Best Climateemergency Podcasts (2024)

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News from a World in Flux Ep. 15: Insects, injunctions, and upgrading democracy 38:41

37m ago38:41

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Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways …

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News from a World in Flux Ep. 14: Getting wetter, crazy prison terms, and Restore Nature Now! 52:59

14d ago52:59

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Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways …

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News from a World in Flux Ep. 13: Philosophy and the fossil state ft. Mohamed Amer Meziane 1:00:21

1M ago1:00:21

1:00:21

In this episode Clare Farrell and philospher Mohamed Amer Meziane dive into ideas of secularization and the fossil state. Touching on spirituality, Islamaphobia, colonialism, and oppression of the climate movement. Link to Mohamed's book: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3... Please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https:/…

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News from a World in Flux Ep. 12: The true cost of not acting and Restore Nature Now! 52:17

2M ago52:17

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Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways …

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News from a World in Flux Ep. 11: The end of coral reefs and the oppression of the climate movement 37:35

2M ago37:35

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Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways …

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News from a World in Flux Ep. 10: The problem with tree planting and insure our future 46:52

5M ago46:52

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Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways …

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News from a World in Flux Ep. 9: Finance + Physics = Climate Repair? Ft. Delton Chen 1:05:19

5M ago1:05:19

1:05:19

EPISODE 9: Finance + Physics = Climate Repair? Ft. Delton Chen In this episode Clare and Delton Chen explore Delton's work on a concept of a global carbon reward, an economic concept which could provide a carrot and not just a stick in the field of international economic interventions. As with all these conversations with experts on solutions, Exti…

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News from a World in Flux Ep. 8: £500,000 damage and not guilty! The HSBC 9 trial 39:06

6M ago39:06

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Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. Their aim, to make sure that the latest science news and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in an easy…

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News from a World in Flux Ep. 7: COP28: What happened!? 27:57

7M ago27:57

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Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways …

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News from a World in Flux Ep. 6: Everything you need to know about the COP process ft. Paddy Loughman. 1:13:41

9M ago1:13:41

1:13:41

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways …

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News from a World in Flux Ep. 5: The carbon death footprint and conservative science 42:05

9M ago42:05

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Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways …

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News from a World in Flux Ep. 4: The shadowy companies holding back progress on climate 27:53

10M ago27:53

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Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways …

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News from a World in Flux Ep. 3: Rishi backtracks, California vs. big oil, and the Dutch rebel! 34:58

10M ago34:58

34:58

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways …

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News from a World in Flux Ep. 2: Aerosol masking, geoengineering, and the pension problem 35:29

12M ago35:29

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Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways …

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Episode 1: News From A world in Flux Ep. 1: Net Zero's not enough, and the war on climate action 31:03

1y ago31:03

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Clare and Charlie discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime, and make sure that news in science and important reports that are relevant to climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand. EPISODE 1 In this episode they discuss the incredible amount of extreme weather around the w…

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The Power to Change with Margaret Atwood and Richard Black 48:46

2+ y ago48:46

48:46

This podcast episode is all about energy and features an extract from our longer interview with the celebrated writer and activist Margaret Atwood While Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil are holding up tankers and stopping oil refineries, the government is sitting on the energy policy it promised after the Ukraine invasion. With rising poverty…

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Episode 23: Parables of Nutmegs and Genocide 36:57

2+ y ago36:57

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In this podcast we're glad to feature the eminent writer Amitav Ghosh who is an influential Indian environmental thinker who has won many honours for his fiction. He's also an academic and author of several substantial works of non-fiction, including The Great Derangement, an exploration of literature’s failure to address the climate and ecological…

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Episode 22: Episode 22: Lies Lies Lies. The rise of climate contrarianism with Richard Black 48:36

3y ago48:36

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Did you catch the BBC drama The Trick? If not, it is still on BBC iPlayer (apologies for non-UK friends). It shows the birth of the arch denialist group the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) in 2009 from the point of view of a scientist who was unlucky enough to get enmeshed in their campaign to discredit the science of global warming. It’s a…

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WARD THOMAS & BUSKING FOR THE PLANET 57:53

3+ y ago57:53

57:53

My sisters, Catherine & Lizzy form the popular country duo, Ward Thomas and they are about to busk in a different city each week in the run up to Cop 26, raising money for environmental charities and awareness for the climate crisis. I decided to get them onPlanet & The Peopleto find out more and to enjoy a meandering conversation where we discusse…

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FASHION FOR THE PLANET 1:01:52

3+ y ago1:01:52

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Fashion is something we all enjoy, whether purely as a function or as a passion, but it's impacts on the environment have only relatively recently started to be talked about. I wanted to dive deep into this topic to find out why and in what ways the fashion industry is bad for the planet, and also how we can turn things around, and to help me with …

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RIDDING THE OCEANS OF PLASTIC 32:33

3+ y ago32:33

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Plastics are swamping our oceans. This is one of the most talked about issues but what are we doing about it? The Ocean Cleanup, led by inventor and entrepreneur Boyan Slat are pioneers in technology that is clearing our oceans of plastic and also stopping plastics entering our oceans through river interceptors. I spoke to Rachel Richardson from Th…

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Episode 21: Episode 21 - It’s Not Illegal To Care: The Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill 49:04

3+ y ago49:04

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The episode begins with the stirring words of XR’s Clare Farrell and Marvina Newton from ‘United for black Lives’ speaking against the Police Crime Sentencing and Courts bill in parliament Square on April 3rd at a Kill the Bill coalition event. This podcast looks at the oppressive new legislation that Priti Patel is trying to foist upon us, and at …

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THE FUTURE OF AIR TRAVEL 28:08

3+ y ago28:08

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Some time ago I was speaking to a friend of mine Chip Yardly all about the impacts of air travel on the planet. Chip is a pilot who flies for Tui, and had quite a lot to say about the topic, having had to swat up on it for his job interviews. So I decided to have him on Planet & The People for a bite sized chat where he gave me the low down on how …

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CAN BIOCHAR PROTECT THE PLANET 38:33

3+ y ago38:33

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I spoke to Henrietta Moon, co-founder of Carbo Culture all about Biochar. Biochar is one of the lesser known climate solutions. It's not as talked about as renewable energy or trees or direct air capture technology, which was why I was so pleased that Carbo Culture contacted me and asked me to come on the podcast. For more information about carbo c…

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Race to Save the World - Rebel Radio Special 37:51

3+ y ago37:51

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In this collaboration with Rebel Radio, Anna Hyde hosts this Special with the director and some of the protagonists of the film 'Race to Save the World'. Anna first speaks to director Joe Gant about what made him create this film. Joe explains that once you know how bad the climate and ecological emergency is, you can't ever unknow it - but it can …

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THE THEATRE OF CLIMATE CHANGE 49:15

3+ y ago49:15

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Having made a career in theatre and film as a writer and actor, I like to think the arts can be pretty powerful in lots of ways, but how can it be used to inspire us about climate change? I spoke to playwright April De Angelis whose 20 year career has seen her plays produced at the National Theatre, The Royal Court and the RSC among many others. In…

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LETS REALLY TALK ABOUT CARBON OFFSETTING? 48:22

3+ y ago48:22

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The concept of Carbon Offsetting, or carbon credits is often met with mixed views. Is it simply an excuse to carry on as normal but look like you're doing good? Or is it maybe a valuable tool? In fact, what is it? Where does the money go? What does it actually do? And what else are the big businesses doing to save the planet? Tom explores all and m…

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THE ORIGINS OF PANDEMICS 44:52

3+ y ago44:52

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The emergence of a new pandemic is something that has impacted us all in varying degrees of hell. But where do pandemics come from? Where do they start and how are we responsible? Can we call this year an ecological event? From Measles, to Ebola to Sars to covid 19, Tom talks to Zoonotic disease specialist Dr David Redding, and Reader in Environmen…

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IS IT REALLY GREEN & WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? 54:57

3+ y ago54:57

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Georgina Wilson Powell is founder and editor of the online eco lifestyle magazine, Pebble and author of the new book 'IS IT REALLY GREEN' Pebble was founded to bridge the gap between sustainability and style and the every day. Since then Georgina has recently published 'Is it Really Green', a helpful guide that answers 249 questions about our every…

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Episode 20 - This Is An Ecological Emergency 43:48

3+ y ago43:48

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In this episode Jessica is joined by artist Tom Stallard, a member of the XR samba band and Walthamstow XR. Jessica interviews with Dr. Charlie Gardner, a conservationist and researcher based at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology at the University of Kent. Dr. Gardner lived in Madagascar for 10 years helping to establish new protecte…

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CLIMATE CHANGE & THE GLOBAL STAGE 1:09:58

3+ y ago1:09:58

1:09:58

World leaders that deny Climate Change. Nations chopping down forests and expanding their coal industry It can be overwhelming and terrifying In this first episode of series 2, Tom talks to Professor Chris Rapley and returning guest Professor Mark Maslin and finds out how the international community has worked together since the 1990s to fight clim…

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Episode 19 - Tree Protectors 39:33

3+ y ago39:33

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This episode Jessica Townsend and Ferghal McEntee look at some brave people putting their lives on the line to protect trees both in the UK and in the Amazon. We begin with the fierce anti-felling poem Heartwood written and read by Robert Macfarlane to honour all those doing this great work and the trees they love. The recording we use is of the we…

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Episode 18 - Young People Vs. The UK Government 33:19

3+ y ago33:19

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On this fifth anniversary of the Paris agreement, three young people are launching a case against the British Government for their failure to safeguard their futures and those of their families in the global south. We talk to one of the plaintiffs, student Jerry Amokwandoh, about what has motivated him to take such a powerful step. We also talk to …

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Episode 17 - No More Lies, with Zadie Smith, George Monbiot, Jay Griffiths and more at Tufton Street 43:55

3+ y ago43:55

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Where is the heart of climate denial in the UK? Who are the main individuals & organisations coming between the people and the policy progress we need to address the climate & ecological emergency? Questions like this led Writers Rebel to organize an action in a quiet, privileged street in the heart of London's parliamentary district. The Writers R…

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SPECIAL. Mock Cop 26 26:16

4y ago26:16

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In the absence of this years COP 26 (the annual Conference of Parties, where world leaders meet to discuss climate goals), a collection of young people from all over the world have decided to set up their own online conference this November 2020 to explore the range of issues and potential policies around Climate Change. This is Mock Cop 26 Tom met…

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Episode 16 - Citizens' Assemblies: Your Questions Answered 41:15

4y ago41:15

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Extinction Rebellion UK's Third Demand is a government commissioned, independently run Citizens' Assembly on Climate and Ecological Justice. But what does that mean? Join Marijn van de Geer as she speaks to XR UK's Citizens' Assembly Working Group (CAWG) to find out what exactly the Third Demand means, and look into some of the deeper questions reb…

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Episode 15 - Economics for the Planet with Kate Raworth, Author of Doughnut Economics 45:37

4y ago45:37

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This episode Jessica & #MoneyRebellion’s Will talk to Kate Raworth, the most influential alternative economic thinker of the present moment. Her book Doughnut Economics has been hugely influential amongst sustainable development thinkers, progressive businesses, and political activists. She has also presented it to audiences ranging from the UN Gen…

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Episode 14 – The Death of Berta Cáceres, environmental defender from Honduras 36:27

4y ago36:27

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This podcast focuses on the new book ‘Who Killed Berta Cáceres' by Nina Lakhani. The book is a compelling, thriller-like read based on the murder of the brave indigenous activist Berta Cáceres who was fighting the development of a dam using World Bank funding in her region in Honduras. Also included in this episode is an interview with James Arango…

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Episode 13 – The Future is Local, with Helena Norberg-Hodge and Jyoti Fernandes 45:25

4y ago45:25

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In this week’s episode Jessica interviews two inspirational women: Helen Norberg-Hodge, the founder of Local Futures; and Jyoti Fernandes, from the Land Workers Alliance and La Via Campesina. We talk about why our futures need to be local rather than global and why that truth is more evident now than ever. In particular we focus on food production …

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The Truth About Zane - Best of Rebel Radio (2) 48:45

4y ago48:45

48:45

7-year-old Zane Gbangbola died after flood water carried the fatally toxic chemical hydrogen cyanide from a nearby landfill site into his home in Surrey. A Ministry of Defense whistleblower revealed it, but the government denies it. How can we get justice for the UK's first victim of climate change? Plus, we hear from Lola Perrin – cofounder of XR …

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Transforming the Global Financial System, with Ann Pettifor - Best of Rebel Radio (1) 38:08

4y ago38:08

38:08

Welcome to a new XR Podcast series: The Best of Rebel Radio. Here we take some of the wonderful content coming out of Rebel Radio and edit it into a podcast so you can listen again whenever you like. For our first Best of Rebel Radio Podcast, hosts Sue Wheat and Seb O'Connell speak to Ann Pettifor about the global financial system and how internati…

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THE PLANET AND THE ECONOMY 43:02

4y ago43:02

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Is Economic growth the enemy of our planet or is it just how we grow? Can we build an economy that helps us prosper while also protecting our environment? What kind of world will we build in the aftermath of the Covid19 Pandemic? In the final episode of series 1, Tom talks to Climate Change Economist, Dimitri Zenghelis - formerly head of Economic F…

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Episode 12 - A Paradigm Shift, with Jeremy Lent 45:09

4y ago45:09

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Many people in the climate movement wonder why it’s so hard to get our message through. Could part of the problem be buried in the very language we use? In this episode we’re talking to Jeremy Lent, the author of The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning. His work investigates the patterns of thought that have led…

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HEMP AND THE PLANET 42:44

4+ y ago42:44

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Tom visits a Hemp farm in Co Monaghan in Ireland and talks to Farmer Marcus McCabe & Hill sheep farmer and Land Tenure Specialist Bridget Murphy all about the wonderful potentials of Hemp. From a Carbon negative building material, to a fossil fuel substitute, to a health food that can suck in more carbon dioxide than trees, Hemp provides an incredi…

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GREENPEACE AND THE PLANET 49:07

4+ y ago49:07

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Who are Greenpeace, what do they stand for, and what role can we play in preventing deforestation? Tom talks to Greenpeace's Forest Campaigner Chiara Vitali about the planet, about the Amazon, about Greenpeace and about chickens, with the occasional reference to a supermarket elf. Chiara tells Tom about two reports she's written, Under Fire & Wingi…

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Episode 11 - "Less is More", with Jason Hickel 37:24

4y ago37:24

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We live in a society addicted to growth, yet on a planet with finite resources. Something needs to give. The Extinction Rebellion Podcast talks to a star of the degrowth movement, Jason Hickel. Jason is an academic and the author of The Divide and the upcoming book, Less is More: Why Degrowth Will Save the World. Extinction Rebellion has three dema…

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REFORESTING THE PLANET WITH ECOSIA 35:39

4+ y ago35:39

35:39

How to restore forests and plant trees with a simple online search. Tom chats to Hannah Wickes, the CMO at Ecosia, the tree planting search engine. He finds out all about how they are shrinking deserts, restoring water cycles and rebuilding wildlife habitats with their extensive reforestation projects, all funded by the revenue from their search en…

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TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PLANET 49:23

4+ y ago49:23

49:23

In two interviews, Tom finds out about CO2 air capture technology and also explores how we can protect the Polar Regions. Climeworks is a Direct Air Capture Company based in Switzerland, extracting carbon dioxide from the air and converting it into commercial commodities. Tom finds out from Louisa Charles just how their technology works and what op…

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Episode 10 - 2050 is Too Late, with Kevin Anderson 42:38

4+ y ago42:38

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We need to act now if we want to avoid overwhelming climate and ecological breakdown. So why does the government tell us we’ve got until 2050? In this episode we’re exploring the government’s 2050 net zero emissions target and why that timeline endangers not only humans, but every other species on the planet. We’ll talk about the science that shows…

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FOOD & THE PLANET 40:13

4+ y ago40:13

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How can food be both a climate problem and a climate solution? Tom talks to Honor Eldridge, Head of Policy at the Sustainable Food Trust (until May 2020, then Head of Policy at Plant Life) all about food systems and how the world can turn farming around from being a climate offender to a climate solution. Follow The Sustainable Food Trust at https:…

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