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The Land & Climate Podcast

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The editorial team from The Land and Climate Review interview thinkers and policymakers in the world of economics, land-use and climate policy. Find more on our site at www.landclimate.org

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29:46

Phasing out fossil fuels: is real progress being made?

The Land & Climate Podcast ·

2022/01/28

"There is more CO2 contained in the oil and gas reserves already being extracted than in our entire global carbon budget to keep warming under 1.5 degrees C."Romain Loulalalen from NGO Oil Change International (OCI) tells Alasdair where we are on the global phase out of fossil fuels, what the current challenges are, how COP26 was significant and what political changes to expect in the next few years on oil and gas. He also comments on whether the oil majors are genuinely committed to net

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16:49

Ending Fossil Fuels: Why Net Zero is Not Enough with...

The Land & Climate Podcast ·

2022/01/21

Is the net zero approach to climate mitigation working, or is it an unrealistic framework that does more to help corporations than the planet?Professor Holly Jean Buck of the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York comes onto the podcast to discuss her new book, 'Ending Fossil Fuels: Why Net Zero is Not Enough' with Bertie. You can order the book here from Verso, or read Bertie's review of it here. Click here to visit The Future Unrefined, our curated collection of articles and

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22:05

Can the novel capture the climate crisis?

The Land & Climate Podcast ·

2022/01/07

Lauren asks Dr. Mark Bould about his new book The Anthropocene Unconscious.They discuss whether fiction goes far enough in representing narratives of climate crisis, ranging from Jane Austen’s ‘Mansfield Park’ to the 'Fast & Furious' franchise.You can also read Lauren's review of 'The Anthropocene Unconscious' here. Click here to visit The Future Unrefined, our curated collection of articles and podcasts on raw materials and extraction. Find more podcasts and articles at

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35:50

Chatham House's Duncan Brack on the huge emissions...

The Land & Climate Podcast ·

2021/12/08

"In 2019, the use of United States sourced wood pellets in the UK was accountable for 16 million to 19 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, mostly burned by Drax. That is roughly equivalent to a quarter of all the emissions from the UK power sector."Edward speaks to Duncan Brack, Associate Fellow at Chatham House and author of numerous reports into industrial-scale biomass and forestry policy.Read the report here. Click here to visit The Future Unrefined, our curated collection of articles

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30:52

Edward Struzik on the urgent need to restore our...

The Land & Climate Podcast ·

2021/11/19

"If you follow the developments at Glasgow, everyone's looking for the Big Idea. This, in my mind, is an obvious one."Bertie talks with veteran climate journalist Edward Struzik about his new book, Swamplands: tundra beavers, quaking bogs, and the improbable world of peat. They talk COP, burning peat for energy, the process of rewetting peatland, and Edward gives a cultural & historical background to peatlands, arguing that we still need to change cultural perspectives of our

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16:46

Is Drax UK's single biggest CO2 emitter?

The Land & Climate Podcast ·

2021/11/02

Alasdair talks to Phil MacDonald, Chief Operating Officer of energy think-tank Ember, about new analysis which places Drax as the UK's single biggest emitter of carbon dioxide in the UK and among the top 5 emitters in Europe. Phil provides a startling explanation of how a huge amount of carbon emissions are being missed, and how incentives exist for governments to use biomass for power because of an apparent accounting loophole around its use.Read Ember's research here. Click here to

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16:05

Is Sweden's forestry model sustainable, or greenwash?

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2021/10/08

Alasdair talks to Lina Burnelius of Protect the Forest Sweden about the Swedish forestry model and the threat that industry poses to biodiversity and the survival of ancient Forests.Click here to visit The Future Unrefined, our curated collection of articles and podcasts on raw materials and extraction. Find more podcasts and articles at www.landclimate.org

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61:04

What is BECCS and what does it mean for climate policy?

The Land & Climate Podcast ·

2021/09/03

Alasdair speaks to Dr Dan Quiggin, Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House currently researching the implications of using Bioenergy with Capture and Storage or BECCS .He then asks Ember, Chief Operating Officer, Phil MacDonald [NB after 43mins] for his analysis of negative emissions, BECCS and Dr Quiggin's findings. They reach sobering conclusions about the potential impact of pursuing BECCS to remove carbon from the atmosphere.Click here to visit The Future Unrefined, our curated

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20:42

How are preparations for COP26 going?

The Land & Climate Podcast ·

2021/07/15

Gareth Redmond-King, COP26 lead at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), talks to Alasdair about the preparations for the next climate talks in November. He explains what the crucial discussions will be on, the UK's role as a climate leader, recent odd missteps leading to the talks, his take on existing progress and how he thinks talks will go.Click here to visit The Future Unrefined, our curated collection of articles and podcasts on raw materials and extraction. Find more

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28:05

Ember's Phil MacDonald on powering past coal

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2021/06/29

Chief Operating Officer of energy think tank Ember, Phil MacDonald, talks to Alasdair about the new challenges of decarbonising the global energy sector and what has been achieved so far in Europe in the UK. He explains how the gradual phasing out of coal use has switched the focus to other fossil fuels and how the UK's need to show climate leadership for the next COP may be creating unnecessary pressures for finding so called "negative emissions".Click here to visit The Future

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29:21

Sasha Stashwick on Biden and climate change

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2021/06/20

Edward and Alasdair speak to Sasha Stashwick, climate expert at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), on how the Biden Administration is gearing up to tackle climate change and issues with the use of biomass for tackling climate goals.Click here to visit The Future Unrefined, our curated collection of articles and podcasts on raw materials and extraction. Find more podcasts and articles at www.landclimate.org

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28:48

Mike Norton on "transformative change" and science...

The Land & Climate Podcast ·

2021/04/20

Edward speaks to Prof Michael Norton, outgoing director of the environment programme at the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC). Mike speaks about the need to understand what 'transformative change' actually is, the gap between science and policy urgency on environmental boundaries and on the flawed concept of GDP. Click here to visit The Future Unrefined, our curated collection of articles and podcasts on raw materials and extraction. Find more podcasts and articles at

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38:08

Doug Parr on climate change policymaking

The Land & Climate Podcast ·

2021/02/16

Alasdair speaks to Doug Parr, Chief Scientist and Head of Policy at Greenpeace UK about how British climate policy has changed and what might happen after the pandemic. Doug also speaks about greenhouse gas removal technologies, what 'negative emissions' are and the risks of rising 'institutional greenwash' in climate policy and business. Click here to visit The Future Unrefined, our curated collection of articles and podcasts on raw materials and extraction. Find more podcasts

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