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Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast

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.As move through this decisive...

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Said on Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast

“0.2% of the world's climate finance is going to small island developing states for adaptation. 0.2 for countries whose very existence is at stake. That's got to change. … Australia, New Zealand, and the Green Climate Fund are co-funding the expansion of Tuvalu by 30% by land reclamation to give them a chance. We are literally making Tuvalu bigger so they have a chance of survival.” — Chris Bowen, Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast
Chris Bowen · 5 Nov 2026 Listen →
“If you switch from an internal combustion engine to an electric car, even if you're powering an electric car off a coal-fired grid, you're reducing your emissions by 60%. Now, if you power your car off solar panels, you reduce your emissions by 90%. 90% is a lot better than 60%, but 60 beats the hell out of zero.” — Chris Bowen, Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast
Chris Bowen · 5 Nov 2026 Listen →
“It's like we're sailing in our canoe and your ship rammed into us and now we're sinking. And guess what? We'll give you a loan to repair your boat.” — Surangel Whipps Jr., Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast
Surangel Whipps Jr. · 8 Oct 2026 Listen →

Hosts

Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast is hosted by Christiana Figueres , Tom Rivett-Carnac , Paul Dickinson , Fiona McRaith , Isabel Cavelier Adarve , Tom Mustill , Candice Dickens-Russell , Sarah Thomas , Caleigh Wells , Brother Phap Huu and Caitlin Hanrahan .

Recent Episodes

  1. 5 Nov 2026

    JUST IN: Trump’s midterm wipeout. Was climate secretly on the ballot?

    With Chris Bowen

  2. 29 Oct 2026

    Lula Has Four More Years. Does the Amazon?

    With Nicola Ranger

  3. 22 Oct 2026

    Digger's flop, Big Oil and the bots: What actually moves people?

  4. 15 Oct 2026

    What World Will They Inherit? Live from Bath Abbey

    With Lorraine Whitmarsh , Phil Taylor , Nav Sawhney and Zandi Drysdale

  5. 8 Oct 2026

    Life Below Sea Level: Can a Country Survive Losing Its Land?

    With Surangel Whipps Jr.

  6. 1 Oct 2026

    The Easy Wins Are Gone. What's Actually Next for Net Zero?

    With Phil Taylor

  7. 24 Sep 2026

    Madam Secretary-General?: Inside the UN’s Secret Leadership Race

    With Susana Malcorra and Helen Clarkson

  8. 17 Sep 2026

    The Weaponisation of Disaster: Inside the New Security Thinking

    With Erin Sikorsky

  9. 10 Sep 2026

    Blocker or Blueprint? India on the World Stage

    With Dia Mirza , Harjeet Singh and Manjeev Singh Puri

  10. 3 Sep 2026

    What’s India Building?: Tales from the Biggest Transition on Earth

    With Adnan Bhat , Shyla Raghav , Dia Mirza , Mahendra Singhi , Mathsi Kuti , Sarika Chakravati , Prachi Shevgaonkar and Bavreen Kandari

  11. 27 Aug 2026

    One Day in Delhi

    With Bhavreen Kandhari , Dia Mirza , Shyla Raghav and Arvind Kumar

  12. 20 Aug 2026

    The Clock is Ticking: Forty Seconds to Explain the Climate Crisis

    With Vanessa Hauc

Guests

Nigel Topping (10 episodes), Sue Reid (5 episodes), Paul Polman (5 episodes), Simon Stiell (5 episodes), Mary Robinson (4 episodes), Xiye Bastida (4 episodes), Sister True Dedication (4 episodes), Krista Tippett (4 episodes), Jennifer Morgan (4 episodes), Dean Bialek (4 episodes), Kara Hurst (4 episodes), Shyla Raghav (4 episodes), and 451 more.