Episodes
In this fascinating interview, first aired in June 2021, Daniela discusses the eye-opening sums of money needed to achieve a transition to a low carbon economy --how this can be funded, the role of state in dealing with current environmental challenges, the importance of green investment taxonomies, the dangers of greenwashing, and much, much more.
Published 12/29/22
Pascoe Sabido from Corporate Europe Observatory reflects on the outcome of COP27 -- and discusse the way in which fossil fuel lobbyists operate at the COPs and within the EU to stall and block policies to deal with climate change.
Published 12/07/22
A wide-ranging and hard-hitting interview with pioneering American writer, activist, and Marxist environmentalist Mike Davis, recorded in January 2022, about the existential environmental and nuclear dangers we are facing --and the prevailing ideology that finance capitalism can save the world.
Published 11/28/22
In this timely interview on the eve of COP27, Harjeet Singh shares his expectations for this COP and explains why 'Loss and Damage' compensation is the centrepiece of COP27 -and what he believes needs to happen over the next five days.
Published 11/06/22
David Loy presents the key ideas in his latest book EcoDharma—which provides a Buddhist response to our ecological predicament - to deal with today’s environmental and other crises. A profound important discussion.
Published 10/26/22
Groundbreaking nuclear scholar and social thinker Professor Elaine Scarry shares her views on today’s growing nuclear threats –the underlying problems with the nuclear architecture and governance, and discusses how citizens and communities can prepare for emergency situations in order to preserve themselves and their autonomy.
Published 10/12/22
A wide-ranging, hard hitting discussion with Vijay Prashad exploring the environmental crises we are facing today through a Marxist lens-with a particular focus on the importance of the “common but differentiated responsibilities” contained in Principle 7 of the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development.
Published 09/25/22
Fascinating, broad ranging discussion on extinction, literary fiction and the climate crisis, environmental satire, and the commodification of nature.
Published 09/14/22
Eye opening discussion on the destruction of the blue commons… the destruction of fragile ocean ecosystems, marine pollution, habitat destruction, and the destruction of coastal communities, driven by overfishing, corporate exploitation, lax regulatory enforcement...and a passionate call to protect the blue commons.
Published 08/31/22
McKinsey partner Peter Spiller shares his perspective on key questions around how to tackle Scope 3 emissions, why Scope 3 emissions matter, and he highlights some of the key challenges companies face decarbonizing their supply chains.
Published 08/22/22
John B. Cobb talks about his half-century long commitment to the environment, and environmental ethics, his life long work as a theologian and philosopher, and why, ay 97, he has cofounded Living Earth Movement to inspire global cooperation for the sake of all life on our planet
Published 08/11/22
Discussion of the Bhutanese philosophy of Gross National Happiness (GNH) based on measures of individual and collective happiness, well-being of the population, and relationship with the environment, underpinned by Buddhist values.
Published 07/15/22
A wide-ranging discussion with art critic and curator Hans Ulrich Obrist on ecology and contemporary art--focussing on his work at the Serpentine Gallery in London--and the potential for climate and environmental art today.
Published 06/29/22
Fascinating interview exploring the interwoven geopolitical, economic, and political history of Western democratic societies revealing the way in which the battles for energy and for resources has ultimately led to many recent crises
Published 06/16/22
Lord Adair Turner discussed the work of the Energy Transitions Commission --and the Commission’s recent report on the role of Carbon Dioxide Removals (CDR) in meeting global climate objectives.
Published 06/06/22
Timothee Parrique discusses the latest research on degrowth economics, how the IPCC is embracing the idea of degrowth, and why green growth is not the answer.
Published 05/26/22
A fascinating discussion with Professor Robert Eccles, one of the world’s leading authorities on ESG, on the role of ESG factors in investment, the development of new sustainability standards, and investors’ changing attitudes to sustainability.
Published 05/17/22
A deep dive with Sunrise co-founder William Lawrence on the key lessons and insights from the growth and development of the Sunrise movement.
Published 05/09/22
How can the Bretton Woods institutions be reformed to stabilise international finance, align trade and investment rules with climate and development goals?
Published 04/25/22
Wide ranging interview with Ann Pettifor on the impact of an unstable financial system on the prospects of dealing with the climate crisis, the power of the private finance, the risk of stranded assets, and the necessity of moving to a low carbon economy.
Published 04/12/22
Deep dive with Professor Ruth DeFries on her recent book What would Nature Do exploring how strategies from the natural world can help humanity weather many of the environmental crises we are now facing.
Published 03/29/22
A deep dive on stranded assets with Mark Campanale, Founder of the Carbon Tracker Initiative --and a look at the Fossil fuel Non Proliferation Treaty.
Published 03/11/22
Interview with MSCI’s Global Head of ESG and Climate Research Linda-Eling Lee
Published 02/24/22
Hard-hitting interview with outspoken Kenyan ecologist and conservation writer Dr Mordecai Ogada on conservation trends in Kenya.
Published 02/01/22
A wide-ranging and hard-hitting interview with pioneering American writer, activist, and Marxist environmentalist Mike Davis about the existential environmental and nuclear dangers we are facing --and the prevailing ideology that finance capitalism can save the world.
Published 01/11/22