RedCircle VERIFY_TOKEN_548fd7b2-1fd7-4f4c-a487-df68701e2598 -- Rendered At Thu, 14 May 2026 09:17:26 +0000 Sustainability Around the World https://redcircle.com/shows/sustainability-around-the-world en-US All rights reserved. Emmet What environmental and societal challenges are different places around the globe facing? What are some of the creative solutions that you might never have heard of? If you're a traveller who wants to know more before you go, or a practitioner wanting to hear how other regions are innovating with sustainability challenges, this might tickle your fancy. 548fd7b2-1fd7-4f4c-a487-df68701e2598 What environmental and societal challenges are different places around the globe facing? What are some of the creative solutions that you might never have heard of? If you're a traveller who wants to know more before you go, or a practitioner wanting to hear how other regions are innovating with sustainability challenges, this might tickle your fancy.

]]> serial no Emmet econemmet@gmail.com no full #2 Canary Islands - Overtourism and what to do about it #2 Canary Islands - Overtourism and what to do about it 2 1 Emmet Two alternating perspectives here - José Manuel Sanabria Díaz, Deputy Minister for Tourism and Employment in the Canary Islands, and John Beckley, founder of the non-profit Canary Green. Each share their views on challenges with the current Canarian tourism model, and what can be done about it. José Manuel discusses the policy interventions the government has decided on (and which to avoid), while John talks about his work engaging with local businesses and tourists for some more bottom-up progress.


Resources:

Some facts and figures on tourism in the Canary Islands: https://www.canarianweekly.com/posts/The-Canaries-had-record-tourist-figures-in-2025-but-their-stays-were-shorter-time-and-they-spent-less 

Demands from one group behind the Canarias Tiene Un Limite protests: https://canariaspalante.org/ 

The RegNext programme, supporters: https://www.canarianweekly.com/posts/Landmark-agreement-signed-to-make-tourism-in-the-Canary-Islands-environmentally-friendly 

And detractors: https://www.canariasenpleno.com/en/regnext-or-the-art-of-passing-the-hat-canarias-entrusts-the-health-of-its-islands-to-charity/ 

Proposals to improve worker ownership and democracy at work in Spain: https://reportondemocracyatwork.org/en/the-report/ 


Acknowledgements:

That sweet music you heard was 'Gran Canaria' by Edward Fox & The Animal Kingdom: https://edwardfoxandtak.lnk.to/socialmedia

Find me at: @inEmmetable (on some platforms, some of the time)

]]> <p>Two alternating perspectives here - José Manuel Sanabria Díaz, Deputy Minister for Tourism and Employment in the Canary Islands, and John Beckley, founder of the non-profit Canary Green. Each share their views on challenges with the current Canarian tourism model, and what can be done about it. José Manuel discusses the policy interventions the government has decided on (and which to avoid), while John talks about his work engaging with local businesses and tourists for some more bottom-up progress.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources:</strong></p><p>Some facts and figures on tourism in the Canary Islands: <a href="https://www.canarianweekly.com/posts/The-Canaries-had-record-tourist-figures-in-2025-but-their-stays-were-shorter-time-and-they-spent-less" rel="nofollow">https://www.canarianweekly.com/posts/The-Canaries-had-record-tourist-figures-in-2025-but-their-stays-were-shorter-time-and-they-spent-less</a> </p><p>Demands from one group behind the Canarias Tiene Un Limite protests: <a href="https://canariaspalante.org/" rel="nofollow">https://canariaspalante.org/</a> </p><p>The RegNext programme, supporters: <a href="https://www.canarianweekly.com/posts/Landmark-agreement-signed-to-make-tourism-in-the-Canary-Islands-environmentally-friendly" rel="nofollow">https://www.canarianweekly.com/posts/Landmark-agreement-signed-to-make-tourism-in-the-Canary-Islands-environmentally-friendly</a> </p><p>And detractors: <a href="https://www.canariasenpleno.com/en/regnext-or-the-art-of-passing-the-hat-canarias-entrusts-the-health-of-its-islands-to-charity/" rel="nofollow">https://www.canariasenpleno.com/en/regnext-or-the-art-of-passing-the-hat-canarias-entrusts-the-health-of-its-islands-to-charity/</a> </p><p>Proposals to improve worker ownership and democracy at work in Spain: <a href="https://reportondemocracyatwork.org/en/the-report/" rel="nofollow">https://reportondemocracyatwork.org/en/the-report/</a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Acknowledgements:</strong></p><p>That sweet music you heard was &#39;Gran Canaria&#39; by Edward Fox &amp; The Animal Kingdom: <a href="https://edwardfoxandtak.lnk.to/socialmedia" rel="nofollow">https://edwardfoxandtak.lnk.to/socialmedia</a></p><p>Find me at: @inEmmetable (on some platforms, some of the time)</p> 32e1a1ab-78b5-45ca-8750-c5feb9d0a5b7 https://redcircle.com/shows/548fd7b2-1fd7-4f4c-a487-df68701e2598/episodes/112debda-d254-4377-a935-48e32f18f6ab Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:23:14 +0000 2567 no full #1 Canary Islands - What to do when you've got no water? #1 Canary Islands - What to do when you've got no water? 1 1 Emmet Welcome to a brand spanking new podcast about sustainability issues in different parts of the globe, and innovative approaches to tackling them. This first mini-series looks at the Canary Islands, Spain. Episode 1 features an interview with Sebastian Feimblatt, co-founder and co-CEO of Ocean Oasis, a new way to desalinate water using wave energy, via floating offshore buoys. Sebastian talks about navigating the various challenges of a startup working on something quite genuinely new, what’s it like running such a startup in the Canary Islands, and dealing with brine. The first 10 minutes give an overview of the Canary Islands and their history with water; none of this is crucial to understand the interview if you want to skip ahead! Breakdown: 00:00 - 02:22 - Introduction to the series and the episode 02:23 - 06:11 - Overview of the Canary Islands and a bit about their ecology 06:12 - 09:45 - History of water on the Canary Islands and an overview of some solutions being tried 09:45 onwards - Interview with Sebastian Feimblatt of Ocean Oasis Resources: As promised, a more visual overview of some of the Canary Islands’ ecology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq0MIp51p2s Ecosystem restoration camps: https://www.theglobalbridge.org/ecosystem-restoration-camps/; Youtube documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDgDWbQtlKI Documentary where you can learn more about desalination in the Canary Islands: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WTkvkQSOn4 Ocean Oasis: https://www.oceanoasis.co/ Acknowledgements: That sweet music you heard was 'Gran Canaria' by Edward Fox & The Animal Kingdom: https://edwardfoxandtak.lnk.to/socialmedia Find me at: @inEmmetable (on some platforms, some of the time) Welcome to a brand spanking new podcast about sustainability issues in different parts of the globe, and innovative approaches to tackling them. This first mini-series looks at the Canary Islands, Spain.

Episode 1 features an interview with Sebastian Feimblatt, co-founder and co-CEO of Ocean Oasis, a new way to desalinate water using wave energy, via floating offshore buoys. Sebastian talks about navigating the various challenges of a startup working on something quite genuinely new, what’s it like running such a startup in the Canary Islands, and dealing with brine. 

The first 10 minutes give an overview of the Canary Islands and their history with water; none of this is crucial to understand the interview if you want to skip ahead!


Breakdown:

00:00 - 02:22 - Introduction to the series and the episode

02:23 - 06:11 - Overview of the Canary Islands and a bit about their ecology

06:12 - 09:45 - History of water on the Canary Islands and an overview of some solutions being tried

09:45 onwards - Interview with Sebastian Feimblatt of Ocean Oasis


Resources:

As promised, a more visual overview of some of the Canary Islands’ ecology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq0MIp51p2s 

Ecosystem restoration camps: https://www.theglobalbridge.org/ecosystem-restoration-camps/; Youtube documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDgDWbQtlKI 

Documentary where you can learn more about desalination in the Canary Islands: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WTkvkQSOn4

Ocean Oasis: https://www.oceanoasis.co/ 


Acknowledgements:

That sweet music you heard was 'Gran Canaria' by Edward Fox & The Animal Kingdom: https://edwardfoxandtak.lnk.to/socialmedia

Find me at: @inEmmetable (on some platforms, some of the time)

]]> <p>Welcome to a brand spanking new podcast about sustainability issues in different parts of the globe, and innovative approaches to tackling them. This first mini-series looks at the Canary Islands, Spain.</p><p>Episode 1 features an interview with Sebastian Feimblatt, co-founder and co-CEO of Ocean Oasis, a new way to desalinate water using wave energy, via floating offshore buoys. Sebastian talks about navigating the various challenges of a startup working on something quite genuinely new, what’s it like running such a startup in the Canary Islands, and dealing with brine. </p><p>The first 10 minutes give an overview of the Canary Islands and their history with water; none of this is crucial to understand the interview if you want to skip ahead!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Breakdown:</strong></p><p>00:00 - 02:22 - Introduction to the series and the episode</p><p>02:23 - 06:11 - Overview of the Canary Islands and a bit about their ecology</p><p>06:12 - 09:45 - History of water on the Canary Islands and an overview of some solutions being tried</p><p>09:45 onwards - Interview with Sebastian Feimblatt of Ocean Oasis</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources:</strong></p><p>As promised, a more visual overview of some of the Canary Islands’ ecology: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq0MIp51p2s" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq0MIp51p2s</a> </p><p>Ecosystem restoration camps: <a href="https://www.theglobalbridge.org/ecosystem-restoration-camps/" rel="nofollow">https://www.theglobalbridge.org/ecosystem-restoration-camps/</a>; Youtube documentary: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDgDWbQtlKI" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDgDWbQtlKI</a> </p><p>Documentary where you can learn more about desalination in the Canary Islands: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WTkvkQSOn4" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WTkvkQSOn4</a></p><p>Ocean Oasis: <a href="https://www.oceanoasis.co/" rel="nofollow">https://www.oceanoasis.co/</a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Acknowledgements:</strong></p><p>That sweet music you heard was &#39;Gran Canaria&#39; by Edward Fox &amp; The Animal Kingdom: <a href="https://edwardfoxandtak.lnk.to/socialmedia" rel="nofollow">https://edwardfoxandtak.lnk.to/socialmedia</a></p><p>Find me at: @inEmmetable (on some platforms, some of the time)</p> a419378f-610e-41ee-82bd-94733ef17ce8 https://redcircle.com/shows/548fd7b2-1fd7-4f4c-a487-df68701e2598/episodes/992c1d9c-3517-4a5c-8d92-bcf7016f7f4e Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:56:49 +0000 2657 no