Former Minister of the Environment for Estonia. From Rain Epler: I am currently a Member of the Parliament of Estonia, representing Estonian Conservative Party, biggest opposition party. And personally my field of interest is energy and green politics. 00:00 Introduction to Rain Eppler and Estonia 01:04 Personal Background and Political Journey 01:44 Inspirations and Motivations in Politics 07:15 Reflections on the Soviet Era and Its Impacts 30:02 The Transition from Soviet Union to Independence 41:47 Current Political Climate and Future Outlook 52:24 Engaging with the Youth on Climate Narratives 57:06 Final Thoughts and Acknowledgements https://twitter.com/rainepler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_Epler ========= AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries About Tom Nelson: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89cj_OtPeenLkWMmdwcT8Dt0DGMb8RGR Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomANelson Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomn.substack.com/about