On this week's episode, host Suzanne Lynch in Brussels speaks with Karl Mathiesen, POLITICO's senior climate correspondent, at the COP27 climate conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. And we discuss whether we are entering a new Cold War with historian and author Professor Mary Sarotte.
Karl explains the goals of the ongoing U.N. climate diplomacy jamboree an ... Show More
Jul 2023
Putin's grip on power. Who should pay to fix climate problems? Kenya’s President on his rise from poverty to power
This week Fareed hosts an all-star panel with David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker, and Nina Khrushcheva, a professor of International Affairs at The New School.
They discuss how the recent insurrection may jeopardize Putin's grip on power, examining the fall of the USSR t ... Show More
40m 42s
Nov 2022
Babbage at COP27: Part one—the new climate realism
This week, the COP27 climate summit will begin in Egypt. In the first of four episodes, we consider the themes set to dominate the conference. After a year lacking in climate action, do lofty targets need a dose of realism? Plus, “loss and damage” financing is expected to be high ... Show More
39m 13s
Nov 2021
The history of climate change — from the Great Ice Age to COP26 and beyond
As the COP26 summit continues in Glasgow, Jack Blanchard looks back at the history of climate change, from the dramatic shifts at the end of the Ice Age to the political rows of the modern era. Anthropologist Professor Brian Fagan takes us back to pre-historic, ancient and mediev ... Show More
48m 25s
Nov 2022
Babbage at COP27: Part one—the new climate realism
This week, the COP27 climate summit will begin in Egypt. In the first of four episodes, we consider the themes set to dominate the conference. After a year lacking in climate action, do lofty targets need a dose of realism? Plus, “loss and damage” financing is expected to be high ... Show More
39m 13s
Jul 2022
Climate change, inflation and Ukraine’s worried neighbor
As parts of Europe and the U.S. experience record heat, Fareed talks to the Chief Heat Officer of Athens, Greece, about how to adapt to climate change - now that it’s here. Then, should President Biden declare a climate emergency, what are his powers to deal with climate change? ... Show More
40m 30s
Dec 2021
Heat of the Moment: The Godmother of Climate Security
We introduce the second season of Heat of the Moment, a podcast that, like And Now The Hard Part, tells stories from the front lines of one of the world's biggest challenges: the climate crisis.
The United States military is one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels in the wor ... Show More
27m 4s