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349 : Power, Money and Influence: The Hidden Forces Shaping Climate Action
Who really holds power in the climate transition? In this episode we unpack how money, politics, and influence shape the pace of change - in ways often contrary to common assumptions.
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Season 12 Energy + Climate
348: The China Pivot: What will Beijing’s climate leadership look like?
29 January 2026
With global power recalibrating towards China, we explore what the shift means for the future of climate leadership.
Season 12 Energy + Climate
347: Beyond COP: Can Brazil Chart a Path Off Fossil Fuels?
22 January 2026
We take an unflinching look at our dependency on fossil fuels - and ask, how do we begin to loosen that grip?
Season 12 Energy + Climate
346: What does Trump’s UNFCCC exit mean for climate diplomacy?
15 January 2026
We examine the United States’ decision to withdraw from international bodies including the UNFCCC - could the absence of the US voice, paradoxically, unlock progress elsewhere?
Past Episodes
Season 12
345: Venezuela, Fossil Fuels, and the Year Ahead
Season 12
344: Beginning the Year With Ancestral Wisdom
Season 12
343: Why Beauty Matters in the Climate Crisis
Season 12
342: Follow The Money: Who’s driving climate disinformation?
Season 12
341: Paris, 10 Years On - Has it Changed the World?
Season 12
340: Jacinda Ardern and… Is It Time to Talk About Geoengineering?
Season 12
339: Kim Stanley Robinson on pre traumatic imagination and the stories that change us
Season 12
338: Inside COP: The Final Hours of COP30 - and the road ahead
Season 12
337: Inside COP: Friday Night in Belém - uncertainty in the Blue Zone
