Utopia behind the horizon! – The European Green Deal and social transformations

What is the role of utopian thinking in transforming societies? What kind of a future could the European Green Deal give us? Charlie and Rasmus are joined by Björn-Ola Linnér, a professor and a researcher at LiU Environmental Change and the Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research (CSPR) – among many other affiliations. He shares some of his wisdom and insights in societal transformations, the recently published European Green Deal and the bright future that we might have ahead of us! /// Resources: Linnér, B.O. and Wibeck, V. (2020). Conceptualising variations in societal transformations towards sustainability. Environmental Science & Policy, 106, pp.221-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.01.007 // Linnér, B.O. and Wibeck, V. (2019) Sustainability Transformations: Agents and Drivers across Societies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.   https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108766975 // "A European Green Deal – Striving to be the first climate-neutral continent" https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en // "The EU releases its Green Deal. Here are the key points" https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/12/12/eu-releases-green-deal-key-points/ // Good News!: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jan/16/microsoft-carbon-emissions-negative-2030 /// Social Media: Facebook @sustuspodcast // Twitter @sustuspodcast // Instagram @sustain.us /// Sustain Us Theme: Composition by Joshua Wat // Arrangement and Production by Rasmus Sihvonen /// Artwork by Charlie Chan // Logo typeface by Luce de Groot /// Thank you Navitas Platform for supporting this podcast!