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Outrage + Optimism

Persephonica and Global Optimism

Outrage + Optimism is for anyone who is not ready to give up on making the world a better place. For unrivalled conversations with decision makers, visionary thinkers and a community of like-minded climate optimists, join former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres, political strategist Tom Rivett-Carnac and sustainable business consultant Paul Dickinson. Each week they make sense of all the top climate news stories, go behind the scenes at crucial talks and ensure you stay informed and inspired ahead of what is set to be the consequential year for climate action.



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  • Apr 22, 2024 · 29 min

    242. Xiye Bastida: Her Story of Nature (Earth Day Special)

    To mark Earth Day, Christiana shares her conversation with the incredible young climate justice activist, indigenous rights advocate and author Xiye Bastida. From the Otomi-Toltec indigenous community in Central Mexico, Xiye’s life and work...

  • Apr 18, 2024 · 56 min

    241. 40 Seconds to Save The World! with Paul Goodenough

    This week, the hosts discuss the much celebrated ruling last week at the European Court of Human Rights when over 2000 women aged 64 and up, took the Swiss Government to court for failing to protect them from the growing effects of climate change...

  • Apr 12, 2024 · 38 min

    240. Two Years to Save The World? With Simon Stiell

    In this week’s episode, Tom files an exclusive report live from London, where he's on the ground covering Simon Stiell's highly anticipated Chatham House speech, "Two Years to Save the World". Not stopping there, Tom also snags a quick interview...

  • Apr 4, 2024 · 40 min

    239. Krista Tippett: Her Story of Nature

    In this week's special episode, while our team takes a well-deserved break, we're excited to present an exclusive, unedited conversation between Christiana Figueres, Isabel Cavelier Adarve, and the award-winning Krista Tippett, host of "On Being."...

  • Mar 28, 2024 · 52 min

    238. Impatient for Change with Hannah Ritchie

    This week, the hosts welcome Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor at Our World in Data and a Senior Researcher at the University of Oxford as our guest and discuss her book ‘’.   In this compelling episode, join the hosts and special guest...

  • Mar 21, 2024 · 1 hr 4 min

    237. Our Story of Nature: From Rupture to Reconnection - Over to You!

    This week, our hosts are rejoined by the incredible Isabel Cavelier Adarve. Tune in to hear them answer some of the brilliant questions listeners sent in following Christiana’s and Isa’s launch of their masterful recent mini-series, Our Story of...

  • Mar 14, 2024 · 1 hr 3 min

    236. SOTU: Unpacking Biden's Vision and The IRA

    This week, we bring you a US democracy special, discussing Joe Biden’s energetic State of the Union Address in which climate action played a significant role, and also the new guidelines from the Securities and Exchange Commission, a move which has...

  • Feb 29, 2024 · 50 min

    234. Farmer Protests

    This week, our hosts discuss the global farmers’ protests, what's behind them, how they are being co-opted by right leaning populist parties as an ‘anti-net zero’ rhetoric and what needs to be done to support both farmers and the planet to...

  • Feb 22, 2024 · 1 hr 12 min

    233. The Thorny Issue of 1.5C

    1.5C degrees is back in the news again as the recent Copernicus report reported that the world had exceeded this politically agreed temperature limit for the majority of 2023. But what does this mean? Do we abandon this target and set a new one? Is it...

  • Feb 1, 2024 · 50 min

    229. 2024: The Year Of Democracy (Or Not)

    Welcome back to Outrage + Optimism! Season 9 starts here… Our hosts - Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac and Paul Dickinson - are back in conversation, sharing expertise, insights and camaraderie at the outset of the biggest election year in...

  • Dec 15, 2023 · 25 min

    227. COP28 Panel: Turning Sustainability Values into Action

    This week on Outrage + Optimism we bring you a serving of sizzling Cuban black bean soup in the form of a special live panel that was hosted by Tom Rivett-Carnac during COP 28!    Joined by special guests Ellen Jackowski, Chief...

  • Dec 14, 2023 · 18 min

    226. COP28: The Outcome Is A Signal

    With Christiana away, Tom and Paul invite Jennifer Morgan, Germany’s Special Envoy for International Climate Action, to share her thoughts on the final text achieved and what we can take from this year’s COP 28 process.   NOTES AND RESOURCES ...

  • Dec 11, 2023 · 20 min

    225. COP28: The Snapshot vs The Movie

    With much of the world’s media focusing on the language of the final text at COP 28 to determine the success or failure of the COP and Dr Sultan’s presidency, Tom, with the help of friend of the show and High Level Climate Champion for COP 26,...