Podcast | 18 min

Lord Nicholas Stern details his deep alarm that governments are “rolling the dice” and “backsliding” on confronting climate realities. He urges leaders at all levels to take their own decisive action to counter this regression.

Podcast | 18 min

Why won’t most leaders make the changes so desperately needed? In this devastating critique, ex-Bank of England risk advisor Michael Sheren takes off the gloves. Huge numbers of executives simply can’t confront the scale of the transition needed.

Podcast | 18 min

What fuels resistance, and why? The science of climate change is ever more worrying. But communicating the enormity of what must be done still faces significant obstacles. Liz Bentley is CEO of the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS). She reveals big frustrations during an intense year conveying the message.

Podcast | 18 min

Tens of millions of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME’s) make up the majority of the global economy. But most struggle to understand what they must do to combat the climate crisis. Ali Heppenstall, MD of Climate Action for Associations (CAFA) highlights the bind they are in.

The science, warnings and extremes of temperature become ever more sinister. But the global political will to meet Net Zero targets by 2030 then 2050 has weakened. Here Sir Alok Sharma, the former president of COP26, shares his frank, dispiriting assessment of where we are and what we are not doing.