You may have noticed that all your favourite online spaces are rife with climate denial, skepticism and down right lies about how humans are effecting the globe. What is driving this change?Are these people working as individuals, in networks or backed by the oil and gas industry itself? This week we here from some who's trying to fight back agains…

Support the show https://www.patreon.com/gndmediauk Labour's flagship policy of its election campaign was GB Energy. A phrase that would have pricked the ears of anyone who cared about getting off fossil fuels and combating climate change. With the government keeping its cards close to its chest we put together a crack team of guests who can breakd…

This week is our part two in our mini series on Nuclear Energy. You can listen to part one of this series with M.V Ramana here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/gnd-media/id1501980017 Ad's is joined by Mark Nelson (@Energy Bants) founder and managing director of Radiant Energy Group, a organisation that supports low carbon energy transition an…

For the next two episodes Ads is exploring one of the most debated and decisive topics when it comes to climate breakdown. Nuclear power. In recent years many have seen nuclear power as a keystone technology that can help produce bountiful clean energy to get humanity off fossil fuels. For others, when nuclear power is mentioned the images of Fukus…

Humans have always moved. long before we started planting grains in the fertile crescent, we moved around the globe in search of food, shelter and other humans for trade and collaboration. If you're moving now without dollar in your pocket, your demonized, shunned and your humanity questioned, just for trying to find a better life. The climate cris…

The Climate Movements key focus is on the reduction of emissions and stopping humanity from going over the edge into full blown climate breakdown. But by focusing so heavily on the parts per million of CO2 in the atmosphere are we missing ways in which the natural world shapes our existence? Are we being negligent to the lives of other species that…

The election is in full swing in the UK, with 3 days to go until the polls open. Are the parties rising to the occasion and providing a vision of a world not decimated by the climate crisis? We put in the hard hours to read the manifestos on offer so you don't have to! In this endeavor of analysis or political parities commitments we are joined by …

This week we are starting at the End. This week on the show myself and lucy are joined by Tad Delay and Ben ware. Tad the author of Future of Denial:The Ideologies of Climate Change. He’s also an assistant Professor of Philosophy at Baltimore City Community College. Ben Ware author of On Extinction: Beginning Again At The End. Ben is the Co-directo…

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When our ethics clash with our work, who wins? and Who should win? Should we adhere to the orders of our mangers, even if we think its bad for the planet? This week on the show Ads and Andrew are joined by Dr. Gianluca Grimaldi, a climate researcher. Gianluca tells his story of being fired from his job as a climate scientist for refusing to fly for…

This week on the show we are joined by Nicole Kleinheisterkamp-González a PHD candidate at Syracuse University in New York state. Nicole's research is to bring the analysis of Labour and union organising into geography. Her field work has taken her to working in coal mines and car plants to understand the lives of workers in the US and Germany, and…

We've spoken to alot of degrowthers on this show, all coming from slightly different angles on the problems facing the planet. This week we are heading to Japan, to hear from one of the most prominent thinkers on Marx, to see how marxism and degrowth are really singing on the same hymn sheet. This week on the show Ads and Andrew are joined by Philo…

50% of all new cars are SUV's, which may come as a surprise to you, considering the various noises around the world about moves to green transport. Is this just people with more disposable income wanting bigger cars, is it for the prestige? Or do car companies need you to buy bigger? This week on the show Lucy and Andrew are joined by political eco…

When people think about environmentalists, the next words they probably say are, "Oh, like Extinction Rebellion?" The impact of XR on the the climate movement probably can't be over stated. From ubiquitous association to the effects on organising practice, Extinction Rebellion has been at the forefront of climate action for the last five years. In …

Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/gndmediauk Twitter: @gndmediauk Instagram: gndmediauk This week on the show we are joined by the Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, Zack Polanski. We discuss how Zack ended up in the Green Party, what makes the party different from Labour, what would a Green Party in Government…

If there is any one word that is synonymous with tackling climate change it is “electrification”. Yes, getting off fossil fuels and taking the majority of CO2 out of our economy are the goals of many working on the climate, but if there was one silver bullet for the climate movement its generating more clean electricity. Renewable forms of energy h…

It's our yearly stock take, where are we now in the fight to save the planet, and what do we need to do, to make progress faster? Friend of the show Professor Kevin Anderson joins us to cut through the crap and get the heart of the matter. Kevin is the chair of energy and climate change at the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (…

You would be very hard pressed to say 2023 was not an awful year for natural disasters and climate related tragedy. Wildfires in Canada and the US, extreme flooding in Bulgaria and Bangladesh, and record breaking heatwaves in Northern Africa and the Mediterranean. When the science is pointing in this direction, of destruction and chaos and those in…

To say the modern world is dependent on materials we dig out of the ground is an understatement. From the lithium in your phone battery to the cup you're drinking your tea in, mining and mineral extraction play a vital part of how survive on earth. With the race to get off fossil fuels, and electrify our entire transport network kicking off, depend…

2023 is over and the battle for 2024 is about to begin. It's the end of the year so gather round the wireless to hear Ads, Alex, Lucy and Andrew discuss where we are at a end of 2023 and guess which of us had some very strong one nation Tory opinions as a child. Have a fantastic Christmas and see you in 2024. Support the show…

The worlds biggest climate negotiations are happening as you read this, in Dubai at COP28. The President of COP has just said "There is no scientific basis for climate change" ...... I think its time to take a breather, go outside and hangout with nature, and think a little locally. This week Ad's is joined by Paul Handrick aka "The Bee Guy". Paul …

The world’s attention right now is focused on the desperate situation in Gaza. This human catastrophe has major ramifications for the wider Arab region encompassing North Africa and the Gulf States, an area that is also at the heart of fossil capitalism and thus an important region when it comes to turning the planet away from hydrocarbons and clim…

For the final episode of this season of Working Class Voices, it's time to end with some real inspiration. Ad's sits down with Alice Hu (@tweetsbyANH) of New York Communities for Change (@nychange), a working class community action group. Alice explain's how they organised across the issues of immigration, housing and good jobs to be more effect cl…

We're on the home stretch of season two of working class voices. This week Ad's is joined by Duncan Exley . Duncan's work helps bring class diversity to institutions and support working class campaigners. They discuss the difference between working class and middle class campaigning, How one posh friend can change your life, the power of pride and …

We all know that the Green New Deal is bold and ambitious in its vision, providing the solutions to the climate crisis that go hand in hand with solutions for social justice – a prosperous future where everyone can thrive. Tune into this recording of our Lucy speaking at a panel event, hosted by Green New Deal Groupon 26 October, exploring further …

This week's episode is about action, community and not waiting for the council to come and sort it for you and how even those with the least can be leaders in the fight against climate breakdown. Ads is joined by Terry McTernan, Secretary of the Darkwood Crew in Ferguslie Park , Scotland. Ferguslie Park has consistently been at the bottom of Scotti…

This week on Working Class Voices Ads' is joined by writer and activist Keir Milburn. Keir is the author of “Generation Left” and is a co-host of ACFM on Novara Media. Keir is also a founding member of the think tank Abundance. They discuss how the definition of who is working class affects organising strategies, are the working class more resilien…

Fossil fuels and the companies that extract and distribute them are everywhere. Those companies seep into society from powering our homes, to buying off politicians and owning the sports teams we love. When these levithans take over our passions and interests, what should we do about it? This week on Working Class Voices Ads is joined by Michael fr…

This week we are organising for power, in more ways than one. Andrew is joined by Lawrence Wang (@ltothewang), a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (@DemSocialists), and on the Eco-socialist working group for the New York City Chapter (@Nycdsa). Lawrence explains how the DSA in New York State organised and passed a bill that means the s…

This week Ads is joined by Fraser Stewart. Fraser is the just transition lead at Regen, a non for profit focused on pushing the UK towards cleaner energy. They discuss how weirdly similar their lives have been as working class lads in the environment movement, how the working class manage in middle class spaces, what are the best ways to talk about…

If you were to wander lonely as a cloud in England, chances are that you would find yourself on privately owned lands and committing a civil offence. if you were to do the same in Scotland however, you would be totally within your right to do so. So what gives? Why don't the English have access to the nature and countryside of God's green earth?‍ T…

Welcome to season two of Working Class Voices on GND Media. This podcast is where we let the working class speak for themselves, on how to combat climate breakdown. We believe the working class will be the ones to fundamentally drive the transition from fossil fuels, and only with their collective power could it ever be a truly just transition. Thi…

We're back! And not a moment too soon. After a summer of international extreme weather and political inaction, we're kicking things off combining science and activism. This week we are joined by the co-founder of Scientists for XR Dr Aaron Thierry. We discuss why July this year was so hot globally, how climate scientist are portrayed in the media a…

This episode was first broadcast on June 14th 2021 This week on the show we are joined by Dr Keston Perry. Keston is a lecturer in economics and political economy at University of West of England (UWE). We discuss in practical terms what reparations would mean, the historical racism embedded into Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and how a Green New…

This episode was first broadcast on November 9th 2020 Note: This episode was recorded before the results of the U.S election were published. How do we define the success of a city? Or a country? Or human civilisation all together? The last 60 years we've been tied to GDP, growth, trade surpluses, amounts of debt, the strength of currency. Economic …

This episode was first broadcast on September 5th 2022 This year on the show we have taken a closer look at class as a dimension of environmentalism and climate change. With our series Working Class Voices, we heard real stories and attitudes when it comes to the working class and climate. Today's show is moving the conversation to look at the dyna…

This episode was first broadcast on August 8th 2022 The global economy is fundamentally intertwined with the environment and with that climate breakdown. Fastidious bankers, hedge fund managers and capitalists are on the case trying to tackle the end of the world with the only tools they know how to use, finance and profit. So what happens when mod…

This episode was first broadcast on March 15th 2021 Peaceful protest could be seen as the hallmark of political movements in the late 20th and early 21st century, causing disruption to everyday life with mass gathering and turning the political headwind through chants, crowds and banners. From the Iraq War protests in 2003 to the Extinction Rebelli…

It's been said on this podcast many times that the working class will be the ones who make sure we have a just transition. For the last few years deciding who the working class are has been up for debate. Are graduates in minimum wage jobs the working class? Are plumbers on £80k a year the working class? How will climate change affect these categor…

We've always said that environmentalism needs to understand class if it wants to protect the world from climate catastrophe. Degrowth has been accused by some on the Left as green austerity or just a terrible political message. To debunk degrowth myths and to discuss why class is at the heart of any just transition and a degrowth economy we are joi…

It is, we promise, worse than you think. Or maybe it was? For all the fear and genuine suffering covering the globe from actual happening climate change, maybe, just maybe, we are on a path that isn't all out destruction of the Earth? This week on the show we are joined by climate writer and columnist David Wallace-Wells. David writes for New York …

In 1950, world shipping was roughly half a million tonnes of cargo. As of 2019 it's now 11 billion tonnes. A mind blogging increase in 70 years. Shipping is one of the most resistant and slow sectors to clean up its climate act, with only a commitment to reduce emissions by 50% from the International Maritime Organisation at 2050. So what can we do…

If you're living in a house that was built in the last 20 years, chances are the bricks it's made from travelled 18,000 miles to build your front door. The question is, why? As ever, the pursuit of profit has the economy doing mad things and bad things for the climate. Turns out carbon emissions don't cross borders when you write them down. This we…

It's time for our regular update from the climate movement in the USA. This week we are joined by fossil fuel and climate journalist Dharna Noor. Dharna has just started a new role as a climate reporter for the Guardian US, with previous work at the Boston Globe and Gizmo. We discuss how the "biggest climate legislation" in the US is still supporti…

The IPCC report always comes as a splash for those in the climate movement, ringing the alarm bells ever more about our planet's awful condition. But who writes it? And who gets to write it? how do these influential documents and frameworks come about and how do those who write it, affect the narrative around climate breakdown? This week we are del…

What's that old line? Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different outcomes is a sign of madness. There is plenty of consensus around what we should be doing to mitigate the worst affects of climate breakdown, but if all the methods we are using the ones that got us in this predicament in the first place, chances are they're not…

If you're someone who is engaged with climate breakdown, you may be stunned by the lack of action you're seeing on it from our politicians, institutions and media. You may even find yourself frustrated at how climate change is framed as a problem that is looming on the horizon, or just a technical equation waiting to be solved. So why is this the c…

This week we are taking stock with Dr James Dyke. James is a an Associate Professor in Earth System Science, and Assistant Director of the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter. James has written extensively for The i newspaper, The Guardian and The Ecologist on the climate crisis. Ads, Andrew and James discuss where the the climate …

You might be forgiven thinking that something as huge and undeniable as climate change would manage to stay out of the way of the madness that is right wing culture wars. And you'd be wrong. As strategies to mitigate climate change start to be implemented around the world, the long shadow of conspiracy, moral panic and hysteria are circling the int…

This week on the show we are joined by Dr Sarah Watts, an expert in all things montane botany. We discuss what over grazing has done to Scotland's mountainous regions, the complex systems of inter species co-operation that make up highland forests, what plants and trees should we reintroduce into Britain and how Scotland used to be and could like S…