Young Philippine female entrepreneurs have started to preserve traditional crafts by working with local weavers and embroiderers from a small village to create beautiful traditionally hand-made garments, thus preserving the indigenous culture through fashion.
What's right: bisons aid in the fight against climate change.
It's the combination of grazing grasslands, recycling nutrients which fertilises the soil and dispersing seeds that compacts the soil to prevent carbon from being released.
What's right: adapt to climate change by depaving
Depaving means getting rid of asphalt, cement and such and allows water to soak into the ground which reduces flooding in times of heavy rain. Once depaved, planting trees and plants helps wildlife cling on in urban spaces and trees protect residents from heatwaves. Greenery in cities is also said to improve people's mental health.
What's right: Spain will ban some domestic flights to reduce carbon emissions
As part of a plan to reduce carbon emissions, Spain will ban domestic flights in case a destination is reachable by train in under two-and-a-half hours.
What's right: water cremation is making its mark
A British funeral care provider is now offering water cremation as it seems to be the more environment-friendly way to be cremated. It's a sing of the times as an increasing number of people are aware of ecological concerns when it comes to their death.
Eco Talks: Marc Schoellen on historical gardens and climate change
In this episode of Eco Talks, historian Marc Schoellen talks to journalist Tracy Heindrichs about how climate change is impacting conservation efforts of historic parks and gardens.
Eco Talks: How beekeeping must adapt with climate change
This week on Eco Talks, Tracy Heindrichs was joined by Marcel Gengler, founder of the EIS BEIEN association, an association that takes care of bees, harvests their honey and educates members about the pollinator. Our guest talked about why he started his association and how beekeeping activities must adapt to climate change.
Eco Talks: Climate news for September 2023
Here are the climate news from September 2023.
Eco Talks: The impact of social media on climate change mitigation
Sustainability-focused social media app Greenworlder met up with our journalist Tracy Heindrichs to talk about social media’s impact on climate change and the positive contribution they hope to bring.
Eco Talks: Gardening with Hendrik in August
Hendrik Dennemeyer is back to talk about gardening with Tracy.
EcoTalks: Clean Something For Nothing
César González Fernández, co-founder of Clean Something For Nothing joined our journalist Tracy Heindrichs on EcoTalks to talk about his organisation--which encourages litter picking through an app. Find out more about the activity and initiative.
Eco Talks: Climate news for August 2023
These are the climate news for August 2023, with Tracy Heindrichs.
Eco Talks: The climate news from July 2023
It is the first Wednesday of the month, which means that it’s time to check out some of the good and bad climate and environment news that were reported on in July. With July being the hottest month ever recorded on a global scale, leading to deaths, wildfires and other natural disasters, other news got a shorter time in the spotlight. We’ve therefore selected a few stories to keep you updated on what’s going on in the green world.
EcoTalks: What to do in your garden in August
Whether you’re new or old to the hobby, there are always tips to pick up in gardening. Aficionado Hendrik Dennemeyer joined our journalist Tracy Heindrichs in the studio to talk about what to do in the garden in August.
EcoTalks: The one where Roxana meets NaturED
Our guest contributor Roxana Mironescu went to meet Jennifer Feschuk and Kriti Aggarwal who gave her a tour of the site in Kirchberg's central parc and shared their vision for the future.
EcoTalks: What's the difference between 'climate change' and 'global warming'?
‘Climate change’, ‘global warming’, ‘climate crisis’, ‘climate emergency’—terms to describe the current state of the planet are swarming on the news. But do they all mean the same thing? When do you use which one? And why is the term global warming sometimes undermining itself?
That’s what we’ll define in this episode of EcoTalks.
Eco Talks: The climate news from June 2023
In this new feature, we look at all things climate, nature and the environment. For this first episode, our journalist Tracy Heindrichs looked at some of the positive and alarming news that flitted across news sources over June.
Between promising ocean carbon reducing technologies and record breaking temperatures, from Japan’s government receiving the green light to release the water used to cool down the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean to a potential revolution by Toyota for e-vehicles… here are five climate-related stories from June 2023.
Earth Day: I-Kiribati Voices
In this special report for Earth Day Tom talks to Amota Ateneka, Baniti Semilota and Ruth Cross from Kiribati about life in their country and what the future holds for the pacific island nation that is facing the challenges of climate change.
Interview with Rethink Your Your Clothes
Ana-Luisa Teixeira an Joy Hellers from Rethink Your Clothes joined Tom on the Breakfast show to talk about the work that their organization does to promote sustainable fashion in Luxembourg ahead of the 2nd edition of their upcycled fashion show that takes place on the 26th of April at Abbey Neumunster in Luxembourg City.
Rethink Your Clothes is a collaboration between Caritas and Fairtrade Luxembourg. Two organisations that work in different ways to promote sustainability in Luxembourg. Joy reminds us that as well as fair trade coffee and chocolate, there is fair trade cotton and that buying clothes with the fair trade certificate can ensure that there haven't been human rights abuses in the supply chain of our clothes. Under the Caritas banner, Ana-Luisa operates the Letz refashion centre in Luxembourg city, a hub for everything to do with upcycling and giving new life to used clothes which can often be a sustaianbable alternative to buying new clothes.
On the 26th of April Rethink your clothes will hold the 2nd edition of their upcycled fashion fashion show at the Abbey Neumunster. The show will feature clothes made by fashion desginers from Luxembourg, France, germany, belgium and Ghana who work in a sustainable manner using second hand and upcycled fabric.
More information can be found at www.rethink.lu
Delano Top of the Week
Cordula from Delano Joined Tom this week to talk about a new competence centre for energy efficiency that will be opened in Luxembourg this week by Energy minister Claude Turmes.