In this episode we take a look at the concept of Greenwashing, where it started, what exactly it is and why is it a problem? Have you witnessed greenwashing in your daily life? If you're not sure have a listen and see does anything ring a bell!

I'd love to know your thoughts on this one as always so please feel free to share them with me!

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Sources used for this episode are:

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Jakubczak A, Gotowska M (2020) Green consumerism vs. greenwashing.

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In this episode we take a deep dive into what the Circular Economy is and how it's different from how the world works at the moment. We ask the question, could such a model be implemented and what cultural shifts would be needed to make this possible?

I'd love to know your thoughts on this one so please feel free to share them with me!

Thanks so much for listening and if you want to contact me with any thoughts or suggestions for future episodes you can do that at:

@climatebreakdowns.pod or @caitlinbreen_ on Instagram,
@CaitlinBreen24 on Twitter
or email me at caitlin.breen@gmail.com

Sources used for this episode are:
‘Globalise the circular economy’ by Geng, Sarkis & Bleischwitz in Nature 2019, vol 565

‘Circular Economy’ by Stahel in Nature 2016, vol 531

‘The Rise of the Sharing Economy’ – Youtube

‘Explaining the Circular Economy and How Society can Re-think Progress’ – Youtube

‘The Circular Economy: A Simple Explanation | Cillian Lohan | TedxYouth’ - Youtube

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Consumed, The Need for Change: Colonialism, Climate Change and Consumerism by Aja Barber

Geissdoerfer, Martin, Paulo Savaget, Nancy M. P. Bocken, and Erik Jan Hultink. 2017. 'The Circular Economy – A new sustainability paradigm?', Journal of Cleaner Production, 143: 757-68.

Korhonen, Jouni, Antero Honkasalo, and Jyri Seppälä. 2018. 'Circular Economy: The Concept and its Limitations', Ecological Economics, 143: 37-46.

Suárez-Eiroa, Brais, Emilio Fernández, Gonzalo Méndez-Martínez, and David Soto-Oñate. 2019. 'Operational principles of circular economy for sustainable development: Linking theory and practice', Journal of Cleaner Production, 214: 952-61.

In this episode we take a look at what a 'plant-based diet' is and see how it might be possible to incorporate into our lives without a drastic overhaul of all your favourite foods! I hope you enjoy the episode and feel free to message me to chat about it!

Thank you for listening!

Contact me with suggestions for future episodes or just to chat at:
@climatebreakdowns.pod and @caitlinbreen_ on instagram
Or email me at caitlin.breen@gmail.com


Sources used for this episode are:
Beverland, Michael B. 2014. 'Sustainable Eating', Journal of Macromarketing, 34: 369-82.

Sabate, J., and S. Soret. 2014. 'Sustainability of plant-based diets: back to the future', Am J Clin Nutr, 100 Suppl 1: 476S-82S.

Sadhukhan, Jhuma, Tom I. J. Dugmore, Avtar Matharu, Elias Martinez-Hernandez, Jorge Aburto, Pattanathu K. S. M. Rahman, and Jim Lynch. 2020. 'Perspectives on “Game Changer” Global Challenges for Sustainable 21st Century: Plant-Based Diet, Unavoidable Food Waste Biorefining, and Circular Economy', Sustainability, 12.

Saget, Sophie, Marcela Costa, Carla Sancho Santos, Marta Wilton Vasconcelos, James Gibbons, David Styles, and Michael Williams. 2021. 'Substitution of beef with pea protein reduces the environmental footprint of meat balls whilst supporting health and climate stabilisation goals', Journal of Cleaner Production, 297.