The Land & Climate Podcast
The Land & Climate Podcast
Latest Episodes
Is reducing energy use a political taboo?
Solar and wind power is growing worldwide, but so is electricity consumption: as a result, renewables are often only added to the energy mix, rather than replacing fossil fuels. Reducing energy demand would make net zero more achiev...
Is geoengineering a security threat?
Geoengineering research is growing, as scientists look for increasingly radical means to protect humanity from the disastrous impacts of global heating.Less publicly, concerns are also building about the use of these techniques for geopo...
Are financial markets destroying climate ambition?
Click here to watch the video recording of this interview. In her latest book, Ann Pettifor argues that we are not governed by politicians or diplomats, but “by wealthy and po...
Can ocean technologies combat climate change?
Most net zero policies and major scientific models rely on carbon dioxide removal (CDR) to limit global heating to 2℃. The most commonly known methods include afforestation, bioenergy with carbon capture, and direct air capture - but various pr...
Was Chinese history shaped by climateflation?
The 17th Century Little Ice Age wreaked havoc on weather systems and economies around the world. In China, extreme cold and intense droughts led to soaring grain prices, and as food security collapsed, so did the centuries old political regime ...
