Risky business: How disinformation fanned the flames of the LA wildfires...and why insurance could help mitigate future climate impacts
Cities 1.525 Mars 2025

Risky business: How disinformation fanned the flames of the LA wildfires...and why insurance could help mitigate future climate impacts

Risk is an integral part of the human experience…but risk also needs to be managed if we are to live safe, healthy and happy lives. The recent wildfires in Los Angeles were a tragic reminder of the risks that the climate crisis poses to health, homes, habitats, and the lives of human beings. But the risks posed by extreme weather events are also multi-faceted: disinformation in the wake of hurricanes and wildfires can lead to chaos, with online hate transforming into real-life violence. The i...

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The Shipping Forecast: Climate Edition

The Shipping Forecast: Climate Edition

The winds of change are blowing through the world’s maritime hubs…despite some national governments’ efforts to the contrary. While the shipping industry carries 90% of global trade, it also leaves a ...

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Creating ecosystems of climate truth: How can cities defend information integrity?

Creating ecosystems of climate truth: How can cities defend information integrity?

From fossil fuel lobbying to coordinated political disinformation campaigns, vested interests have built a profitable disinformation infrastructure designed to spread confusion, polarize debate, and e...

5 Maj 32min

The Cloud vs the Climate? Lessons from Ireland on the data centre debate

The Cloud vs the Climate? Lessons from Ireland on the data centre debate

As our lives become increasingly digital, the infrastructure powering them is sparking a global debate: we need data centres, but at what cost to the climate and our access to energy? These massive fa...

21 Apr 32min

HOT TAKE: One day, millions of journeys: Celebrating World Public Transport Day!

HOT TAKE: One day, millions of journeys: Celebrating World Public Transport Day!

Ready for a ride? In this episode, we’re celebrating the inaugural World Public Transport Day, created by the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), along with its global partners, and ...

16 Apr 19min

The Hidden Infrastructure of Urban Resilience

The Hidden Infrastructure of Urban Resilience

Cities aren’t just structures. They’re people. In the rapidly urbanising cities of the global majority, many of those people are migrant workers. They often work informally, with limited protection w...

7 Apr 31min

A Tale of Two Cities: A New Chapter

A Tale of Two Cities: A New Chapter

In this episode of Cities 1.5, we bring you another "Tale of Two Cities" - but this time, David sits down with two pioneering mayors from opposite ends of the globe. Despite their vastly different his...

24 Mars 32min

Lead like a girl - In conversation with Catherine McKenna

Lead like a girl - In conversation with Catherine McKenna

What links the Paris Agreement, Barbie and Arnold Schwarzenegger? The answer is this week’s guest on Cities 1.5! As a key architect of the Paris Agreement, Catherine McKenna - Canada’s former Minister...

10 Mars 26min

Whose Streets? Our Streets: Curbing Fossil Fuel Industry Disinformation

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In a world where climate emergencies are being declared daily, why do so many of our city streets and public transport networks have misleading ads for the very industries driving the crisis? Our conv...

24 Feb 27min

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