Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy are we still subsidising fossil fuels?
In 2009, the G20 countries pledged to phase out 'inefficient' fossil fuel subsidies, which have long been seen as an obstacle to fighting climate cha…
3 years, 5 months ago
Why isn’t the world heating equally?
The Arctic is warming four times faster than the global average temperature. Ice caps are melting, forcing the indigenous Inuit community living arou…
3 years, 5 months ago
How do we stay cool in a warming world?
Heatwaves are already the most deadly of climate risks. If we don’t keep climate change in check, we’ll experience more of them, reaching even higher…
3 years, 6 months ago
Can renewables be used for heating?
Half of all the energy we use globally goes on heating and cooling. We need heating for all sorts of things; from keeping our homes warm to industry …
3 years, 6 months ago
Can we reduce lives lost from extreme weather?
Extreme weather is becoming even more extreme thanks to climate change. Countless lives are claimed by heatwaves, cold snaps, cyclones, droughts and …
3 years, 6 months ago
How to speak to a climate denier
From climate sceptic to climate campaigner, Sarah Ott grew up in the US surrounded by doubters, listening to out-right deniers. This is the story of …
3 years, 6 months ago
Was the 2022 World Cup as green as it seemed?
Back in 2010, FIFA announced that the tiny country of Qatar would host the 2022 World Cup. It would be the first Middle Eastern country to do so. The…
3 years, 7 months ago
How much does biodiversity matter to climate change?
The ecosystems of the land and ocean absorb around half our planet warming emissions. But these are being destroyed by human activity. At the same t…
3 years, 7 months ago
Are meat substitutes as green as we think?
What we eat has a massive impact on global warming. Meat and dairy are among the biggest drivers of the climate crisis - creating more planet-warming…
3 years, 7 months ago
Did ‘Africa’s COP’ deliver for Africa?
At the start of COP 27 Egyptian President Fattah al-Sisi told the world that it was vital that African countries receive "appropriate support and fun…
3 years, 7 months ago