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The Green Alliance Podcast

The latest ideas, debate and insights on UK environmental policy and politics. Brought to you by Green Alliance - the charity and think tank focused on achieving ambitious leadership for the environment.

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Reimagining resources: what’s holding back the circular economy?

    In this episode, Libby Peake, senior fellow and head of resources policy, sits down with Emily Carr, policy adviser, alongside members of Green Alliance’s Circular Economy Task Force, including our chair, Dr Colin Church, CEO of IOM3, Iain Gulland, CEO of Zero Waste Scotland, Harriet Lamb, CEO of WRAP, and Dr Adam Read, Director of External Affairs at SUEZ, to discuss the circular economy and what the new government needs to do to bring about the policies we need to see to reduce resource use. In this conversation, our guests discuss where previous administrations have failed and what the new government must do differently to avoid past mistakes. They explore the benefits of embracing circularity, including its potential to boost economic growth. They highlight the urgent need for policy interventions that will best enable businesses to innovate and embrace circularity. A linear system has no future, and transitioning to a circular economy is the clear path forward- our guests dig down into exactly how the government can lead the charge and make this crucial shift happen.

    32 min
  2. Three years in: has the Environment Act been delivered?

    NOV 12

    Three years in: has the Environment Act been delivered?

    In this episode, Ruth Chambers, senior fellow, sits down with crossbench Peer Lord Krebs and Richard Benwell, chief executive of Wildlife & Countryside Link, to discuss the third anniversary of the Environment Act. In this conversation, our guests reflect on the colossal team effort required to get the Act onto the statute book, the standout moments from parliamentary debates and the collaboration between parliamentarians and campaigners required to push for high ambition legislation. We also evaluate whether the Environment Act has lived up to our expectations and discuss what more is needed to drive change in the future.

    45 min
  3. Countdown to COP29: why methane matters

    OCT 29

    Countdown to COP29: why methane matters

    In this episode, Rosie Allen, policy adviser at Green Alliance, sits down with Liam Hardy, our senior policy analyst, and Jenniffer Pedraza, a research associate at Stockholm Environment Institute Research, to discuss the need to raise ambition on methane ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29).

    26 min
  4. State of play: where are we 100 days into the Starmer government? with Clive Lewis MP and Olivia Blake MP

    OCT 15

    State of play: where are we 100 days into the Starmer government? with Clive Lewis MP and Olivia Blake MP

    In this episode, Green Alliance's head of politics, Holly Brazier Tope, reflects on the first 100 days of the new Labour government, marking a pivotal shift after over a decade of Conservative leadership. Tune in for a comprehensive overview of how this new administration is laying the groundwork for ambitious environmental leadership in the UK.

    37 min
  5. How can we give people and nature the space to thrive? A conversation with Tom Heap

    AUG 6

    How can we give people and nature the space to thrive? A conversation with Tom Heap

    In this episode, you’ll hear highlights from our recent “in conversation” event with Tom Heap where he and our executive director Shaun Spiers discussed his latest book “Land Smart: how to give people and nature the space to thrive” and answered audience questions.

    48 min
  6. We have a new government, so what now for the environment?

    JUL 23

    We have a new government, so what now for the environment?

    In this episode, Shaun Spiers, executive director of Green Alliance, chairs a panel discussion with four experts across policy and politics from across the organisation: Holly Brazier Tope, head of politics, Libby Peake, head of resource policy, Liam Hardy, senior policy analyst, and Lydia Collas, head of natural environment. This discussion, recorded one week after the election, delves into how the new Government will likely approach environmental policy and politics, what the results mean for future of UK energy, resources and nature policy, and what the key moments will be over the coming months.

    44 min
  7. The Dasgupta Review: how can we embed nature into economic decision making?

    JUL 16

    The Dasgupta Review: how can we embed nature into economic decision making?

    In this episode, Sophia Greacen, policy adviser at Green Alliance, narrates some highlights from our recent event "The Nature of Our Economy" where we were joined by Michael Mainelli, Lord Mayor of the City of London and Professor Anusha Shah, President of Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). They provided insight into what's necessary to implement the findings of The Dasgupta Review, so that we better value nature and can begin to restore our natural assets and wealth, avoiding counterproductive losses.

    24 min
  8. Why the UK needs an industrial strategy, and why it must be green, with Matthew Lockwood and Silvia Weko

    FEB 26

    Why the UK needs an industrial strategy, and why it must be green, with Matthew Lockwood and Silvia Weko

    In this episode, Steve Coulter, Green Alliance’s head of economy, speaks to experts about why the UK is crying out for a green industrial strategy. Industrial strategies are driving change around the world, in the US, EU and China, but the UK has yet to follow suit. Green industrial strategy is more than just switching from carbon to electric power, it must encompass a broader vision integrating economic resilience by meeting environmental objectives across organisational, political and economic frameworks. We hear the case for the UK to join other leading nations by creating a bold vision for a green economic transformation from Matthew Lockwood, senior lecturer in energy and climate policy at Sussex University, who says the UK needs to be less reactive and start planning longer term, and Silvia Weko, postdoctoral researcher in European energy politics and policy with the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg in Germany.

    38 min
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The latest ideas, debate and insights on UK environmental policy and politics. Brought to you by Green Alliance - the charity and think tank focused on achieving ambitious leadership for the environment.

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    Green Alliance
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodes
    118
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