenol-a%C4%9Fa%C3%A7/) and on the Zerobottle website (https://zerobottle.org/en/vita-senol-agac/).
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16 Aug 2022
Manuel Kreitmeir - From Social Entrepreneur to Systems Entrepreneur
My guest is Manuel Kreitmeir (https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuel-kreitmeir/) who is a Social Entrepreneur and 'Third Culture Kid' with a background as a second-generation tea and spice farmer in Sri Lanka. He created Ohana Social Enterprise (https://yourohana.de/), which delivers coffee and tea from family-owned farms to purpose-driven companies, offices and coworking spaces.
He is a Facilitator and Thought Leader for Social Innovation. He worked as a Policy Advisor for the UN and European Commission for Social Entrepreneurship and Social Economy.
He co- founded the Digital Social Innovation Lab - Germany's first digital University incubator. At the Mannheim Business School, Manuel is also a Lecturer in the Master in Sustainability & Impact Management (https://www.mannheim-business-school.com/en/mba-master-and-courses/masters-programs/mannheim-master-in-sustainability-and-impact-management/).
He leads systems change as the co-founder and director at the Center for Open Social Innovation (https://cosi.social/), or COSI, in Heidelberg, Germany. Connect with Manuel on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuel-kreitmeir/).
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