Sep 2024

Introducing: Overheated — a three-show collab

We take you behind the scenes of Overheated, a special series we put together with a couple of sister shows: Quirks & Quarks and White Coat, Black Art. Each of us tells a specific story of how heat will change everything, from neighbourhood microclimates to the rise of “hot work. ... Show More

15 m

Sep 2024

Ghosts in their fishing nets (an Overheated story)

Yukon First Nations are leaders in protecting a keystone species threatened by warming waters. Join us in Whitehorse where we meet people demanding better care for irreplaceable Chinook salmon. This story is our contribution to Overheated, a special series we put together with tw ... Show More

25m 38s

Sep 2024

HOW TO: Calculate an e-bike's climate impact

Electric bikes are surging in popularity. Sure, they create fewer emissions than cars, but how climate friendly are they when you factor in their whole life cycle? A What on Earth listener asked, and we went looking for the answers.

6m 56s

Nov 2022

Daunting challenges for UN climate conference

Delegates are gathering in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for the COP27 UN climate change conference beginning on Sunday 6 November. But a lot has changed in the 12 months since attendees of the COP26 meeting in Glasgow promised bold action to tackle global warming. Russia invaded Ukrai ... Show More

48m 55s

Dec 2021

The Story Behind the Summit: Leading A Global Climate Change Fight Into 2022

The COP26 Summit, the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow last month brought together people from all over the world. And everyone had stories of how climate change is already affecting their lives. But, did the conference accomplish what it set out to do? Al ... Show More

12m 21s

Nov 2022

Cop27: Deal reached to help worst-hit by warming

The UN climate summit has ended with a landmark deal for poorer countries, but disappointment over a lack of overall ambition in the final text. Negotiators in Egypt agreed to set up a fund to help the most vulnerable parts of the world deal with disasters caused by climate chang ... Show More

49m 5s

Nov 2021

Can COP26 deliver on climate change?

The science is unequivocal: human-made climate change is leading the world into an environmental crisis, and time is running out to prevent permanent damage to ecosystems and make the planet uninhabitable for many of us humans. As communities around the world increasingly experie ... Show More

39m 53s

Nov 2022

COP27 climate reparations and democracy activists fear Elon's Twitter

At COP27, the UN's conference on climate change this week, countries in the Global South are calling for a loss and damage compensation fund. And for the first time, it's actually on the agenda. The central argument for the fund is that the countries most vulnerable to climate ch ... Show More

30m 41s

Nov 2022

COP27: Are countries keeping to their climate pledges?

Last year at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, countries made big promises to tackle climate change – by curbing their greenhouse gas emissions and reducing deforestation. But as this year’s COP27 continues in Egypt, we ask whether countries are keeping to their word. Pres ... Show More

36m 59s

Aug 2022

Episode 23: What is the aim of COP27?

The Climate Briefing podcast returns! The new season kicks off with an episode focusing on the next UN climate change conference (COP27), which takes place 7-18 November 2022 in Egypt. Anna speaks to Tom Evans from E3G about what the conference aims to achieve, what the main chal ... Show More

26m 15s

Aug 2022

High Expectations and Higher Stakes: The UN Climate Change Conference, COP27

The UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP27) will be held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt in November. With the ever-clearer impact of climate change being brought home the world over, each successive COP takes on greater urgency. Last year’s event, COP26 in Glasgow, in the United K ... Show More

1h 3m

Loss, damage and hope at the UN climate ...