Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast
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<p>Outrage + Optimism 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 strategist Tom Rivett-Carnac and sustainable business consultant Paul Dickinson. Each week they make sense of all the top climate news stories, go behind the scenes at crucial talks and ensure you stay informed and inspired ahead of what is set to be the consequential year for climate action.</p><br><p><br></p><p>As move through this decisive decade, subscribe to Outrage + Optimism</p><br><p>And to see video content from the show, follow us on <a href="https://uk.linkedin.com/company/outrageoptimism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/outrageoptimism/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Got a question? <a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/OutrageandOptimism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Send us a voice message.</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>This is a Persephonica production for Global Optimism and is part of the Acast Creator Network. </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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August 6, 2026
Cheapest Energy in History. Still Heading for 3 Degrees?
<p>Solar power now costs a thousandth of what it did in 1976. Batteries are down more than ninety percent in a decade. By the logic of economics, the climate problem should be close to solved. It isn't. We are on track for close to three degrees of warming, and politics is sliding in the wrong direction.</p><br><p>Few people have thought as long, or as clearly, about the economics of climate change as Lord Adair Turner, chair of the Energy Transitions Commission and first chair of the UK's Climate Change Committee. This week, Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac sit down with him to work out what’s going wrong. </p><br><p>Turner doesn’t soften it. The "electrotech stack" of solar, batteries and motors keeps collapsing in price in a way fossil fuels never can. Sub-Saharan Africa could leapfrog the fossil era outright. China's bet on electrification makes America's wager on cheap gas look like a costly mistake. But the movement he has spent two decades inside has also sold a story it never should have: that the transition would cost no one anything.</p><br><p>So what closes the gap between what the technology makes possible and what our politics will allow? Who pays for the parts that aren't cheap? And if money alone can’t avoid a 3°C hotter future, what can?</p><br><p><strong>Learn More</strong></p><p>🎧 Watch<a href="https://www.lse.ac.uk/global-school-of-sustainability/events/the-adair-turner-lecture-series-limiting-climate-change-while-growing-prosperity-technologies-costs-and-policies" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Adair Turner’s three LSE lectures</a>, the full “Limiting Climate Change While Growing Prosperity” series this conversation distils.</p><p>⚡ Explore the<a href="https://www.energy-transitions.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Energy Transitions Commission</a> and its “Protecting Paris” work on staying well below two degrees.</p><p>🌡️ Read the<a href="https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2025/current-policies-scenario" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2025</a> to see where the near three-degree current-policies trajectory comes from.</p><p>🚢 Understand the<a href="https://globalmaritimeforum.org/news/a-guide-to-the-imos-net-zero-framework/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> IMO’s Net-Zero Framework</a>, the global shipping carbon price that stalled in London last October.</p><br><p>🎤 Leave us your voice notes and questions for upcoming episodes on<a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/OutrageandOptimism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> SpeakPipe</a></p><br><p>Join the conversation:</p><p>Instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/outrageoptimism/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @outrageoptimism</a> LinkedIn<a href="https://uk.linkedin.com/company/outrageoptimism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @outrageoptimism</a></p><p>Or get in touch with us<a href="https://www.globaloptimism.com/contact?hsLang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> via this form</a>.</p><br><p>Producer: Ben Weaver-Hincks</p><p>Edited by: Miles Martignoni</p><p>Show Runner: Caitlin Hanrahan </p><p>Exec Producer: Ellie Clifford</p><br><p>This is a Persephonica production for Global Optimism and is part of the Acast Creator Network.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
July 30, 2026
Europe’s Summer of Fire: The New Normal?
Host Tom engages with Friederike Otto and Emma Howard Boyd to discuss Europe's intensifying wildfires and the critical need for climate change awareness and strategic heat planning.
July 23, 2026
China, COP31 and Chagos: What’s happening behind the headlines?
Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac, and Paul Dickinson interview each other to uncover the truths behind headlines on China's emissions, COP31, and the Chagos Marine Protected Area.
405 total episodes available with 100 transcripts
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- What is Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast?
<p>Outrage + Optimism 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 strategist Tom Rivett-Carnac and sustainable business consultant Paul Dickinson. Each week they make sense of all the top climate news stories, go behind the scenes at crucial talks and ensure you stay informed and inspired ahead of what is set to be the consequential year for climate action.</p><br><p><br></p><p>As move through this decisive decade, subscribe to Outrage + Optimism</p><br><p>And to see video content from the show, follow us on <a href="https://uk.linkedin.com/company/outrageoptimism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/outrageoptimism/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Got a question? <a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/OutrageandOptimism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Send us a voice message.</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>This is a Persephonica production for Global Optimism and is part of the Acast Creator Network. </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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