Climate Solutions

European Investment Bank

Climate change is humanity’s biggest problem. The Climate Solutions podcast tells you exactly what you can do to fight climate change. From the way you heat your home to the food you eat and the digital devices you use, Climate Solutions is your checklist for climate action.


Climate Solutions (season 3) is now available in French, German, Italian and Spanish!


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Climate Solutions: A dictionary of green finance (Season 3 trailer)
19-04-2021
Climate Solutions: A dictionary of green finance (Season 3 trailer)
Climate Solutions is the award-winning podcast from the European Investment Bank. We know that stopping climate change is going to be very expensive. We’ll need to build more wind and solar farms. We’ll need to renovate buildings and electrify cars. We’ll need new technologies we haven’t even thought of yet. This is why we need green finance. And it’s why you should subscribe to the new season of Climate solutions: A dictionary of green finance.New episodes starting from Thursday, April 22nd (Earth Day)! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Beam me up, Varjo
2 días atrás
Beam me up, Varjo
Finnish metaverse company Varjo is boldly going where no one has gone before with virtual reality technology that makes virtual teleportation a reality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A loan that pays (if you cut emissions)
24-03-2023
A loan that pays (if you cut emissions)
To encourage less pollution, EIB climate finance loan offers Enel a lower interest rate if it cuts more CO2 emissions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Let there be power
17-03-2023
Let there be power
An Italian took his childhood love for invention and turned it into a company whose energy efficient electronics could make big cuts in carbon emissions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How to turn a rail system green
10-03-2023
How to turn a rail system green
Denmark’s entire rail network just switched from diesel to electric. It took a long time to make the change and cost a lot of money. But here’s how the Danes did it—and why it’s so important for other rail systems to do the same thing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How to build a Gigafactory
03-03-2023
How to build a Gigafactory
In the north of Sweden, a new factory is turning out batteries for electric vehicles. It’s a “Gigafactory” owned by Northvolt, a Swedish startup. We’ll find out what Gigafactories are and what impact they can have on climate change.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Green and blue go together
17-02-2023
Green and blue go together
Urban climate adaptation is the next step for cities that need to protect themselves—and their citizens—against the inevitable effects of climate change. Here are some ideas about how to do it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Automating solid waste treatment
10-02-2023
Automating solid waste treatment
A new Portugal sustainable waste management plant uses automated sorting for recycling and energy generation, while improving services to cohesion regions and contributing to the circular economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Shoring up against erosion
03-02-2023
Shoring up against erosion
Romania tackles coastal erosion and protects its tourist industry, as well as protecting biodiversity in the sea and coastal wetlands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Do good and make money
27-01-2023
Do good and make money
An investment approach that aims turning a benefit to society into profit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Space for everyone
20-01-2023
Space for everyone
Bulgarian nanosatellite SME EnduroSat’s unique technology helps cut the cost of accessing space-based sensors and equipment for scientists and businesses. Though hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, the company continues to grow with venture debt from the EIB under the Pan-European Guarantee Fund. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
These seeds work
13-01-2023
These seeds work
Rice is a major source of carbon emissions, because of the way it’s grown. A private equity-backed Indian company has developed sustainable varieties that require less water, cutting carbon emissions, and boosting yields and incomes for farmers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Solar power for rural Africa
06-01-2023
Solar power for rural Africa
A scaled up off-grid model transforms access to solar power in rural Africa  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The last green mile
30-12-2022
The last green mile
Poste italiane launches an electric fleet for its mail carriers to cut emissions and meet growing demand for mail and parcels across Italy  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Space for life
23-12-2022
Space for life
After COVID-19, urban planning will need to adapt to the needs of citizens during a pandemic, as well as making cities greener and climate resilient. Barcelona shows the way Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Beets to beat disease
16-12-2022
Beets to beat disease
A French firm is breeding plants that resist climate change and need less pesticide and fertilizer  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Internet of Things
25-11-2022
Internet of Things
Internet of Things (IoT) technology holds the key to transforming and optimising the way we live, drive, work, manufacture products, or receive healthcare. It can reduce communication and storage costs, as well as energy consumption and carbon footprints.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Navigating the storm
18-11-2022
Navigating the storm
A Finnish company believes that automated vehicles will help halt climate change, so it’s developing software to operate them in all weather conditions  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rise of the delivery robots
11-11-2022
Rise of the delivery robots
Stories about companies from all over the world which are coming up with climate solutions: Robotics company Starship Technologies is reshaping our shopping and delivery habits, bringing green innovation to urban mobility. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Energetic innovation
03-11-2022
Energetic innovation
To cope with changes in climate energy solutions will become even more innovative in years to come. But many of the solutions are already being developed. Here are the most important. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In hot water
01-11-2022
In hot water
Whether there’s not enough of it or too much, water is a big problem. Here are innovative water climate solutions to deal with scarcity and flooding in the coming decades. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.