Sustainability around the globe Klara Harres

It’s time for a Non-European country! In this episode, Susan gives insights into Mexico’s need of a systemic change to meet sustainability goals, both on a governmental and societal level. She claims that certain technologies are not universal and need to be adapted to the societies needs. Her work experience in the environmental agency in Guadalajara made her realize that searching for technological solutions to mitigate climate change has to go together with science communication and governmental changes.
However, in Susan’s opinion, the gap between Mexican and Dutch thinking about sustainability seems not too big. She talks with great charm about her initial misconception about sustainable developments and technologies in the Netherlands and why she cleaned her waste before throwing it into the bin.
Do you want to know more about how farmers in Mexico perceived newly invented technologies of livestock treatment? Were they open-minded or skeptical? And what does Susan think about the university in Wageningen? Listen yourself!

In this very first episode Andrea tells about his experiences with sustainability perceptions in Italy. He points out aspects that are already working quite well in Italy, spreads some hope by stating that the government reflects the citizens desires/needs. He is convinced that Italy is in general more sustainable than one might think, however some challenges are yet to cope. As sustainability is a highly politicized term, many people seem to simply don’t trust it anymore. But what are Andrea’s recommendations for changing this perception and what does it have to do with changing Italy’s postcard image? Find it out yourself!