The ⁠Climate-KIC⁠ team was at Climate Week NYC to explore potential collaborations with organisations and climate leaders driving the transition towards a more just, beautiful, and climate-resilient future. We used this opportunity to interview incredible experts from our community and bring you a new series of How Could We?

In this episode, we sit down with Eva Gladek, CEO of Metabolic, one of the 15 organisations of the Systemic Climate Action Collaborative co-founded by EIT Climate-KIC.

Eva talks about the climate finance gap, often called the "Missing Trillions." She explains that trillions of dollars are needed annually to support fundamental climate mitigation and adaptation efforts—like retrofitting buildings, decarbonising mobility systems, and regenerating land—yet only a small portion of the necessary funds are being mobilised.

Together, we explore why this money isn’t flowing, where the bottlenecks lie, and what has been happening to prevent these essential investments from reaching their intended targets.

If you’re interested in supporting Metabolic, visit their crowdfunding campaign page.

Climate-KIC is also opening its Community membership to individuals. If you’re interested to learn more, visit Climate HIVE.

This episode was presented and produced by ⁠Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠.

Welcome to the final episode of season 5 of How Could We?.

This series explored cities' transformation and discussed why cities play such a key role in tackling climate change.

This week, our guests are Diane Holdorf, Executive Vice President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Our CEO, Kirsten Dunlop, also returns as a guest for the second time this season.

In this episode, we discuss how cities and industries should collaborate more effectively to reach climate neutrality more quickly, why co-investment between the private and public sector is key, and why it is important for cities to better signal their demand for the materials needed to accelerate decarbonisation.

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This episode was presented by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and produced by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bárbara Mendes-Jorge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Listen to our previous episodes - Season 1 focused on Sustainable Forestry and Land Use, Season 2 explored the New European Bauhaus initiative, in Season 3 we explored three themes related to the climate emergency: Climate Narratives, Confusion & Crisis and Radical Collaboration, while in Season 4 we delved into the transformative potential of development funding.

⁠⁠EIT Climate-KIC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change.

We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠media@climate-kic.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Visit our website – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.climate-kic.org ⁠⁠

Welcome to season 5 of How Could We?.

This series will be exploring cities' transformation and discussing why cities play such a key role in tackling climate change.

Our guests for this episode are Sissel Knutsen Hegdal, mayor of Norwegian city Stavanger and Thomas Osdoba, EIT Climate-KIC Senior Cities Advisor and Director of the NetZeroCities Programme.

In this episode, we discuss how Stavanger's actions to achieve net zero emissions provide concrete examples of municipal climate action, how the NetZeroCities Programme can serve as a model for ambitious cities worldwide and what are the best practices to foster collaboration between different levels of government and stakeholders in city climate governance.

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This episode was presented by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and produced by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bárbara Mendes-Jorge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Listen to our previous episodes - Season 1 focused on Sustainable Forestry and Land Use, Season 2 explored the New European Bauhaus initiative, in Season 3 we explored three themes related to the climate emergency: Climate Narratives, Confusion & Crisis and Radical Collaboration, while in Season 4 we delved into the transformative potential of development funding.

⁠EIT Climate-KIC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change.

We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠media@climate-kic.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Visit our website – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.climate-kic.org ⁠⁠

Welcome to season 5 of How Could We?.

This series will be exploring cities' transformation and discussing why cities play such a key role in tackling climate change.

Our guests for this episode are Marianne Lemberger, Programme Manager from EIT Food & Christophe Gadenne from Gardens4Good.

Marianne's work at EIT Food focuses on creating a more sustainable, inclusive and healthier food system all around Europe. As Programme Manager, she is in charge of the work packages in the EIT Community 'Strategic Synergies' program, including Gardens4Good's project at the Annie Girardot nursing home in Paris.

Christophe is the founder of Gardens4Good, an organisation which promotes non-profit food gardens for a healthier life and planet.

In this episode, we discuss how Gardens4Good's nursing home project positively impacted its residents, why it is important to include diverse stakeholders in community engagement and how to design or redesign projects to ensure the inclusivity and empowerment of marginalized voices.

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This episode was presented by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and produced by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bárbara Mendes-Jorge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Listen to our previous episodes - Season 1 focused on Sustainable Forestry and Land Use, Season 2 explored the New European Bauhaus initiative, in Season 3 we explored three themes related to the climate emergency: Climate Narratives, Confusion & Crisis and Radical Collaboration, while in Season 4 we delved into the transformative potential of development funding.

EIT Climate-KIC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change.

We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠media@climate-kic.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Visit our website – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.climate-kic.org ⁠⁠

Welcome back to season 5 of How Could We?, a podcast to explore cities' transformation and discuss why cities play such a key role in tackling climate change.

In this series, host Anne-Sophie Garrigou delves into topics such as the importance of citizen engagement, how cities' dialogue with industry can enact change and the collaboration of cities with other actors - highlighting the crucial role of cities in demonstrating the way towards a climate-resilient, inclusive, and beautiful future for all.

Our first guest this season is EIT Climate-KIC CEO Kirsten Dunlop, who joins us for a special episode. Kirsten has been CEO of EIT Climate-KIC since 2017 and passionately believes in the capacity to learn and evolve into a climate-resilient society.

In this episode, we discuss why EIT Climate-KIC has chosen to work in - and with - cities, how cities embody the idea of systems transformation and what EIT Climate-KIC has learned from our work with cities that informs collaborations with regions, nations, industries and many other stakeholders.

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This episode was presented by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and produced by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bárbara Mendes-Jorge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Listen to our previous episodes - Season 1 focused on Sustainable Forestry and Land Use, Season 2 explored the New European Bauhaus initiative, in Season 3 we explored three themes related to the climate emergency: Climate Narratives, Confusion & Crisis and Radical Collaboration, while in Season 4 we delved into the transformative potential of development funding.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EIT Climate-KIC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change.

We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠media@climate-kic.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Visit our website – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.climate-kic.org ⁠⁠

Welcome to the final episode of season 4 of How Could We?

This season features insights from the Systems Innovation Learning Partnership (SILP), a collaboration between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, (Sida) and EIT Climate-KIC. SILP is designed to foster adaptive and innovative approaches to development work, emphasising trust-building, flexible funding mechanisms, and genuine local capacity building.

Our guest this week is Marion Iceduna from the Join for Water organisation in Uganda. In this episode, Marion shares the inspiring work she is doing to strengthen the capacity of women in knowledge development and conservation planning. With funding from the SILP experiment fund, her team was able to experiment with establishing WORIAs groups (for WOmen River Ambassadors) and identifying the conditions under which they can operate.

This episode discusses the transformative power of deep collaboration and radical learning in development funding, outlines the challenges and benefits of creating a diverse and synergetic learning portfolio and the impact of receiving flexible and inclusive funding without stringent KPIs or timelines for project development and implementation.

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This episode was presented by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠Solla Zophoniasdottir⁠⁠⁠ and produced by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bárbara Mendes-Jorge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Listen to our previous episodes - Season 1 focused on Sustainable Forestry and Land Use, Season 2 explored the New European Bauhaus initiative, while in Season 3 we explored three themes related to the climate emergency: Climate Narratives, Confusion & Crisis and Radical Collaboration.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EIT Climate-KIC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change.

We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠media@climate-kic.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Visit our website – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.climate-kic.org ⁠⁠

Welcome back to season 4 of How Could We?.⁠

This season features insights from the Systems Innovation Learning Partnership (SILP), a collaboration between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and EIT Climate-KIC. SILP is designed to foster adaptive and innovative approaches to development work, emphasising trust-building, flexible funding mechanisms, and genuine local capacity building.

Our guests this week are Kanika Verma and Shrashtant Patara, from Development Alternatives, an organisation based in India that employs women e-rickshaw drivers in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Since its inception in 2018, the e-rickshaw project has developed a model for how low-carbon transportation can improve safety, empower women and reduce carbon emissions.

This episode underscores the importance of rethinking traditional funding mechanisms to foster inclusive and adaptive development projects, highlights the significant impact that small, flexible grants can have in driving systemic change and discusses how funds like SILP can transform the power dynamics between donors and grantees.

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This episode was presented by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Solla Zophoniasdottir⁠⁠ and produced by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bárbara Mendes-Jorge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Listen to our previous episodes - Season 1 focused on Sustainable Forestry and Land Use, Season 2 explored the New European Bauhaus initiative, while in Season 3 we explored three themes related to the climate emergency: Climate Narratives, Confusion & Crisis and Radical Collaboration.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EIT Climate-KIC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change.

We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠media@climate-kic.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Visit our website – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.climate-kic.org ⁠

Welcome back to season 4 of How Could We?.⁠

As outlined in our teaser episode, hosts Anne-Sophie Garrigou and Solla Zophoniasdottir will be exploring the need to redefine development funding, delving into its transformative potential and highlighting its crucial role in achieving a climate-resilient, inclusive, and beautiful future for all.

This season features insights from the Systems Innovation Learning Partnership (SILP), a collaboration between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and EIT Climate-KIC. SILP is designed to foster adaptive and innovative approaches to development work, emphasising trust-building, flexible funding mechanisms, and genuine local capacity building.

Our guest this week is Any Sulistyowati, a distinguished Donella Meadows Leadership Fellow and one of the Community Grantmakers for the Systems Innovation Learning Partnership (SILP).

With Any, we discuss the shortcomings of traditional funding mechanisms, how internalised power dynamics hinder genuine local development and how we can collectively reimagine funding practices to support transformative change on the ground.

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This episode was presented by⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠Solla Zophoniasdottir⁠ and produced by⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bárbara Mendes-Jorge⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Listen to our previous episodes - Season 1 focused on Sustainable Forestry and Land Use, Season 2 explored the New European Bauhaus initiative, while in Season 3 we explored three themes related to the climate emergency: Climate Narratives, Confusion & Crisis and Radical Collaboration.

⁠⁠⁠⁠EIT Climate-KIC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change.

We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠media@climate-kic.org⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Visit our website – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.climate-kic.org