Podcasts

Ideas, debate and insights from Green Alliance, the charity and think tank that’s all about achieving ambitious leadership for the environment.

Interview with Sir Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat leader 12 January, 2021
What will lab grown meat and dairy mean for food, farming and the environment? 22 December, 2020
The role of finance in the green recovery: an interview with Ben Caldecott 8 December, 2020
The challenge for Glasgow: an interview with Ed Miliband 3 December, 2020
What's in the PM's green plan? An interview with Rebecca Newsom, Greenpeace 24 November, 2020
What does a Biden administration mean for climate and nature? 12 November, 2020
Fixing our relationship with stuff: the role of better design and the right to repair 10 November, 2020
Rewilding on Knepp Estate: an interview with Charlie Burrell 13 October, 2020
Racism in the environment sector (event highlights) 8 September, 2020
The Dasgupta Review: how to realign the economy to address the ecological crisis 12 August, 2020
Rt Hon George Eustice MP keynote speech on the government’s environmental ambitions 3 August, 2020
Celebrating nature writing with longlisted Wainwright Prize authors Jini Reddy and Dara McAnulty 29 July, 2020
Interview with Emma Howard Boyd, chair of the Environment Agency 26 June, 2020
Building back better: ensuring a green and just recovery (event highlights) 12 June, 2020
Should the UK extend the transition period for the sake of the environment? (event highlights) 10 June, 2020
Interview with Environment Minister Rebecca Pow 5 June, 2020
The economics of carbon taxes and a green recovery ('Insights', series 1 - episode 12) 2 June, 2020
Will Covid-19 shift the UK to sustainable transport long term? (event highlights) 28 May, 2020
Trade talks: risks and opportunities for the UK's environmental credentials ('Insights', series 1 - episode 11) 26 May, 2020
How citizens' assemblies are transforming the political process ('Insights', series 1 - episode 10) 19 May, 2020
Making the link: from nature destruction to pandemics ('Insights', series 1 - episode 9) 12 May, 2020
The role of nature in the nation's recovery (event highlights) 8 May, 2020
Leadership in uncertain times: an interview with Margaret Heffernan ('Insights', series 1, episode 8) 5 May, 2020
Finding hope amidst beauty: the Yorkshire Dales' ambitious plan for carbon reduction ('Insights', series 1, episode 7) 28 April, 2020
Covid-19 and COP26: What next for action on climate change (event highlights) 22 April, 2020
UK food supply, Covid-19 and the environment ('Insights', series 1, episode 6) 14 April, 2020
Interview with Craig Bennett, the new executive director of The Wildlife Trusts ('Insights', series 1, episode 5) 7 April, 2020
What will coronavirus mean for waste? ('Insights', series 1, episode 4) 31 March, 2020
What does coronavirus mean for public engagement with parliament? ('Insights', series 1, episode 3) 27 March, 2020
Debunking the myths around electric vehicles ('Insights', series 1, episode 2) 23 March, 2020
The Environment Bill ('Insights', series 1, episode 1) 8 March, 2020
Building blocks for a green economy: Innovating through infrastructure delivery (event highlights) 19 February, 2020
Acting on net zero now (event highlights) 29 August, 2019
Will China save the planet? (event highlights) 13 August, 2019
News Review #10: Boris Johnson, the Amazon and 2020 predictions 1 August, 2019
Race to zero waste: designing Scotland's world leading recycling system 30 July, 2019
News Review #9: Trump, trees and the CCC 11 July, 2019
News Review #8: mass lobby, Heathrow and acting on net zero 26 June, 2019
News Review #7: #coalfreeforever, EU green surge and Theresa May's legacy 6 June, 2019
Beyond chlorinated chicken: what's next for UK trade policy and the environment post-Brexit? 3 June, 2019
News Review #6: CCC, IPBES and football 15 May, 2019
News Review #5: XR, Environment Bill and bird song in the charts 1 May, 2019
How could new money to cut carbon change our countryside? 16 April, 2019
News Review #4: Cyclone Idai, Cumbria's coal mine and building on brownfield 3 April, 2019
Is community energy on the edge of a new era? 29 March, 2019
How can the UK design a recycling system that works? 28 March, 2019
News Review #3: 'Fiddling while the planet burns', free trade and microplastics 20 March, 2019
News Review #2: hot weather, housing and fast fashion 1 March, 2019
News Review #1: GND, Brexit and insect Armageddon 15 February, 2019
China waste ban: are we facing 'recycling chaos'? 14 February, 2019
What do people really think about the circular economy? 27 November, 2018
UK’s energy and climate diplomacy after Brexit: learning from Norway and Switzerland 16 November, 2018
Horizon debate: How will UK farming have to change in a net zero emissions economy? 7 November, 2018
Horizon Debate: What should be the priorities for UK food production post-Brexit? 19 October, 2018
Horizon debate: Is technology a force for good in environmentally sustainable food production? 30 May, 2018
How will climate ambition define Britain's role as a global player in the 2020s? 28 June, 2018