COP30: Can Brazil deliver a global breakthrough?
This November, Brazil will host COP30 in Belém, on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, in what is bound to be a moment packed with symbolism, high expectations, and global significance. This week, Chri...
5 Jun 202559min
Sovereignty and Survival: A Spotlight on Vanuatu
How far would you go to protect your home?In this week’s special episode, Christiana Figueres brings us a deeply personal and political dispatch from Vanuatu - a country on the frontlines of the clima...
29 Mai 20251h 3min
When Business Is Political: Climate commitments in an age of backlash
As the US federal government drifts further into anti-climate rhetoric and abandons its national and international commitments, can non-state actors hold the line?With Christiana Figueres away in Vanu...
22 Mai 202553min
The Spanish Grid Goes Down: Are renewables really to blame?
On April 28th, millions of people across Spain, Portugal and beyond were plunged into darkness in one of Europe’s most severe blackouts in decades. Was it a cyberattack? A renewables failure? Or might...
15 Mai 202544min
Technology vs Transition?: What Tony Blair gets right - and wrong - about net zero
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair says that net zero is politically unachievable without radical rethinking: a shift away from reducing consumption and toward technologies that can remove carbon bot...
8 Mai 202552min
Beyond the ‘Climate Wars’?: Australia heads to the polls
Australia heads to the polls this weekend - with climate firmly on the ballot. Is the country ready to lose its reputation as the battleground of the climate wars? And are we about to see a lasting sh...
1 Mai 202544min
The End of Oil? Inside the Hidden Decline of Fossil Fuels | Earth Day Special
Are we witnessing the beginning of the end for fossil fuels?This Earth Day, Outrage + Optimism explores a seismic shift in global energy: the possibility that major oil and gas companies are entering ...
24 Apr 202554min
The Death of Pope Francis: A Short Message from Christiana
In the wake of this morning’s sad announcement about the death of Pope Francis, Christiana Figueres reflects on his important legacy as a champion for environmental and justice causes, and shares some...
21 Apr 20256min
