In this special episode ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Liz Bonnin puts your questions to the BBC’s environment correspondent Matt McGrath, science correspondent Victoria Gill, and energy policy expert Professor Jim Watson. With c

What do YOU want to ask the experts?

Sep 14th, 2021 1m 42s

A quick hello from the team of ‘What Planet Are We On?’ to tell you about a special episode we’re making this autumn to answer YOUR climate questions. We’ll be back with our host Liz Bonnin alongside the BBC’s environment correspondent Matt McG

Bonus content: Brian Eno and James Thornton - ‘Changing The System’

Mar 19th, 2021 40m 53s

This is a bonus episode recorded at the Manchester Science Festival. Liz Bonnin talks to the acclaimed musician, Brian Eno, and environmental lawyer, James Thornton, along with a virtual audience about how our legal system can help tackle clima

Bonus content: Our 10 favourite climate solutions

Jan 4th, 2021 13m 52s

In this bonus clip, Liz Bonnin, Matt McGrath and Victoria Gill talk about their favourite climate solutions from this series. We’ve heard over 100 solutions, tips or ideas from our guests - so we've put the longlist on the 'What Planet Are We O

Ep 10. Christiana Figueres – Stubborn optimism and leadership

Dec 10th, 2020 40m 55s

This episode is about leadership. The team are joined by the UN’s former top climate diplomat, Christiana Figueres, and her political strategist, Tom Rivett-Carnac, who helped bring together world leaders for the historic Paris Agreement to com

Stubborn optimism and leadership, Part 2

Dec 10th, 2020 33m 58s

In part 2, we hear from some of the world’s leading young activists; Jamie Margolin, an American climate justice campaigner and the co-executive director of Zero Hour; Vanessa Nakate, a Ugandan climate justice activist and founder of the Rise U

Ep 9. Foals’ Edwin Congreave – ‘A Message People Don’t Want To Hear’

Dec 3rd, 2020 30m 54s

This episode is about a musician in the award-winning British band, Foals, who wants to see big changes in both the live music industry and wider society. In a rare and personal interview, Edwin Congreave, says certain types of heavily pollutin

Ep 8. Reimagining ‘Business As Usual’

Nov 26th, 2020 38m 20s

This episode is about business, invention and changing the way we do things. Can we continue with ‘business as usual’ if we are going to build a sustainable future and reach our net zero targets? Norman Crowley, the founder of Crowley Carbon ta

Ep 7. 'A New Economy Waiting to Be Born’

Nov 18th, 2020 46m 20s

This episode is about our economy. As governments pour billions into the system following the pandemic, can our future be both prosperous AND green? Liz Bonnin, Matt McGrath and Victoria Gill ask economist Kate Raworth from Oxford University an

Ep 6. Lily Cole and Bella Lack - Hope And The Imperfect Environmentalist

Nov 12th, 2020 41m 55s

This episode is about optimism and hope and where we can find it in the often depressing climate change story.The supermodel, businesswoman and ‘Who Cares Wins’ podcaster Lily Cole talks to Liz Bonnin, Matt McGrath and Victoria Gill along with

Planting Trees, Part 2

Nov 5th, 2020 23m 36s

In part 2 of our trees episode, conservation scientist from the Zoological Society of London, Monica Bohm, talks about how climate change, deforestation and habitat loss is impacting plants and animals around the world. Monica works on ZSL and

Ep 5. YouTuber Mark Rober – Planting Trees 'With Tooth Fairy Money'

Nov 5th, 2020 30m 22s

This episode is about trees; losing them, planting them, protecting them and the amazing ecosystems they support. We hear from former NASA and Apple engineer turned YouTuber, Mark Rober, who has millions of subscribers to his YouTube channel. H

Mindful Consumption, Part 2

Oct 29th, 2020 27m 26s

In part 2, Alannah Weston, the chair of Selfridges, talks to Liz Bonnin, Victoria Gill and Matt McGrath about how an iconic department store which sells lots of stuff goes about trying to create a more sustainable business model.

Ep 4. The Repair Shop's Jay Blades - Mindful Consumption

Oct 29th, 2020 40m 12s

This episode looks at the stuff we buy and the impact it has on the planet. The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades talks to Liz Bonnin and Matt McGrath about consumerism and re-evaluating how we buy things. Plus, Professor John Barrett from The Universit

Ep 3. 'Underestimating the Facts'

Oct 22nd, 2020 33m 6s

This episode is about climate denial, apathy and how we choose to live on the planet. Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh, the director of the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations and Professor Katherine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientis

A New Respect For Food, Part 2

Oct 15th, 2020 40m 9s

In Part 2, Liz Bonnin, Matt McGrath and Victoria Gill discuss the foods we produce, buy and eat and speak to Indra Thillainathan, an agriculture and land use analyst at the Committee on Climate Change, which gives independent advice to the UK g

Ep 2. Sabrina and Idris Elba – A New Respect For Food

Oct 15th, 2020 39m 24s

This episode is about food and farming. Hollywood actor Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina Dhowre Elba are UN Goodwill Ambassadors for the International Fund for Agricultural Development and talk about the impacts of climate change on poor, rural

‘We Have To Believe It’s Possible’, Part 2

Oct 8th, 2020 21m 50s

In Part 2, Liz Bonnin, Matt McGrath and Victoria Gill hear 10 things we can do to help tackle climate change with Crystal Chissell, Vice President of Operations and Engagement at Project Drawdown. The non-profit US organisation looks into exist

Ep 1. David Attenborough - ‘We Have To Believe It’s Possible’

Oct 8th, 2020 49m 20s

The celebrated broadcaster, Sir David Attenborough, shares his thoughts about the impact of the pandemic on tackling climate change. He says he is frustrated by the delay of government action to protect the natural world and tells us the excess

Coming soon...

Oct 5th, 2020 1m 27s

A quick hello and welcome from the team of ‘What Planet Are We On?’. Coming very soon to BBC Sounds, a new podcast about climate change and how we choose to live on this planet.Hosted by science, natural history and environmental broadcaster Li

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