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367: Extreme Heat Breaks: The hidden climate story behind the World Cup
For the first time, all 104 matches at the Men's Football World Cup will be stopped for a mandatory three-minute hydration break, halfway through each half. For the first time, a global audience of billions will watch climate adaptation happening in real-time. This week, Tom Rivett-Carnac, Christiana Figueres and Paul Dickinson look at what a football tournament, a transit scandal, and an oil war have in common.
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Season 12 Culture + Climate
366: The Agency Crisis: Heatwaves, Tony Blair and the Politics of Powerlessness
04 June 2026
The UK, Ireland, France, Spain, and Portugal shattered their May heat records last week. Scenes reminiscent of high summer arrived months early, across Western Europe. And like all extreme weather events, there was a human toll. Infrastructure under strain, health services stretched, and lives lost.
Season 12 Economy + Climate
365: Can $30k Change the World? The Power of Climate Giving
28 May 2026
When climate wins happen, we often credit the market. Or the policy. But is philanthropy the most underappreciated force in the climate fight? And can less than 2% of global giving actually change anything?
Season 12 Policy + Climate
364: Can the rules keep up?: Lawsuits, LLMs and the looming oil recession
21 May 2026
An unprecedented government move to outrun the courts. A country racing to write AI into its constitution. And a global energy crisis that's already moved faster than any possible fix. Are our institutions and the rules they rest on still fit for the world they're supposed to protect?
Past Episodes
Season 12
363: The Jet Fuel Crisis: What’s next for aviation?
Season 12
362: David Attenborough at 100
Season 12
361: “This is civilisation changing stuff”: Is AMOC the hardest climate story to tell?
Season 12
360: Beyond the Oil Crisis: What’s actually blocking the transition?
Season 12
359: It’s In Our Blood: Communities vs Forever Chemicals
Season 12
358: The Health Emergency Hiding in Rising Seas
Season 12
357: Forecasting Disaster: A ‘super’ El Niño? And the case for early action
Season 12
356: Flooded: Is extreme weather shifting the climate front lines?
Season 12
355: The Iran Crisis and the Price of Oil Dependence
