What's going wrong and how to put it right?

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Everything is going to shit. Rather than trying to find solutions, it seems like the EU Institutions are finding ways to make things worse. This podcast tells the story of things that are going terribly wrong and how to put them right. We will present case studies that we worked on at Corporate Europe Observatory. From artificial intelligence to climate change, agriculture to lobbying, why, how and what on earth are they thinking will be our working questions. Stay tuned!

Episodes

  1. Episode 7: How the Farm to Fork Strategy was sabotaged

    06/05/2024

    Episode 7: How the Farm to Fork Strategy was sabotaged

    The Farm to Fork would establish the reduction of pesticide and fertiliser use, and a significant increase of the area of farmland in the EU under organic production. In short, it would put the EU on the right path towards the future. Until it didn't. This is the seventh episode of Corporate Europe Observatory's new podcast series “What's going wrong, and how to put it right?”. Research by Nina Holland, script by João Camargo and Joana Louçã, sound design and editing by Gui Calegari, graphic design by José Torres.

    16 min
  2. Episode 6: How hydrogen's false climate solution became an energy transition cornerstone policy

    05/29/2024

    Episode 6: How hydrogen's false climate solution became an energy transition cornerstone policy

    This is a story of lies and false expectations, of how the European Commission has transformed a false climate solution into cornerstone policy, rather than taking real commitments to solve the climate crisis. This is the sixth episode of Corporate Europe Observatory's new podcast series “What's going wrong, and how to put it right?”. Research by Belén Balanyá, script by Belén and Joana Louçã, sound design and editing by Gui Calegari, graphic design by José Torres. Don’t miss next week’s episode about how the Farm to Fork part of the EU Green Deal was sabotaged.

    14 min
  3. Episode 5: How the access to COVID-19 medication became a case of vaccine apartheid

    05/22/2024

    Episode 5: How the access to COVID-19 medication became a case of vaccine apartheid

    This is a story of death and betrayal, of how the European Commission leadership prioritised Big Pharma’s profits over the access to life-saving vaccines for the world’s poorest during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the fifth episode of Corporate Europe Observatory's new podcast series “What's going wrong, and how to put it right?”. Text editing and research by Olivier Hoedeman, script by Olivier and Joana Louçã, sound design and editing by Gui Calegari, graphic design by José Torres. Don’t miss next week’s episode about how the covid vaccine distribution ended up as a case of catastrophic moral failure.

    15 min
  4. Episode 4: How the gas lobby captured the energy crisis response

    05/15/2024

    Episode 4: How the gas lobby captured the energy crisis response

    This episode tells the amazing story of how the EU took the brave step of using the climate and cost of living crisis as an opportunity to move away from destructive fossil fuels all together! Obviously, this didn’t happen, but it could have. This is the fourth episode of Corporate Europe Observatory's new podcast series “What's going wrong, and how to put it right?”. Text editing and research by Pascoe Sabido, script by Pascoe and myself, sound design and editing by Gui Calegari, graphic design by José Torres, I’m Joana Louçã and this was Corporate Europe Observatory’s “What's going wrong, and how to put it right?”. Don’t miss next week’s episode about how the covid vaccine distribution ended up as a case of catastrophic moral failure.

    14 min

  5. 05/08/2024

    Episode 3: Toxic pollution

    We were promised a European Green Deal that would work towards carbon neutrality, but also included a “zero pollution ambition”, which sounded promising. It had two key components: the revision of the chemicals regulation and the phase out of PFAS, the “forever chemicals”. Five years later, what happened to it? This is the third episode of Corporate Europe Observatory's new podcast series “What's going wrong, and how to put it right?”. Text editing by Sarah Reader, research by Vicky Cann and Nina Holland, script by João Camargo and Joana Louçã, sound design and editing by Gui Calegari, graphic design by José Torres. Don’t miss next week’s episode about how the gas industry got rich off the EU energy crisis.

    13 min
  6. Episode 2: Plastics

    05/01/2024

    Episode 2: Plastics

    This episode tells the story of why it took the EU Commission decades to ban BPA, a substance present in baby bottles and which can lead to decreased fertility, obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular issues. This is the second episode of Corporate Europe Observatory's new podcast series “What's going wrong, and how to put it right?”. Text editing by Sarah Reader, fact checking and research by Olivier Hoedeman, Kenneth Haar and Moritz Neujeffski, sound design and editing by Gui Calegari and graphic design by José Torres, script and hosting by Joana Louçã.

    14 min
  7. Episode 1: Big Tech

    04/24/2024

    Episode 1: Big Tech

    In the run-up to the European elections in June and after a term of unprecedented digital rule-making, the question arises whether Big Tech has become too big to regulate. This is the first episode of Corporate Europe Observatory's new podcast series “What's going wrong, and how to put it right?”. Text editing by Kat Ainger, fact checking and research by Bram Vranken, sound design and editing by Gui Calegari and graphic design by José Torres, script and hosting by Joana Louçã.

    12 min
  8. Teaser

    04/23/2024

    Teaser

    Everything is going downhill. Rather than trying to find solutions, it seems like the EU institutions are finding ways to make things worse. This podcast tells the story of things that are going terribly wrong and how to put them right. Follow "What is going wrong and how to put it right?" wherever you listen to podcasts!

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Everything is going to shit. Rather than trying to find solutions, it seems like the EU Institutions are finding ways to make things worse. This podcast tells the story of things that are going terribly wrong and how to put them right. We will present case studies that we worked on at Corporate Europe Observatory. From artificial intelligence to climate change, agriculture to lobbying, why, how and what on earth are they thinking will be our working questions. Stay tuned!

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