politics

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.

Jun 27 •

Richard Delevan

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Michael Spiekermann

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55:16

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!

Jun 22 •

Richard Delevan

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Solitaire Townsend

33:22

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.

Jun 14 •

Richard Delevan

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Rishika Pardikar

42:47

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…

Jun 8 •

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…

Jun 7 •

Richard Delevan

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43:20

Does 'climate tech' need (another) re-brand?

Comms guru Art Lapinsch on the naming of things and why it matters.

Jun 5 •

Richard Delevan

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44:00

Who Pays for the AI Power Surge?

Cipher's Cat Clifford stopped by to talk the future of American energy.

Jun 4 •

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.

Jun 3 •

Richard Delevan

1:00:06

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.

May 29 •

Richard Delevan

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40:30

They Blame it on the Sun

Ketan Joshi wants us to better "pre-bunk" blackout disinformation about renewables.

May 28 •

Richard Delevan

1:12:39

RIP Norm(s), in CDR, American energy, and Cheers

Maeve Allsup of Latitude Media and Robert Höglund of cdr.fyi talk the state of play in US energy chaos and carbon removals. And a tribute to George…

May 22 •

Richard Delevan

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Robert Höglund

1:05:14

Elon Musk v Mishal Husain = Frost v Nixon

The BBC presenter-turned-Bloomberg editor made news. It has largely been ignored.

May 21 •

Richard Delevan

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