Why Beauty Matters in the Climate Crisis
At a moment when the world feels noisier, faster, and more demanding than ever, what role can beauty play in helping us slow down, reconnect, and remember what matters?As the year draws to a close, Ch...
24 Dec 202545min
Follow The Money: Who’s driving climate disinformation?
At the very moment we need clarity and trust, information integrity is being polluted. Disinformation is profitable and the impact on truth is dangerous. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the disco...
18 Dec 202543min
Paris, 10 Years On - Has it Changed the World?
Ten years ago, a gavel dropped in a conference hall north of Paris. It was the moment the world agreed on a strategic plan for one of the most consequential transformations in human history. But, a de...
11 Dec 202549min
Jacinda Ardern and… Is It Time to Talk About Geoengineering?
This week, hosts Tom Rivett Carnac and Paul Dickinson delve into the rapidly emerging - and faintly surreal - world of solar geoengineering. Politico journalist Karl Mathiesen joins us to unpack his i...
4 Dec 202547min
Kim Stanley Robinson on Pre Traumatic Imagination and the stories that change us
This week on Outrage + Optimism, we’re taking a breath.After two intense weeks of daily updates from COP30 in Belém, we’re returning to weekly programming with something different - a slower, deeper, ...
27 Nov 202536min
Inside COP: The Final Hours of COP30 - and the road ahead
This is our final episode of Inside COP. For two weeks we’ve tried to bring you as close as possible to the heart of COP30 - the pace, the pressure, the progress, and the perspectives of those working...
23 Nov 202537min
Inside COP: Friday Night in Belém - uncertainty in the Blue Zone
We recorded this episode across Friday afternoon and deep into the evening inside the Blue Zone at COP30. At the time of publishing, there is still no final deal. The negotiations are ongoing, positio...
22 Nov 202538min
Inside COP: Friday Morning in Belém - what’s changed and why it matters
It’s Friday morning in Belém and COP30 is moving fast. After yesterday’s fire and the overnight closure of the venue, the Brazilian Presidency worked through the night and released a new draft text ea...
21 Nov 202515min
