A mining revival in Europe?
A mining revival in Europe?
Rare earths are to the 21st century what coal was to the 19th and oil to the 20th. Our everyday electronics - and Europe's climate goals - depend on them. But China controls almost all supply chains. Can Europe free itself from this dependence? Reporters Eurydice Bersi and Attila Kálmán discuss the findings of our latest investigation, in conversation with Maxence Peigné.
Rare earths are to the 21st century what coal was to the 19th and oil to the 20th. Our everyday electronics - and Europe's climate goals - depend on them. But China controls almost all supply chains. Can Europe free itself from this dependence? Reporters Eurydice Bersi and Attila Kálmán discuss the findings of our latest investigation, in conversation with Maxence Peigné.
9 November 2023
Europe's plastic disaster
Europe's plastic disaster
Europeans produce an average of 35kg of plastic packaging waste each per year and global plastic use is expected to triple by 2060. In reality, most of the packaging and shopping bags amassed in daily life are never recycled and instead end up in landfills or incinerators. This podcast from our Wasteland investigation sorts fact from fiction and unpacks the true extent of Europe's mounting plastic waste crisis.
Europeans produce an average of 35kg of plastic packaging waste each per year and global plastic use is expected to triple by 2060. In reality, most of the packaging and shopping bags amassed in daily life are never recycled and instead end up in landfills or incinerators. This podcast from our Wasteland investigation sorts fact from fiction and unpacks the true extent of Europe's mounting plastic waste crisis.
1 August 2023
Untaxed - how governments lure capital into real estate and feed the housing crisis
Untaxed - how governments lure capital into real estate and feed the housing crisis
In this episode we take a closer look at the findings from our latest investigation series, Untaxed.The investigation discovered how multiple European governments give huge tax benefits to real estate investors and owners. Over the past months, Investigate Europe’s team analysed the taxation policies and loopholes given to real estate investments in several European countries. IE reporter Paulo Pena oversaw the investigation and he joins the podcast to discuss the findings.
In this episode we take a closer look at the findings from our latest investigation series, Untaxed.The investigation discovered how multiple European governments give huge tax benefits to real estate investors and owners. Over the past months, Investigate Europe’s team analysed the taxation policies and loopholes given to real estate investments in several European countries. IE reporter Paulo Pena oversaw the investigation and he joins the podcast to discuss the findings.
20 December 2022
Europe’s deep-rooted pesticide problem
Europe’s deep-rooted pesticide problem
In this episode we delve into the heart of IE’s new investigation, Silent Death: Europe’s deep-rooted pesticide problem and a biodiversity crisis. Lead researcher Harald Schumann, founding member of IE based in Berlin, joins the podcast to discuss the findings.
In this episode we delve into the heart of IE’s new investigation, Silent Death: Europe’s deep-rooted pesticide problem and a biodiversity crisis. Lead researcher Harald Schumann, founding member of IE based in Berlin, joins the podcast to discuss the findings.
12 July 2022