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Views from the USA

Although geopolitical power is shifting, the United States remains one of the strongest most influential economies in the world. Oil is still priced and valued in U.S. dollars and the country is home (currently) to the boldest piece of climate legislation ever enacted - the Inflation Reduction Act. Hear from the movers and shakers within the U.S. about the specific and complex politics, economic context and legal battles at play in the country that can - some argue - mean the difference right now between winning or losing the climate fight.

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Season 11

314: From Courtrooms to Statehouses: The US Climate Pushback

18 September 2025

This week we're exploring how states, cities, and communities in the US are holding the line on climate when federal leadership fails.

Christiana Figueres Tom Rivett-Carnac Paul Dickinson Sophia Li Adam Met Peter Neronha
Season 11

307: Trump’s War on Climate - and Maggie Baird on food justice and plant-based touring with Billie Eilish

31 July 2025

This week, we break down Trump’s devastating climate backslide in the US and we talk to the brilliant Maggie Baird - actor, producer, climate activist, and mother of Billie Eilish and Finneas.

Christiana Figueres Tom Rivett-Carnac Paul Dickinson Maggie Baird
Season 11

280: What does Trump 2.0 mean for climate?

23 January 2025

Tom Rivett-Carnac Paul Dickinson Christiana Figueres
Season 10

270: What Does This Trump Presidency Mean for Climate?

07 November 2024

With Yassamin Ansari

Christiana Figueres Tom Rivett-Carnac Paul Dickinson Yassamin Ansari
Season 9

249: US Elections: Could Trump Surprise Us On Climate?

06 June 2024

With Ian Bremmer

Christiana Figueres Tom Rivett-Carnac Paul Dickinson Ian Bremmer
Season 9

236: SOTU: Unpacking Biden’s Vision and The IRA

14 March 2024

Christiana Figueres Tom Rivett-Carnac Paul Dickinson Gina McCarthy
Season 6

181: A U.S. Special: Making The Irresistible Irreversible!

30 November 2022

Christiana Figueres Tom Rivett-Carnac Jennifer Granholm Ali Zaidi
Season 5

164: The US Supreme Court's EPA Ruling: Is the Crisis of Climate a Crisis of Democracy?

15 July 2022

Christiana Figueres Tom Rivett-Carnac Paul Dickinson Gina McCarthy John Podesta
Season 1

10: Trumps' Roll Back of Science with Gina McCarthy

28 June 2019

This week we explore the roll back of President Obama’s Clean Power Plan by the Trump EPA and the replacement with a new rule that will increase emissions and damage human health.

Christiana Figueres Tom Rivett-Carnac Paul Dickinson Gina McCarthy
Season 1

6: Looking for Leadership with Ben Rhodes

31 May 2019

The Paris Agreement requires countries to increase their climate ambition every 5 years and the first test of that arrives in 2020.

Christiana Figueres Tom Rivett-Carnac Paul Dickinson Ben Rhodes

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