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Palm Oil Isn’t the Problem: Land, Perception, and Supply Chain Reality with Caroline Westerik-Sikking​ and Jules Blom

Caroline Westerik-Sikking​and Jules Blom from AAK challenge one of the most emotionally charged debates in sustainability: palm oil. They argue the issue is not the crop itself, but how it is produced, and that replacing palm can increase pressure on land rather than reduce it. In this episode, they unpack what supply chain sustainability actually looks like in practice, from satellite-based deforestation monitoring to direct sourcing models in West Africa. The conversation shifts the focus from labels and perception to land use, data, and the realities of scaling sustainable ingredients.

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Art and Climate Change: Visualizing Rising Sea Levels and Urban Nature with Lilian Cooper

Lilian Cooper is an artist and European Climate Pact Ambassador whose work connects nature, science, and everyday places. For nearly three decades she has documented fragile coastlines, rising sea levels, and the quiet resilience of urban nature. She speaks about drawing disappearing shorelines, rehabilitating so-called weeds, working with scientists, and why careful observation can make climate change visible.

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Flora Spaeth

Flora Späth shares how Euro Plant Tray is replacing tens of thousands of single use plastic trays in the horticulture industry.

Flora Späth is a board member of Euro Plant Tray and an independent consultant for the horticulture industry.
In her role at Euro Plant Tray Flora she works on replacing the current single-use plastic plant trays with a reusable tray that is rented out, is fully recyclable and can last for 10, 20 and even 40 years. The members of Euro Plant Tray are some of the largest DIY stores and key players from the flower industry in Europe. When the system is introduced, it will save over 40,000 tons of plastic every year, equivalent to 220,000 tons of CO2.

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Samira I. Ibrahim

Samira I. Ibrahim shares how she connect water, religion and sustainability as a massive force for positive change.

Samira I. Ibrahim is a European Climate Pact Ambassador, a Clingendael Institute Alumni and part of the Springtij crew. Next to being an academic scholar, her passion is interdisciplinary work where she combines her expertise from water management, theology, and international studies. Together these can unlock potentials that can be a massive force for positive change and are easily overlooked.

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Caroline Westerik-Sikking and Jules Blom on the Climate Forward Podcast Cover art

Palm Oil Isn’t the Problem: Land, Perception, and Supply Chain Reality with Caroline Westerik-Sikking​ and Jules Blom

Caroline Westerik-Sikking​and Jules Blom from AAK challenge one of the most emotionally charged debates in sustainability: palm oil. They argue the issue is not the crop itself, but how it is produced, and that replacing palm can increase pressure on land rather than reduce it. In this episode, they unpack what supply chain sustainability actually looks like in practice, from satellite-based deforestation monitoring to direct sourcing models in West Africa. The conversation shifts the focus from labels and perception to land use, data, and the realities of scaling sustainable ingredients.

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Lilian Cooper on the Climate Forward Podcast Cover art

Art and Climate Change: Visualizing Rising Sea Levels and Urban Nature with Lilian Cooper

Lilian Cooper is an artist and European Climate Pact Ambassador whose work connects nature, science, and everyday places. For nearly three decades she has documented fragile coastlines, rising sea levels, and the quiet resilience of urban nature. She speaks about drawing disappearing shorelines, rehabilitating so-called weeds, working with scientists, and why careful observation can make climate change visible.

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