GREEN VISIONS - GREEN IDEAS
43 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago -This podcast puts emphasis on the green transition of all of us and takes Alsion, a major public site in the very south of Denmark, as a test bed. Alsion hosts cultural events, research, innovation and education in the same building. Listen to our plans and see how we can all improve in being more sustainable. Listen and get involved. ------- A note on our jingles: Intro music created by sscheidl from Pixabay ------ Outro music: Nature Documentary - GEMAfreie Musik von https://audiohub.de ------ Futhermore, we would like to thank the Centre for Industrial Electronics (CIE) for giving us the permission to record the podcast series in the sound-treated booth of the CIE Acoustics Lab and AllGoodSpeakers ApS for sponsoring the podcast series ----- Podcast production and postproduction: Oliver Niebuhr and Jonas Sikorskis
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Behaviour Change Challenge, the winners 2023
September 22, 2023 16:00 - 17 minutes - 10.9 MBOur winners show ways to actively change the behaviour when it comes to choosing more plant based food. Comment to this podcast: E-Mail: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenalsion
Do you need to take flights often?
February 12, 2023 12:00 - 14 minutes - 9.84 MBThen listen to this podcast; we like to have you included in the discussion. Speakers: Katharina Rubahn, Oliver Niebuhr (hosts) & Yogendra Kumar Mishra (guest) Intro text is spoken by Christian Sollberger, https://www.speech-academy.com/ Intro music created by sscheidl from Pixabay Outro music: Nature Documentary - GEMAfreie Musik von https://audiohub.de Comment to this podcast: E-Mail: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenalsion
How to change a bad habit?
November 03, 2022 11:00 - 11 minutes - 7.98 MBBehaviour change challenge 2022 Every day you get advice on how to save energy. But what if you keep on forgetting to switch things off? What can help you to make the necessary change? One possible solution is today given by Beatrice Bernasconi and Ali Asadi. They both tried out a nudging technique to persuade’ lecturers and students to make a change.
How to change a bad habit?
November 03, 2022 11:00 - 11 minutes - 7.98 MBBehaviour change challenge 2022 Every day you get advice on how to save energy. But what if you keep on forgetting to switch things off? What can help you to make the necessary change? One possible solution is today given by Beatrice Bernasconi and Ali Asadi. They both tried out a nudging technique to persuade’ lecturers and students to make a change. Comment to this podcast: E-Mail: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenalsion
Behavioural Change Challenge: And the award goes to – Selina Sara Eisenberger
June 25, 2021 11:00 - 11 minutes - 7.89 MBIt is a pleasure to announce the winner of our behavioural change challenge 2021 today. You will learn how Selina influenced the behaviour of people in a lab to cut down their energy consumption. For further information about the background and winner of the challenge as well as about future challenges, please have a look at the Green Alsion website: https://www.alsion.dk/greenalsion/behavioural-change-challenge/ Please also note that our podcast takes a little SUMMER VACATION now! We are...
Green COVID? On the benefits of the global pandemic on our climate
June 19, 2021 11:00 - 13 minutes - 9.62 MBWe talk about the actual effects of the lockdowns on our climate. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00090-3 (Jan. 21) https://www.iea.org/articles/global-energy-review-co2-emissions-in-2020 Total run time 14:00 minutes Speakers: Olivr Niebuhr (host) & Katharina Rubahn (guest) Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/greenalsion Intro text is spoken by Christian Sollberger, https://www.speech-academy.com/ Intro music created by sscheidl from Pixabay Outro music: Nat...
Green COVID? On the benefits of the global pandemic for our climate
June 19, 2021 11:00 - 13 minutes - 9.62 MBWe talk about the actual effects of the lockdowns on our climate. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00090-3 (Jan. 21) https://www.iea.org/articles/global-energy-review-co2-emissions-in-2020 Total run time 14:00 minutes Speakers: Olivr Niebuhr (host) & Katharina Rubahn (guest) Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/greenalsion Intro text is spoken by Christian Sollberger, https://www.speech-academy.com/ Intro music created by sscheidl from Pixabay Outro music: Nat...
Cycling: About easy ways and ambitious goals
June 11, 2021 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBCycling is an important part of reducing CO2 emissions in the transport sector. I welcome Louise Sørensen from the municipality in Sønderborg to talk about incentives and actions that should and do help to make a change. https://www.cykel-forum.dk https://www.facebook.com/paa.cykel.i.soenderborg/ Total run time 15:40 minutes Speakers: Katharina Rubahn (host) & Louise Sørensen (guest) Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/greenalsion Intro text is spoken by Christian So...
"Dirty money"? Why Bitcoins currently cost a "bit" too much energy
June 03, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutes - 7.96 MBTaking up the fact that Tesla first decided to accept Bitcoin payments and then revised that decision again with reference to environmental reasons, we discuss in this episode the huge CO2 footprint of Bitcoins and its underlying reasons as well as future solutions. Our invited expert for this discussion is Dominic Deuber from the Chair of Applied Cryptography at the FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany. He is a member of an international team of researchers that studies the technology and impact...
To fly or not to fly? Lessons learned during the pandemic
May 20, 2021 10:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBWe discuss the impact and the need to fly, and alternatives. BBC article: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200218-climate-change-how-to-cut-your-carbon-emissions-when-flying Total run time 18:50 minutes Speakers: Katharina Rubahn (host), Oliver Niebuhr (host) & Giovanni Giannotti (guest) Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/greenalsion Intro text is spoken by Christian Sollberger, https://www.speech-academy.com/ Intro music created by sscheidl from Pixabay Outro m...
SDU Sustainability Academy 2021
May 06, 2021 13:00 - 10 minutes - 7.18 MBWe announce a sustainability academy that takes place at SDU on 28 June – 2 July. Get insights from the organizer. https://www.sdu.dk/en/voresverdensmaal/eventkalender/odense/baeredygtighedsakademiet Total run time 10:30 minutes Speakers: Katharina Rubahn (host) & Morten Ploug Henriksen (http://mortenploughenriksen.dk/) Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/greenalsion Intro text is spoken by Christian Sollberger, https://www.speech-academy.com/ Intro music created by ssc...
New Life for Old Things - 2nd hand stores in Sonderborg
April 29, 2021 10:00 - 13 minutes - 9.47 MBIf you come to Sønderborg or live here, you can choose from a variety of second-hand stores. My two guests today had a closer look at some selected second-hand stores for you. Kirppu Sønderborg, Grudnvigs Alle 202 Nørrekobbel Genbrugsplads, Genbrugsauktion.dk Gamlefund Kirkens Genbrug Kirkens Korshær Hørup Genbrug Røde Kors (Red cross) Sønderborg Tandslet Genbrug Total run time 13:40 minutes Speakers: Katharina Rubahn (host) & Anneke Werthen and Maja Warn ( students at SDU) Email: gree...
Can an online conference contribute to change?
April 22, 2021 10:00 - 13 minutes - 9.41 MBWe inform you how an online meeting could contribute with new ideas and spread some energy despite the missing physical interaction. We talk about the Yerun staff days. Yerun stands for young European research universities. The network consists of 17 universities that are all under 50 years old. More on Yerun: https://www.Yerun.eu Total run time 13:40 minutes Speakers: Katharina Rubahn (host) & Najmeh Shaghaei (SDU libary) and Niels Michael Petersen ( SDU, TEK Innovation) Email: greenals...
A new life for old industry electronics - an Interview with the CEO of DK's largest Ebay seller Buy2Sell
April 15, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBKristian Lolk Rautert, the CEO of Buy2sell, allows you insights into his unconventional business, its challenges and rewards. Find the company here www.buy2sell.dk Total run time 15:30 minutes Speakers: Katharina Rubahn (host) & Kristian Lolk Rautert, CEO of Buy2Sell (guest) Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/greenalsion Intro text is spoken by Christian Sollberger, https://www.speech-academy.com/ Intro music created by sscheidl from Pixabay Outro music: Nature Docume...
Gamification to make the green behavior change fun!
April 08, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutes - 7.98 MBDr. Kerstin Oberprieler is Co-founder and CEO of Pentaquest, a company specialized in behavior change and gamification. Her approach reaches far beyond the usual points, badges and leaderboards, and she presents several examples how she has used gamification to encourage sustainable behavior. For instance, she has created the world deepest bin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbEKAwCoCKw Another example is the Bottle Bank, which encourages people to insert their used bottles by creating ...
Gamification to make the green behavior change fun!
April 08, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutes - 7.98 MBDr. Kerstin Oberprieler is Co-founder and CEO of Pentaquest, a company specialized in behavior change and gamification. Her approach reaches far beyond the usual points, badges and leaderboards, and she presents several examples how she has used gamification to encourage sustainable behavior. For instance, she has created the world deepest bin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbEKAwCoCKw Another example is the Bottle Bank, which encourages people to insert their used bottles by creating ...
Research for and on the Sustainable Development Goals: An interview with Springer Nature
March 25, 2021 11:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBI had the great pleasure to discuss with Nicola Jones, the head of publishing of Springer Nature's new SDG Programme in London, how this new initiative works, what its underlying processes and aims are, and what first changes it has already brought about for people and the environment. In addition, Springer Nature itself has set itself the ambitious goal to reduce its carbon footprint. Science for a Sustainable Future conference, with links to the recordings of the discussions: https://www....
Green transition through asymmetric innovation
March 18, 2021 11:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBDavid Ireland, professor at the University of Queensland and entrepreneur, talks about his consultancy company Asymmetric Innovation, which helps companies create enduring value by bringing experts from various disciplines and from all around the world together to create socially, environmentally and economically sustainable solutions. He argues that problems can be solved by bringing experts from various fields together and by resisting the temptation to reduce their complexity. Total run ...
Waste a minute: A new generation of waste management in Sonderborg
March 12, 2021 15:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBA heavily discussed topic, the new waste management system in Denmark with first results from Sønderborg. As a guest from Sonfor I welcome Stinne Stokkebo. Link to waste sorting: https://sortering.sonfor.dk/ Total run time 16:50 minutes Speakers: Katharina Rubahn, Oliver Niebuhr, Till Leißner (hosts) & Stinne Stokkebo, operations manager at Sonfor (guest) Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/greenalsion Intro text is spoken by Christian Sollberger, https://www.speech-a...
Charismatic leadership in the green transition
March 04, 2021 11:00 - 14 minutes - 9.77 MBOliver Niebuhr is an associate professor at the Centre for Industrial Electronics on the SDU campus Sonderborg. He investigates the physical signals of a speaker's charismatic impact, particularly concerning acoustical factors. He is the inventor of the Acoustic Voice Profiling technology, based on which he co-founded the SDU spin-off company AllGoodSpeakers ApS. In today's episode, he talks about the concept of speaker charisma, its sources, and how it can contribute to managing the green t...
Greening Goliaths and Multiplying Davids: Towards sustainable economies
February 25, 2021 11:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBProfessor Schaltegger is the director of the Center for Sustainability Management at the Leuphana University in Lüneburg and co-founder of the Faculty of Sustainability there. In the podcast, he tells us about his research on collaborative and responsible business models for sustainability and about the role of inter- and transdisciplinarity and stakeholder involvement in sustainable transformations. https://www.leuphana.de/institute/csm/personen/stefan-schaltegger.html Total run time 18...
Green, Great, Good for you: Activities around food you should not miss
February 18, 2021 11:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBWe take a closer look at 4 weeks of activities around good food and eating green here in Sønderborg. Find the programme: https://my.eventbuizz.com/event/spis-godt--spis-groent-8832/detail/programs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpisGodtSpisGront/ Total run time 15:40 minutes Speakers: Katharina Rubahn (host) & Anne Abild Poulsen , Food Coordinator at Sonderborg Municipality (guest) Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/greenalsion Intro text is spoken by Christian ...
SDU is member of POGI
February 11, 2021 11:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBWe introduce POGI, a network for a more sustainable procurement policy and tell you why it is a good idea to join the network. Link to POGI https://ansvarligeindkob.dk/ (Danish only) Total run time 16:20 minutes Speakers: Katharina Rubahn (host) & Jesper Lundorff Hoffmann (guest) Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/greenalsion Intro text is spoken by Christian Sollberger, https://www.speech-academy.com/ Intro music created by sscheidl from Pixabay Outro music: Nature D...
Founding a sustainable energy company
February 04, 2021 11:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBDavid Ireland, Adjunct Professor at the University of Queensland, Australia, is telling us about why and how he created a company that installs solar plants on school buildings and private houses and sells affordable solar energy. Read more about the company and their innovative approach here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/radian-energy-australia/ Total run time 20:20 minutes Speakers: Kerstin Fischer (host) & David Ireland (guest) Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/...
Global Green University Ranking: SDU ranks high
January 28, 2021 11:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBWe are thrilled on SDUs high ranking in the world university rankings on sustainability and give some background to it. Total run time 16:20 minutes Speakers: Katharina Rubahn, Oliver Niebuhr (hosts) & Emilie Lemming Müller from SDU Analytics (guests) Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/greenalsion Intro text is spoken by Christian Sollberger, https://www.speech-academy.com/ Intro music created by sscheidl from Pixabay Outro music: Nature Documentary - GEMAfreie Musik v...
Cycle to Alsion! Insights to the recent survey
January 21, 2021 11:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBWe present the two students behind the Green Alsion survey on the use of the bicycle facilities at Alsion and some major results of the survey. Total run time 17:20 minutes Speakers: Katharina Rubahn, Oliver Niebuhr (hosts) & Barbora Petkova, Anne Wichmann Lilholt (guests) Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/greenalsion Intro text is spoken by Christian Sollberger, https://www.speech-academy.com/ Intro music created by sscheidl from Pixabay Outro music: Nature Document...
Denmark's PhD network and going green in the lab
January 14, 2021 11:00 - 12 minutes - 8.52 MBI welcome Nicolas Fatras, a PhD student at SDU and member of the PhD association Network Denmark. Nicolas coordinates events in sustainability, and recently a webinar ’Going green in the lab’. Webinar with Nicoline Borgermann: https://phddenmark.dk/green-lab-webinar/ Inspiration for setting up a green lab: https://www.mygreenlab.org/ The PhD network: https://www.facebook.com/panddk/ Total run time 12:20 minutes Speakers: Katharina Rubahn (host) & Nicolas Fatras (guest) Email: greenalsion@a...
Delicious "Green" Food - Share your favorite recipes with us!
January 07, 2021 11:00 - 12 minutes - 8.9 MBWe share our experiences and a few recipes with you. Total run time 12:55 minutes Speakers: Katharina Rubahn, Oliver Niebuhr (hosts) & Frederik Gottlieb (guest) Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/greenalsion Intro text is spoken by Christian Sollberger, https://www.speech-academy.com/ Intro music created by sscheidl from Pixabay Outro music: Nature Documentary - GEMAfreie Musik von https://audiohub.de
Organic solar cells - A new breakthrough technology
December 17, 2020 11:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MBOrganic solar cells possess several advantages compared to conventional silicon solar cells – they are cheaper to manufacture, more eco-friendly, flexible and transparent. Researchers from the NanoSYD team of the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) in Sønderborg have achieved breakthrough within organic solar cells. We interview Vida Engmann, an award-winning researcher from SDU's NanoSYD team, and ask her to explain to us the current advancements and practical applications of organic solar...
Go virtual, save on CO2 emissions: BeemUp and the future of conference travel
December 10, 2020 11:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBA new generation of highly immersive VR platforms has emerged with the aim of helping us save thousands of tons of CO2 for conference travel in the future. The Dutch startup BeemUp is an example for that. In our podcast episode, we explain why ideas like BeemUp could in fact be more effective in preventing people from long conference trips than traditional video-call tools currently are. https://www.beemup.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiRbPpTFwoE&feature=emb_logo "Beemup’s mission ...
Persuasive Technologies in and around Alsion
December 03, 2020 18:00 - 9 minutes - 6.36 MBPersuasive technology is broadly defined as technology that is designed to change attitudes or behaviors of the users through persuasion and social influence, but not through coercion. Most self-identified persuasive technology research focuses on interactive, computational technologies, including desktop computers, Internet services, video games, and mobile devices, The design of persuasive technologies can be seen as a particular case of design with intent. (Source: Wikipedia) https://www...
Let's talk about food!
November 26, 2020 11:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBIn today's episode, we talk about the impact of our eating habits on the environment and living on earth. We highlight a way to secure a sustainable production and consumption. A reference to two very good presentations https://concito.dk/nyheder/sustainable-diets Publication on the EAT-Lancet recommendations: W. Willett et al., Lancet 393, 447–492 (2019). Total run time 15:50 minutes Speaker: Katharina Rubahn & Frederik Gottlieb Email: [email protected] Intro text is spoken by Chris...
To all students and staff members: Join the Behavior Change Challenge at Alsion
November 19, 2020 18:00 - 7 minutes - 5.48 MBIn this podcast, we briefly discuss why behavior change actually matters and present the Behavior Change Challenge, a competition at Alsion for creating measurable changes in behavior. Read more on the challenge including **deadlines*** here: https://www.alsion.dk/greenalsion/behaviour-change-challenge/ Total run time 08:00 minutes Speaker: Kerstin Fischer & Oliver Niebuhr Email: [email protected] Intro text is spoken by Christian Sollberger, https://www.speech-academy.com/ Intro mu...
Ecological and carbon footprints: How big are yours?
November 12, 2020 15:00 - 9 minutes - 6.44 MBDo you know the difference between the ecological and the carbon footprint? We explain it to you and have a recommendation on an excellent footprint calculator. https://www.footprintcalculator.org https://carbonindependent.org Klimakompasset is developed of Dansk Industri og Erhvervs- og Økonomiministeriet for companies: https://www.Klimakompasset.dk A free climate protection APP helps you to choose when shopping. Currently the APP is focused on the German market: https://www.worldwat...
ReThinking Food
November 05, 2020 11:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBToday I welcome Danielle Wilde who is Associate professor at the Department of Design and Communication at SDU in Kolding. Danielle has a research project that wants to explore the ways people can change their habits and practices regarding the food they eat. And you can participate in a sustainable food experience. Link to website: https://www.sdu.dk/en/rethinkfood Total run time 14:55 minutes Speaker: Katharina Rubahn (host), Danielle Wilde(guest) Email: [email protected] Intro tex...
WeUse - Sonderborg's new shared-economy startup in the spotlight
October 29, 2020 17:00 - 14 minutes - 9.84 MBDoing something good for the environment and saving space and money at the same time. Doesn’t that sound interesting? In this episode, we talk to Emil Busch and Gideon Harpantides, the founders of a young SDU startup called WeUse, who aim to bring people together and make our local communities more sustainable. We talk about their journey as a startup and how they want to support a behavioural change in our society. Please visit weuse.dk for further details. Total run time 14:20 minutes Spe...
The hidden costs of digital life
October 22, 2020 10:00 - 9 minutes - 6.69 MBDid you know that, e.g., video streaming via smart phone and video calls via laptop are, just like all up- and downloads, actually a fairly C02 intensive activities? Here, you find out more! Total run time 09:42 minutes Speaker: Kerstin Fischer Email: [email protected] Studies mentioned in the podcast: A. Andrae, T. Edler, On global electricity usage of communication technology: trends to 2030, Challenges 6 (2015) 117. Janine Morley, Kelly Widdicks, and Mike Hazas. Digitalisation, ...
Find a lake: Help scientists gather knowledge on water quality in Denmark
October 08, 2020 10:00 - 13 minutes - 8.96 MBInterview with Sara Egemose about Citizen Science project 'Find a lake'. You can participate and take a sample of a lake in your area. Total run time 13:01 minutes Speakers: Katharina Rubahn, Sara Egemose Webpage to the project: https://www.sdu.dk/en/findalake Intro text is spoken by Christian Sollberger, https://www.speech-academy.com/ Intro music created by sscheidl from Pixabay Outro music: Nature Documentary - GEMAfreie Musik von https://audiohub.de
Towards a paper-free university: New tools, new workflow, new effectiveness
October 01, 2020 11:00 - 14 minutes - 9.75 MBInterview with Jesper Lundorff Hoffmann about how SDU's procurement office managed to reduce its paper print by 95%. Total run time 14:02 minutes Speakers: Oliver Niebuhr, Jesper Lundorff Hoffmann For further details and advice, please get directly in touch with Jesper Lundorff Hoffmann Teamleder, Drift Udbudskontoret, Økonomiservice, SDU [email protected] Intro text is spoken by Christian Sollberger, https://www.speech-academy.com/ Intro music created by sscheidl from Pixabay Outro music: Natu...
Reuse of materials: Interview with Lykke Margot Ricard, SDU Innovation and Design
September 24, 2020 11:00 - 14 minutes - 9.98 MBIn our last episode, we talked about the waste that we’re facing because our technology also the ‘green’ technology is causing additional waste. What it needs is a change in the regulations and the design process. We talk to Lykke Margot Ricard; she researches at SDU innovation and Design in Odense on the reuse of materials. SDU news article in English: Engineers must think circular in product creation https://www.sdu.dk/en/nyheder/aktuelt_fra_sdu/ingenioerer_skal_taenke_cirkulaert SDU res...
Waste from renewable sources like windmills and solar panels
September 17, 2020 11:00 - 9 minutes - 6.39 MBEverybody talks about wind and solar power when it comes to sustainable energy supply. But what happens to windmills when they get renewed and Silicon solar cells with their poisonous metals inside? Recent articles discuss these problems; we highlight some findings. Links: Peter Hesseldahl in Mandag Morgen https://www.altinget.dk/digital/artikel/vedvarende-energi-er-ikke-cirkulaer The Guardian article on concrete: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/feb/25/concrete-the-most-destructive...
Episode 2 SDU student SDG pool
September 10, 2020 10:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBA pool of 1.000000 DKK to realize your ideas, you can apply in groups or alone. We talk about the rules and what you should focus on. Lasse Mortensen from the Rectors Secretariat at SDU in an interview. Deadline for applications 1 October Info Meeting on 17 September Link to the application form and webpage: https://mitsdu.dk/en/voresverdensmaal/voresverdensmaal_nyhedsliste/verdensmaalspulje Total run 18:45 minutes Speakers: Katharina Rubahn, Lasse Mortensen Intro text spoken by Christia...
Welcome to the new "Green Visions, Green Ideas" Podcast Series of Green Alsion
September 08, 2020 09:00 - 10 minutes - 7 MBAlsion consists of a diverse community of more than 1600 people in Southern Denmark that want to become more sustainable. Listen to our plans and see how you can contribute. Link to our homepage: www.alsion.dk/greenalsion Link to our sponsor: www.allgoodspeakers.com/ Total runtime: 10:10 minutes Speakers: Katharina Rubahn, Oliver Niebuhr Intro text spoken by Christian Sollberger, https://www.speech-academy.com/ Intro music created by sscheidl from Pixabay Outro music: Nature Documentary - ...