
Catastrophe Apathy: Why understanding the climate crisis isn’t enough
Climate concern is not the problem. Most people have it. What's missing is everything that turns concern into action - and understanding that gap turns out to be a lot more complicated than it looks.T...
26 Feb 35min

Trump Moves to Dismantle US Climate Law - Now Comes the Legal Test
The Trump administration last week announced the repeal of the ‘endangerment finding’ - the 2009 determination that climate change threatens public health and welfare. It may sound arcane, but this pi...
19 Feb 45min

Who Wields Power Now?: Money, Movements and the Future of Climate
Who shapes climate action when old systems begin to strain? And where does power really sit - with governments, financial institutions, communities, or individuals?Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carn...
12 Feb 40min

Power, Money and Influence: The Hidden Forces Shaping Climate Action
Who really holds power in the climate transition? And how do money, politics, and influence shape the pace of change?In this episode, Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac and Paul Dickinson use some...
5 Feb 32min

The China Pivot: What will Beijing’s climate leadership look like?
World leaders are flocking to Beijing. In the first weeks of 2026, Canada’s Mark Carney, the UK’s Sir Keir Starmer and South Korea’s Lee Jae-myung have all made high-profile visits - an unmistakable s...
29 Jan 34min

Beyond COP: Can Brazil Chart a Path Off Fossil Fuels?
How dependent are we - economically, politically and socially - on fossil fuels? And how do we begin to loosen that grip?As the world reels from geopolitical shocks, multilateral institutions under st...
22 Jan 41min

What does Trump’s UNFCCC exit mean for climate diplomacy?
What happens when the world’s most powerful country walks away from the system it helped to build?This week, we examine the United States’ decision to withdraw not only from the Paris Agreement, but f...
15 Jan 37min

Venezuela, Fossil Fuels, and the Year Ahead
The year has barely begun, and already the fault lines of global power are on full display.Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac and Paul Dickinson take stock of a moment that feels both shocking and...
8 Jan 42min



















