Andrew Simms's guest appearances

Andrew Simms

Rob Hopkins

The Prospect Podcast

Hope & Action Podcast

It's Bloody Complicated - A Compass Podcast

The bluedot Podcast

Your Brain On Climate

The Traders Cafe with Zak Mir

Peter Macfadyen

Marc Stears

Angela Saini

Ed Miliband

Adam Corner

Tom Clark

Paul Mason

Robert Macfarlane

Danny Dorling

Jonathan Haidt

Jason Roberts

George Saunders

Paul Hawken

Stanley McChrystal

Yasmin Khan

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Many of us made rapid changes to our behaviour during the pandemic, so why—when facing a crisis as existential as climate change—are we dragging our heels? Economist, author and activist Andrew Simms joins Alan Rusbridger to discuss how fast transitions could save the planet.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many of us made rapid changes to our behaviour during the pandemic, so why—when facing a crisis as existential as climate change—are we dragging our heels? Economist, author and activist Andrew Simms joins Alan Rusbridger to discuss how fast transitions could save the planet. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Andrew Simms: How to save a burning planet 

In the second episode of The Future We Want, a new series from Compass and the Orwell Youth Prize, Orwell Youth Fellows Lauren DeBruin and Hugh Ludford join Andrew Simms to discuss climate, dystopia – and how we encourage each other to want a better future.Andrew Simms is the co-director of the New Weather Institute, coordinator of the Rapid Transition Alliance and co-author of the original Green New Deal.The episode begins with Lauren and Hugh reading their pieces, 'What We Lost' and 'You Are What You Eat'.Read 'What We Lost' by Lauren Debruin (https://www.orwellfoundation.com/?s=Lauren+Debruin) Read 'You Are What You Eat' by Hugh Ludford (https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-youth-prize/2018-youth-prize/winners-orwell-youth-prize-2020/hugh-ludford/)The Future We Want is a new podcast series from the Orwell Youth Prize and Compass. We've matched the Orwell Youth Fellows from 2020 with figures from politics, media and political writing.The Orwell Youth Prize is an annual programme for students aged 12–18 culminating in a writing prize. The prize and programme introduce young people to the power of political language, and provoke them to think critically about the world around them.Compass' regular podcast, It's Bloody Complicated, is recorded every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Become a Compass member to join our live recordings and put your questions to our guests: https://action.compassonline.org.uk/podcastSupport the show (https://www.compassonline.org.uk/podcast/)Support the showEnjoyed the podcast and want to be a live audience member at our next episode? Want to have the chance in raising questions to the panelist?Support our work and be a part of the Compass community. Become a member!You can find us on Twitter at @CompassOffice. 

In the second episode of The Future We Want, a new series from Compass and the Orwell Youth Prize, Orwell Youth Fellows Lauren DeBruin and Hugh Ludford join Andrew Simms to discuss climate, dystopia – and how we encourage each other to want a better future. Andrew Simms is the co-director of the New Weather Institute, coordinator of the Rapid Transition Alliance and co-author of the original Green New Deal. The episode begins with Lauren and Hugh reading their pieces, 'What We Lost' and 'You Are What You Eat'. <a href="https://www.orwellfoundation.com/?s=Lauren+Debruin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read 'What We Lost' by Lauren Debruin</a> (<a href="https://www.orwellfoundation.com/?s=Lauren+Debruin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.orwellfoundation.com/?s=Lauren+Debruin</a>) <a href="https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-youth-prize/2018-youth-prize/winners-orwell-youth-prize-2020/hugh-ludford/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read 'You Are What You Eat' by Hugh Ludford</a> (<a href="https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-youth-prize/2018-youth-prize/winners-orwell-youth-prize-2020/hugh-ludford/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-youth-prize/2018-youth-prize/winners-orwell-youth-prize-2020/hugh-ludford/</a>) The Future We Want is a new podcast series from the Orwell Youth Prize and Compass. We've matched the Orwell Youth Fellows from 2020 with figures from politics, media and political writing. The Orwell Youth Prize is an annual programme for students aged 12–18 culminating in a writing prize. The prize and programme introduce young people to the power of political language, and provoke them to think critically about the world around them. Compass' regular podcast, It's Bloody Complicated, is recorded every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Become a Compass member to join our live recordings and put your questions to our guests: <a href="https://action.compassonline.org.uk/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://action.compassonline.org.uk/podcast</a><a href="https://www.compassonline.org.uk/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> (<a href="https://www.compassonline.org.uk/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.compassonline.org.uk/podcast/</a>) <a href="https://www.compassonline.org.uk/podcast/" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>Enjoyed the podcast and want to be a live audience member at our next episode? Want to have the chance in raising questions to the panelist? Support our work and be a part of the Compass community. <a href="https://action.compassonline.org.uk/podcast-signup" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Become a member</a>! You can find us on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/CompassOffice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@CompassOffice</a>.

The Future We Want #2: The Climate Crisis with Andrew Simms

Everything changes and everything stays the same. Imagine being a squishy human brain trying to navigate that. Add on a barrage of advertising and social norms about what 'novelty' looks like, and no wonder it's so hard to make sense of what we might really want to change in our lives. And then there's climate change. There's a clue in the name: it means Different. Are we kitted out for that kind of change? Has our thirst for newness got us into this mess in the first place?  And what hope is there of changing how we live in time to do something about it? Discussing all this and more with Dave is megabrain author, analyst and campaigner Andrew Simms. He's the director of the Rapid Transition Alliance, founder of the New Weather Institute, and formerly Policy Director at the New Economics Foundation. He's also written a bucket-load of books about the climate crisis and what needs to change - and how to change it. Follow him on Twitter @andrewsimms_uk. A link, as highlighted by the owl noise: - 06:30 - The hedonic treadmill, a faintly depressing thing to read about. Your Brain on Climate is a podcast about human psychology vs the climate crisis: what we think, why we think it, and how it all adds up to a planet-sized emergency.  Contact the show:  @brainclimate on Twitter, or hello@yourbrainonclimate.com. The show is hosted by Dave Powell, who you can find @powellds on Twitter.  All music throughout the show and audio production is by Dave, because he's far too much of a control freak to let anyone else loose on it. Show logo by Arthur Stovell at www.designbymondial.com.   

Everything changes and everything stays the same. Imagine being a squishy human brain trying to navigate that. Add on a barrage of advertising and social norms about what 'novelty' looks like, and no wonder it's so hard to make sense of what we might really want to change in our lives. And then there's climate change. There's a clue in the name: it means Different. Are we kitted out for that kind of change? Has our thirst for newness got us into this mess in the first place?  And what hope is there of changing how we live in time to do something about it? Discussing all this and more with Dave is megabrain author, analyst and campaigner Andrew Simms. He's the director of the <a href="https://www.rapidtransition.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rapid Transition Alliance</a>, founder of the <a href="https://www.newweather.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New Weather Institute</a>, and formerly Policy Director at the <a href="https://neweconomics.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New Economics Foundation</a>. He's also written a <a href="https://www.newweather.org/about-us/andrew-simms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bucket-load of books</a> about the climate crisis and what needs to change - and how to change it. Follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewSimms_uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@andrewsimms_uk. </a> A link, as highlighted by the owl noise: - 06:30 - The hedonic treadmill, <a href="https://positivepsychology.com/hedonic-treadmill/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a faintly depressing thing to read about</a>. Your Brain on Climate is a podcast about human psychology vs the climate crisis: what we think, why we think it, and how it all adds up to a planet-sized emergency.  Contact the show:  <a href="http://www.twitter.com/brainclimate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@brainclimate</a> on Twitter, or hello@yourbrainonclimate.com. The show is hosted by Dave Powell, who you can find <a href="http://www.twitter.com/powellds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@powellds</a> on Twitter.  All music throughout the show and audio production is by Dave, because he's far too much of a control freak to let anyone else loose on it. Show logo by Arthur Stovell at <a href="http://designbymondial.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.designbymondial.com.</a>

Change, with Andrew Simms

Andrew Simms of New Economics Foundation and Global Witness shares his thoughts on the IDDRI conference in Paris.

Andrew Simms discusses the IDDRI conference in Paris