Épisodes

  • Ep 1: A Persistence of Positivity
    Oct 5 2022

    In the first episode of the second series of Climate of Change our hosts and longtime friends Cate Blanchett and Danny Kennedy embark on another journey of discovery, uncovering the positive and thrilling stories happening globally in the field of climate action. In a Persistence of Positivity they hear from Christiana Figueres on why she is 'a 'stubborn optimist”, anthropologist Tim Ingold on how everything is connected and we go to Northern Australia to hear how indigenous know-how is transforming fire management.

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    38 min
  • Ep 2: A Mayhem of Cars
    Oct 5 2022

    In A Mayhem of Cars Danny discovers he is rather good at imitating the sound of a horse while Cate consults her book on collective nouns for inspiration as the duo delve into the world of transport and look at how we are going to be getting around in the future. They find out about electric rickshaws in Delhi and all about India's first solar ferry. How parents and school kids in Barcelona are taking over the streets and they discover the first city in the world where all the public transport is already electric.

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    32 min
  • Ep 3: Fire in a Wire
    Oct 5 2022

    In Fire in a Wire Cate and Danny discover how simple and straightforward it can be to provide clean, green energy to everyone. In Nigeria the answer is to use solar and batteries to power generators. Another innovator is helping remote communities in Cambodia who aren't even connected to the grid. And the first solar plant is built in a refugee camp in Jordan revolutionising the lives of those now living there.

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    32 min
  • Ep 4: The Buffalo in the Room
    Oct 5 2022

    In The Buffalo in the Room Cate and Danny address the climate question that nobody ever seems to talk about - how do we pay for the fossil free future we need today? The answers are surprising. Professor Eric Beinhocker explains why we could all be richer if we switch quickly. Find out how to own your own wind farm and how small loans can create huge change.

    Includes an excerpt from The Ministry for The Future by Kim Stanley Robinson, copyright © 2020. Reprinted by permission of Orbit Books, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc.

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    31 min
  • Ep 5: Cucumbers Wrapped in Plastic
    Oct 5 2022

    One word can really cause Cate to explode in fury - plastic. We find out how to tackle the scourge of the planet and how decreasing plastic production would also dramatically reduce emissions from fossil fuels. Two big problems with some very clever solutions. Refill deliveries from Chilean startup Algramo, Econyl fabric made from the nylon nets and fishing gear left in our oceans and two activists on a mission to stop cucumbers or anything else being wrapped in pointless plastic. Plus an innovative solution involving Cate’s dog all in Cucumbers Wrapped in Plastic.

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    31 min
  • Ep 6: Is Anyone Listening
    Oct 5 2022

    Is Anyone Listening is the final episode and Cate and Danny are on fire. Leading activist Bill McKibben gives us reasons to hope in dark times, Professor Saleemul Huq offers proof that we can adapt to a changing climate from Bangladesh and Oluwadabira Abiole-Awe brings positive energy and innovation from the youth movement now working on climate solutions. All the hope you can handle in real world technicolour...hopefully.

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    36 min