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The Green Alliance Podcast — 135 episodes

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1

What’s next for nature in Wales? With Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies

2

Who loves the circular economy?

3

Inside Westminster’s environmental watchdog with Toby Perkins MP

4

In conversation with Chris Packham and experts: are we losing our environmental rights?

5

Can AI help solve the climate crisis?

6

First impressions of the government’s new climate plan

7

From bill to ballot box: the state of nature in Welsh politics

8

In conversation with Fiona Harvey: media, messaging and the climate crisis

9

Carbon capture and storage: is the government wasting money?

10

The power of youth-led rewilding: in conversation with Youngwilders

11

After the ban: what the UK must do next on disposable vapes

12

One year of Labour: climate promises vs reality

13

Unlocking digital inclusion: what comes after the IT reuse for good charter?

14

Less is more: rethinking consumption with Patrick Grant

15

Five years on: why our post-Brexit environmental systems matter

16

Who are the custodians of the countryside? With Guy Shrubsole

17

Changing lanes: is UK transport policy ready for a green shift?

18

Reimagining resources: what’s holding back the circular economy?

19

Three years in: has the Environment Act been delivered?

20

Countdown to COP29: why methane matters

21

State of play: where are we 100 days into the Starmer government? with Clive Lewis MP and Olivia Blake MP

22

How can we give people and nature the space to thrive? A conversation with Tom Heap

23

We have a new government, so what now for the environment?

24

The Dasgupta Review: how can we embed nature into economic decision making?

25

Why the UK needs an industrial strategy, and why it must be green, with Matthew Lockwood and Silvia Weko

26

Why inclusive policy matters: an interview with Stephen Frost, IPPR

27

Why inclusive policy matters: an interview with Hirra Khan Adeogun, Possible

28

Why inclusive policy matters: An interview with Emma Vogelmann, Transport For All

29

Transport wrapped: a look back on 12 months of UK policy

30

Can renewable power help tackle the UK's inflation problem?

31

How should the next government green the tax system?

32

What is holding circular business back?

33

How a net zero ready grid will bring down energy bills

34

Clearing the air: green strategy for a healthier city, with London's Deputy Mayor Shirley Rodrigues

35

How can the UK secure an electric vehicle supply chain?

36

Did Energy Security Day bring the UK any closer to net zero by 2050?

37

Why we should be looking forward to a green future: an interview with author Dr Nathalie Tocci

38

What is the Labour Climate and Environment Forum? An interview with Paul McNamee

39

What can the UK do to decarbonise shipping?

40

What's on parliament's transport agenda? An interview with the transport committee chair, Iain Stewart MP

41

How can we tackle fuel and transport poverty in the net zero transition?

42

The role of business at environmental summits: COP15 and beyond

43

Why do we need a biodiversity COP?

44

What is the green power pool?

45

Are we taking ewaste seriously enough?

46

Driving net zero: What can the UK learn from California's zero emissions vehicle mandate?

47

Giving communities the power to shape their landscapes

48

Reimagining the role of farming

49

Fair financing for green homes

50

What can England learn from the Welsh roads review?

51

What’s the role of city regions in reaching net zero: an interview with Andy Burnham

52

Now or never: what does the IPCC’s latest report tell us?

53

Behavioural science and sustainable travel ('Insights' series 5 - episode 6)

54

Warmer and richer: how net zero can cut the cost of living (‘Insights’ series 5 - episode 5)

55

Nuclear fusion: is this the future of low carbon energy? ('Insights' Series 5 - episode 4)

56

What is the future of steel in a low carbon world? ('Insights' Series 5 - episode 3)

57

Plant-based politics: an interview with Baroness Jenkin ('Insights' series 5 - episode 2)

58

COP26: what next for the presidency? ('Insights' series 5 - episode 1)

59

Levelling up public transport ('Insights' series 4 - episode 10)

60

Circular economy: the missing piece at COP26 ('Insights' series 4 - episode 9)

61

The race to be Britain's first green chancellor ('Insights' series 4 - episode 8)

62

An interview with Bim Afolami ('Insights' series 4 - episode 7)

63

The people have spoken: an interview with Hilary Benn ('Insights' series 4 - episode 6)

64

Beyond plastic: the politics of packaging ('Insights' series 4 - episode 5)

65

Turning up the heat: the politics of green homes ('Insights' series 4 - episode 4)

66

The National Food Strategy: an interview with Henry Dimbleby ('Insights' series 4 - episode 3)

67

The history of the climate crisis: An interview with Alice Bell ('Insights' series 4 - episode 2)

68

Event highlights: Racism in the environment sector II

69

The future of green jobs in the UK ('Insights' series 4 - episode 1)

70

Event highlights: Inspiring long term thinking on the environment

71

Doughnut economics: an interview with Kate Raworth ('Insights' series 3 - episode 6)

72

The climate impact of flying ('Insights' series 3 - episode 5)

73

On track for net zero? ('Insights' series 3 - episode 4)

74

The new green watchdog: an interview with Dame Glenys Stacey ('Insights' series 3 - episode 3)

75

Clean air zones: the solution to our dirty air ('Insights' series 3 - episode 2)

76

Was this a green budget? ('Insights' series 3 - episode 1)

77

The economics of biodiversity: why the Dasgupta Review matters ('Insights' series 2 - episode 6)

78

Event highlights: Unlocking the UK’s green innovation potential

79

Interview with Mya-Rose 'Birdgirl' Craig ('Insights' series 2 - episode 5)

80

Interview with Sir Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat leader ('Insights' series 2 - episode 4)

81

Event highlights: What will lab grown meat and dairy mean for food, farming and the environment?

82

The role of finance in the green recovery: an interview with Ben Caldecott

83

The challenge for Glasgow: an interview with Ed Miliband

84

What's in the PM's green plan? An interview with Rebecca Newsom, Greenpeace

85

What does a Biden administration mean for climate and nature?

86

Fixing our relationship with stuff: the role of better design and the right to repair ('Insights', series 2 - episode 1)

87

Rewilding on Knepp Estate: an interview with Charlie Burrell

88

Racism in the environment sector (event highlights)

89

The Dasgupta Review: how to realign the economy to address the ecological crisis

90

Rt Hon George Eustice MP keynote speech on the government’s environmental ambitions

91

Celebrating nature writing with longlisted Wainwright Prize authors Jini Reddy and Dara McAnulty

92

Interview with Emma Howard Boyd, chair of the Environment Agency

93

Building back better: ensuring a green and just recovery (event highlights)

94

Should the UK extend the transition period for the sake of the environment? (event highlights)

95

Interview with Environment Minister Rebecca Pow

96

The economics of carbon taxes and a green recovery ('Insights', series 1 - episode 12)

97

Will Covid-19 shift the UK to sustainable transport long term? (event highlights)

98

Trade talks: risks and opportunities for the UK's environmental credentials ('Insights', series 1 - episode 11)

99

How citizens' assemblies are transforming the political process ('Insights', series 1 - episode 10)

100

Making the link: from nature destruction to pandemic ('Insights', series 1 - episode 9)

101

Covid-19: The role of nature in the nation's recovery (event highlights)

102

Leadership in uncertain times, an interview with Margaret Heffernan ('Insights', series 1 - episode 8)

103

Finding hope amidst beauty: the Yorkshire Dales' ambitious plan for carbon reduction ('Insights', series 1 - episode 7)

104

Covid-19 and COP26: what next for action on climate change? (event highlights)

105

UK food supply, Covid-19 and the environment ('Insights', series 1 - episode 6)

106

Interview with Craig Bennett, the new executive director of The Wildlife Trusts ('Insights', series 1 - episode 5)

107

How is the coronavirus crisis affecting the waste industry? ('Insights', series 1 - episode 4)

108

What does coronavirus mean for public engagement with parliament? ('Insights', series 1 - episode 3)

109

Debunking the myths around electric vehicles (‘Insights’, series 1 - episode 2)

110

The Environment Bill (‘Insights’, series 1 - episode 1)

111

Building blocks for a green economy: Innovating through infrastructure delivery (event highlights)

112

Acting on net zero now (event highlights)

113

Will China save the planet? (event highlights)

114

Boris Johnson, the Amazon and 2020 predictions (News review, episode 10)

115

The race to zero waste: designing Scotland's world leading recycling system (event highlights)

116

Trump, trees and the CCC (News review, episode 9)

117

Mass lobby, Heathrow and acting on net zero (News review, episode 8)

118

#coalfreeforever, EU green surge and Theresa May's legacy (News review, episode 7)

119

Beyond chlorinated chicken: what's next for UK trade policy and the environment post-Brexit? (event highlights)

120

CCC, IPBES and football (News review, episode 6)

121

XR, Environment Bill and bird song in the charts (News review, episode 5)

122

How could new money to cut carbon change our countryside? (event highlights)

123

Cyclone Idai, Cumbria's new coal mine and building on brownfield (News review, episode 4)

124

Is community energy on the edge of a new era?

125

How can the UK design a recycling system that works?

126

"Fiddling while the planet burns", free trade and microplastics (News review, episode 3)

127

Hot weather, housing and fast fashion (News review, episode 2)

128

GND, Brexit and insect Armageddon (News review, episode 1)

129

China waste ban: are we facing 'recycling chaos'?

130

What do people really think about the circular economy?

131

Energy and climate diplomacy after Brexit: what can we learn from Norway and Switzerland?

132

Horizon Debate: How will UK farming have to change in a net zero emissions economy?

133

Horizon debate: What should be the priorities for UK food production post-Brexit?

134

How will climate ambition define Britain's role as a global player in the 2020s?

135

Horizon debate: Is technology a force for good in environmentally sustainable food production?