Is reducing energy use a political taboo?

Alasdair talks to Oliver Broad about research that found UK energy demand could be reduced by 52%.

Is geoengineering a security threat?

Alasdair talks to Dr Danielle Young about the potential militarisation of solar geoengineering.

Are financial markets destroying climate ambition?

Bertie talks to political economist Ann Pettifor for a special episode recorded with a live audience in London.

Can ocean technologies combat climate change?

Bertie talks to Professor David Ho about marine carbon dioxide removal.

Was Chinese history shaped by climateflation?

Alasdair interviews historian Tim Brook about the Little Ice Age and the fall of the Ming dynasty.

What is the history of extinction?

Bertie speaks to Professor Sadiah Qureshi about her book ‘Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction’.

Has the plastics industry co-opted the circular economy?

Alasdair talks to Dr Rob Ralston about the impacts of plastic industry lobbying.

Is the idea of ‘energy transition’ misleading?

Returning guest Gökçe Günel joins Bertie to discuss her new book, “Floating Power: Energy, Infrastructure, and South-South Relations”.

How do trade unions influence climate policy?

Bertie speaks with Professor Vera Trappmann about the labour movement’s role in decarbonisation.

Growing pains: how will the fertiliser crisis affect food supply?

Alasdair and Noah Gordon discuss the international and environmental politics of fertilisers.