Prodigiously popular. Terrifyingly tenacious. Brilliantly bold. No silly, not Dave and Ol – we’re talking about the globe-conquering, Inhofe-silencing Greta Thunberg.

We investigate how come an upstart teenager from Sweden has tipped the global climate debate on its head. Isn’t it all a bit – let’s face it – odd? (in a good way). Are we right to pin so much of our hopes on her? And what happens when she’s old enough for her haters to hate her to her face?

Meanwhile the UK Labour party has signed up to net zero emissions in just over a decade. Shriek! Is that – whisper it – *too* ambitious?

Sustainababble is your friendly environment podcast, out weekly. Theme music by the legendary Dicky Moore – @dickymoo. Sustainababble logo by the splendid Arthur Stovell. Ecoguff read out by Arabella.

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