Sustainababble
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276 episodes
#99: Ocean Plastic
As Blue Planet II comes to a close, we ask if people having spent the last 7 weeks cooing at the pretty fishies will make any difference to whether they hoik Fanta bottles into the sea. Ol and Dave would walk the plank if Attenborough told us to -...
#98: The Man From Shell
In a first for the Babble, we talk to someone very much on The Other Side.David Hone is chief climate change advisor... to Shell.After 30 years in the energy industry he's written a new book, Putting The Genie Back: Solving the Climate and Energy ...
#97: George Monbiot meets Sustainababble
Environmentalist. Author. Guardian columnist. Campaigner. Brain on legs. We grab some time at home with George Monbiot, everyone's favourite font of wisdom.In a wide-ranging babblechat, we find out why everyone being so bloody lonely is knackering...
#96: John Vidal meets Sustainababble
For 27 years John Vidal was environment editor at The Guardian, scouring the world to bring underreported environmental issues to light.John talks to us about his latest story - the remarkable discovery of billions of tonnes of carbon-rich peat in...
#95: Inside The Climate Talks
Right now, a lot of hideously sleep-deprived people are in Bonn, Germany, figuring out how nations should work together to stop the planet frying.Thought this was all sorted out in Paris two years ago? Think again.To find out what really goes on a...
#94: Community Energy
Fancy getting your hands on a bit of lovely solar or wind power, while making friends and sticking it to the big energy companies? Course you do.So, er, why isn't community energy more of a thing in the UK? Is it the fault of that nasty ol' Govern...
#93: Liz Bonnin meets Sustainababble
We meet that Liz Bonnin off of TV and science to talk about the Galapagos Islands. It's far away, an ecological wonder, and slowly getting ruined by plastic. Liz tells us what needs to be done.In our exclusive chat at the Royal Geographical Societ...
#92: Insects
Insect numbers are plummeting and no-one knows why. What they do know is that the implications are, frankly, terrifying.Is it possible to get our heads round stuff like this without being paralysed by fear? What can we do? And why aren't our leade...
#91: Scotland
Hoots! Scotland's banned fracking! Ol and Dave don their Tam o' Shanters and find out why.Elsewhere, there's more suspiciously good news, particularly if you're an elephant or you like making electricity out of poo. Even Theresa May's new clean e...
#90: Apathy
Is apathy the biggest barrier to stopping climate change? How do we persuade millions of preoccupied people to put climate into the "urgent/important" box? And do we need to convince the Inhofes to join our side - or can we save the planet without...
#89: Germany
Germans went to the polls recently and, somewhat astonishingly, elected a rather large number of fascists in the process. Nicht so gut.We talk to Kenneth Richter, an actual German, to find out what it all means and ask whether Germany and Mrs Mer...
#88: Formula One
Lewis Hamilton's jacked in the meat and dairy cos he's scared about the planet. We applaud, then ask: hang on, you drive pointless belchy cars for a living, don't you?In other news, say eh-oh to a magic bucket that will make it easier than ever to...
#87: Bruce Parry meets Sustainababble
BAFTA award winning BBC presenter Bruce Parr, star of ‘Tribe’, ‘Amazon’ and ‘Arctic’, tells us all about his brand new film ‘Tawai: A Voice From The Forest’.As well as revealing the extraordinary stories behind the film - and what on earth a Tawai...
#86: Macron vs Trudeau
France and Canada have bagged themselves two energetic young leaders, not only impossibly photogenic but also saying all the right things about the planet. Giggidy, giggidy goo indeed.But who's the greenest? Are they in fact very green at all? And...
#85: Michael Gove
He's back! The man who tried to ban climate change from the national curriculum has been anointed as Environment Secretary. Knickers are properly in a knot; yer Babble's on hand to see if this really is as bad news as all that.Meanwhile, Ol gets m...
#84: Election: Blimey
Holy Moley! What just happened? And what does it mean for the planet and stuff? Fresh from an election all-nighter, Dave and Ol interview superbrain political campaigner, Liz Hutchins.Will a deal with the DUP be bad news for the climate? What next...
#83: Trump vs Paris
A man of his silly orange word, Donald Trump has finally confirmed the USA will quit the landmark Paris Climate Agreement. Aaargh! But just how sodding awful is this news?Ol's away, so Dave (and Arabella) chat to Amy Mount from the Green Alliance,...
#82: Ivory
Very many elephants get their blocks knocked off every year for ivory. Grisly business. But are the UK Government doing enough to stop it? And are your granddad's billiard balls to blame?We've also got some annoyingly damp seeds from Norway, and w...
#81: Manifestos, again
Yes, again. Ol, Dave and Arabella summon some enthusiasm for yet another election and pick out the manifesti-babble from the manifesti-chaff.Fracking, coffee cups, expanding Heathrow and cherishing the oil industry: it's all here.There's also chee...
#80: Fox Hunting
FOXES BEWARE! Your days of not being chased by dogs and men on horses in red coats might be numbered, according to that nice Mrs May.But is fox death really a vote winner? Has the ban actually stopped any hunting? And was the law an accident in th...
#79: Flying
If YOU take a flight, are you a planet-wrecking bastard? Are some bastards more hypocritical bastards than others? And why aren't politicians talking about Heathrow any more? We chat to brainy aviation campaigner Leo Murray, where we also learn th...
#78: Shell knew
A sensational report claims oil giant Shell took part in a vast bribery scheme that robbed the Nigerian people of over a billion dollars.We talk to Barnaby Pace of Global Witness to hear how the scandal was uncovered.Read the jaw-dropping report a...
#77: Kate Raworth meets Sustainababble
What's wrong with economics? EVERYTHING. That's what Dave & Ol found out when they interviewed the brainy & bags of fun 'renegade economist', Kate Raworth.Kate explained that saving the planet means thinking like a doughnut, that the 21st century ...
#76: Dirty Diesel
Everyone's being mean about diesel cars all of a sudden. Why? Weren't they supposed to be better for the planet?And why was Ol on the telly wearing a filthy tie?Also this week, massive Inhofery from a "think" tank in America, and Donald doing what...
#75: Stanley Johnson meets Sustainababble
Writer, politician, former Eurocrat, lifelong environmentalist, fearsome Remainer - oh yeah, and he's also Boris's dad. Dave and Ol chat all things Brexit with Stanley Johnson.Stanley tells us all about his hopes and (mostly) fears for the environ...
