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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
33:22
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
44:16
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
42:47
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
35:40
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
40:17
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
43:20
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
44:00
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
46:21
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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May 2025

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
40:30
Cara Maesano: Can Heavy Industry Scale CDR?
RMI's head of Carbon Dioxide Removals research on why it's not a nice-to-have, it's a must-do.
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Richard Delevan
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Cara Maesano
45:12
They Blame it on the Sun
Ketan Joshi wants us to better "pre-bunk" blackout disinformation about renewables.
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Richard Delevan
1:12:39
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