How has climate politics in the UK been shaped by this country’s longer history of environmentalism? Do economic arguments fully capture what’s at stake in climate policy? And how can we navigate tensions between action for the climate and the countryside?

Amy talks with Dame Fiona Reynolds, a former Director-General of the National Trust, and author of The Fight for Beauty: Our Path to a Better Future.

Produced and presented by Amy Mount.

Edited by Sarah Eldridge.

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Why was the Climate Change Act such an important moment of UK leadership? Why did it happen when it did? And what were the politics that made it possible?

Amy talks with Baroness Bryony Worthington, who campaigned for and then drafted the legislation.

Produced and presented by Amy Mount.

Edited by Sarah Eldridge.

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What’s it like to negotiate climate agreements with other countries? What are the most consequential power dynamics at the UN climate talks? And how does climate sit alongside other foreign policy objectives?

Amy talks with Camilla Born, who held the pen on the strategy for COP26, the UN climate talks that the UK hosted in 2021. She then went on to be right-hand woman to the COP President, Alok Sharma, as his advisor.

Produced and presented by Amy Mount.

Edited by Sarah Eldridge.

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