Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast
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Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast
Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast is for anyone who is not ready to give up on making the world a better place. For unrivalled conversations with decision makers, visionary thinkers and a community of like-minded climate optimists, join former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres, political st...
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The Iran Crisis and the Price of Oil Dependence
War in Iran has triggered another global energy shock. Once again, conflict has exposed the deep instability built into the fossil fuel system. And on...
Water, Wildlife, and Climate’s Hidden Trade-Offs
The climate crisis is not one problem. It is a crisis of water, food, energy, language, justice and power - all colliding at once. So how do we respon...
Who Pays? The Unfair Economics of Climate Finance
This week we acknowledge the US strikes on Iran and the escalation that has followed. The immediate human cost is what matters most right now. But thi...
Catastrophe Apathy: Why understanding the climate crisis isn’t enough
Climate concern is not the problem. Most people have it. What's missing is everything that turns concern into action - and understanding that gap turn...
Trump Moves to Dismantle US Climate Law - Now Comes the Legal Test
The Trump administration last week announced the repeal of the ‘endangerment finding’ - the 2009 determination that climate change threatens public he...
Who Wields Power Now?: Money, Movements and the Future of Climate
Who shapes climate action when old systems begin to strain? And where does power really sit - with governments, financial institutions, communities, o...
Power, Money and Influence: The Hidden Forces Shaping Climate Action
Who really holds power in the climate transition? And how do money, politics, and influence shape the pace of change?
In this episode, Christian...
The China Pivot: What will Beijing’s climate leadership look like?
World leaders are flocking to Beijing. In the first weeks of 2026, Canada’s Mark Carney, the UK’s Sir Keir Starmer and South Korea’s Lee Jae-myung hav...
Beyond COP: Can Brazil Chart a Path Off Fossil Fuels?
How dependent are we - economically, politically and socially - on fossil fuels? And how do we begin to loosen that grip?
As the world reels fro...
What does Trump’s UNFCCC exit mean for climate diplomacy?
What happens when the world’s most powerful country walks away from the system it helped to build?
This week, we examine the United States’ deci...
Venezuela, Fossil Fuels, and the Year Ahead
The year has barely begun, and already the fault lines of global power are on full display.
Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac and Paul Dick...
Beginning the Year With Ancestral Wisdom
As billions around the world mark the beginning of a new year, many are pausing to ask the same questions: what do we carry forward, and what do we le...
Why Beauty Matters in the Climate Crisis
At a moment when the world feels noisier, faster, and more demanding than ever, what role can beauty play in helping us slow down, reconnect, and reme...
Follow The Money: Who’s driving climate disinformation?
At the very moment we need clarity and trust, information integrity is being polluted. Disinformation is profitable and the impact on truth is dangero...
Paris, 10 Years On - Has it Changed the World?
Ten years ago, a gavel dropped in a conference hall north of Paris. It was the moment the world agreed on a strategic plan for one of the most consequ...
Jacinda Ardern and… Is It Time to Talk About Geoengineering?
This week, hosts Tom Rivett Carnac and Paul Dickinson delve into the rapidly emerging - and faintly surreal - world of solar geoengineering.
Po...
Kim Stanley Robinson on Pre Traumatic Imagination and the stories that change us
This week on Outrage + Optimism, we’re taking a breath.
After two intense weeks of daily updates from COP30 in Belém, we’re returning to weekly...
Inside COP: The Final Hours of COP30 - and the road ahead
This is our final episode of Inside COP. For two weeks we’ve tried to bring you as close as possible to the heart of COP30 - the pace, the pressure, t...
Inside COP: Friday Night in Belém - uncertainty in the Blue Zone
We recorded this episode across Friday afternoon and deep into the evening inside the Blue Zone at COP30. At the time of publishing, there is still no...
Inside COP: Friday Morning in Belém - what’s changed and why it matters
It’s Friday morning in Belém and COP30 is moving fast. After yesterday’s fire and the overnight closure of the venue, the Brazilian Presidency worked...
Inside COP: Fire at COP30 - and the work still to be done
Today was not meant to be this episode.
At around 2pm local time, a fire broke out near the country pavilions, triggering the full evacuation of...
Inside COP: Storms in Belém - Lula’s arrival, the carbon tariff debate, and the COP31 decision
We’re approaching crunch time in Belém, and a long-running COP30 saga may finally have found its landing spot. After days of rumour, diplomacy and thu...
Inside COP: China, India… and the Text on the Table
It’s the middle of week two at COP30, and the negotiations are entering their crunch phase. A draft cover text has finally landed, ministers are on th...
Inside COP: Coal’s Out, Pressure’s On - a pivotal moment for COP30
It’s getting hot in the COP.
Executive Secretary Simon Stiell turned up the pressure in Belém on Monday, sharpening his message as ministers arr...
Inside COP: The fight for the Amazon
As ministers arrive in Belém for the crucial second week of COP30, forests move from the backdrop of the summit to the main stage. Protests began at d...
Inside COP: Al Gore on Fossil Fuel Lobbying and (In)convenient Truths
It’s the mid-point of COP30 and all four of our hosts have gathered in Belém to take stock.
In the Blue Zone, the mood is its usual blend of hig...
Inside COP: The UN’s Top Climate Official on Week One of COP30
Christiana Figueres takes us behind the scenes at the UNFCCC offices to speak to the man who now holds her old job as Executive Secretary. As week one...
Inside COP: Protests at COP30 - and the reality of Indigenous representation
At a COP meant to centre the Amazon, some Indigenous voices have found themselves on the outside.
On Tuesday night, what began as a vibrant stre...
Inside COP: Is The US Still In? And Gavin Newsom on ‘invasive species’ Trump
Day three of COP30, and there’s one elephant not in the room.
While there are plenty of United States citizens at this COP, for the first time,...
Inside COP: Brazil's Climate Leadership - the COP30 host takes centre stage
What is Brazil trying to achieve with COP30? It's Day Two in Belém and all eyes are on the host nation.
Join Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett...
Inside COP: The COP30 President Speaks, the Summit Begins
COP30 is here!
Day one dawns in the Amazon, and all eyes are on the host nation - and on the man tasked with steering the talks.
On the e...
Inside COP: Ed Miliband on Multilateralism, Leadership and the UK’s Climate Dilemma
Why hasn’t the UK contributed to Brazil's flagship Tropical Forests Forever Facility it helped design? With COP30 about to open in Belém, the UK’s abs...
Inside COP: World Leaders Gather in Belém - with Jacinda Ardern and Selwin Hart
As COP30 opens in Belém, world leaders have gathered for the first major moment of this Amazon-based summit in the shadow of growing doubts about glob...
Inside COP: The Power of Cities - from the Local Leaders Forum
Behind the national plans and global headlines, a quieter revolution is already underway. Almost 100 major cities - representing 23% of the world’s ec...
Inside the Earthshot Prize 2025: Royal Vision, Real Change
In a year when climate news can feel relentlessly bleak, the Earthshot Prize offers something vital - proof of progress. And in this year’s fifteen fi...
Inside COP: Looking for a Plan in Finance - the trillion dollar transition
It’s the trillion-dollar problem: funds are on the table - but the money isn’t always flowing to where it’s needed most. As Hurricane Melissa batters...
Inside COP: Teaming Up for the Planet - The Global Mutirão
Nearly 9 out of 10 people worldwide want their governments to do more on climate. So why does it feel like progress is so slow? And what happens when...
Inside COP: The New World Order - power, politics and the green pie
The global balance of power is shifting. Can climate diplomacy keep up?
As China rises, the BRICS expand and the United States retreats, new pow...
Inside COP: A New Economy Rising - from promises to progress
Will COP30 be the COP of ‘implementation’? And what would that actually mean?
Beyond the famous negotiating halls, climate action is already ha...
Remembering Jane Goodall
Following the sad news this week of Jane Goodall’s passing, Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac remember her extraordinary work, personality and...