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What Planet Are We On? ...with Liz Bonnin

Offering solutions and practical tips as well as hearing from experts, campaigners and well-known names. Liz Bonnin and the team explore the impacts of climate change.

Radio 5 Live,20 episodes

Episodes

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COP26: Your climate questions answered!
Ahead of the critical climate summit, we put your questions to the experts.
19 Oct 2021,62 mins
What do YOU want to ask the experts?
Liz Bonnin and the ‘What Planet Are We On?’ team ask for your climate questions.
14 Sep 2021,1 min
Bonus content: Brian Eno and James Thornton - ‘Changing The System’
Brian Eno and lawyer James Thornton discuss how the law can tackle climate change.
19 Mar 2021,40 mins
Bonus content: Our 10 favourite climate solutions
Matt McGrath and Vic Gill choose their 10 favourite climate solutions from the series.
04 Jan 2021,13 mins
Ep 10. Christiana Figueres – Stubborn optimism and leadership
The former UN climate chief and her political strategist discuss leadership and optimism.
10 Dec 2020,40 mins
Stubborn optimism and leadership, Part 2
In part 2, we hear from some of the world’s leading young activists.
10 Dec 2020,33 mins
Ep 9. Foals’ Edwin Congreave – ‘A Message People Don’t Want To Hear’
Edwin Congreave from Foals talks about the impact of live music touring on the climate.
03 Dec 2020,30 mins
Ep 8. Reimagining ‘Business As Usual’
Entrepreneurs Norman Crowley and Sian Sutherland discuss business and climate change.
26 Nov 2020,38 mins
Ep 7. 'A New Economy Waiting to Be Born’
Can our economy be prosperous and green? Kate Raworth and Rebecca Henderson discuss.
18 Nov 2020,46 mins
Ep 6. Lily Cole and Bella Lack - Hope And The Imperfect Environmentalist
Model Lily Cole and conservationist Bella Lack on staying optimistic.
12 Nov 2020,41 mins
Planting Trees, Part 2
Monica Bohm from the Zoological Society of London explains how trees support eco-systems.
05 Nov 2020,23 mins
Ep 5. YouTuber Mark Rober – Planting Trees 'With Tooth Fairy Money'
YouTuber Mark Rober explains how he galvanised people into planting 20 million trees.
05 Nov 2020,30 mins
Mindful Consumption, Part 2
Selfridges Chair, Alannah Weston explains how shopping could become more sustainable.
29 Oct 2020,27 mins
Ep 4. The Repair Shop's Jay Blades - Mindful Consumption
The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades and experts discuss the climate impact of the stuff we buy.
29 Oct 2020,40 mins
Ep 3. 'Underestimating the Facts'
Environmental experts Katharine Hayhoe and Lorraine Whitmarsh discuss climate denial.
22 Oct 2020,33 mins
A New Respect For Food, Part 2
Food, farming and land with Indra Thillainathan from the UK Committee on Climate Change.
15 Oct 2020,40 mins
Ep 2. Sabrina and Idris Elba – A New Respect For Food
Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina Dhowre Elba discuss food, farming and climate change.
14 Oct 2020,39 mins
‘We Have To Believe It’s Possible’, Part 2
Project Drawdown's Crystal Chissell shares 10 tips for tackling climate change.
08 Oct 2020,21 mins
Ep 1. David Attenborough - ‘We Have To Believe It’s Possible’
Sir David on the future, capitalism and tackling climate change since the pandemic.
07 Oct 2020,49 mins
Coming soon...
A new podcast about climate change and how we choose to live on this planet.
05 Oct 2020,1 min