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Climate changed. For many, it will be move or die. w/ Gaia Vince
Author of Nomad Century on the post-climate change present, acceptance, and the Climate Culture War.
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Richard Delevan
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Gaia Vince
55:16
Abundance v Activism at London Climate Week
Is "abundance" discourse a way forward or a new name for an old delusion to ignore limits? Yasmine Abdu, Charles Perry, and Michael Spiekermann discuss.
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Richard Delevan
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Charles Perry
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Michael Spiekermann
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Yasmine Abdu
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33:22
EXCLUSIVE: Why, yes. I AM thinking about the Roman Empire; with Solitaire Townsend
Futerra co-founder and Solutionists author talks for the first time about her debut novel - cli-fi/alt-history romp Godstorm - preorder now!
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Richard Delevan
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Solitaire Townsend
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The Uninsurable Earth, and the Arc of History
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DeepSeek Deep Sixes Energy Equities
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Solar Geoengineering: Climate Chemo or Ozempic?
 • Richard Delevan, Pete Irvine, and Josh Horton
Elon Musk v Mishal Husain = Frost v Nixon
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The Deluge
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Elon Musk should be afraid of this woman.
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44:16
The Long Heat, with Wim Carton
Co-author of Overshoot gives us a sneak preview of the second half of his work with Andreas Malm, published in a few weeks!
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Richard Delevan
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Wim Carton
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42:47
Covering climate in India (w Rishika Pardikar)
Reporting by Bengaluru-based environment and climate journo appears regularly in Drilled, The Hindu, News Minute, and Frontline.
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Richard Delevan
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Rishika Pardikar
35:40
A Peruvian farmer may have just saved us. Even though he lost in court, we all won.
Dana Drugmand on the precedent-setting RWE ruling in Germany; plus the US climate cases that keep rolling on.
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Richard Delevan
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Dana Drugmand
40:17
The True Story of Limits to Growth
Economist and documentary maker Katy Shields takes us behind the scenes on her superstar project centred on the arc of principal Limits to Growth author…
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Richard Delevan
43:20
Climate Diplomacy Is Doomed. Unless... (w Jessica Green)
A new book, Existential Politics, explains why we argue about angels on the head of a pin and why we need to talk about the elephant in the room…
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Richard Delevan
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Jessica Green
44:00
Does 'climate tech' need (another) re-brand?
Comms guru Art Lapinsch on the naming of things and why it matters.
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Richard Delevan
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Art Lapinsch
46:21
Who Pays for the AI Power Surge?
Cipher's Cat Clifford stopped by to talk the future of American energy.
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Richard Delevan
1:00:06
Michael Barnard on climate solutions that are full of sh*t.
Literally. Our fave Canadian energy expert returns to the show.
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Richard Delevan
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How Journalism Can Survive AI and Bothsidesism (w Mic Wright)
"Breaking: How the Media Works, When it Doesn't and Why it Matters" author joins us for a sneak peak of his new book, out 12 June 2025.
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Richard Delevan
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Mic Wright
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Wicked Problems
We cover climate tech: where business, science, politics, tech, and culture meet and shape the future. And whether it's one you'd want to live in.
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