Welcome back to season 5 of How Could We?, a podcast to explore cities' transformation and discuss why cities play such a key role in tackling climate change. In this series, host Anne-Sophie Garrigou delves into topics such as the importance of citizen engagement, how cities' dialogue with industry can enact change and the collaboration of cities with other actors - highlighting the crucial role of cities in demonstrating the way towards a climate-resilient, inclusive, and beautiful future for all. Our first guest this season is EIT Climate-KIC CEO Kirsten Dunlop, who joins us for a special episode. Kirsten has been CEO of EIT Climate-KIC since 2017 and passionately believes in the capacity to learn and evolve into a climate-resilient society. In this episode, we discuss why EIT Climate-KIC has chosen to work in - and with - cities, how cities embody the idea of systems transformation and what EIT Climate-KIC has learned from our work with cities that informs collaborations with regions, nations, industries and many other stakeholders. -- This episode was presented by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and produced by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bárbara Mendes-Jorge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Listen to our previous episodes - Season 1 focused on Sustainable Forestry and Land Use, Season 2 explored the New European Bauhaus initiative, in Season 3 we explored three themes related to the climate emergency: Climate Narratives, Confusion & Crisis and Radical Collaboration, while in Season 4 we delved into the transformative potential of development funding. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EIT Climate-KIC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change.  We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Visit our website – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.climate-kic.org ⁠⁠