Has environmental policy contributed to the crisis in Sri Lanka?
Has environmental policy contributed to the crisis in Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka is in the midst of an acute economic, energy, and political crisis. With fuel, food and electricity shortages,... Read more
7 Jul 2022
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16mins
Is a utopian future still possible with climate breakdown?
Is a utopian future still possible with climate breakdown?
Bertie talks to Drew Pendergrass, coauthor of Half Earth Socialism, recently published by Verso books. They discuss geoe... Read more
1 Jul 2022
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24mins
How has climate change affected Lebanon? With Assaad Razzouk
How has climate change affected Lebanon? With Assaad Razzouk
Lauren talks to Assaad Razzouk, host of the Angry Clean Energy Guy podcast and British Lebanese clean energy entrepreneu... Read more
24 Jun 2022
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22mins
Is the finance industry on track for net zero?
Is the finance industry on track for net zero?
Daniel Klier is CEO of ESG Book, and was previously HSBC's first Head of Sustainability, and Chair of the Bank of Englan... Read more
16 Jun 2022
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22mins
Human rights, climate change, and the Philippines - with Yeb Saño
Human rights, climate change, and the Philippines - with Yeb Saño
The controversial election of Bongbong Marcos as President of the Philippines on May 9th overshadowed another Filipino n... Read more
9 Jun 2022
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21mins
How are assumptions around science and migration undermining climate policy? With Sonia Shah
How are assumptions around science and migration undermining climate policy? With Sonia Shah
Award winning author and journalist Sonia Shah talks to Alasdair about her book, The Next Great Migration: The Beauty an... Read more
17 May 2022
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26mins
How to tackle methane in a meat-eating world?
How to tackle methane in a meat-eating world?
Did you know that methane is more than 25 times more potent than CO2 in terms of trapping heat in the atmosphere? In thi... Read more
10 May 2022
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15mins
What are the issues threatening oceans in the Pacific? With Dame Meg Taylor DBE
What are the issues threatening oceans in the Pacific? With Dame Meg Taylor DBE
The day before 80 countries meet in Palau to discuss ocean governance, Bertie talked to Dame Meg Taylor DBE about the ch... Read more
12 Apr 2022
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22mins
CCS: what are the right (and wrong) ways to do carbon capture and storage?
CCS: what are the right (and wrong) ways to do carbon capture and storage?
Dr. Howard Herzog is a pioneer of carbon capture and storage research, having studied it since 1989 in what is now calle... Read more
8 Apr 2022
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25mins
Roxane Andersen explains why peatlands are the "superheroes" of carbon storage
Roxane Andersen explains why peatlands are the "superheroes" of carbon storage
Bertie talked to renowned peatland expert Professor Roxane Andersen, of the University of Highlands & Islands, the E... Read more
25 Mar 2022
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31mins