Podcast Episodes

From Outrage to Action: Your Questions, Our Answers

Season 11 Episode 27

We’re handing the mic over to you on this week’s Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast.

In this special Q&A episode, Christiana Figueres, Paul Dickinson and guest host Fiona McRaith (Director of The…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

The Climate Case of the Century: Inside the story of a youth-led legal movement

Season 11 Episode 26

In a world-first, the International Court of Justice is preparing to deliver an advisory opinion on climate change and human rights - all thanks to a youth-led campaign that began thousands of miles …

Published on 4 months ago

O+O Recommends: 'When Science Finds A Way'

Last episode, we explored the urgent connection between climate and health, and brought you a powerful and timely conversation with Julia Gillard, former Australian Prime Minister and Chair of the We…

Published on 4 months ago

Health Warning: The Human Cost of Climate Inaction with Julia Gillard

Season 11 Episode 25

Scientists warn that the world could breach its 1.5°C emissions limit within just 2-3 years. It’s a scary thought, but across the globe, many are grappling with an even more immediate and visceral re…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Could This Change Your Life?: The Climate Tech Revolution

Season 11 Episode 24

While climate diplomacy grapples with global uncertainty, there’s a quiet revolution happening that may be just as important - thousands of breakthrough technologies and creative applications that ar…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Hope for the High Seas?: Sylvia Earle and Oceans on the World Stage

Season 11 Episode 23

World leaders, scientists and ocean advocates are gathering in Nice for the 3rd UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) and hopes are high that progress can be made on some of the many pressing issues facing our …

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

COP30: Can Brazil deliver a global breakthrough?

Season 11 Episode 22

This November, Brazil will host COP30 in Belém, on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, in what is bound to be a moment packed with symbolism, high expectations, and global significance. This week, Chr…

Published on 5 months ago

Sovereignty and Survival: A Spotlight on Vanuatu

Season 11 Episode 21

How far would you go to protect your home?

In this week’s special episode, Christiana Figueres brings us a deeply personal and political dispatch from Vanuatu - a country on the frontlines of the clim…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

When Business Is Political: Climate commitments in an age of backlash

Season 11 Episode 20

As the US federal government drifts further into anti-climate rhetoric and abandons its national and international commitments, can non-state actors hold the line?

With Christiana Figueres away in Van…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

The Spanish Grid Goes Down: Are renewables really to blame?

Season 11 Episode 19

On April 28th, millions of people across Spain, Portugal and beyond were plunged into darkness in one of Europe’s most severe blackouts in decades. Was it a cyberattack? A renewables failure? Or migh…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago