Climate Watch

About Climate Watch

Climate Watch delves into the pressing climate tipping points that loom large on the horizon. We deliver the latest updates on the climate change landscape and shed light on the urgent need for collective efforts in tackling climate change. By talking to locals, experts, and activists from across the world, we aim to inspire and empower listeners to be part of the solution. Join our weekly journey into the heart of climate change for a sustainable future for generations to come.

Publisher

China Plus

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Aug 2023

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

186 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   How can everyday choices drive the green transition?

   China is promoting greener lifestyles with a consumer guide offering 50 practical recommendations covering food, transport, energy, and everyday goods. Can small changes add up to something bigger? Climate Watch host Zhao Ying speaks with Huang Jingyi from the Center for Environmental Education and Communications at China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment.

2. 

   9 Oct 2026

   1.5°C is slipping away. What now?

   The United Nations Environment Program says the world is set to exceed the 1.5-degree Celsius warming limit within the next few years, making some degree of overshoot unavoidable. What happens once we cross that threshold? Can global temperatures eventually be brought back down? Climate Watch host Zhao Ying speaks with Professor Teng Fei, deputy director of the Institute of Energy, Environment, and Economy at Tsinghua University.

3. 

   30 Sept 2026

   How is China building a $1.2 trillion recycling industry?

   China has unveiled a plan to advance the circular economy during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, with a goal of growing its resource recycling industry to 8 trillion yuan, or roughly 1.2 trillion US dollars, by 2030. How will China turn that ambition into reality, and how could a more circular economy help the country meet its climate goals? Climate Watch host Zhao Ying speaks with Zhou Mi, a senior research fellow with the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation.

Who has been a guest on Climate Watch

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Wang Yongzhen
• Lei Xiangdong
• Zhang Yimo
• Professor Patrick Nunn
• Stephen Pyne

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

10,161,099

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

97

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

60

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Books guests

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